1 Muntu walihanwa mirundi minene, akalemwa kwetegereza,
2 Bantu barungi b̯ubabba ha b̯u̱lemi̱, habbaho kusemererwa,
3 Yendya magezi̱ aleetera bbaawe kusemererwa,
4 Mukama waalema na b̯winganiza nsi nigiterekeera,
5 Muntu ahaariiza mwi̱ra,
6 Muntu mubiibi akwatwa kibii kyamwe,
7 Murungi yegi̱ri̱ banaku bi̱basemereeri̱ kutunga
8 Bagayi̱ batab̯ura rub̯uga,
9 Mu̱gezi̱ watongona na mudoma,
10 Bei̱ti̱ banoba muntu murungi,
11 Mudoma yolookeerya ki̱mwei̱ ki̱ni̱ga kyamwe,
12 Mu̱lemi̱ b̯u̱yetegeerya b̯u̱gobya,
13 Munaku na yogwo amuwonawonesya, bali na habarombi̱ra,
14 Kakubba mukama asala musangu gwa b̯ulyo hali banaku,
15 Kibboko na kuhab̯urwa bileeta magezi̱,
16 Bantu babiibi b̯ubalema, bibii nibyeyongera,
17 Wegesyanga mwana waamu ali̱ku̱hu̱mu̱u̱lya,
18 Ihanga b̯ulitebemberwa Ruhanga tiliterekeera,
19 Bigambu bisa tibisobora kulamba mwiru,
20 Mudoma bamu̱ni̱hi̱ramwo birungi
21 Kakubba odedya mu̱kori̱ kuruga mu b̯uto,
22 Wa ki̱ni̱ga abyokya izongobo,
23 Myehembu mileeta kuswara,
24 Akwatagana na mwi̱bi̱, annoba b̯womi,
25 Ku̱ti̱i̱na muntu kubba kwetega mutegu,
26 Bantu banene bendya kwenolya hali balemi̱,
27 Muntu murungi anoba mubiibi,