1 Mwana wange, taho mutima ha magezi̱ gange,
2 aleke weege kubba mwegyenderezi̱,
3 Kubba mu̱nwa gwa mu̱kali̱ mwenzi̱ gu̱toonya b̯uhooki,
4 bei̱tu̱ hei̱nyu̱ma aluluha nka ndulu,
5 Magulu gaamwe gatwala mu ku̱zi̱ka,
6 Eicala kwahi mu muhanda gwa b̯womi,
7 Kale nu baana bange, mu̱nzegwe,
8 Mu̱kali̱ yogwo mu̱mwehalenge,
9 b̯umutamwehale, byakwekamba kwenyu̱ bilitwalwa bandi,
10 Banyamahanga balitwala itungu lyenyu̱,
11 Hooli̱kwera olibba nookutaaga,
12 Olikoba yati, “Wona nka ku̱nnyaaswi̱ri̱ kulambwa!
13 Ntakeegwe beegesa bange
14 Nnyeezagi̱i̱rye mu kabii kanyamaani
15 Mu̱kali̱ waamu abba nkei̱zu̱ba lya meezi̱ gei̱cu̱mi̱,
16 Hab̯waki misu myamu mikulukuutira hensei̱,
17 I̱zu̱ba lyamu lili lyamu wankei,
18 Mukama alihe mu̱gi̱sa,
19 murungi nka mparaaki, wa mbabazi̱ nka mu̱nsi̱hi̱,
20 Mwana wange, mu̱kali̱ mwenzi̱, weegombi̱ri̱ waaki?
21 Kubba Mukama, awona byensei̱ byokora,
22 Muntu akwatwa bibiibi byamwe,
23 B̯uteerinda b̯u̱kwi̱za ku̱mwi̱ti̱sya,