1 Ai̱ Mukama, wangezeseerye hoi̱ kandi onzegi̱ri̱!
2 Weegi̱ri̱ mabyokere gange na malaalire,
3 Weewe owoneera magyendere gange na meeri̱re gange,
4 Nab̯umba ntakabazi̱ri̱, ai̱ Mukama,
5 Onyeelogoleerya i̱nyu̱ma na mu mei̱so,
6 Kukenga kwamu tinkwetegereza,
7 Ndigyenda hanya mwa ku̱kwebi̱saho?
8 Nab̯undintemba mwiguru, na ku̱kwo oli̱yo!
9 Nab̯u̱ndi̱du̱du̱u̱ka nkagyenda b̯uhulukalyoba,
10 na ku̱kwo olinyebembera,
11 Kakubba nkoba yati, “Nti̱ti̱ kagimbumbe,
12 bei̱tu̱ nab̯wo nti̱ti̱ tigibba nti̱ti̱ hali we,
13 Bicweka byange byensei̱ bya mu nda weewe waabi̱koori̱,
14 Nkukuhaariiza kubba nyaahangi̱rwe mu ngeru gi̱ku̱ti̱i̱ni̱sya kandi gikuhuniriza.
15 Nginga za maku̱ha gange zensei̱ ozeegi̱ri̱,
16 Mei̱so gaamu gambweni̱ ntakahangi̱i̱rwe,
17 Ai̱ Ruhanga, biteekerezu byamu kabyamuhendu hali gya!
18 Kakubba mbibala, bikukira musinyi b̯unene.
19 Ai̱ Ruhanga, kyakunsemeera okei̱tanga nkori̱ za bibii!
20 Bantu bakakubazaho kubiibi,
21 Ai̱ Mukama, tikyokyo nnoba bantu bakunoba,
22 Kyokyo mbanobera ki̱mwei̱,
23 Ai̱ Ruhanga, nnkebera, weege mutima gwange!
24 Weeteegereza b̯unyakabba nindi mu nsobi̱ gyensei̱,