Nkund’ubucuti buva mw’ijuru
1. Nkund’ubucuti buva mw ijuru,
Nisunz’amabok’ahoraho,
Ngiz’amahirwe, ndons’amahoro,
Nisunz’amabok’ahoraho.
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Nkiza, nkiza, nkikiz’amaboko yawe,
Nkiza, nkiza, nisunz’amabok’ahoraho.
2 . Nzokwama ngend’urugendo rwanje,
Nisunz’ amabok’ahoraho,
Nta mwiza ngira mu nzira yanje,
Nisunz’amabok’ahoraho.
3. Nta bwoba mfise, sinciganyira,
Nisunz’amabok’ahoraho,
Nguwe nez’ubu, ndatunganiwe,
Nisunz’amabok’ahoraho.
Ntaco mfise nireguza
1. Nta co mfise nireguza Atar‘uko wampfiriye,
Kandi yuko wampamagaye: Mucunguzi, nditavye.
2. Gukekeranya ni kwinshi, Mbabazwa cane Mukiza,
N’intambara yo mu mutima; Mucunguzi, nditavye.
3. Sintinyuka no kugeza Kwikurakw‘ ibinyanduje,
Nizigiy’ amaraso yawe; Mucunguzi, nditavye.
4. Naho nd’ umworo nd’impumyi, Ni wew‘ump’ itunga ryawe
Ukampumur’ ukampimbara; Mucunguzi, nditavye.
5. Uranyakira nanduye, Uranyoz’ uramparira;
Kuko nizey’ isezerano Ryawe Yesu, nditavye.
6. Urukundo rwawe rwinshi Runkuyekw ivyantebeje,
Ndakunze kub’ uwawe rwose; Mucunguzi, nditavye.
7. Urwo rukundo mmeny’ ubu Rwanyujuje n’Uhoraho,
Nshikir’ ungab’ unyiganzire; Mukiza, ndishikanye.
Nyegereza hafi yawe
1. Nd’uwawe Mwami, kuko numvise
Ijwi ryawe ry’ urukundo,
Ariko nifuza kukwizera
No kukwegera rwose.
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Nyegereza hafi yawe, Mukiza,
Hafi y’ umusaraba,
Nyegerez’ urubavu rwawe, Mwami,
Rumwe rwancumitirwa.
2. Unsabishe Mwami, nkuyoboke,
Nshobozwa n’ ubuntu bgawe,
Ivyo ngomba bicik’ivy’ugomba,
Ngutumbere nkwizeye.
3. Eka ndanezerewe ko ndonse
Uko twobonana nawe,
Nd’imbere y’inyundo zawe Mwami,
Tukayaga nk’ incuti.
4. Sinoruha ntahur’urukundo
Rwawe nkiri mu mubiri,
Nzorumenyana n’ umunezero
Ni nashika mwi’juru.