1Utwokurya dukakaye turimoamahoro,
Turutaurugorwuzuyeibyokurya,
Ariko rufiteintonganya.
2Umugaragu witonda azarera mwene shebujaukoraibiteye isoni,
Kandi azaragwa hamwe na bo.
3Uruganda rutunganya ifeza n'itanura ritunganya izahabu,
Ariko Uwiteka ni weugerageza imitima.
4Inkozi y'ibibi yumvira imvugo y'ibigoryi,
Umunyabinyoma ategera amatwiururimirw'inkubaganyi.
5Ushinyaguriraumukeneaba atuka Iyamuremye,
Uwishimira ibyago by'abandi ntazabura guhanwa.
6Abuzukuruni ikamba ry'abasaza,
Kandi ba se babera abana babo icyubahiro.
7Imvugo itunganye ntiyizihiraumupfapfa,
Ariko cyaneururimirubeshya ntirukwiriye imfura.
8Uhabwa impongano yibwira ko afite ikintu cy'igiciro cyinshi,
Aho ayerekewe hose abona ko imugiriye akamaro.
9Uhishīra igicumuroaba ashakaurukundo,
Arikouhozahourutotoatandukanya incuti z'amagara.
10Gucyahwa kugeraumunyabwenge ku mutima,
Kurutaguhanishaumupfapfa inkoni ijana.
11Umuntu mubi ashakaubugomegusa,
Ni byo bizamuzanira intumwa y'inkazi.
12Guhuran'idubu ryibwe ibyana byaryo,
Biruta guhuran'umupfu ku bupfu bwe.
13Uwitura ibyiza ibibi,
Ntabwo ibibi bizava mu rugo rwe.
14Itangira ry'intonganya ni nk'ugomoroye amazi,
Nuko reka impaka zitarabyara intonganya.
15Uhaurubanza ababi kandiutsindisha abakiranutsi,
Bombi ni ikizira ku Uwiteka.
16Impiya ziri mu ntoki z'umupfapfa zimaze iki?
Zamuguriraubwenge kandi nta mutimaagira?
17Incuti zikundana ibihe byose,
Kandiumuvandimwe avukiragukūra abandi mu makuba.
18Umuntuubuzeubwenge arahiriraubwishingire,
Akishingira undi imbere y'umuturanyi we.
19Ukunda intonganya aba akunze n'ibicumuro,
Ushaka gusumbisha abandiurugoaba yishakiye kurimbuka.
20Ufiteumutimaunanirana nta byiza abona,
Kandi uw'ururimirugoreka azagwa mu makuba.
21Ubyayeumupfapfa aba yiteye agahinda,
Kandi se w'umupfapfa nta munezero agira.
22Umutimaunezerewe niumutimwiza,
Arikoumutimaubabayeumuterakonda.
23Umunyabyaha yakirira impongano zihishwe mu kwaha,
Kugirango agoreke inzira z'imanza.
24Ubwenge buba hafi imbere y'ujijutse,
Arikoumupfapfa ajya kubushakira ku mpera y'isi.
25Umwanaupfapfana atera se agahinda,
Kandi akabera nyina ikirumbo.
26Si byiza gucaumukiranutsi igihano,
Cyangwa gukubitira imfura gutunganya kwazo.
27Uwifata mu magambo niumunyabwenge,
Kandiufiteumutimawitonze niumuntuujijutse.
28Ndetse n'umupfapfa iyo acecetse bagira ngo niumunyabwenge,
Kandi iyo abumbuyeumunwa bamwitaumunyamakenga.