1Dore mukunzi wanjye we,
Uri mwiza ni koko uri mwiza.
Amaso yawe ameze nk'ay'inyana hagati y'imishunzi yawe,
Umusatsi waweumezenk'umukumbi w'ihene,
Ziryamye mu ibanga ry'umusoziw'i Galeyadi.
2Amenyo yawe yera nk'umukumbi w'intama zakemuwe zivuye kuhagirwa,
Zose zigenda zikurikirwa n'impanga zazo,
Ntihagira n'imwe ipfusha.
3Iminwa yawe imeze nk'ubudodobutukura,
Kandi mu kanwa kawe ni heza.
Mu misaya yawe hameze nk'igisate cy'ikomamanga,
Hagati y'imishunzi yawe.
4Ijosi ryawe rimeze nk'umunarawa Dawidi,
Wubakiwe gushyingurwamo intwaro,
Utendetsemo ingabo igihumbi,
Ingabo zose z'intwari ze.
5Amabere yawe ameze nk'inyagazi ebyiri,
Impanga z'isirabo,
Zirisha mu myangange.
6Kugezamu mafu ya nimunsi,
Izuba rikendakenda,
Ndajya ku musoziurihoishangi,
No ku gasozi kariho icyome.
7Uri mwiza bihebuje mukunzi wanjye,
Nta nengeufite.
8Ngwino tuvanei Lebanoni, mugeniwanjye,
Tuvanei Lebanoni.
Itegereze uri mu mpinga zo muri Amana,
Uri mu mpinga z'i Seniri n'i Herumoni,
Uri mu mavumo y'intare,
Uri mu misozi ibamo ingwe.
9Wansābyeumutima,
Mushiki wanjye, mugeniwanjye,
Wanshabishijeumutiman'ijisho ryawe,
N'umukufiwo mu ijosi ryawe.
10Urukundo rwawe ko ari rwiza,
Mushiki wanjye, mugeniwanjye!
Urukundo rwawe ko rundutiravino,
Kandi impumuroy'amavuta yawe ikandutiraimibavu y'ubwoko bwose.
11Iminwa yawe mugeniwanjye, iratonyangahoubuki,
Umutsama n'amata biri munsi y'ururimirwawe,
Kandi impumuroy'imyambaro yawe,
Ni nk'impumuroy'i Lebanoni.
12Mushiki wanjye we, mugeniwanjye,
Uriumurimauzitiwe,
N'isōko yasibye,
N'iriba ryashyizweho ikimenyetso gifatanye.
13Ibishibutse byawe niumurimaw'imikomamanga,
Weramo imbuto nziza,
Koferi n'udutitwa narada,
14Narada na Karukoma,
Kāne na mudarasini n'udutitwose tw'icyome,
Ishangi n'umusagavu n'imibavu yose iruta iyindi.
15Uri iriba ryo hagati y'imirima,
Uri isōko y'amazi abeshaho,
N'imigezi itemba iturukai Lebanoni.
Umugeni:
16Kanguka wa muyagaw'ikasikazi we,
Nawe uw'ikusi ngwino,
Huha hejuru y'umurimawanjye,
Kugirango impumuroy'imibavu ihari ikwire hose.
Rekaumukunzi wanjye aze mu murimawe,
Arye amatunda ye meza.
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