1Zaburi ya Dawidi.
Uwiteka ni we mucyo wanjye n'agakiza kanjye,
Nzatinya nde?
Uwiteka ni we gihome gikingiraubugingo bwanjye,
Ni ndeuzampinzaumushyitsi?
2Ubwo abanyabyaha bantereraga kumaraho,
Ari bo banzi banjye n'ababisha banjye,
Barasitaye baragwa.
3Naho ingabo zabambira amahema kuntera,
Umutimawanjye ntuzatinya,
Naho intambara yambaho,
No muri yo nzakomezaumutima.
4Icyo nsaba Uwiteka ni kimwe ni cyo nzajya nshaka,
Niukubamu nzu y'Uwiteka iminsi yose nkiriho,
Nkarebaubwiza bw'Uwiteka,
Nkitegerezaurusengero rwe.
5Kuko ku munsi w'amakuba azandindisha kumpisha mu ihema rye,
Mu bwihisho bwo mu ihema rye ni ho azampisha,
Azanshyira hejuru ampagarike ku gitare.
6N'ubuumutwe wanjyeuzashyirwa hejuru y'abanzi banjye bangose,
Ntambire ibitambo by'ibyishimo mu ihema rye, ndirimbe,
Ni koko nzaririmba ishimwe ry'Uwiteka.
7Uwiteka, umva gutakakw'ijwi ryanjye,
Umbabarire,unsubize.
8Umutimawanjyeurakubwiye uti
“Wavuze uti ‘Nimushake mu maso hanjye.’”
Nuko Uwiteka, mu maso hawe ndahashaka.
9Ntumpishe mu maso hawe.
Ntiwirukanisheumugaragu waweumujinya,
Ni wowe wahoze uriumutabazi wanjye,
Mana y'agakiza kanjye ntunjugunye, ntundeke.
10Ubwo data na mama bazandeka,
Uwiteka azandarūra.
11Uwiteka, ujyeunyigisha inzira yawe,
Unyobore inzira y'igihamo ku bw'abanyubikira.
12Ntumpe abantera kunkora uko bashaka,
Kuko abagabo b'indarikwa bampagurukiye,
N'abavuga iby'urugomo.
13Mba nararabye iyo ntizera ko nzarebera kugiraneza k'Uwiteka,
Mu isi y'ababaho.
14Tegereza Uwiteka,
Komeraumutimawaweuhumure,
Ujyeutegereza Uwiteka.