1Gusenga kwa Dawidi.
Uwiteka, ntegeraugutwiunsubirize,
Kuko ndiumunyamubabaro n'umukene.
2Rindiraumutimawanjye kuko ndiumukunzi wawe,
Mana yanjye, kizaumugaragu waweukwiringira.
3Mwami, mbabaririra,
Kuko ari wowe ntakiraumunsi ukīra.
4Wishimishirizaumutimaw'umugaragu wawe,
Kuko ari wowe Mwami ncururiraumutima.
5Kuko wowe Mwami uri mwiza, witeguye kubabarira,
Kandi wuzuyeimbabazi ku bakwambaza bose.
6Uwiteka, tegeraugutwi gusenga kwanjye,
Tyarizaugutwi ijwi ryo kwinginga kwanjye.
7Ku munsi w'amakuba yanjye no ku w'ibyago byanjye nzakwambaza,
Kukouzansubiza.
8Mwami, mu bigirwamana nta gihwanye nawe,
Kandi nta mirimo ihwanye n'iyawe.
9Mwami, amahanga yose waremye azaza,
Akwikubiteimbere akuramye,
Kandi bazahimbaza izina ryawe.
10Kukoukomeye kandiukoraibitangaza,
Ni wowe Mana wenyine.
11Uwiteka, ujyeunyigisha inzira yawe,
Nanjye nzajya ngendera mu muravawawe.
Teraniriza hamwe ibiri mu mutimawanjye,
Ngo wubaheizina ryawe.
12Mwami Mana yanjye, nzagushimishaumutimawanjye wose,
Nzahimbaza izina ryawe iteka ryose.
13Kuko imbabaziungirira ari nyinshi,
Kandi wakijijeubugingo bwanjye,
Ntibwajya ikuzimuko hasi.
14Mana, abibone bampagurukiye,
Iteraniro ry'abanyarugomoryashatseubugingo bwanjye,
Batagushyize imbere yabo.
15Ariko wowe Mwami,
Uri Imana y'ibambe n'imbabazi,
Itinda kurakara,
Ifite kugiraneza kwinshi n'umuravamwinshi.
16Unkebukeumbabarire,
Uheumugaragu wawe imbaraga zawe,
Ukizeumwana w'umujawawe.
17Unyereke ikimenyetso cy'ibyiza,
Kugirango abanyanga bakirebe bamware,
Kuko wowe Uwiteka,untabayeukamaraumubabaro.