1 O Musengwa, wanjehebeeja
2 Omanyire nimba ni nihaaye oba nimba ni nemereeye
3 Wutegeera amagendere nʼamaŋumulire gange,
4 O Musengwa, mbanga kiiri huloma,
5 Wuneswanigirihiise enjuyi josijosi
6 Ohumanya ohuwumanyiremo hubitiirifu
7 Ŋeena aŋa panga ohutiina nehweha hu Mwoyo wuwo?
8 Singa tiina mwigulu eyo oliyo,
9 Nolu nguluha nabisya ebuŋwalyuba,
10 ni neeyo kwagaanayo ohutangirira,
11 Singa ndoma ti,
12 nʼehiirema ehyo sihija huba hiirema eyi oli,
13 Watonda hiisi hitundu hyʼomubiri gwange,
14 Kujumirya olwohuba waatonda mu ngeri eyeŋunjisa,
15 Amagumba gange ni baali ni bagatonda
16 wambona ni kiiri husaaliwa.
17 O Hatonda, ebi wupeegaho nga byamuŋendo bugali
18 Singa naali wahubibala, byahasingire embehe jʼomujehe obungi.
19 O Hatonda, singa wiita abahosi bʼebibi!
20 Bahulomaho nʼebigendererwa ebibi,
21 O Musengwa, ese caawa abahucaawa
22 Eŋuma hindi ehi ndi ni nahyo ohutusaho ohubacaawa,
23 O Hatonda, njehebeeje,
24 Bona hanye ŋaliŋo aŋa ndi nʼekenyera mu bulamu wange,