Ose epata limwe
Kwateka:
1. O-se kwa ku-za no-ndi-ra
Ko-si-ro-ngo so-ko-u-re.—
Je-ho-va ku-na,
Ku-tu-va-te-ra
Yi-po yi tu to-mpo-ke.
Ku-ru-ga-na si-ru-ga-na e-si,
Mo-rwa twa ha-ra va-ntu.
Va ya li-pa-ke-re-re nye ku-mwe no-se,
Ta-tu ta-nta a-si:
(CHORUS)
“Va-ntu nye va-Je-ho-va;
Kwa ka-ra, e-pa-ta li-mwe.
Mpi-li o ka-re u-re twa,
Ku-ha-ra.
Nge-pa-ta li-mwe.”
2. A-pa twa ya te-mbe-re-re,
O-ne kwa tu ndi-ndi-li-re.
Mu tu ta-mbu-re, ko-nyi-ma ta-tu
Ta-me-ke no-si-go-ngi.
Na-yi-nye e-yi Je-ho-va a-yi
Ge-nde-sa yi to-mpo-ke.
Ma-ku-ra tu mu ta-nge-ni no-ku-mu-ha-ra
Nke-nyo’-ku twa tu-nga.
(CHORUS)
“Va-ntu nye va-Je-ho-va;
Kwa ka-ra, e-pa-ta li-mwe.
Mpi-li o ka-re u-re twa,
Ku-ha-ra.
Nge-pa-ta li-mwe.”
3. Ndi-ra ta zi ta-va-ka-na
E-fu-ta yi-po zi vyu-ke
Ko-si-ro-ngo sa ka-ra ko-u-re.
Tu twa-re mbu-di zo-ngwa,
Ko-va-ntu wo-va-wa a-va a-va
Ta-mbu-ra mbu-di ze-tu.
Mpi-li tu ka-re ko-ma-va-ngo go-u-re,
O-se twa li-ha-ra!
(BRIDGE)
Twa ka-ra nye
Ne-ko-ro na-ku-nye o-ku a-tu zi.—
Ja-ma-yi-ka, Ya-pa-ni
Do-go-ro ko-me-ksi-ko.
(CHORUS)
“Va-ntu nye va-Je-ho-va;
Kwa ka-ra, e-pa-ta li-mwe.
Mpi-li o ka-re u-re twa,
Ku-ha-ra.
Nge-pa-ta li-mwe.
Mwa-nke-nye ru-di o-se—
Kwa ka-ra, e-pa-ta li-mwe.
Va-ntu ku-yi-mo-na o-mu
Twa ka-ra ne-ha-ro lye-ne-ne!
Fi-ji, Ta-hi-ti, nta-ni A-me-ri-ka;
Fi-li-pi, Tji-na, na-I-ndi-ya;
Li-be-ri-ya, Ko-re-ya, Es-to-ni-ya—
Kwa ka-ra, E-pa-ta li-mwe.”
