32. Sioni sanganir' Umukwe

Agakiza · 5 verses

1.

Sioni sanganir’ Umukwe

Gend’ umwerek’ umunezero

Wibonez’ imbere y’ Umukwe

Gir’ umwe te wo kwitegura

Nezerwa, nezerwa,

Umukw’ agushakahw impundu

Nezerwa, nezerwa,

Ngwin’ upfukamir’ Ihoraho

(Zion, meet the Bridegroom)

(Go show Him joy)

(Prepare yourself before the Bridegroom)

(Have time to get ready)

(Rejoice, rejoice,)

(The Bridegroom seeks your celebration)

(Rejoice, rejoice,)

(Come and kneel before the Eternal One)

2.

Umukiza wacu yavuye

Ku ntebe y’ ubwami mw ijuru

Yagaragaye mu ruhinja

Rwaryamishijwe rnu muvure

(Our Savior came)

(From the throne of the kingdom in heaven)

(He appeared as a baby)

(That was laid in a manger)

3.

Yabay’ igitambo gikwiye

Yaba barijw’ i Gologota

Yapfiriye bose bo mw isi

Duhabw’ agakizak’ Imana

(He became a worthy sacrifice)

(He was slaughtered at Golgotha)

(He died for all in the world)

(That we may receive God's salvation)

4.

Yaneshej’ umwanzi Satani,

Ndetse n’ urupfu rwaratsinzwe

Yaduhishuriy’ ubugingo

Twahawe kuzabahw iteka

(He defeated the enemy Satan,)

(And even death was conquered)

(He revealed to us life)

(We were given to live forever)

5.

Agenderer’ abababaye,

Abah’ a mahoro y’ ukuri

Azahora ku ngom’ iteka,

Kukw ar’ Umwam’ ukiranuka

(He cares for those who are suffering,)

(He gives them true peace)

(He will reign on the throne forever,)

(For He is the righteous King)