140. Mwami, ndakwimitse wime

Gushimisha · 4 verses

1.

Mwami, ndakwimitse: wime

Mu mutima wanjye,

Sinibagirweya mahwa:

Njyan’ i Gologota !

Ibyabay’i Getsemane

N’ibyo wababajwe byose,

Sinzabyibagirwe, Mwami:

Njyan’ i Gologota

(Lord, I await You: stand)

(Within my very heart,)

(That I may not forget the crown:)

(I'll go to Golgotha!)

(What happened in Gethsemane)

(And all Your suffering there,)

(I'll not forget them, Lord:)

(I'll go to Golgotha)

2.

Unyereke ya mva, Mwami,

Aho bagushyize,

Aho marayika wera

Yaray’ ataramye

(Show me that tomb, O Lord,)

(Where they had laid You down,)

(Where holy angels sat)

(And watched throughout the night)

3.

Nje nka Mariya, Mukiza,

Kukurabukira;

Nsanz’imva y’ irimw ubusa;

Nshimy’Uwanzukiye!

(Like Mary, O my Savior,)

(I come to worship You;)

(I find the tomb is empty;)

(I praise You, Risen One!)

4.

Unkorer’ umusaraba,

Niyange, mb’uwawe;

Nsangire naw’ igikombe

Wanyoye kubganjye

(Form in me the cross,)

(That I may die as Yours;)

(Let me share that bitter cup)

(You drank for my sake)