158. Umvir' ijwi rya Yesu

Gushimisha · 7 verses

1.

Umvir’ ijwi rya Yesu,(Hear the voice of Jesus,)

Ni we Mukiza wawe(He is your Savior)

Umv’arakubaz’ ati:(Hear Him asking you:)

Munyabyah’ urankunda ?(O sinner, do you love Me?)

2.

Umugore yabasha(Can a woman)

Kwibagirw’ umwana we?(Forget her child?)

Nahw ibyo byashoboka,(Even if that were possible,)

Jyeho nzajya nkwibuka(I will always remember you)

3.

Ni jye wakubohoye,(It is I who set you free,)

Nkuvur’ibikomere;(I heal your wounds;)

Ni jye waguhabuye;(It is I who purchased you;)

Ni jyemucy’ ukwakira(It is I alone who receives you)

4.

Kand’urukundo rwanjye(And My love)

Ntirubasha gushira;(Cannot fade;)

Rurut’ urandi rwose,(It surpasses all others,)

Kuko rutarangira(For it never ends)

5.

Mu gihe gikwiriye,(In the appointed time,)

Nzakujyana mw ijuru;(I will take you to heaven;)

Uzabon’ ibyishimo:(You will see the joys:)

Mbes’ urankunda cyane ?(Do you love Me greatly?)

6.

Mwami, birambabaje(Lord, it troubles me)

K’ urukundo ngukunda(That the love I have for You)

Ari ruke hanyuma(Is so little compared)

Y’ urwo rukundo rwawe(To that love of Yours)

7.

Ndagukunda buhoro,(I love You weakly,)

Nubwo bidahebuje(Though not worthily)

Nuk’ umpe kurushaho(So give me more)

Kugukunda, Mukiza(Love for You, Savior)