163. Uhereye kera kose

Gushimisha · 10 verses

1.

Uhereye kera kose,

Yesu yahoze mw ijuru,

Ar’ i buryo bw’ Uwiteka,

Ni yo Man’ isumba byose

(From the beginning of time,)

(Jesus was in heaven,)

(In the form of the Lord,)

(He is God above all)

2.

Maz’ urukundo rwe rwinshi

Rwamuzanye mur’ iyi si,

Avuka nk’ abandi bantu,

Ashir’ ubgan’ arakura

(Then His great love)

(Brought Him to this earth,)

(Born like other people,)

(He lived like a man and grew)

3.

Atangira no kwigisha

Ibyiza by’ Uwiteka, Se;

Kand’ abarwayi bizeye

Yakundaga kubakiza

(He began to teach)

(The good things of the Lord, Father;)

(And the sick who believed)

(He loved to heal)

4.

Ijambo rye ryakizaga

Impumyi n’ abaremaye;

Yakoraga ku babembe

Bamwizeye, bagakira

(His word healed)

(The lame and the injured;)

(He worked among the deaf)

(Who believed in Him, and they were healed)

5.

Kandi n’ abari bapfuye,

Yabashaga kubazura;

Nta bwo Yesu yananiwe

Gukiz’ umunt’ umwizeye

(And even those who were dead,)

(He was able to raise;)

(Jesus was never weary)

(Of saving anyone who believed in Him)

6.

Kand’ ikirut’ ibyo byose,

Yabgirizag’ abakene

Iby’ urukundo rw’ Imana

N’ iby’ agakiza k’ iteka

(And beyond all these things,)

(He taught the poor)

(Of the love of God)

(And of eternal salvation)

7.

Maz’ abantu babi cyane

Batemey’ ibyo yavuze

Batewe n’ ishyari ryinshi

Kumwic’ urupfu rubi pe

(Then very evil people)

(Rejected what He said)

(Filled with great jealousy)

(To kill Him with cruel death)

8.

Yabambishijw’ imbereri

Kubgacu, ku Musaraba;

Batoboy’ ibiganza bye ;

Byakirishag’ imbabazi

(He was crucified with a crown of thorns)

(For us, on the Cross;)

(They pierced His hands;)

(Which had shown mercy)

9.

Dor’ uko yadupfiriye,

Azir’ ibyaha bya twese;

Yapfuye mu cyimbo cyacu

Kubw’ urukundo rwe rwinshi

(See how He died for us,)

(Bearing the sins of us all;)

(He died in our place)

(Because of His great love)

10.

Kand’ uz’ ahw ur’ amwizeye;

Ntiyabura kumwakira

Yarabisezerany’ ati:

Sinzamuheza na hato

(And whoever comes trusting in Him;)

(He never fails to receive them)

(He promised saying:)

(I will not cast them out at all)