225. Mw ivuka ryawe, Yesu, bakur...

Gushimisha · 3 verses

1.

Mw ivuka ryawe, Yesu, bakuryamishije(At Your birth, Jesus, they laid You)

Mu kiraro kigawa, mu muvure w’ inka(In a rough manger, in a cattle trough)

Wasasiwe, Mukiza, ahadakwiriye(You were placed, Savior, in an unworthy place)

Nubg’ ur’ Uwaturemye, ni ko wagiriwe!(Though You are our Creator, this is how You were treated!)

2.

Nimuze, yemwe bana, tUmuhimbarize(Come, you children, let us praise Him)

Ko yaryamishijw’ atyo, mu muvure w’ inka(For being laid thus, in a cattle trough)

Dushim’ Umwami Yesu, tumukundir’ ibyo,(Let us praise the Lord Jesus, loving Him for this,)

Ko yabay’ umukene kubwabanya byaha(That He became poor for the sake of sinners)

3.

Umfashe, Mwami Yesu, kuguhora hafi(Help me, Lord Jesus, to stay close to You)

Ngo ngukunde, tuban’ iminsi yanjye yose,(That I may love You, dwelling all my days,)

Kandi n’ abndi bana,(And other children too,)

na b’ ubiyereke,(may You show them,)

Bagukunde, dushiman’ urukundo rwawe(To love You, praising Your love)