373. Harihw icyo nkwaka Mwami

Gushimisha · 4 verses

1.

Harihw’icyo nkwaka Mwami(There is something I ask of You Lord)

Nubwo mpora ngucumuraho;(Though quickly I sin against You;)

Mwam’ unyeze unyejeshe(Lord purify and cleanse me)

Amazi cyangw’umuriro(With water or with fire)

Mpanagurwe hose, Mwami,(Let me be purified completely, Lord,)

N’umuriro nib’ushaka(With fire if You want)

Nkir’ibyaha birimburwe;(Let sins be burned up;)

Nkir’ibyaha birimburwe(Let sins be burned up)

2.

N’ untunganiriz’ ubgenge(And prepare for me purity)

Nzanezerwa, nzaguhimbaza(I will rejoice, I will praise You)

Arik’umutima wera,(But a pure heart,)

Ndawushaka kurutaho(I desire it even more)

3.

Ninezw’umutima wanjye(When my heart is satisfied)

Ni bgo nzunguk’ubgenge bgose(Then I will serve You in all purity)

Bgo mw’ijuru, bgo mw’ijuru,(There in heaven, there in heaven,)

Mwami mbubwirijwe na We(Lord I was told by Him)

4.

Ngerageza uko nshobora(I try as much as I can)

Kwibuz’ inama mbi z’ibyaha(To refuse the evil counsels of sin)

Nyamara njya mbyibonamo,(Yet I continue to find myself in them,)

Jy’umboneza, jy’umboneza(They keep finding me, they keep finding me)