38. Ai Mana, ndondor' umenye

Gushimisha · 6 verses

1.

Ai Mana, ndondor’ umenye

Ibyo nkora byose,

Werekan’ uko ndi kose,

Ntifat’ uko ntari

(O God, search and know me)

(In all that I do,)

(Show me what I truly am,)

(Not what I appear to be)

2.

Ndondorer’ uyu mutima:

Ni Wow’ ushobora

Kugaragaz’ ibirimo,

Mu bgihisho bgawo

(Search this heart of mine:)

(You are the one able)

(To reveal what is in it,)

(In its secret places)

3.

Umurik’ ahatabona,

Ah’ umwijim’ uba

Ump’ umutim’ ukangutse,

Uzinukw’ icyaha

(Where the light cannot see,)

(Where darkness dwells)

(Give me a pure heart,)

(Cleansed from sin)

4.

Kand’ umeny’ ibyo nibgira

N’ imigambi yanjye;

N’ ibimbamo binyanduza,

Bikangir’ imbohe

(And know what I think)

(And my plans;)

(And the thoughts that confuse me,)

(That bind me in chains)

5.

Mvugutira kand’ unshure,

Inkamba zimvemo,

Umpindur’ icyuma cyawe

Uhor’ ukoresha

(Speak to me and turn me around,)

(Let the scales fall from me,)

(Make me Your instrument)

(That You always use)

6.

Maze nkwikubit’ imbere

Mpishurirwe rwose

Yukw Iman’ ar’ urukundo

Rutagir’ ingano

(Then I will bow before You)

(Completely changed)

(Because God is love)

(That has no measure)