406. Jyan' umucyo mur' Afurika !
Gushimisha · 5 verses
Jyan’ umucyo mur’ Afurika !
Gend’ uyimaremw umwijima !
Bwir’ abantu bose barimo
Yuko Yes’ akiza, —Ko yagukijije
Ni We Mwami; —Ni We Mwami:
Ni We Mana—Ijy’ ikiz’ abanyabyaha
(twebg’ abanyabyaha)
(Take the light to Africa!)
(Go and drive away the darkness!)
(Tell all the people there)
(That Jesus saves, that He saved you)
(He is Lord; He is Lord:)
(He is God who saves sinners)
((we who are sinners))
Mbese, mur’ Afirika hose,
Ko harimw umwijima mwinshi ?
None kugira ng’ ushiremo,
Yes’ aragutumye—Kuvug’ Ubutumwa
Wiceceka !—Wiceceka !
Jyan’ umucyo—Umurikir’ Afirika
(abo mw Afurika)
(Indeed, in all of Africa,)
(Is there not much darkness?)
(Now so that you may spread it there,)
(Jesus has sent you to preach the Gospel)
(You are silent! You are silent!)
(Take the light to shine on Africa)
((those in Africa))
Harihw ingororano nziza
Yesu yiteguye gutanga:
Azazih’ umuntu witanze
Ngw avug’ Ubutumwa, —Ngw ajyane n’ umucyo
Reba Rwanda !—Reba Rwanda !
Icyibaza: —N’ ik’ i Rwanda ikubaza ?
(Mbe, n’ ik’ ikubaza?)
(There is a great reward)
(Jesus has prepared to give:)
(He will give it to the one who surrenders)
(To preach the Gospel, to take the light)
(Look at Rwanda! Look at Rwanda!)
(It is asking: What is Rwanda asking you?)
((Well, what is it asking?))
Reba Yes’ Umwana w’ Imana
Yari mw ijuru hamwe na Se;
Maz’ abonye tugiye gupfa,
Ava mu bwiza bwe, —Aza mur’ iyi si,
Ni ko gupfa; —Ni ko gupfa
Urw’ isoni—Rwo ku musaraba mubi
(ari twebg’ azize)
(Look at Jesus, the Son of God)
(Who was in heaven with His Father;)
(When He saw we were about to die,)
(He left His glory, He came to this world,)
(Even to die; Even to die)
(A shameful death on the wicked cross)
((for which He saved us))
Mwami Yesu, nsabye k’ umfasha,
Ukankiz’ ibyaha bindushya,
Bigatuma ntabasha rwose Kuvuga
k’ ukiza, —Ngo nkuber’ intumwa
Itatumwe—Itatumwe
N’ abakuru, —Itumwe n’ Uwampfiriye
(ker’ i Gologota)
(Lord Jesus, I pray that You help me,)
(Save me from the sins that bind me,)
(That prevent me completely from being able to speak)
(of salvation, To become Your messenger)
(Unsent, Unsent)
(By the elders, Sent by the One who died for me)
((there at Golgotha))