420. Habay umuntu twizeho

Gushimisha · 15 verses

1.

Habay’ umuntu twizeho;(There was a man we learned about;)

Izina rye ni Yosefu—-kera(His name was Joseph—of old)

2.

Yar’ afit’ abavandimwe,(He had brothers,)

Nyamara barahemutse—-cyane(Yet they were very jealous—greatly)

3.

Bamujugunye mu bushya,(They threw him in a pit,)

Basig’ umwend’ amaraso—-menshi(Staining his coat with blood—much)

4.

Hanyuma, bamucuruza(Then, they sold him)

N’ abantu b’ Ishimayeli—-bamwe(To some Ishmaelite people—some)

5.

Babeshya se, bavuga ko(They lied to their father, saying)

Yariwe n’ inyamaswa mbi—-si byo(He was eaten by a wild beast—not so)

6.

Mw Egiputa, yarafunzwe;(In Egypt, he was imprisoned;)

Iherez’ arafungurwa—-neza(Eventually he was released—well)

7.

Abon’ ukw arotorera(He saw how he would interpret)

Umwami waho, Farawo—-koko(For the king there, Pharaoh—indeed)

8.

Bamufunguy’ ahinduka(They released him and he became)

Igisonga cya Farawo—-cyiza(Pharaoh's advisor—good)

9.

Hatey’ inzara, bene se(When famine came, his father's household)

Bamanuka kwihahira—-i we(Came down to seek refuge—with him)

10.

Yanga kubirondorera,(He refused to remember it against them,)

Ngo bemer’ ibyo bakoze—-bibi(So they confessed what they did—evil)

11.

Iherezo, barihana,(Finally, they repented,)

Nukw arabababarira—-rwose(And he forgave them—truly)

12.

Abakiran’ imbabazi,(He showed them mercy,)

No kwimuka, barimuka—-bose(And to relocate, they relocated—all)

13.

Baraza, bav’ i Kanani,(They came, leaving Canaan,)

Bazana na se, Yakobo—-ubwe(They brought their father, Jacob—himself)

14.

Uko ni ko Yosef’ uwo(That is how Joseph)

Yakijije bene wabo—-bose(Saved his own family—all)

15.

Bisa n’ ubuntu bwa Yesu(It resembles the kindness of Jesus)

Yagiriy’ ababisha be—-ni twe !(That He showed to His crucifiers—that's us!)