424. Iteka nagendaga

Gushimisha · 9 verses

1.

Iteka nagendaga;(Forever I was walking;)

Ndemerewe n’ibyaha(Burdened with sins)

Ntihagir’ ikibasha(There was nothing able)

Kumar’ Umubabaro(To end my sorrow)

Ndashim’ Umusaraba(I praise the Cross)

Ndashima ya mva nziza(I praise that beautiful fountain)

Ariko cyane cyane,(But most of all,)

Ndashima Umwami Yesu(I praise Lord Jesus)

2.

Kugeza Ubwo nageze(Until I reached)

Ahantu heza cyane(A very beautiful place)

Hangiriy’ umumaro,(There I found purpose,)

Ntazibagirwa Ukundi(Never to be forgotten)

3.

Iri n’itangiriro(This is the beginning)

Ry’umunezero Wanjye;(Of my joy;)

Aha ni h’ Umutwaro(This is where the burden)

Wamvuye Ku mugongo(Fell from my back)

4.

Ku Musaraba mwiza,(At the beautiful Cross,)

Ni h’ Umunt abonera(A person finds)

Abagabo batatu,(Three men,)

Bakamuhumuriza(Who comfort him)

5.

Ku Musaraba mwiza,(At the beautiful Cross,)

Ni h’ Umunt’ abonera(A person finds)

Urwandiko rw’ijuru(The certificate of heaven)

Rutar’urw’itorero(Not of the church)

6.

Umugabo nta bgenge(A man without wisdom)

Yagiye nta rwandiko,(Went without a certificate,)

Agira ngw azinjira(Thinking he would enter)

Nk’ukw’abandi binjira(As others enter)

7.

Nukw’ageze Kw’irembo,(So he reached the gate,)

Bamubaz’ urwandiko(They asked him for the certificate)

Rwa Katanga Ka mbere,(Of the first little entrance,)

Asanga atarufite(He found he did not have it)

8.

Mu Rubavu Rwa Yesu,(From the side of Jesus,)

Havuyemw amaraso(Came forth blood)

Y’uruzi rw’ubugingo(The river of life)

Yoza Umutima Wanjye(That washes my heart)

9.

Gira Umwete Winjire(Be courageous and enter)

Mu Maraso Ya Yesu;(Into the blood of Jesus;)

Uzashirahw inenge(You will be shown no fault)

Mu Mutima Wanduye(In your defiled heart)