82. Mwami, wakomeretse

Gushimisha · 5 verses

1.

Mwami, wakomeretse:(Lord, you suffered:)

Ni twe waziraga !(It was us you died for!)

wahemuw’ utyo, Mwami,(You were humiliated like this, Lord,)

Ushinyagurirwa(You were disgraced)

Ker’ utaraza mw isi,(Before you came to earth,)

War’ ufit’ ubwiza !(You had beauty!)

Dor’ uko bagushyize(Behold how they put you)

Mur’ abo bambuzi(Among those thieves)

2.

Mpindukirir’ undebe,(I turn to you and look,)

Mukiza w’ ukuri:(Savior of truth:)

N’ impano y’ imbabazi(The gift of mercy)

Njya nkuboneramo(I always find in you)

Yesu, waramfiriye:(Jesus, you died for me:)

N’ ibyanjye wazize;(You even died for mine;)

Ump’ amahoro masa(You give me great peace)

Kuko nkwiringira(Because I trust in you)

3.

Kand’ imipfire yawe(And your wounds)

Ni yo yankijije(Are what saved me)

Intera kugushima(I will continue to praise you)

Mu kubaho kose:(In all of life:)

Imbabazi n’ izawe,(Your mercy and love,)

Mucunguzi wanjye(My Redeemer)

Nah’ urupfu rwantera,(Even death will come to me,)

Nta cyakunkuramo(Nothing can take it from me)

4.

No mw ipfa ryanjye, Yesu,(Even in my death, Jesus,)

Uzambe bugufi:(Be near me:)

Urupfu ni runsinda(Death is terrible for me)

Uzamar’ ubwoba(You will end the fear)

Kokw umubiri wanjye(Because my body)

Uzabor’ uveho;(Will decay and perish;)

Nyamara, rizakubona(But, it will see you)

Mu maso, Mukiza(In the eyes, Savior)

5.

Mukiza wanjye mfite(My Savior I have)

Ubwuzu n’ ishimwe,(Joy and praise,)

Ngo ndeb’ inkovu zawe(That I may see your scars)

Wagize kubganjye!(You had for me!)

Umpe kunesha rero,(Give me cleansing then,)

Nkuko wanesheje(As you cleansed)

Hahirw’ uzapfa apfira(Blessed is one who dies dying)

Muri wowe, Yesu !(In you, Jesus!)