Mfite umukunzi

Mfite umukunzi utuye inyuma y' ibicu(I have a Beloved who dwells beyond the clouds)

Uwo yarankunze si nabona uko mbivuga(He loved me and I cannot find words to express it)

Imyaka ibihumbi n' amagana irashize(Thousands and hundreds of years have passed)

Anegurira ibyicaro byiza(He is preparing beautiful dwelling places)

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Uwo yari rahiriye n' indahiro ye ati:(He had sworn with His oath saying:)

Sinzogera kunywa kumbuto y' umuzabibu(I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine)

Ntari nicarana n' umugeni nakunze(Until I sit together with the bride I love)

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Uwo Mukunzi mbabwira ntawuwanye nawe(That Beloved I tell you no one compares to Him)

Yitwa Emmanuel, ntare yo mu muryango wa Yuda(His name is Emmanuel, the Lion of the tribe of Judah)

Uwo yaratsinze kandi azahora atsinda(He has conquered and will always conquer)

Ninayo mpamvu ndiho muririmba(That is why I am here singing)

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Hari ho umunsi yagaragaje ubutware bwe(There was a day He demonstrated His authority)

Yagiye i kuzimu akandagira satani (He went to hell and trampled on satan)

Ara munyukanyuka amwambura imfuguzo(He shook him violently and stripped him of the keys)

Azukana icyubahiro Yesu ni muzima(He rose with glory, Jesus is alive)

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Uwo yari rahiriye n' indahiro ye ati:(He had sworn with His oath saying:)

Sinzogera kunywa kumbuto y' umuzabibu(I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine)

Ntari nicarana n' umugeni nakunze(Until I sit together with the bride I love)