1. Tucelele imfumu
‘Mwana wa kwa Lesa;
Yafumine ku mulu,
Pa calo kuteka.
Aisa ono busha,
Kukakula nkole,
‘Kufumye fyabipisha,
‘Kutela mu cine.
2. Akesa fya nge mfula
Iloka pa calo,
Buseko no kutemwa
E fikamenamo,
‘Kutangilie ntashi
Mutende uleya;
No bololoke bwine
Pa numa bwakonka.
3. Shikamuwile mfumu
Shikaleto bupe
Ndupwa shikatotela
Shikamwimbila pe
Pantu akalateka
Mu fyalo ne fyalo;
Konse ukwe fipele
Fingapupukila.
4. Bonse bakamupepe
Nshiku ne nshiku pe,
Bufumu bukakula,
Te kuti bukapwe,
Awe tacakaaluke
Cipingo cakwe ci;
Likalabelela
Ishina lya luse.