IKATISHENI NSUKE NJISE

[1]
Bulayo bwakwe kubasumina
'mona naisa ukwisa basenda,
Ikatisha we kufika njise,
Wilala we buka, ndeisa bwangu.'

Chibwekesho:

'Ikatisheni insuke njise,'
Bufumu bukapelwa kulimwe,
Ingila mubuseko bwa Mfumu,
Kafwikwa fitebo filye fya yemba.

[2]
'Twakulalinda' nyali lyoshaka;
Engesa ubushiku ngo mupupu,
Kwena lyapepi, Lelo kasuba,
Aka kwishilapo tatwaishiba.

[3]
Bucetekelo, bweshiwi lyakwe,
Yeswa laisa, bwangu icacine,
Malayo yakwe Yena yacine,
'mona naisa bwa-ngu ikatisha.'