Otwa kumwa koilonga yoye
1. Mo-lwa O-u-ha-mba wo-ye o-nde li-ho-nga
O-shi-li mEe-ndjo-vo do-ye, noi-ni-ma i-ha-pu.
Om’-pi-ya o-mu-dii-ni-ni o-te tu wi-li-ke.
O-we tu pa y’o-va-fi-ta o-po ve tu li-fe
O-yoo-nga-le-le ye-tu ’ha-i tu pa-lu-la
A-lu-she pe-fi-mbo li-wa nee-ndja da wa-pa-la
Ho tu de-u-la pa-ho-le po-kwoo-nga-la kwe-tu
O-po tu ta-mu-nu-ne mo ou-ka-le-le we-tu
(KOOR)
O-twa ku-mwa shi-li
Ko-i-lo-nga yo-ye, Ta-te.
O-twe ku pa-ndu-la.
O-tu na e-i-ta-ve-lo; pai-f’o-twa tee-le-la
O-ma-na-nge-ko nou-pu-na O-u-ha-mba wo-ye.
2. O-we tu pa ou-fe-mba-nghe-nda wo-kuu-di-fa;
O-mhi-to yo-ku-u-li-ka ku-ty’o-tu ku ho-le.
E-u-de-ko lo-mou-le no-mbi-li yo-kom’-ti-ma
O-hai tu kwa-fa tu ka-le mo-ndji-la ya yu-ka.
O-mai-mbi-lo e-tu o-ha ku-m’o-ma-liu-do
‘Ku-ko-na-ko-na pa-mwe o-ha-ku tu pa-me-ke.
Na-nd’i-ha-tu po-pi e-la-ka li-mwe a-tu-she,
O-tu n’ou-mwa-i-na-fa-na we li-ka-le-ke-lwa
(KOOR)
O-twa ku-mwa shi-li
Ko-i-lo-nga yo-ye, Ta-te.
O-twe ku pa-ndu-la.
O-tu na e-i-ta-ve-lo; pai-f’o-twa tee-le-la
O-ma-na-nge-ko nou-pu-na O-u-ha-mba wo-ye.
