1. Ho-mpa, Mu-si-ti wa di-va nge,

Nke-nye e-yi a-ni ru-ga-na nye.

Ma-ga-za-ro ga-nge go-ko-mu-tji-ma,

Na-yi-nye ka-pi ya ku

ho-ra-ma o-ve.

Wa yi mwe-ne yi-su-pa ya-nge

A-me si-mpe me-zi-mo lyo-na-ne,

Wa yi tje-nge mo-bu-ke zo-ge Ta-te,

Ni ta-nge yi-te-tu yo-ge

yo-yi-ne-ne.

O-ve Ho-mpa u-no-ngo wo-ge u-nzi,

Mwe-nyo gwa-nge a-go gwa yi di-va.

Na-mpi-li ni ka-re nye mo-mu-nde-ma,

Mpe-po zo-ge ku-ga-va u-ze-ra.

Ku-pi nga-ni ku he-ndu-ki-ra,

Ni ku va-nde, ni ho-ra-me Ho-mpa?

Kwa-to o-ku na-ni ku-he-ndu-ki-ra

O-ve nye na-ku-nye

ko-u-li Je-ho-va.