Oparadisa oi li poduka
Tapa:
1. A-i-she o-ya ni-nga i-pe;
Ke-u-lu o-kwa fe-wa;
Ou-di-l’o-ta-va she-ke-ta;
E-ta-ng’o-ta-li xwi-ke na-wa.
Twa ku-mwa no-twa ha-fa
O-ku-mo-n’oo-na-ku-fya.
Mbo-li O-pa-ra-di-sa
Ya li shi-li po-du-ka.
2. O-tu we-te o-ma-u-mbo
A tu-ngi-lwa kee-mhu-nda.
No-sho yo po-ma-lu-fi-lu,
O-mi-lo-nga ta-di po-po-ma.
‘Ma-pya a fi-k’o-ku-te-ywa;
Tu-ye-ni tu ka te-ye.
Mbo-li ou-nyu-ni mu-pe
Wa li shi-li po-du-ka.
(OKAWEDELWAKO)
O-ku-li-la o-kwa xu-la.
Ai-sh’o-ya shi-tu-ka i-pe.
Ha-tu tya-pu-la noo-kau-me
O-sho twa li twa tee-le-la.
3. Ke-she u-mwe o-kwa ha-fa;
Ke-sh’u-mwe o-kwa ndja-nga.
Oo-na-ku-fya va nyu-mu-ka;
Je-ho-v’o-kwe tu ha-nga-ni-fa.
Ha-tu pa-ndu-la Je-ho-va,
Shaa-shi o-ku tu ho-le.
Hee-no, ou-nyu-ni mu-pe
Wa li shi-li po-du-ka.
(OKAWEDELWAKO)
O-twa ka-la twa tee-le-la
‘Ku-mo-n’o-shi-pa-la sho-ye,
O-po tu ku pa-pa-te-le.
O-twa ha-fa; twa tu-nhu-kwa.
4. O-u-nyu-ni mu-pe
Twe u tee-le-la shi-li.
I-no tu-l’om’-twe ke-pe-pe;
Ko-me-sho o-ku na o-ndja-bi.
Eu-da-ne-ko la-Je-ho-va
O-ta-li ka wa-ni-fwa.
Hee-no, O-pa-ra-di-sa
O-i li shi-li po-du-ka.
