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Ngwino, ngukize, mwangizi: Nabony' ishavu ryawe ryose; Nyamar' ushatse ko ngukiza,Ukwiriye kunyumvira.Dor' uko mpagaze ku rugi;Ndi Shobuj' Umucunguzi. Nkuzaniy' imigisha myinshi : Mbese, ntiwankingurira ?
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Kera, narakuvukiye,Ngucunguz' ubugingo bwanjye. Mbese, k' unangiw' umutima, Ubuz' uko wanshyiramo ? Namaz' iminsi myinshi cyane Ku rugi rwawe nkomanga. Mugenzi, ko bugiye kwira, Mbese, ntiwankingurira ?
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Rya joro ridacy' iteka Ni ryir' uzantabaza s' ute ? Ntutind' unyitab' uyu
munsi,mNgukikire, nkurengere ! Igihe cyawe kirakuze;Ntuvug' uti : Nzaz' ubundi.
N' uza ku rugi rwanjy' utinze, Uzakomangir’ ubusa,
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Nubwo wumv' utanyitaho, Jye ndacyakwinginga ngukunze, Nkurindire kugeza
ryari ?Ngwino, ndakwifuz' i wanjye;Dor' uko mpagaze ku rugi :Ndi Shobuj'
ukwitayeho. Nkuzaniy’ imigisha myinshi; Mbese, ntiwankingurira ?