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Ogosaba gw’okonyora obokonyi
(Ogoteera gwa Daudi)
Ⅰ Omonene, gaki ayerera totoorie!
Abakoirogete aye Nyasae baerire,
abegenwa tibari konyorekana ase Mwanyabaanto.
Ⅱ Abanto bonsi nigo bagoteebania amang’ana ’oborimo;
nigo bare okong’o nyamenwa ebere na gokwana amang’ana ay’okweansia.
Ⅲ Aye Omonene, koranche kiria emenwa y’abwo egokwana amang’ana ’okweansia,
ne chimeme chi’abwo bagwetogia ase amang’ana y’oboenenu.
Ⅳ Barabwo nigo bagoteeba: “Ase amang’ana ’emenwa yaito ntore ne chinguru,
aya togokwana nigo agotokonya.
Ning’o ore Omonene gotobua?”
Ⅴ Omonene nigo agoteeba iga:
“Bono ninchiche, ekiagera abataka baregirwe na abaremerwa nkorera bare.
Nindwe oborendi obuya kegima ase abwo basemeretie kobonyora.”
Ⅵ Amang’ana ’Omonene nigo are ay’obwegenwa naende n’amaachenu,
nigo agwekaine efeta yasambirwe ase riera ri’omorero na koumorwa inse,
yachenirwe ara gatano na kabere.
Ⅶ Aye Omonene, otorende!
Otorende botambe korwa ase obobe bw’ekegori eke.
Ⅷ Abakori amabe nigo bagoetanana chinsemo chionsi,
na obonyaka bonde bwonsi botogigwa ase egati ya Mwanyabaanto.