Rwiyo Rukuru rwaSoromoni 1

¹Rwiyo Rukuru rwaSoromoni:

²Ngaanditsvode hake nokutsvoda kwomuromo wake.

³Kunhuhwirira kwamafuta enyu kunofadza;

⁴Nditorei muende neni, ngatikurumidzei.

⁵Kusviba ndakasviba zvangu, asi ndakanaka hangu,

⁶Musanditarisisa nokuda kwoutema hwangu,

⁷Ndiudze, iwe mudiwa wangu, kwaunofudzira makwai ako

⁸Kana usingazivi, iwe mukadzi akanaka kukunda vamwe,

⁹Ndinokufananidza, iwe mudiwa wangu, nebhiza rakasungwa

¹⁰Matama ako akashongedzwa zvakanaka nemhete,

¹¹Tichakugadzirira mhete

¹²Mambo paakanga agere patafura yake,

¹³Mudiwa wangu, kwandiri akaita sakahomwe kemura

¹⁴Mudiwa wangu, kwandiri akaita sesumbu ramaruva machena

¹⁵Kunaka here kwawakaita uku, mudiwa wangu!

¹⁶Wakanaka sei, mudiwa wangu!

¹⁷Nhungo dzeimba yedu ndedzomusidhari;