1. Umfwa we m'tima wandi,
Ni shikulu, aleti:
"Bushe, cine watemwa?"
2. "Nakukakwile kale,
'Filaso napseshe;
'Lubuto nakupele
'Mfifi yobe nalwile.
3. "Bushe, nyina alabe
'Mwana untu afyele?
Nalimo kalaba,
Ine ndamwibukisha.
4. Ine nabo luse
Lwacile fya mu mulu,
Lwacilye fya mu calo,
Lwa cine lwacile mfwa.
5. "Ukamono mucinshi
Luntu Tata ampele;
Ukekala na ine,
Pa ciouna candi pe."
6. Iye ndi no bulanda,
Nshamutemwishe cine
Lelo imwe natemwa,
Nakulamutemwisha.