168. MWE CENGE CA LUSE, NTUNGULUSHI

" Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom"

1. Mwe cenge ca luse, Ntungulushi,

Nyensheni mwe;

Bwaila ye, kwalepa ku mushi!

Nyensheni mwe.

Nshileti mone ifya kutali;

Ndeyenda naikato to muli

2. Kale nshali ifyo, nshali walomba,

"Nyensheni mwe,"

Nali wasala fye nshila nomba

Nyensheni mwe;

Nali wapumba, nati njikale,

Mwe Lesa, Ye! labeni sha kale.

3. Mwe bafwa kuli nomba, nyensheni;

Ifyo fine.

Mwafwe mu mpili, m'nika. cesheni

Ubwa cine:

Elyo kwaula nkomfwa kwashila,

Kwa batemwikwa batangilila.