49. MWE LESA, MWE LUSE LWINE

"Love divine, all loves excell"

1. Mwe Lesa, mwe luse lwine,

Mufumine mu mulu,

Tube ng'anda shenu shi

Mubemo butuntulu.

2. Yesu, ni mwe ba cikuku,

Kutemwa kwine kwine,

Mwiselima mu cituku,

Mumenshemo 'fya cine.

3. Mwe ba maka ku kutula,

Ikaleni muli 'fwe,

No mweo wenu wakula

Ulekusha na ifwe.

4. Tube 'benu ababomba,

Nga bashila mu mulu;

Tumutashe, mwe bafumba

No bukata bukulu.

5. Lengeni fwe, mwe kutemwa,

'Bantu bapya bashila;

Bana benu abalemwa,

Bene bene balila.

6. Tube ne mwe mu bukata,

'Bana benu kwi sano,

'Ba mitime yaikata

ku cikuku na mano.