`Wakarathe, wakarathe nuturathane, niturathane [Archer, let's shoot each other]
Na wandatha, na wandatha Ngaguthinjira ngaguthinjira [And if you shoot me I'll slaughter for you ]
(Nacio nyama)x2 (itwarirwo aturi) x2 [And the meat will be taken to the fundis]
(Nao aturi)x2 (mature tuhiu)x2 [And the findis will make knives]
(Natuo tuhiu)x2 (tuthece matu)x2 [And the knives will pearce the clouds]
(Namo matu)x2 (mauirithie mbura)x2 [And the clouds will make rain]
(Nayo mbura)x2 (igakuria nyeki)x2 [And the rain will nourish the grass]
(Nayo nyeki)x2 (ikarera njau)x2 [And the grass will feed the calf]
(Nayo njau)x2 (ikagura muka)x2 [And the calf will be dowry for a wife]
(Nake muka)x2 (agakiya ucuru) [And the wife will make porridge]
(Naguo ucuru)x2 (ukaheo twana)x2 [And the porridge will be give to the children]
(Natuo twana)x2 (tukunde ucuru)x2 [And the children will drink the porridge]
Kundu! [Gulp!]
TULIA.........UFUNZWE!