Hymn 25

Am I a soldier of the cross

Isaac Watts

Verse 1

Bushe ndi mushilikale; Kakonka wa mpanga?

Bushe nkatina mu nshila; No kuba ne nsoni?

Chorus

Ishina … Ilyawama wene amfwilile;

Mu cikuku nkapokela, icitebo candi.

Verse 2

Bushe nje mu mulu mulya; ‘Kwabulo kucula?

Ilyo bambi balecula; Mu fikali fyonse?

Chorus

Ishina … Ilyawama wene amfwilile;

Mu cikuku nkapokela, icitebo candi.

Verse 3

Bushe ‘balwani tapali; Aba kulwa na bo?

Bushe calo cilengafwa; ‘Kufika ku mulu?

Chorus

Ishina … Ilyawama wene amfwilile;

Mu cikuku nkapokela, icitebo candi.

Verse 4

‘Kulwa kwandi kwiba kwa fye; Munkoshe mwe

Mfumu;

Nkashipikisha macusho; Mu mashiwi yenu.

Chorus

Ishina … Ilyawama wene amfwilile;

Mu cikuku nkapokela, icitebo candi.