Yobu
8 Neryo Bildadi Omusuhi mwasubirya ati:
2 “Ukendisyalola embere eribugha utya erihika mughulu wahi?
Ebinywa by’obuno bwaghu ni rihunga buyira erikalire!
3 OMungu anganahengemya eritswera eritunganene,
Kutse Omutoki w’Ebyosi anganahengemya eritunganene?
4 Abana baghu bamabya imubakamukosera,
Mwakaleka basuyirawe busana n’obutowa bwabo;*
5 Nikwa wamasonda-sonda oMungu
N’erilemba-lemba Omutoki w’Ebyosi akukanganaye olukogho,
6 Kandi ko ulue mundu oyo werire kwenene,
Oyutunganene alyendikutegha amatwi*
N’erikusubya omo mwanya waghu aho utolere.
7 Kandi nomo enzuko yaghu yangabya nyike,
Ebiro byaghu by’embere ibikendisyuwana kutsibu.
8 Kisi, ubulaye ekizazi* ekyatangirira,
Kandi uyiteghereraye emyatsi eyo abobaba wabo bafumbula.
9 Kundi itwe hano twabutawa muligholo, kandi sitwasiki,
Kusangwa ebiro byetu oko kihugho ni kitsutsu.
10 Isibendikukangirirya
Kandi isibendikubwira ebyo basi* kwehi?
11 Erisesa lyanganalasa n’eribya liri ahate ekisesa* kwehi?
N’oluseke lwanganalasa n’eribya luli butsira amaghetse?
12 Byabisoya, isibiribyatwibwa,
Bikalw’ibyuma embere w’ebindi biti.
13 Ekyo kyo kikahikira* abosi abakibirirawa oMungu,
Kusangwa amaha w’oyukaghana* oMungu akendisyahera,
14 Oyo eriyiketera liwe ni buyira
N’oyo eriyiketera liwe ry’oloberere ng’obukanga* bw’ekisesengula.*
15 Akendisyaghemera oko nyumba yiwe, nikwa siyendisyasighala iyinimene;
Akendisyasonda erihambiriraho, nikwa siyendisyabugha ndambi nyingahi.
16 Ali ng’omumea mubisi oko ryuba,
N’amatahi wiwe akalanda omw’irima.
17 Emirihi yiwe ikaboha-bohana omo kilundo ky’amabwe;
Akasonda-sondaya enyumba omo mabwe.*
18 Nikwa akabya akulwa* aho ali,
Aho abya aho hakamughana n’eribugha hati, ‘Sindinatakulolako.’
19 Inga, ko akedisyabulirana* atya;
Neryo n’abandi ibakununuka erilua omo lututu.
20 Eribugha ekwenene, oMungu syendisyalekerania abateleka eribya abaluyirirene;*
Kutse syendisyawatikya* n’ahake abandu babi,,
21 Kusangwa akendisyasyusulya omo buno bwaghu mw’amaseka
N’oko minywa yaghu kw’obwogho bw’obutseme.
22 Abakuponire bakendisyambalibwa esisoni,
N’ehema y’abakola-nabi siyendisyasyabyaho.”