Yobu
37 “Busana n’ekyo, omutima waghe akapuka-puka
N’erikulika omo mwanya wagho.
2 Muhulikirire ndeke eriruruma ly’omulenge wiwe
N’omulumo owakalua omo buno bwiwe.
3 Omulumo oyo, akakolayagho ehosi ahikwa oko kyanya
N’erituma ehirabyo hyagho oko nduli-nduli sy’ekihugho.
4 Enyuma sy’aho, hakowika omulenge w’eriruruma;
Akaruruma omo mulenge munene kutsibu,
Kandi syalikakiraya ehirabyo omughulu omulenge wiwe akowika.
5 OMungu akarururma omo mulenge wiwe omo nzira eyikaswekaya;
Akakola emyatsi mikulu-mikulu eyilengire obwenge bwetu.
6 Kusangwa akabwira enzururu ati, ‘Utoghere oko kihugho,’
N’embula nene ati, ‘Uwe kutsibu.’
7 OMungu akimanaya emibiiri* y’abandu
Obuli mundu oyukahola atoke eriminya omubiiri wiwe.
8 Esyonyama sy’omoli sikaghenda omo masamba* wasyo
Isyasighala aho sikaghotsera.
9 Ekihunga ekikalire kikabuhirira erilua omo kyumba kyakyo,
N’erihunga ry’oko luhande lw’endata rikaleta embeho.
10 Busana n’omuka w’oMungu, amaghetse akabya ritsuku,
N’amaghetse manene awayisanzire akamatana.
11 Inga, akalitohaya ebitu omo maghetse;
Akapanza-panza akarabyo* kiwe omo bitu;
12 Bikaya oho akasondolabyo bikayibindingula;
Bikakola ebyosi ebyo akalayirabyo ati bikole oko kihugho ekikereko abandu*
13 Kibye busana n’erisuyira* kutse busana n’ekitaka
Kutse busana n’olwanzo oluteleghula, akaleka ikyabya.
14 Hulikirira kino, Yobu;
Wimane n’eriyiteghererya ndeke emibiiri y’oMungu eyikaswekaya.
15 Unasi oMungu ng’akasondola* ebitu by’ati
Kandi ng’akakolaki akarabyo kiwe kapalaye erilua omo bitu biwe?
16 Unasi ebitu nga bikaleleta biti?
Eyi ni mibiiri y’eriswekera y’oyuhika-hikene omo bwenge.
17 Busanaki esyongyimba syaghu sikahuha
Ekihugho ikinayibombekire busana n’erihunga ry’oko luhande lw’eyikwa?
18 Wanganatoka erisanza* ekyanya haghuma naye
N’erikalya-kalyakyo ng’ekiyo ky’ekyuma?
19 Utubwire ebyo twangamubwira;
Sitwangasubirya kundi tuli omo mwirimya.
20 Omundu anganamubwira ati nianzire eribugha?
Kutse hane oyo wabiribugha omwatsi ogho litolere iniabwirwa?
21 Nibya sibangalangira n’ekyakakala,*
Ekyanya nomo kyangabya ikinemo ekyakakala,
Erihika endambi erihunga rikalaba n’erilusyaho ebitu.
22 Erikangabasania eriri ng’ehoro rikasira oko luhande lw’endata;
Olukengerwa lw’oMungu lukubahisaya kutsibu.
23 Sitwangatoka n’ahake eriyiteghererya Omutoki w’Ebyosi;
Awite obutoki bunene,
Syalihengemaya n’ahake eritswera liwe n’eritunganene liwe rinene.
24 Okw’ekyo, litolere abandu ibamubaha.
Kusangwa syalilabiriraya abakalengekanaya bati bawite amenge.”*