Imigani

 2 Ubuninahazwa bw’Imana ni ukugumiza ikintu ari ibanga+,

ubuninahazwa bw’abami na bwo ni ugusuzuma ikintu bitonze.

 3 Kurya ijuru rigera hejuru cane, n’ubwimbike bw’isi bugashika kure cane,

ni ko n’ivyiyumviro* vy’umwami ata wobitahura.

 4 Kura imicafu mw’ifeza,

na yo izoheza ibe iyityoroye neza+.

 5 Kura umubisha imbere y’umwami

maze intebe yiwe y’ubwami izohangama mu bugororotsi+.

 6 Ntiwitere iteka imbere y’umwami+,

kandi ntiwishire hamwe n’abahambaye+,

 7 kuko yopfuma akubwira ati: «Ingo hano»,

 8 Ntushingishe urubanza gihutihuti.

None wokora iki hamwe mugenzawe yokumaramaza+?

 9 Genda mubiyage na mugenzawe+,

ariko ntuhishure ivyo wabwiwe mw’ibanga*+,

10 kugira ngo uwukwumviriza ntakumaramaze

canke ngo usange wakwiragije amajambo mabi* udashobora kugarura.

11 Ijambo rivuzwe ku gihe kibereye+

rimeze nk’amapome y’inzahabu ari mu dusharizo tw’ifeza.

12 Ku muntu yakira neza impanuro+, umuhanuzi mwiza

ameze nk’ihereni ry’inzahabu n’agasharizo k’inzahabu nzizanziza.

13 Kurya kw’akabeho k’urubura* mu gihe c’iyimbura,

ni ko n’intumwa yizigirwa imeze ku wayitumye,

kuko iruhurira shebuja+.

14 Umuntu yiratira ingabire atigeze atanga*+

ameze nk’ibicu n’umuyaga bitarimwo imvura.

15 Ukwihangana kurashobora kugondoza umuntu afise ububasha*,

kandi amajambo y’ubwitonzi arashobora kumena igufa+.

16 Niwaronka ubuki, urarya ubwo ukeneye gusa,

kuko niwarya bwinshi uzobudahwa+.

17 Ntiwamize ikirenge cawe mu nzu ya mugenzawe,

kugira ntuhave umurambira maze akakwanka.

18 Uwagiriza ibinyoma mugenziwe+

ameze nk’ubuhiri* n’inkota be n’umwampi usongoye.

19 Kwizigira umuntu atari umwizigirwa* mu gihe c’amagorwa

bimeze nko guhekenya n’iryinyo rivunitse canke gutambuka n’ikirenge kimugaye.

20 Kuririmbira umuntu atuntuye ku mutima+,

ni nko kwambura impuzu mu gihe c’imbeho

canke gusuka inkarihe ku munyu witwa alikali*.

21 Nimba umwansi wawe ashonje, numuhe ico arya.

Nimba anyotewe, numuhe amazi yo kunywa+,

22 kuko uzoba umurunze amakara yaka ku mutwe*+,

kandi Yehova azogushimira.

23 Umuyaga wo mu buraruko uzana imvura,

ururimi ruvuga urusaku na rwo rukazana ishavu+.

24 Wopfuma wibera mu mfuruka y’igisenge c’inzu,

hako ubana mu nzu imwe n’umugore w’amahane*+.

25 Agakuru keza kavuye mu gihugu ca kure

kameze nk’amazi apfutse ku muntu arushe+.

26 Umugororotsi yemera kwoshwa* n’umubisha

ameze nk’iriba ryuzuye urwondo be n’isoko ricafuye.

27 Si vyiza kurya ubuki bwinshi cane+,

kandi si vyiza kwironderera ubuninahazwa+.

28 Umuntu adashobora gucungera ishavu ryiwe+

ameze nk’igisagara babomoye kigasigara kitagira uruhome.