Imigani

5 Mwana wanjye, ujye wita ku magambo y’ubwenge nkubwira,

Kandi utege amatwi ibyo nkwigisha ku birebana n’ubushishozi,+

 2 Kugira ngo urinde ubushobozi bwawe bwo gutekereza,

Kandi ibyo uvuga bigaragaze ko ufite ubumenyi.+

 3 Amagambo y’umugore wiyandarika aryohereye kurusha ubuki,+

Kandi yorohereye kurusha amavuta.+

 4 Ariko ingaruka z’uwo mugore zisharira nk’umuravumba,+

Kandi zikomeretsa nk’inkota ityaye ku mpande zombi.+

 5 Imyifatire ye iganisha ku rupfu,

Kandi ibikorwa bye bijyana umuntu mu Mva.*

 6 Ntajya atekereza inzira y’ubuzima,

Aba agenda nk’utazi iyo ajya.

 7 None rero mwana wanjye, ntega amatwi,

Kandi ntiwirengagize ibyo nkubwira.

 8 Ujye ugendera kure uwo mugore,

Kandi ntukagere ku muryango w’inzu ye,+

 9 Kugira ngo abantu batakugaya,+

Kandi ukazamara imyaka myinshi ubabaye,+

10 N’ubutunzi bwawe ntibutwarwe n’abantu utazi,+

Cyangwa ngo ibyo wakoreye bitwarwe n’undi muntu.

11 Nutanyumvira amaherezo uzahura n’imibabaro myinshi,

Kubera ko uzaba utagifite imbaraga kandi n’umubiri wawe warangiritse.+

12 Icyo gihe uzavuga uti: “Sinakurikije inama nagirwaga,

Nta n’ubwo nemeye gucyahwa!

13 Sinumviye abanyigishaga,

Kandi sinitaye ku byo bambwiraga.

14 Nishoye mu bikorwa byangiza,

Abantu bose babireba.”+

15 Ujye unywa amazi yo mu iriba ryawe,

N’amazi atemba aturutse mu isoko yawe.+

16 Ntukemere ko amasoko y’amazi yawe

N’imigezi y’amazi yawe bisandarira ku karubanda.+

17 Ajye aba ayawe wenyine,

Ntakabe ay’abandi bantu.+

18 Isoko y’amazi yawe nihabwe umugisha,

Kandi ujye wishimana n’umugore wo mu busore bwawe,+

19 Akubere nk’imparakazi ikundwa, kandi akubere nk’isirabo* iteye ubwuzu.+

Amabere ye ahore akunezeza,

Kandi urukundo rwe rutume uhora unezerewe cyane.+

20 None se mwana wanjye, kuki watwarwa n’umugore wiyandarika,

Cyangwa ugapfumbata umugore w’indaya?+

22 Umuntu mubi azagwa mu mutego bitewe n’amakosa ye,

Kandi azafatirwa mu byaha bye.+

23 Azapfa azize ko yabuze umuntu umuhana,

No kuba yarayobejwe no kutagira ubwenge.