Aniversário de idoso
O aniversário de um idoso é celebração de uma vida longa e cheia de experiências com Deus. A Bíblia honra os cabelos brancos como coroa de glória e prova da fidelidade divina.
Nimushimire Uhoraho, kuko ari mwiza;
urukundo rwiwe rwamaho ibihe bidashira.
Uhoraho yabikoze kuri uwu musi nyene;
tunezerwe uwu musi kandi duhimbarwe.
Nzokwama nshima Uhoraho ibihe vyose;
ishimwe ryiwe rizokwama ku minwa yanje ubudasiba.
Uhoraho ni we nkomezi zanje n’inkinzo yanje;
umutima wanje uramwizigira, na we akantabara.
Umutima wanje witerera hejuru kubera umunezero,
nanje nzomushimisha indirimbo yanje.
Wuzuza umutima wanje umunezero
uruta uwo bagira mu gihe c’umusesekara w’ingano n’umuvinyu.
Umenyesha inzira y’ubugingo;
uzonyuzuza umunezero ndi imbere yawe,
n’agahimbare kadashira ndi i buryo bwawe.
Ico nsaba Uhoraho ni kimwe,
kandi ni co conyene ndondera:
ni ukuba mu Ngoro y’Uhoraho
imisi yose yo kubaho kwanje,
ngo nihweze ubwiza bw’Uhoraho,
ndamurondera mu rusengero rwiwe.
Utwigishe guharura imisi yacu,
kugira ngo turonke imitima y’ubwenge.
Imvi ni urugori rw’ubwiza;
kironkwa n’abagendera mu bugororotsi.
Icubahiro c’umusore ni inkomezi ziwe,
imvi na zo ni ryo teka ry’umutama.
ariko abizigiye Uhoraho
bazokwama bongerwa inkomezi.
Bazoguruka mu kirere nk’abagurukisha amababa y’inkona,
bazokwiruka ntibaruhe,
bazogenda ntibacike intege.
None rero, nk’uko Uhoraho yabinsezeraniye, yarazigamye ubugingo bwanje imyaka mirongo ine n’itanu kuva igihe yabwira Mose ivyo, igihe Abisirayeli bariko barayerera mu bugaragwa. Uyu musi maze imyaka mirongo umunani n’itanu. Ndacafise inkomezi nk’izo nari mfise igihe Mose yandungika, kandi ndacaja mu ntambara nk’uko nari meze ico gihe.
"Uhoraho aguhezagire
kandi akuzigame;
Uhoraho akumurikishirize mu nyonga hiwe
kandi akugirire ubuntu;
Uhoraho aguhindukirize inyonga ziwe
kandi aguhe amahoro." ’
Mugenzi nkunda, ndakwipfuriza kugira amagara meza no kuroranirwa mu mubiri, nk’uko umushaha wawe umerewe.