Omuntu kahuka
1 Musengero. Gwa Mûsa. Mwambali wa Nnâmahanga.
Nyamwagirwa oyôrha ôbà lwâkiro lwîrhu kurhenga abantu baburhwa.
2 Embere entondo zifûnuke n’embere igulu liburhwe, kurhenga ensiku n’amango erhi ho wêhe onabà ensiku n’amango Nnâmahanga.
3 We rhegeka abantu mpu bashubire omu budaka, mpu: «Galuki mwe muburhwa n’abantu mwe.»
4 Omu masù gâwe myâka cihumbi kw’eri ak’omulegerege gw’injo gwo gwagezire, kwo enali nka cihimbi ca budufu.
5 Kushamula obashamula nk’îrò lya sêzi, nka byâsi by’oku civù,
6 sêzi omuntu anashange bijinîrîre binayâsize, kubà bijingo oshange byatûbirwe byanayûmire.
7 Omutula gwâwe gwamârhuyûsa wâni! oburhè bwâwe bwarhugezizemw’omusisi.
8 Ebyâha bîrhu wabiyansire wabihira omu masù gâwe, ebibî rhwâjiraga bwifulikwè wabihebire omu bumoleke bw’obusù bwâwe.
9 Ensiku zîrhu zoshi zâhwêrîre omu burhè bwâwe, emyâka kwo rhwayimazire nka kula omuntu amira amarhî.
10 Emyâka yîrhu yoshi haguma, gali makumi gali nda, na nk’omuntu alamirage bwenêne, gali makumi galimunani, ciru minji muli yo ganali malibuko n’obulagîrire, bulya kano kanya erhi yamâgera, kano kanya erhi kamâkala.
11 Ndi wakagera obuhashe bw’omutula gwâwe, nîsi erhi agere obwôba bukwânîne oburhè bwâwe?
12 Orhuyigîrize rhukaziyôrha rhuganjire ensiku zîrhu, lyo rhukazirhimanya.
13 Rhulolekwo mâshi Nyakasane, kuhika mangaci? Onababalire bambali bâwe.
14 Mâshi orhushobôze duba rhuyigurhe olukogo lwâwe, rhusîme rhunacîshinge ensiku zoshi z’obuzîne bwîrhu.
15 Orhuhè enshagadu y’ensiku rhwalibwîre, n’ey’emyâka rhwarhindibwîre.
16 Bambali bâwe nabo babone oku kukola okola, na bagala bâbo babone irenge lyâwe.
17 Obwinjà bwa Nyakasane Nnâmahanga bubêre nîrhu, n’emikolo yîrhu ayizibubye rhwenayo, nêci ayizibubye ekomere.