1 Nimwumve ivyo Uhoraho ababwira, yemwe bantu ba Isirayeli. 2 Uku ni ko Uhoraho avuze:
"Ntimwige ingeso z’amahanga
canke ngo muterwe ubwoba n’ibimenyetso vyo kw’ijuru,
nk’uko ayo mahanga aterwa ubwoba na vyo.
3 Kuko imigenzo y’abo bantu ata co imaze;
baca igiti mw’ishamba,
maze umuhinga akakibaza akoresheje imbazo yiwe.
4 Bakagishariza n’ifeza n’inzahabu;
bakagihagarika bakoresheje inyundo n’imisumari
kugira ngo ntigitembe.
5 Ivyo bigirwamana bimeze nk’ibikanganyoni, mu mirima,
ntibishobora kuvuga;
bitegerezwa guterurwa
kuko bidashobora kugenda.
Ntimubitinye;
nta co bishobora gukora caba kibi
canke ciza."
6 Nta n’umwe ameze nkawe Uhoraho;
kuko uri nkuru,
kandi izina ryawe rirahambaye rifise ubushobozi.
7 Ni nde atokwubaha,
yewe Mwami w’amahanga?
Urabikwiye.
Mu banyabwenge bose bo mu mahanga
no mu bwami bwabo bwose,
nta n’umwe ameze nkawe.
8 Bose ntibagira ubwenge kandi ni ibipfu;
bigishijwe n’imana zibajwe mu biti ata co zimaze.
9 Ifeza yatunganijwe iva i Tarushishi
n’inzahabu iva muri Ufazi.
Ivyo abahinga n’abacuzi bakoze
baca bavyambika impuzu z’agahama n’ubururu,
zose zakozwe n’abahinga babimogoreye.
10 Ariko Uhoraho ni Imana y’ukuri;
ni Imana nzima, Umwami ahoraho.
Ashavuye, isi yose iratigita;
amahanga ntashobora kwihanganira uburake bwiwe.
11 "Babwire ibi, uti: ‘Izo mana, zitaremye amajuru ntizireme isi, zizorandurwa zikurwe kw’isi no musi y’amajuru.’ "
12 Ariko Imana yaremye isi mu bushobozi bwayo;
iremesha isi ubwenge bwayo,
kandi yagura amajuru mu gutahura kwayo.
13 Iyo ituragaye, amazi yo hejuru aca abomborana;
ituma ibicu biduga biva ku mpera z’isi.
Irungika umuravyo n’imvura,
igasohora umuyaga iwukuye mu bubiko bwayo.
14 Umuntu wese ni ikijuju nta bwenge agira;
umucuzi w’inzahabu wese naterwe isoni n’ibigirwamana vyiwe.
Kuko ibishushanyo vyiwe ari ibinyoma gusa;
nta mpwemu y’ubuzima iri muri vyo.
15 Nta co bimaze, ni ivyo gukengerwa gusa;
igihe c’urubanza rwavyo nicashika, bizohona.
16 Ariko wa wundi, we mugabane wa Yakobo, ntameze nka vyo,
kuko ari Umuremyi w’ibintu vyose
harimwo na Isirayeli, abantu yagize inyegu yiwe.
Uhoraho Mushoboravyose ni ryo zina ryiwe.
17 Nimwegeranye ibintu vyanyu kugira ngo muve mu gihugu,
yemwe abugarijwe.
18 Kuko uku ari ko Uhoraho avuze:
"Muri ico gihe, nzoshiburira hanze
ababa muri iki gihugu bose;
nzobateza ubwoba
gushika bose bafashwe mpiri, nta wuzocika."
19 Ewe jewe ndagowe, kuko nkomeretse!
Kandi igikomere canje ntigishobora gukira!
Ariko naribwiye mu mutima nti:
"Iyi ni yo ngwara yanje, kandi ntegerezwa kuyihanganira."
20 Ihema ryanje rirasambuwe;
n’ibiziriko vyaryo vyose biracagaguwe.
Abahungu banje bagiye kandi ntibakiriho;
nta n’umwe asigaye ngo anyubakire ihema
canke ngo anyubakire urusago.
21 Abungere nta co bibabwiye
kandi ntibasiguza Uhoraho;
ni co gituma batazotera imbere
kandi umukuku wabo wose ukaba usanzaye.
22 Umviriza! Inkuru iraje,
ugutigita kw’isi kuje kuva mu gihugu co mu buraruko!
Kuzosiga ibisagara vy’i Buyuda ari imisaka,
ahakwiye kuba imbwebwe.
23 Ndazi, yewe Uhoraho, ko ubuzima bw’abantu batabuganza;
kandi ko badashobora kwirongorera intambuko.
24 Nkosora, yewe Uhoraho, ariko ku rugezo rubereye,
atari mu burake bwawe,
kuko wompindura ubusa.
25 Suka uburake bwawe ku mahanga
arya atakwemera,
ku bantu batambaza izina ryawe.
Kuko bashihaguye aba Yakobo;
mbere barabashihaguye barabamara
kandi basambuye n’igihugu ciwe.