1 Nimuhimbaze Uhoraho, mwamamaze izina ryiwe;
mumenyekanishe mu mahanga ivyo yakoze.
2 Nimumuririmbire, mumuhimbaze;
muvuge ibikorwa vyiwe bihambaye.
3 Mwirate izina ryiwe ryera;
imitima y’abarondera Uhoraho inezerwe.
4 Nimurondere Uhoraho n’inkomezi ziwe;
mwame murondera mu nyonga hiwe.
5 Nimwibuke ibitangaza yakoze,
utwumiza, n’imanza yaciye;
6 yemwe ruvyaro rwa Aburahamu, umusavyi wayo;
yemwe bene Yakobo, abo yatoranije.
7 Uhoraho ni we Mana yacu;
imanza ziwe ziri mw’isi yose.
8 Yama yibuka isezerano ryiwe ibihe vyose,
n’ijambo yasezeranye, gushika ku runganwe rugira igihumbi,
9 Isezerano yagiranye na Aburahamu,
indahiro yarahiye Isaka.
10 Yararyemeje kuri Yakobo nk’itegeko,
no kuri Isirayeli nk’isezerano ry’intahava ngo:
11 "Nzoguha igihugu c’i Kanani,
kibe umugabane wawe uzoragwa."
12 Igihe bari bakiri inkehwa gusa,
mbere ari inkehwa vy’ukuri, kandi ari inyambukira muri co,
13 Bagenda bangara bava mu gihugu baja mu kindi,
bava mu bwami baja mu bundi.
14 Ntiyakundira umuntu n’umwe kubacinyiza;
ku bwabo yakankamiye abami ati:
15 "Ntimukore ku bo narobanuje amavuta;
ntimugirire nabi abavugishwa banje."
16 Yahamagaye ikigoyi mu gihugu
asambura ibigega vyabo vy’indya vyose;
17 maze urungika umuntu imbere yabo;
ni Yosefu yagurishijwe nk’umugurano.
18 Baboshe amaguru yiwe mu minyororo,
izosi ryiwe rishirwa mu vyuma,
19 kugeza ivyo yari yaravuze bishitse,
kugeza ijambo ry’Uhoraho ryemeje ko yavuze ukuri.
20 Umwami atumako baramurekura,
abakuru bo mu bantu bamuha kwidegemvya.
21 Amuhindura uwuganza abo mu rugo rwiwe,
uwuganza ivyo yari atunze vyose,
22 ngo yigishe abaganwa biwe nk’uko bimuhimbaye
kandi ngo yigishe abatware baho ubwenge.
23 Maze Isirayeli yinjira muri Egiputa;
Yakobo aba inyambukira mu gihugu ca Hamu.
24 Uhoraho atuma abantu biwe bagwira;
atuma baba benshi ku bansi babo,
25 abo yatumye imitima yanka abantu biwe,
ngo bagire inama yo kubagirira nabi.
26 Yatumye Mose umusavyi wiwe,
na Aroni, uwo yari yaratoranije.
27 Bakora ibitangaza muri bo,
n’utwumiza mu gihugu ca Hamu.
28 Yarungitse umwijima apfuka igihugu cabo cose;
kuko bari bamugararije.
29 Yahinduye amazi yabo amaraso,
bituma amafi yabo apfa.
30 Igihugu cabo cuzuye ibikere,
biraduga no mu buriri bw’abatware babo.
31 Yaravuze, haca hatera ibibugu,
imibu ikwira igihugu cose ca Egiputa.
32 Yahinduye imvura yabo urubura,
imiravyo iboneka mu gihugu cabo cose;
33 yahungururiye hasi imizabibu n’imisukoni vyabo
avunagura ibiti vyo muri Egiputa.
34 Yaravuze, maze inzige ziraza,
intoteza zitagira igitigiri;
35 zirya ibitotahaye vyose vyo mu gihugu cabo,
zirya ivyimburwa bimera kw’isi yabo.
36 Maze yica abana b’imfura bo mu gihugu cabo,
ivyamwa vya mbere vyo mu buto bwabo.
37 Yasohoye Isirayeli, bagenda bikoreye ifeza n’inzahabu
mu bo mu miryango yabo nta n’umwe yatsitaye.
38 Egiputa bari banezerewe igihe bagenda
kuko bari batekewe n’ubwoba kubera Abisirayeli.
39 Yagaranzuye igicu co kubapfuka,
n’umuriro wo kubamurikira mw’ijoro.
40 Barasavye, na we abaha inkware;
yarabagaburiye barahaga umukate uvuye mw’ijuru.
41 Yasatuye igitandara, amazi aradudubiza;
atemba nk’uruzi mu bugaragwa.
42 Kuko yibutse isezerano ryiwe ryera
iryo yahaye umusavyi wiwe Aburahamu.
43 Yasohoye abantu biwe banezerewe,
abo yitoranirije bavuza impundu z’umunezero;
44 yabahaye igihugu c’amahanga,
barazwe ico abandi bahabiye;
45 kugira ngo bitondere ivyo yihanikirije
bagendere mu vyagezwe vyiwe.
Uhoraho ahimbazwe.