1Imigani ya Salomo.
Umwana w'umunyabwenge anezeza se,
Arikoumwanaupfapfana ababaza nyina.
2Ubutunzi bubi nta cyo bumara,
Ariko gukiranuka kudukizaurupfu.
3Uwiteka ntazemera koumukiranutsi yicwa n'inzara,
Ariko ahakanira abanyabyaha ibyo bararikira.
4Ukoreshaukubokokudehaazakena,
Arikoukubokok'umunyamwete guteraubukire.
5Usarura mu cyi niumwanaufiteubwenge,
Arikouryamīra mu isarura niumwanaukozaisoni.
6Amahirwe ari ku mutwe w'umukiranutsi,
Arikourugomorutwikira akanwa k'abakiranirwa.
7Kwibukaumukiranutsi kuzanaumugisha,
Ariko izina ry'umunyabyaha ryo rizabora.
8Umunyabwenge mu mutimayemera amategeko,
Arikoumupfu w'umunyamagambo azagwa.
9Ugenda atunganye aba agenda akomeye,
Arikouyobya inzira ze azamenyekana.
10Uwicanirana amaso ateraumubabaro,
Kandiumupfu w'umunyamagambo azagwa.
11Akanwa k'umukiranutsi ni isōko y'ubugingo,
Arikourugomorupfukaumunwa w'abanyabyaha.
12Urwangano rubyutsa intonganya:
Arikourukundo rutwikira ibicumurobyose.
13Ku munwa w'ujijutse habonekaubwenge,
Ariko ibitugu by'udafiteumutimabihanishwa inkoni.
14Abanyabwenge bikoranyiriza kumenya,
Ariko akanwa k'umupfapfa ni akaga karimbura vuba.
15Ubutunzi bw'umukirebumuberaumuduguduukomeye,
Ibitsemba abatindi niubukenebwabo.
16Umurimow'umukiranutsi werekeye ku bugingo,
Inyungu z'umunyabyaha zerekeye ku byaha.
17Uwitondera ibihugūzwa ari mu nzira y'ubugingo,
Arikouwanga gucyahwa arayoba.
18Uhishaurwango niumunyamunwauryarya,
Kandiubeshyera undi aba ariumupfu.
19Amagambo menshi ntaburamoibicumuro,
Uwirinda mu byo avuga niumunyabwenge.
20Ururimirw'umukiranutsi ni ifeza y'indobanure,
Umutimaw'inkozi y'ibibi ni uw'umumaromuke.
21Umunwa w'umukiranutsiugaburirabenshi,
Ariko abapfapfa bapfa bazize kuburaubwenge.
22Umugisha Uwiteka atangauzanaubukire,
Kandi nta mubabaro yongeraho.
23Gukoraibibiumupfapfa abyita ibikino,
Arikoumuhanga yishimiraubwenge.
24Icyoumunyabyaha atinya ni cyo kizamugeraho,
Ariko icyoumukiranutsi yifuza azagihabwa.
25Nk'uko serwakira ihita ni koumunyabyaha ahera,
Arikoumukiranutsi niurufatiro ruhoraho iteka.
26Nk'ukoumushari wa vinousharirira akanwa,
Kandi nk'ukoumwotsiubabaza amaso,
Ni koumunyabute amerera abamutuma.
27Kūbaha Uwiteka guterakurama,
Ariko imyaka y'umunyabyaha izatuba.
28Kwiringira k'umukiranutsi niumunezero,
Ariko icyoumunyabyaha yifuza kizahera.
29Uburyo bw'Uwiteka buberaabatunganye igihome,
Ariko ku nkozi z'ibibi niukurimbuka.
30Ntabwoumukiranutsi azanyeganyezwa,
Ariko abanyabyaha ntibazaba mu isi.
31Akanwa k'umukiranutsi kavamoubwenge,
Arikoururimirugoreka ruzacibwa.
32 Umunwa w'umukiranutsi uzi ibishimwa,
Ariko akanwa k'umunyabyaha kavuga iby'ubugoryi.