1Igihe wicajwe no gusangira n'umutware,
Ushyireumutimakuri uwo uri imbere yawe.
2Niba uzi yuko uriumunyandanini,
Wifatira icyuma ku muhogowawe.
3Ntiwishinge ibyokurya bye biryoshye,
Kuko bishukana.
4Ntukarushywe no gushakaubutunzi,
Ihebere bwa bwenge bwawe.
5Mbese wahanga amaso ku bitariho?
Kukoubutunzi butabura kwitera amababa,
Bukagurukank'uko igisiga kirenga mu bushwi.
6Ntukarye ibyokurya by'ufiteijisho ribi,
Kandi ntukifuze ibyokurya bye biryoshye,
7Kuko uko atekereza ku mutimaari ko ari.
Yenda arakubwira ati “Ngwino ngufungurire”,
Arikoumutimawe ntabwo ubauhujenawe.
8Intore wamizeuzayiruka,
Kandiuzabawapfushijeubusaamagambo yawe wamushimishije.
9Ntukagire icyouvugaumupfapfa akumva,
Kuko azahinyuraubwenge bw'amagambo yawe.
10Ntugashingure imbago zerekana imbibi za kera,
Kandi ntukarengēre mu mirima y'impfubyi,
11Kuko Umurengezi wabo akomeye,
Azakuburanya ababuranira.
12Huguriraumutimawawe kwigishwa,
N'amatwi yawe ku magambo yo kumenya.
13Ntukange guhanaumwana,
Kuko numukubitaumunyafu atazapfa.
14Uzamukubitaumunyafu,
Mazeuzakizaubugingo bwe kujya ikuzimu.
15Mwana wanjye,umutimawawe nugiraubwenge,
Uwanjye na wouzanezerwa.
16Niukuriumutimawanjyeuzanezerwa,
Nuvugaibitunganye.
17Ntugakundireumutimawawe kwifuza iby'abanyabyaha,
AhubwouhorewubahaUwiteka burinde bwira.
18Kuko hariho ingororano koko,
Kandi ibyiringiro byawe ntibizakurwaho.
19Tega amatwi mwana wawe,ugireubwenge,
Kandiuyoboreumutimawawe mu nzira nziza.
20Ntukabemu iteraniro ry'abanywi b'inzoga,
No mu ry'abanyandanini bagira amerwe y'inyama.
21Kukoumusinzi n'umunyandanini bazakena,
Kandiumunyabitotsi bizamwambikaubushwambagara.
22Umvira so wakubyaye,
Kandi ntugahinyure nyoko ageze mu za bukuru.
23Guraukurintuguranure,
Guraubwenge no kwigishwa n'ubuhanga.
24Se w'umukiranutsi azishima cyane,
Kandiubyaraumwanaufiteubwenge azamwishimira,
25So na nyoko bishime,
Kandiuterenyoko wakubyaye kuvuzaimpundu.
26Mwana wanjye, mpaumutimawawe,
Kandi amaso yawe yishimire inzira zanjye.
27Kukoumugorewa maraya ariuruhavururerure,
Kandiumugorew'inzaduka ariurwobo rufunganye.
28Niukuriaca igico nk'umwambuzi,
Kandi atuma hagwira abagambanyi mu bantu.
29Ni ndeubonye ishyano?
Ni ndeutaka?
Ni ndeufiteintonganya?
Ni nde wiganyira?
Ni ndeufiteinguma zitagira impamvu?
Ni ndeutukuzaamaso?
30Ni abarara inkera,
N'abagenda bavumba inturire.
31Ntukarebe vino uko itukura,
Igihe ibirira mu gikombe,
Ikamanuka neza.
32Amaherezo iryana nk'inzoka,
Igatema nk'impiri.
33Amaso yaweukayahanga ku by'inzaduka,
Kandiumutimawaweukavuga ibigoramye.
34Niukuriukazengerezwa nk'uryamye mu nyanja hagati,
Cyangwa nk'umuntuuryamye hejuru y'umuringoti wo mu nkuge.
35Ukavuga uti “Bankubisenyamara nta cyo mbaye,
Bampondaguye kandi sinumvise,
Ndakanguka ryari ngo nongere njye kuvumba?”