1Maze Elifazi w'Umutemani arasubizaati
2“Mbeseumunyabwenge yasubizanyaubwenge bw'ubusa,
Akiyuzuzamoumuyagauturukaiburasirazuba?
3Mbese yagisha impaka n'amagambo adafite impamvu?
Cyangwa yakwita ku bigambo kandi nta mumaro?
4NiukurikubahaImanaubikuyeho,
Kandiubuzanije no kuyisenga.
5Kuko ibicumurobyawe ari byo byigisha akanwa kawe,
Nawe wihitiyemoururimirw'ubucakura.
6Akanwa kawe ni ko kakuregasi jye,
Niukuriiminwa yawe ni yo iguhamya.
7Mbese ni wowe wabanjirije abandi kuvuka?
Cyangwa se wabyawe imisozi itararemwa?
8Wigeze kumva inama zihishwe z'Imana?
Mbese wihariyeubwenge?
9Ibyo uzi tutazini ibiki?
Icyoumenya tudafite ni iki?
10Turimoabameze imvi n'abasaza rukukuri,
Baruta soubukuru.
11Mbese ibihumurizaby'Imana bikubereye bike, ntibiguhaza?
N'amagambo y'ubugwaneza wabwiwe na yo ntiyakunyuze?
12Ni iki gitumaumutimawaweuguhabya,
Amaso yawe agahumbaguza,
13Ukerekezaumutimaho kwinubiraImana,
Ukubahuka kuvugaamagambo ameze atyo?
14“Umuntu ni iki kugirango yere,
N'ubyawe n'umugorengo abeumukiranutsi?
15Dore abera bayo ntabwo ibiringira,
Ndetse n'ijuru ntabwo ritunganye imbere yayo,
16Nkansweumuntu w'igicamuke wangiritse,
Ugotomera ibyaha nk'amazi.
17“Ngiye kukuburiraunyumvire,
Kandi ibyo nabonye ndabikumenyesha,
18(Ibyo abanyabwenge bavuze,
Babikuye kuri ba se ntibabihishe,
19Abahawe igihugu bonyine,
Ntibanyurwemo n'umunyamahanga.)
20“Umunyabyaha ahoranaumubabaro iminsi ye yose,
Akagira imyaka mike igenewe abanyarugomo.
21Ijwi ry'ibiteyeubwoba riba mu matwi ye,
Naho yaba akiri mu mahoro,
Umurimbuzi azamutera.
22Ntiyizera yuko azava mu mwijima,
Kandi azi ko inkota ihora imwubikiye.
23Asuhukaajya guhahaati
‘Amahaho ari he?’
Azi ko ategekeweumunsi w'umwijima.
24Amakuba n'umubabaro bimuteraubwoba,
Biramutsinda nk'umwami witeguriyekurwana.
25“Kuko yabanguriyeImanaukubokokwe,
Akagenza nk'umwibone yibasiye Ishoborabyose,
26Akayirohaho ashinze ijosi,
Yitwaje ingabo zifite amacondo akomeye,
27Kuko afiteumubyibuho mu maso he,
Akaba afite ibicece mu rukenyerero rwe,
28Kandi atuye mu miduguduyabaye imisaka,
No mu mazu y'imirangara atagira abantu,
Agiye guhinduka ibirundo.
29Ntazabaumukiren'ubutunzi bwe ntibuzagumaho,
N'umwero wabo ntuzagandara ku isi.
30Ntabwo azava mu mwijima,
Ikirimi cy'umurirokizababura amashami ye,
Kandi azajyanwa n'umwuka wo mu kanwa k'Imana.
31Ye kwiringira iby'ubusayishuka,
Kuko ibitagiraumumaroari byo azagororerwa.
32Bizasohora igihe cye kitaragera,
Kandi ishami rye ntirizatoha.
33Azamera nk'umuzabibu waragaritse imbuto zawo zikiri mbisi,
Nk'umwelayo wahungutsehouburabyo bwawo.
34“Kuko iteraniro ry'abatubahaImana rizasigaramoubusa,
Kandiumurirouzatwika amahema y'abahongerwa.
35Basama igomwa bakabyaraubukiranirwe,
Kandiumutimawaboushibukamouburiganya.”