1Zaburi iyi yahimbiweumutware w'abaririmbyi. Ni iya Dawidi.
Uwiteka, warandondoyeuramenya,
2Uzi imyicarire yanjye n'imihagurukireyanjye,
Umenyera kure ibyo nibwira.
3Ujyaurondora imigendere yanjye n'imiryamire,
Uzi inzira zanjye zose.
4Kuko ijambo ritaraba mu rurimirwanjye,
Ubaumazekurimenya rwose, Uwiteka.
5Ungose inyuma n'imbere,
Unshyizehoukubokokwawe.
6Kumenya ibikomeye bityo ni igitangaza kinanira,
Kuransumba simbasha kukugeraho.
7Ndahungira Umwuka wawe he?
Ndahungira mu maso hawe he?
8Nazamuka nkajya mu ijuru uri yo,
Nasasauburiribwanjye ikuzimuuri yo.
9Nakwenda amababa y'umuseke,
Ngatura ku mpera y'inyanja,
10Aho na houkubokokwawe kwahanshorerera,
Ukubokokwawe kw'iburyo kwahamfatira.
11Nakwibwira nti “Niukuriumwijima ni wo uri buntwikīre,
Umucyoungoseuhinduke ijoro”,
12N'umwijima ntugiraicyouguhisha,
Ahubwo ijoro riva nk'amanywa,
Umwijima n'umucyo kuri wowe ni kimwe.
13Kuko ari wowe waremye ingingo zanjye,
Wanteranirije mu nda ya mama.
14Ndagushimira yuko naremweuburyo buteyeubwoba butangaza,
Imirimo wakoze ni ibitangaza,
Ibyoumutimawanjyeubizineza.
15Igikanka cyanjye ntiwagihishwe,
Ubwo naremerwaga mu rwihisho,
Ubwo naremesherezwagaubwenge mu byo hasi y'isi.
16Nkiriurusoroamaso yawe yarandebaga,
Mu gitabo cyawe handitswemo iminsi yanjye yose,
Yategetswe itarabaho n'umwe.
17Mana, erega ibyoutekereza ni iby'igiciro kuri jye!
Eregaumubarewabyo ni mwinshi!
18Nabibara birutaumusenyiubwinshi,
Iyo nkangutse turacyari kumwe.
19Mana, icyampaukicaabanyabyaha,
Mwa bīcanyi mwe, nimwumve aho ndi.
20Bakuvuganabi,
Abanzi bawe bavugiraubusaizina ryawe.
21Uwiteka, sinanga abakwanga?
Sininuba abaguhagurukira?
22Mbangaurwango rwuzuye,
Mbagira abanzi banjye.
23Mana, ndondoraumenyeumutimawanjye,
Mvugutiraumenye ibyo ntekereza.
24Urebe yuko hariho inzira y'ibibi indimo,
Unshorerere mu nzira y'iteka ryose.