Enfumu 1

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Enfumu za Sulemaani mwene Daudi, omugabe wa Israeli,

2Ez'okumanyisa obwengye n'okuhabura,

N'ez'okushoboorora ebigambo ebirimu okwetegyereza, 32

Ez'okwegyesa okukoresa obwengye

Omu kuhikiirira, omu buryo n'omu bwinganisa;

4Okuhaisa otaine bwengye okwerinda;

N'omutsigazi okumuha okumanya obwerinzi,

5Ngu omunyabwengye ahurire, ayeyongyere kwega,

Kandi omushaija oine okwetegyereza atungye obwengye obuhikire; 63

Okumanya enfumu n'eby'okurengyezana,

Ebigambo by'abanyabwengye n'ebishaakuzo.

Ebirikuhabura okureka emicwe mibi

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Okutiina MUKAMA niyo ntandikiro y'okumanya,

Kwonka abashema bagaya obwengye n'okuhaburwa.

8Mwana wangye, guma ohurire ebi sho arikukuhabura,

Kandi otanga ebi nyoko arikukwegyesa; 95

Ahabw'okuba biryaba eihunde aha mutwe gwawe,

Kandi emikuufu omu bitsya byawe.

10Mwana wangye, abasiisi ku barikubeihabeiha,

Otariikiriza.

11Ku barigira ngu, Ija tugyendane, tugwere ab'okwita,

N'abataine rubanja tubature busha, 126

Tubamire bahuriire, nk'oku

Okuzimu emira abantu bashugaine,

Nk'abo abashuuma omu Kiina;

13Turyagwa aha bintu by'obuguzi bwingi,

Twijuze amaka gaitu eminyago;

14Mbwenu kwatanisa naitwe,

Twena tugire enshaho emwe; 157

Mwana wangye, otarigyenda nabo,

N'obu kwakuba okwimutsya ekigyere kyawe kutoora emihanda yaabo; 168

Ahabw'okuba ebigyere byabo biirukira ebibi,

Birahuka kusheesha eshagama.

17Manya, okutega omutego enyonyi neegureeba,

N'okweruhiza busha.

18Kwonka abo bantu baba nibagwera eshagama yaabo bonka,

Nibagira amagara gaabo omu kyetindo.

19Niyo mihanda y'abo boona abagira omururu gw'amagoba,

Gaihaho amagara ga bakama baago. 209

Bwengye naayeta naayamuriza omu nguuto,

Eiraka rye naariimukiza omu butare.

21Naayetera aha mutwe gw'engo z'amabaare z'orurembo,

Aha marembo gaarwo niho arikugambira ebigambo bye, naagira ati:

22Imwe abataine bwengye, muryahitsya hi okukunda okutagira bwengye?

Abateezi b'enaku baryahitsya hi okwesiimira okuteera enaku kwabo,

N'abashema okwanga okumanya? 2310

Mute omutima aha kuhana kwangye;

Reeba, naaza kushuka Omwoyo wangye ahariimwe,

Mbamanyise ebigambo byangye. 2411

Ahabw'okubeeta, mukanga kuhurira,

Nkatega emikono, hakabura owaakitaho omutima; 2512

Ahabw'okuteeta ha kuhabura kwangye kwona,

Mukangira kimwe okuhana kwangye, 2613

Naanye ndyasheka omu bunaku bw'ebihikiirizi byanyu;

Ndyabateerera enaku, ekimurikutiina kyabahikaho.

27Ekirikubatiinisa ku kiriija nk'eihunga,

N'ebihikiirizi byanyu byaija nk'omuyaga gw'akasooroora,

Mwagira enaku n'obusaasi, 2814

Obwo baryantakira, kwonka tindigarukamu;

Baryayezirika kunsherura, kwonka tibarindeeba. 2915

Ahabw'okwanga okumanya,

N'okwihamu okutiina MUKAMA, 3016

Bakangira kimwe okuhabura kwangye,

Bakagaya okuhana kwangye kwona, 3117

Nikyo baririira ebyana by'emitwarize yaabo,

Bakaiguta enaama zaabo mbi. 3218

Ahabw'okuba okugaruka enyima kw'abataine bwengye kuryabaita,

N'okugogyera kw'abashema kuryabacwekyereza; 3319

Kwonka weena orikumpurira aryatuura buhooro,

Agume agaramisiriize, ataine kabi k'arikutiina.