Enfumu 18

1Oyetaanisa n'abandi, aba naasherura ebye wenka;

Kandi aba ayangire obwengye bwona obuhikire. 21

Omushema tashemerererwa kwetegyereza,

Kureka ashemezibwa okugamba ebiteekateeko bye.

3Ku haija obubi, n'okugaya kwija;

Kandi emitwarize mibi ereeta okuhemuka. 42

Ebigambo by'omu kanwa k'omuntu ni nk'amaizi maingi,

Kandi enshuro y'obwengye ni nk'omugyera gurikuhimintika. 53

Ti kirungi kugwera orubaju rw'omubi omu rubanja,

N'obu kwakuba okwita orubanja rw'ohikiriire.

6Ebigambo by'omushema bireeta entongane,

Kandi orurimi rwe rumuteeza enkoni. 74

Akanwa k'omushema kamucwekyereza,

N'eminwa ye niyo emugwisa omu mutego. 85

Ebigambo by'abahwihwitsi ni nk'eby'okurya ebinuzire munonga,

Bishuuma omu bicweka by'omunda.

9Orikweganda aha murimo gwe

Ni murumuna w'orikucwekyereza. 106

Eiziina rya MUKAMA n'omunaara gugumire,

Ohikiriire ku aguhungiramu, aguma ari buhooro. 117

Eitungo ry'omutungi nirwo rurembo rwe oruhamire,

Kandi ni nk'orugo ruraingwa rw'amabaare orurikumurinda. 128

Okwehimbisa kw'omutima gw'omuntu kukuratwa okucwekyerera,

Kwonka okwecureeza kukuratwa ekitiinisa.

13Ogarukamu atabandize kuhurira

Kyoreka obushema bwe n'okuhemuka.

14Omutima guhamire gugumya omuntu omu ndwara ye,

Kwonka oguhahaire n'oha owaakubaasa kugwemera?

15Omutima gw'omwerinzi gutunga okumanya,

Kandi okutu kw'omunyabwengye nikyo kwetenga. 169

Ekiconco ky'omuntu kimuhaisa omwanya,

Kandi kimuhitsya omu maisho g'ab'ekitiinisa.

17Omu rubanja, obanza kutongana oshusha oti, ebye nibyo bihikire;

Kwonka kitabaarizibwa ku aija, amwomesereza.

18Enteenyu emara empaka,

Kandi eramura ab'ekitiinisa abarikuhakana.

19Okugarukana n'ow'eishe-mwe ogwisiibwe kubi kugumire okukira okwata orurembo rw'amaani,

Kandi entongane nk'ezo zigumire okukira ebihongorezo by'ekigo. 2010

Ebiruga omu kanwa k'omuntu nibyo bimuhaazya,

Kandi omweru gw'eminwa ye nigwo gurimuhaazya.

21Orurimi rugira obushoboorozi bw'okwita n'obw'okukiza,

N'abarukunda baryaheebwa ebi ruribareetera. 2211

Oboine mukazi w'okushwera, aba aboine ekintu kirungi;

Kandi aba atungire omugisha ogurugire ahari MUKAMA. 2312

Omworo agamba naayeshengyereza munonga;

Kwonka omutungi amugarukisamu ekikabuko. 2413

Emikago mingi esheenya eka,

Kwonka habaho munywani w'omuntu okira owaanyina owaazairwe nawe.