Runyankore - Rukiga Bible 1964
Enfumu 26
Eby'abashema
Nk'oku orubaare rutashemereire kubaho mu kyanda, n'enjura omu igyesha,
Nikwo n'omushema atashemereire kitiinisa. 2
Nk'oku ekiteera-nkumba kizengyerera, kandi nk'oku entaratambi eguruka,
Nikwo n'omukyeeno gwa busha gutagira u gwita. 3
Kibooko eshemerera embaraasi, n'enkoba z'omu kanwa zishemerera endogoya,
Kandi n'enkoni zishemerera amabega g'abashema. 4
Otarigarukamu omushema nk'oku obushema bwe buri,
Haza naiwe okaba nkawe. 5
Garukamu omushema nk'oku obushema bwe buri,
Atakaayemanya ku aine obwengye.
Otuma omushema aba naayehenda amaguru,
Kandi ayereetera okufeerwa.
Nk'oku amaguru g'ebirema gatuura nigaregyeijana,
Nikwo n'enfumu eba etyo omu kanwa k'abashema.
Okuha omushema ekitiinisa
Ni nk'okukomera eibaare omu kenda k'enjungu.
Nk'oku eihwa ricumita engaro y'omusinzi, rikagihweramu,
Nikwo n'enfumu eba omu kanwa k'abashema.
Nk'oku omurasi arasha weena ou yaabanda,
N'orikukoresa omushema nari omuhinguzi nikwo ari. 6
Nk'oku embwa egarukira ebitanaki byayo,
Nikwo n'omushema ari orikugarukira obushema bwe. 7
Nooreeba omuntu orikwemanya obwengye?
Okaagira amatsiko aha mushema okukira ahari ogwo muntu.
Eby'abeeremwa
Omweremwa agira ati: Omu nguuto harimu ntare;
N'omu mihanda harimu entare.
Nk'oku orwigi rwecundira aha pata zaarwo,
Nikwo n'omweremwa ayehindahindurira aha kitanda kye. 9
Omweremwa atibika engaro ze omu rwabya,
Abura agaazigarura omu kanwa. 10
Omweremwa, omu kureeba kwe, aba ow'obwengye
Okukira abashaija mushanju abarikubaasa kugarukamu nibeerinda.
Orikwetaasya omu ntongane zitari ze,
Ni nk'orikukwata amatu g'embwa erikuhingura.
Omuntu ogobeza mutaahi we, akagira ati: Naaba ninteera obuyaga!
Ni nk'omugwa-iraro orikurekyera ebikongyezo n'emyambi na rufu.
Ahu enku zibura, omuriro guraara;
N'ahu omuhwihwitsi atari, entongane zihwaho. 11
Nk'oku bongyera amakara aha makara gaacwetsya, nari enku aha muriro,
Nikwo omuntu entongani akanyisa entongane. 12
Ebigambo by'omuhwihwitsi n'otw'okurya tunuzire,
Bimirwa, bihika omunda omu kishansha.
Omuntu orikugamba eby'okukunda, haza aine omutima mubi,
Ni nk'enyungu eshwekirwe ebirikwengyengyeta by'efeeza.
Omwangani aryarya n'eminwa ye,
Kwonka omu mutima gwe aba asherekiremu eitima. 13
N'obu arigamba gye, otarimwesiga;
ahabw'okuba omu mutima gwe harimu ebirikunugwa mushanju.
N'obu yaakushweka rwango ye n'oburyarya,
Obubi bwe buryareebeka butunu, ahu abantu bateeraniire. 14
Orikutimba ekiina aryakigwamu,
Kandi orikukumbagaza eibaare, riryamugarukira.
Orurimi rurikubeiha rwanga abu rwahutaize,
Kandi akanwa akarikumamarika kareeta okucwekyerera.
Source notes (14)
- Cross-reference 1 Sam 12:17.
- Cross-reference Kub 23:8; 2 Sam 16:12.
- Cross-reference Enf 19:29; Zab 32:9.
- Cross-reference 2 Sam 16:11.
- Cross-reference Mat 16:1-4; 21:24-27; Rom 12:16.
- Cross-reference 2 Pet 2:22.
- Cross-reference Enf 29:20.
- Cross-reference Enf 22:13.
- Cross-reference Enf 19:24.
- Cross-reference Enf 26:5.
- Cross-reference Enf 15:18; 2 Sam 20:1.
- Cross-reference Enf 18:8.
- Cross-reference Zab 28:3.
- Cross-reference Enf 28:10; Zab 7:15.
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