Ndakingura, ariko wari waragiye
Avuga ko yaje mu murima wiwe. Hanyuma umugore ayaga ijoro yazuyaje ku muryango, akingura atinze, asanga yagiye. Mu kumurondera, abarinzi baramukubita. Abajijwe ico amurusha abandi, amudondora kuva ku mutwe gushika ku birenge.
5 1Ndinjiye mu murima wanje, mushikanje, mugenzi wanje; ndatoye imanemane yanje hamwe n’ibirungo vyanje, ndariye igitinda c’ubuki bwanje hamwe n’ubuki bwanje, ndanyoye umuvinyu wanje hamwe n’amata yanje. Nimurye, bagenzi; nimunywe, kandi munywe menshi, bakunzi!
2Narasinziriye, ariko umutima wanje wari maso. Haza ijwi—umukunzi wanje aradodora: “Nkingurira, mushikanje, nkunda wanje, nyange wanje, wewe utagira akanenge, kuko umutwe wanje womaze n’ikime, n’umushatsi wanje womaze n’ama tonyanga yo mw’ijoro.” 3Nari namaze kwiyambura umwambaro wanje—none noza kuwambara gute? Nari namaze koza ibirenge vyanje—none noza kubyanduza gute? 4Umukunzi wanje yashize ukuboko kwiwe ku rwinjiriro, umutima wanje uryoherwa cane imbere yanje. 5Narahagurutse ngo nkingurire umukunzi wanje umuryango, amaboko yanje atonyangwa n’imanemane, intoke zanje zitonyangwa n’imanemane y’amazi, ku makingirizo y’umuryango. 6Narakinguriye umukunzi wanje umuryango, ariko umukunzi wanje yari yaragabukiye yaragiye. Umutima wanje warataye agaheta igihe yavuga. Naramurondeye, ariko ntinamuronka; naramuhamagaye, ariko ntiyishura. 7Abarinzi barambonye mu kuzunguruka igisagara; barankubise, barankomerekeje; bampambuye igishura canje, abo barinzi b’ibisehe. 8Ndabasavye, bakobwa b’i Yeruzalemu, nimwaronka umukunzi wanje, mumubwire yuko ndwaye urukundo. 9Umukunzi wawe arusha iki uwundi mukunzi, wewe mwiza w’iminonko mu bagore? Umukunzi wawe arusha iki uwundi mukunzi, ku buryo utwinginga gutya?
10Umukunzi wanje arabengerana kandi atukura, aratandukanye mu bantu ibihumbi cumi. 11Umutwe wiwe ni inzahabu nziza cane; umushatsi wiwe uragoramatse, urirabura nk’igikona. 12Amaso yiwe ameze nk’inuma iri ku nkengera y’imigende y’amazi, akogejwe mu mata, ashinze neza nk’amabuye y’agaciro mu kibanza cayo. 13Amatama yiwe ameze nk’imbuga z’ibirungo, iminara y’ibimera bimota. Iminwa yiwe ni amashurwe, atonyangwa n’imanemane y’amazi. 14Amaboko yiwe ni inkoni z’inzahabu, zishizweko amabuye y’agaciro. Umubiri wiwe ni amahembe y’inzovu yakaswe, washariwe n’amasafiro. 15Amaguru yiwe ni inkingi za alabasitero, zishinze ku mishinge y’inzahabu nziza. Ikigaragaro ciwe kimeze nka Lebanoni, categuwe nk’amasederi. 16Akanwa kiwe ni uburyohe nyene, kandi wese wose ararondwa cane. Uyu ni we mukunzi wanje, kandi uyu ni we mugenzi wanje, bakobwa b’i Yeruzalemu.