Nimumbumve, Bana Banjye
Umubyeyi yegurira abana ibyo se yamubwiye, kandi iki gice gikomeza kwerekana uwo murongo. Ibishushanyo byacyo bireba icyerekezo: inzira yaka igana ku manywa, ihanganye n'indi y'umwijima utabona icyakugushije. Rinda umutima wawe, kandi urebe imbere.
4 1Bana banjye, nimwumve inama za so; mwite ku nyigisho, mugire ubwenge. 2Ndabaha inyigisho nziza, bityo ntimuzareke inama zanjye. 3Kuko nanjye nari umwana wa data, umwororokazi kandi ukundwa w'ikinege wa mama. 4Yaranyigishije arambwira ati: “Umutima wawe nufatirane n'amagambo yanjye; ukurikize amategeko yanjye uzabaho. 5Gira ubwenge, gira ubushishozi; ntukibagirwe kandi ntuteshuke amagambo y'akanwa kanjye. 6Ntuzabutererane, na bwo buzagukingira; ubukunde, na bwo buzagucungira. 7Intangiriro y'ubwenge ni iyi: gira ubwenge; kandi mu byo ushaka byose, gira ubushishozi. 8Ubugire igikundiro, na bwo buzagushyira hejuru; ubuhobere, na bwo buzaguzanira icyubahiro. 9Buzagushyira ku mutwe ikamba ry'ubuntu; buzaguha ikamba ry'ikuzo.”
10Mwana wanjye, nyumva kandi wakire amagambo yanjye, maze imyaka y'ubugingo bwawe izaba myinshi. 11Nakwigishije inzira y'ubwenge; nagushoboje kunyura mu nzira zigororotse. 12Nugenda, intambwe zawe ntizizabuzwa; kandi niwiruka, ntuzagwa. 13Fatirana n'inyigisho, ntuzireke; uzirinde, kuko ari zo bugingo bwawe.
14Ntuzatere ikirenge mu nzira y'abagome, kandi ntuzagende mu nzira y'abagizi ba nabi. 15Uyirinde, ntuzayinyuremo; uyiteshukeho unyure ahandi. 16Kuko badashobora gusinzira batabanje gukora ikibi; baba bambuwe ikiruhuko batatumye hari ugwa. 17Barya umugati w'ububi kandi banywa divayi y'urugomo.
18Ariko inzira y'intungane imeze nk'urumuri rw'umuseke, ruhora rurushaho kurabagirana kugeza igihe cy'umucyo wuzuye. 19Inzira y'abagome imeze nk'umwijima ukungutse; ntibamenya icyo gituma bagwa.
20Mwana wanjye, ita ku magambo yanjye; tega amatwi amagambo yanjye. 21Ntuzayabure amaso; uyagumishe mu mutima wawe imbitse. 22Kuko ari bugingo ku bayabona, kandi umuti ku mubiri wabo wose.
23Mbere ya byose, rinda umutima wawe, kuko ibyo ukora byose bikomoka muri wo. 24Kuraho mu kanwa kawe imvugo y'uburiganya, kandi iminwa y'uburyarya uyikure kure yawe. 25Amaso yawe nareba imbere; uhange amaso aho uganisha. 26Tekereza neza inzira y'ibirenge byawe, maze imigenzereze yawe yose izaba ishikamye. 27Ntuzahindukirire iburyo cyangwa ibumoso; ikirenge cyawe ukure kure y'ikibi.