Narakinguye, ariko yari yagiye
Aravuga ko yinjiye mu busitani bwe. Nuko umugore avuga iby'ijoro yazaririye ku rugi agakingura bitinze, asanga agiye. Mu gushaka, abarinzi baramukubita. Bamubajije icyo atandukaniyeho n'abandi, amuvuga uhereye ku mutwe ukageza ku birenge.
5 1Ninjiye mu busitani bwanjye, mushiki wanjye, mugeni wanjye; nahumbye imibavu yanjye hamwe n'indyoshyandyo zanjye, nariye umutobe w'ubuki bwanjye hamwe n'ubuki bwanjye, nanyoye divayi yanjye hamwe n'amata yanjye. Nimurye, bancuti; nimunywe, kandi munywe cyane, abakundana mwe!
2Nasinziriye, ariko umutima wanjye wari maso. Hari ijwi, umukunzi wanjye arakomanga ati: “Nkingurira, mushiki wanjye, mukundwa wanjye, numa yanjye, ntungane yanjye, kuko umutwe wanjye utoteshejwe n'ikime, umusatsi wanjye ukuzuyemo udutonyanga tw'ijoro.” 3Nari namaze kwiyambura ikanzu yanjye, nari nongera kwambara nte? Nari namaze koga ibirenge byanjye, nari kongera kubyanduza nte? 4Umukunzi wanjye ageza ukuboko kwe ku musozo w'urugi, maze umutima wanjye uranyeganyega imbere yanjye. 5Narahagurutse ngo nkingurire umukunzi wanjye urugi, maze amaboko yanjye atonyanga imibavu, intoki zanjye zitonyanga umubavu w'umushongi, ku bifashi by'ikinga. 6Nakinguriye umukunzi wanjye urugi, ariko umukunzi wanjye yari yarahindukiye aragenda. Ubugingo bwanjye bwaragiye igihe yavugaga. Naramushatse, ariko simumubona; naramuhamagaye, ariko nta cyo yansubije. 7Abarinzi barambonye bazenguruka umujyi; barankubise, barankomerekeje; bankuyeho umwitero wanjye, abo barinzi b'inkuta. 8Ndabinginze, bakobwa b'i Yeruzalemu, nimubona umukunzi wanjye, mumubwire ko ndwaye urukundo. 9Umukunzi wawe aruta iki undi mukunzi, wowe mwiza kurusha abandi bagore bose? Umukunzi wawe aruta iki undi mukunzi, ngo udutyo udutegeke?
10Umukunzi wanjye arabagirana kandi atukura, atandukanye mu bantu ibihumbi cumi. 11Umutwe we ni izahabu inoze; umusatsi we urazunguruka, wirabura nk'igikōna. 12Amaso ye ameze nk'inuma ziri ku migezi y'amazi, zoze mu mata, zimanitse nk'amasaro ahantu hazo. 13Imisaya ye imeze nk'uburiri bw'imibavu, iminara y'ibyatsi bihumura neza. Iminwa ye ni amalisi, itonyanga umubavu w'umushongi. 14Amaboko ye ni ibikonjo by'izahabu, biteweho amasaro. Umubiri we ni amahembe y'inzovu asennye, arimbishijwe amabuye ya safiro. 15Amaguru ye ni inkingi z'ibuye rya alabasitiro, zishinze ku birenge by'izahabu nziza. Isura ye imeze nka Libani, nziza nk'amasederi. 16Akanwa ke karyoshye rwose, kandi wese ni uwo kwifuzwa. Uyu ni we mukunzi wanjye, kandi uyu ni we ncuti yanjye, bakobwa b'i Yeruzalemu.