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Burhimanya abâzire
1 Burhimanya àjire aho* ayûbaka enyumpa yâge, àyigwikira mitûngo nda†;
2 Abâga ebimasha byâge, àkanda irivayi anarheganya ameza gâge.
3 Ajire aho àrhuma abambali-kazi, mpu bagendiyâkûza omu irângo oku lugo:
4 Mpu: «ndi orhagwêrhi kwâge? Mpu ayishe emunda ndi» n’omusirhe, kwo Burhimanya amubwîzire:
5 erhi: «yisha olye oku mugati gwâni, onywe n’oku irivayi nakandaga».
6 Erhi «muleke isirhe mwabona akalamo, mugere omu njira y’okuli»
Nyânga oshekera abandi
7 Ohakanya omugambanyi anacîshombanye, okalihira enkola-maligo anacîjacizè.
8 Orhahakanyagya omugambanyi mwankanashombana, ohakanye omurhimanya akusîma
9 Ohè omurhimanya, abâ murhimanya kulusha; obwîrize omushinganyanya: ayûshûla obumanye bwâge.
10 Omurhondêro gw’obushinganyanya kubà kurhînya Nyakasane: Obumanye bw’abatagatîfu‡ bwône bwenge.
11 Bulyâla niene nâkulugiza ensiku, nie nâkuyushùlira emyâka wâlama.
12 Okabâ murhimanya obunguke buli bwâwe, okabâ mugambanyi wêne kwânababaza.
Nyamusirhye w’omukazi
13 Nyamusirhye w’omukazi arhadekerera, ali muhwinja arhanayishi bici.
14 Atamîre aha lusò lw’omu mwâge, oku ntebe omu irango ly’olugo,
15 Mpu ahamagale àbâgera, àbali omu njira yâbo.
16 Mpu: «ndi ociri cirhabà?», «agere eno munda» n’omulume musirhe ye nyâmà wâni abwîzire,
17 Erhi: «amîshi mazimbano§ go ganuna!» n’omugati gw’ebirhangâzo gurhahimwa manyunyà.
18 Na kuziga nyamulume arhishi oku aho hali empehema, n’oku abalâlike ba nyamusirhye w’omukazi, omu rhubanda rhw’ekuzimu bali.
* 9:1 Burhimanya ali nka mukazi wa mbuguma, nna-bâna erhi nna-munene. † 9:1 Mitûngo nda: «ciri cimanyîso ca buhirhi, bugale bw’eyo nyumpa». «Ndà» cibà cimanyîso c’obwimâna emw’Abayahudi. ‡ 9:10 Obumanye bw’abatagatîfu: aha, Vulgata* rhukulikire; Ebibliya y’e Yeruzalemu kw’edesire mpu «obumanye bw’omutagatîfu». § 9:17 Omu bihugo Israheli-Palestina na Israheli, «amîshi» garhali ga cilugè ogahisirekwo kuhika anabîka bwinjinjà, ntyo ciru omushâmbo anayishigazimba nka nnago arhagabisiri bwinjà.