1 Aha kuhwa kwa ngasi myâka nda, wanajira obukuze bw’okubabalira emyenda. 2 Alaga kurhi okwo kubabalira emyenda kwâkazijirwa: omuntu balire omwenda banamusigira ecikinja, akwânîne ababalire ogwo mwenda gwarhumaga bamusigira ecikinja; arhakacilyuza olya mulungu erhi olya mwene wâbo amango oyûla amayakûza Nyamuzinda mpu mâshi obubabalire bw’emyenda! 3 Omuntu w’ecigolo wanamulyûza, mwene winyu yêhe wanamulekera ngasi hyâwe agwêrhe. 4 Na kandi, aha mwâwe harhabà mukenyi, kulya kubà Nyamuzinda akushobôza omugisho mwo cirya cihugo Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe akuhà mpu ociyîmemwo, 5 casiga onayumve izù lya Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe omu kubikirira n’okukulikira aga marhegeko nkurhegesire ene oku ganali.

6 Amango Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe abà amakugisha nka kulya anakulaganyagya, mashanja manji gakulya omwenda gasige ecikinja, ci wêhe orhabalye mwenda, warhegeka mashanja manji, ci wêhe orharhegekwe nago.

7 Erhi emwâwe yakaba eri omukenyi, muguma w’omu bene winyu, aha muhango gwâwe muguma, muli cirya cihugo Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda akuhà, orhazidohagya omurhima gwâwe, orhanabumbaga enfune zâwe wamânabona mwene winyu w’obuligo, 8 ci onamubumbulire enfune zâwe, n’okumuhoza kalya kantu alagîrîrekwo. 9 Omanyâge wakanabêza omu murhima gwâwe ezi nkengêro mbî, mpu: «Omwâka gwa kali nda ogûla guyiruka, gwo mwâka gw’okubabalira!» okazinga amalanga embere za mwene winyu mukenyi, n’okabula bwamuhà akantu, akanakuyamira emwa Nyamuzinda obone wamahemuka n’ecâha 10 Nka wamuhà, omuhè n’omurhima nkana, bulyâlya okwôla kwarhuma Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe akugisha omu mirimo yâwe yoshi n’omu ngasi mukolo gw’amaboko gâwe. 11 Ntà mango abakenyi bâbule mw’eci cihugo, bw’obûla nkuhîre eri irhegeko: enfune zâwe ozibumbûlire mwene winyu ozibumbûlire oli buligo n’omukenyi oli omu cihugo câwe.

12 Erhi mwene winyu muhebraniya, mulume erhi mukazi akacîguza emunda oli, nêci anakukolera myâka nda, n’oku mwakagwa kali nda, wanamuleka agende nk’oku omurhima gunamuhîre. 13 Nêci onamuleke agende ci orhamulikaga maboko mûmu. 14 Onamubarhuze, ashobole oku bintu byâwe binyinyi, oku by’omu cibuga câwe n’oku by’omu mukenzi gwâwe; omuhè nk’oku Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe okugishire. 15 Okaz’ikengêra oku wali mujà e Misirina Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe akucungula. Co cirhumire nkuhà eryôla irhegeko ene.

16 Ci kwône erhi oyo muntu ankakubwîra erhi: Ntalonzizi nkurhengekwo, akabà akusîmire woyo n’enyumpa yâwe, akabà asîmire okubêra aha mwâwe, 17 ago mango, wanarhôla omugera, omurhulire okurhwiri aha muhango gw’emuhanda, na ntyo anabà mwanbali wâwe ensiku zoshi. Omujà-kazi wâwe naye kwo wamujirira ntyo. 18 Orhayâgalagwa n’okumuleka agenda, bulyâla omu myâka ndarhu akukolîre, akufulukize kabirhi kalushire eby’omulimya akolera omu lusiku. Naye Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe âkugisha omu mirimo yâwe yoshi.

19 Okazirherekêra Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe, ngasi mburhwa-lubere ndume y’omu bintu byâwe, ebè mpanzi erhi ngandabuzi. Orhahîraga okahingîsa erhi kubarhuza olubere lw’enkafu yâwe nîsi erhi okumôma olubere lw’ecibuzi câwe. 20 Ngasi mwâka onayanke olubere lw’ecintu câwe, olulire mweshi n’enyumpa yâwe omu masù ga Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe halya hantu Nyamuzinda anacîshozire. 21 Eco cintu erhi cakaba cirikwo ishembo, erhi cakajà cakûnagira nîsi erhi ca muhûrha, erhi lindi ishembo linene, orhankacibâgira Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda wâwe. 22 Onacirire omu mwâwe, omwinjà n’omugalugalu haguma, nk’oku bakanalya empongo erhi akashafu, 23 ci kwône orhalye omwamba gw’eco cintu, ogubulagire oku idaho nka mîshi.