Abaheburayo
1: 1 Mana, we mugihe cyizuba no muburyo butandukanye yavugaga kera
ba sogokuruza n'abahanuzi,
1: 2 Muri iyi minsi y'imperuka yatubwiye n'Umwana we, uwo afite
yagizwe umuragwa wa byose, uwo yaremye isi;
1: 3 Ninde uri umucyo w'icyubahiro cye, n'ishusho ye igaragara
muntu, no gushyigikira byose ukoresheje ijambo ryimbaraga ze, mugihe yari afite
wenyine wejeje ibyaha byacu, yicara iburyo bwa Nyiricyubahiro
muremure;
1: 4 Guhindurwa mwiza cyane kuruta abamarayika, nkuko afite umurage
yabonye izina ryiza cyane kubarusha.
1: 5 Ni nde mu bamarayika yabwiye igihe icyo ari cyo cyose ati 'uri Umwana wanjye, uyu
umunsi nakubyaye? Kandi na none, nzamubera Data, na we
Azambera Umwana?
1: 6 Kandi na none, iyo azanye imfura mu isi, we
ati, Kandi abamarayika bose b'Imana bamusenge.
1: 7 Kandi mu bamarayika aravuga ati, Uhindura abamarayika be imyuka ye, na we
abakozi b'umuriro.
1: 8 Ariko Mwana abwira ati: Mana yanjye, intebe yawe y'iteka ryose n'iteka ryose: a
inkoni yo gukiranuka ni inkoni y'ubwami bwawe.
1: 9 Wakunze gukiranuka, wanga gukiranirwa; Imana rero, ndetse
Mana yawe, yagusize amavuta y'ibyishimo hejuru ya bagenzi bawe.
1:10 Kandi, wowe, Mwami, mu ntangiriro washyizeho urufatiro rw'isi;
n'ijuru ni imirimo y'amaboko yawe:
Bazarimbuka; ariko ugumye; kandi bose bazasaza nka
ni umwenda;
1:12 Kandi nk'umwenda uzabizinga, kandi bizahinduka: ariko
uri umwe, kandi imyaka yawe ntizashira.
1:13 Ariko ni nde mu bamarayika yabwiye igihe icyo ari cyo cyose ati: Icara iburyo bwanjye,
kugeza igihe nzaguhindura abanzi bawe ikirenge cyawe?
1:14 Ntabwo bose ari imyuka ikorera, boherejwe kubakorera
Ni nde uzaragwa agakiza?