Ubwenge bwa Salomo
4: 1 Ibyiza ni ukutagira abana, no kugira ingeso nziza: ku rwibutso
yacyo idapfa: kuko izwi n'Imana, n'abantu.
4: 2 Iyo ihari, abagabo barayigana; kandi iyo yagiye, bo
ubyifuza: yambara ikamba, kandi inesha ubuziraherezo, imaze kubona
intsinzi, guharanira ibihembo bitanduye.
4: 3 Ariko ubwoko bwo kugwiza abatubaha ntibuzatera imbere, cyangwa ngo bugere kure
gushinga imizi kuva kunyerera, cyangwa gushiraho urufatiro rwihuse.
4: 4 Nubwo bimera mu mashami igihe runaka; nyamara guhagarara ntabwo byanyuma,
Bazanyeganyezwa n'umuyaga, kandi babikesheje imbaraga z'umuyaga
Imizi.
4: 5 Amashami adatunganye azavunika, imbuto zazo ntizungura,
ntabwo byeze kurya, yego, guhura kubusa.
4: 6 Kubana bavutse kuburiri butemewe ni abahamya babi
kurwanya ababyeyi babo mu rubanza rwabo.
4: 7 Nubwo abakiranutsi babuzwa urupfu, ariko azaba arimo
ikiruhuko.
4: 8 Kuberako imyaka yicyubahiro atariyo ihagarara umwanya muremure, cyangwa
bipimwa numubare wimyaka.
4: 9 Ariko ubwenge ni umusatsi wumusatsi kubantu, kandi ubuzima butagaragara ni ubusaza.
4:10 Yashimishije Imana, kandi yaramukundaga, kugira ngo abeho mu banyabyaha
byahinduwe.
4:11 Yego yahise akurwaho, kugira ngo ububi butamuhindura
gusobanukirwa, cyangwa kubeshya gushuka ubugingo bwe.
4:12 Kuroga kwubusa ntibihishe ibintu byukuri;
no kuzerera kwa concupiscence biratesha ubwenge bworoshye.
4:13 We, amaze gutungana mugihe gito, yujuje igihe kirekire:
4:14 Kuko roho ye yashimishije Uwiteka, ni cyo cyatumye yihutira kumwambura
mu babi.
4:15 Ibyo abantu ntibabibonye, ariko ntibabyumva, nta nubwo babishyizemo
ibitekerezo byabo, Ko ubuntu n'imbabazi bye ari kumwe n'abera be, kandi ko ari
yubaha abo yatoranije.
4:16 Nguko uko abakiranutsi bapfuye bazaciraho iteka abatubaha Imana
kubaho; nurubyiruko rutunganijwe vuba imyaka myinshi nubusaza
abakiranirwa.
4:17 Kuberako bazabona iherezo ryabanyabwenge, kandi ntibazumva icyo
Imana mu nama zayo yamutegetse, kandi iherezo ry'Uwiteka rifite
mumushyire mu mutekano.
4:18 Bazamubona, bamusuzugure; ariko Imana izabaseka ngo basebe:
hanyuma bazabe umurambo mubi, no gutukwa muri
yapfuye ubuziraherezo.
4:19 Kuko azobashikiriza, akabaterera hasi, kugira ngo babe
kutavuga; Azabanyeganyeza kuva ku rufatiro; kandi bazobikora
mube imyanda rwose, kandi mubabare; n'urwibutso rwabo
kurimbuka.
4:20 Kandi nibabaze kubara ibyaha byabo, bazazana
ubwoba: kandi ibicumuro byabo bizabemeza mu maso yabo.