Abayobozi bakandamiza rubanda
1 Mwa batware b’abakomoka kuri Yakobo mwe, nimwumve,
mwa bayobozi b’Abisiraheli mwe, nimutege amatwi.
Mbese si mwe mugomba gushyigikira ubutabera?
2 Nyamara mwanga ibyiza mugakunda ibibi.
Ab’ubwoko bwanjye mubarya imitsi,
amagufwa yabo muyomoraho inyama.
3 Mubunaho uruhu mukarya inyama zabo,
mucocagura amagufwa yabo,
murabacagagura mukamera nk’abagiye guteka,
mubagira nk’inyama bashyira mu nkono.
4 Igihe kizaza mutakambire Uhoraho abihorere,
icyo gihe azabirengagiza abajijije ibibi mwakoze.
Abahanuzi b’inda nsa
5 Uhoraho aravuga ku byerekeye abahanuzi bayobya ubwoko bwanjye ati:
“Iyo bahawe ibyo bishyirira mu nda bahanura ko ari amahoro,
utagize icyo abaha baramurwanya!
6 Ni cyo gituma muzaba mu icuraburindi,
ntawe uzongera kubonekerwa,
muzaba mu mwijima nta cyo muhishurirwa.”
Iminsi y’abo bahanuzi yo guhanura irashize.
7 Abahanuzi bazakorwa n’ikimwaro,
abapfumu bazashoberwa,
bose bazumirwa kuko Imana itagize icyo ibasubiza.
8 Nyamara jyewe Mwuka w’Uhoraho yanyujuje ubushobozi,
nujujwemo ubutabera n’ububasha,
bityo ncyaha abakomoka kuri Yakobo kubera ibicumuro byabo,
abo Bisiraheli ndabacyaha kubera ibyaha bakora.
Yeruzalemu izahinduka itongo
9 Mwa batware b’abakomoka kuri Yakobo mwe, nimwumve,
mwa bayobozi b’Abisiraheli mwe, nimutege amatwi.
Mutesha agaciro ubutabera,
mugoreka ibitunganye byose.
10 Siyoni ivuguruwe n’ibyavuye ku bwicanyi,
Yeruzalemu ivuguruwe n’ibyavuye ku bugome.
11 Abatware baho bakemura imanza ari uko bahawe ruswa,
abatambyi baho bigishiriza ibihembo,
abahanuzi baho bahanura ari uko bahawe ingemu!
Nyamara bose bishingikiriza Uhoraho bati:
“Uhoraho ari hagati muri twe,
bityo nta cyago kizaduhangara.”
12 Kubera ibyo mukora,
Siyoni izahinduka nk’intabire.
Yeruzalemu izahinduka amatongo,
umusozi wubatseho Ingoro y’Uhoraho uzahinduka ishyamba.