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1 Mwana wange, b̯wolitaho musimbo hab̯wa wondi,
rundi okabba mwema wa mwi̱zei̱zi̱,
2 olibba okwati̱i̱rwe kweraga kwamu,
weebbohi̱ri̱ na kanwa kaamu.
3 Kale nu mwana wange, hondera magezi̱ gankukuha, weejune,
hab̯wakubba oli mu ngalu zaamwe.
Gyenda weehombokereerye,
omwesengereerye!
4 Otalaala,
oteebbaka na kwebbaka.
5 Weejuna, nka mparaaki gi̱teesu̱ki̱ri̱i̱ri̱ mu̱hi̱gi̱,
nka ki̱nyoni̱ ki̱teesu̱ki̱ri̱ ha mutegu.
6 Wonera hali nkakabi, we mugarei,
weetegereza nka kuzikora, obbe mu̱gezi̱!
7 Tizigira mwebemberi̱,
habbe mu̱keberi̱, rundi mu̱lemi̱,
8 bei̱tu̱ zeebiikira byetaagu byazo ha makesa,
nizisorooza bidyo mu kyanda.
9 Ee bei̱tu̱, wee mugarei, olilaala kudwa di̱i̱?
Oli̱si̱si̱mu̱ka mu b̯ulo di̱i̱? B̯wolikoba yati,
10 “Kandaaleho kadooli̱, kandindeho kadooli̱,
kammpu̱u̱mu̱u̱lyeho mikono kadooli̱,”
11 mwomwo nnaku zi̱li̱kwi̱zi̱ra nka mwi̱bi̱,
ni̱zi̱ku̱ru̱mba nka mutemu.
12 Muntu mugwagwa kandi mubiibi
eicala naagobyagobya,
13 ku̱mi̱gami̱gi̱ri̱i̱rya mei̱so,
ku̱zi̱gazi̱gi̱i̱zya magulu,
na ngalu mwa kwebbumbiira.
14 Mutima gwamwe guteekereza mu b̯ubii,
naaku̱cu̱u̱ki̱ri̱i̱rya bantu.
15 Kyokyo ali̱ru̱mb̯wa bizib̯u atakwega,
mu kasu̱mi̱ kadooli̱ alibba acwacwani̱ki̱ri̱.
16 Haloho bintu mukaaga Mukama bi̱yaanobi̱ri̱,
bili nka musanju byamuziro:
17 mei̱so ga marara, kalimi ka b̯u̱gobya,
ngalu gibbwoma ibbanga,
18 mutima guteekerereza mu nkwe,
magulu ganguha kukora kibii,
19 mu̱kei̱so abaza byab̯u̱gobya,
na mutab̯ura makaa.
Kwehala Mu̱kali̱ Mwenzi̱
20 Mwana wange, weegwanga bbaawu byakukuragira,
ohonderenge maawu bi̱yaakwegeserye.
21 Bigambu byab̯u obitenge mu mutima gwamu,
obibbohenge mwi̱coti̱ lyamu.
22 Byakwehemberanga mu kulibata kwamu,
byakulindanga weebbaki̱ri̱,
byakulambanga osi̱si̱mu̱ki̱ri̱.
23 Kubba biragiro byab̯u, taara,
kwegesya kwab̯u, kyererezi̱,
na bibahab̯ura, muhanda gwa b̯womi.
24 Obikwatenge bilikujuna mu̱kali̱ mubiibi,
na b̯ugambu b̯wa mu̱kali̱ mwenzi̱.
25 Otalimwegomba b̯urungi b̯wa mubiri,
atali̱ku̱du̱u̱pa na mei̱so gaakulelembuka.
26 Kubba malaaya atoolya ki̱yaagu̱li̱sya kayaadya,
bei̱tu̱ mulaala mukaa wondi abba yeeheeri̱yo ku̱kwa.
27 Naani yaab̯u̱mbati̱ri̱ mworo mu salaka,
ngoye zaamwe zaalema kuhya?
28 Naani yaali̱beeti̱ ha makala gakwokya,
magulu gaamwe gaalema kuhya?
29 Kwokwo abba yatyo mulaala mukaa wondi,
yensei̱ akumweha alifubirwa.
30 Mwi̱bi̱ yaakuganywirwa,
kubba nzala gyogyo gi̱mwi̱bi̱sya.
31 Bei̱tu̱ b̯wakwatwa, ali̱ha mirundi musanju,
nab̯ukimalaho itungu lyamwe lyensei̱.
32 Mudulu mwenzi̱, abba atali na magezi̱,
abba naakwezi̱ta yankei.
33 Bihuta na muswaru biicala mpeera gyamwe,
Kihemu kyamwe tikilimalika.
34 Hab̯wa mei̱ha i̱ba mu̱kali̱ alikwatwa b̯usungu,
naahoora nzi̱go atali na kisa.
35 Talikiriza b̯u̱li̱hi̱ b̯wensei̱,
nab̯u̱bali̱teeryaho b̯u̱li̱hi̱, tib̯ulimalaho b̯usungu.