Mika
6 Kisi, muhulikirire ebyo Yehova akabugha.
Uhangane, utonde embere sy’ebitwa,
N’ehitwa hyowe omulenge waghu.
2 Inywe bitwa, muhulikirire Yehova akatonda,
Inywe syofondasyo esisikire sy’ekihugho,
Kundi Yehova anemutonda haghuma n’abandu biwe;
Akendishitaka Israeli:
3 “Bandu baghe, mungabakoleraki?
Nabiribaluhya niti?
Munibwire amakosa waghe.
4 Munabalusya omo kihugho kye Misri,
Munabakombola omo nyumba y’obukobe;
Munatuma Musa, Haruni, na Miriamu embere syenyu.
5 Bandu baghe, kisi mwibuke ebyo Balaki omwami we Moabu abya anzire erikola,
Mwibuke n’ebyo Balamu mughala wa Beori amusubiraya
Mwibuke ebyalaba eritsuka e Shitimu erihika e Gilgali
Ekyo kikendileka imwaminya emyatsi eyitunganene eyo Yehova akakola.”
6 Ngendihika embere sya Yehova ininawite okuki?
Ngendyunama embere sy’oMungu w’endata ininawite okuki?
Ngendyasa embere siwe ininawite oko mahere w’eryokererya,
N’ebyana by’esyonde eby’omwaka mughuma?
7 Yehova akenditsemera amaelfu w’esyombangale?
Akenditsemera amakumi w’amaelfu w’esyonyusi sy’amaghuta?
Ngendimuha akambere kaghe busana n’ekosa yaghe?
Ngendimuha omwana* waghe busana n’erilolo ryaghe?*
8 Iwe mundu, abirikubwira ekyuwene.
Yehova anzire iwakolaki?*
Ekyo anzire kisa ry’en’erikola ebitunganene,* eryanza obutaleghula,*
N’erilendera n’oMungu waghu ighunayasi lulengo!
9 Omulenge wa Yehova akabirikira omuyi;
Abawite amenge bakendisyubaha erina ryaghu.
Muhulikirire efimbo n’oyo wahira y’oho.
10 Omo nyumba y’ababi mukinabikire ebindu by’obughuli ebyo babana omo bubi?
Mukinabikire ne efa* eyitaghonere eyikita esyonye?
11 Nanganabya butsira kosa* ininawite oko kilo ekituwene,
Ininawite oko ngunza eyirimo amabwe w’eripimamo awakiba abandu?
12 Kundi abateke bamo baswiremo obutsururu,
N’abikalani bamo bakabugha amabehi;
Olulimi oluli omo buno bwabo ni lubehi.
13 “Busana n’ekyo, ngendikuhunza n’erikuhutalya;
Ngendikuyira mo matongo busana n’amalolo waghu.
14 Ukendisyalya, aliwe siwendisyughuta;
Enda yaghu ikendisyabya isiyirimo kindu.
Ukendisyasonda eribika ebindu ahuwene, aliwe siwendisyatoka eribikabyo,
Ebyo ukendisyabika, ngendisyahabyo esyonzighu syaghu.*
15 Ukendisyahera embuto, aliwe siwendisyahulula kindu.
Ukendisyalatanga emizeituni, aliwe siwendisyakolesya amaghuta awakendisyalua muyo.
Ukendisyakama edivai nyihya-nyihya, aliwe siwendisyanywa edivai.
16 Kundi mukakwama ebyalayiro bya Omri n’emibere yosi y’ekihanda kya Ahabu,
Kandi mukakwama erihano ryabo.
Ekyo kyo kikendisyaleka inabayira mo kindu ekikita obuba
N’eriyira abikalani bamo mo kindu ky’erisughundira;
N’abandu bakendisyabasekererya.”