1 Izaburi ya Hasafu.
2 Aaho! Ngatondeera noꞌkumùbwira ku migani.
3 Ngiisi byo tukayuvwa ku badaata, tukoli biyiji bwija,
4 Kiri naꞌbaana biitu, tutagababisha byo.
5 Rurema akaheereza Abahisiraheeriimaaja,
6 Kiri naꞌbaana ábagaki butwa bazimenyeesibwe,
7 Kwokwo yizo maaja zaage, bakizi zikania,
8 Batanabe balangi, nga bashokuluza baabo.
9 Beene Hifurahimu, ikyanya bâli mwiꞌzibo,
10 Mukuba, batâli kizi kania ikihango kya Rurema,
11 Kundu âli kizi bagirira ibitangaaza,
12 Mu kihugo kyeꞌMiisiri, kiri na mwiꞌshamba lyeꞌSowani,
13 Anabera injira mu nyaaja, anabarongoora, halinde banagilenga mwo.
14 Ku kyanya kya mwiꞌzuuba, âli kizi barongoora neꞌkibungu.
15 Iyo munda mwiꞌshamba, anabera yeꞌnyaala,
16 Ee! Akashyosa amiiji mu nyaala,
17 Kundu kwokwo, banagenderera ukukizi yifunda mu byaha.
18 Banagira mbu bakizi múgeza,
19 Banakizi tyoza Rurema kwokuno:
20 Ikyanya akashulika ku lwala, amiiji ganaluhuluka mwo nga lwiji.
21 Nahano, iri akayuvwa kwokwo, anaraakara ngana-ngana.
22 Mukuba, batâli múyemiiri,
23 Kundu kwokwo, akabayigulira imiryango yiꞌgulu,
24 Kwokwo, kwo akabaheereza imana ukulyoka mwiꞌgulu,
25 Kwokwo, kwaꞌbandu bâli kizi lya ku byokulya byaꞌbaganda.
26 Rurema anakyula ku bushobozi bwage, kweꞌmbuusi ilyoke uluhande lweꞌsheere,
27 Kwokwo, kwo akabatumira inyama zoꞌtunyuni,
28 Yutwo tunyuni, anakizi batibulira two naaho, ngiisi ho bâli shumbisiri,
29 Emwe! Rurema akaheereza abandu nga ngiisi kwo bâli loziizi,
30 Kundu kwokwo, ikyanya Abahisiraheeri bâli kizi ba batazi gambwa,
31 Rurema anayami barakarira,
32 Kundu akagira kwokwo, batanamúyemeera,
33 Kyanatuma bagaahisa imyaka mingi, bagweti bagahanyagala.
34 Ngiisi kyanya Rurema âli kizi bayita kwo, banakizi mútabaaza.
35 Ee! Bâli ki kengiiri kwo Rurema ali hiꞌgulu lya byoshi,
36 Si bâli kizi gira mbu bamúlyeryege.
37 Imitima yabo itâli tungiini imbere lyage,
38 Kundu Rurema âli barakariiri,
39 Mukuba, âli kengiiri kwo bali ba kufwa naaho,
40 Yaho mwiꞌshamba, bâli kizi huna imbere lya Rurema,
41 Kundu ye Mutaluule waꞌBahisiraheeri,
42 Batanakengeera ngiisi kwo akakoleesa ubushobozi bwage,
43 Bâli yibagiiri kwo Rurema âli kizi gira ibitangaaza,
44 Ee ma! Akahindula inyiiji zooshi, zibe muko,
45 Anabalugiza isaazi nyingi bweneene, zanakizi balya.
46 Anabatumira naꞌmahaazi,
47 Anabatumuulira ulugungu, gira lubashereegeze imizabibu,
48 Yulwo lugungu lwanakizi yita ku ngaavu zaabo.
49 Rurema anabayereka ubute bwage,
50 Atanayishuhiza ku buraakari bwage,
51 Anayita ifula zooshi zaꞌBamiisiri,
52 Ha nyuma, Rurema anarongoora abandu baage nga bibuzi,
53 Âli kizi barongoora bwija, halinde banaba noꞌbutoge.
54 Rurema analeeta Abahisiraheeri ku lubibi lweꞌkihugo kyage kyeru,
55 Anayimula abandu beꞌgindi milala imbere lyabo.
56 Kundu Rurema ali hiꞌgulu lya byoshi, halikago banamúgeza.
57 Na bwo batâli simbahiri Rurema, banashubi gira amabi,
58 Banayubakira imigisi yabo imbeero.
59 Rurema, iri akayuvwa ngiisi kwaꞌBahisiraheeri bagweti bagaadeta,
60 Kwokwo, kundu âli mali tereka iheema lyage iyo munda i Shiilo,
61 Analeka akajumba kaage, kagendi gwatwa imbira.
62 Kundu Abahisiraheeri bâli riiri bandu baage, haliko anabarakarira,
63 Imisore yabo mitabana, umuliro gwanagijigiivya.
64 Abagingi baabo, kundu bakayitwa ku ngooti,
65 Lyeryo, Nahano anavyuka, nga úwalyoka mwiꞌro.
66 anagendi hima abagoma baage.
67 Kundu kwokwo, Rurema akalahira beene Yusefu,
68 Si akayiji toola umulala gwaꞌBayuda.
69 Haaho, ho akayubakira inyumba yage.
70 Anatoola umukozi wage Dahudi,
71 Kundu âli kizi ragira ibibuzi,
72 Dahudi anakizi balanga noꞌmutima mwija,