2 Mvevungidze avene, mu hulire mwinye avana va Yakobo; Mu hulire Israeli dada wenyu.
Rubeni, ive u veye wokutanga kwivulwa wange, tsingulu tsyange, na wokutanga wobunyali bwange Ubunene bwelikuminnywa, na ubunene bwelinyala.
Mwinye avana mudze, mu mbulire: Nda mwegidza litibwa lya Yahova.
Ni musatsa ki u kayirangwa liva mwoyo Na a yanza madiku manyingi, a lole ubulahi?
U hulire dada wowo wa kwivula, Na u ta lega mama wowo lwa a veye mukeere.
Mwana wange, mpe mwoyo gugwo; Na tsimoni tsitsye tsi sangale mu tsinzira tsyange.
Mwana wange, u hulire ubugeeri bwange; U tegidze ugutu gugwo ku limanya lyange:
Mwana wange, u gumire amalago ga dada wowo, Na u ta leka lilaga lya mama wowo:
Mwana wange, u gumire makuva gange, Na u vike amalago gang halala na ive.
Kunangwa mwinye avana vange, mu mbulire Na mu linde amakuva gomunwa gwange.
Kunangwa kalunu, mwinye avana vange, mu hulire inze; Kigira va gasidzeywi yavo ava lindanga tsinzira tsyange.
Mu vugane halala, mwinye mwosi, mu hulire; ni bwaha hagati henyu wilwadza vindu yivi? Uyu wa Yahova a yanza uyu a la kola ubulaliri bwibwe ku Babuloni, na mukono gwigwe gu la va ku Vakalidei.