Igitabo cya Kabiri cy'Umushumba wa Herma, cyitwa Amategeko Ye INTANGIRIRO 1 Ubwo nari maze gusenga mu rugo, maze nicara ku buriri, umugabo umwe yinjiye aho ndi afite isura nk'iya Padiri, nk'umushumba, yambaye ikanzu yera, afite isakoshi ye ku mugongo, n'inkoni ye mu ntoki, arantashya. 2 Namusubije indamutso ye, maze ahita yicara iruhande rwanjye, arambwira ati “Ntumwe n’uwo ntumwa y’icyubahiro, ngo ngumane nawe iminsi yose isigaye y’ubuzima bwawe.” 3 Ariko nibwiraga ko yaje kungerageza, ndamubaza nti “Uri nde?” Kuko nzi uwo nahawe.” Arambwira ati “Ntunzi?” Naramusubije nti “Oya.” Yaravuze ati “Ndi umushumba uzahabwa inshingano.” 4 Akiri kuvuga, ishusho ye irahinduka, maze menya ko ari we nari narahawe, ngira isoni, maze ubwoba buhita buntemba, ndababara cyane kuko nari namubwiye ubupfu. 5 Ariko arambwira ati “Witinya, ahubwo komera mu bitekerezo byawe, binyuze mu mategeko ngiye kuguha.” Kuko, yaravuze ati “Ntumwe kukwereka ibyo wabonye byose mbere, ariko cyane cyane ibyo ushobora kuba ufite akamaro kanini kuri wowe.” 6 Mbere na mbere wandike Amategeko yanjye n'Ibigereranyo byanjye, ibindi uzabyandike uko nzakwereka. Ariko rero ndagusaba mbere na mbere kwandika Amategeko yanjye n'Ibigereranyo byanjye, kugira ngo ubisome kenshi birusheho kugufasha kubizirikana. 7 Ni cyo cyatumye nandika Amategeko ye n'Ingero ze, nk'uko yabimbwiye. 8 Ibyo nimwabyumva, mukabikurikiza, mukabikurikiza kandi mukabitoza mufite umutima uboneye, muzabihabwa n'Umwami ibyo mwasezeranijwe. 9 Ariko niba mubyumvise ntimuzicuza, ahubwo mugakomeza kongeraho ibyaha byanyu, muzahanwa na we. 10 Ibyo byose Umushumba, umumarayika wo kwihana, yantegetse kubyandika.
ITEGEKO RYA 1 1 Mbere na mbere, wemera ko hariho Imana imwe yaremye ibintu byose ikabirema mu kiremwa. 2 Isobanukiwe byose, kandi ni nini cyane, nta muntu n'umwe ushobora kuyisobanukirwa. 3 Udashobora gusobanurwa n'amagambo, cyangwa ngo atekerezwe n'ubwenge. 4 Nuko rero mwemere, mutinye kandi mutinye, mwirinde ikibi cyose. 5 Ibi bintu ubirinde, ujugunye kure irari ryose n'ibibi byose, kandi wambare gukiranuka, maze uzabaho ku bw'Imana, nukurikiza iri tegeko. ITEGEKO RYA 2 1 Yarambwiye ati: “Ba umwere kandi utagira icyo wiyoberanya, bityo uzaba nk’umwana muto utazi ikibi cyangiza ubuzima bw’umuntu.” 2 Cyane cyane menya ko nta muntu uvuga nabi, cyangwa ngo wumve umuntu uvuga nabi. 3 Kuko nutabyitaho, nawe uwumva azaba afatanyije n'icyaha cy'uvuga nabi, kuko wemera gusebanya, kandi nawe uzaba ufite icyaha kuko wizeye uwavuze nabi umuvandimwe wawe. 4 Guteshuka ni ikintu kibi cyane, ni umwuka mubi udahwema, udahora mu mahoro, ahubwo uhora mu makimbirane. Nuko rero wirinde, kandi ukomeze kugirana amahoro n'umuvandimwe wawe. 5 Ambara ubwiza butagira inenge, nta cyaha kirimo, ahubwo byose byuzuye ibyishimo, kandi ukore ibyiza ku mirimo yawe. 6 Muhe abakene bose nta kurobanura, nta gushidikanya uwo muha. 7 Ariko muhe bose, kuko Imana izadutegeka ko duha bose impano zayo zose. Bityo rero, abahawe bazabazwa Imana, icyabateye n'icyo bagamije. 8 Kandi abahabwa nta bukene nyakuri bazabibazwa, ariko utanga azaba umwere. 9 Kuko yarangije inshingano ze nk'uko yazihawe n'Imana, ntahitemo uwo agomba guha n'uwo atagomba guha. Kandi uyu murimo yawukoreye mu bworoheje no mu ikuzo ry'Imana.