Igitabo cya Gatatu cy'Umushumba wa Herma, cyitwa Imiterere ye ISANO YA 1 1 Arambwira ati: Muzi ko mwebwe abagaragu b'Uwiteka, muba hano nk'abari mu rugendo rutagatifu; kuko umujyi wanyu uri kure y'uyu mujyi. 2 None se, niba muzi umujyi wanyu muzaturamo, kuki mugura imirima, mukishakira ibiryoshye, inyubako nziza, n'amazu atagira umumaro? Kuko uwiha ibyo bintu muri uyu mujyi, ntatekereza gusubira mu mujyi we. 3 Wa muntu w'umupfapfa, ufite gushidikanya, kandi ubabaye, utazi ko ibyo byose ari iby'abandi bantu, kandi ko biri mu maboko y'undi muntu. Kuko Nyir'uyu mujyi akubwira ati: 'Ukurikize amategeko yanjye, cyangwa uve mu mujyi wanjye.' 4 None se, wowe ugengwa n'amategeko mu mujyi wawe, wakora iki? Ese ushobora guhakana amategeko yawe ku bw'umutungo wawe, cyangwa ku bw'ibyo watanze? Ariko niba uyahakanye, hanyuma ugasubira mu mujyi wawe, ntuzakirwa, ahubwo uzakurwayo. 5 Urabona rero ko nk'umuntu uri mu kindi gihugu, utagomba kwiyishyurira ibirenze ibyo ukeneye kandi biguhagije, kandi witegure ko igihe Imana cyangwa Umwami w'uyu mujyi azaba yirukanye muri wo, uzabasha kurwanya amategeko ye, maze ukinjira mu mujyi wawe, aho uzabasha kubaho ukurikije amategeko yawe nta kibi. 6 Nuko rero, mwebwe abakorera Imana, mwirinde kandi muyigire mu mitima yanyu, mukore imirimo y'Imana, mwibuka amategeko yayo n'amasezerano yayo, kandi mumenye neza ko izabagirira neza, nimukurikiza amategeko yayo. 7 Aho kugura ibyo mwagombaga kugura, mucunguze abakene mu byo bakeneye, uko buri wese ashoboye, murenganure abapfakazi, mucire imanza imfubyi imanza, kandi mukoreshe ubutunzi bwanyu n'ubutunzi bwanyu mu mirimo nk'iyo. 8 Kuko, kubera iyo mpamvu Imana yabakungahaje, kugira ngo mushobore gusohoza ubwo bwoko bw'imirimo. Ni
byiza cyane kubikora, kuruta kugura amasambu cyangwa amazu, kuko ibintu nk'ibyo byose bizashira muri iki gihe. 9 Ariko icyo muzakorera izina ry'Uwiteka, muzakibona mu mujyi wanyu, kandi muzagira ibyishimo nta gahinda cyangwa ubwoba. Nuko rero ntimukifuze ubutunzi bw'abanyamahanga, kuko ari uburiganya ku bagaragu b'Imana. 10 Ahubwo gurisha ubutunzi bwawe bwite ufite, kugira ngo ubone ibyishimo bidashira. 11 Ntugasambane, ntugakore ku mugore w'undi mugabo, ntumwifuze, ahubwo kwifuza ibyawe bwite, maze uzakizwa. ISABUKURU YA 2 1 Ubwo nagendaga mu murima, nitegereza ibiti by'iminzenze n'umuzabibu, maze ntekereza ku mbuto zabyo, marayika yarambonekeye arambwira ati “Ni iki utekereza mu mutima wawe igihe kirekire?” 2 Nanjye ndamubwira nti “Databuja, ndatekereza kuri uyu muzabibu n'uyu muti w'ibiti kuko imbuto zawo ari nziza.” Arambwira ati “Ibi biti bibiri byashyiriweho kuba igishushanyo cy'abagaragu b'Imana.” 3 Nanjye ndamubwira nti “Databuja, ndashaka kumenya igishushanyo cy'ibi biti uvuga.” Arambwira ati “Umva, urabona uyu muzabibu n'uyu muzabibu.” Naravuze nti “Ndabibona.” 4 Uwo muzabibu aravuga ati: “Uyu muzabibu urakura, ariko igiti cy’umuzabibu ni igiti kitagira imbuto.” Nyamara, uyu muzabibu uramutse ushyizweho n’uyu muzabibu kandi ugakomeza kuwushyigikira, ntiwaba utanga imbuto nyinshi, ahubwo warara hasi, wakura imbuto mbi kuko utari uhagaze ku giti cy’umuzabibu; naho, uhagaze ku giti cy’umuzabibu, utanga imbuto ubwawo n’izo.” 5 Dore rero ukuntu umuzabibu utagabanyijeho imbuto, ahubwo utanga imbuto nyinshi kuruta umuzabibu. Naravuze nti, “Databuja, utanga imbuto nyinshi kurusha umuzabibu ute?” Yaravuze ati: “Kuko umuzabibu uhagaze ku muzabibu wera imbuto nyinshi kandi nziza, ariko iyo uguye hasi, warera bike, kandi ibyo bikaba bibi cyane.” 6 Bityo rero, iyi shusho igenewe abagaragu b'Imana; kandi igereranya umukire n'umukene. Narasubije nti “Nyagasani, mbwira ibi.” Arambwira ati: “Umva, umukire afite