Nakumu
1:1 Omugugu gw’e Nineeve. Ekitabo eky’okwolesebwa kwa Nakumu Omuerusi.
1:2 Katonda alina obuggya, era Mukama yeesasuza; Mukama yeesasuza, era ali
obusungu; Mukama aliwoolera eggwanga ku balabe be, era ye
aterekera abalabe be obusungu.
1:3 Mukama alwawo okusunguwala, era munene mu maanyi, era tajja n’akatono
mujjeemu omubi: Mukama alina ekkubo lye mu kibuyaga ne mu
omuyaga, n'ebire nfuufu y'ebigere bye.
1:4 Anenya ennyanja, n'agikaza, n'akaza emigga gyonna.
Basani ne Kalumeeri, n'ekimuli eky'e Lebanooni kizirika.
1:5 Ensozi zimukankana, n’obusozi busaanuuka, n’ensi eyokeddwa
mu maaso ge, weewaawo, ensi, n'abo bonna abagibeeramu.
1:6 Ani ayinza okuyimirira mu maaso g’obusungu bwe? era ani asobola okusigala mu...
obusungu bwe obukambwe? obusungu bwe buyiwa ng’omuliro, n’amayinja
zisuulibwa wansi ye.
1:7 Mukama mulungi, ekigo ku lunaku olw'okubonaabona; era amanyi
abo abamwesiga.
1:8 Naye n’amataba agakulukuta, alifuula ekifo ekyo enkomerero
ekyo, n'ekizikiza kirigoberera abalabe be.
1:9 Kiki kye mulowooza ku Mukama? alikola enkomerero ey’enkomeredde:
okubonaabona tekujja kusituka omulundi ogw’okubiri.
1:10 Kubanga nga bazingiddwa wamu ng'amaggwa, era nga batamidde
ng'abatamiivu, baliryibwa ng'ebisasiro ebikalu.
1:11 Waliwo eyava mu ggwe, alowooza obubi eri Mukama, a
omuwi w’amagezi omubi.
1:12 Bw'ati bw'ayogera Mukama nti; Newankubadde nga basirise, era bwe batyo bangi, naye bwe batyo
balitemebwawo, bw'aliyita. Wadde nga nnina
okukubonyaabonyezebwa, sijja kukubonyaabonya nate.
1:13 Kubanga kaakano ndikutula ekikoligo kye ku ggwe, era ndikutuka emiguwa gyo
okwawukana.
1:14 Era Mukama alagidde ekiragiro ekikukwatako, obutaddamu ku
erinnya lyo lisimbibwe: okuva mu nnyumba ya bakatonda bo ndimalawo ebyole
ekifaananyi n'ekifaananyi ekisaanuuse: Ndikola entaana yo; kubanga oli mubi.
1:15 Laba ku nsozi ebigere by'oyo aleeta amawulire amalungi;
efulumya emirembe! Ayi Yuda, kwata embaga zo ez'ekitiibwa, kola zo
obweyamo: kubanga ababi tebalikuyita nate; asaliddwa ddala
tekuli.