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.