Engero
1:1 Engero za Sulemaani mutabani wa Dawudi, kabaka wa Isiraeri;
1:2 Okumanya amagezi n’okuyigiriza; okutegeera ebigambo eby’okutegeera;
1:3 Okufuna okuyigirizibwa okw’amagezi, n’obwenkanya, n’okusalawo, n’obwenkanya;
1:4 Okuwa obukuusa eri abatali balongoofu, eri omuvubuka okumanya n’...
okusalawo.
1:5 Omugezigezi aliwulira, n'ayongera okuyiga; era omusajja wa...
okutegeera kulituuka ku kuteesa okw'amagezi:
1:6 Okutegeera olugero, n'okuvvuunula; ebigambo by'abagezigezi, .
n’ebigambo byabwe eby’ekizikiza.
1:7 Okutya Mukama ye ntandikwa y'okumanya: Naye abasirusiru banyooma
amagezi n’okuyigirizibwa.
1:8 Mwana wange, wulira okuyigirizibwa kwa kitaawo, so toleka mateeka ga
maama wo:
1:9 Kubanga baliba eky'okwewunda eky'ekisa eri omutwe gwo, n'enjegere okwetooloola
ensingo yo.
1:10 Mwana wange, aboonoonyi bwe bakusendasenda, tokkiriza.
1:11 Bwe bagamba nti Jjangu naffe, tulindirire omusaayi, tukweke
mu kyama eri abatalina musango awatali nsonga:
1:12 Tubimira nga balamu ng’entaana; era nga byonna, ng’ebyo ebigenda
wansi mu kinnya:
1:13 Tulisanga ebintu byonna eby’omuwendo, tujja kujjuza ennyumba zaffe
okwoonoona:
1:14 Suula akalulu ko mu ffe; ffenna tubeere n'ensawo emu:
1:15 Mwana wange, totambulira nabo mu kkubo; weewale ekigere kyo okuva ku kyabwe
ekkubo:
1:16 Kubanga ebigere byabwe biddukira mu bubi, ne banguwa okuyiwa omusaayi.
1:17 Mazima obutimba busaasaanyizibwa bwereere mu maaso g’ekinyonyi kyonna.
1:18 Ne balindirira omusaayi gwabwe; beekukuma mu kyama olw’ebyabwe
obulamu.
1:19 Amakubo ga buli muntu ayagala amagoba bwe gatyo; ekiggyawo
obulamu bwa bannannyini byo.
1:20 Amagezi gakaaba ebweru; ayogera eddoboozi lye mu nguudo:
1:21 Ayogerera waggulu mu kifo ekikulu eky'okukuŋŋaaniramu, mu bifo ebiggule
emiryango: mu kibuga ayogera ebigambo bye, .
1:22 mmwe abatali balongoofu, mulituusa wa okwagala obutebenkevu? n’abanyooma
basanyukira okunyooma kwabwe, n'abasirusiru bakyawa okumanya?
1:23 Mukyuse olw’okunenya kwange: laba, ndibafuka omwoyo gwange, nze
ajja kubategeeza ebigambo byange.
1:24 Kubanga nayise, ne mugaana; Ngolodde omukono gwange, era...
tewali muntu yenna yafaayo;
1:25 Naye mmwe mufudde okuteesa kwange kwonna, so temwagala kunenya kwange.
1:26 Nange ndiseka olw’akabi kwo; Ndisekerera ng'okutya kwo kujja;
1:27 Okutya kwammwe bwe kujja ng’okuzikirizibwa, n’okuzikirizibwa kwammwe ne kujja ng’
omuyaga ogw’amaanyi; okunyigirizibwa n’okubonaabona bwe bibatuukako.
1:28 Olwo balinkoowoola, naye sijja kuddamu; bajja kunnoonya
nga bukyali, naye tebajja kunsanga;
1:29 Kubanga bakyawa okumanya, ne batalonda kutya Mukama.
1:30 Tebaayagala kuteesa kwange: banyooma okunenya kwange kwonna.
1:31 Kale balirya ku bibala eby’amakubo gaabwe, ne bakkuta
nga balina ebyuma byabwe.
1:32 Kubanga okukyuka kw’abatali balongoofu kulibatta, n’okugaggawala
wa basirusiru balibazikiriza.
1:33 Naye buli anwuliriza alibeera mirembe, era alisirika
okutya ebibi.