Sirach
1:1 Amagezi gonna gava eri Mukama, era gali naye emirembe gyonna.
1:2 Ani ayinza okubala omusenyu ogw'ennyanja, n'amatondo g'enkuba, n'ennaku
ow’emirembe n’emirembe?
1:3 Ani ayinza okumanya obugulumivu bw’eggulu, n’obugazi bw’ensi, n’
eby’obuziba, n’amagezi?
1:4 Amagezi gatondebwa nga byonna tebinnabaawo, n'okutegeera
okwegendereza okuva mu mirembe gyonna.
1:5 Ekigambo kya Katonda ali waggulu ennyo y’ensulo y’amagezi; n’amakubo ge bwe gali
ebiragiro ebitaggwaawo.
1:6 Ani ekikolo ky'amagezi kye kyabikkulirwa? oba ani amumanyi
okubuulirira okw’amagezi?
1:7 [Okumanya amagezi kwe kulabikira ani? era ani alina
yategedde ekintu ekinene kye yayitamu?]
1:8 Waliwo omugezi era atya ennyo, Mukama atudde ku bibye
entebe y’obwakabaka.
1:9 Yamutonda, n’amulaba, n’amubala, n’amufukako
emirimu gye gyonna.
1:10 Ali n'omubiri gwonna ng'ekirabo kye bwe kiri, era amuwadde
abo abamwagala.
1:11 Okutya Mukama kwe kitiibwa, n'ekitiibwa, n'essanyu, n'engule ya
nga basanyuka.
1:12 Okutya Mukama kusanyusa omutima, ne kuwa essanyu n'essanyu;
n’obulamu obuwanvu.
1:13 Buli atya Mukama, aligenda bulungi gy’ali ku nkomerero, era ye
alifuna ekisa ku lunaku lw'okufa kwe.
1:14 Okutya Mukama y’entandikwa y’amagezi: era gaatondebwa wamu n’...
abeesigwa mu lubuto.
1:15 Yazimba omusingi ogutaggwaawo n’abantu, era alikola
mugende mu maaso n’ensigo zaabwe.
1:16 Okutya Mukama kwe kujjuza amagezi, era kujjuza abantu ebibala byago.
1:17 Ajjuza ennyumba yaabwe yonna ebintu ebyegombebwa, n'ebikuŋŋaanyizo
okweyongera kwe.
1:18 Okutya Mukama ngule ya magezi, ekola emirembe era etuukiridde
obulamu okukulaakulana; byombi bye birabo bya Katonda: era bigaziwa
okusanyuka kwabwe abamwagala.
1:19 Amagezi gatonnyesa obukugu n'okutegeera okuyimirira, n'...
abagulumiza okumuwa ekitiibwa abamunyweza.
1:20 Ekikolo ky’amagezi kwe kutya Mukama, n’amatabi gaago ge gali
obulamu obuwanvu.
1:21 Okutya Mukama kugoba ebibi: era we bibeera, bigoba
akyusa obusungu.
1:22 Omuntu omusunguwavu tayinza kuweebwa butuukirivu; kubanga okuwuguka kw'obusungu bwe kuliba kwe
okuyonoona.
1:23 Omugumiikiriza alikutuka okumala ekiseera, oluvannyuma essanyu lirivaamu
gy’ali.
1:24 Alikweka ebigambo bye okumala ekiseera, n’emimwa gy’abangi giribuulira
amagezi ge.
1:25 Engero ez'okumanya ziri mu mawanika ag'amagezi: naye okutya Katonda
kya muzizo eri omwonoonyi.
1:26 Bw’oba oyagala amagezi, kwata ebiragiro, Mukama n’akuwa
ye gy’oli.
1:27 Kubanga okutya Mukama ge magezi n’okuyigiriza: n’okukkiriza ne
obuwombeefu bwe bumusanyusa.
1:28 Tewesiga kutya Mukama ng’oli mwavu: so tojja ku
ye ng’alina omutima ogw’emirundi ebiri.
1:29 Tobeera munnanfuusi mu maaso g’abantu, era weegendereze by’okola
speakest.
1:30 Tewegulumiza, oleme okugwa, n'oleetera emmeeme yo ekiswazo;
era bw’atyo Katonda azuule ebyama byo, n’akusuula wansi wakati mu
ekibiina, kubanga tewajja mu mazima okutya Mukama;
naye omutima gwo gujjudde obulimba.