Sirach
2:1 Mwana wange, bw’onoojja okuweereza Mukama, teekateeka emmeeme yo okukemebwa.
2:2 Mutereeze omutima gwo, gumiikirizanga buli kiseera, so toyanguwa mu biseera
wa buzibu.
2:3 Munywerere ku ye, so togenda, olyoke weeyongere
enkomerero yo esembayo.
2:4 Buli ekikuleetebwa kitwale n'essanyu, era mugumiikiriza nga
okyusiddwa n’ofuuka ekifo ekitono.
2:5 Kubanga zaabu agezesebwa mu muliro, n’abantu abasiimibwa mu kikoomi kya
ebizibu.
2:6 Mukkirize, ajja kukuyamba; tegeka bulungi ekkubo lyo, era weesiga
mu ye.
2:7 Mmwe abatya Mukama, mulindirire okusaasira kwe; so temugenda wala, muleme
okugwa.
2:8 Mmwe abatya Mukama mumukkirize; era empeera yammwe tegenda kuggwaawo.
2:9 Mmwe abatya Mukama, musuubire ebirungi, n'essanyu n'okusaasira okutaggwaawo.
2:10 Laba emirembe egy’edda, mulabe; yakolanga bwesige bwonna mu Mukama, .
era n’asobeddwa? oba waliwo eyasigala mu kutya kwe, n'alekebwawo? oba
ani gwe yanyooma, eyamukoowoola?
2:11 Kubanga Mukama ajjudde okusaasira n’okusaasira, okugumiikiriza, n’okusaasira ennyo
omusaasizi, asonyiwa ebibi, era awonya mu biro eby'okubonaabona.
2:12 Zisanze emitima egy’entiisa, n’emikono egy’amaanyi, n’omwonoonyi agenda bibiri
amakubo!
2:13 Zisanze oyo akooye omutima! kubanga takkiriza; n’olwekyo ajja
aleme kuwolereza.
2:14 Zisanze mmwe ababulwa obugumiikiriza! era kiki kye munaakola nga Mukama
ajja kukukyalira?
2:15 Abo abatya Mukama tebalijeemera kigambo kye; n’abo abaagala
ajja kukuuma amakubo ge.
2:16 Abo abatya Mukama balinoonya ebirungi, nga bamusanyusa;
n'abo abamwagala balijjula amateeka.
2:17 Abo abatya Mukama baliteekateeka emitima gyabwe, ne beetoowaza
emyoyo mu maaso ge, .
2:18 Nga bagamba nti Tuligwa mu mikono gya Mukama so si mu mikono
wa bantu: kubanga obukulu bwe bwe buli, n'okusaasira kwe bwe kuli.