Sirach
4:1 Mwana wange, toferanga omwavu okubeezaawo obulamu bwe, so tofuula omwana amaaso
okulinda ebbanga eddene.
4:2 Omuntu alumwa enjala temunakuwaza; so tonyiiza muntu mu bibye
okubulwa emirembe.
4:3 Temuyongerako buzibu ku mutima ogutabuddwa; era n’okulwawo obutagabira
oyo ali mu bwetaavu.
4:4 Temugaana kwegayirira kw’abo ababonyaabonyezebwa; so tokyusa maaso go
okuva ku musajja omwavu.
4:5 Toggya liiso lyo eri omwana omwana, so tomuwa mukisa
okolimire:
4:6 Kubanga bw'akukolimira mu kukaawa kw'emmeeme ye, okusaba kwe kuliba
yawulira ku oyo eyamukola.
4:7 Wefunire okwagala kw'ekibiina, ofukamira omutwe gwo eri omukulu
omusajja.
4:8 Kileme okukunyiiza okuvuunama omwavu okutu, n’omuwa a
okuddamu okw’omukwano n’obuwombeefu.
4:9 Muwonye oyo abonaabona okuva mu mukono gw'omunyigiriza; era babeere
tokoowa mutima ng’otudde mu musango.
4:10 Beera nga kitaawe eri abatali ba kitaawe, ne mu kifo ky'omwami eri baabwe
maama: bw'otyo bw'oliba ng'omwana w'Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo, n'ayagala
ggwe okusinga nnyoko.
4:11 Amagezi gagulumiza abaana baago, ne gakwata abamunoonya.
4:12 Amwagala ayagala obulamu; n'abo abamunoonya nga bukyali baliba
nga bajjudde essanyu.
4:13 Oyo amunyweza alisikira ekitiibwa; ne wonna w’ali
ayingira, Mukama ajja kuwa omukisa.
4:14 Abo abamuweereza banaaweerezanga Omutukuvu: n'abo abaagala
ye Mukama amwagala.
4:15 Buli anaamuwuliriza alisalira amawanga omusango: n'oyo aliwuliriza
gy’ali abeera mu mirembe.
4:16 Omusajja bw'amwewaayo gy'ali, anaamusikira; n’ebibye
omulembe gujja kumukwata mu busika.
4:17 Kubanga mu kusooka alitambulira wamu naye mu makubo amakyamu, n’aleeta okutya
era mumutye, mumubonyaabonye n'okukangavvula kwe, okutuusa lw'anaasobola
mwesige emmeeme ye, era omugezese n’amateeka gaayo.
4:18 Olwo anaaddayo gy’ali mu kkubo eggolokofu, n’amubudaabuda, era
mulage ebyama bye.
4:19 Naye bw’anaakyama, omukazi alimuleka, n’amuwaayo mu bibye
okwonoona.
4:20 Mukuumenga omukisa, era mwegendereze obubi; era tokwatibwa nsonyi nga
bikwata ku mmeeme yo.
4:21 Kubanga waliwo ensonyi ezireeta ekibi; era waliwo ensonyi eziriwo
ekitiibwa n’ekisa.
4:22 Tokkiriza muntu yenna kulwanyisa mmeeme yo, so tossa kitiibwa kya muntu yenna
kukuleetera okugwa.
4:23 Era temwewala kwogera, bwe wabaawo omukisa ogw’okukola ebirungi, ne mwekweka
si magezi go mu bulungi bwe.
4:24 Kubanga amagezi galimanyibwa mu kwogera: n'okuyiga olw'ekigambo ky'...
olulimi.
4:25 Toyogera ku mazima n’akatono; naye swala olw'ensobi yo
obutamanya.
4:26 Tokwatibwa nsonyi okwatula ebibi byo; era okukaka so si kkubo lya
omugga.
4:27 Teweefuula musirusiru wa musirusiru; wadde okukkiriza
omuntu w’ab’amaanyi.
4:28 Fuba amazima okutuusa okufa, Mukama alikulwanirira.
4:29 Toyanguwa mu lulimi lwo, ne mu bikolwa byo teweewukana.
4:30 Tobeera ng’empologoma mu nnyumba yo, so tobanga mu baddu bo.
4:31 Omukono gwo guleme okugololwa okusembeza, n'okuggalwa ng'ono
shouldest okusasula.