Sirach
5:1 Omutima gwo guteeke ku bintu byo; era togamba nti Nnina ekimala obulamu bwange.
5:2 Togoberera birowoozo byo n'amaanyi go, okutambulira mu makubo go
omutima:
5:3 So temugamba nti Ani anziyiza olw'ebikolwa byange? kubanga Mukama ajja kujja
mazima weesasuza amalala go.
5:4 Temugamba nti Nnyonoonye, era kiki ekintuuseeko? ku lwa...
Mukama mugumiikiriza, tajja kukuleka n’akatono.
5:5 Ku bikwata ku kutangirira, temutatya kwongerako kibi ku kibi.
5:6 So togamba nti okusaasira kwe kungi; ajja kukkakkana olw’obungi bw’abantu
ebibi byange: kubanga okusaasira n'obusungu biva gy'ali, n'obusungu bwe buwummudde
ku bonoonyi.
5:7 Temulwawo kudda eri Mukama, so temusimbula buli lunaku.
kubanga obusungu bwa Mukama buliva mangu, era mu mirembe gyo
olizikirizibwa, n'ozikirira ku lunaku olw'okwesasuza.
5:8 Toteeka mutima gwo ku bintu ebifunibwa mu butali bwenkanya, kubanga tebijja
muganyula ku lunaku olw'akabi.
5:9 Tofuuwa na buli mpewo, so togenda mu buli kkubo: kubanga bwe batyo bwe bakola
omwonoonyi alina olulimi olubiri.
5:10 Beera munywevu mu kutegeera kwo; era ekigambo kyo kibeere kye kimu.
5:11 Yanguwa okuwulira; era obulamu bwo bubeere bwa bwesimbu; era n’obugumiikiriza muwe
okuddamu.
5:12 Bw’oba olina okutegeera, ddamu muliraanwa wo; bwe kitaba bwe kityo, ssaako omukono gwo
ku kamwa ko.
5:13 Ekitiibwa n’okuswala biba byogerwa: n’olulimi lw’omuntu kwe kugwa kwe.
5:14 Toyitibwa muwuubaalo, so togalamira n’olulimi lwo: kubanga a
ensonyi embi eri ku mubbi, n'okusalirwa omusango omubi ku ba mirundi ebiri
olulimi.
5:15 Temutamanya kintu kyonna mu nsonga ennene oba entono.