Sirach
6:1 Mu kifo ky’omukwano tofuuka mulabe; kubanga [ekyo] ojja kukikola
okusikira erinnya ebbi, okuswala n'okuvumibwa: n'omwonoonyi bw'ali
alina olulimi olw’emirundi ebiri.
6:2 Togulumiza mu kuteesa kw’omutima gwo; emmeeme yo ebeere
teyakutulwamu bitundutundu ng’ente ennume [ebula yokka.]
6:3 Olirya ebikoola byo, n'ofiirwa ebibala byo, n'olekawo nga a
omuti omukalu.
6:4 Omwoyo omubi gulizikiriza oyo alina, era gulimufuula
yaseka okunyooma abalabe be.
6:5 Olulimi oluwoomu lujja kuzaala emikwano: n'olulimi olulungi lujja kuzaala
okwongera okulamusa okw’ekisa.
6:6 Mubeere mu mirembe n’abangi: naye mubeere n’omuwabuzi omu yekka ku a
lukumi.
6:7 Bw’oba oyagala okufuna mukwano gwo, sooka omugezese era toyanguwa
okumuwa ekitiibwa.
6:8 Kubanga omuntu abeera mukwano gwe, era tajja kubeera mu...
olunaku lw’okubonaabona kwo.
6:9 Era waliwo mukwano gwe, bw’akyuka n’afuuka obulabe, n’okuyomba
okuzuula ekivume kyo.
6:10 Nate, mukwano gwo omu ye mubeezi ku mmeeza, era tajja kweyongerayo mu
olunaku lw'okubonaabona kwo.
6:11 Naye mu kugaggawala kwo aliba nga ggwe wekka, era aliba muvumu ku ggwe
abaweereza.
6:12 Bw’onoofuulibwa wansi, alikulwanyisa, era alikweka
okuva mu maaso go.
6:13 Weeyawule ku balabe bo, weegendereze mikwano gyo.
6:14 Omukwano omwesigwa gwe muwongo ogw’amaanyi: n’oyo azudde ng’oyo
omu azudde eky’obugagga.
6:15 Tewali kiziyiza mukwano gwe omwesigwa, era obukulu bwe buli
eby’omuwendo ennyo.
6:16 Omukwano omwesigwa lye ddagala ly’obulamu; n'abo abatya Mukama
alimusanga.
6:17 Buli atya Mukama alilungamya omukwano gwe: kubanga nga bw’ali, .
ne muliraanwa we bw’aliba.
6:18 Mwana wange, kuŋŋaanya okuyigirizibwa okuva mu buto bwo: bw’otyo bw’onoofuna amagezi
okutuusa mu bukadde bwo.
6:19 Mujje gy’ali ng’oyo alima n’okusiga, mulindirire ebirungi bye
ebibala: kubanga tolifuba nnyo okumukolera, wabula ggwe
alirya ku bibala bye mangu ddala.
6:20 Tasanyusa nnyo abatayivu: oyo atali bweru
okutegeera tekujja kusigala naye.
6:21 Aligalamira ku ye ng’ejjinja ery’amaanyi ery’okugezesebwa; era ajja kumusuula
okuva gy’ali ere kibeere kiwanvu.
6:22 Kubanga amagezi gatuukana n’erinnya lye, era tegalabika eri bangi.
6:23 Wuliriza mwana wange, kkiriza okubuulirira kwange, so togaana kuteesa kwange;
6:24 Oteeke ebigere byo mu miguwa gye, n'ensingo yo mu lujegere lwe.
6:25 Fuukamira ekibegabega kyo, omugumiikiriza, so tonakuwala misibe gye.
6:26 Jjangu gy’ali n’omutima gwo gwonna, okuume amakubo ge n’amakubo go gonna
amaanyi.
6:27 Noonya, onoonye, era alimanyisibwa gy’oli: era bw’olimala
amukutte, aleme kugenda.
6:28 Kubanga ku nkomerero olisanga ekiwummulo kye, era ekyo kirikyusibwa
essanyu lyo.
6:29 Awo emiguwa gye ginaabanga ekiziyiza eky’amaanyi gy’oli, n’enjegere ze a
ekyambalo eky’ekitiibwa.
6:30 Kubanga waliwo eky’okwewunda ekya zaabu ku ye, n’emiguwa gye gya kakobe.
6:31 Olimwambaza ng'ekyambalo eky'ekitiibwa, n'omwetooloola
ng’engule ey’essanyu.
6:32 Omwana wange, bw’oba oyagala, oliyigirizibwa: era bw’onookolera ku byo
ebirowoozo, oliba mugezi.
6:33 Bw'onooyagala okuwulira, olifuna okutegeera: era bw'ofukamira
okutu kwo, oliba mugezi, .
6:34 Muyimirire mu kibiina ky’abakadde; era munywerere ku oyo alina amagezi.
6:35 Mubeere mwetegefu okuwulira buli mboozi ey’okutya Katonda; era engero za
okutegeera kudduka.
6:36 Era bw’olaba omuntu ow’amagezi, genda gy’ali, era
ekigere kyo kyambale amadaala g'omulyango gwe.
6:37 Ebirowoozo byo bibeerenga ku biragiro bya Mukama era ofumiitirizanga buli kiseera
mu biragiro bye: alinyweza omutima gwo, n'akuwa
amagezi ku kwegomba kwo.