Sirach
8:1 Tolwana na musajja wa maanyi' oleme kugwa mu mikono gye.
8:2 Tokaayana na mugagga, aleme okukuzitoowerera: ku lwa zaabu
azikirizza bangi, era akyusizza emitima gya bakabaka.
8:3 Toyomba n’omuntu ajjudde olulimi, so totuuma nku ku lulwe
omuliro.
8:4 Tojooga musajja mujoozi, bajjajjaabo baleme okuswazibwa.
8:5 Tovuma muntu akyuka okuva mu kibi, naye mujjukire nga ffenna tuli
asaanira okubonerezebwa.
8:6 Tonyooma muntu kitiibwa mu bukadde bwe: kubanga abamu ku ffe bakaddiwa.
8:7 Tosanyuka olw’omulabe wo asinga obukulu okufa, naye jjukira nti tufa
onna.
8:8 Tonyooma bigambo by’abagezigezi, naye weemanyiize
engero: kubanga mu byo oliyiga okuyigirizibwa, n'okuweereza
abasajja abakulu n’obwangu.
8:9 Temusubwa kwogera kw'abakadde: kubanga nabo baayiga
bakitaabwe, nabo oliyiga okutegeera n'okuddamu
nga obwetaavu bwe bwetaagisa.
8:10 Tokoleeza manda g’omwonoonyi, oleme okwokebwa ennimi z’omuliro
omuliro gwe.
8:11 Tosituka [n’obusungu] mu maaso g’omuntu alumizibwa, aleme
lindirira okukusiba mu bigambo byo
8:12 Towola oyo akusinga amaanyi; kubanga bw’owola
ye, mubalire naye ng’abuze.
8:13 Tobeera mukakafu okusinga amaanyi go: kubanga bw’oba omusingo, weegendereze okusasula
kiri.
8:14 Togenda mu mateeka n’omulamuzi; kubanga bajja kumusalira omusango ng'ebibye bwe biri
okussaamu ekitiibwa.
8:15 Totambulira mu kkubo ne munno omuvumu, aleme okulumwa
ggwe: kubanga alikola nga bw'ayagala, naawe olizikirira
naye okuyita mu busirusiru bwe.
8:16 Toyomba na musajja musunguwavu, so togenda naye mu kifo ekyetongodde.
kubanga omusaayi guli ng’ekitali kintu mu maaso ge, era awatali buyambi, ye
ajja kukusuula.
8:17 Temuteesa na musirusiru; kubanga tayinza kukuuma kuteesa.
8:18 Tokola kintu kya kyama mu maaso g’omugenyi; kubanga tomanyi ky'ayagala
leeta mu maaso.
8:19 Toggulawo mutima gwo eri buli muntu, aleme okukusasula n’amagezi
okukyuuka.