Sirach
11:1 Amagezi gasitula omutwe gw'oyo agwa wansi, ne gamukola
okutuula mu basajja abakulu.
11:2 Totendereza muntu olw’obulungi bwe; so temukyawa muntu olw’eby’okungulu bye
endabika.
11:3 Enjuki ntono mu ng’enseenene; naye ebibala bye bye bisinga obuwoomi
ebintu.
11:4 Tewenyumiriza mu ngoye zo n'engoye zo, so teweegulumiza emisana
eky'ekitiibwa: kubanga ebikolwa bya Mukama bya kitalo, n'ebikolwa bye biri wakati
abasajja bakwese.
11:5 Bakabaka bangi batudde ku ttaka; n’emu etaalowoozebwako
wa ayambadde engule.
11:6 Abasajja bangi ab’amaanyi baswaziddwa nnyo; n’ab’ekitiibwa
okuweebwayo mu mikono gy'abasajja abalala.
11:7 Tonenya nga tonnaba kwekenneenya mazima: sooka otegeere, era
oluvannyuma ne munenya.
11:8 Toddamu nga tonnawulira nsonga: So tosalako bantu
wakati mu mboozi yaabwe.
11:9 Toyomba mu nsonga ezitakukwatako; so totuula mu musango
n’aboonoonyi.
11:10 Mwana wange, toyingirira bintu bingi: kubanga bw’oyingirira bingi, ggwe
tajja kuba nga talina musango; era bw'onoogoberera, tolifuna, .
so toddukanga.
11:11 Waliwo akola ennyo, n’alumwa, n’ayanguwa, n’abaawo
so much the more emabega.
11:12 Nate, waliwo omulala alwawo, era nga yeetaaga obuyambi, abula
obusobozi, era nga kijjudde obwavu; naye eriiso lya Mukama ne limutunuulira
ku lw'obulungi, n'amuyimiriza okuva mu kifo kye ekya wansi, .
11:13 N’ayimusa omutwe gwe okuva mu nnaku; bwe kityo bangi abaalaba okuva gy’ali bwe bali
emirembe ku byonna
11:14 Obugagga n’ebizibu, obulamu n’okufa, obwavu n’obugagga, bivaamu
Mukama.
11:15 Amagezi, n'okutegeera n'okutegeera amateeka biva mu Mukama: okwagala, .
n’ekkubo ly’ebikolwa ebirungi, liva gy’ali.
11:16 Obubi n’ekizikiza byatandika wamu n’aboonoonyi: n’obubi
balikaddiwa wamu n'abo abeenyumirizaamu.
11:17 Ekirabo kya Mukama kisigala eri abatatya Katonda, era okusiimibwa kwe kuleeta
okukulaakulana emirembe gyonna.
11:18 Waliwo agaggawala olw’okwegendereza kwe n’okunyiga, era ono ye
ekitundu ku mpeera ye:
11:19 Agamba nti, “Nfunye ekiwummulo, era kaakano nja kulya ku byange bulijjo.”
eby'amaguzi; era naye tamanyi kiseera kigenda kumutuukako, era nti ye
alina okuleka ebintu ebyo eri abalala, n’afa.
11:20 Munywerere mu ndagaano yo, ogimanyire, era okaddiye
omulimu gwo.
11:21 Temwewuunya bikolwa by’aboonoonyi; naye mwesige Mukama, era mubeere mu
okutegana kwo: kubanga kintu kyangu mu maaso ga Mukama ku
omulundi gumu okugaggawaza omwavu.
11:22 Omukisa gwa Mukama guli mu mpeera y’abo abatya Katonda, era amangu ago ye
afuula omukisa gwe okukulaakulana.
11:23 Temugamba nti Amagoba ki agava mu kuweereza kwange? era ebirungi ki ebijja
Nze nnina oluvannyuma lw’ebiseera?
11:24 Nate temugamba nti Nnina ekimala, era nnina ebintu bingi, era nga kibi nnyo
ndiba nange oluvannyuma lw’ekyo?
11:25 Ku lunaku olw’okugaggawala wabaawo okwerabira okubonaabona: ne mu
olunaku olw’okubonaabona tewakyali kujjukira kukulaakulana.
11:26 Kubanga kyangu eri Mukama ku lunaku lw’okufa okusasula empeera a
omuntu okusinziira ku makubo ge.
11:27 Okubonaabona okw’essaawa emu kwerabira omuntu okusanyuka: ne mu nkomerero ye
ebikolwa bye birizuulibwa.
11:28 Tosalira musango muntu yenna aweereddwa omukisa nga tannafa: kubanga omuntu alimanyibwa mu bibye
abaana.
11:29 Toleeta buli muntu mu nnyumba yo: kubanga omulimba alina bangi
eggaali y’omukka.
11:30 Ng’ensowera bw’etwalibwa [n’ekuumibwa] mu kiyumba, n’omutima gw’...
amalala; era ng'omukessi, atunuulira okugwa kwo;
11:31 Kubanga alindirira, n’afuula ebirungi ebibi ne mu bintu ebisaanira
ettendo lijja kukunenya.
11:32 Entuumu y’amanda eyaka mu muliro: Omuntu omwonoonyi n’agalamira
mulinde omusaayi.
11:33 Weegendereze omusajja omubi, kubanga akola ebibi; aleme kuleeta
ku ggwe ekizigo ekitaggwaawo.
11:34 Yaniriza omugenyi mu nnyumba yo, ajja kukutaataaganya, n’akyuka
ggwe okuva mu bibyo.