Sirach
13:1 Oyo akwata ku bbugumu aliyonoonebwa; n’oyo alina
okukolagana n’omuntu ow’amalala kulifaanana naye.
13:2 Tozitoowerera maanyi go ng’okyali mulamu; era nga tebalina
okukolagana n'oyo asinga amaanyi era asinga ggwe obugagga: kubanga otya
mukkiriziganya ekkeeti n’ekiyungu eky’ebbumba wamu? kubanga oyo bw’akubwa
ku munne, kirimenyeka.
13:3 Omugagga akoze ekibi, naye n'atiisatiisa: omwavu ali
yasobezeddwako, era naye alina okwegayirira.
13:4 Bw'obeera olw'omuganyulo gwe, alikukozesa: naye bw'oba tolina, .
ajja kukuleka.
13:5 Bw’oba n’ekintu kyonna, anaabeeranga naawe: weewaawo, alikufuula
bare, era tajja kukyejjusa.
13:6 Bw’anaakwetaaga, ajja kukulimba, n’akumwenya, era
kuteeke mu ssuubi; alikugamba bulungi, n'agamba nti Oyagala ki?
13:7 Alikuswaza olw’emmere ye, okutuusa lw’alikusika emirundi ebiri
oba emirundi esatu, era ku nkomerero ajja kukusekerera okunyooma oluvannyuma, ddi
akulaba, alikuleka, n'akunyeenya omutwe.
13:8 Weegendereze oleme okulimbibwa n’okukka wansi mu ssanyu lyo.
13:9 Bw’oba oyitiddwa omusajja ow’amaanyi, weewale, era n’...
ajja kukuyita ebisingawo.
13:10 Tomunyiga, oleme okuddizibwa; yimirira wala, sikulwa nga
ggwe weerabirwa.
13:11 Mulemenga kwenkanankana naye mu kwogera, so temukkiriza bangi be
ebigambo: kubanga alikukema n'okwogera kungi, n'okumwenya
ojja kuggyayo ebyama byo:
13:12 Naye mu bukambwe alitereka ebigambo byo, so tajja kukusaasira
okulumwa, n'okukusiba mu kkomera.
13:13 Weetegereze era weegendereze, kubanga otambulira mu kabi kwo
okusuula: bw'owulira ebyo, zuukuka mu tulo.
13:14 Yagala Mukama obulamu bwo bwonna, omukoowoole obulokozi bwo.
13:15 Buli nsolo eyagala erifaanana, na buli muntu ayagala munne.
13:16 Ennyama yonna yeegatta okusinziira ku ngeri, era omuntu alinywerera ku eyiye
okwaagala.
13:17 Omusege gulina kukolagana ki n'omwana gw'endiga? kale omwonoonyi n’...
abatya Katonda.
13:18 Kukkiriziganya ki okuliwo wakati w’empologoma n’embwa? era nga emirembe
wakati w’abagagga n’abaavu?
13:19 Ng’endogoyi ey’omu nsiko bw’eri omuyiggo gw’empologoma mu ddungu: n’abagagga bwe balya
abaavu.
13:20 Nga ab’amalala bwe bakyawa obwetoowaze: n’abagagga bwe batyo bwe bakyawa abaavu.
13:21 Omugagga atandise okugwa, mikwano gye gimuwanika: naye omwavu
okubeera wansi kisuulibwa mikwano gye.
13:22 Omugagga bw'agwa, aba n'abayambi bangi: tayogera
okwogerwa, naye abantu bamuwa obutuukirivu: omwavu yaseerera, naye
naye ne bamuboggolera; yayogera n'amagezi, n'atasobola kuba na kifo.
13:23 Omugagga bw'ayogera, buli muntu akwata olulimi lwe, era laba, kiki
agamba nti, “Bakigulumiza okutuuka ku bire: naye omwavu bw’ayogera, bo
mugambe nti, Munnaffe ki ono? era singa yeesittala, bajja kuyamba okusuula
ye.
13:24 Obugagga birungi eri oyo atalina kibi, n’obwavu bubi mu
akamwa k’abatatya Katonda.
13:25 Omutima gw’omuntu gukyusa amaaso ge, oba lwa bulungi oba
ekibi: n'omutima omusanyufu gufuula amaaso agasanyufu.
13:26 Amaaso ag’essanyu kabonero akalaga omutima ogugaggawala; ne
okuzuula mu ngero mulimu ogukooya ogw’ebirowoozo.