Sirach
14:1 Alina omukisa omuntu ataseerera n’akamwa ke, n’atabeera
bafumitiddwa ebibi bingi nnyo.
14:2 Alina omukisa oyo omuntu we ow’omunda atamusalidde musango, era atali musango
agudde okuva mu ssuubi lye mu Mukama.
14:3 Obugagga tebulungi eri omusirusiru: era omuntu ow’obuggya yandikoze ki
nga balina ssente?
14:4 Akuŋŋaanya ng’afera emmeeme ye, akuŋŋaanya abalala, nti
ajja kusaasaanya ebintu bye mu kavuyo.
14:5 Oyo eyeefuula omubi, anaabeera omulungi eri ani? tajja kutwala
okusanyuka mu bintu bye.
14:6 Tewali mubi okusinga oyo yeekwatirwa obuggya; era kino kiri a
okusasula obubi bwe.
14:7 Era bw’akola ebirungi, abikola nga tayagala; era ku nkomerero ajja kukikola
langirira obubi bwe.
14:8 Omuntu ow’obuggya alina eriiso ebbi; akyusa amaaso ge, era
anyooma abantu.
14:9 Eriiso ly’omululu terimala mugabo gwe; n’obutali butuukirivu
ow’omubi akala emmeeme ye.
14:10 Eriiso ebbi likwatirwa obuggya ku mugaati gwe, era abeera muvulu ku mmeeza ye.
14:11 Mwana wange, ng’obusobozi bwo bwe buli, weekolere ebirungi, era owe Mukama
ekiweebwayo kye ekisaanira.
14:12 Jjukira nti okufa tekujja kujja, era endagaano ya
entaana tekulagibwa gy’oli.
14:13 Kola mukwano gwo ebirungi nga tonnafa, era ng’obusobozi bwo bwe buli
golola omukono gwo omuwe.
14:14 Tolimba ku lunaku olulungi, so tolekera awo mugabo gwa mulungi
obwagazi bukusukkule.
14:15 Okulumwa kwo tokulekera munne? n'okutegana kwo okubeera
nga bagabanyiziddwamu akalulu?
14:16 Waayo, otwale, otukuze emmeeme yo; kubanga tewali kunoonya
dainties mu ntaana.
14:17 Ennyama yonna ekaddiwa ng’ekyambalo: olw’endagaano okuva ku lubereberye
ye nti, Olifa okufa.
14:18 Ng’ebikoola ebibisi ku muti omunene, ebimu bigwa, ate ebirala ne bikula; bwe kityo bwe kiri
omulembe gw’ennyama n’omusaayi, ogumu gutuuka ku nkomerero, n’omulala guliwo
okuzaalibwa.
14:19 Buli mulimu guvunda ne guggwaawo, n'omukozi waagwo aligenda
withal.
14:20 Alina omukisa omuntu afumiitiriza ebirungi mu magezi, n’ekyo
alowooza ku bintu ebitukuvu olw'okutegeera kwe. ing.
14:21 Oyo alowooza ku makubo ge mu mutima gwe, naye aliba n’okutegeera
mu byama bye.
14:22 Mumugoberere ng’oyo alondoola, era mulindirire mu makubo ge.
14:23 Oyo agenda mu madirisa gaayo anaawuliranga ku nzigi zaayo.
14:24 Oyo anaasulanga okumpi n’ennyumba ye, naye anaasibiranga eppini mu bisenge byayo.
14:25 Anaasimba weema ye okumpi naye, n’asuula mu kifo we basula
awali ebintu ebirungi.
14:26 Anaateekanga abaana be wansi w’ekifo kye, n’asuula wansi we
amatabi.
14:27 Alibikkibwako ebbugumu lye, era mu kitiibwa kye alibeera.