Sirach
18:1 Oyo abeera omulamu emirembe gyonna Yatonda ebintu byonna okutwalira awamu.
18:2 Mukama yekka mutuukirivu, era tewali mulala okuggyako ye;
18:3 Afuga ensi n’engalo ze, era byonna bigondera
by’ayagala: kubanga ye Kabaka wa byonna, olw’amaanyi ge agabanya ebintu ebitukuvu
mu bo okuva mu bivvoola.
18:4 Ani gwe yawadde obuyinza okubuulira ebikolwa bye? era ani alizuula
ebikolwa bye eby’ekitiibwa?
18:5 Ani alibala amaanyi g’obukulu bwe? era ani alibuulira
okuva mu kusaasira kwe?
18:6 Ebikolwa bya Mukama ebyewuunyisa, tewayinza kuggyibwako kintu kyonna
bo, newakubadde ekintu kyonna ekiyinza okubateekebwako, newakubadde ettaka lya
zizuulibwe.
18:7 Omuntu bw’amala okukola, n’atandika; era bw’alekawo, olwo
ajja kuba abuusabuusa.
18:8 Omuntu kye ki, era aweereza ki? kiki ekirungi kye, era kiki ekikye
obulabe?
18:9 Omuwendo gw’ennaku z’omuntu ogusinga obungi guba emyaka kikumi.
18:10 Ng’ettondo ly’amazzi erigenda mu nnyanja, n’ejjinja ery’amayinja bw’ogeraageranya n’e...
omusenyu; bwe kityo n’emyaka lukumi okutuuka ku nnaku ez’emirembe n’emirembe.
18:11 Katonda kyeyava abagumiikiriza, era abafuka okusaasira kwe
bbo.
18:12 N’alaba n’ategeera enkomerero yaabwe ng’embi; kyeyava ayongera ku bibye
okusaasira.
18:13 Okusaasira kw’omuntu kuli eri munne; naye okusaasira kwa Mukama bwe kuli
ku buli muntu: anenya, n'akuza, n'ayigiriza era aleeta
nate, ng’omusumba ekisibo kye.
18:14 Asaasira abo abakangavvulwa n’abanoonya n’obunyiikivu
oluvannyuma lw’okusalawo kwe.
18:15 Mwana wange, toyonoona bikolwa byo ebirungi, so tokozesa bigambo ebitasanyusa nga
ggwe owaayo ekintu kyonna.
18:16 Omusulo tegujja kuwugula bbugumu? bwe kityo ekigambo kisinga ekirabo.
18:17 Laba, ekigambo tekisinga ekirabo? naye bombi bali n’omusajja ow’ekisa.
18:18 Omusirusiru avumirira n'obuseegu, n'ekirabo eky'obuggya kimalawo
amaaso.
18:19 Yiga nga tonnaba kwogera, era okozese physick oba buli lw’oli mulwadde.
18:20 Nga tekunnasalirwa musango weekenneenye, ne ku lunaku olw’okubonerezebwa
funa ekisa.
18:21 Weetoowaze nga tonnalwala, era mu biro eby’ebibi olage
okwenenya.
18:22 Ekireme ekintu kyonna ekikulemesa okutuukiriza obweyamo bwo mu kiseera ekituufu, so tolwawo okutuusa
okufa okubeera n’obutuukirivu.
18:23 Nga tonnasaba, weetegeke; so tobeera ng'oyo akema
Mukama.
18:24 Lowooza ku busungu obuliba ku nkomerero, n’ebiseera bya
okwesasuza, bw'alikyusa amaaso ge.
18:25 Bw’omala, jjukira ekiseera eky’enjala: ne bw’onoomala
abagagga, lowooza ku bwavu n’obwetaavu.
18:26 Okuva ku makya okutuusa akawungeezi, ekiseera kikyuka, n’ebintu byonna
zikolebwa mangu mu maaso ga Mukama.
18:27 Omugezigezi alitya mu buli kintu, era ku lunaku lw’okwonoona alitya
mwegendereze okusobya: naye omusirusiru talikwata biseera.
18:28 Buli muntu ategeera amanyi amagezi, era alimutendereza
ekyo kyamusanga.
18:29 Abo abaali bategeevu mu bigambo nabo ne bafuuka ba magezi.
n’ayiwa engero ennungi ennyo.
18:30 Togoberera kwegomba kwo, naye weewale okwegomba kwo.
18:31 Bw’onoowa emmeeme yo okwegomba okumusanyusa, ajja kukufuula
ekisekererwa eri abalabe bo abakuvuma.
18:32 Temusanyukira ssanyu lingi, so temusibibwa mu kufiirwa
ku ekyo.
18:33 Tofuulibwa musabiriza ng’olya ekijjulo nga weewoze, ng’omaze
tewali kintu kyonna mu nsawo yo: kubanga ojja kulindirira obulamu bwo, era
be boogerwako ku.