Sirach
19:1 Omuntu omukozi A awereddwa okutamiira taliba mugagga: era ye
anyooma ebintu ebitono aligwa mpola mpola.
19:2 Envinnyo n’abakazi balifuula abasajja abategeevu okugwa, n’oyo
yeekwata ku bamalaaya ajja kufuuka wa bugwenyufu.
19:3 Enseenene n’ensowera bijja kumutwala ng’obusika, n’omusajja omuvumu aliba
baggyiddwawo.
19:4 Ayanguwa okuwa ekitiibwa aba muweweevu; n'oyo ayonoona
anaanyiiza emmeeme ye yennyini.
19:5 Buli asanyukira obubi alisalirwa omusango: naye oyo
aziyiza amasanyu atikkira obulamu bwe engule.
19:6 Ayinza okufuga olulimi lwe aliba mulamu awatali kuyomba; n’oyo oyo
akyawa okwogera kujja kuba n'obubi obutono.
19:7 Totegekera munne ebyo ebikubuulirwa, era ojja kukikola
fare never the worse.
19:8 Ka kibeere kya mukwano oba mulabe, temwogera ku bulamu bwa balala; era singa
osobola awatali kusobya, tobibikkula.
19:9 Kubanga yakuwulira era n’akutunuulira, era ekiseera bwe kinaatuuka alikukyawa.
19:10 Bw’oba owulidde ekigambo, kifiire wamu naawe; era beera muvumu, kijja
si kukukutuka.
19:11 Omusirusiru azaala n'ekigambo, ng'omukazi azaala omwana.
19:12 Ng’akasaale akakwata mu kisambi ky’omuntu, n’ekigambo ekiri mu musirusiru bwe kiri
olubuto.
19:13 Mubuulirire mukwano gwo, oyinza okuba nga takikola
kyo, nti takyakikola.
19:14 Kubulira mukwano gwo, oboolyawo teyakyogera: era bw’aba akigambye, ekyo
taddamu kukyogera.
19:15 Mubuulirire mukwano gwo: kubanga emirundi mingi kivvoola, so tokkiriza buli muntu
olugero.
19:16 Waliwo aseeyeeya mu kwogera kwe, naye nga si mu mutima gwe; ne
ani atasobya lulimi lwe?
19:17 Bulira muliraanwa wo nga tonnamutiisatiisa; n’obutanyiiga, .
muwe ekifo amateeka g’Oyo Ali Waggulu ennyo.
19:18 Okutya Mukama lye ddaala erisooka okukkirizibwa [gy’ali,] era
amagezi gafuna okwagala kwe.
19:19 Okumanya ebiragiro bya Mukama kwe kuyigiriza obulamu.
n'abo abakola ebimusanyusa baliweebwa ebibala by'
omuti ogw’obutafa.
19:20 Okutya Mukama magezi gonna; era mu magezi gonna mwe muli okukola
eby’amateeka, n’okumanya obuyinza bwe bwonna.
19:21 Omuddu bw’agamba mukama we nti Sijja kukola nga bw’oyagala;
newankubadde oluvannyuma lw'akikola, asunguwalira oyo amuliisa.
19:22 Okumanya obubi si magezi, newakubadde mu kiseera kyonna
okubuulirira kw’aboonoonyi amagezi.
19:23 Waliwo obubi, n’eky’omuzizo; era waliwo omusirusiru
okwagala mu magezi.
19:24 Oyo alina okutegeera okutono, era atya Katonda, asinga omu
alina amagezi mangi, era amenya amateeka g'Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo.
19:25 Waliwo obukuusa obusukkiridde, n’obutali bwenkanya; era waliwo omu
akyuka okulaga omusango; era waliwo omusajja omugezi oyo
awa obutuukirivu mu musango.
19:26 Waliwo omusajja omubi awanika omutwe gwe wansi n’ennaku; naye munda ye
ajjudde obulimba, .
19:27 N'asuula amaaso ge wansi, n'akola ng'atawulira: gy'ali
atamanyiddwa, ajja kukukola obubi nga tonnamanya.
19:28 Era singa alemesebwa okwonoona olw’obutaba na maanyi, naye bw’aba
afuna omukisa ajja kukola ebibi.
19:29 Omuntu ayinza okumanyibwa olw’okutunula kwe, n’okutegeera n’okutegeera kwe
amaaso, bw’omusisinkana.
19:30 Ennyambala y’omuntu, n’okuseka okuyitiridde, n’entambula, biraga ky’ali.