Sirach
20:1 Waliwo okunenya okutasaana: nate, omuntu akwata ebibye
olulimi, era mugezi.
20:2 Kisinga nnyo okunenya, okusinga okusunguwala mu kyama: n'oyo
ayatula omusango gwe gujja kukuumibwa obutalumwa.
20:3 Nga kirungi nnyo, bw’onenya, okwenenya! kubanga bwe kityo bwe kiri
osimattuka ekibi ekigenderere.
20:4 Ng’okwegomba kw’omulaawe bwe kuli okuggya omuwala embeerera; bw’atyo bw’ali oyo
akola omusango n'obukambwe.
20:5 Waliwo omu asirika, n'asangibwa ng'alina amagezi: n'omulala ali
okwogera okungi kufuuka kwa bukyayi.
20:6 Omuntu akwata olulimi lwe, kubanga talina kuddamu: n'abalala
asirika, ng’amanyi ebiseera bye.
20:7 Omugezigezi alikwata olulimi lwe okutuusa lw'alilaba omukisa: naye omuwolereza
era omusirusiru tajja kufaayo ku kiseera.
20:8 Oyo akozesa ebigambo ebingi alikyayiddwa; n'oyo atwala ku
ye kennyini obuyinza mu kyo alikyayibwa.
20:9 Waliwo omwonoonyi alina obuwanguzi obulungi mu bibi; era waliwo a
amagoba agafuuka okufiirwa.
20:10 Waliwo ekirabo ekitakugasa; era waliwo ekirabo eky’...
okusasula (recompence) kuba kwa mirundi ebiri.
20:11 Waliwo okuswazibwa olw’ekitiibwa; era waliwo asitula ebibye
omutwe okuva mu kibanja ekya wansi.
20:12 Waliwo agula bingi ku katono, n’abisasula emirundi musanvu.
20:13 Omugezigezi olw'ebigambo bye amufuula omwagalwa: naye ekisa ky'abasirusiru
ejja kufukibwa.
20:14 Ekirabo ky’omusirusiru tekijja kukukolera kirungi ng’okifunye; wadde n’okutuusa kati
ow'obuggya olw'okwetaaga kwe: kubanga atunuulidde okufuna ebintu bingi
ku lw’omu.
20:15 Awaayo kitono, era avuma bingi; ayasamya akamwa ke ng’a
omukaaba; leero awola, n'enkya alisaba nate: bwe batyo
omu kwe kukyayibwa Katonda n’abantu.
20:16 Omusirusiru agamba nti Sirina mikwano, sirina kwebaza olw'ebirungi byange byonna
ebikolwa, n'abo abalya emmere yange bannyooma.
20:17 Nga mirundi mingi, era nga ku bangi alisekererwa okunyoomebwa! kubanga amanyi
si kituufu kye kiri okubeera nakyo; era byonna biba kimu gy’ali ng’alinga alina
si bwe kiri.
20:18 Okuseerera ku kkubo kisinga okuseerera n’olulimi: kale...
okugwa kw'ababi kulijja mangu.
20:19 Olugero olutali lwa sizoni lujja kuba mu kamwa k’abatali ba magezi bulijjo.
20:20 Ekibonerezo eky’amagezi kinaagaanibwanga bwe kinaava mu kamwa k’omusirusiru;
kubanga talikyogera mu kiseera ekituufu.
20:21 Waliwo alemesebwa okwonoona olw’ebbula: era bw’atwala
awummule, tajja kweraliikirira.
20:22 Waliwo azikiriza emmeeme ye yennyini olw’okuswala n’okuyita
okukkiriza abantu yeesuula.
20:23 Waliwo oyo kubanga ensonyi esuubiza mukwano gwe, n’emufuula
omulabe we ku bwereere.
20:24 Obulimba buba kivundu mu muntu, naye buli kiseera bubeera mu kamwa k’...
obutasomesebwa.
20:25 Omubbi asinga omuntu amanyi okulimba: naye bombi
ajja kuba n’okuzikirizibwa eri obusika.
20:26 Enneeyisa y’omulimba tewa kitiibwa, n’ensonyi ze zibeerawo bulijjo
ye.
20:27 Omuntu ow'amagezi anaagulumizanga ekitiibwa n'ebigambo bye: n'oyo
alina okutegeera kujja kusanyusa abantu abakulu.
20:28 Alima ensi ye aliyongera entuumu ye: n'oyo ayagala
abasajja abakulu balifuna okusonyiyibwa olw’obutali butuukirivu.
20:29 Ebirabo n’ebirabo biziba amaaso g’omugezi, ne biyimiriza akamwa ke
nti tasobola kunenya.
20:30 Amagezi agakwekebwa, n’obugagga obukuŋŋaanyiziddwa, amagoba gali mu
bombi bombi?
20:31 Akweka obusirusiru bwe asinga omuntu akweka amagezi ge.
20:32 Okugumiikiriza okwetaagisa mu kunoonya Mukama kusinga oyo
akulembera obulamu bwe nga talina mulagirizi.