Sirach
22:1 Omugayaavu ageraageranyizibwa ku jjinja ebbi, era buli muntu aliwuuba
ye okuvaayo okutuuka ku buswavu bwe.
22:2 Omugayaavu ageraageranyizibwa ku bucaafu bw’omusulo: buli muntu nti
agitwala waggulu ajja kumusika omukono.
22:3 Omuntu eyakuzibwa obubi kwe kuswazibwa kitaawe eyamuzaala: era a
[omusirusiru] omuwala azaalibwa okufiirwa kwe.
22:4 Omuwala omugezi anaaleetera bba obusika: naye oyo
abeera mu bwesimbu bwe buzito bwa kitaawe.
22:5 Omuvumu aswaza kitaawe ne bba, naye bo
bombi balimunyooma.
22:6 Olugero olutali mu biseera luli ng’omuziki mu kukungubaga: naye emisono n’...
okutereeza amagezi tekuggwaamu budde.
22:7 Oyo ayigiriza omusirusiru ali ng’oyo asiiga ekiyungu, era nga
oyo azuukusa omuntu mu tulo otulungi.
22:8 Anyumya olugero eri omusirusiru, ayogera n’omuntu ng’ali mu tulo: bw’aba
ayogedde olugero lwe, aligamba nti, Kiki ekizibu?
22:9 Abaana bwe banaabeeranga mu bwesimbu, era nga balina eby’obugagga, banaabikka...
obuseerezi bwa bazadde baabwe.
22:10 Naye abaana, nga beegulumiza, olw’okunyooma n’obutaba na kukuzibwa
okufuula obukulu bw’ab’eŋŋanda zaabwe.
22:11 Mukaabire omufu, kubanga abuze ekitangaala: era mukaabire omusirusiru.
kubanga abulwa okutegeera: temukaabira nnyo abafu, kubanga ye
ali mu kuwummula: naye obulamu bw'omusirusiru bubi okusinga okufa.
22:12 Abantu bakungubagira oyo afudde ennaku musanvu; naye ku lw’omusirusiru n’omuntu
omuntu atatya Katonda ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwe.
22:13 Toyogera nnyo na musirusiru, so togenda eri oyo atalina kutegeera.
mumwegendereze, oleme kufuna buzibu, era tolivunda n’akatono
n'obusirusiru bwe: muveeko, era olifuna ekiwummulo so si n'emirembe
beeraliikirira olw’eddalu.
22:14 Kiki ekizitowa okusinga omusulo? era erinnya lyayo lye liruwa, wabula omusirusiru?
22:15 Omusenyu, n’omunnyo, n’ekyuma ekinene, kyangu okugumira, okusinga omuntu
nga tebategedde.
22:16 Ng’embaawo ezisibiddwa n’ezisibiddwa wamu mu kizimbe bwe zitasobola kusumululwa nazo
okukankana: bwe kityo omutima ogunywevu olw’okubuulirira okubuulirirwa gulitya
mu kiseera kyonna.
22:17 Omutima ogutebenkedde ku ndowooza y’okutegeera guba ng’okusiimuula okulungi
ku bbugwe wa galagi.
22:18 Ensigo eziteekeddwa ku kifo ekigulumivu tezijja kuyimirira ku mpewo: kale a
omutima ogutya mu kulowooza kw’omusirusiru teguyinza kuyimirira ku muntu yenna
okutya.
22:19 Oyo afumita eriiso alikuba amaziga: n'oyo afumita
omutima gukikola okulaga okumanya kwe.
22:20 Buli asuula ejjinja ku binyonyi abiyuza: n'oyo
avuma mukwano gwe amenya omukwano.
22:21 Newaakubadde nga wakubira mukwano gwo ekitala, naye toggwaamu ssuubi: kubanga eyo
kiyinza okuba okudda [okusiimibwa.]
22:22 Bw’oba oyasamya akamwa ko eri mukwano gwo, totya; kubanga eyo
kiyinza okuba okutabagana: okuggyako okunenya, oba okwenyumiriza, oba okubikkula
ebyama, oba ekiwundu eky’enkwe: kubanga olw’ebyo buli mukwano
ajja kugenda.
22:23 Beera mwesigwa eri muliraanwa wo mu bwavu bwe, olyoke osanyuke
okugaggawala kwe: munywererenga gy'ali mu kiseera eky'okubonaabona kwe, nti
oyinza okuba omusika naye mu busika bwe: kubanga obusika obubi si bwe buli
bulijjo okunyoomebwa: wadde abagagga abasirusiru okubeera mu
okwegomba.
22:24 Ng’omukka n’omukka ogw’ekikoomi bwe bigenda mu maaso g’omuliro; bwe kityo okuvuma
nga omusaayi tegunnabaawo.
22:25 Sijja kuswala kulwanirira mukwano gwange; era sijja kwekweka
okuva gy’ali.
22:26 Era singa kintuukako ekibi kyonna, buli akiwulira ajja kukikola
mumwegendereze.
22:27 Ani aliteeka omukuumi mu maaso g’akamwa kange, n’akabonero ak’amagezi ku kamwa kange
emimwa, nneme kugwa mangu ku gyo, n'olulimi lwange linzikirire
li?