Sirach
23:1 Ayi Mukama, Kitange era Gavana w’obulamu bwange bwonna, tondeka ku bwabwe
okuteesa, era ka nneme kugwa ku byo.
23:2 Ani aliteeka emiggo ku birowoozo byange, n’okukangavvula okw’amagezi
ku mutima gwange? baleme kunsonyiwa olw’obutamanya bwange, ne kiyitawo
si lwa bibi byange:
23:3 Obutamanya bwange buleme kweyongera, n’ebibi byange ne byeyongera okuzikirira, era
Ngwa mu maaso g’abalabe bange, n’omulabe wange asanyukira nze, ow’e
essuubi liri wala nnyo n’okusaasira kwo.
23:4 Ayi Mukama, Kitange era Katonda w’obulamu bwange, tompa kutunula kwa maanyi, wabula kyuka
okuva ku baddu bo bulijjo endowooza ey’amalala.
23:5 Nvaako essuubi n’okwegomba ebitaliimu, ojja kumukwata
waggulu ekyo ekyegomba bulijjo okukuweereza.
23:6 Omululu gw’olubuto n’okwegomba kw’omubiri tebikwata
nze; era tompa omuddu wo mu birowoozo ebitaliimu nsa.
23:7 Muwulire, mmwe abaana, okukangavvula kw'akamwa: oyo akukwata
tegenda kutwalibwa mu mimwa gye n’akatono.
23:8 Omwonoonyi alilekebwa mu busirusiru bwe: omwogezi omubi era
ab’amalala baligwa olw’ekyo.
23:9 Tomanyiiza kamwa ko kulayira; so tokozesa kutuuma mannya ga
Omutukuvu.
23:10 Kubanga ng’omuddu akubwa buli kiseera tajja kuba nga talina bbululu
mark: bw'atyo alayira n'atuuma erinnya lya Katonda buli kiseera tajja kubeerawo
nga tewali nsobi.
23:11 Omuntu alayira ennyo ajja kujjula obutali butuukirivu, n'...
kawumpuli taliva mu nnyumba ye emirembe gyonna: bw'anasobya, ekibi kye
aliba ku ye: era bw'atakkiriza kibi kye, akola emirundi ebiri
omusango: era bw'alayira bwereere, taliba atalina musango, wabula wuwe
ennyumba ejja kuba ejjudde ebizibu.
23:12 Waliwo ekigambo ekyambaliddwa okufa: Katonda akibeerewo
tesangibwa mu busika bwa Yakobo; kubanga ebintu ebyo byonna biriba wala
okuva mu batya Katonda, era tebaliwuubaala mu bibi byabwe.
23:13 Tokozesa kamwa ko kulayira mu ngeri etategeerekeka, kubanga omwo mwe muli ekigambo kya
ekibi.
23:14 Jjukira kitaawo ne nnyoko, bw’otuula mu basajja abakulu.
Temwerabira mu maaso gaabwe, era bw’otyo n’ofuuka omusirusiru olw’empisa yo, .
era oyagala singa tewazaalibwa, era bakolimire olunaku lwo
okuzaalibwa kw’amazaalibwa.
23:15 Omuntu amanyidde ebigambo ebivvoola, tajja kulongoosebwa
ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwe.
23:16 Abantu ab’engeri bbiri beeyongera ekibi, n’ow’okusatu alireeta obusungu: obwokya
ebirowoozo biri ng’omuliro ogwaka, tegujja kuzikizibwa okutuusa lwe gunaaba
aweddewo: omwenzi mu mubiri gw’omubiri gwe talikoma okutuusa lw’alikoma
akumye omuliro.
23:17 Omugaati gwonna guwooma eri omwenzi, talireka okutuusa lw’alifa.
23:18 Omusajja amenya obufumbo, ng’agamba bw’ati mu mutima gwe nti Ani andaba? Nze
nzingiziddwa ekizikiza, ebisenge binbikka, so tewali mubiri gulaba
nze; kiki kye nneetaaga okutya? asingayo Waggulu talijjukira bibi byange;
23:19 Omuntu ng’oyo atya amaaso g’abantu gokka, n’atamanya nti amaaso
wa Mukama batangaala emirundi enkumi kkumi okusinga enjuba, nga balaba byonna
amakubo g’abantu, n’okulowooza ku bitundu ebisinga okuba eby’ekyama.
23:20 Yamanya ebintu byonna nga tebinnatondebwa; bwe batyo bwe batyo oluvannyuma lw’okubeerawo
nga atuukiridde yabatunuulira bonna.
23:21 Omuntu ono anaabonerezebwa mu nguudo z’ekibuga ne gy’ali
tateebereza nti ajja kutwalibwa.
23:22 Bwe kityo bwe kinaatambula n’omukazi aleka bba, era
aleeta omusika omulala.
23:23 Kubanga okusooka, ajeemedde amateeka g’Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo; n’ekyokubiri, .
asobezza bba yennyini; n’ekyokusatu, alina
yazannya malaaya mu bwenzi, n’aleeta abaana omusajja omulala.
23:24 Anaaleetebwanga mu kibiina, n’okubuuliriza kubaawo
ekoleddwa mu baana be.
23:25 Abaana be tebalisimba mirandira, n’amatabi ge galizaala nedda
ekibala.
23:26 Alileka okujjukira kwe okukolimirwa, n’okuvumibwa kwe tekulibaawo
esanguddwaawo.
23:27 N’abo abasigalawo balimanya nga tewali kisinga...
okutya Mukama, era nti tewali kiwooma okusinga okwegendereza
eri ebiragiro bya Mukama.
23:28 Kitiibwa kinene nnyo okugoberera Mukama, n’okusembeza gy’ali kiwanvu
obulamu.