Sirach
28:1 Oyo awoolera eggwanga alifuna eggwanga okuva eri Mukama, era mazima alifuna eggwanga
kuuma ebibi bye [mu kujjukira.]
28:2 Sonyiwa muliraanwa wo okulumwa kw’akukoze, bw’atyo bw’anaakola
ebibi nabyo bisonyiyibwa nga osaba.
28:3 Omuntu alina obukyayi eri munne, n’asaba okusonyiyibwa
Mukama?
28:4 Tasaasira muntu alinga ye: era asaba
okusonyiyibwa ebibi bye?
28:5 Omuntu yekka bw’aliisa obukyayi, ani alisaba okusonyiyibwa
ebibi bye?
28:6 Jjukira enkomerero yo, obulabe buleke; [jjukira] obuli bw’enguzi n’okufa, .
era munywerere mu biragiro.
28:7 Jjukira ebiragiro, so tolina bubi eri muliraanwa wo.
[jjukira] endagaano y’Oyo Ali Waggulu, era onyige amaaso olw’obutamanya.
28:8 Weewale okuyomba, era olikendeeza ku bibi byo: kubanga omuntu omusunguwavu
ajja kukumaza enkaayana, .
28:9 Omuntu omwonoonyi atabula mikwano gye, n’akubagana empawa mu balimu
mu mirembe.
28:10 Ng'ensonga y'omuliro bwe guli, bwe guyokya: n'amaanyi g'omuntu bwe gali;
bwe kityo obusungu bwe bwe buli; era ng'obugagga bwe bwe buli, obusungu bwe bulinnya; era nga
gye zikoma okuba ez’amaanyi ezivuganya, gye zikoma okuzimba.
28:11 Enkaayana ez’amangu zikuma omuliro, n’okulwana okw’amangu kuyiwa
omusaayi.
28:12 Bw’ofuuwa ennimi, ejja kwokya: bw’ogifuuwa amalusu, ejja kubaawo
zizikiddwa: era bino byombi biva mu kamwa ko.
28:13 Mukolimire omuwuubaalo n’olulimi olubiri: kubanga ng’abo bazikirizza bangi
baali mu mirembe.
28:14 Olulimi oluvuma lutabudde bangi, ne lubagoba mu ggwanga
eggwanga: ebibuga eby'amaanyi bimenyewo, ne bimenya amayumba ga
abasajja abakulu.
28:15 Olulimi oluvuma lugobye abakazi abalungi, ne lubaggyako
emirimu gyabwe.
28:16 Buli akiwuliriza, talifuna kiwummulo, so tabeera mu kasirise.
28:17 Okukuba ekibookisi kuleeta obubonero mu mubiri: Naye okukubwa kw’...
olulimi lumenya amagumba.
28:18 Bangi abagudde n’ekitala: naye si bangi abagudde
okugwa olw’olulimi.
28:19 Ali bulungi oyo awolereza olw’obutwa bwayo; atalina
yasika ekikoligo kyakyo, so tasibiddwa mu miguwa gyayo.
28:20 Kubanga ekikoligo kyakyo kikoligo kya kyuma, n’emiguwa gyakyo miguwa
wa kikomo.
28:21 Okufa kwakyo kufa kubi, entaana zaali zisinga.
28:22 Terifugira abo abatya Katonda, so tebaliba
eyokeddwa n’ennimi z’omuliro.
28:23 Abo abaleka Mukama baligwamu; era kinaayokya mu bo, .
so tezizikizibwa; kinaasindikibwako ng'empologoma, ne kirya
bo ng’engo.
28:24 Laba ng’ozibikira ebintu byo n’amaggwa, era osibe zo
ffeeza ne zaabu, .
28:25 Opimire ebigambo byo mu minzaani, era okole oluggi n’olukomera olw’akamwa ko.
28:26 Weegendereze toseerera ku kyo, oleme kugwa mu maaso g’oyo agalamidde
linda.