Sirach
30:1 Ayagala omwana we amuleetera okuwulira omuggo emirundi mingi, alyoke abeere nayo
essanyu lye ku nkomerero.
30:2 Oyo abonereza omwana we alisanyukira mu ye, era alisanyukira
ye mu bantu be yali amanyi.
30:3 Ayigiriza omwana we ankuwaza omulabe: ne mu maaso ga mikwano gye
balimusanyukira.
30:4 Kitaawe ne bw’afa, naye alinga atafudde: kubanga alina
yaleka omu emabega we ng’alinga ye.
30:5 Bwe yali ng’akyali mulamu, n’amulaba n’amusanyukira: naye bwe yafa, n’atabaawo
ennaku.
30:6 Yalekawo omuwoolezi w’eggwanga eri abalabe be, n’oyo aliba
ekyetaagisa ekisa eri mikwano gye.
30:7 Oyo asusse ku mutabani we alisiba ebiwundu bye; n’ebibye
ebyenda bijja kutawaanyizibwa buli kukaaba.
30:8 Embalaasi etamenyese eba n’omutwe: n’omwana alekebwa yekka
ajja kuba mu bugenderevu.
30:9 Koka omwana wo, alikutiisa: muzannye naye, naye
kijja kukuleeta mu buzito.
30:10 Toseka naye, oleme okunakuwala naye, n'olemererwa okunyiga
amannyo go ku nkomerero.
30:11 Tomuwa ddembe mu buvubuka bwe, so tomutunuulira busirusiru bwe.
30:12 Mufukaamirire ensingo ye ng’akyali muto, era mumukube ku mabbali ng’akyali muto
mwana muto, aleme okukakanyavu, n’akujeemera, era bw’atyo
leeta ennaku mu mutima gwo.
30:13 Kangavvula omwana wo, omukwate mu mirembe, enneeyisa ye ey’obugwenyufu ereme okuba nga
ekisobyo gy’oli.
30:14 Omwavu asinga omugagga
omuntu abonaabona mu mubiri gwe.
30:15 Obulamu obulungi n’obutebenkevu bw’omubiri bisinga zaabu, n’omubiri ogw’amaanyi
waggulu w’obugagga obutakoma.
30:16 Tewali bugagga businga omubiri omulamu, era tewali ssanyu erisinga essanyu ly’...
omutima.
30:17 Okufa kusinga obulamu obukaawa oba obulwadde obutasalako.
30:18 Ebiwoomerera ebiyiiriddwa ku kamwa akaggaddwa biri ng’ennyama encaafu essiddwa ku a
amalaalo.
30:19 Ekiweebwayo eri ekifaananyi kikola bulungi ki? kubanga tekiyinza kulya wadde
okuwunya: bw'atyo oyo ayigganyizibwa Mukama bw'atyo.
30:20 Alaba n’amaaso ge, n’asinda, ng’omulaawe akwata a
embeerera n’okusinda.
30:21 Towaayo birowoozo byo mu buzito, so tobonyaabonya mu byo
okubuulirira kwennyini.
30:22 Essanyu ly’omutima bwe bulamu bw’omuntu, n’essanyu ly’a
omuntu awangaaza ennaku ze.
30:23 Yagala emmeeme yo yennyini, era obudaabuda omutima gwo, oggye wala ennaku;
kubanga ennaku esse bangi, so tewali mugaso gwonna.
30:24 Obuggya n’obusungu bikendeeza ku bulamu, n’okwegendereza kuleeta emyaka mu maaso g’...
omulundi.
30:25 Omutima omusanyufu era omulungi gujja kuba n’okufaayo ku nnyama ye n’emmere ye.