Sirach
31:1 Okutunula obugagga kuzikiriza omubiri, n'okufaayo kwagwo kugoba
away otulo.
31:2 Okwegendereza okutunula tekujja kuleka muntu kwebaka, ng’obulwadde obw’amaanyi bwe bumenyeka
otulo,
31:3 Omugagga akola nnyo okukuŋŋaanya obugagga; era nga ye
awummudde, ajjula ebiwoomerera bye.
31:4 Omwavu akola nnyo mu bugagga bwe obwavu; era bw’avaako, aba
bakyalina bwetaavu.
31:5 Ayagala zaabu taliweebwa butuukirivu, n'oyo agoberera
obuli bw’enguzi bujja kuba bumala.
31:6 Zaabu abadde azikirizibwa kw’abangi, n’okuzikirizibwa kwabwe kwaliwo.
31:7 Kyesittaza eri abo abakiwaayo ssaddaaka, na buli musirusiru
ejja kutwalibwa wamu nayo.
31:8 Alina omukisa omugagga asangibwa nga talina kamogo, so tagenze
oluvannyuma lwa zaabu.
31:9 Ye ani? era tujja kumuyita ow'omukisa: kubanga alina eby'ekitalo
ekoleddwa mu bantu be.
31:10 Ani agezeseddwa n’azuulibwa nti atuukiridde? kale yeenyumirwe. Ani
ayinza okusobya, n'atasobya? oba yakoze ekibi, n'atakikola?
31:11 Eby’obugagga bye binanyweza, n’ekibiina kinaalangirira ebibye
sadaaka.
31:12 Bw’otuula ku mmeeza ennyingi, togikwasa mululu, so togamba nti, .
Kuliko ennyama nnyingi.
31:13 Jjukira ng’eriiso ebbi kintu kibi: n’ebyo ebitondebwa okusingawo
omubi okusinga eriiso? kye kiva kikaaba buli kiseera.
31:14 Togolola mukono gwo wonna we gutunudde, so togusuula
ye mu ssowaani.
31:15 Tosala musango muliraanwa wo wekka: era beera mugezi mu buli nsonga.
31:16 Lya ng’omuntu bw’asaanidde, ebyo ebiteekeddwa mu maaso go; ne
alya weetegereze, oleme okukyayibwa.
31:17 Sooka muleke olw’empisa; era tobeera atamatira, oleme
okunyiiza.
31:18 Bw’otuula mu bangi, tosooka kugolola mukono gwo.
31:19 Ekitono ennyo kimala omuntu eyakuzibwa obulungi, so taleeta
empewo ye nnyimpi ku kitanda kye.
31:20 Okwebaka okulungi kuva mu kulya okw’ekigero: Azuukuka makya n’amagezi ge
naye: naye obulumi obw'okutunula, n'okulumwa n'okulumwa olubuto, .
bali n’omusajja atamatira.
31:21 Era bw’oba owaliriziddwa okulya, golokoka, genda, osesema, naawe
ajja kufuna ekiwummulo.
31:22 Mwana wange, mpulira, tonyooma, era ku nkomerero olisanga nga
Nakugamba nti: Mu bikolwa byo byonna beera mulamu, bwe kityo tewaali kujja bulwadde
gy’oli.
31:23 Omuntu ayagala ennyo emmere ye, abantu banaamugamba bulungi; era nga
lipoota y’okulabirira ennyumba ye ennungi ejja kukkirizibwa.
31:24 Naye oyo alima emmere ye ekibuga kyonna kirina
okwemulugunya; n’obujulizi obw’obusungu bwe tebujja kubuusibwabuusibwa.
31:25 Tolaga buzira bwo mu nvinnyo; kubanga omwenge guzikirizza bangi.
31:26 Ekikoomi kigezesa enjuyi n’okunnyika: n’omwenge bwe gutyo n’emitima gy’...
okwenyumiriza olw’okutamiira.
31:27 Omwenge mulungi ng’obulamu eri omuntu, bw’onywedde mu kigero: bulamu ki
kale eri omuntu atalina wayini? kubanga kyakolebwa okusanyusa abantu.
31:28 Envinnyo etamiddwa n’ebiseera ebigere ereeta essanyu mu mutima, era
okusanyuka kw’ebirowoozo:
31:29 Naye omwenge ogutamiddwa ekisusse gukaawa mu birowoozo, ne
okuyomba n’okuyomba.
31:30 Okutamiira kwongera obusungu bw'omusirusiru okutuusa lw'asobya: Bukendeera
amaanyi, era akola ebiwundu.
31:31 Tonenya muliraanwa wo olw’okunywa omwenge, so tomunyooma mu ssanyu lye.
tomuwa bigambo binyooma, era tomunyigiriza nga mumukubiriza [oku
okunywa.]