Sirach
37:1 Buli mukwano gwe agamba nti Nange ndi mukwano gwe: naye waliwo mukwano gwe
ye mukwano gwokka mu linnya.
37:2 Si nnaku etuusa ku kufa, omubeezi era mukwano gwe bw’akyukiddwa
omulabe?
37:3 Ggwe ebirowoozo ebibi, gye wava okubikka ensi
obulimba?
37:4 Waliwo munne, asanyuka olw’okugaggawala kw’omukwano, naye
mu kiseera eky’obuzibu ajja kumulwanyisa.
37:5 Waliwo munne, ayamba mukwano gwe olw’olubuto, n’atwala
up the buckler ku mulabe.
37:6 Tewerabira mukwano gwo mu birowoozo byo, so tomufaako mu birowoozo byo
obugagga.
37:7 Buli muteesa atendereza okuteesa; naye waliwo abateesa
ku lulwe.
37:8 Mwegendereze omuwabuzi, era mutegeere nga bukyali bwetaavu bw’alina; kubanga ajja
okubuulirira ku lulwe; aleme okukusuula akalulu;
37:9 Era ogambe nti Ekkubo lyo ddungi: n'oluvannyuma n'ayimirira ku luuyi olulala
oludda, okulaba ekinaakutuukako.
37:10 Toteesa na muntu akuteebereza: era tokweka okuteesa kwo
nga bakukwatirwa obuggya.
37:11 So temwebuuzangako n’omukazi amukwatako, gw’akwatirwa obuggya;
so si n'omukodo mu nsonga z'entalo; wadde n’omusuubuzi ebikwata ku
okufaanyisa; wadde n’omuguzi w’okutunda; wadde n’omusajja ow’obuggya wa
okwebaza; newakubadde n'omuntu atalina kisa akwata ku kisa; wadde n’aba
obugayaavu mu mulimu gwonna; wadde n’omupangisa okumala omwaka mulamba ng’amaliriza
okukola; newakubadde n'omuddu atali mutebenkevu akola emirimu mingi: temuwuliriza bano
mu nsonga yonna ey’okubuulirirwa.
37:12 Naye beera n’omuntu atya Katonda, gw’omanyi okukuuma
ebiragiro bya Mukama, ebirowoozo bye, bikwatagana n’endowooza yo, n’okwagala kwo
ennaku naawe, bw’onoggyamu olubuto.
37:13 Era n'okuteesa kw'omutima gwo kuyimirira: kubanga tewakyali muntu
omwesigwa gy’oli okusinga ekyo.
37:14 Kubanga endowooza y’omuntu etera okumubuulira abakuumi abasukka mu musanvu;
ezituula waggulu mu munaala omuwanvu.
37:15 N’okusinga byonna saba Oyo Ali Waggulu, akulung’amya ekkubo lyo okuyingira
amazima.
37:16 Okufumiitiriza kusooke mu maaso ga buli kaweefube, n’okuteesa mu maaso ga buli kikolwa.
37:17 Okutunula mu maaso kabonero akalaga nti omutima gukyuse.
37:18 Ebintu bina birabika: ebirungi n’ebibi, obulamu n’okufa: naye...
olulimi lwe lubafuga bulijjo.
37:19 Waliwo omugezi era ayigiriza bangi, naye nga tagasa
ye kennyini.
37:20 Waliwo ayoleka amagezi mu bigambo, era akyayibwa: aliba
nga tebalina mmere yonna.
37:21 Kubanga ekisa tekiweebwa, ye okuva eri Mukama, kubanga aggyibwako byonna
amagezi.
37:22 Omulala aba mugezi eri ye kennyini; n’ebibala by’okutegeera bye bino
ekyesiimibwa mu kamwa ke.
37:23 Omugezigezi ayigiriza abantu be; n’ebibala by’okutegeera kwe
okulemererwa si.
37:24 Omugezigezi alijjula emikisa; n'abo bonna abamulaba
ajja kumubala nga musanyufu.
37:25 Ennaku z’obulamu bw’omuntu ziyinza okubalibwa: naye ennaku za Isirayiri ziri
ebitabalika.
37:26 Omuntu ow’amagezi alisikira ekitiibwa mu bantu be, n’erinnya lye liriba
eby’olubeerera.
37:27 Mwana wange, kebera emmeeme yo mu bulamu bwo, olabe ekibi ekigikwatako, era
ekyo tokikiwa.
37:28 Kubanga ebintu byonna tebigasa bantu bonna, so tebirina mugaso eri buli muntu
okusanyuka mu buli kintu.
37:29 Temutajjula kintu kyonna ekiwooma, so temulina mululu nnyo ku nnyama.
37:30 Kubanga emmere esukkiridde ereeta obulwadde, n’okuyitirira kujja kufuuka
choler.
37:31 Olw’okuyitirira, bangi bazikiridde; naye oyo eyeegendereza awangaaza ebibye
obulamu.