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40:1 Okuzaala okunene kutondebwa buli muntu, n’ekikoligo ekizito kiri ku...
batabani ba Adamu, okuva ku lunaku lwe bava mu lubuto lwa nnyaabwe, okutuusa
olunaku lwe badda eri nnyina w’ebintu byonna.
40:2 Okulowooza kwabwe ku bigenda okujja, n’olunaku olw’okufa, [ebizibu].
ebirowoozo byabwe, ne [baleetera] okutya omutima;
40:3 Okuva eri oyo atudde ku ntebe ey’ekitiibwa, eri oyo eyeetoowaze mu
ettaka n’evvu;
40:4 Okuva eri oyo ayambadde engoye eza kakobe n’engule, okutuuka ku oyo ayambadde
engoye ya bafuta.
40:5 Obusungu n’obuggya, ebizibu, n’obutebenkevu, okutya okufa, n’obusungu, n’
okuyomba, era mu kiseera ky’okuwummula ku kitanda kye otulo gwe ogw’ekiro, gukyuka
okumanya kwe.
40:6 Ekiwummulo kye kitono oba nedda, n’oluvannyuma abeera mu tulo, nga mu
olunaku olw’okutunula, nga yeeraliikirira mu kwolesebwa kw’omutima gwe, ng’alinga
baasimattuse okuva mu lutalo.
40:7 Byonna bwe biba nga biteredde, azuukuka, ne yeewuunya nti okutya tekwaali kintu kyonna.
40:8 [Ebintu ng’ebyo bituuka] eri omubiri gwonna, omuntu n’ensolo, era kwe kugamba
emirundi musanvu okusinga ku bonoonyi.
40:9 Okufa, n'okuyiwa omusaayi, okuyomba, n'ekitala, ebizibu, enjala;
okubonaabona, n'ekibonyoobonyo;
40:10 Ebintu bino byatondebwa ababi, era ku lwabwe ne...
amataba.
40:11 Ebintu byonna eby’omu nsi birikyuka nate ne bidda ku nsi: n’ekyo
ekiva mu mazzi kidda mu nnyanja.
40:12 Enguzi yonna n'obutali bwenkanya binasangulwawo: naye enkolagana ey'amazima ejja kusangulwa
gumiikiriza emirembe gyonna.
40:13 Ebintu by’abatali batuukirivu birikala ng’omugga, ne bibula
n’amaloboozi, ng’okubwatuka okunene mu nkuba.
40:14 Bw’aliyasamya omukono gwe alisanyuka: bwe batyo abamenyi b’amateeka bwe balijja
okutuuka ku bwereere.
40:15 Abaana b’abatatya Katonda tebajja kuzaala matabi mangi: naye bali
ng’emirandira egitali mirongoofu ku lwazi olukalu.
40:16 Omuddo ogumera ku buli mazzi ne ku lubalama lw’omugga gulisimbulwa
nga omuddo gwonna tegunnabaawo.
40:17 Obugabi buli ng’olusuku olubala ennyo, n’okusaasira kuwangaala
lubeerera.
40:18 Okukola n'okumatira n'ebyo omuntu by'alina, bulamu buwooma: naye
oyo asanga eky’obugagga aba asinga bombi.
40:19 Abaana n’okuzimba ekibuga binyweza erinnya ly’omuntu: naye a
omukyala atalina musango abalibwa okusinga bombi.
40:20 Envinnyo n’okuyimba bisanyusa omutima: naye okwagala amagezi kubisinga
byombi.
40:21 Ensimbi n’entongooli bikola ennyimba eziwooma: naye olulimi lusanyusa
waggulu waabwe bombi.
40:22 Eriiso lyo lyegomba okusiimibwa n’okulabika obulungi: naye okusinga eŋŋaano zombi
ye kiragala.
40:23 Omukwano n’omubeezi tebasisinkanirangako bubi: naye waggulu wa byombi waliwo omukyala alina
bba we.
40:24 Ab’oluganda n’obuyambi bikontana n’ebiseera eby’okubonaabona: naye sadaaka biriwonya
okusinga bombi.
40:25 Zaabu ne ffeeza binyweza ekigere: naye okuteesa kussibwamu ekitiibwa
bombi bombi.
40:26 Obugagga n’amaanyi bisitula omutima: naye okutya Mukama kuli waggulu
bombi: tewali bbula mu kutya Mukama, era tekyetaagisa
okunoonya obuyambi.
40:27 Okutya Mukama lusuku olubala ebibala, era lumubikka okusinga byonna
ekitiibwa.
40:28 Mwana wange, towangaala bulamu bwa musabiriza; kubanga kirungi okufa okusinga okusabiriza.
40:29 Obulamu bw’oyo eyeesigama ku mmeeza y’omuntu omulala tebulina kubeerawo
babalibwa olw’obulamu; kubanga yeeyonoona n'emmere y'abantu abalala: naye
omugezigezi akuzibwa obulungi ajja kwegendereza.
40:30 Okusabiriza kuwooma mu kamwa k’abatalina nsonyi: naye mu lubuto lwe eyo
ajja kwokya omuliro.