Sirach
41:1 Ayi okufa, okujjukira okukujjukiza nga kukaawa eri omuntu omulamu
muwummule mu by'obugagga bye, eri oyo atalina kyamutawaanya, era
oyo alina obugagga mu byonna: weewaawo, eri oyo akyayinza
funa ennyama!
41:2 Ayi okufa, ekibonerezo kyo kikkirizibwa eri omwana omunaku n’eri oyo
amaanyi galemererwa, awo kati agali mu mulembe ogw’enkomerero, era gatawaanyizibwa bonna
ebintu, n'oyo aggwaamu essuubi, n'abulwa obugumiikiriza!
41:3 Totya kibonerezo kya kufa, jjukira abo abaabaddewo
ggwe, n'ezo ezijja oluvannyuma; kubanga kino kye kibonerezo kya Mukama ku byonna
omubiri.
41:4 Era lwaki owakanya okusanyuka kw’Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo? tewali
okubuuliriza mu ntaana, oba obadde mulamu kkumi, oba kikumi, oba
emyaka lukumi.
41:5 Abaana b’aboonoonyi baana ba muzizo, n’abo abaliwo
abamanyi ekifo ky’abatatya Katonda.
41:6 Obusika bw’abaana b’aboonoonyi balizikirizibwa, n’ezzadde lyabwe
ajja kuba n’ekivume eky’olubeerera.
41:7 Abaana bajja kwemulugunya ku kitaawe atatya Katonda, kubanga baliba
yavumibwa ku lulwe.
41:8 Zisanze mmwe abantu abatatya Katonda, abaava ku mateeka g’abasinga
Katonda ow’oku ntikko! kubanga bwe munaayongera, kiriba kuzikirira kwammwe.
41:9 Era bwe munaazaalibwa, munaazaalibwa ekikolimo: era bwe munaafa, mulizaalibwa ekikolimo
ejja kuba mugabo gwo.
41:10 Bonna ab’omu nsi balikyuka nate ne badda ku nsi: bwe batyo abatatya Katonda
baliva mu kikolimo okutuuka mu kuzikirizibwa.
41:11 Okukungubaga kw’abantu kukwata ku mibiri gyabwe, naye erinnya ebbi ery’aboonoonyi
ejja kusangulwawo.
41:12 Weegendereze erinnya lyo; kubanga ekyo kijja kugenda mu maaso naawe waggulu a
omutwalo gw’eby’obugagga ebinene ebya zaabu.
41:13 Obulamu obulungi bulina ennaku ntono: naye erinnya eddungi libeerawo emirembe gyonna.
41:14 Abaana bange, mukuumenga okukangavvula mu mirembe: kubanga amagezi agakwekebwa, n’a
eky’obugagga ekitalabika, magoba ki agali mu bombi?
41:15 Omuntu akweka obusirusiru bwe asinga omuntu akweka obubwe
amagezi.
41:16 Noolwekyo muswala ng’ekigambo kyange bwe kiri: kubanga si kirungi
okusigaza ensonyi zonna; era tekikkirizibwa ddala mu buli
ekintu.
41:17 Muswala olw’obwenzi mu maaso ga kitaawe ne maama: n’olw’obulimba mu maaso ga a
omulangira n'omusajja ow'amaanyi;
41:18 Ku musango mu maaso g’omulamuzi era omufuzi; wa butali butali butuukirivu nga a
ekibiina n’abantu; wa kukola mu ngeri etali ya bwenkanya mu maaso ga munno ne
mukwano gwange;
41:19 Era n’eby’obubbi ku bikwata ku kifo w’obeera ne ku bikwata ku kifo ky’obeera
ku mazima ga Katonda n’endagaano ye; n’okwesigamira n’enkokola yo
ennyama; n’okunyooma okugaba n’okutwala;
41:20 N’okusirika mu maaso g’abo abakulamusa; n'okutunuulira malaaya;
41:21 Era n’okuggya amaaso go eri ow’oluganda lwo; oba okuggyawo ekitundu oba
ekirabo; oba okutunuulira mukazi w’omusajja omulala.
41:22 Oba okujjumbira omuzaana we, n’atasemberera kitanda kye; oba wa
okwogera okunenya mu maaso g’emikwano; era bw'omala okuwaayo, neenya
li;
41:23 Oba okuddiŋŋana n’okwogera nate ebyo by’owulidde; ne bya
okubikkula ebyama.
41:24 Bw’otyo bw’onookwatibwa ensonyi n’ofuna ekisa mu maaso g’abantu bonna.