Sirach
42:1 Ebyo tokwatibwa nsonyi, so tokkiriza muntu kuyonoona
bwe kityo:
42:2 Ku mateeka g’Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo, n’endagaano ye; n’eby’omusango eri
bawe obutuukirivu abatatya Katonda;
42:3 Ow’okubalirira banno n’abatambuze; oba eky’ekirabo ky’
obusika bw’emikwano;
42:4 Ku bwenkanya n’obuzito obutuufu; oba eky’okufuna bingi oba ebitono;
42:5 Ne ku kutunda kw’abasuubuzi okutafaayo; wa kutereeza kungi kw’abaana;
n’okufuula oludda lw’omuddu omubi okuvaamu omusaayi.
42:6 Okukuuma kirungi, awali omukazi omubi; era musirike, awali bangi
emikono giri.
42:7 Muwe ebintu byonna mu muwendo n’obuzito; era byonna obiteeke mu buwandiike ekyo
ogaba, oba oyingiza mu.
42:8 Tokwatibwa nsonyi okutegeeza abatalina magezi n’abasirusiru, n’abakadde abasukkiridde
ayomba n'abato: bw'otyo bw'onooba ddala
yayiga, era n’asiima abantu bonna abalamu.
42:9 Taata azuukuka olw’omwana omuwala, so nga tewali amanyi; n’okulabirira
kubanga aggyawo otulo: bw'aba muto, aleme okuyitawo
ekimuli eky’emyaka gye; era nga mufumbo, aleme okukyayibwa;
42:10 Mu bukyala bwe, aleme okuyonoonebwa n’afuna olubuto
ennyumba ya kitaawe; n’okubeera n’omwami, aleme okweyisa obubi
ye kennyini; era bw’aba afumbiddwa, aleme kubeera mugumba.
42:11 Kuuma nnyo omwana omuwala atalina nsonyi, aleme okukufuula a
enseko eri abalabe bo, n'ekigambo eky'okuvumirira mu kibuga, n'okuvuma
mu bantu, n'okuswaza mu maaso g'ekibiina.
42:12 Tolaba bulungi bwa buli mubiri, so totuula wakati mu bakazi.
42:13 Kubanga mu byambalo mwe muva enseenene, ne mu bakazi obubi.
42:14 Okwegomba kw’omusajja kusinga omukazi ow’empisa, omukazi, I
mugambe, ekireeta ensonyi n'okuvumibwa.
42:15 Kaakano ndijjukira emirimu gya Mukama, era ndibuulira ebintu bye
balabye: Mu bigambo bya Mukama mulimu ebikolwa bye.
42:16 Enjuba etangaaza etunuulira byonna n’emirimu gyabyo
ejjudde ekitiibwa kya Mukama.
42:17 Mukama tawadde batukuvu buyinza kubuulira bibye byonna
ebikolwa ebyewuunyisa, Mukama Omuyinza w’Ebintu Byonna bye yanyweza, nti
buli ekiriwo kinywezebwe olw'ekitiibwa kye.
42:18 Anoonya obuziba n’omutima, n’atunuulira obukuusa bwabwe
enkwe: kubanga Mukama amanyi byonna ebiyinza okumanyibwa, era alaba
obubonero bw’ensi.
42:19 Abuulira eby’edda n’ebigenda okujja, n’abibikkula
emitendera gy’ebintu ebikusike.
42:20 Tewali kulowooza kumuwona wadde ekigambo kyonna ekimwekwese.
42:21 Yayooyoota emirimu egy’amagezi ge egy’ekitalo, era ava
emirembe n'emirembe okutuuka emirembe n'emirembe: tewayinza kwongerwako kintu kyonna, so tekiyinza
akendeezebwe, era teyeetaaga muwabuzi yenna.
42:22 Ebikolwa bye byonna nga byagala nnyo! era omuntu asobole okulaba n’okutuuka ku a
ennimi z’omuliro.
42:23 Ebyo byonna biwangaala era bibeerawo emirembe gyonna olw’emigaso gyonna, era byonna biri
abawulize.
42:24 Byonna bikubisaamu emirundi ebiri: so talina ky’akola
abatatuukiridde.
42:25 Ekintu kimu kinyweza ekirungi oba ekirala: era ani alijjula
nga balaba ekitiibwa kye?