Sirach
43:1 Amalala ag’obugulumivu, eggulu entangaavu, obulungi bw’eggulu, n’
okulaga kwe okw’ekitiibwa;
43:2 Enjuba bw’evaayo, ng’etegeeza nga bw’evaayo, ekyewuunyisa
ekivuga, omulimu gw’oyo asinga okuba Waggulu:
43:3 Emisana kikaza ensi, era ani ayinza okugumira ebbugumu eryokya
ku ekyo?
43:4 Omuntu afuuwa ekikoomi aba mu bikolwa eby’ebbugumu, naye enjuba eyokya
ensozi ezisukka emirundi esatu; okussa omukka ogw’omuliro, n’okusindika
okuvaamu ebikondo ebimasamasa, kizikiza amaaso.
43:5 Mukama eyagikola mukulu; era ku kiragiro kye kidduka mangu.
43:6 N’akola n’omwezi okuweereza mu kiseera kyagwo olw’okulangirira ebiseera, .
era akabonero k’ensi.
43:7 Okuva ku mwezi akabonero k’embaga, ekitangaala ekikendeera mu ye
okutuukirizibwa.
43:8 Omwezi guyitibwa erinnya lye, ne gweyongera mu ngeri ey’ekitalo
okukyuka, okubeera ekivuga ky’amagye waggulu, okwaka mu
ebanga ery’omu ggulu;
43:9 Obulungi bw’eggulu, n’ekitiibwa ky’emmunyeenye, eky’okwewunda ekitangaaza
mu bifo ebya waggulu ennyo ebya Mukama.
43:10 Olw’ekiragiro ky’Omutukuvu baliyimirira mu nsengeka yaabwe, era
tebazirika mu ssaawa zaabwe.
43:11 Mutunuulire omusota gw’enkuba, mutendereze oyo eyagukola; kirungi nnyo
mu kumasamasa kwayo.
43:12 Yeetooloola eggulu n’enkulungo ey’ekitiibwa, n’emikono gya
abasingayo Waggulu bakifukamidde.
43:13 Olw’ekiragiro kye, atonnya omuzira, n’atuma
mu bwangu okumyansa kw’omusango gwe.
43:14 Mu kino eby’obugagga mwe biggulwawo: n’ebire ne bibuuka ng’ebinyonyi.
43:15 Olw’amaanyi ge amangi anyweza ebire, n’amayinja ag’omuzira
emenyekedde obutono.
43:16 Olw’okulaba kwe ensozi zikankana, n’empewo ey’obugwanjuba bw’ayagala
afuuwa.
43:17 Eddoboozi ly’okubwatuka likankanya ensi: bwe kityo bwe kikankana
omuyaga ogw'obukiikakkono n'omuyaga: ng'ebinyonyi ebibuuka asaasaanya
omuzira, n'okugwa kwagwo kulinga okwaka kw'enzige;
43:18 Eriiso lyewuunya obulungi obweru bwalyo n’omutima
yeewuunya enkuba yaayo.
43:19 Omuzira n'omuzira ng'omunnyo gw'ayiwa ku nsi, ne gukaluba;
kigalamira waggulu ku miggo egy’amaanyi.
43:20 Empewo ennyogovu ey’obukiikakkono bw’efuuwa, amazzi ne gafuuka omuzira;
kibeera ku buli kukuŋŋaanyizibwa kw’amazzi, ne kyambaza
amazzi nga bwe kiri ku kifuba.
43:21 Gulya ensozi, ne gwokya eddungu, ne guzikiriza
omuddo ng’omuliro.
43:22 Eddagala eririwo mu kiseera kino eri byonna, ye nfuufu ejja mangu, omusulo ogujja oluvannyuma
ebbugumu lizzaamu amaanyi.
43:23 Olw’okuteesa kwe, akkakkanya obuziba, n’asimbamu ebizinga.
43:24 Abo abasaabala ku nnyanja babuulira akabi kaayo; era bwe tuwulira
kyo n’amatu gaffe, twewuunya ekyo.
43:25 Kubanga mwe mubeeremu ebikolwa ebyewuunyisa n’ebyewuunyo, eby’enjawulo ebya buli ngeri
ensolo n’ennyanja ekika kya whale ebitondeddwa.
43:26 Ku ye enkomerero yaabwe efuna obuwanguzi, era n’ekigambo kye bonna
ebintu bibaamu.
43:27 Tuyinza okwogera bingi, naye ne tukendeera: n’olwekyo mu bufunze, ye yenna.
43:28 Tuliyinza tutya okumugulumiza? kubanga mukulu okusinga ebibye byonna
akola.
43:29 Mukama wa ntiisa era munene nnyo, n’amaanyi ge ga kitalo.
43:30 Bwe mugulumiza Mukama Katonda, mumugulumize nga bwe musobola; kubanga ne bwe kiba nga tekinnabaawo
asukkulumye nnyo: era bwe mumugulumiza, mufulumye amaanyi gammwe gonna, era
temukoowa; kubanga temuyinza kugenda wala ekimala.
43:31 Ani amulabye atubuulire? era ani ayinza okumugulumiza nga ye
li?
43:32 Wakyaliwo ebintu ebikwekebwa ebinene okusinga bino, kubanga twalaba a
emirimu gye mitono.
43:33 Kubanga Mukama ye yakola ebintu byonna; n'abatya Katonda abawadde
amagezi.