Sirach
44:1 Kaakano ka tutendereze abasajja abatutumufu ne bajjajjaffe abaatuzaala.
44:2 Mukama akoze ekitiibwa ekinene ku bo olw’amaanyi ge amangi okuva
entandikwa.
44:3 Abaafuganga mu bwakabaka bwabwe, abantu abamanyiddwa olw’obuyinza bwabwe;
okubuulirira olw'okutegeera kwabwe, n'okulangirira obunnabbi;
44:4 Abakulembeze b’abantu olw’okuteesa kwabwe, n’okumanya kwabwe
okuyiga kusisinkana abantu, okugezi era okwogera obulungi bye biragiro byabwe:
44:5 Nga bwe baazuula ennyimba z’ennyimba, n’okusoma ennyiriri mu buwandiike:
44:6 Abagagga abalina obusobozi, ababeera mu mirembe mu bifo byabwe.
44:7 Bano bonna baaweebwa ekitiibwa mu mirembe gyabwe, ne baweebwa ekitiibwa kya
ebiseera byabwe.
44:8 Waliwo abalese erinnya, abatendereza
kiyinza okuloopebwa.
44:9 Waliwo n’abalala abatalina kijjukizo; abazikiridde, nga balinga
baali tebabangako; era bafuuse nga bwe batazaalibwangako;
n’abaana baabwe oluvannyuma lwabwe.
44:10 Naye abo baali basajja ba kisa, obutuukirivu bwabwe tebubaddewo
okwerabirwa.
44:11 N’ezzadde lyabwe lirisigala ng’obusika obulungi, n’ezzadde lyabwe
abaana bali munda mu ndagaano.
44:12 Ezzadde lyabwe liyimirira n'abaana baabwe ku lwabwe.
44:13 Ezzadde lyabwe lirisigalawo emirembe gyonna, n’ekitiibwa kyabwe tekirisangulwa
wabweru.
44:14 Emirambo gyabwe giziikibwa mu mirembe; naye erinnya lyabwe liramu emirembe gyonna.
44:15 Abantu balibuulira ku magezi gaabwe, n’ekibiina kijja kulaga
okuvaayo okutendereza kwabwe.
44:16 Enoka n’asanyusa Mukama, n’avvuunulwa, n’afuuka ekyokulabirako kya
okwenenya eri emirembe gyonna.
44:17 Nuuwa yasangibwa nga atuukiridde era nga mutuukirivu; mu kiseera ky’obusungu yatwalibwa
mu kuwaanyisiganya [ensi;] kyeyava alekebwa ng’ensigalira eri
ensi, amataba bwe gajja.
44:18 Endagaano ey’emirembe n’emirembe n’ekolebwa naye, omubiri gwonna guzikirizibwe
tewakyaliwo olw’amataba.
44:19 Ibulayimu yali kitaawe omukulu ow’abantu bangi: mu kitiibwa tewaaliwo
gy’ali;
44:20 Yakwata amateeka g’Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo, n’akola endagaano naye: ye
yanyweza endagaano mu mubiri gwe; era bwe yakeberebwa, yali
yasangiddwa nga mwesigwa.
44:21 Awo n’amukakasa n’ekirayiro nti aliwa amawanga omukisa mu
ezzadde lye, era nti yali agenda kumukuza ng’enfuufu y’ensi, era
okugulumiza ezzadde lye ng'emmunyeenye, obasikira okuva ku nnyanja okudda ku nnyanja;
n'okuva ku mugga okutuuka ku nkomerero y'ensi.
44:22 Era Isaaka n’anyweza bwe kityo [ku lwa Ibulayimu kitaawe]
omukisa gwabantu bonna, n'endagaano, N'agiwummuza ku mutwe gwa
Yakobo. Yamusiima mu mukisa gwe, n’amuwa obusika, .
n’agabanya emigabo gye; mu bika ekkumi n’ebibiri mwe yabawulamu.