Sirach
49:1 Okujjukira Yosiya kufaanana ng’akawoowo bwe kakola
ekoleddwa n'obukugu bw'omusawo w'eddagala: ewooma ng'omubisi gw'enjuki mu kamwa kwonna, .
era nga musick ku kijjulo ky'omwenge.
49:2 Yeeyisa bulungi mu kukyusa abantu, n’atwala
ggyawo emizizo egy’obutali butuukirivu.
49:3 Yalung’amya omutima gwe eri Mukama, era mu kiseera ky’abatatya Katonda
yassaawo okusinza Katonda.
49:4 Bonna, okuggyako Dawudi ne Ezeekiya ne Yosiya, baali balema: kubanga bo
ne baleka amateeka g’Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo, ne bakabaka ba Yuda ne balemererwa.
49:5 Kyeyava yawa abalala amaanyi gaabwe, n’ekitiibwa kyabwe eri omugwira
eggwanga.
49:6 Ne bookya ekibuga ekyalondebwa eky’Awatukuvu, ne bakola enguudo
amatongo, ng’obunnabbi bwa Yeremiya bwe bwali.
49:7 Kubanga bamwegayirira obubi, naye nga yali nnabbi, eyatukuzibwa
mu lubuto lwa nnyina, alyoke asimbule emirandira n'okubonyaabonya n'okuzikiriza;
era alyoke azimbe n'okusimba.
49:8 Ezeekyeri ye yalaba okwolesebwa okw’ekitiibwa, kwe yamulabikira
eggaali lya bakerubi.
49:9 Kubanga yayogera ku balabe wansi w’ekifaananyi ky’enkuba, era
yabalagira nti yagenda bulungi.
49:10 Era ku bannabbi ekkumi n’ababiri, ekijjukizo kiweebwe omukisa, era kyabwe
amagumba gakula nate okuva mu kifo kyago: kubanga gaabudaabuda Yakobo, era
yazituusa ng’alina essuubi erikakasibwa.
49:11 Tuligulumiza tutya Zorobabel? wadde yali ng’akabonero ku ddyo
omukono:
49:12 Bw’atyo Yesu mutabani wa Yosedeki bwe yali: eyazimba ennyumba mu biro byabwe;
ne bazimba yeekaalu entukuvu eri Mukama, eyategekebwa
ekitiibwa ekitaggwaawo.
49:13 Era mu balonde mwalimu Neemiya, erinnya lye eringi, eyayimusa
ku lwaffe bbugwe eyagwa, ne tusimba emiryango n'ebikondo;
n’asitula nate amatongo gaffe.
49:14 Naye ku nsi tewaali muntu yatondebwa nga Enoka; kubanga yaggyibwa
ensi.
49:15 Era tewaaliwo muvubuka eyazaalibwa nga Yusufu, gavana we
ab'oluganda, okusigala kw'abantu, amagumba gaabwe ge yatunuuliranga Mukama.
49:16 Semu ne Sesi baali ba kitiibwa nnyo mu bantu, era ne Adamu bwe yali asinga buli muntu
ekiramu mu butonde.