Tobit
4:1 Ku lunaku olwo Tobiti n’ajjukira ssente ze yali awadde Gabayeeri
mu Rages of Media,
4:2 N’agamba yekka nti Njagadde okufa; kyenva siyita
ku lwa mutabani wange Tobiya ndyoke mmutegeeze ku ssente nga sinnafa?
4:3 Bwe yamuyita, n’agamba nti, “Omwana wange, bwe ndiba nga nfudde, nziike;
so tonyooma nnyoko, naye omuwa ekitiibwa ennaku zonna ez'obulamu bwo, era
mukole ekyo ekinaamusanyusa, so tomunakuwaza.
4:4 Jjukira, mwana wange, nti yakulabira akabi kangi, bwe wali mu
olubuto lwe: era bw’anaaba afudde, muziikibwe kumpi nange mu ntaana emu.
4:5 Mwana wange, jjukira Mukama Katonda waffe ennaku zo zonna, so toleka
aliteekebwa mu kibi, oba okumenya ebiragiro bye: byonna bikole mu butuukirivu
obulamu bwo bwonna, so togoberera makubo ag'obutali butuukirivu.
4:6 Kubanga bw’onookolanga eby’amazima, ebikolwa byo birikutuukako bulungi.
n'abo bonna abalamu mu bwenkanya.
4:7 Waayo sadaka okuva mu bintu byo; era bw'owangayo sadaaka, eriiso lyo lirekanga lireke
beera n'obuggya, so tokyusa maaso go okuva ku mwavu yenna, n'amaaso ga Katonda
tajja kukukyuka.
4:8 Bw'oba n'ebingi, wa sadaaka nga bwe kiri: bw'oba n'akatono, .
totya kuwaayo ng'ekitono ekyo bwe kiri;
4:9 Kubanga weeterekera eky’obugagga ekirungi okutuukira ddala ku lunaku lwa
obwetaavu.
4:10 Kubanga esadaaka ewonya okufa, so tegikkiriza kuyingira
ekizikiza.
4:11 Kubanga esaddaaka kirabo kirungi eri bonna abagiwaayo mu maaso g’abasinga obungi
Waggulu.
4:12 Mwana wange, weegendereze obwenzi bwonna, okusinga kwata omukazi ow’ezzadde lya
bajjajjaabo, so towasa mukazi munnaggwanga, atali wa bo
ekika kya kitaawe: kubanga tuli baana ba bannabbi, Nuuwa, Ibulayimu, .
Isaaka ne Yakobo: jjukira mwana wange nti bajjajjaffe okuva ku lubereberye,
era nti bonna baafumbirwa abakazi ab’eŋŋanda zaabwe, ne baweebwa omukisa
mu baana baabwe, n'ezzadde lyabwe lirisikira ensi.
4:13 Kaakano, mwana wange, oyagala baganda bo, so tonyooma mu mutima gwo
baganda bo, batabani ne bawala b'abantu bo, mu butawasa mukazi
ku bo: kubanga mu malala mwe muli okuzikirira n'okubonaabona kungi, ne mu bugwenyufu
kwe kuvunda n'okubulwa ennyo: kubanga obugwenyufu ye nnyina w'enjala.
4:14 Empeera y’omuntu yenna eyakukolera, ereme kulwawo
ggwe, naye mumuwe mu ngalo: kubanga bw'onooweereza Katonda, naye ajja kugiweereza
osasule: weegendereze mwana wange, mu byonna by'okola, era beera mugezi
mu mboozi zo zonna.
4:15 Tokola ekyo omuntu ky'okyawa: tonywa wayini kukukolera
otamidde: so n'okutamiira tekugende naawe mu lugendo lwo.
4:16 Ku mmere yo giwe abalumwa enjala, ne ku byambalo byo giwe abaliwo
nga bali bukunya; era ng'obungi bwo bwe buli, wa sadaaka: so eriiso lyo tolemenga
beera n'obuggya, bw'owaayo sadaaka.
4:17 Yiwa emmere yo ku kuziika abatuukirivu, naye towa kintu kyonna eri
labe.
4:18 Musabe amagezi eri bonna abagezi, so tonyooma kuteesa kwonna okuliwo
amagoba.
4:19 Weebaze Mukama Katonda wo bulijjo, era omwegambe amakubo go gabeerewo
okulung'amibwa, era amakubo go gonna n'okuteesa kwo bibeere bulungi: kubanga buli
eggwanga teririna kuteesa; naye Mukama yennyini y'awaayo ebirungi byonna;
era yeetoowaza oyo gw’ayagala, nga bw’ayagala; kaakano, mwana wange, .
jjukira ebiragiro byange, so tebiggyibwa mu birowoozo byo.
4:20 Era kaakano mbategeeza nti nawaayo ttalanta kkumi eri Gabayeeri
mutabani wa Gabriya e Rages mu Media.
4:21 Era totya mwana wange nti twavuwavu: kubanga olina obugagga bungi, .
bw'otya Katonda, n'ova ku kibi kyonna, n'okola ebisanyusa
mu maaso ge.