Engero

17 Okulya emmere ennuma nga waliwo emirembe+

Kisinga okulya embaga* mu nnyumba omuli okuyomba.+

 2 Omuddu omutegeevu alifuga omwana akola ebiswaza;

Alifuna obusika ng’omu ku baana.

 3 Entamu eba ya kugezesa ffeeza, n’ekyoto kiba kya kugezesa zzaabu,+

Naye Yakuwa y’akebera emitima.+

 4 Omuntu omubi assaayo omwoyo ku bigambo ebirumya,

N’omusajja omulimba awuliriza ebigambo eby’ettima.+

 5 Akudaalira omwavu anyiiza eyamutonda,+

N’oyo asanyuka ng’abalala bafunye emitawaana taaleme kubonerezebwa.+

 6 Abazzukulu ye ngule y’abakaddiye,

Era bataata* kye kitiibwa kya batabani* baabwe.

 8 Ekirabo kiringa ejjinja ery’omuwendo eri nnyini kyo;*+

Yonna gy’alaga, kimutuusa ku buwanguzi.+

 9 Asonyiwa akoze ekibi* aba anoonya okwagalibwa,+

Naye ayogera ku nsonga olutatadde ayawukanya ab’omukwano ennyo.+

10 Omuntu omutegeevu anenyezebwa lumu n’aganyulwa+

Okusinga omusirusiru akubibwa emirundi kikumi.+

11 Omuntu omubi aba ayagala kujeema bujeemi,

Naye bajja kumutumira omubaka omukambwe amubonereze.+

12 Waakiri osisinkana eddubu eriggiddwako abaana baalyo

N’otosisinkana musirusiru mu busirusiru bwe.+

13 Omuntu asasula ekibi olw’ekirungi,

Emitawaana tegiriva mu nnyumba ye.+

15 Omuntu eyejjeereza omubi, n’oyo asingisa omutuukirivu omusango+

—Bombi Yakuwa abakyayira ddala.

16 Kigasa ki omusirusiru okuba n’obusobozi bw’okufuna amagezi

Ng’ate talina mutima gwa kugafuna?*+

17 Ow’omukwano owa nnamaddala alaga okwagala ekiseera kyonna,+

Era afuuka muganda wo mu biro eby’okulaba ennaku.+

18 Atalina magezi akola endagaano era n’akkiriza

Okweyimirira omulala nga waliwo munne.+

20 Ow’omutima omukyamu tajja kutuuka ku buwanguzi,*+

N’oyo ayogera eby’obulimba ajja kugwa mu kabi.

21 Omuntu azaala omwana omusirusiru ajja kulaba ennaku;

Era kitaawe w’omwana omusirusiru taba na ssanyu.+

22 Omutima omusanyufu ddagala ddungi,*+

Naye omwoyo omwennyamivu gunafuya omubiri.*+

23 Omuntu omubi alya enguzi mu nkukutu*

N’atasala musango mu bwenkanya.+

24 Amagezi gaba awo mu maaso g’omutegeevu,

Naye amaaso g’abasirusiru gataayaaya okutuuka ku nkomerero y’ensi.+

25 Omwana omusirusiru anakuwaza kitaawe

Era yennyamiza* oyo eyamuzaala.+

26 Si kirungi okubonereza* omutuukirivu,

Era kiba kikyamu okukuba abantu ab’ebitiibwa.

27 Omuntu ow’amagezi yeefuga mu by’ayogera,+

N’omutegeevu asigala mukkakkamu.*+

28 Omusirusiru bw’asirika atwalibwa okuba ow’amagezi,

N’oyo abunira atwalibwa okuba omutegeevu.