Engero

Omwana ow’amagezi asanyusa kitaawe,+

Naye omwana omusirusiru anakuwaza nnyina.

 2 Eby’obugagga ebifunibwa mu makubo amakyamu tebigasa,

Naye obutuukirivu buwonya omuntu okufa.+

 3 Yakuwa taalekenga mutuukirivu kulumwa njala,+

Naye ababi ajja kubamma bye beegomba.

 4 Emikono emigayaavu gyavuwaza,+

Naye emikono emikozi gigaggawaza.+

 5 Omwana akola ebintu mu ngeri ey’amagezi akungula ebirime mu kiseera eky’omusana,

Naye omwana akola ebiswaza yeebakira mu kiseera eky’amakungula.+

 6 Omutwe gw’omutuukirivu gubaako emikisa,+

Naye akamwa k’omubi kasirikira ebikolwa eby’obukambwe by’ayagala okukola.

 7 Erinnya ly’omutuukirivu lijja kuweebwa omukisa,+

Naye erinnya ly’omubi lijja kusaanawo.*+

 8 Omuntu ow’omutima ogw’amagezi akkiriza obulagirizi,*+

Naye oyo ayogera eby’obusirusiru ajja kulinnyirirwa.+

 9 Oyo atambulira mu bugolokofu atambula mirembe,+

Naye oyo akyamya amakubo ge ajja kumanyibwa.+

10 Oyo atta ku liiso n’ekigendererwa ekibi aleeta ennaku,+

N’oyo ayogera ebitali bya magezi wa kuzikirira.+

11 Akamwa k’omutuukirivu nsulo ya bulamu,+

Naye akamwa k’omubi kasirikira ebiruubirirwa eby’obukambwe.+

12 Obukyayi bwe buvaako ennyombo,

Naye okwagala kubikka ku bisobyo byonna.+

13 Amagezi gaba ku mimwa gy’omutegeevu,+

Naye omuggo gukuba omugongo gw’oyo atalina magezi.+

14 Abantu ab’amagezi batereka okumanya ng’ekintu eky’omuwendo,+

Naye akamwa k’omusirusiru kaleeta okuzikirira.+

16 Ebikolwa by’omutuukirivu bimuviiramu obulamu;

Naye ebintu omubi by’afuna bimuleetera okwonoona.+

17 Oyo akkiriza okubuulirirwa alaga abalala ekkubo ery’obulamu,*

Naye oyo atayagala kunenyezebwa awabya abalala.

18 Oyo akweka obukyayi ayogera eby’obulimba,+

N’oyo agenda ng’ayogera ebitali bituufu ku balala* aba musirusiru.

19 Mu bigambo ebingi temubula kusobya,+

Naye oyo afuga emimwa gye aba wa magezi.+

20 Olulimi lw’omutuukirivu lulinga ffeeza asingayo obulungi,+

Naye omutima gw’omubi gugasa kitono.

21 Emimwa gy’omutuukirivu giriisa* bangi,+

Naye abasirusiru bafa olw’obutaba na magezi.+

22 Omukisa gwa Yakuwa gwe gugaggawaza,+

Era tagugattako bulumi.*

23 Eri abasirusiru, okukola eby’obuswavu kiringa omuzannyo,

Naye omuntu omutegeevu aba n’amagezi.+

24 Omubi ky’atya kijja kumutuukako;

Naye abatuukirivu bajja kuweebwa ebyo bye baagala.+

25 Kibuyaga bw’akunta, omubi ajja kusaanawo,+

Naye omutuukirivu musingi gwa lubeerera.+

26 Ng’omwenge omukaatuufu bwe gunyenyeeza amannyo era ng’omukka bwe gubalagala mu maaso,

N’omugayaavu bw’atyo bw’aba eri oyo amutuma.*

27 Okutya Yakuwa kuwangaaza omuntu,+

Naye emyaka gy’ababi gijja kusalibwako.+

28 Abatuukirivu bye basuubira bibawa essanyu,+

Naye essuubi ly’ababi lijja kusaanawo.+

29 Ekkubo lya Yakuwa kigo eri abo abataliiko kya kunenyezebwa,+

Naye litegeeza kuzikirira eri abo abakola ebibi.+

30 Omutuukirivu talyesittala;+

Naye ababi tebalisigala mu nsi.+

31 Akamwa k’omutuukirivu kavaamu* eby’amagezi,

Naye olulimi olwogera ebitasaana lujja kusirisibwa emirembe gyonna.

32 Emimwa gy’omutuukirivu gimanyi ebisanyusa,

Naye akamwa k’ababi koogera ebitasaana.