Yobu 22

¹Awo Erifaazi Omutemani n’addamu n’ayogera nti,

²“Omuntu ayinza okugasa Katonda?

³Ayinzabyonna yandifunye kwesiima ki singa wali mutuukirivu?

⁴“Akukangavvula lwa kumutya

⁵Okwonoona kwo si kunene nnyo?

⁶Kubanga waggya ku muganda wo emisingo awatali nsonga;

⁷Tewawa bakoowu mazzi,

⁸wadde nga wali musajja wa maanyi, eyalina ettaka,

⁹Weegobako bannamwandu bagende nga toliiko ky’obawadde;

¹⁰Emitego kyegivudde gikwetooloola.

¹¹Lwaki enzikiza ekutte nnyo tosobola kulaba,

¹²“Katonda tali waggulu mu ggulu?

¹³Ate n’ogamba nti, ‘Katonda amanyi ki?

¹⁴Ebire ebikutte bimubikkako, n’aba ng’atatulaba

¹⁵Onoosigala mu kkubo ery’edda

¹⁶Baatwalibwa ng’ekiseera kyabwe tekinnatuuka,

¹⁷Be bagamba Katonda nti, ‘Tulekere emirembe!

¹⁸Ate nga ye, ye yajjuza ennyumba zaabwe ebintu ebirungi,

¹⁹Abatuukirivu balaba okuzikirira kwabwe ne bajaguza;

²⁰‘Ddala abalabe baffe bazikiridde,

²¹“Gonderanga Katonda ofunenga emirembe;

²²Kkiriza ebiragiro ebiva mu kamwa ke

²³Bw’onodda eri oyo Ayinzabyonna, onodda buggya,

²⁴n’oteeka n’amayinja go ag’omuwendo mu ttaka,

²⁵awo Ayinzabyonna anaabeeranga zaabu yo,

²⁶Ddala ddala olisanyukira mu oyo Ayinzabyonna

²⁷Olimusaba, alikuwulira,

²⁸Ky’olisalawo kirikolebwa,

²⁹Abantu abalala bwe balisuulibwa n’ogamba nti, ‘Bayimuse!’

³⁰Alinunula n’oyo aliko omusango,