Yobu 6

¹Yobu n’ayanukula ng’agamba nti,

²“Singa okweraliikirira kwange,

³Weewaawo byandisinze omusenyu gw’ennyanja okuzitowa;

⁴Obusaale bwa Ayinzabyonna buli mu nze

⁵Entulege ekaaba awali omuddo,

⁶Emmere etaliimu nsa eriika omutali munnyo,

⁷Omutima gwange tegusikirizibwa kubikombako,

⁸“Singa Katonda ampa kye nsaba,

⁹yandisiimye okumbetenta

¹⁰Kino kyandikkakkanyizza

¹¹Amaanyi ngaggya wa, ndyoke mbe n’essuubi?

¹²Amaanyi gange ga mayinja

¹³Mu mazima sirina maanyi

¹⁴Oyo agaana ebyekisa okuva eri mukwano gwe

¹⁵Baganda bange tebeesigika, bali ng’akagga akabooga

¹⁶akaddugalirira

¹⁷ate ne kaggwaawo

¹⁸Ebibinja by’abatambuze we biviira ku mugendo

¹⁹Abatambuze b’e Teema banoonya,

²⁰Baalina essuubi

²¹Kaakano bwe mundabye ne mutya

²²Nnali mbagambye nti, ‘Mumpe ekirabo,’

²³okumponya nve mu mukono gw’omulabe,

²⁴“Njigiriza nange n’aba musirise;

²⁵Ebigambo eby’amazima nga bya bulumi!

²⁶Mugezaako okugolola ebigambo byange,

²⁷Mukubira ne bamulekwa akalulu

²⁸“Naye kaakano mubeere ba kisa muntunuulire.

²⁹Mufumiitirize, temusuula bwenkanya;

³⁰Emimwa gyange girabika ng’egirimba?