Proverbs Monthly

^2 (B)Ng’enkazaluggya ewabye, ng’akataayi akabuukabuuka,
    ekikolimo ekitasaanidde tekibaako kye kikola.

^3 (C)Embooko ya mbalaasi, n’olukoba lwa ndogoyi,
    n’omuggo gusaanira migongo gya basirusirusiru.

^4 (D)Toyanukulanga musirusiru ng’obusirusiru bwe, bwe buli,
    oleme kubeera nga ye.

^5 (E)Omusirusiru omuddangamu ng’obusirusiru bwe, bwe buli,
    si kulwa nga yeerowooza nti mugezi.

^6 (F)Omuntu atuma omusirusiru,
    aba ng’eyeetemyeko ebigere n’anywa obusungu.

^7 (G)Ng’amagulu g’omulema bwe galengejja obulengezzi,
    bwe lutyo n’olugero bwe lubeera mu kamwa k’omusirusiru.

^8 (H)Ng’atadde ejjinja mu nvuumuulo bw’aba,
    n’oyo awa omusirusiru ekitiibwa bw’atyo bw’abeera.

^9 (I)Ng’eriggwa bwe lifumita mu mukono gw’omutamiivu,
    bwe lutyo n’olugero bwe lubeera mu kamwa k’abasirusiru.

¹⁰ Ng’omulasi w’akasaale, amala galasa buli gw’asanze,
    bw’abeera bw’atyo apangisa omusirusiru oba omuyise yenna gw’asanze.

^11 (J)Ng’embwa bw’eddira ebisesemye by’ayo,
    bw’atyo bw’abeera omusirusiru adda mu nsobi ze.

^12 (K)Olaba omuntu omugezi mu maaso ge ye?
    Omusirusiru alina essuubi okumusinga.

^13 (L)Omugayaavu agamba nti, “Mu kkubo eriyo empologoma,
    empologoma enkambwe eyita mu luguudo!”

^14 (M)Ng’oluggi bwe lukyukira ku ppata zaalwo,
    bw’atyo omugayaavu bw’akyukira ku kitanda kye.

^15 (N)Omugayaavu akoza n’engalo ze mu kibya,
    naye olw’obunafu bwe n’atasobola kuzizza mu kamwa.

¹⁶ Omugayaavu alowooza nti mugezi,
    okusinga abantu omusanvu abaddamu ebibuuzo mu butuufu.

¹⁷ Ng’asika embwa amatu,
    omuyise bw’abeera eyeeyingiza mu luyombo olutali lulwe.

¹⁸ Ng’omulalu akasuka
    emmuli ez’omuliro oba obusaale obutta,
¹⁹ bw’abeera omuntu alimba munne,
    n’agamba nti, “Mbadde nsaaga busaazi.”

^20 (O)Enku bwe zibula omuliro guzikira,
    awatali lugambo ennyombo ziggwaawo.

^21 (P)Ng’amanda ku gannaago agaliko omuliro, oba enku ku muliro,
    bw’abeera omusajja omuyombi mu kuwakula entalo.

^22 (Q)Ebigambo by’omuntu ageya biri ng’emmere ewoomerera,
    bigenda mu bitundu by’omubiri eby’ewala.

²³ Ng’ekintu eky’ebbumba ekibikkiddwako amasengere,
    bwe gibeera emimwa eminyiikivu egisibuka ku mutima omubi.

^24 (R)Omuntu ow’enkwe alimbalimba n’emimwa gye
    naye ng’aterese obulimba mu mutima gwe.
^25 (S)Wadde nga by’ayogera bisanyusa, tomukkiririzaamu
    kubanga eby’emizizo musanvu bijjuza mu mutima gwe.
²⁶ Enkwe ze ziyinza okubikkibwa mu kubuzaabuuza,
    naye obutali butuukirivu bwe buliggyibwayo mu lukuŋŋaana.

^27 (T)Buli asima ekinnya y’alikigwamu,
    n’oyo aliyiringisa ejjinja gwe liriddira.

^28 (U)Olulimi olulimba lukyawa abo be lufumita,
    n’akamwa akawaanawaana kaleeta okuzikirira.

^2 (W)Leka omulala akutenderezenga so si kamwa ko ggwe,
    omuntu omulala so si mimwa gyo.

^3 (X)Ejjinja lizitowa, n’omusenyu muzito,
    naye obulumbaganyi bw’omusirusiru businga byonna okuzitowa.

^4 (Y)Obusungu bwa ttima, n’ekiruyi kifugira ddala nnyo,
    naye ani ayinza okwolekera amaaso g’obuggya?

⁵ Okunenya mu lwatu,
    kisinga okwagala okukisibbwa.

^6 (Z)Okunywegera kw’omulabe kwandiba okungi,
    naye ebiwundu by’okunenya kw’owoomukwano tebitiisa.

⁷ Oyo akkuse akyawa omubisi gw’enjuki,
    naye eri omuyala n’ekikaawa kiba kiwoomerera.

^8 (AA)Ng’akanyonyi akadduka mu kisu kyako,
    bw’atyo bw’abeera omuntu abula mu maka ge.

^9 (AB)Ebyakaloosa bisanyusa omutima,
    n’obuwoomerevu bw’omukwano gw’omuntu bwe butyo bwe buvaamu okubuulirira okw’amazima.

^10 (AC)Mukwano gwo ne mukwano gwa kitaawo tobaabuuliranga,
    olemenga okutawaana okuswala ewa muganda wo ng’ogudde mu mitawaana.
    Muliraanwa wo akira muganda wo akuli ewala.

^11 (AD)Beeranga n’amagezi mwana wange, osanyusenga omutima gwange,
    ndyoke nyanukule oyo yenna ansekerera.

^12 (AE)Omuntu omutegeevu alaba akabenje ne yeekweka,
    naye abatalina magezi batambula butambuzi ne bagwa mu kabi.

^13 (AF)Twalanga ekyambalo ky’oyo eyeeyimirira gw’atamanyi,
    era kwatanga eky’oyo eyeeyimirira omukazi omwenzi kye yeeyamye.

¹⁴ Okulamusa ku muliraanwa wo mu makya ennyo, ng’oleekaana,
    obanga amukolimidde.

^15 (AG)Omukazi omuyombi ali ng’enkuba etonnya olutata,
    ku lunaku olw’enkuba ennyingi.
¹⁶ Okumuziyiza obanga aziyiza empewo oba
    ng’anyweza omuzigo mu ngalo.

¹⁷ Ng’ekyuma bwe kiwagala ekyuma,
    n’omuntu bw’abangula muntu munne.

^18 (AH)Buli alabirira omutiini alirya ku bibala byagwo,
    n’oyo aweereza mukama we alissibwamu ekitiibwa.

¹⁹ Ng’amazzi bwe galaga omuntu bw’afaanana mu maaso,
    bwe gutyo omutima gw’omuntu bwe gulaga omuntu bw’afaanana.

^20 (AI)Amagombe ne ggeyeena tebikkuta,
    n’amaaso g’abantu nago bwe gatyo tegakkuta.

^21 (AJ)Entamu erongoosa ya ffeeza n’ekikoomi kikola ku zaabu,
    naye omuntu ekimugezesa kutenderezebwa.

²² Ne bw’osekula omusirusiru mu kinu,
    nga bw’osekula emmere y’empeke mu kinu,
    obusirusiru bwe tobumuggyaamu.

^23 (AK)Okakasanga nti omanyi bulungi embeera z’ekisibo kyo,
    ossangayo omwoyo ku ggana lyo.
^24 (AL)Kubanga eby’obugagga tebibeerera mirembe gyonna,
    n’engule tebeerera mirembe gyonna.
²⁵ Ng’omuddo gw’ensolo omukulu gumaze okusalibwawo, ng’omutoototo gutandise okusibukawo,
    nga n’omuddo ogw’omu busozi guleeteddwa,
²⁶ abaana b’endiga balikuwa engoye ez’okwambala,
    n’embuzi ziritundibwa ne zivaamu ensimbi.
²⁷ Olibeera n’amata mangi g’onoggyanga mu mbuzi, okukuliisa ggwe n’ab’omu nnyumba yo,
    n’okuliisa abaweereza bo abawala.