Proverbs Monthly

⁶ Lumu nnali nnyimiridde
    ku ddirisa ly’ennyumba yange.
^7 (E)Ne ndaba mu bavubuka abatoototo,
    omulenzi atalina magezi,
⁸ ng’ayita mu luguudo okumpi n’akafo k’omukazi omwenzi,
    n’akwata ekkubo eridda ku nnyumba y’omukazi oyo,
^9 (F)olw’eggulo ng’obudde buzibye,
    ekizikiza nga kikutte.

¹⁰ Awo omukazi n’ajja okumusisinkana
    ng’ayambadde nga malaaya, ng’ajjudde ebirowoozo eby’obukaba mu mutima gwe.
^11 (G)Omukazi omukalukalu,
    atambulatambula ennyo atabeerako waka,
^12 (H)wuuyo mu luguudo, wuuyo mu bifo ebikuŋŋaanirwamu,
    mu buli kafo konna ng’ateega!
^13 (I)N’amuvumbagira, n’amunywegera
    era ng’amutunuulidde nkaliriza n’amaaso agatatya n’amugamba nti:

^14 (J)“Nnina ssaddaaka ez’ebiweebwayo olw’emirembe,
    leero ntukiriza obweyamo bwange.
¹⁵ Noolwekyo nzize okukusisinkana,
    mbadde njagala nnyo okukulaba, era kaakano nkusanze.
¹⁶ Obuliri bwange mbwaze bulungi
    n’engoye eza linena ava mu Misiri.
^17 (K)Mbukubye n’akaloosa,
    n’omugavu, n’obubaane, ne kinamoni, ne kalifuuwa.
^18 (L)Jjangu tuwoomerwe omukwano okutuusa obudde okukya;
    leka twesanyuse ffembi mu mukwano.
¹⁹ Kubanga baze taliiyo eka;
    yatambula olugendo luwanvu:
²⁰ Yagenda n’ensawo y’ensimbi;
    era alikomawo nga wayiseewo wiiki bbiri.”

^21 (M)Yamusendasenda n’ebigambo ebisikiriza;
    n’amuwabya n’ebigambo ebiwoomerera.
^22 (N)Amangwago omuvubuka n’amugoberera
    ng’ente etwalibwa okuttibwa
obanga empeewo egwa mu mutego,
^{23     (O)}okutuusa akasaale lwe kafumita ekibumba kyayo,
ng’akanyonyi bwe kanguwa okugwa mu mutego,
    so tamanyi ng’alifiirwa obulamu bwe.

^24 (P)Kaakano nno batabani bange mumpulirize,
    era musseeyo nnyo omwoyo eri ebigambo byange.
^25 (Q)Temukkiriza mitima gyammwe kugoberera bigambo bye;
    temukkiriza bigere byammwe kukyamira mu makubo ge.
²⁶ Kubanga bangi bazikiridde,
    ddala ab’amaanyi bangi bagudde.
^27 (R)Ennyumba ye, lye kkubo eridda emagombe,
    nga likka mu bisenge eby’okufa.