1Sɛ wo ne ɔhene bi to nsa didi a,
hwɛ nea esi wʼanim no yiye,
2Sɛ woyɛ adidibrada a,
hyɛ wo ho so.
3Nni nʼaduan akɔnnɔ akɔnnɔ no akyi,
efisɛ saa aduan no daadaa nnipa.
4Mmiri wo mogya ani mpɛ sika;
hu nyansa na tɔ wo bo ase.
5Wʼani bɔɔ sika so ara pɛ, na atu ayera,
ampa ara ebefuw ntaban
na atu akɔ wim sɛ ɔkɔre.
6Nni obi a ɔyɛ pɛpɛe aduan,
nni nʼakɔnnɔ aduan akyi;
7efisɛ ɔyɛ obi a
bere biara osusuw sika ho.
Ɔka se, “Didi na nom,”
nanso ɛnyɛ ne koma mu.
8Kakra a woadi no wobɛfe,
na ɛno nti wo nkamfo so remma mfaso.
9Nkasa nkyerɛ ɔkwasea,
efisɛ ɔremfa nyansa a ɛwɔ wo kasa mu no.
10Ntutu tete abo a wɔde ato hye ngu,
na ntra ɔhye nkɔ ayisaa mfuw mu,
11efisɛ wɔn Gyefo yɛ den,
na obedi wɔn asɛm ama wɔn.
12Ma wo koma mmra nkyerɛkyerɛ so,
na wɛn wʼaso tie nimdeɛ.
13Ntwentwɛn abofra nteɛso so;
sɛ wode abaa teɛ no a, ɔrenwu.
14Fa abaa twe nʼaso
na gye ne kra fi owu mu.
15Me ba, sɛ wo koma hu nyansa a,
ɛno de, me koma ani begye;
16sɛ wʼano ka nea ɛteɛ a
me mu ade nyinaa ani begye.
17Mma wʼani mmere abɔnefo,
mmom bɔ Awurade suro ho mmɔden bere biara.
18Ampa ara anidaso wɔ hɔ ma wo daakye,
na wʼanidaso renyɛ ɔkwa.
19Me ba, tie, na hu nyansa,
ma wo koma mfa ɔkwantrenee so.
20Mfa wo ho mmɔ akɔwensafo
anaasɛ wɔn a wɔpɛ nam mmoroso ho,
21efisɛ, akɔwensafo ne adidibradafo bɛyɛ ahiafo,
na anikum fura wɔn ntamagow.
22Tie wʼagya a ɔwoo wo no,
na sɛ wo na bɔ aberewa a, mmu no animtiaa.
23Tɔ nokware na ntɔn da;
nya nyansa, ahohyɛso ne nhumu.
24Ɔtreneeni agya wɔ anigye bebree;
nea ɔwɔ ɔba nyansafo no ani gye ne ho.
25Ma wʼagya ne wo na ani nnye;
ma ɔbea a ɔwoo wo no nnya ahosɛpɛw.
26Me ba, fa wo koma ma me
na ma wʼani nkɔ mʼakwan ho,
27na oguamanfo yɛ amoa donkudonku
ɔyere huhuni yɛ ɔdaadaafo.
28Ɔtɛw, twɛn, te sɛ ɔkwanmukafo,
na ɔma mmarima mu atorofo dɔɔso.
29Hena na wɔadome no? Hena na odi awerɛhow?
Hena na odi aperepere? Hena na onwiinwii?
Hena na ɔwɔ atape nko ara? Hena na mogya ada nʼani so?
30Wɔn a wɔkyɛ nsa ho,
na wɔka nsa a wɔafrafra hwɛ.
31Nhwɛ nsa ani kɔkɔɔ no haa,
bere a ɛretwa yerɛw yerɛw wɔ kuruwa mu,
na ɛkɔ yɔɔ no.
32Awiei no, ɛka te sɛ ɔwɔ
na ɛwɔ bɔre te sɛ ahurutoa.
33Wʼani behu nneɛma a wunhuu da,
na woadwene nneɛma basabasa ho.
34Wobɛtɔ ntintan te sɛ hyɛn mu dwumayɛni a,
okura hyɛn dua a, ɛrehinhim mu den, na ehinhim wɔ po so.
35Na wobɛka se, “Wɔbɔ me, nanso mimpira.
Wɔboro me, nanso mente ɔyaw biara.
Bere bɛn na menyan
akɔpɛ nsa anom bio?”
1Bw’otuulanga okulya n’omufuzi,
weetegerezanga ebiri mu maaso go;
2era weegendereze
bw’obanga omanyi ng’olulunkanira ebyokulya.
323:3 nny 6-8Tolulunkanira mmere ye ennungi,
kubanga erimbalimba.
4Teweemalangako mirembe ng’oyaayaanira obugagga;
weefuge obeere mukkakkamu.
523:5 Nge 27:24Eby’obugagga obikubako eriiso limu nga by’agenze dda,
kubanga ddala bimera ebiwaawaatiro
ne bibuuka mu bbanga ng’empungu.
623:6 Zab 141:4Tolyanga mmere ya muntu mukodo,
wadde okwegomba ebirungi by’alya.
7Kubanga ye muntu
abalirira ensimbi z’asaasaanyizza,
n’akugamba nti, “Weeriire, weenywere,”
naye ng’omutima gwe tegukusanyukira.
8Akatono k’onooba olidde onookasesema,
ebigambo byo ebirungi eby’okwebaza bibe bya bwereere.
923:9 Nge 1:7; 9:7; Mat 7:6Totegana kubuulirira musirusiru,
kubanga ajja kunyooma ebigambo byo eby’amagezi.
1023:10 Ma 19:14; Nge 22:28Tojjululanga nsalo ey’edda,
so toyingiriranga nnimiro za bamulekwa,
1123:11 a Yob 19:25 b Nge 22:22-23kubanga abalwanirira w’amaanyi,
alikuggulako omusango.
12Ossangayo omwoyo eri okuyigirizibwa,
n’amatu go eri ebigambo by’okutegeera.
13Tolekangayo kukangavvula mwana,
bw’omubonereza n’akaggo tekimutta.
14Mubonerezenga n’akaggo,
kiwonye emmeeme ye okufa.
15Mwana wange, bw’oba n’omutima ogw’amagezi,
kinsanyusa.
1623:16 nny 24; Nge 27:11Nnaajjaguzanga okuva ku ntobo y’omutima gwange,
bw’onooyogeranga ebituufu.
1723:17 Zab 37:1; Nge 28:14Omutima gwo gulemenga okukwatirwa aboonoonyi obuggya,
kyokka nyiikira okutya Mukama ebbanga lyonna.
1823:18 Zab 9:18; Nge 24:14, 19-20Mazima ddala onoobanga n’essuubi mu biseera eby’omu maaso,
n’essuubi lyo eryo teririggwaawo.
19Mwana wange wulirizanga, obeerenga n’amagezi,
okumenga omutima gwo mu kkubo ettuufu.
2023:20 Is 5:11, 22; Bar 13:13; Bef 5:18Teweegattanga ku abo abeekamirira omwenge,
n’abalulunkanira ennyama:
2123:21 Nge 21:17Kubanga omutamiivu n’omuluvu baavuwala,
n’okubongoota olutata kubambaza enziina.
2223:22 Lv 19:32; Nge 1:8; 30:17; Bef 6:1-2Wulirizanga kitaawo eyakuzaala,
so togayanga nnyoko ng’akaddiye.
2323:23 Nge 4:7Gula amazima so togatunda,
ffuna amagezi, n’okuyigirizibwa n’okutegeera.
2423:24 nny 15-16; Nge 10:1; 15:20Kitaawe w’omutuukirivu alina essanyu lingi,
n’oyo azaala omwana ow’amagezi amwenyumiririzaamu.
25Leka kitaawo ne nnyoko basanyuke,
omukazi eyakuzaala ajaguzenga.
2623:26 a Nge 3:1; 5:1-6 b Zab 18:21; Nge 4:4Mwana wange mpa omutima gwo,
n’amaaso go geekalirize amakubo gange,
2723:27 Nge 22:14kubanga omukazi omwenzi lukonko luwanvu,
n’omukazi omubambaavu luzzi lufunda.
2823:28 Nge 7:11-12; Mub 7:26Ateega ng’omutemu,
n’ayongera ku muwendo gw’abasajja abatali beesigwa eri bakazi baabwe.
29Ani alina obuyinike? Ani alina ennaku?
Ani alina ennyombo? Ani alina okwemulugunya?
Ani alina ebiwundu eby’obwereere? Ani amyuse amaaso?
3023:30 Zab 75:8; Is 5:11; Bef 5:18Abo abatava ku mwenge,
nga bagenda baloza ku mwenge omutabule.
31Totunuulira wayini ng’amyuse,
bw’atemaganira mu ggiraasi
ng’akka empolampola;
32ku nkomerero aluma ng’omusota,
wa busagwa ng’essalambwa.
33Amaaso go galiraba ebyewuunyo,
n’omutwe gwo ne gulowooza ebitategeerekeka.
34Oliba ng’omuntu eyeebase wakati mu nnyanja,
obanga oyo alengejjera waggulu ku mulongooti.
35Olyogera nti, “Bankubye, naye sirumiddwa.
Bankubye naye sirina kye mpuliddemu.
Nnaazuukuka ddi,
neeyongere okunywa?”
