Okulabula ku Kunywa Ekitamiiza
131:1 Nge 22:17Ebigambo bya kabaka Lemweri bye yayogera, nnyina bye yamuyigiriza.
231:2 Bal 11:30; Is 49:15Ggwe mutabani wange, ggwe mutabani w’enda yange,
ggwe mutabani w’obweyamo bwange.
331:3 Ma 17:17; 1Bk 11:3; Nek 13:26; Nge 5:1-14Tomaliranga maanyi go ku bakazi,31:3 Abakazi aboogerwako wano be baweereza abakazi abangi ababeera mu lubiri; batabulatabula kabaka ng’akola emirimu gye
newaakubadde amaanyi go ku abo abazikiriza bakabaka.
431:4 Nge 20:1; Mub 10:16-17; Is 5:22Ggwe Lemweri, si kya bakabaka,
si kya bakabaka okunywanga omwenge,
so si kya balangira okwegombanga omwenge,
531:5 a 1Bk 16:9 b Nge 16:12; Kos 4:11si kulwa nga bagunywa ne beerabira amateeka,
ne batalamula mu bwenkanya abantu baabwe abatulugunyizibwa.
631:6 Lub 14:18Ekitamiiza mukiwenga oyo ayagala okufa,
n’omwenge oyo alina emmeeme eriko obuyinike.
731:7 Es 1:10Mumuleke anywenga yeerabire obwavu bwe,
alemenga kujjukira nate buyinike bwe.
831:8 1Sa 19:4; Yob 29:12-17Yogereranga abo abatasobola kweyogerera,
otunulenga mu nsonga z’abo bonna abaasigala ettayo.
931:9 Lv 19:15; Ma 1:16; Nge 24:23; 29:7; Is 1:17; Yer 22:16Yogera olamulenga n’obwenkanya,
olwanirirenga abaavu n’abali mu bwetaavu.
Omukazi ow’Amagezi
1031:10 a Lus 3:11; Nge 12:4; 18:22 b Nge 8:35; 19:14Omukazi omwegendereza ani ayinza okumulaba?
Wa muwendo nnyo okusinga amayinja ag’omuwendo ennyo.
1131:11 a Lub 2:18 b Nge 12:4Bba amwesiga n’omutima gwe gwonna,
era bba talina kyonna kya muwendo ky’abulwa.
12Aleetera bba essanyu so tamukola kabi,
obulamu bwe bwonna.
1331:13 1Ti 2:9-10Anoonya ebyoya by’endiga n’anoonya ne ppamba,
n’akola emirimu gye mu ssanyu eritayogerekeka.
14Ali ng’ebyombo by’abasuubuzi,
aleeta emmere okuva mu nsi ezeewala.
15Agolokoka tebunnakya,
n’awa ab’omu nnyumba ye ebyokulya,
n’agabira abaweereza be abawala be abaweereza emirimu egy’okukola.
16Alowooza ku nnimiro n’agigula;
asimba ennimiro ey’emizabbibu n’ebibala by’emikono gye.
17Omukazi oyo akola n’amaanyi omulimu gwe,
emikono gye gikwata n’amaanyi emirimu gye.
18Ayiiya ebyamaguzi ebirimu amagoba n’abisuubula,
era n’ettabaaza ye ekiro tezikira.
19Anyweza omuti oguluka ppamba mu mukono gwe,
engalo ze ne zikwata akati akalanga.
2031:20 Ma 15:11; Bef 4:28; Beb 13:16Ayanjululiza abaavu omukono gwe,
n’agololera omukono gwe oyo ali mu bwetaavu.
21Mu biseera by’obutiti taba na kutya,
kubanga ab’omu nnyumba ye bonna baba n’engoye ez’okwambala.
22Yeekolera ebibikka obuliri bwe,
era engoye ze za linena omulungi, za ffulungu.31:22 Engoye za ffulungu zaali za bbeeyi era nga kabonero ka kikungu
2331:23 Kuv 3:16; Lus 4:1, 11; Nge 12:4Bba amanyibbwa,
y’omu ku bakulu abakulembera ensi, era ateeseza mu nkiiko enkulu.
24Omukazi atunga ebyambalo ebya linena n’abitunda,
n’aguza abasuubuzi enkoba.
25Amaanyi n’ekitiibwa bye byambalo bye,
era tatya ebiro ebigenda okujja.
2631:26 Nge 10:31Ayogera n’amagezi,
era ayigiriza ebyekisa.
27Alabirira nnyo empisa z’ab’omu nnyumba ye,
era talya mmere ya bugayaavu.
28Abaana be bagolokoka ne bamuyita wa mukisa,
ne bba n’amutendereza ng’ayogera nti,
29“Abakazi bangi abakola eby’ekitiibwa
naye bonna ggwe obasinga.”
30Obubalagavu bulimba n’endabika ennungi teriiko kyegasa,
naye omukazi atya Mukama anaatenderezebwanga.
3131:31 Nge 11:16Mumusasule empeera gy’akoleredde,
n’emirimu gye gimuweesenga ettendo ku miryango gy’ekibuga.
Sayings of King Lemuel
1The sayings of King Lemuel – an inspired utterance his mother taught him.
2Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb!
Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers!
3Do not spend your strength31:3 Or wealth on women,
your vigour on those who ruin kings.
4It is not for kings, Lemuel –
it is not for kings to drink wine,
not for rulers to crave beer,
5lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,
and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
6Let beer be for those who are perishing,
wine for those who are in anguish!
7Let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
8Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.
Epilogue: the wife of noble character
1031:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15She gets up while it is still night;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her female servants.
16She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29‘Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all.’
30Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31Honour her for all that her hands have done,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
