Okulabula abagagga
15:1 Luk 6:24Kale, mmwe abagagga, mukaabe era mwaziirane. Mugenda kujjirwa ennaku. 25:2 Yob 13:28; Mat 6:19, 20Eby’obugagga byammwe bivunze, n’ebyambalo byammwe biriiriddwa ennyenje. 35:3 nny 7, 8Ezaabu yammwe ne ffeeza bitalazze, era obutalagge bwabyo bwe buliba obujulirwa obulibalumiriza omusango, ne bumalawo omubiri gwammwe ng’omuliro. Mweterekera obugagga olw’ennaku ez’oluvannyuma. 45:4 a Lv 19:13 b Ma 24:15 c Bar 9:29Laba abakozi abaakola mu nnimiro zammwe ne mulyazaamaanya empeera yaabwe, bakaaba, n’abaakungula bakungubaga, era amaloboozi g’okwaziirana kwabwe gatuuse mu matu ga Mukama ow’Eggye. 55:5 a Am 6:1 b Yer 12:3; 25:34Mwesanyusiza ku nsi ne mwejalabya mu bugagga bwammwe. Mwagezza emitima gyammwe nga muli ng’abeetegekera olunaku olw’okubaagirako ebyassava. 65:6 Beb 10:38Atasobyanga mwamusalira omusango okumusinga ne mumutta, ng’ate ye talina bwe yeerwanirako.
Okugumiikiriza
75:7 Ma 11:14; Yer 5:24Noolwekyo abooluganda mugumiikirize, okutuusa amadda ga Mukama waffe, ng’omulimi bw’agumiikiriza ng’alindirira enkuba eya ddumbi n’eya ttoggo okukuza ebibala bye biryoke byengere. 85:8 Bar 13:11; 1Pe 4:7Mugumiikirize, era mugume omwoyo, kubanga amadda ga Mukama waffe gali kumpi. 95:9 a Yak 4:11 b 1Ko 4:5; 1Pe 4:5 c Mat 24:33Temwemulugunyizagananga mwekka na mwekka, muleme okusalirwa omusango, kubanga Omulamuzi ayimiridde ku luggi.
105:10 Mat 5:12Ekyokulabirako eky’okugumiikiriza n’okubonaabona, be bannabbi abaayogeranga mu linnya lya Mukama. 115:11 a Mat 5:10 b Yob 1:21, 22; 2:10 c Yob 42:10, 12-17 d Kbl 14:18Laba tubayita ba mukisa abo abaagumiikiriza. Yobu yeesiga Mukama, era obulamu bwe butulaga ng’entegeka ya Mukama bwe yatuukirizibwa obulungi; kubanga Mukama wa kisa era ajjudde okusaasira.
125:12 Mat 5:34-37Naye okusingira ddala byonna, abooluganda, temulayiranga ggulu, oba ensi, oba ekintu kyonna ekirala. Ensonga bw’ebeeranga weewaawo, gamba weewaawo. Bw’ebeeranga si weewaawo gamba si weewaawo, mulyoke mwewale okusalirwa omusango okubasinga.
Okusaba okw’okukkiriza
135:13 a Zab 50:15 b Bak 3:16Waliwo mu mmwe ali mu buzibu? Kirungi asabenga olw’obuzibu obwo. N’abo abeetaaga okwebaza, kirungi bayimbirenga Mukama bulijjo ennyimba ez’okumutendereza. 145:14 Mak 6:13Waliwo omulwadde mu mmwe? Kirungi atumye abakulembeze b’Ekkanisa, bamusabire, era bamusiige amafuta, nga bwe basaba Mukama amuwonye. 15Era okusaba kwabwe nga kuweereddwayo n’okukkiriza, kugenda kumuwonya, kubanga Mukama awonya. Singa obulwadde bwe bwava ku kibi kye yakola, Mukama agenda kumusonyiwa. 165:16 a Mat 3:6 b 1Pe 2:24 c Yk 9:31Noolwekyo mwatulireganenga ebibi byammwe, era buli omu asabirenga munne, mulyoke muwonyezebwe. Okusaba n’omutima omumalirivu ogw’omuntu omutuukirivu, kubeera n’obuyinza bungi, era n’ebivaamu biba bya ttendo.
175:17 a Bik 14:15 b 1Bk 17:1; Luk 4:25Eriya yali muntu ddala nga ffe, naye bwe yeewaayo n’asaba enkuba ereme okutonnya, enkuba teyatonnya okumalira ddala emyaka esatu n’ekitundu! 185:18 1Bk 18:41-45Ate n’asaba enkuba n’etonnya, omuddo n’ebisimbe byonna ne biddamu okumera. 195:19 a Yak 3:14 b Mat 18:15Abooluganda, singa omu ku mmwe akyama n’ava ku mazima, ne wabaawo amukomyawo, 20omuntu oyo akomyawo munne eri Katonda, aba awonyezza omwoyo gwa munne okufa era ng’amuleetedde n’okusonyiyibwa ebibi byonna.
Warning to rich oppressors
1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting 6You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.
Patience in suffering
7Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
10Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear – not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Otherwise you will be condemned.
The prayer of faith
13Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14Is anyone among you ill? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
17Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
19My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20remember this: whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
