1 Tiwakwatiranga ababbibabbi engongi,
2 olwʼokubba baseega byʼobukambwe,
3 Kyetaagisya amalabuki okwombeka enyumba,
4 omu kukolesya amalabuki, ebisenge byayo babiteekamu
5 Omuntu owʼamalabuki abba wʼobwezye,
6 olwʼokubba okulwana olutalo, weetaagisya okukulungamya;
7 Ebyʼamalabuki omusirusiru tayezya okubiteegeera;
8 Oyo iye ategeka okukola ekibbikibbi,
9 Entegeka egyʼobusirusiru muzwamu okwonoona;
10 Owoonafuwa omu biseera ebyʼebigosi,
11 Onunulenge abebaaba okwitira obwereere,
12 Owookoba oti, “Ekyo tinakimaiteku.”
13 Mwana wange, olyenge omujenene, olwʼokubba musa;
14 Kale okimanye oti amalabuki gona gatyo niiye obweganyunyuulira obwomibwo;
15 Tiwabbanga ooti bantu ababbibabbi abagonerera ekisito kyʼomutuukirirye;
16 Omuntu omutuukirirye nʼowaagwa emirundi emingi, tete asetuka;
17 Tiwasangaalanga ngʼomulabewo atuukire omu kabbikabbi;
18 olwʼokubba oMusengwa tasiima owaabona ngʼokolere otyo,
19 Tiwaabbanga nʼensaalwa olwʼabo abakola ebibbibibbi,
20 olwʼokubba akola ebibbibibbi abula isuubi lyʼomumaiso,
21 Mwana wange, owenge oMusengwa ekitiisya nʼokabaka;
22 olwʼokubba ebigosi byalibagwerenkerera,
23 Era na binu abo abʼamalabuki babitumwire:
24 Oyo iye akoba aliku omusango ati, “Obulaku omusango”
25 Neye abo abalumiriza omusobya, byabaabiranga nakusani,
26 Okwiramu ekyʼamazima,
27 Osooke otegeke nakusani emirimogyo egyʼe nza,
28 Tiwalumirizanga omwinawo anambula nsonga entuuce,
29 Tiwakobanga oti, “Ekyankolere zena nalikimukola;
30 Nabitire omu musiri gwʼomugayaali,
31 amawa nga gaziringaniremu mwonamwona,
32 Nakiringiriire ni nkiseegaku ino,
33 Okugonaku katono, nʼowungulyaku akatono,
34 obudoobi bwalikulumba ooti mutemo