1 Mwana wange, owulisisye amalabuki gange,
2 kaisi okolenge ebyʼamalabuki,
3 Ebibono byʼomukali omulendi, binyuunyuula ooti mujenene,
4 neye oku nkomerero, aluluwa ooti ndulwe,
5 Akuserengetya mu kufa,
6 Tafaayo oku nzira yʼobwomi,
7 Kale atyanu baana bange, mumpulisisye;
8 Omukali ngʼoyo, wamwewalenge,
9 Singa okikola, abandi balitwala ekitiisyakyo,
10 Demba abantu abʼe nza ni beetwalira ebyobusunibyo,
11 Oku nkomerero yʼobwomibwo,
12 Walikoba oti, “Kale lwaki nacaawire okundaabbira?
13 Tinawulisisyanga abasomesya bange,
14 Mbulireku katono okuswalira kimo ino
15 Onywenge maizi gʼomwiruba eriryo,
16 Lwaki osukaania amaizi gʼomwirubalyo omu nguudo
17 Amaizi gʼomwiruba eryo gabbenge gago wenkani
18 Oleke omukaliwo abbenge nsulo yʼeisangaalolyo.
19 Yeesiimisya era asangaalya ooti mboneka ya kisolo omutomuto.
20 Lwaki mwana wange, omukali omulendi akusendasenda,
21 OMusengwa abona nabuli muntu ekyakola,
22 Ebibbibibbi byʼomuntu omubbimubbi bimusuukira mutego,
23 Yalifa olwʼokubba yagaine okwekuuma,