1 Mwana wange, owooyemereranga omuntu ogwotamaite,
2 obba weesibire olwʼebibono ebyotumwire,
3 Awo mwana wange, okolanga kiinu okweramya,
4 Kale toganyanga nʼogona endoolo,
5 Weeramyanga ooti kimaadu airuka okuzwa omu ngalo gyʼomuyiigi,
6 Iwe omugayaali, oyegere oku nkababe,
7 Tigibba nʼagikubbembera,
8 neye gyebisira ebyokulya okweisana,
9 Iwe omugayaali, waligona kutuuca di?
10 Okugonaku katono, nʼowungulyaku akatono,
11 obudoobi bwalikulumba ooti mutemo
12 Omuntu atagasa, era omubbimubbi
13 Akiika amaiso,
14 Omu nseegaye encaamu, ategeka kukola bibbibibbi,
15 Nʼolwekyo akabbikabbi kalimugwerenkerera.
16 Waliwo ebintu mukaaga oMusengwa ebyacaawa,
17 Embonia eyʼamalala,
18 omwoyo oguseega okukola obubbibubbi
19 omujulizi owʼobubbeyi atumulyaga ebyʼobubbeyi,
20 Mwana wange, ogonderenge ebiragiro bya iteewo,
21 Obikuumirenge omu mwoyogwo bulijo,
22 Byakulungamyanga ngʼotambula.
23 Ekyo kityo olwʼokubba ebiragiro ebyo, itaala,
24 Ebyo byakukuumanga eeri omukali omulendi,
25 Tiwegombanga obusiipoonobwe omu mwoyogwo,
26 Ekyo kityo olwʼokubba omukali omalaaya akunooniaku mpiiya egigula kyokulya;
27 Omuntu ayezya okukwatira omusyo omu kifubbakye,
28 Ooba omuntu ayezya okwema oku makala gʼomusyo,
29 Kityo wekibba eeri omuntu eyeegaita nʼomuka mwinaye;
30 Abantu tibanyooma omwibbi owaabba aibbire
31 ate ngʼowebamukwata, ateekwa okusasulamu emirundi musanvu,
32 Iye oyo ayenda nʼomukali wʼabananyere, abba adamba okutegeera;
33 Balimunyooma era ni bamukubba,
34 olwʼokubba eibuba lireetera omusaiza omufumbo okwirya obulwa olwʼomukaliwe
35 Tiyaliikiriryaku omugaito gwonagwona,