1 Yobu n’ayanukula ng’agamba nti,
2 “Singa okweraliikirira kwange,
3 Weewaawo byandisinze omusenyu gw’ennyanja okuzitowa;
4 Obusaale bwa Ayinzabyonna buli mu nze
5 Entulege ekaaba awali omuddo,
6 Emmere etaliimu nsa eriika omutali munnyo,
7 Omutima gwange tegusikirizibwa kubikombako,
8 “Singa Katonda ampa kye nsaba,
9 yandisiimye okumbetenta
10 Kino kyandikkakkanyizza
11 Amaanyi ngaggya wa, ndyoke mbe n’essuubi?
12 Amaanyi gange ga mayinja
13 Mu mazima sirina maanyi
14 Oyo agaana ebyekisa okuva eri mukwano gwe
15 Baganda bange tebeesigika, bali ng’akagga akabooga
16 akaddugalirira
17 ate ne kaggwaawo
18 Ebibinja by’abatambuze we biviira ku mugendo
19 Abatambuze b’e Teema banoonya,
20 Baalina essuubi
21 Kaakano bwe mundabye ne mutya
22 Nnali mbagambye nti, ‘Mumpe ekirabo,’
23 okumponya nve mu mukono gw’omulabe,
24 “Njigiriza nange n’aba musirise;
25 Ebigambo eby’amazima nga bya bulumi!
26 Mugezaako okugolola ebigambo byange,
27 Mukubira ne bamulekwa akalulu
28 “Naye kaakano mubeere ba kisa muntunuulire.
29 Mufumiitirize, temusuula bwenkanya;
30 Emimwa gyange girabika ng’egirimba?