17 ^(A)Okulya akamere akaluma awali emirembe,
    kisinga okuba mu nnyumba ejjudde ebyassava nga mulimu entalo.

² Omuddu omugezi alifuga omwana wa bowo akwasa ensonyi,
    era alifuna ebyobusika ng’omu ku baana b’awaka.

^3 (B)Entamu erongoosa yakolebwa lwa ffeeza, n’ekikoomi ky’okulongoosa lwa zaabu,
    naye Mukama agezesa emitima.

⁴ Omubi assaayo omwoyo eri eby’obulimba,
    era n’omulimba awuliriza olulimi olukuusa.

^5 (C)Oyo akudaalira omwavu avvoola eyamutonda,
    n’oyo asanyukira obuyinike bw’abalala talirema kubonerezebwa.

^6 (D)Abazzukulu ngule ya bajjajjaabwe,
    era n’abaana beenyumiririza mu bakadde baabwe.

⁷ Enjogerannungi teba ya musirusiru,
    ng’oweekitiibwa bw’atasaana kwogera bya bulimba.

⁸ Enguzi eri ng’ejjinja ery’omufuusa mu maaso g’oyo agigaba,
    alowooza nti buli gy’akyukira eneemuyamba.

^9 (E)Okwagala tekulondoola nsobi,
    naye oyo atasonyiwa nsobi akyawaganya ab’omukwano enfirabulago.

¹⁰ Okunenya kuyamba nnyo omuntu ategeera,
    okusinga okukuba omusirusiru embooko ekikumi.

¹¹ Omukozi w’ebibi anoonya bujeemu bwereere,
    era kyaliva asindikirwa omubaka omukambwe.

¹² Okusisinkana eddubu enyagiddwako abaana baayo,
    kisinga okusisinkana omusirusiru mu busirusiru bwe.

^14 (G)Okutandika oluyombo kuli ng’omuntu bw’asumulula omudumu gw’amazzi,
    noolwekyo vvaawo ng’oluyombo terunnatandika.

^15 (H)Eyejjeereza omukozi w’ebibi n’oyo avumirira omutuukirivu,
    bombi ba muzizo eri Mukama.

^16 (I)Omusirusiru agasibwa ki okuba ne ssente ezisasulibwa amagezi,
    ng’ate ye talina mutima gwegomba magezi?

¹⁷ Omukwano ogw’amagezi guba gwa lubeerera,
    era owooluganda yeesigibwa mu biro eby’ennaku.

^18 (J)Omuntu atalina magezi awa obweyamo
    ne yeetema okusasula amabanja ga muliraanwa we.

¹⁹ Oyo ayagala ekibi anyumirwa ennyombo,
    n’oyo akola omulyango omunene ogw’omu maaso gwa bbugwe ye nga guyitiridde obunene gulimuteganya nnyo.

²⁰ Omuntu ow’omutima omubambaavu takulaakulana,
    n’oyo ow’olulimi olulimba agwa mu katyabaga.

^21 (K)Omwana omusirusiru aleetera kitaawe obuyinike,
    kitaawe w’omusirusiru taba na ssanyu.

^22 (L)Omutima ogw’essanyu ddagala ddungi,
    naye omwoyo omunyiikaavu gukozza omubiri.

^23 (M)Omuntu omubi alya enguzi mu kyama,
    alyoke aziyize amazima okweyoleka.

^24 (N)Omuntu omutegeevu, ebirowoozo abissa eri amagezi,
    naye amaaso g’omusirusiru gasamaalirira ensi gy’ekoma.

^25 (O)Omwana omusirusiru buyinike eri kitaawe,
    era aleeta ennaku eri nnyina eyamuzaala.

^26 (P)Si kirungi okuweesa omutuukirivu engassi ey’obwereere
    wadde okukuba ab’ekitiibwa embooko olw’obwesimbu bwabwe.

^27 (Q)Omuntu omwegendereza mu bigambo bye abeera n’okutegeera,
    n’oyo alina omwoyo omuteefu aba muntu wa magezi.

^28 (R)Omusirusiru bw’asirika alowoozebwa okuba n’amugezi,
    era aba mutegeevu bw’afuga akamwa ke.