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19 (A)Olw’obusungu bwa Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye
    ensi eggiiridde ddala,
era n’abantu bali ng’enku ez’okukuma omuliro,
    tewali muntu alekawo muganda we.

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19 By the wrath(A) of the Lord Almighty
    the land will be scorched(B)
and the people will be fuel for the fire;(C)
    they will not spare one another.(D)

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(A)Olulimi lwabwe kasaale akatta,
    lwogera bya bulimba,
buli muntu ayogeza mirembe n’akamwa ke,
    naye mu mutima gwe ategeka kumutega.

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Their tongue(A) is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(B)
    but in their hearts they set traps(C) for them.(D)

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(A)Abantu abatya Katonda, baweddewo mu nsi;
    tewali n’omu mulongoofu asigaddewo.
Bonna banoonya okuyiwa omusaayi,
    buli omu anoonya okutega muganda we ekitimba.

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The faithful have been swept from the land;(A)
    not one(B) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(C) to shed blood;(D)
    they hunt each other(E) with nets.(F)

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(A)Kubanga omulenzi agaya kitaawe,
    n’omwana alwanyisa nnyina,
muka mwana n’alwanyisa nnyazaala we.
    Abalabe b’omuntu, bantu be, ab’omu nju ye bennyini.

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For a son dishonors his father,
    a daughter rises up against her mother,(A)
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
    a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.(B)

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