Okwewozaako kw’Omuwandiisi ku lw’Ekitabo Kye

OKWEWOZAAKO KW’OMUWANDIISI
KU LW’EKITABO KYE

BWE nnasooka okukwata ekkalaamu mu ngalo zange

Okuwandiika bwe ntyo, saategeera

Nti ndiwandiika akatabo n’akamu

Mu ngeri eyo: nedda, nnali ntandise

Okuwandiika ekirala; era bwe kyali kinaatera okuggwa,

Nga sinnakimanya, kino ne nkitandika.

Era bwe kyali bwe kiti: nze, bwe nnali mpandiika ku kkubo

N’embiro z’abatukuvu mu mulembe gwaffe guno ogw’Enjiri,

Ne ngwa mangu mu lugero olw’ekifaananyi

Ku lugendo lwabwe, ne ku kkubo eridda mu kitiibwa,

Mu bintu ebisoba mu abiri bye nnawandiika;

Bwe nnamala, nnali nnina ebirala abiri mu mutwe gwange,

Era nabyo ne bitandika okweyongera,

Ng’ensasi z’omuliro ezibuuka okuva mu manda agaaka.

Nedda, ne ndowooza nti, bwe mweyongera bwe mutyo amangu,

Nja kubateeka mwekka, muleme ku nkomerero

Okufuuka ebitakoma, ne mulya ne mumalawo

Ekitabo kye ndi mu kuwandiika kati.

Bwe ntyo bwe nnakola; naye era saalowooza

Okulaga ensi yonna ekkalaamu yange ne bwino wange

Mu ngeri eyo; nnalowooza bulowooza okukola

Kye saamanya: era saagenderera

Okusanyusa muliraanwa wange; nedda, si nze;

Nnakikola okwesanyusa nze kennyini.

Era saakozesa okuggyako ebiseera byange eby’eddembe

Mu kuwandiika kwange kuno; era saagenderera

Okuggyako okwewugula, nga nkola kino,

Okuva mu birowoozo ebibi ennyo, ebindeetera okwonoona.

Bwe ntyo ne nteeka ekkalaamu ku lupapula n’essanyu,

Mangu ago ebirowoozo byange ne mbiwandiika mu bwino;

Kubanga bwe nnali nkutte enkomerero y’omuguwa gwange,

Buli lwe nnasikanga, ne gujja; bwe ntyo ne ngiwandiika

Wansi; okutuusa lwe kyatuuka ku nkomerero okuba,

Mu buwanvu ne mu bugazi, obunene bw’olaba.

Bwe ntyo, bwe nnamala okugatta ebitundu byange

Ne mbiraga abalala, ndabe obanga

Banaabisalira omusango, oba banaabiwolereza:

Abamu ne bagamba nti, bibeere biramu; abalala, bife:

Abamu ne bagamba nti, John, kikube mu kyapa; abalala ne bagamba nti, Nedda:

Abamu ne bagamba nti, Kiyinza okuleeta obulungi; abalala ne bagamba nti, Nedda.

Awo ne nzibuwalirwa, era saalaba

Kiki ekisinga obulungi kye nnandikoze:

Ku nkomerero ne ndowooza nti, Okuva bwe mwawukanye bwe mutyo,

Nja kukikuba mu kyapa; era bwe ntyo ensonga n’ekomekkerezebwa.

Kubanga, ne ndowooza nti, abamu ndaba bandyagadde kikolebwe,

Newankubadde abalala tebakulukutira mu mukutu ogwo:

Kale, okukakasa ani yawa amagezi agasinga,

Ne ndaba nga kisaanidde okukigezesa.

Era ne ndowooza nti, singa kaakano mbagaana

Abo abaagala kikolebwe, okubasanyusa bwe batyo;

Simanyi, naye nnandibaziyizza

Ekyo ekyandibaleetedde essanyu lingi.

Ate abo abataayagala kifulumizibwe,

Ne mbagamba nti, Okubanyiiza, sikyagala;

Naye okuva baganda bammwe nga bakisanyukira,

Mulekere awo okusala omusango, okutuusa lwe munaalaba ebisingawo.

Bw’oba toyagala kukisoma, kireke;

Abamu baagala ennyama, abalala baagala okuluma eggumba.

Weewaawo, nsobole okubakkakkanya obulungi,

Era ne mbeegayirira nga mbabuuza bwe nti:

Siyinza kuwandiika mu ngeri ng’eno?

Mu nkola ng’eno nayo, ate ne situuka

Ku kigendererwa kyange—obulungi bwo? Lwaki tekiyinza kukolebwa?

Ebire ebiddugavu bireeta amazzi, so ng’ebitangaavu tebireeta.

Weewaawo, ebiddugavu oba ebitangaavu, bwe bitonnyesa

Amatondo gaabyo aga ffeeza, ensi, bw’ebala ebirime,

Etendereza byombi, so tevumirira na kimu,

Wabula eterekera wamu ebibala bye bireeta byombi;

Weewaawo, ebitabula byombi, ne kiba nti mu bibala byabyo

Tewali ayinza kwawula kino ku kiri; bigiwoomera

Bw’eba erumwa enjala; naye bw’eba ekkuse,

Ebisesema byombi, n’emalawo omukisa gwabyo.

Olaba amakubo omuvubi g’akwata

Okukwasa ebyennyanja; ebikozesebwa bingi by’akola!

Laba bw’akozesa amagezi ge gonna;

N’emitego gye, emiguwa, emiggo, amalobo, n’obutimba:

Naye waliwo ebyennyanja, ebitayinza ddobo wadde omuguwa,

Wadde omutego, wadde akatimba, wadde ekikozesebwa, okubifuula ebibyo:

Birina okuwammantwa n’engalo, era n’okukabakabibwa mpola,

Oba tebijja kukwatibwa, ne bw’onookola ki.

Omuyizzi w’ebinyonyi anoonya atya okukwata by’ayigga

Mu ngeri nnyingi! zonna omuntu z’atasobola kubala.

Emmundu ze, obutimba bwe, obuti obusiige ekinywezi, ettaala n’endege:

Yeewalula, atambula, ayimirira; weewaawo, ani ayinza okubala

Engeri ze zonna? naye tewali na emu ku zino

Emuwa obuyinza ku binyonyi by’ayagala.

Weewaawo, ateekwa okufuuwa omulere n’akalere, okukwata kino;

Naye bw’akola bw’atyo, ekirala kimuwona.

Obanga luulu eyinza okubeera mu mutwe gw’ekikere,

Era eyinza okusangibwa ne mu kisosonkole;

Obanga ebintu ebitasuubiza kantu birimu

Ekisinga zaabu; ani anaagaana,

Ng’alina akabonero kaakyo, okutunula omwo,

Alyoke akisange? Kaakano akatabo kange,

(Newankubadde nga tekaliiko ku langi ezo zonna eziyinza okukafuula

Akasikiriza oyo oba ono,)

Tekabulamu bintu ebisinga

Ebyo ebiri mu birowoozo ebinyirivu naye ebyereere.

“Kale, naye sinnamatira ddala

Nti ekitabo kyo kino kinaayimirira, bwe kinaagezesebwa ennyo.”

Lwaki, kiki ekibaddewo? “Kikwese.” Kale ate?

“Naye kya lugero bugero.” Kale ekyo kiki? Ndowooza

Abantu abamu mu bigambo by’engero, ebikwese nga ebyange,

Bafuula amazima okumasamasa, n’ebitangaala byago okwaka.

“Naye tebirina bunywevu.” Yogera, ggwe omuntu, ky’olowooza.

“Bibbiza abanafu; ebifaananyi bituziba amaaso.”

Obunywevu, ddala, busaanira ekkalaamu

Y’oyo awandiikira abantu ebintu bya Katonda:

Naye nteekwa okubulwa obunywevu, olw’okuba

Njogera mu bifaananyi? Amateeka ga Katonda tegaali,

Amateeka ge ag’Enjiri, edda okulagibwa

Mu bifaananyi, mu bisiikirize, ne mu ngero? Naye

Omuntu yenna ow’amagezi tayinza kwagala kunenya

Ebyo, aleme kusangibwa ng’alumba

Amagezi agasinga obukulu! Nedda, wabula yeetoowaza,

N’anoonya okutegeera, mu nnondo ne mu mpeta,

Mu nnyana ne mu ndiga, mu nte enduusi ne mu ndiga ensajja,

Mu binyonyi ne mu muddo, ne mu musaayi gw’abaana b’endiga,

Katonda ky’amugamba; era alina omukisa oyo

Asanga ekitangaala n’ekisa ebibirimu.

Kale tetwanguyiriza okusalawo

Nti sirina bunywevu—nti ndi wa mpisa mbi;

Byonna ebirabika ng’ebinywevu, si binywevu;

Byonna ebiri mu ngero tetubinyooma,

Tuleme okukkiriza mangu ebisinga okutulumya,

N’okunyagibwako emmeeme zaffe ebintu ebirungi.

Ebigambo byange ebikwese era eby’ebire bikuuma bukuumi

Amazima, ng’amasanduuko bwe gakuuma zaabu.

Bannabbi baakozesanga nnyo ebifaananyi

Okwolesa amazima: weewaawo, oyo yenna alowooza ku

Kristo, n’abatume be nabo, alabira ddala,

Nti amazima n’okutuusa leero gali mu byambalo ng’ebyo.

Ntya okugamba nti Ebyawandiikibwa Ebitukuvu,

Ebisinga amagezi gonna mu ngeri n’ebigambo byabyo,

Bijjudde wonna ebintu bino byonna,

Ebifaananyi ebikwese, n’engero? Naye mu

Kitabo ekyo kye kimu mwe muva okumasamasa okwo n’ebitangaala ebyo

Eby’ekitangaala, ebifuula ekiro kyaffe ekisinga ekizikiza okuba emisana.

Kale, omunenya wange atunule kaakano mu bulamu bwe,

Asangemu ennyiriri ezisinga ekizikiza okusinga ze

Asanga mu kitabo kyange; weewaawo, era ategeere

Nti ne mu bintu bye ebisinga obulungi mulimu ennyiriri ezisinga obubi.

Singa tuyimirira mu maaso g’abantu abatalina kyekubiira,

Nnandisimbye kkumi ku kimu kye ekyavu,

Nti bajja kutegeera amakulu gange mu nnyiriri zino

Okusinga ennyo amakulu ge agali mu masabo aga ffeeza.

Kale, amazima, newankubadde nga gali mu bigoye by’omwana omuwere, ndaba

Galuŋŋamya okusala omusango, galongoosa endowooza;

Gasanyusa okutegeera, gafuula okwagala

Okugonda, n’okujjukira nakwo gakujjuza

Ebyo ebisanyusa ebirowoozo byaffe;

Era gakkakkanya ebizibu byaffe.

Ebigambo ebireeta obulamu, mmanyi, Timoseewo bw’alina okukozesa,

N’enfumo ezitaliimu ez’abakadde alina okuzeewala;

Naye Pawulo omukulu tamugaanye wonna

Okukozesa engero, mwe mwali mukwekeddwa

Zaabu oyo, luulu ezo, n’amayinja ag’omuwendo omungi

Agasaanira okusimibwa, era n’obwegendereza bungi.

Ka nnyongereko ekigambo kimu. Ayi omuntu wa Katonda,

Onyiize? Wandyagadde

Ensonga yange ngyambaze ekyambalo ekirala?

Oba nnandibadde nnyonnyola ebintu mu bulambulukufu?

Ka nteeseewo ebintu bisatu; oluvannyuma neewaayo

Eri abo abansinga, nga bwe kisaanidde.

1. Siraba nga nnagaanibwa okukozesa

Enkola yange eno, kasita sikozesa bubi

Ebigambo, ebintu, abasomi, oba okuba omukakanyavu

Mu kukozesa ebifaananyi oba engero,

Mu kubitegeeza; wabula byonna bye nsobola

Nnoonye okukulaakulanya amazima mu ngeri eno oba eri.

Nnagaanibwa, bwe nnagambye? Nedda, nnina olukusa,

(N’ekyokulabirako nakyo, era okuva eri abo

Abaasanyusa Katonda okusingawo, mu bigambo byabwe oba mu makubo gaabwe,

Okusinga omuntu yenna assa omukka leero,)

Okulaga bwe ntyo ebirowoozo byange, okulangirira bwe ntyo

Gy’oli ebintu ebisinga obulungi.

2. Ndaba nga abantu abawanvu ng’emiti bawandiika

Mu ngeri ey’emboozi; naye tewali abanyooma

Olw’okuwandiika bwe batyo. Ddala, bwe bakozesa obubi

Amazima, bakolimirwe, n’amagezi ge bakozesa

Olw’ekigendererwa ekyo; naye amazima galeke eddembe

Okutulumba ggwe nange,

Mu ngeri Katonda gy’asiima: kubanga ani amanyi,

Okusinga oyo eyasooka okutuyigiriza okulima,

Okuluŋŋamya ebirowoozo byaffe n’ekkalaamu zaffe olw’ebigendererwa bye?

Era afuula ebintu ebinafu okuyingiza ebya Katonda.

3. Ndaba nga Ebyawandiikibwa Ebitukuvu, mu bifo bingi,

Bifaanagana n’enkola eno, ensonga gye

Zeetaagisa ekintu ekimu okunnyonnyola ekirala:

Kale nsobola okugikozesa, ne sizikiza n’akatono

Ebitangaala bya zaabu eby’amazima: nedda, mu nkola eno nsobola

Okugafuula okwaka ng’emisana.

Era kaakano, nga sinnateeka wansi kkalaamu yange,

Nja kulaga omugaso gw’ekitabo kyange; oluvannyuma

Nkuwaayo ggwe nakyo mu mukono gw’oyo

Awanula ab’amaanyi, n’ayimusa abanafu.

Ekitabo kino kikuteekera mu maaso go

Omuntu anoonya empeera etaggwaawo:

Kikulaga gy’ava, gy’agenda,

By’alekayo nga tabikoze; ne by’akola:

Era kikulaga bw’adduka, n’adduka,

Okutuusa lw’atuuka ku mulyango gw’ekitiibwa.

Era kiraga n’abo abaasitula n’amaanyi okunoonya obulamu,

Ng’abagenda okufuna engule etaggwaawo;

Era wano oyinza okulaba ensonga lwaki

Bafiirwa omulimu gwabwe, ne bafa ng’abasirusiru.

Ekitabo kino kijja kukufuula omutambuze,

Bw’onookkiriza okufugibwa amagezi gaakyo;

Kijja kukuluŋŋamya eri Ensi Entukuvu,

Bw’onootegeera ebiragiro byakyo;

Weewaawo, kijja kufuula omugayaavu okuba omunyiikivu;

N’omuzibe w’amaaso okulaba ebintu ebisanyusa.

Onoonya ekintu eky’enjawulo era eky’omugaso?

Oba wandyagadde okulaba amazima mu lugero?

Oli wa kwerabira? Wandyagadde okujjukira

Okuva ku Lunaku lw’Omwaka Omuggya okutuuka ku nkomerero ya Desemba?

Kale soma ebirowoozo byange; binaakwatira ng’amalagala ag’amaggwa,

Era biyinza okubeera, eri abatalina mubeezi, abazzaamu amaanyi.

Ekitabo kino kiwandiikiddwa mu lulimi

Oluyinza okukwata ku mitima gy’abantu abatafaayo:

Kirabika ng’ekipya, naye tekirina

Okuggyako ennyimba ez’Enjiri ennamu era ez’amazima.

Wandyagadde okwewugula okuva mu nnaku?

Wandyagadde okusanyuka, naye nga ozibu ku busirusiru?

Wandyagadde okusoma ebikokko, n’amakulu gaabyo?

Oba okubbira mu kufumiitiriza kwo?

Oyagala okulonda ennyama ennungi? Oba wandyagadde okulaba

Omuntu mu bire, n’omuwulira ng’ayogera naawe?

Wandyagadde okubeera mu kirooto, naye nga tewebase?

Oba wandyagadde mu kaseera katono okuseka n’okukaaba?

Wandyagadde okwebula naye ne watakutuukako kabi,

Ne weesanga nate awatali ddogo?

Wandyagadde okwesoma, n’osoma ky’otomanyi,

Naye n’omanya obanga oweereddwa omukisa oba nedda,

Mu kusoma ennyiriri ze zimu? Kale jjangu wano,

Oteeke wamu ekitabo kyange, omutwe gwo, n’omutima gwo.

JOHN BUNYAN.