¹ Omugugu gwe Damasiko. Bona, Damasiko, kitooleibwewo obutabba kibuga, era kiribba kifunvu eky'ebyagwire. ² Ebibuga bya Aloweri birekeibwewo: biribba bye mbuli, egyagalamiranga so tewaabbenga eyazikanga. ³ Era ekigo kirikoma mu Efulayimu, n'obwakabaka mu Damasiko, n'abalifiikawo ku Busuuli balibba ng'ekitiibwa ky'abaana ba Isiraeri, bw'atumula Mukama ow'eigye. ⁴ Awo olulituuka ku lunaku ludi ekitiibwa kya Yakobo kirikendeezebwa, n'obugeivu bw'omubiri gwe buliyonda. ⁵ Era kiribba ng'omukunguli bw'akuŋaanya eŋaanu emera n'omukono gwe ne gukungula ebiyemba; niiwo awo, kiribba ng'omuntu bw'alonda ebiyemba mu kiwonvu kya Lefayimu. ⁶ Naye mulisigalamu ebirondeibwe, ng'okukubbibwa kw'omuzeyituuni bwe kubba, ebibala ebibiri oba bisatu waigulu ku busongeryo obukomererayo, ebina oba bitaanu ku busongeryo bw'omusaale omugimu, bw'atumula Mukama, Katonda wa Isiraeri. ⁷ Ku lunaku ludi omuntu aliringirira Omutondi we, n’amaiso go galikyukira Omutukuvu owa Isiraeri. ⁸ So taliringiira byoto, omulimu gw'emikono gye, so talikyukira ekyo engalo gye kye gyakolere, oba Baasera oba ebifaananyi by'eisana. ⁹ Ku lunaku ludi ebibuga bye eby'amaani biribba ng'ebifulukwa mu kibira n'o ku ntiiko y'olusozi, ebyaviirwemu mu maiso g'abaana ba Isiraeri era biribba nsiko. ¹⁰ Kubanga weerabiire Katonda ow'obulokozi bwo so toijukiire lwazi lwa maani ge kyova osimbamu ebisimbe eby'okusanyusa, n'osigamu ebimera ebigeni: ¹¹ ku lunaku lw'osimbiraku oteekaku olukomera, era amakeeri omerukya ensigo gyo: naye ebikungulwa biirukira ku lunaku olw'okunakuwaliramu era olw'okukungubagiramu. ¹² Woowe, oluyoogaanu lw'amawanga amangi, agawuluguma ng'okuwuluguma kw'enyanza; n'okuwulukuka kw'amawanga agawulukuka ng'okuwulukuka kw'amaizi ag’amaani! ¹³ Amawanga galiwulukuka ng'okuwulukuka kw'amaizi amangi naye alibanenya, boona baliirukira wala, era balibbingibwa ng'ebisusunku eby'oku nsozi mu maiso g'empewo, era ng'enfuufu ey'akampusi mu mberi y'empunga. ¹⁴ Olweigulo, bona, ntiisya; obwire nga bukaali kukya bawulawo. Guno niigwo mugabo gw'abo abatunyaga, era niiyo empeera y'abo abatukwakwabira.