Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Siganga emmere yo ng’enkuba etonnya, kubanga ebbanga lyayo bwe lirituuka olikungula.
2 Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Gabiranga musanvu weewaawo munaana, kubanga mu biseera eby’oluvannyuma oyinza okubeera mu kwetaaga.
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
Ebire bwe bijjula amazzi, bitonnyesa enkuba ku nsi; n’omuti bwe gugwa nga gwolekedde obukiikaddyo oba obukiikakkono, mu kifo mwe gugwa mwe gulibeera.
4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Oyo alabirira embuyaga talisiga; n’oyo atunuulira ebire talikungula.
5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the wind, [nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with child; even so thou knowest not the work of God who doeth all.
Nga bw’otosobola kutegeera kkubo mpewo, oba omubiri nga bwe guzimbibwa ku mwana ali mu lubuto; bw’otyo bw’otosobola kutegeera Katonda Omutonzi wa byonna by’akola.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Ku makya siga ensigo zo, n’akawungeezi toddiriza mukono gwo; kubanga tomanyi eziryala, zino oba ziri, oba zombi ziriba nnungi.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
Ekitangaala kirungi, era okulaba ku musana kisanyusa.
8 Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
Kale omuntu bw’awangaala emyaka emingi, agisanyukirengamu gyonna, naye ajjukirenga nti waliwo ennaku ez’ekizikiza nnyingi ezijja. Ebyo byonna ebijja butaliimu.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Omuvubuka sanyukiranga mu buvubuka bwo, n’omutima gwo gusanyukenga mu nnaku ez’obuvubuka bwo; tambulira mu makubo g’omutima gwo ne mu kulaba kw’amaaso go. Naye manya nga mu byonna, Katonda agenda kukusalira omusango.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and the prime of life are vanity.
Noolwekyo ggyawo okweraliikirira mu mutima era weggyeko emitawaana mu ggwe, kubanga obuvubuka n’amaanyi gaabwe butaliimu.
