Zabbuli 49
1 Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Batabani ba Koola. Muwulire mmwe amawanga gonna, mutege amatu mmwe mwenna abali mu nsi.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all [ye] people; give ear, all [ye] inhabitants of the world:
2 Ab’ekitiibwa n’abakopi, abagagga n’abaavu, mwenna; muwulirize ebigambo byange.
Both low and high, rich and poor together.
3 Kubanga ebigambo by’omu kamwa kange bya magezi, ebiva mu mutima gwange bijjudde okutegeera.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding.
4 Nnaakozesanga ebikwata ku ngero, nga nnyinnyonnyola amakulu gaazo n’oluyimba ku nnanga.
I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5 Siityenga ne bwe nnaabanga mu buzibu; newaakubadde ng’abalabe bange banneetoolodde,
Why should I fear in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me?
6 abantu abeesiga obugagga bwabwe beenyumiririza mu bintu ebingi bye balina.
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7 Ddala ddala, tewali muntu ayinza kununula bulamu bwa munne, wadde okwegula okuva eri Katonda.
None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
8 Kubanga omuwendo ogununula obulamu munene nnyo, tewali n’omu agusobola;
(For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever: )
9 alyoke awangaale ennaku zonna nga tatuuse magombe.
That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
10 Kubanga n’abantu abagezi bafa; abasirusiru n’abatalina magezi bonna baaggwaawo, obugagga bwabwe ne babulekera abalala.
For he seeth [that] wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11 Entaana zaabwe ge ganaabanga amaka gaabwe ennaku zonna; nga bye bisulo ebya buli mulembe oguliddawo; baafuna ettaka mu mannya gaabwe.
Their inward thought [is], [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [and] their dwelling places to all generations; they call [their] lands after their own names.
12 Omuntu tabeerera mirembe gyonna, ne bw’aba mugagga atya, alifa ng’ensolo bwe zifa.
Nevertheless man [being] in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
13 Ako ke kabi akatuuka ku beesiga ebitaliimu, era ye nkomerero y’abo abeesiga obugagga bwabwe.
This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. (Selah)
14 Okufaanana ng’endiga, bateekwa kufa; olumbe ne lubalya. Bakka butereevu emagombe, obulungi bwabwe ne bubula, amagombe ne gafuuka amaka gaabwe. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Omuntu bw’agaggawalanga n’ekitiibwa ky’ennyumba ye nga kyeyongedde, tomutyanga,
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17 kubanga bw’alifa taliiko ky’alitwala, wadde n’ekitiibwa kye tekirigenda naye.
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18 Newaakubadde nga mu bulamu yeerowoozaako ng’aweereddwa omukisa kubanga omugagga abantu bamugulumiza,
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19 kyokka alikka emagombe eri bajjajjaabe, n’ayingira mu kizikiza ekikutte.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20 Omuntu omugagga naye nga simutegeevu tabeerera mirembe gyonna, alizikirira ng’ensolo ez’omu nsiko.
Man [that is] in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
