Zabbuli 49
1 Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Batabani ba Koola. Muwulire mmwe amawanga gonna, mutege amatu mmwe mwenna abali mu nsi.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you 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 will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.
4 Nnaakozesanga ebikwata ku ngero, nga nnyinnyonnyola amakulu gaazo n’oluyimba ku nnanga.
I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.
5 Siityenga ne bwe nnaabanga mu buzibu; newaakubadde ng’abalabe bange banneetoolodde,
Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
6 abantu abeesiga obugagga bwabwe beenyumiririza mu bintu ebingi bye balina.
Those who trust in their wealth, and boast 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 God a ransom for him.
8 Kubanga omuwendo ogununula obulamu munene nnyo, tewali n’omu agusobola;
For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
9 alyoke awangaale ennaku zonna nga tatuuse magombe.
that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
10 Kubanga n’abantu abagezi bafa; abasirusiru n’abatalina magezi bonna baaggwaawo, obugagga bwabwe ne babulekera abalala.
For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless 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 will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
12 Omuntu tabeerera mirembe gyonna, ne bw’aba mugagga atya, alifa ng’ensolo bwe zifa.
But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
13 Ako ke kabi akatuuka ku beesiga ebitaliimu, era ye nkomerero y’abo abeesiga obugagga bwabwe.
This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who 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)
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Omuntu bw’agaggawalanga n’ekitiibwa ky’ennyumba ye nga kyeyongedde, tomutyanga,
Don’t be afraid when a man 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 dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t 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 praise you when you do well for yourself—
19 kyokka alikka emagombe eri bajjajjaabe, n’ayingira mu kizikiza ekikutte.
he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
20 Omuntu omugagga naye nga simutegeevu tabeerera mirembe gyonna, alizikirira ng’ensolo ez’omu nsiko.
A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.
