Ebigambo bya Sulemaani OKWANJULA Zino ze zimu ku nnyimba ezisinga okunyuma ez’emirembe n’essanyu ensi z’erina. Naye ensibuko yazo, olunaku lwe zaawandiikibwa, n’amakulu amatuufu ag’ennyiriri nnyingi bisigala nga bye bimu ku byama ebinene eby’ebiwandiiko. Zizze gye tuli mu kiwandiiko kimu era eky’edda ennyo mu lulimi Olusuuli. Kirabika ekiwandiiko ekyo kyavvuunulwa okuva mu Luyonaani olwasooka. Okukubaganya ebirowoozo okunene kubadde kugenda mu maaso okwetoloola Odes zino; ekimu ku bisinga okunnyonnyolwa kwe kuba nti nnyimba za Bakristaayo abaakabatizibwa ab’omu kyasa ekyasooka. Mu ngeri eyeewuunyisa nti zibulamu ebigambo ebijuliziddwa mu byafaayo. Okumasamasa kwazo tekulaga nnaku ndala. Tebeewola wadde mu Ndagaano Enkadde oba mu Njiri. Okubudaabudibwa kw’ennyiriri zino kwa kusooka. Zikujjukiza ekigambo kya Aristides nti, "Abantu abapya ekintu eky'Obwakatonda kye kitabulwa nabo." Wano waliwo amaanyi n’okutegeera bye tusobola okusanga ebifaanagana nabyo mu bitundu by’Ebyawandiikibwa ebisinga okugulumizibwa byokka. Olw’ennyimba zino ez’ekyama ezimasamasa, tubanja okuvvuunula kwaffe eri J. Rendel Harris, MA., Hon. Munne mu ttendekero lya Clare College, Cambridge. Agamba ku bo nti: "Tewalabika nga waliwo ekintu kyonna buli omu ky'alabika ng'akkiriziganyaako okuggyako nga kibadde nti Odes za bulungi bwa bumu era za muwendo gwa waggulu mu by'omwoyo." ODE 1. ODE 1 1 ( B ) Mukama ali ku mutwe gwange ng’engule, era sijja kubeera awatali ye. 2 ( B ) Ne banluka engule ey’amazima, n’ereeta amatabi go mu nze. 3 Kubanga teri ng'engule eyakaze etamera: naye ggwe oli mulamu ku mutwe gwange, n'ofuumuuka ku mutwe gwange. 4 Ebibala byo bikuze era bituukiridde, bijjudde obulokozi bwo. ODE 2. ODE 2 (Tewali kitundu kya Ode eno kizuuliddwa.)
ODE 3. ODE 3 1 . . . Nassaako: 2 Era ebitundu bye biri wamu naye. Era ku bo kwe nnyimiridde, era anjagala: 3 Kubanga sanditegedde kwagala Mukama, singa teyanjagala. 4 Kubanga ani asobola okwawula okwagala, okuggyako oyo ayagalibwa? 5 Njagala Omwagalwa, era emmeeme yange emwagala; 6 Era awali ekiwummulo kye, nange ndi; 7 Era sijja kuba mugenyi, kubanga eri Mukama Asingayo Waggulu era Omusaasizi tewali kwetamwa. 8 Nnagattibwa ne I-run, kubanga Omwagalwa azudde Omwagalwa, . 9 Era kubanga ndiyagadde oyo, ye Mwana, ndifuuka omwana; 10 Kubanga oyo eyeegasse ku Oyo atafa, naye alifuuka atafa; 11 Era oyo asanyukira Omulamu, alifuuka mulamu. 12 Ono ye Mwoyo wa Mukama atalimba, ayigiriza abaana b'abantu okumanya amakubo ge. 13 ( B ) Beera n’amagezi, era mutegeevu era obeere bulindaala. Aleluya. ODE 4. ODE 4 1 Tewali muntu yenna, ai Katonda wange, akyusa ekifo kyo ekitukuvu; 2 Era tekisoboka (kisoboka) okukikyusa n’akiteeka mu kifo ekirala: kubanga talina buyinza ku kyo; 3 Olw'ekifo kyo ekitukuvu wategese nga tonnaba kukola bifo birala: 4 ( B ) Ekyo ekikulu tekirina kukyusibwa abo abato ku kyo. 5 Owadde omutima gwo, Ayi Mukama, eri abakkiriza bo: tolema, so toba nga tolina bibala. 6 Kubanga essaawa emu ey’Okukkiriza kwo ya muwendo okusinga ennaku zonna n’emyaka gyonna. 7 Kubanga ani aliyambala ekisa kyo n'alumizibwa? 8 Kubanga envumbo yo emanyiddwa: n'ebitonde byo bikimanyi: n'amagye go (ag'omu ggulu) gakitwala: ne bamalayika abakulu abalonde ne bakiyambaza. 9 Watuwa okukolagana kwo: si lwa kuba nti weetaaga okutwetaagira: naye ffe tukwetaaga. 10 Tufukirira omusulo gwo era oggulewo ensulo zo ennungi ezitufukirira amata n'omubisi gw'enjuki. 11 ( B ) Kubanga tewali kwenenya gy’oli n’okwenenya ku kintu kyonna kye wasuubiza. 12 Enkomerero n'ebikkulwa mu maaso go: kubanga bye wawaayo, wawaayo bwereere. 13 Olwo oleme kuzizza mabega n'oziddiza;