Zabbuli za Sulemaani OKWANJULA Okukung’aanya kuno okw’ennyimba z’olutalo kkumi na munaana kirabo ky’omuwandiisi w’Abaseemu ow’edda. Ekiwandiiko ekyasooka kyasaanawo naye ekirungi enkyusa z’Oluyonaani zikuumiddwa, era gye buvuddeko enkyusa y’Olusuuli ey’ennyimba ze zimu yazuuse era n’efulumizibwa mu Lungereza omulundi ogwasooka mu 1909 nga Dr. Rendel Harris. Olunaku lw’okuwandiika luyinza okuteekebwawo mu makkati g’ekyasa ekisooka BC kubanga omulamwa gw’ennyimba zino gwe gw’ebikolwa bya Pompey mu Palestine n’okufa kwe e Misiri mu mwaka gwa 48 BC Zabbuli zino zaali zirina ekifo ekikulu era nga zisaasaanyizibwa nnyo mu Klezia eyasooka. Zitera okwogerwako mu Codex n’ebyafaayo eby’enjawulo eby’ebyasa ebitonotono ebyasooka mu Mulembe gw’Ekikristaayo. Oluvannyuma, baabula olw’ensonga ezitategeerekeka; era nga zizuuliddwa okutukozesa oluvannyuma lw’okuyitawo ebyasa bingi. Ng’oggyeeko omugaso gw’ebiwandiiko ogw’ennyimba eziringa ekkondeere ez’ennyiriri zino, tulina wano essuula y’ebyafaayo eby’edda ebiwunyiriza eyawandiikibwa omuntu eyalaba. Pompey ava mu mawanga g’obugwanjuba. Akozesa battering-rams ku bigo. Abaserikale be boonoona ekyoto. Attiddwa mu Misiri oluvannyuma lw’okukola omulimu ogw’entiisa. Mu "batuukirivu" mu zabbuli zino tulaba Abafalisaayo; mu "boonoonyi" tulaba Abasaddukaayo. Ye epic y’abantu abakulu abali mu buzibu bw’ekizibu ekinene. ESSUULA 1 Nakaabira Mukama bwe nnali mu nnaku, . Eri Katonda aboonoonyi bwe baalumba. Amangu ago alamu y’olutalo yawulirwa mu maaso gange; Ne ŋŋamba nti Ajja kunwuliriza kubanga nzijudde obutuukirivu. Nalowooza mu mutima gwange nga nzijudde obutuukirivu, . Kubanga nnali nfunye bulungi era nga nfunye omugagga mu baana. Obugagga bwabwe bwabuna ensi yonna, .
N'ekitiibwa kyabwe okutuuka ku nkomerero y'ensi. Bagulumizibwa okutuuka ku mmunyeenye; Baagambye nti tebajja kuwangulwa. Naye ne bafuuka abasirusiru mu kugaggawala kwabwe, . Ne batategeera, . Ebibi byabwe byali mu kyama, . Era ne nze nnali sirina kye mmanyi ku byo. Ebisobyo byabwe byasukka ku by’amawanga agaabasooka; Baayonoona nnyo ebintu ebitukuvu ebya Mukama. ESSUULA 2 Omwonoonyi bwe yeegulumiza, n'asuula bbugwe ow'ebigo n'endiga ennume, . Era tomuziyiza. Amawanga abagwira gaalinnya ku kyoto Kyo, . Baagulinnyirira n’amalala n’engatto zaabwe; Kubanga abaana ba Yerusaalemi baali boonoonye ebintu ebitukuvu ebya Mukama . Yali ayonoonye n’obutali butuukirivu ebiweebwayo bya Katonda. N’olwekyo yagamba nti: Basuule wala okuva gyendi; Kyatekebwawo mu maaso ga Katonda, . Kyaswazibwa nnyo; Abaana ab’obulenzi n’ab’obuwala baali m obusibe obw’ennaku, . Ensingo yaabwe yali essiddwaako akabonero, nga yassibwako akabonero mu mawanga. Ng’ebibi byabwe bwe biri bye yabakola, . Kubanga abaleka mu mikono gy’abo abaawangula. Akyusizza amaaso ge obutabasaasira, . Abato n’abakulu n’abaana baabwe nga bali wamu; Kubanga baali bakoze ekibi kimu na bonna, mu butawulira. Eggulu ne lisunguwala, . Ensi n'ebakyawa; Kubanga tewali n’omu ku yo yali akoze bye baakola, . Era ensi n’etegeera byonna Emisango gyo emituukirivu, ai Katonda. Baateekawo abaana ba Yerusaalemi okusekererwa nga baddiza bamalaaya abali mu ye; Buli mutambuze yayingiranga mu musana omujjuvu. Basekererwa n'okusobya kwabwe, nga bo bennyini bwe baali bamanyidde okukola; Mu musana omujjuvu ne babikkula obutali butuukirivu bwabwe. Abawala ba Yerusaalemi ne bayonoona ng'omusango gwo bwe gwali;