Ekitabo eky’okusatu eky’Omusumba wa Hermas, ekiyitibwa His Similitudes OKWEGENDEREZA 1 1 N'aŋŋamba nti; Mumanyi nga mmwe abaddu ba Mukama mubeera wano nga mu kulamaga; kubanga ekibuga kyo kiri wala nnyo okuva mu kibuga kino. 2 Kale obanga mumanyi ekibuga kyammwe mwe mugenda okubeera, lwaki wano mugula ebibanja, ne mwefunira ebiwoomerera, n'ebizimbe eby'ekitiibwa, n'amayumba agasukkiridde? Kubanga oyo yeefunira ebintu ebyo mu kibuga kino, talowooza kudda mu kibuga kye. 3 Ggwe omusirusiru, omubuusabuusa, era omunaku; abatategeera nti ebyo byonna bya bantu balala, era bali wansi w’obuyinza bw’omulala. Kubanga Mukama w'ekibuga kino yakugamba nti; Oba mugondere amateeka gange, oba muve mu kibuga kyange. 4 Kale kiki ky'onookolanga agondera amateeka mu kibuga kyo? Oyinza okwegaana amateeka go olw’obusika bwo, oba olw’ekintu kyonna ku ebyo by’owaddeyo? Naye bw'onookyegaana, n'oluvannyuma n'odda mu kibuga kyo, tolisembebwa, naye ojja kuggyibwayo. 5 Kale laba, ng'omuntu ali mu nsi endala, tofunanga kisingako ku ekyo ekyetaagisa, era ekikumala? era weetegeke, Katonda oba Mukama w'ekibuga kino bw'alikugoba mu kyo, oyinza okuwakanya amateeka ge, n'ogenda mu kibuga kyo; gy'oyinza okubeera n'essanyu lyonna ng'etteeka lyo bwe liri nga tolina kibi kyonna. 6 Kale mwegendereze mmwe abaweereza Katonda, era mumulina mu mitima gyammwe: mukole ebikolwa bya Katonda, nga mujjukira ebiragiro bye n'ebisuubizo bye bye yasuubiza; era mukakase nti ajja kubafuula ebirungi gye muli; bwe munaakwatanga ebiragiro bye. 7 Mu kifo ky'eby'obugagga bye mwandyagadde okugula, mununula abo abali mu byetaago byabwe, nga buli muntu bw'asobola; bawa obutuukirivu bannamwandu; mulamule ensonga z'abatali ba kitaawe; era omale obugagga bwo n’obugagga bwo mu mirimu nga gino. 8 ( B ) Kubanga Katonda yabagaggawaza, musobole okutuukiriza emirimu egy’engeri eno. Kirungi nnyo
okukola kino, okusinga okugula ebibanja oba amayumba; kubanga ebintu ebyo byonna birizikirizibwa n'ekiseera kino. 9 Naye kye munaakolera erinnya lya Mukama, mulisanga mu kibuga kyammwe, era mulifuna essanyu awatali nnaku wadde okutya. Noolwekyo temwegombanga bugagga bw'amawanga; kubanga zizikiriza abaweereza ba Katonda. 10 ( B ) Naye suubulanga n’eby’obugagga byammwe bye mulina, mwe musobole okufuna essanyu eritaggwaawo. 11 So toyenda so tokwata ku mukazi w'omusajja omulala yenna, so tomwegomba; naye weegombe ebyo ebikukwatako, ojja kulokolebwa. OKWEGEKAANA 2 1 Bwe nnali nga ntambula mu nnimiro, ne ndowooza ku muti n'omuzabbibu, ne ndowooza mu bibala byabyo, malayika n'andabikira n'aŋŋamba nti; Kiki ky’olowoozaako bwe kityo okumala ebbanga munda yo? 2 Ne mmugamba nti Ssebo, ndowooza ku muzabbibu guno n'omuti guno kubanga ebibala byabyo birungi. N’aŋŋamba nti; Emiti gino ebiri giteekebwawo okuba ekyokulabirako eri abaweereza ba Katonda. 3 Ne mmugamba nti Ssebo, nandyagadde okumanya ekifaananyi ky'emiti gino gy'oyogerako. Wuliriza, bw’agamba nti; olaba omuzabbibu guno n'omuzabbibu guno; Ssebo, nagamba nti, mbalaba, . 4 Omuzabbibu guno, bw’agamba, gubala, naye omuzabbibu muti ogutaliiko bibala. Naye omuzabbibu guno okuggyako nga gwateekebwawo omuti guno, era nga guwaniriddwa, tegwandibala bibala bingi; naye nga kigalamidde ku ttaka, kyandibala ebibala ebibi, kubanga tekyawanikiddwa ku muti gwa elm; so nga, olw’okuwanirirwa ku muti gwa elm, kibala ebibala byombi ku lwayo n’olw’ekyo. 5 N’olwekyo, laba engeri omuti gwa elm gye guwa ebibala ebitono, wabula okusinga omuzabbibu. Ssebo, bwe nnagamba, kibala kitya ebibala okusinga omuzabbibu? Kubanga, bwe yagamba, omuzabbibu okuwanirirwa ku muti gwa elm guwa ebibala bingi era ebirungi; so nga, singa egalamira ku ttaka, yandigudde kitono, era ekyo nakyo kirwadde nnyo. 6 N’olwekyo, okugeraageranya kuno kuteekebwawo eri abaddu ba Katonda; era kikiikirira omugagga n’omwavu.