﻿Kitabbu kya Ngeera.
1.
Zizi zoozo Ngeera za Sulumaani, mu̱tabani̱ wa Dau̱di̱, mukama wʼI̱saleeri̱, 
ziha bantu kubba na magezi̱ na ngesu, naakwetegereza bigambu bya magezi̱, 
zeegesya kwetegereza ngesu na bikorwa birungi, bikorwa bi̱ku̱si̱i̱mwa na b̯winganiza. 
Ziha ntwarwa kubba na magezi̱, basigazi na bahala kwetegereza. 
Ali na magezi̱ na kwetegereza, yeetegeerye zizi ngeera, ateeryeho kwega na kulambwa, 
yeetegereze makuru gaazo, bigambu na bi̱koi̱kyo bya magezi̱. 
Ndugiiro gya kwetegereza gili mu ku̱ti̱i̱na Mukama, bei̱tu̱ badoma bagaya magezi̱ na kuhab̯urwa. 
Mwana wange, weetegeeryanga kulamba kwa bbaawu, kandi otaligumirisana bigambu bya mmaawu. 
Byabbanga nka kondo gya mbabazi̱ ha mu̱twe gwamu, kandi lu̱kwanzi̱ mwi̱coti̱ lyamu. 
Mwana wange, nkori̱ za bibii zaakakwohyanga, otabetegeeryanga. 
B̯ubakakuweeranga, “I̱za tugyende hamwei̱, tulaaliire gi̱tweta, tu̱gwere muceke atali na nsonga, 
tubagoromore nibacaali boomi mu nnyanga, bensei̱, nka bantu bagwi̱ri̱ mu ki̱i̱na, 
tu̱kwi̱za kutunga bintu bya muhendu, twi̱zu̱lye manyu̱mba geetu̱ na bintu bi̱tu̱nyagi̱ri̱, 
i̱za, otwekonyeho, tu̱kwi̱za twensei̱ kubagana bi̱byo bi̱tu̱nyagi̱ri̱.” 
Mwana wange, otaligyenda nabo, otalita kigulu kyamu mu mihanda myab̯u, 
kubba magulu gaab̯u ganguha kukora bibii, gei̱ru̱ka kubbwoma ibbanga. 
Tikigasa kutega mutegu, nnyoni̱ gyokutega nikikuwona. 
Bei̱tu̱ bantu nka bab̯wo bagwa mu mitegu myab̯u bankei, ni̱bei̱twa nkwe zaab̯u bankei. 
Kwokwo yatyo banyagi̱ ba sente babba, sente zi̱banyagi̱ri̱, zibamalaho b̯womi. 
Wamagezi̱ akukungira mu ngu̱u̱do, akwami̱i̱rya hasyanu̱ mu kabbaari. 
Akwetera bantu mu katali, akuweera beecooki̱ri̱ heirembu lya rub̯uga: 
“Nywe ntwarwa, mu̱lyendya b̯udoma kudwa di̱i̱? Nywe bagayi̱ na badoma muliicala nimusuula kwetegereza kudwa di̱i̱? 
I̱ze mwetegeerye kulamba kwange, aleke mbaweere bya ha mutima gwange, nkwi̱za ku̱bolokeerya bi̱nyeegesya. 
Nab̯u̱nyabeeti̱ri̱ mwaswi̱ri̱ ku̱nyeetegeerya, mu̱takanzegwe nab̯u̱nyabeesengereerye, 
mugaya b̯u̱gayi̱ bigambu byange, ti̱mwegwa binkubalamba. 
Kabii b̯u̱kali̱bei̱zi̱ra, ndibasekereerya, ndi̱bahonereerya, 
nnaku b̯u̱zi̱li̱bei̱zi̱ra nka bbuukuulu, kabii b̯ukalibasenga nka kihehu, b̯u̱ti̱i̱ni̱ na b̯ujune b̯ub̯ulibakwata. 
Mwomwo bali̱nyesengereerya, bei̱tu̱ ti̱ndi̱bei̱ramwo, nab̯u̱bali̱ntoolya, tibalinzagya, 
hab̯wakubba baaswi̱ri̱ kwetegereza, baacwamwo b̯u̱tati̱i̱na Mukama. 
Hab̯wakubba batakeikirize kulamba kwange baagaya na bigambu byange, 
kwokwo baliwonawona hab̯wa ngesu zaab̯u, nibadwa ha kutamwa bikorwa byab̯u. 
Kubba b̯u̱teegwa b̯u̱kwi̱za kwi̱ta basi̱ru̱si̱ru̱, na b̯utafaayo nib̯umalaho badoma, 
bei̱tu̱ b̯uli anyeetegeerya yeicalanga mu b̯u̱si̱nge, atali na kyaku̱ti̱i̱na na b̯ujune.” 
