2 Chronicles 29

1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Keezeekiya yali wa myaka amakumi abiri mu etaano bwe yalya obwakabaka; n’afugira emyaka amakumi abiri mu mwenda mu Yerusaalemi. Nnyina ye yali Abiya muwala wa Zekkaliya.

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of YHWH, according to all that David his father had done.

Keezeekiya n’akola ebirungi mu maaso ga Mukama, nga jjajjaawe Dawudi bwe yakola.

3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of YHWH, and repaired them.

Mu mwaka gwe ogwasooka, mu mwezi ogw’olubereberye, n’aggulawo enzigi za yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’aziddaabiriza.

4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,

N’ayingiza bakabona n’Abaleevi, n’abakuŋŋaanyiza mu luggya olugazi ku luuyi olw’ebuvanjuba,

5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of YHWH Elohim of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

n’abagamba nti, “Mumpulirize Abaleevi, kaakano mwetukuze, ate mutukuze ne yeekaalu ya Mukama Katonda wa bajjajjammwe, muggye buli kitali kirongoofu mu watukuvu.

6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of YHWH our Elohim, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of YHWH, and turned their backs.

Bajjajjaffe baayonoona, ne bakola ebitali birungi mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda waffe ne bamuvaako. Baggya amaaso gaabwe ku kifo Mukama gy’abeera, ne bamukuba amabega.

7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the Elohim of Israel.

Baggalawo n’enzigi ez’ekisasi ne bazikiza n’ettabaaza, so tebootereza bubaane wadde okuwaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa mu watukuvu eri Katonda wa Isirayiri.

8 Wherefore the wrath of YHWH was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

Obusungu bwa Mukama kyebwava bukka ku Yuda ne ku Yerusaalemi, era abafudde ekikangabwa, n’ekisekererwa era ekinyoomebwa, nga bwe mulaba n’amaaso gammwe.

9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Bajjajjaffe kyebaava bagwa n’ekitala, ate batabani baffe, ne bawala baffe ne bakyala baffe bo ne batwalibwa mu busibe.

10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with YHWH Elohim of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

Kaakano mmaliridde mu mutima gwange okukola endagaano ne Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri obusungu bwe obw’amaanyi butuveeko.

11 My sons, be not now negligent: for YHWH hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.

Batabani bange temuddangayo kulagajjala nate, kubanga Mukama abalonze okuyimiriranga mu maaso ge okumuweerezanga, n’okumwoterezanga obubaane.”

12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:

Awo Abaleevi ne batandika okukola era baali: Makasi mutabani wa Amasayi, ne Yoweeri mutabani wa Azaliya ab’omu lulyo lwa Bakokasi, ne Kiisi mutabani wa Abudi, ne Azaliya mutabani wa Yekalereri ab’omu lulyo lwa Merali, ne Yowa mutabani wa Zimma, ne Adeni mutabani wa Yowa ab’omu lulyo lwa Bagerusoni,

13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:

ne Simuli ne Yeyeri bazzukulu ba Erizafani, ne Zekkaliya ne Mattaniya, bazzukulu ba Asafu,

14 And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.

ne Yekweri ne Simeeyi, bazzukulu ba Kemani, ne Semaaya ne Wuziyeeri bazzukulu ba Yedusuni.

15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of YHWH, to cleanse the house of YHWH.

Ne bakuŋŋaanya baganda baabwe, ne beetukuza bo bennyini, n’oluvannyuma ne bayingira okutukuza yeekaalu ya Mukama nga kabaka bwe yali alagidde, ng’agoberera ebigambo bya Mukama.

16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of YHWH, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of YHWH into the court of the house of YHWH. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.

Bakabona ne bayingira mu watukuvu wa Mukama ne batukuzaamu. Ne bafulumya ebitaali birongoofu byonna ebyasangibwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ne babiteeka mu luggya lwa yeekaalu ya Mukama, Abaleevi ne babitwala ebweru mu Kiwonvu Kiduloni.

17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of YHWH: so they sanctified the house of YHWH in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

Okutukuza ne kutandika ku lunaku olusooka mu mwezi ogw’olubereberye; ku lunaku olw’omunaana mu mwezi ogwo ne batuuka ku kisasi kya Mukama. Ne bamala ennaku munaana nga batukuza yeekaalu ya Mukama; ku lunaku olw’ekkumi n’omukaaga olw’omwezi ogw’olubereberye ne bamaliriza.

18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of YHWH, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.

Awo ne bagenda eri kabaka Keezeekiya ne bamutegeeza nti, “Tutukuzizza yeekaalu ya Mukama yonna, ekyoto eky’okuweerayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa n’ebintu byakwo byonna, n’emmeeza ey’emigaati egy’okulaga n’ebintu byakwo byonna.

19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of YHWH.

N’ebintu byonna kabaka Akazi bye yaggyamu olw’obutali bwesigwa bwe, tubiteeseteese ne tubitukuza, era laba biri mu maaso g’ekyoto kya Mukama.”

20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of YHWH.

Awo bwe bwakya, enkeera kabaka Keezeekiya n’akuŋŋaanya abakungu ab’omu kibuga, ne balaga mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.

21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of YHWH.

Ne baleeta ente ennume musanvu, n’endiga ennume musanvu, n’endiga ento nga nnume musanvu, n’embuzi ennume musanvu okuba ebiweebwayo olw’ekibi ku lw’obwakabaka, ne ku lwa watukuvu, ne ku lwa Yuda. N’alyoka alagira bakabona, bazzukulu ba Alooni okubiweerayo ku kyoto kya Mukama.

22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

Awo ne batta ente ennume, bakabona ne baddira omusaayi ne bagumansira ku kyoto, oluvannyuma ne batta endiga ennume ne bamansira omusaayi gwazo ku kyoto, n’oluvannyuma ne batta n’endiga ento ne bamansira omusaayi gwazo ku kyoto.

23 And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

Embuzi ennume ezaali ez’ekiweebwayo ku lw’ekibi ne zireetebwa mu maaso ga kabaka n’ekibiina, ne bazisaako emikono gyabwe,

24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

n’oluvannyuma bakabona ne bazitta, ne bawaayo omusaayi gwazo ng’ekiweebwayo olw’ekibi ku kyoto, okutangiririra Isirayiri yenna, kubanga kabaka yali alagidde okuwaayo ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa n’ekiweebwayo olw’ekibi ku lwa Isirayiri yenna.

25 And he set the Levites in the house of YHWH with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of YHWH by his prophets.

N’ateeka Abaleevi mu yeekaalu ya Mukama nga balina ebitaasa, entongooli, n’ennanga, ng’ekiragiro kya Dawudi, ne Gaadi omulabi wa kabaka ne Nasani nnabbi bwe kyali; kubanga ekiragiro ekyo kyava eri Mukama ng’ayita mu bannabbi be.

26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

Awo Abaleevi ne bayimirira nga bakutte ebivuga bya Dawudi, ne bakabona nga bakutte amakondeere.

27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of YHWH began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

Keezeekiya n’alagira okuwaayo ssaddaaka ey’ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa ku kyoto. Era okuwaayo ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa bwe kwatandika, abayimbi nabo ne batandika okuyimbira Mukama, n’amakondeere n’ebivuga ebirala ebya Dawudi kabaka wa Isirayiri nabyo ne bivuga.

28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Ekibiina kyonna ne basinza, abayimbi ne bayimba, n’abamakondeere ne bagafuuwa, era ebyo byonna ne byongerwa okukolebwa okutuusa okuwaayo ssaddaaka ey’ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa bwe kwaggwa.

29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.

Awo okuwaayo ebiweebwayo bwe kwaggwa, kabaka n’abo bonna abaaliwo ne bavuunama ne basinza.

30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto YHWH with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

Kabaka Keezeekiya n’abakungu ne balagira Abaleevi okuyimba nga batendereza Mukama mu bigambo bya Dawudi n’ebya Asafu omulabi. Ne bayimba nga batendereza n’essanyu, ne bavuunama ne basinza.

31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto YHWH, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of YHWH. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.

Awo Keezeekiya n’ayogera nti, “Kaakano mwetukuzizza eri Mukama, musembere, muleete ssaddaaka n’ebiweebwayo ebyokwebaza mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.” Ekibiina ne kireeta ssaddaaka n’ebiweebwayo eby’okwebaza, n’abo bonna abeesiimira ne baleeta ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa.

32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to YHWH.

Omuwendo gw’ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa ekibiina gwe kyaleeta gwali ente ennume nsanvu, n’endiga ennume kikumi, n’endiga ento nga nnume ebikumi bibiri, ng’ebyo byonna bye byali ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa eri Mukama.

33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

N’ensolo ezatukuzibwa okuba ssaddaaka zaali ente ennume lukaaga, n’endiga enkumi ssatu.

34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

Wabula bakabona ne baba batono ne batayinza kubaaga biweebwayo ebyokebwa byonna, baganda baabwe Abaleevi ne babayambako okutuusa bakabona abalala bwe beetukuza; omulimu ne guggwa, kubanga Abaleevi baali beegendereza nnyo mu kwetukuza okusinga bakabona.

35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of YHWH was set in order.

Ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa bingi, wamu n’amasavu ag’ebiweebwayo olw’emirembe, n’ebiweebwayo ebyokunywa ebyawerekerezebwa ku biweebwayo ebyokebwa. Okuweereza mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ne kuzzibwawo.

36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that Elohim had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

Awo Keezeekiya n’abantu bonna ne bajaguza olw’ekyo Katonda kye yali akoledde abantu be mu bbanga ettono ennyo.