Ezekiel 21
1 And the word of YHWH came unto me, saying,
Awo ekigambo kya Mukama Katonda ne kinzijira, n’aŋŋamba nti,
2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
“Omwana w’omuntu tunuulira Yerusaalemi oyogere ku bifo ebitukuvu. Wa ekigambo ky’obunnabbi eri ensi ya Isirayiri,
3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith YHWH; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
oyogere nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti, nnina oluyombo naawe, era ndisowola ekitala kyange okuva mu kiraato kyakyo ne nzikiriza abatuukirivu n’abatali batuukirivu abali mu ggwe.
4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
Kubanga ndiba nzikiriza abatuukirivu n’abatali batuukirivu, kyendiva nnema okuzza ekitala kyange mu kiraato kyakyo, ne ntabaala buli muntu nakyo okuva Obukiikaddyo okutuuka Obukiikakkono.
5 That all flesh may know that I YHWH have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
Awo abantu bonna balimanya nga nze Mukama nsowodde ekitala kyange okuva mu kiraato kyakyo, era tekiriddayo mu kiraato kyakyo nate.’
6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
“Omwana w’omuntu, kyonoova okaabira mu maaso gaabwe ng’omutima gwo gujjudde ennaku n’obuyinike.
7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Sovereign YHWH.
Bwe balikubuuza nti, ‘Okaabira ki?’ Oliddamu nti, ‘Olw’amawulire ge nfunye, kubanga ebyo bwe birijja, buli mutima gulisaanuuka, na buli mukono ne gulemala, n’emyoyo ne gizirika, n’amaviivi gonna ne ganafuwa ne gafuuka ng’amazzi.’ Bijja era birituukirira, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.”
8 Again the word of YHWH came unto me, saying,
Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira, n’aŋŋamba nti,
9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith YHWH; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:
“Omwana w’omuntu, wa obunnabbi oyogere nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “‘Ekitala, ekitala, kiwagaddwa era kiziguddwa,
10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
kiwagaddwa okutta, kiziguddwa, era kimasamasa ng’okumyansa kw’eggulu! Tulisanyukira obuyinza bw’omwana wange Yuda? “‘Ekitala kinyooma buli muggo.
11 And he hath give it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
“‘Ekitala kiweereddwayo okuzigulwa kiryoke kinywezebwe mu mukono; kiwagaddwa era kiziguddwa, kiryoke kiweebwe omussi.
12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
Kaaba era wowoggana, omwana w’omuntu, kubanga ekyo nkikola bantu bange, era nkikola abalangira bonna aba Isirayiri. Mbawaddeyo eri ekitala wamu n’abantu bange, noolwekyo weekube mu kifuba.
13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Sovereign YHWH.
“‘Okugezesebwa kuteekwa okujja. Kiba kitya ng’omuggo gw’obufuzi bwa Yuda ekitala gwe kinyooma, tegulabika nate? bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.’
14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
“Kyonoova owa obunnabbi, omwana w’omuntu, n’okuba ne mu ngalo. Leka ekitala kisale emirundi ebiri oba emirundi esatu. Kitala kya kutta, okutta okunene, nga kibataayiza enjuuyi zonna,
15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
era n’emitima gyabwe girisaanuuka, n’abattiddwa baliba bangi. Ntadde ekitala ekitta ku miryango gyabwe gyonna. Kiwagaddwa era kimyansa ng’okumyansa kw’eggulu era kinywezebbwa olw’okutta.
16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.
Ggwe ekitala genda osale ku mukono ogwa ddyo ne ku gwa kkono, ne yonna obwogi bwo gye bunaakyukira.
17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I YHWH have said it.
Nange ndikuba mu ngalo, n’ekiruyi kyange kirikkakkana. Nze Mukama njogedde.”
18 The word of YHWH came unto me again, saying,
Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira nate, n’aŋŋamba nti,
19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
“Omwana w’omuntu, teekawo amakubo abiri ekitala kya kabaka w’e Babulooni we kinaayita, gombi nga gava mu nsi emu. Oteeke ekipande, awo ekkubo we lyawukanira okudda mu kibuga.
20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.
Okole ekkubo erimu ekitala mwe kinaayita okulumba Labba eky’abaana ba Amoni, n’eddala okulumba Yuda ne Yerusaalemi ekibuga ekiriko enkomera.
21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
Kabaka w’e Babulooni aliyimirira mu kifo mu masaŋŋanzira, amakubo we gaawukanira, okutegeezebwa ebigambo bya Mukama; alisuula obusaale okukuba akalulu, ne yeebuuza ku bakatonda be, era alikebera n’ekibumba.
22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
Mu mukono gwe ogwa ddyo mwe mulibeera akalulu ka Yerusaalemi, gy’aliteeka ebitomera wankaaki, era gy’aliyimusiza eddoboozi eririragira okutta kutandike, era gy’aliyimusiza eddoboozi eririrangirira olutalo, era gy’aliteeka ebitomera emiryango, n’okuzimba ebitindiro n’ebigo ebikozesebwa okutaayiza.
23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.
Kulirabika ng’obunnabbi obw’obulimba eri abo aba mulayirira, naye alibajjukiza omusango gwabwe n’abatwala nga bawambe.
24 Therefore thus saith the Sovereign YHWH; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
“Mukama Katonda kyava ayogera nti, ‘Olw’okunzijjukiza omusango gwammwe, olw’obujeemu bwammwe obw’olwatu, ekiggyayo ebibi byammwe mu byonna bye mwakola, era olw’okukola ebyo, kyemuliva mutwalibwa mu buwambe.
25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,
“‘Ggwe omulangira wa Isirayiri omwonoonefu, omukozi w’ebibi, olunaku gwe lutuukidde, ekiseera eky’okubonerezebwa kwo, bwe kituukidde ku ntikko esemberayo ddala,
26 Thus saith the Sovereign YHWH; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti, Ggyako ekitambala ku mutwe, oggyeko n’engule, kubanga ebintu tebikyali nga bwe byali. Abakkakkamu baligulumizibwa, n’abeegulumiza balikkakkanyizibwa.
27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
Matongo, matongo, ndikifuula matongo, era tekirizzibwa buggya okutuusa nnyinikyo lw’alijja, era oyo gwe ndikiwa.’
28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Sovereign YHWH concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
“Kaakano ggwe omwana w’omuntu, wa obunnabbi, oyogere nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda ku baana ba Amoni n’obujoozi bwabwe: “‘Ekitala, ekitala, kisowoddwa okutta, Kiziguddwa okusaanyaawo era kimyansa ng’okumyansa kw’eggulu.
29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
Newaakubadde nga baakubuulira ebirooto eby’obulimba, ne bakuwa obunnabbi obw’obulimba, ekitala kiriteekebwa ku bulago bw’abakozi b’ebibi abookuttibwa, olunaku be lutuukidde n’ekiseera eky’okubonerezebwa kwabwe be kituukidde ku ntikko esemberayo ddala.
30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
“‘Ekitala kizze mu kiraato kyakyo. Mu kifo mwe watondebwa, mu nsi ey’obujjajja, eyo gye ndikusalirira omusango.
31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.
Ndikufukako ekiruyi kyange, ne nkufuuwako omuliro ogw’obusungu bwange, ne nkuwaayo mu mikono gy’abasajja abakambwe abali ng’ensolo, abaatendekebwa mu byo kuzikiriza.
32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I YHWH have spoken it.
Oliba nku za muliro, n’omusaayi gwo guliyiyibwa mu nsi yo, era tolijjukirwa nate, kubanga nze Mukama njogedde.’”
