2 Kings 6
1 And sons of the prophet say to Elisha, “Now behold, the place where we are dwelling before you is too narrow for us;
Awo ekibiina kya bannabbi ne bagamba Erisa nti, “Laba, ekifo we tukuŋŋaanira wafunda nnyo.
2 please let us go to the Jordan, and we each take one beam from there, and we make a place there for ourselves to dwell there”; and he says, “Go.”
Leka tulage ku lubalama lwa Yoludaani, buli omu ku ffe atemeyo omuti gumu, twezimbire ekifo ekigazi mwe tuyinza okubeera.” N’abagamba nti, “Mugende.”
3 And the one says, “Please be willing, and go with your servants”; and he says, “I go.”
Awo omu ku bo n’amubuuza nti, “Toogende n’abaddu bo?” N’addamu nti, “Nzija kugenda nammwe.”
4 And he goes with them, and they come to the Jordan, and cut down the trees,
N’agenda nabo. Ne baserengeta ne balaga ku Yoludaani, ne batandika okutema emiti.
5 and it comes to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron [ax head] has fallen into the water, and he cries and says, “Aah! My lord, for it was borrowed!”
Naye omu ku bo bwe yali ng’atema omuti, omutwe gw’embazzi ye ne gusowokamu ne gugwa mu mazzi, n’ayogerera waggulu nti, “Ayi mukama wange, nagyeyazise bweyazisi!”
6 And the man of God says, “To where has it fallen?” And he shows him the place, and he cuts a stick, and casts [it] there, and causes the iron to swim,
Awo omusajja wa Katonda n’amubuuza nti, “Yagudde wa?” Bwe yamulaga ekifo, Erisa n’atema akati, n’akakanyuga mu kifo ekyo, ekyuma ne kiva wansi ne kiseeyeeya kungulu ku mazzi.
7 and says, “Raise [it] up for yourself”; and he puts forth his hand and takes it.
Erisa n’amugamba nti, “Giggyeemu.” Omusajja n’agiggyamu.
8 And the king of Aram has been fighting against Israel, and takes counsel with his servants, saying, “At such and such a place [is] my encamping.”
Awo olwatuuka kabaka wa Busuuli yali atabadde Isirayiri, ne yeebuza ku baserikale be ng’agamba nti, “Kifo ki mwe ndikuba olusiisira lwange?”
9 And the man of God sends to the king of Israel, saying, “Take heed of passing by this place, for the Arameans are coming down there”;
Naye mu kiseera kye kimu omusajja wa Katonda n’aweereza kabaka wa Isirayiri obubaka nti, “Weegendereze obutayita mu kifo gundi, kubanga Abasuuli bajja kubeerayo.”
10 and the king of Israel sends to the place of which the man of God spoke to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not [just] once and not [just] twice.
Awo kabaka wa Isirayiri n’atuma bakebere mu kifo ekyo omusajja wa Katonda kye yayogerako. Era bulijjo Erisa yamulabulanga, kabaka n’awona si mulundi gumu so si ebiri.
11 And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calls to his servants and says to them, “Do you not declare to me who of us [is] for the king of Israel?”
Ekyo kyanyiiza nnyo kabaka wa Busuuli, era n’ayita abaserikale be, n’ababuuza nti, “Muntegeeze, ani mu ffe ali ku ludda lwa kabaka wa Isirayiri?”
12 And one of his servants says, “No, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who [is] in Israel, declares to the king of Israel the words that you speak in the inner part of your bed-chamber.”
Omu ku bo n’amuddamu nti, “Tewali n’omu ku ffe mukama wange kabaka, naye Erisa nnabbi ali mu Isirayiri, y’ategeeza kabaka wa Isirayiri, ebigambo by’oyogerera mu kisenge kyo.”
13 And he says, “Go and see where he [is], and I send and take him”; and it is declared to him, saying, “Behold—in Dothan.”
Kabaka n’alagira nti, “Mugende mulabe w’ali, ndyoke ntume abasajja bamukwate.” Ne bakomyawo obubaka nti, “Ali mu Dosani.”
14 And he sends horses and chariot, and a heavy force there, and they come in by night, and go around against the city.
Amangwago n’asindika embalaasi, n’amagaali, n’eggye ery’amaanyi, ne bajja mu kiro ne bazingiza ekibuga.
15 And the servant of the man of God rises early, and goes out, and behold, a force is surrounding the city, and horse and chariot, and his young man says to him, “Aah! My lord, how do we do?”
Omuweereza ow’omusajja wa Katonda bwe yazuukuka ku makya n’afuluma ebweru, laba, eggye eririna embalaasi, n’amagaali nga lyetoolodde ekibuga. Omuweereza n’ayogerera waggulu nti, “Ayi mukama wange tunaakola tutya?”
16 And he says, “Do not fear, for more [are] they who [are] with us than they who [are] with them.”
Nnabbi n’addamu nti, “Totya kubanga abali naffe bangi okusinga abali nabo.”
17 And Elisha prays and says, “YHWH, please open his eyes, and he sees”; and YHWH opens the eyes of the young man, and he sees, and behold, the hill is full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
Awo Erisa n’asaba ng’agamba nti, “Ayi Mukama, zibula amaaso ge asobole okulaba.” Amangwago Mukama n’azibula amaaso ag’omuweereza, laba ng’ensozi zijjudde embalaasi n’amagaali ag’omuliro nga geetoolodde Erisa.
18 And they come down to it, and Elisha prays to YHWH and says, “Please strike this nation with blindness”; and He strikes them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
Abalabe bwe baaserengeta okulumba Erisa, n’asaba Mukama, n’ayogera nti, “Nkwegayiridde, ozibe amaaso g’abantu bano.” N’aziba amaaso gaabwe nga Erisa bwe yamusaba.
19 And Elisha says to them, “This [is] not the way, nor [is] this the city; come after me, and I lead you to the man whom you seek”; and he leads them to Samaria.
Erisa n’abagamba nti, “Lino si lye kkubo, era kino si kye kibuga. Mungoberere, mbatwale eri omusajja gwe munoonya.” N’abakulemberamu n’abatwala e Samaliya.
20 And it comes to pass, at their coming to Samaria, that Elisha says, “YHWH, open the eyes of these, and they see”; and YHWH opens their eyes, and they see, and behold, [they are] in the midst of Samaria!
Olwayingira mu kibuga, n’asaba Mukama nti, “Zibula amaaso g’abasajja bano, balabe.” Mukama n’azibula amaaso gaabwe, ne batunula, laba nga bali mu Samaliya wakati.
21 And the king of Israel says to Elisha at his seeing them, “My father, do I strike, do I strike?”
Awo kabaka wa Isirayiri bwe yabalaba, n’abuuza Erisa nti, “Kitange, mbatte? Mbatte?”
22 And he says, “You do not strike; are you striking those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, and they eat, and drink, and go to their lord.”
N’amuddamu nti, “Tobatta. Oyinza okutta abo b’owambye n’ekitala kyo, n’omutego gw’akasaale? Bategekere emmere n’amazzi, balye n’okunywa banywe, n’oluvannyuma obasindike baddeyo eri mukama waabwe.”
23 And he prepares great provision for them, and they eat and drink, and he sends them away, and they go to their lord: and troops of Aram have not added to come into the land of Israel anymore.
N’abateekerateekera embaga nnene, era bwe baamala okulya n’okunywa, n’abasindika ne baddayo eri mukama waabwe. Abasuuli okwo kwe baakoma okulumba ensi ya Isirayiri.
24 And it comes to pass afterward, that Ben-Hadad king of Aram gathers all his camp, and goes up, and lays siege to Samaria,
Bwe waayitawoko ebbanga, Benikadadi kabaka w’e Busuuli, n’akuŋŋaanya eggye lye lyonna, n’alumba n’azingiza Samaliya.
25 and there is a great famine in Samaria, and behold, they are laying siege to it, until the head of a donkey is at eighty pieces of silver, and a forth of the cab of dove’s dung at five pieces of silver.
Ne waba enjala nnyingi nnyo mu kibuga olw’okuzingiza okwo, omutwe gw’endogoyi ne gutundibwanga kilo emu eya ffeeza, n’ekimu ekyokuna eky’ekibya eky’obusa bw’enjiibwa ne kitundibwanga gulaamu ataano mu ttaano eza ffeeza.
26 And it comes to pass, the king of Israel is passing by on the wall, and a woman has cried to him, saying, “Save, my lord, O king.”
Awo kabaka wa Isirayiri yali ayita okumpi ne bbugwe, omukazi omu n’ayogerera mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka ng’agamba nti, “Nnyamba mukama wange kabaka!”
27 And he says, “YHWH does not save you—from where do I save you? Out of the threshing-floor or out of the wine-vat?”
Kabaka n’amuddamu nti, “Mukama bw’ataakuyambe, nze nnaakuyamba ntya? Obuyambi nnaabuggya mu gguuliro oba mu ssogolero?”
28 And the king says to her, “What is [troubling] you?” And she says, “This woman said to me, Give your son, and we eat him today, and we eat my son tomorrow;
Era kwe ku mubuuza nti, “Mutawaana ki?” Omukazi n’amuddamu nti, “Omukazi ono gw’olaba yateesezza nti, ‘Waayo omwana wo owoobulenzi tumulye leero, enkya tulye owange.’
29 and we boil my son and eat him, and I say to her on the next day, Give your son, and we eat him; and she hides her son.”
Ne nzikiriza, ne tufumba owange ne tumulya. Enkeera ne mugamba nti, ‘Waayo omwana wo owoobulenzi tumulye,’ naye amukwese.”
30 And it comes to pass, at the king’s hearing the words of the woman, that he tears his garments, and he is passing by on the wall, and the people see, and behold, the sackcloth [is] within on his flesh.
Kabaka bwe yawulira ebigambo by’omukazi oyo, n’ayuza ebyambalo bye. Bwe yali ng’atambula ku bbugwe, abantu ne bamulengera, laba ng’ayambadde ebibukutu wansi w’ebyambalo bye.
31 And he says, “Thus God does to me and thus He adds, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on him this day.”
N’ayogera nti, “Katonda ankole bw’atyo n’okusingawo, omutwe gwa Erisa mutabani wa Safati bwe gunaabeera ku bibegabega bye leero!”
32 And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elderly are sitting with him, and [the king] sends a man from before him; before the messenger comes to him, even he himself said to the elderly, “Have you seen that this son of the murderer has sent [him] to turn aside my head? See, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and you have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?”
Mu kiseera kye kimu ekyo, Erisa yali atudde mu nnyumba ye nga n’abakadde batudde wamu naye, kabaka n’atuma omubaka okumukulemberamu, naye omubaka oyo bwe yali tannatuuka, Erisa n’agamba abakadde nti, “Mulaba omutemu oyo bw’atumye omuntu okuntemako omutwe? Laba, omubaka ajja, muggaleewo oluggi mulunyweze so temumukkiriza kuyingira. Ebigere bya mukama we tebiri mabega we, tamuvaako mabega?”
33 He is yet speaking with them, and behold, the messenger is coming down to him, and he says, “Behold, this [is] the calamity from YHWH; why do I wait for YHWH anymore?”
Awo Erisa bwe yali ng’akyayogera nabo, omubaka n’atuuka, n’ayogera nti, “Akabi kano kavudde eri Mukama. Lwaki nnindirira Mukama nate?”
