Jeremiah 9
1 Oh that my head were waters, And mine eyes a fountain of tears, —That I might weep day and night, For the slain of the daughter of my people!
Woowe, singa omutwe gwange gubadde mugga n’amaaso gange luzzi lwa maziga, nnandikaabye emisana n’ekiro olw’abantu bange be batta!
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness, a wayfarers’ lodge, That I might leave my people, and go from them, —For they all, are Adulterers, An assemblage of traitors;
Woowe singa mbadde n’ekisulo ky’abatambuze mu ddungu, nnandivudde ku bantu bange ne mbaleka kubanga bonna benzi, bibiina by’abasajja ab’enkwe.
3 Who have prepared their tongue as their bow of falsehood, And, not by faithfulness, have they become mighty in the land, —For from wickedness unto wickedness, have they gone forth, But me, have they not known, Declareth Yahweh.
“Bategeka olulimi lwabwe ng’omutego ogunasula obulimba; bakulaakulanye mu ggwanga naye nga tebayimiridde ku mazima, kubanga bakola ekibi kino ate ne bongera ekirala; era tebammanyi,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
4 Every one, of his neighbour, beware ye, And in no brother, may ye trust, —For, every brother, supplanteth! And every neighbour, as a tale-bearer, goeth about;
“Mwegendereze mikwano gyammwe era temwesiganga baganda bammwe: kubanga buli wa luganda mulimba na buli wamukwano agenda awaayiriza buwaayiriza.
5 Yea, every one, of his neighbour, maketh a dupe, And, truth, they do not speak, —They have taught their tongue to speak falsehood, In acting perversely, they have wearied themselves.
Buli muntu alimba muliraanwa we era tewali n’omu ayogera mazima. Bayigirizza ennimi zaabwe okulimba ne beemalamu amaanyi nga bakola ebitali bya butuukirivu.
6 Thy dwelling, is in the midst of deceit, —Through deceit, have they rejected the knowledge of, me, Declareth Yahweh.
Mubeera wakati mu bulimba; mu bulimba bwabwe bagaana okummanya,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.
7 Therefore, thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Behold me! melting them, so will I try them, —For how else should I do because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people?
Noolwekyo bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye nti, “Laba, ndibalongoosa ne mbagezesa, kiki ate kye nnaakolera abantu bange kubanga boonoonye?
8 A pointed arrow, is their tongue Deceit, hath it spoken, —With his mouth peace unto his neighbour, doth one speak, But within himself, he layeth his ambush.
Olulimi lwabwe kasaale akatta, lwogera bya bulimba, buli muntu ayogeza mirembe n’akamwa ke, naye mu mutima gwe ategeka kumutega.
9 For these things, shall I not bring punishment on them? Demandeth Yahweh, —On a nation such as this, must not my soul avenge herself!
Nneme okubabonereza olw’ebintu bino?” bw’ayogera Mukama. “Seesasuze ku ggwanga eriri nga lino?”
10 Over the mountains, will I take up a weeping and wailing, And over the oases of the desert, a dirge, For they have been burned, so that no man passeth through, Neither have men heard the lowing of cattle, —Both the bird of the heavens and the beast have fled, have gone their way:
Ndikaaba ne nkungubagira ensozi era ne nkungubagira amalundiro ag’omu ddungu. Galekeddwa awo era tegayitwamu, n’okukaaba kw’ente tekuwulirwa. Ebinyonyi eby’omu bbanga tebikyawulirwa n’ensolo ez’omu nsiko zidduse.
11 Thus will I give up Jerusalem To heaps, A habitation for jackals, —And the cities of Judah, will I give up to desolation, without inhabitant.
“Ndifuula Yerusaalemi entuumu y’ebifunfugu, ekisulo ky’ebibe. Era ndyonoona ebibuga bya Yuda waleme kubaawo muntu yenna abeeramu.”
12 Who, is the man that is wise That he may discern this? And, unto whom, hath the mouth of Yahweh spoken, That he may declare it? For what cause Hath the land perished, Hath it been burned as a wilderness that no man passeth through?
Mugezigezi ki anaayinza okutegeera kino? Ani oyo Mukama gw’abuulidde alyoke akinnyonnyole? Lwaki ensi eyonoonese ng’eddungu ne wataba agiyitamu?
13 Then said Yahweh, —Because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them, —And have not hearkened to hay voice neither walked therein;
Mukama n’agamba nti, “Kubanga balese amateeka gange, ge nabateekerawo. Tebaŋŋondedde wadde okugoberera amateeka gange.
14 But have gone their way, After the stubbornness of their own heart, —And after the Baals which their fathers taught them,
Naye, bagoberedde obukakanyavu bw’emitima gyabwe ne basinza ebifaananyi bya Babaali nga bajjajjaabwe bwe baabayigiriza.”
15 Therefore, Thus saith Yahweh of hosts, The God of Israel, Behold me! Feeding them, even this people, with wormwood, —And I will cause them to drink, poisoned water;
Noolwekyo bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, “Laba ndiriisa abantu bano emmere ekaawa ne mbanyweesa n’amazzi ag’obutwa.
16 And will scatter them among the nations, which neither they nor their fathers, have known, —And will send after them the sword, until I have consumed them.
Ndibasaasaanya mu mawanga bakitaabwe ge bataamanya; era ndibasindiikiriza n’ekitala, okutuusa nga mbazikirizza.”
17 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Consider ye diligently and call for the wailing women that they may come, —And unto the wise women, send ye, that they may come;
Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye nti, “Mulowooze kaakano, muyite abakazi abakungubazi, bajje; era mutumye abasingayo obumanyirivu.
18 Yea let them make haste, and lift up over us a wailing, —That our eyes, may run down, with tears, And, our eyelashes, stream down with water; —
Leka bajje mangu batukaabireko okutuusa amaaso gaffe lwe ganaakulukuta amaziga, n’obukoowekoowe bwaffe ne butiiriika amazzi.
19 Yea, a voice of wailing, hath been heard out of Zion How are we ruined! We have turned very pale For we have left the land, For they have cast down our habitations.
Kubanga amaloboozi ag’okukungubaga gawuliddwa mu Sayuuni; ‘Nga tunyagiddwa! Nga tuswadde nnyo! Tuteekwa okuva mu nsi yaffe kubanga amayumba gaffe gazikiriziddwa.’”
20 For hear O ye women the word of Yahweh, And let your ear take in the word of his mouth, —And teach your daughters a wail, Yea each woman—her neighbour, a dirge: —
Kaakano mmwe abakazi, muwulirize ekigambo kya Katonda, era mutege okutu kwammwe kuwulire ekigambo ky’akamwa ke. Muyigirize bawala bammwe okukaaba, era buli muntu ayigirize munne okukungubaga.
21 That death Hath come up through our windows, Hath entered our palaces, —Cutting off The boy from the street, The young men from the broadways.
Kubanga okufa kutuyingiridde mu madirisa, kuyingidde mu mbiri zaffe, okugoba abaana okubaggya ku nguudo, n’abavubuka okubaggya mu bifo ebisanyukirwamu.
22 Speak thou, Thus, declareth Yahweh, So shall fall the dead bodies of men, Like dung heaps on the face of the field, —And like swaths after the harvestman, With none to gather.
“Yogera,” bw’atyo bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “‘Emirambo gy’abasajja abafudde gijja kugwa ng’obusa ku ttale ng’ebinywa by’eŋŋaano ensale bwe bigwa emabega w’omukunguzi nga tebiriiko alonda.’”
23 Thus, saith Yahweh Let not, the wise man, glory in his wisdom, Neither let, the mighty man, glory, in his might, —Let not, the rich man, glory in his riches;
Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “Omusajja omugezi aleme kwenyumiririza mu magezi ge, oba omusajja ow’amaanyi okwenyumiririza mu maanyi ge oba omugagga mu bugagga bwe.
24 But, in this, let the glorying one glory—In having intelligence and in knowing me, That, I, am Yahweh, Executing lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth, —That in these things, I delight Declareth Yahweh.
Naye leka oyo eyeenyumiriza yeenyumirizenga mu kino: nti antegeera era ammanyi, nti nze Mukama akola ebyekisa n’eby’ensonga n’eby’obutuukirivu mu nsi, kubanga mu byo mwe nsanyukira,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
25 Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, —When I will bring punishment upon every one circumcised, With him that is uncircumcised:
“Ennaku zijja,” bw’ayogera Mukama, “lwe ndibonereza abo bonna abakomole obukomozi mu mubiri:
26 Upon Egypt and upon Judah, And upon Edom, and upon the sons of Ammon, And upon Moab, And upon all the clipped beards, The dwellers in the desert, —For, all the nations, are uncircumcised, And, all the house of Israel, are uncircumcised in heart.
Misiri, ne Yuda, ne Edomu, n’abaana ba Amoni, ne Mowaabu, era n’abo bonna ababeera mu ddungu mu bifo eby’ewala. Kubanga amawanga gano gonna ddala si makomole, ate era n’ennyumba ya Isirayiri yonna si nkomole mu mutima.”
