Jeremiah 26
1 Soon after Jehoiakim became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave [me] this message:
Awo Yekoyakimu mutabani wa Yosiya kabaka wa Yuda nga yakalya obwakabaka, ekigambo kino kyajja okuva eri Mukama.
2 “This is what [I], Yahweh, am telling you: Stand in the courtyard [in front] of my temple, and speak to all [the people from] the various towns in Judah who come there to worship me. Tell them everything that I tell you; do not omit anything.
“Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, Yimirira mu luggya lw’ennyumba ya Mukama oyogere eri abantu bonna ab’ebibuga bya Yuda abazze okusinza mu nnyumba ya Mukama. Bagambe byonna bye nkulagira; tobaako na ky’olekayo.
3 [If you do tell them everything], perhaps they will pay attention, and each one of them will turn away from his evil behavior. Then I will change my mind, and not cause them to experience the disaster that I was planning to cause them to experience because of the evil things that they have done.
Oboolyawo banaawulira, buli muntu n’akyuka okuva mu makubo ge amabi. Olwo nnejjuse nneme kubaleetako kikangabwa kyembadde ntegeka olw’okwonoona kwabwe.
4 Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I sent to you the prophets who serve me, to tell you what you should do. I sent them to you many times, but you have not paid attention to what they said. If you will not pay attention to what I say and do not obey the message that I have given to you, and if you do not pay attention to what the prophets say,
Bagambe, bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, ‘Bwe mutampulirize ne mugoberera amateeka gange ge mbawadde,
era bwe mutaawulirize bigambo bya baddu bange bannabbi, be mbatumidde emirundi emingi wadde nga temubafuddeeko,
6 I will destroy this temple like I destroyed Shiloh, [the place where the Sacred Tent was put]. And I will cause Jerusalem to be a place whose name [people in] every nation on the earth will say when they curse someone.’”
ndifuula enju eno nga Siiro era n’ekibuga kino ng’ekintu eky’okukolimirwa mu mawanga ag’ensi.’”
7 [When I did what Yahweh told me to do, ] the priests, the [false] prophets, and many [other] people listened to me as I told them that message outside the temple.
Bakabona ne bannabbi n’abantu bonna ne bawulira Yeremiya ng’ayogera ebigambo bino mu nnyumba ya Mukama.
8 But as soon as I finished telling them everything that Yahweh had commanded me to say, they all seized me and said, “You must be executed!
Naye nga Yeremiya ya kamaliriza okubuulira abantu bonna ebintu byonna Mukama bye yali amulagidde okwogera, bakabona ne bannabbi, n’abantu bonna ne bamukwata ne bagamba nti, “Oteekwa okufa!
9 Why [RHQ] are you prophesying that this temple will be [destroyed] like Shiloh [was destroyed]? Why are you saying that this city will be destroyed, and that no one will live here [any more]? (OR, You should not be prophesying) [RHQ]” All the people surrounded me [as I stood] in [front of] the temple.
Lwaki oyogera ebyobunnabbi mu linnya lya Mukama nti, Ennyumba eno eneebeera nga Siiro, n’ekibuga kino kinaakubwa kisigale matongo?” Awo abantu bonna ne beetooloola Yeremiya mu nnyumba ya Mukama.
10 When the officials of Judah heard about all this [that was happening], they rushed from the palace and sat down at the gate of the temple named The New Gate, [to judge my case].
Awo abakungu ba Yuda bwe baawulira ebigambo bino, ne bava mu lubiri ne bambuka mu nnyumba ya Mukama ne batuula mu bifo byabwe awayingirirwa ku Mulyango Omuggya ogw’ennyumba ya Mukama.
11 The priests and the [false] told the officials and the other people [who were there], “This man should be executed, because he has prophesied that this city [will be destroyed], and you yourselves [MTY] have heard him say that!”
Awo bakabona ne bannabbi ne bagamba abakungu n’abantu bonna nti, “Omusajja ono asaana kusalirwa musango gwa kufa kubanga ayogedde ebyobunnabbi ebibi ku kibuga kino. Mukiwulidde n’amatu gammwe gennyini.”
12 Then I replied to the officials and the other people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy all the things that you heard me say about [what will happen to] this temple and this city.
Awo Yeremiya n’agamba abakungu bonna n’abantu bonna nti, “Mukama yantuma njogere ebyobunnabbi bwe bityo ku nnyumba eno n’ekibuga kino ebintu byonna bye muwulidde.
13 But if you change your behavior and stop sinning, and [start to] obey Yahweh our God, he will change his mind, and not cause you to experience the disasters that he said that he would send.
Kaakano mukyuse amakubo gammwe n’ebikolwa byammwe mugondere Mukama Katonda wammwe. Olwo Mukama anaakyusa n’ataleeta bikangabwa by’aboogeddeko.
14 As for me, I am not able to free myself from your grasp. [So you can] do to me whatever you want to do.
Nze, ndi mu mikono gyammwe; munkole kyonna kye mulowooza nga kye kirungi era kye kituufu.
15 [But you need to] know that if you kill me, you will be killing a man [SYN] who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong). And you and everyone else in this city will be guilty, because the truth is that it was Yahweh who sent me to speak every word that you have heard me say.”
Mumanyire ddala nno nti bwe munzita, mujja kwereetako omusango gw’okuyiwa omusaayi ogutalina musango, mmwe n’ekibuga kino n’abo abakibeeramu, kubanga eky’amazima Mukama ye yantumye okwogera gye muli ebigambo bino byonna mubiwulire.”
16 Then the officials and the other people said to the priests and the [false] prophets, “This man does not deserve to be executed, because he has spoken to us the message [MTY] that Yahweh gave him!”
Awo abakungu n’abantu bonna ne bagamba bakabona ne bannabbi nti, “Omusajja ono tasaana kusalirwa musango gwa kufa! Ayogedde naffe mu linnya lya Mukama Katonda waffe.”
17 Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people who were gathered [there].
Abamu ku bakadde ne bavaayo ne bajja mu maaso ne boogera eri ekibiina kyonna eky’abantu nti,
18 They said, “([Remember/Think about) what] Micah, [the prophet] from Moresheth [town], prophesied during the years that Hezekiah was the King of Judah. He told the people of Judah this: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: [Some day] Zion [Hill] will be plowed like fields [are plowed]; Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins. There will be a large clump/group of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.’
“Mikka ow’e Moreseesi yawa obunnabbi mu nnaku za Keezeekiya kabaka wa Yuda. Yagamba abantu bonna aba Yuda nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye nti, “‘Sayuuni ajja kulimibwa ng’ennimiro, Yerusaalemi ajja kufuuka ntuumu ya mafunfugu, olusozi lwa yeekaalu, lufuuke akasozi akamezeeko ebisaka.’
19 But did [RHQ] King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah [for saying that]? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh, and pleaded that he would (act mercifully toward/not destroy) them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about causing them to experience the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now [if we kill Jeremiah], we are going to cause ourselves to experience a terrible disaster!”
Keezeekiya oba omuntu omulala yenna mu Yuda, yamutta? Keezeekiya teyatya Mukama n’anoonya ekisa kye? Era Mukama teyakyusa n’ataleeta kuzikirira kwe yali agambye okubaleetako? Naye tunaatera okwereetera obulabe obw’amaanyi!”
20 [At that time, ] the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim [city] was also prophesying/proclaiming messages [MTY] from Yahweh. He was predicting that the city and the rest of the land would experience the same disasters that I was predicting.
Waaliwo omusajja omulala Uliya omwana wa Semaaya ow’e Kiriyasuyalimu, eyawa obunnabbi mu linnya lya Mukama. Yawa obunnabbi bwe bumu ng’obwa Yeremiya obugugumbula ekibuga kino era n’ensi eno.
21 When King Jehoiakim and his army officers and officials heard what Uriah was saying, the king sent someone to kill Uriah. But Uriah heard about it, and became [very] afraid, and he (escaped/ran away) to Egypt.
Wabula kabaka Yekoyakimu n’abakungu be bonna n’abasajja be n’ab’obuyinza, bwe baawulira ebigambo bye, kabaka n’amunoonya okumutta, naye Uliya bwe yakiwulira n’atya n’addukira e Misiri.
22 Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan the son of Acbor along with several other men to Egypt.
Awo kabaka Yekoyakimu n’atuma Erunasani mutabani wa Akubooli n’abasajja abawerako,
23 They captured Uriah and took him [back to Jerusalem] to King Jehoiakim. The king then [had a soldier] kill Uriah with a sword. Then they buried his corpse in a place where poor people are buried.
ne baggya Uliya e Misiri ne bamutwala eri kabaka Yekoyakimu, eyalagira attibwe n’ekitala omulambo gwe ne gusuulibwa mu kifo ekiziikibwamu ekya lukale.
24 However, Ahikam the son of Shaphan defended me, and persuaded the officials not to allow [MTY] the mob to murder me.
Akikamu mutabani wa Safani n’awolereza Yeremiya n’amuwagira n’ataweebwayo eri bantu kuttibwa.
