1 Bassekabaka 19
1 Awo Akabu n’abuulira Yezeberi byonna Eriya bye yakola, ne bwe yatta bannabbi bonna n’ekitala.
And Ahab declareth to Jezebel all that Elijah did, and all how he slew all the prophets by the sword,
2 Yezeberi n’atumira Eriya omubaka okumugamba nti, “Bakatonda bankole bwe batyo n’okukirawo, bwe siifuule obulamu bwo okuba ng’obulamu bw’omu ku bo, essaawa nga zino enkya.”
and Jezebel sendeth a messenger unto Elijah, saying, 'Thus doth the gods, and thus do they add, surely about this time to-morrow, I make thy life as the life of one of them.'
3 Eriya n’atya nnyo, n’adduka okuwonya obulamu bwe. Bwe yatuuka e Beeruseba mu Yuda, n’aleka eyo omuweereza we.
And he feareth, and riseth, and goeth for his life, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, that [is] Judah's, and leaveth his young man there,
4 Naye ye n’atambula olugendo lwa lunaku lumu mu ddungu, n’atuuka awali omwoloola, n’atuula wansi waagwo, n’asaba afe. N’ayogera nti, “Kino kimala, Mukama, kaakano twala obulamu bwange, kubanga sisinga bajjajjange.”
and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, 'Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I [am] not better than my fathers.'
5 N’agalamira wansi w’omwoloola ne yeebaka. Amangwago malayika n’amukomako, n’amugamba nti, “Golokoka olye.”
And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, 'Rise, eat;'
6 N’agolokoka, laba ng’emitwetwe we waliwo akasumbi k’amazzi n’omugaati omwokye. N’alya n’anywa, n’addamu n’agalamira.
and he looketh attentively, and lo, at his bolster a cake [baken on] burning stones, and a dish of water, and he eateth, and drinketh, and turneth, and lieth down.
7 Malayika wa Mukama n’akomawo omulundi ogwokubiri n’amukomako n’amugamba nti, “Golokoka olye, kubanga olugendo lunene.”
And the messenger of Jehovah turneth back a second time, and cometh against him, and saith, 'Rise, eat, for the way is too great for thee;'
8 Awo n’agolokoka n’alya, n’anywa, n’afuna amaanyi, era n’atambula olugendo lwa nnaku amakumi ana emisana n’ekiro, okutuuka e Kolebu, olusozi lwa Katonda.
and he riseth, and eateth, and drinketh, and goeth in the power of that food forty days and forty nights, unto the mount of God — Horeb.
9 Bwe yatuuka eyo, n’ayingira mu mpuku, n’asula omwo. Awo ekigambo kya Mukama ne kimujjira nga kigamba nti, “Okola ki wano, Eriya?”
And he cometh in there, unto the cave, and lodgeth there, and lo, the word of Jehovah [is] unto him, and saith to him, 'What — to thee, here, Elijah?'
10 N’addamu nti, “Nyiikidde nnyo okuweereza Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye ne nkwatibwa n’obuggya ku lulwe. Abayisirayiri balese endagaano yo, bamenye ebyoto byo, era ne batta ne bannabbi bo n’ekitala. Nze nsigaddewo nzekka, ne kaakano bannoonya okunzita.”
And he saith, 'I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant — Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life — to take it.'
11 Mukama n’amugamba nti, “Ffuluma, oyimirire ku lusozi mu maaso ga Mukama, kubanga Mukama ali kumpi kuyitawo.” Kale laba, embuyaga nnyingi ey’amaanyi n’emenya ensozi n’eyasa n’enjazi mu maaso ga Eriya, naye Mukama nga taliimu. Oluvannyuma lw’embuyaga, musisi ow’amaanyi n’ayita naye era Mukama nga taliimu.
And He saith, 'Go out, and thou hast stood in the mount before Jehovah.' And lo, Jehovah is passing by, and a wind — great and strong — is rending mountains, and shivering rocks before Jehovah: — not in the wind [is] Jehovah; and after the wind a shaking: — not in the shaking [is] Jehovah;
12 Oluvannyuma lwa musisi ne wajja omuliro, naye era Mukama teyaliimu mu muliro. Oluvannyuma lw’omuliro, ne wajja eddoboozi ttono nga lya ggonjebwa.
and after the shaking a fire: — not in the fire [is] Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;
13 Eriya bwe yaliwulira, n’abikka amaaso ge n’omunagiro gwe n’afuluma n’ayimirira ku mulyango gw’empuku. Awo Mukama n’amugamba nti, “Okola ki wano Eriya?”
and it cometh to pass, at Elijah's hearing [it], that he wrappeth his face in his robe, and goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the cave, and lo, unto him [is] a voice, and it saith, 'What — to thee, here, Elijah?'
14 N’addamu nti, “Nyiikidde nnyo okuweereza Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye, naye Abayisirayiri balese endagaano yo, bamenyeemenye ebyoto byo, era ne batta ne bannabbi bo n’ekitala. Nze nsigaddewo nzeka, ne kaakano bannoonya okunzita.”
And he saith, 'I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant, Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life — to take it.'
15 Mukama n’amugamba nti, “Ddirayo mu kkubo lye wajjiddemu ogende mu ddungu lya Ddamasiko. Bw’onootuuka eyo ofuke amafuta ku Kazayeeri okuba kabaka w’e Busuuli,
And Jehovah saith unto him, 'Go turn back on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus, and thou hast gone in, and anointed Hazael for king over Aram,
16 ne ku Yeeku mutabani wa Nimusi okuba kabaka wa Isirayiri, ate era ofuke n’amafuta ku Erisa mutabani wa Safati ow’e Aberumekola okudda mu kifo kyo.
and Jehu son of Nimshi thou dost anoint for king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat, of Abel-Meholah, thou dost anoint for prophet in thy stead.
17 Era Yeeku anatta oyo yenna anadduka okuwona ekitala kya Kazayeeri, ate Erisa ye n’atta oyo yenna anadduka okuwona ekitala kya Yeeku.
'And it hath been, him who is escaped from the sword of Hazael, put to death doth Jehu, and him who is escaped from the sword of Jehu put to death doth Elisha;
18 Wabula nesigaliza akasanvu mu Isirayiri, abatavuunamiranga Baali wadde okumunywegera.”
and I have left in Israel seven thousand, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that hath not kissed him.'
19 Awo Eriya n’ava eyo n’asisinkana Erisa mutabani wa Safati ng’alima n’emigogo gy’ente kkumi n’ebiri, ye ng’alimisa ogw’ekkumi n’ebiri. Eriya n’agenda gy’ali n’amusuulako omunagiro gwe.
And he goeth thence, and findeth Elisha son of Shaphat, and he is plowing; twelve yoke [are] before him, and he [is] with the twelfth; and Elijah passeth over unto him, and casteth his robe upon him,
20 Erisa n’aleka ente ze, n’adduka ng’agoberera Eriya. N’amugamba nti, “Ka nsibule kitange ne mmange, ndyoke ŋŋende naawe.” Eriya n’amugamba nti, “Ddayo, nkukoze ki?”
and he forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Elijah, and saith, 'Let me give a kiss, I pray thee, to my father and to my mother, and I go after thee.' And he saith to him, 'Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?'
21 Awo Erisa n’amulekako akabanga, n’addayo, n’agenda n’asala omugogo gw’ente, ennyama n’agifumbisa ebiti by’enkumbi, n’agabira abantu ne balya. Awo n’agolokoka n’agoberera Eriya era n’amuweerezanga.
And he turneth back from after him, and taketh the yoke of oxen, and sacrificeth it, and with instruments of the oxen he hath boiled their flesh, and giveth to the people, and they eat, and he riseth, and goeth after Elijah, and serveth him.
