2 Ebyomumirembe 29
1 Keezeekiya yali wa myaka amakumi abiri mu etaano bwe yalya obwakabaka; n’afugira emyaka amakumi abiri mu mwenda mu Yerusaalemi. Nnyina ye yali Abiya muwala wa Zekkaliya.
And Ezekias began to reign at the age of twenty-five years, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abia, daughter of Zacharias.
2 Keezeekiya n’akola ebirungi mu maaso ga Mukama, nga jjajjaawe Dawudi bwe yakola.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.
3 Mu mwaka gwe ogwasooka, mu mwezi ogw’olubereberye, n’aggulawo enzigi za yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’aziddaabiriza.
And it came to pass, when he was established over his kingdom, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
4 N’ayingiza bakabona n’Abaleevi, n’abakuŋŋaanyiza mu luggya olugazi ku luuyi olw’ebuvanjuba,
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and put them on the east side,
5 n’abagamba nti, “Mumpulirize Abaleevi, kaakano mwetukuze, ate mutukuze ne yeekaalu ya Mukama Katonda wa bajjajjammwe, muggye buli kitali kirongoofu mu watukuvu.
and said to them, Hear, you Levites: now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and cast out the impurity from the holy places.
6 Bajjajjaffe baayonoona, ne bakola ebitali birungi mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda waffe ne bamuvaako. Baggya amaaso gaabwe ku kifo Mukama gy’abeera, ne bamukuba amabega.
For our fathers have revolted, and done that which was evil before the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their face from the tabernacle of the Lord, and have turned [their] back.
7 Baggalawo n’enzigi ez’ekisasi ne bazikiza n’ettabaaza, so tebootereza bubaane wadde okuwaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa mu watukuvu eri Katonda wa Isirayiri.
And they have shut up the doors of the temple, and put out the lamps, and have not burnt incense, and have not offered whole burnt offerings in the holy [place] to the God of Israel.
8 Obusungu bwa Mukama kyebwava bukka ku Yuda ne ku Yerusaalemi, era abafudde ekikangabwa, n’ekisekererwa era ekinyoomebwa, nga bwe mulaba n’amaaso gammwe.
And the Lord was very angry with Juda and Jerusalem, and made them an astonishment, and a desolation, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.
9 Bajjajjaffe kyebaava bagwa n’ekitala, ate batabani baffe, ne bawala baffe ne bakyala baffe bo ne batwalibwa mu busibe.
And, behold, your fathers have been struck with the sword, and your sons and your daughters and your wives are in captivity in a land not their own, as it is even now.
10 Kaakano mmaliridde mu mutima gwange okukola endagaano ne Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri obusungu bwe obw’amaanyi butuveeko.
Therefore it is now in my heart to make a covenant, a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turn away his fierce wrath from us.
11 Batabani bange temuddangayo kulagajjala nate, kubanga Mukama abalonze okuyimiriranga mu maaso ge okumuweerezanga, n’okumwoterezanga obubaane.”
And now be not lacking [to your duty], for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him to minister, and to be ministers and burners of incense to him.
12 Awo Abaleevi ne batandika okukola era baali: Makasi mutabani wa Amasayi, ne Yoweeri mutabani wa Azaliya ab’omu lulyo lwa Bakokasi, ne Kiisi mutabani wa Abudi, ne Azaliya mutabani wa Yekalereri ab’omu lulyo lwa Merali, ne Yowa mutabani wa Zimma, ne Adeni mutabani wa Yowa ab’omu lulyo lwa Bagerusoni,
Then the Levites rose up, Maath the son of Amasi, and Joel the son of Azarias, of the sons of Caath: and of the sons of Merari, Kis the son of Abdi, and Azarias the son of Haelel: and of the sons of Gedsoni, Jodaad the son of Zemmath, and Joadam: these [were] the sons of Joacha.
13 ne Simuli ne Yeyeri bazzukulu ba Erizafani, ne Zekkaliya ne Mattaniya, bazzukulu ba Asafu,
And of the sons of Elisaphan; Zambri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zacharias, and Matthanias:
14 ne Yekweri ne Simeeyi, bazzukulu ba Kemani, ne Semaaya ne Wuziyeeri bazzukulu ba Yedusuni.
and of the sons of Aeman; Jeiel, and Semei: and of the sons of Idithun; Samaisa, and Oziel.
15 Ne bakuŋŋaanya baganda baabwe, ne beetukuza bo bennyini, n’oluvannyuma ne bayingira okutukuza yeekaalu ya Mukama nga kabaka bwe yali alagidde, ng’agoberera ebigambo bya Mukama.
And they gathered their brethren, and they purified themselves according to the king's command by the order of the Lord, to purify the house of the Lord.
16 Bakabona ne bayingira mu watukuvu wa Mukama ne batukuzaamu. Ne bafulumya ebitaali birongoofu byonna ebyasangibwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ne babiteeka mu luggya lwa yeekaalu ya Mukama, Abaleevi ne babitwala ebweru mu Kiwonvu Kiduloni.
And the priests entered into the house of the Lord, to purify [it], and they cast out all the uncleanness that was found in the house of the Lord, even into the court of the house of the Lord: and the Levites received [it] to cast into the brook of Kedron without.
17 Okutukuza ne kutandika ku lunaku olusooka mu mwezi ogw’olubereberye; ku lunaku olw’omunaana mu mwezi ogwo ne batuuka ku kisasi kya Mukama. Ne bamala ennaku munaana nga batukuza yeekaalu ya Mukama; ku lunaku olw’ekkumi n’omukaaga olw’omwezi ogw’olubereberye ne bamaliriza.
And [Ezekias] began on the first day, [even] on the new moon of the first month, to purify, and on the eighth day of the month they entered into the temple of the Lord: and they purified the house of the Lord in eight days; and on the thirteenth day of the first month they finished [the work].
18 Awo ne bagenda eri kabaka Keezeekiya ne bamutegeeza nti, “Tutukuzizza yeekaalu ya Mukama yonna, ekyoto eky’okuweerayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa n’ebintu byakwo byonna, n’emmeeza ey’emigaati egy’okulaga n’ebintu byakwo byonna.
And they went in to king Ezekias, and said, We have purified all the things in the house of the Lord, the altar of whole burnt offering, and its vessels, and the table of show-bread, and its vessels;
19 N’ebintu byonna kabaka Akazi bye yaggyamu olw’obutali bwesigwa bwe, tubiteeseteese ne tubitukuza, era laba biri mu maaso g’ekyoto kya Mukama.”
and all the vessels which king Achaz polluted in his reign, in his apostasy, we have prepared and purified: behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.
20 Awo bwe bwakya, enkeera kabaka Keezeekiya n’akuŋŋaanya abakungu ab’omu kibuga, ne balaga mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.
And king Ezekias rose early in the morning, and gathered the chief men of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
21 Ne baleeta ente ennume musanvu, n’endiga ennume musanvu, n’endiga ento nga nnume musanvu, n’embuzi ennume musanvu okuba ebiweebwayo olw’ekibi ku lw’obwakabaka, ne ku lwa watukuvu, ne ku lwa Yuda. N’alyoka alagira bakabona, bazzukulu ba Alooni okubiweerayo ku kyoto kya Mukama.
And he brought seven calves, seven rams, seven lambs, seven kids of goats for a sin-offering, for the kingdom, and for the holy things, and for Israel: and he told the priests the sons of Aaron to go up to the altar of the Lord.
22 Awo ne batta ente ennume, bakabona ne baddira omusaayi ne bagumansira ku kyoto, oluvannyuma ne batta endiga ennume ne bamansira omusaayi gwazo ku kyoto, n’oluvannyuma ne batta n’endiga ento ne bamansira omusaayi gwazo ku kyoto.
And they killed the calves, and the priests received the blood, and poured it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and poured the blood upon the altar: also they killed the lambs, and poured the blood round the altar.
23 Embuzi ennume ezaali ez’ekiweebwayo ku lw’ekibi ne zireetebwa mu maaso ga kabaka n’ekibiina, ne bazisaako emikono gyabwe,
And they brought the goats for a sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and laid their hands upon them.
24 n’oluvannyuma bakabona ne bazitta, ne bawaayo omusaayi gwazo ng’ekiweebwayo olw’ekibi ku kyoto, okutangiririra Isirayiri yenna, kubanga kabaka yali alagidde okuwaayo ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa n’ekiweebwayo olw’ekibi ku lwa Isirayiri yenna.
And the priests killed them, and offered their blood as a propitiation on the altar; and they made atonement for all Israel: for the king said, The whole burnt offering, and the sin-offering [are] for all Israel.
25 N’ateeka Abaleevi mu yeekaalu ya Mukama nga balina ebitaasa, entongooli, n’ennanga, ng’ekiragiro kya Dawudi, ne Gaadi omulabi wa kabaka ne Nasani nnabbi bwe kyali; kubanga ekiragiro ekyo kyava eri Mukama ng’ayita mu bannabbi be.
And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, according to the commandment of king David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for by the commandment of the Lord the order [was] in the hand of the prophets.
26 Awo Abaleevi ne bayimirira nga bakutte ebivuga bya Dawudi, ne bakabona nga bakutte amakondeere.
And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
27 Keezeekiya n’alagira okuwaayo ssaddaaka ey’ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa ku kyoto. Era okuwaayo ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa bwe kwatandika, abayimbi nabo ne batandika okuyimbira Mukama, n’amakondeere n’ebivuga ebirala ebya Dawudi kabaka wa Isirayiri nabyo ne bivuga.
And Ezekias told [them] to offer up the whole burnt offering on the altar: and when they began to offer the whole burnt offering, they began to sing to the Lord, and the trumpets [accompanied] the instruments of David king of Israel.
28 Ekibiina kyonna ne basinza, abayimbi ne bayimba, n’abamakondeere ne bagafuuwa, era ebyo byonna ne byongerwa okukolebwa okutuusa okuwaayo ssaddaaka ey’ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa bwe kwaggwa.
And all the congregation worshipped, and the psalm-singers [were] singing, and the trumpets sounding, until the whole burnt sacrifice had been completely offered.
29 Awo okuwaayo ebiweebwayo bwe kwaggwa, kabaka n’abo bonna abaaliwo ne bavuunama ne basinza.
And when they had done offering [it], the king and all that were present bowed, and worshipped.
30 Kabaka Keezeekiya n’abakungu ne balagira Abaleevi okuyimba nga batendereza Mukama mu bigambo bya Dawudi n’ebya Asafu omulabi. Ne bayimba nga batendereza n’essanyu, ne bavuunama ne basinza.
And king Ezekias and the princes told the Levites to sing hymns to the Lord in the words of David, and of Asaph the prophet: and they sang hymns with gladness, and fell down and worshipped.
31 Awo Keezeekiya n’ayogera nti, “Kaakano mwetukuzizza eri Mukama, musembere, muleete ssaddaaka n’ebiweebwayo ebyokwebaza mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.” Ekibiina ne kireeta ssaddaaka n’ebiweebwayo eby’okwebaza, n’abo bonna abeesiimira ne baleeta ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa.
Then Ezekias answered and said, Now you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, bring near and offer sacrifices of praise in the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of the Lord; and every one who was ready in his heart [brought] whole burnt offerings.
32 Omuwendo gw’ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa ekibiina gwe kyaleeta gwali ente ennume nsanvu, n’endiga ennume kikumi, n’endiga ento nga nnume ebikumi bibiri, ng’ebyo byonna bye byali ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa eri Mukama.
And the number of the whole burnt offerings which the congregation brought, was seventy calves, a hundred rams, two hundred lambs: all these [were] for a whole burnt offering to the Lord.
33 N’ensolo ezatukuzibwa okuba ssaddaaka zaali ente ennume lukaaga, n’endiga enkumi ssatu.
And the consecrated calves were six hundred, [and] the sheep three thousand.
34 Wabula bakabona ne baba batono ne batayinza kubaaga biweebwayo ebyokebwa byonna, baganda baabwe Abaleevi ne babayambako okutuusa bakabona abalala bwe beetukuza; omulimu ne guggwa, kubanga Abaleevi baali beegendereza nnyo mu kwetukuza okusinga bakabona.
But the priests were few, and could not flay the whole burnt offering, so their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was finished, and until the priests had purified themselves: for the Levites [more] zealously purified [themselves] than the priests.
35 Ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa bingi, wamu n’amasavu ag’ebiweebwayo olw’emirembe, n’ebiweebwayo ebyokunywa ebyawerekerezebwa ku biweebwayo ebyokebwa. Okuweereza mu yeekaalu ya Mukama ne kuzzibwawo.
And the whole burnt offering [was] abundant, with the fat of the complete peace-offering, and the drink-offerings of the whole burnt sacrifice. So the service was established in the house of the Lord.
36 Awo Keezeekiya n’abantu bonna ne bajaguza olw’ekyo Katonda kye yali akoledde abantu be mu bbanga ettono ennyo.
And Ezekias and all the people rejoiced, because God has prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
