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, Hezekiah, began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and, twenty-nine years, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and, the name of his mother, was Abijah, daughter of Zechariah.

2 Keezeekiya n’akola ebirungi mu maaso ga Mukama, nga jjajjaawe Dawudi bwe yakola.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, —according to all that, David his father, had done.

3 Mu mwaka gwe ogwasooka, mu mwezi ogw’olubereberye, n’aggulawo enzigi za yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’aziddaabiriza.

He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Yahweh, 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 gathered them together in the broadway on the east;

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 unto them, Hear me, O Levites! Now, hallow yourselves, and hallow the house of Yahweh, God of your fathers, and take forth the impure thing out of the holy place.

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 acted unfaithfully and done the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him, -and have turned round their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and have offered their backs.

7 Baggalawo n’enzigi ez’ekisasi ne bazikiza n’ettabaaza, so tebootereza bubaane wadde okuwaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa mu watukuvu eri Katonda wa Isirayiri.

Moreover they have shut up the doors of the porch, and have quenched the lamps, and, incense, have they not burned, -and, ascending-sacrifice, have they not caused to go up in the holy place, unto 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.

Thus hath it come to pass, that, the wrath of Yahweh, hath been upon Judah and Jerusalem, —and he hath delivered them up as a terror and as an astonishment and as hissing, even as, ye, can see with your own eyes.

9 Bajjajjaffe kyebaava bagwa n’ekitala, ate batabani baffe, ne bawala baffe ne bakyala baffe bo ne batwalibwa mu busibe.

And lo! our fathers have fallen by the sword, and, our sons and our daughters and our wives, are in captivity for this.

10 Kaakano mmaliridde mu mutima gwange okukola endagaano ne Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri obusungu bwe obw’amaanyi butuveeko.

Now, is it near my heart, to solemnise a covenant unto Yahweh, God of Israel, —that he may turn from him the glow of his anger.

11 Batabani bange temuddangayo kulagajjala nate, kubanga Mukama abalonze okuyimiriranga mu maaso ge okumuweerezanga, n’okumwoterezanga obubaane.”

My sons! now, do not be faulty, —for, of you, hath Yahweh made choice, to stand before him, and to wait upon him, and to be his attendants and burners of incense.

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 arose the Levites—Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites, and, of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehallelel, —and, of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah;

13 ne Simuli ne Yeyeri bazzukulu ba Erizafani, ne Zekkaliya ne Mattaniya, bazzukulu ba Asafu,

and, of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel, —and, of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah, and Mattaniah;

14 ne Yekweri ne Simeeyi, bazzukulu ba Kemani, ne Semaaya ne Wuziyeeri bazzukulu ba Yedusuni.

and, of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei, —and, of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah, and Uzziel;

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 together their brethren, who hallowed themselves, and came in according to the command of the king, in the things of Yahweh, —to purify the house of Yahweh.

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.

So the priests entered into the inner part of the house of Yahweh, to make purification, and they brought out every unclean thing which they found in the temple of Yahweh, into the court of the house of Yahweh, —where the Levites received it, to carry it forth to the Kidron ravine outside.

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 they began, on the first of the first month, to hallow, —and, on the eighth day of the month, they came to the porch of Yahweh, so they hallowed the house of Yahweh in eight days, —and, on the sixteenth day of the first month, they finished.

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.

Then came they in unto Hezekiah the king, and said, We have purified all the house of Yahweh, —the altar of ascending-sacrifice, and all the utensils thereof, and the table for setting in array, and all the utensils thereof.

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 utensils which King Ahaz in his reign rejected when he acted unfaithfully, have we made ready and hallowed, —and, there they are, before the altar of Yahweh.

20 Awo bwe bwakya, enkeera kabaka Keezeekiya n’akuŋŋaanya abakungu ab’omu kibuga, ne balaga mu yeekaalu ya Mukama.

So Hezekiah the king rose up early, and gathered together the rulers of the city, —and went up to the house of Yahweh.

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 they brought in seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven young sheep, and seven he-goats for bearing sin, for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah, —and he bade the sons of Aaron, the priests, cause them to ascend upon the altar of Yahweh.

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.

So they slaughtered the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and dashed it against the altar, —and they slaughtered the rams, and dashed the blood against the altar, and slaughtered the young sheep, and dashed the blood against 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 near the he-goats for bearing sin, before the king, and the convocation, —and they leaned 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 slaughtered them, and sin-cleansed, with their blood, the altar, to put a propitiatory-covering over all Israel, -because, for all Israel, did the king appoint the ascending-sacrifice and the offering for bearing sin.

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 caused the Levites to stand in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals and with harps and with lyres, by the commandment of David, and of Gad the seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet, —for, by the hand of Yahweh, came the commandment by the hand of his prophets.

26 Awo Abaleevi ne bayimirira nga bakutte ebivuga bya Dawudi, ne bakabona nga bakutte amakondeere.

So the Levites took their stand, 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 Hezekiah gave word, to cause the ascending-sacrifice to go up on the altar, —and, when the ascending-sacrifice began, the singing unto Yahweh began, and the trumpets, even under the direction of 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 convocation, were bowing themselves in prostration, and, the song, was resounding and the trumpets were blowing, -the whole, until the completing of the ascending-sacrifice.

29 Awo okuwaayo ebiweebwayo bwe kwaggwa, kabaka n’abo bonna abaaliwo ne bavuunama ne basinza.

And, when the offering was complete, the king knelt down and all who were present with him, and bowed themselves in prostration.

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 Hezekiah the king and the rulers gave word to the Levites, to offer praise unto Yahweh, in the words of David, and of Asaph the seer, —so they offered praise right joyfully, and bent their heads and bowed themselves in prostration.

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 responded Hezekiah and said—Now, have ye consecrated yourselves unto Yahweh. Draw near, and bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings unto the house of Yahweh, -So the convocation brought sacrifices and thank-offerings, and, everyone of a willing heart, [brought] ascending-sacrifices.

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 it came to pass that, the number of ascending-sacrifices which the convocation brought, was—seventy bullocks, and a hundred rams, and two hundred young sheep, —as an ascending-sacrifice unto Yahweh, all these.

33 N’ensolo ezatukuzibwa okuba ssaddaaka zaali ente ennume lukaaga, n’endiga enkumi ssatu.

But, the hallowed beasts, were six hundred bullocks, and three thousand sheep.

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.

Only, the priests, were too few, and were unable to flay all the ascending-sacrifices, —so their brethren the Levites strengthened them, until the work was complete and until the priests had hallowed themselves, for, the Levites, were more upright in heart to hallow 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.

Moreover also, the ascending-sacrifices, were in abundance, with the fat portions of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings to every ascending-sacrifice, -thus was established the service of the house of Yahweh.

36 Awo Keezeekiya n’abantu bonna ne bajaguza olw’ekyo Katonda kye yali akoledde abantu be mu bbanga ettono ennyo.

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because God had established it for the people, —for, suddenly, had the thing come about.