2 Bassekabaka 25
1 Awo Zeddekiya nga yakafugira emyaka mwenda, Nebukadduneeza kabaka w’e Babulooni n’eggye lye lyonna ne balumba Yerusaalemi ku lunaku olw’ekkumi mu mwezi ogw’ekkumi; ne basiisira ebweru waakyo, ne bakizimbako ebigo okukyetooloola.
And it was in [the] year ninth of reigning his in the month tenth on the ten of the month he came Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon he and all army his on Jerusalem and he encamped on it and they built on it a siege-wall all around.
2 Awo ekibuga ne kizingizibwa okumala emyaka ebiri nga Zeddekiya y’akyali kabaka.
And it came the city in state of siege until one [plus] ten year of the king Zedekiah.
3 Ku lunaku olw’omwenda mu mwezi ogwokuna enjala n’eba nnyingi nnyo mu kibuga, abantu ab’omu nsi ne babulwako n’emmere ey’okulya.
(In the month fourth *X*) on [day] nine of the month and it was severe the famine in the city and not it belonged food to [the] people of the land.
4 Awo kabaka n’eggye lye lyonna abaali mu kibuga ne bawagula mu bbugwe ekituli, ekiro, ne badduka nga bayita mu mulyango ogwaliraananga ennimiro ya kabaka ne bayita ne ku Bakaludaaya abaali bazingizza ekibuga enjuuyi zonna.
And it was broken into the city and all [the] men of war - this night [the] way of [the] gate - between the two walls which [was] at [the] garden of the king and [the] Chaldeans [were] on the city all around and he went [the] direction of the Arabah.
5 Naye eggye ly’Abakaludaaya ne bagoberera kabaka, okutuusa lwe bamukwatira mu nsenyi ez’e Yeriko n’eggye lye lyonna ne lisaasaana okumwabulira.
And they pursued [the] army of [the] Chaldeans after the king and they overtook him in [the] plains of Jericho and all army his they were scattered from with him.
6 Ne bawamba kabaka, ne bamuleeta eri kabaka w’e Babulooni e Libula gye yasalirwa omusango.
And they seized the king and they brought up him to [the] king of Babylon Riblah towards and they spoke with him judgment.
7 Ne battira batabani ba Zeddekiya mu maaso ge, ne bamuggyamu amaaso, ne bamuteeka mu masamba, n’atwalibwa e Babulooni.
And [the] sons of Zedekiah they slaughtered to eyes his and [the] eyes of Zedekiah he made blind and he bound him with bronze fetters and he brought him Babylon.
8 Awo ku lunaku olw’omusanvu mu mwezi ogwokutaano mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’omwenda ogw’obwakabaka bwa Nebukadduneeza, kabaka w’e Babulooni, Nebuzaladaani omuduumizi ow’eggye lya kabaka ery’oku ntikko, ate nga mwami wa kabaka w’e Babulooni n’ajja mu Yerusaalemi.
And in the month fifth on [day] seven of the month it [was] year nine-teen year of the king Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon he came Nebuzaradan [the] chief of [the] bodyguards [the] servant of [the] king of Babylon Jerusalem.
9 N’ayokya yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’olubiri lwa kabaka, n’ennyumba zonna na buli kizimbe ekikulu era nga kya muwendo mu Yerusaalemi.
And he burned [the] house of Yahweh and [the] house of the king and all [the] houses of Jerusalem and every house of a great [person] he burned with fire.
10 Awo eggye lyonna ery’Abakaludaaya nga bakulemberwa omuduumizi ow’eggye ery’oku ntikko, ne bamenya bbugwe wa Yerusaalemi.
And [the] walls of Jerusalem all around they broke down all [the] army of [the] Chaldeans who [was the] chief of [the] bodyguards.
11 Nebuzaladaani omuduumizi ow’eggye ery’oku ntikko n’atwala abantu bonna abaali basigaddewo mu kibuga, mu buwaŋŋanguse nga basibe, n’abaali baasenga kabaka w’e Babulooni, n’abalala bonna abaali mu kibuga.
And [the] rest of the people which remained in the city and those [who] fell who they fell on the king of Babylon and [the] rest of the multitude he took into exile Nebuzaradan [the] chief of [the] bodyguards.
12 Wabula yalekamu abaali basemberayo ddala obwavu mu nsi eyo, okulabiriranga emizabbibu n’okulimanga.
And some of [the] poor people of the land he left behind [the] chief of [the] bodyguards to vinedressers and to ploughmen.
13 Abakaludaaya ne bamenyaamenya empagi ez’ebikomo n’ebyuma ebyawaniriranga ennyanja ey’ekikomo, n’ennyanja ey’ekikomo, ebyali mu yeekaalu ya Mukama, n’ebikomo byamu ne babitwala e Babulooni.
And [the] pillars of bronze which [were] [the] house of Yahweh and the stands and [the] sea of bronze which [was] in [the] house of Yahweh they broke [the] Chaldeans and they carried bronze their Babylon towards.
14 Era baatwala n’entamu, n’ebisena, n’ebisalako ebisirinza, n’ebijiiko n’ebintu byonna eby’ekikomo ebyakozesebwanga mu yeekaalu.
And the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the pans and all [the] articles of bronze which people served with them they took.
15 Omuduumizi ow’eggye ery’oku ntikko n’atwala n’ebyoterezo wamu n’ebibya ebyali ebya zaabu n’ebyali ebya ffeeza.
And the fire-pans and the bowls which [were] gold gold and which [were] silver silver he took [the] chief of [the] bodyguards.
16 Ekikomo ekyava mu mpagi ebbiri, ne mu nnyanja, ne mu byuma ebyawaniriranga ennyanja ey’ekikomo, Sulemaani bye yakolera yeekaalu ya Mukama, obuzito bwakyo nga tebumanyiddwa.
The pillars - two the sea one and the stands which he had made Solomon for [the] house of Yahweh not it belonged weight to [the] bronze of all the articles these.
17 Buli mpagi obugulumivu yali mita munaana ne desimoolo emu ne ku mutwe gwayo nga kuliko ekikomo ng’obugulumivu bwakyo mita emu ne desimoolo ssatu, nga kitoneddwatoneddwa n’ebifaananyi n’amakomamawanga ag’ekikomo okukyetooloola. N’empagi eyookubiri yali ekoleddwa mu ngeri y’emu.
[was] eight-Teen cubit[s] [the] height of - the pillar one and a capital [was] on it - bronze and [the] height of the capital [was] three (cubits *Q(K)*) and a network and pomegranates [were] on the capital all around everything [was] bronze and like these [things] [belonged] to the pillar second with the network.
18 Omuduumizi ow’eggye ery’oku ntikko n’atwala nga basibe: Seraya kabona Asinga obukulu, n’omumyuka we Zeffaniya, n’abaggazi abasatu.
And he took [the] chief of [the] bodyguards Seraiah [the] priest of the head and Zephaniah a priest second and [the] three [the] keepers of the threshold.
19 Era yatwala n’omukungu eyaduumiranga abasajja abalwanyi, n’abakungu abalala bataano abatuulanga ku lukiiko lwa kabaka; era n’atwala n’omuwandiisi omukulu eyavunaanyizibwanga okuyingizanga abantu mu magye mu nsi ya Yuda, n’abasajja abannansi nkaaga abaasangibwa mu kibuga.
And from the city he took a court-official one who he [was] overseer - over [the] men of war and five men from [those who] saw [the] face of the king who they were found in the city and the scribe [the] commander of the army who mustered [the] people of the land and sixty man from [the] people of the land who were found in the city.
20 Abo bonna Nebuzaladaani omuduumizi ow’eggye ery’oku ntikko n’abatwalira kabaka w’e Babulooni e Libula.
And he took them Nebuzaradan [the] chief of [the] bodyguards and he brought them to [the] king of Babylon Riblah towards.
21 Kabaka w’e Babulooni n’abattira eyo e Libula, mu nsi y’e Kamasi. Bw’atyo Yuda n’atwalibwa mu buwaŋŋanguse nga musibe, okuva mu nsi ye.
And he struck down them [the] king of Babylon and he put to death them at Riblah in [the] land of Hamath and it went into exile Judah from on land its.
22 Awo Nebukadduneeza kabaka w’e Babulooni n’alonda Gedaliya mutabani wa Akikamu, muzzukulu wa Safani okuba omukulembeze w’abo abaali basigaddewo mu Yuda.
And the people who remained in [the] land of Judah whom he left behind Nebuchadnezzar [the] king of Babylon and he appointed over them Gedaliah [the] son of Ahikam [the] son of Shaphan.
23 Awo abakungu ab’eggye n’abasajja abalala bwe baawulira nga kabaka w’e Babulooni alonze Gedaliya okuba omukulembeze, ne bagenda eri Gedaliya e Mizupa. Abasajja abakungu abo baali Isimayiri mutabani wa Nesaniya, ne Yokanaani mutabani wa Kaleya, ne Seraya mutabani wa Tanukumesi Omunetofa, ne Yaazaniya mutabani w’Omumaakasi.
And they heard all [the] commanders of the armies they and the men that he had appointed [the] king of Babylon Gedaliah and they came to Gedaliah Mizpah and Ishmael [the] son of Nethaniah and Johanan [the] son of Kareah and Seraiah [the] son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and Jaazaniah [the] son of the Maacathite they and men their.
24 Gedaliya n’abalayirira bo n’abasajja baabwe n’abagamba nti, “Temutya bakungu Bakaludaaya, naye mutereere mu nsi muweereze kabaka w’e Babulooni kale ebintu byonna binaabagendera bulungi.”
And he swore an oath to them Gedaliah and to men their and he said to them may not you be afraid from [the] servants of the Chaldeans dwell in the land and serve [the] king of Babylon so it may go well for you.
25 Naye mu mwezi ogw’omusanvu, Isimayiri mutabani wa Nesaniya, muzzukulu wa Erisaama ow’olulyo olulangira n’ajja n’abasajja kkumi, n’alumba Gedaliya era n’amutta, awamu n’Abayudaaya; n’Abakaludaaya abaali awamu naye e Mizupa nabo n’abatta.
And it was - in the month seventh he came Ishmael [the] son of Nethaniah [the] son of Elishama one of [the] offspring of royalty and ten men with him and they struck down Gedaliah and he died and the Jews and the Chaldeans who they were with him at Mizpah.
26 Awo abantu bonna okuviira ddala ku wawansi okutuukira ddala ku w’eddaala erya waggulu, n’abamaggye abakulu bonna, ne baddukira e Misiri, nga batidde Abakaludaaya.
And they arose all the people from [the] small and unto [the] great and [the] commanders of the armies and they went Egypt for they were afraid of [the] Chaldeans.
27 Awo Yekoyakini kabaka wa Yuda nga yakamala emyaka amakumi asatu mu musanvu mu buwaŋŋanguse mu busibe, nga Evirumerodaki kyajje afuuke kabaka w’e Babulooni, Evirumerodaki n’ata Yekoyakini kabaka wa Yuda okuva mu kkomera ku lunaku olw’amakumi abiri mu omusanvu mu mwezi ogw’ekkumi n’ebiri.
And it was in thirty and seven year of [the] exile of Jehoiachin [the] king of Judah in two [plus] ten month on [day] twenty and seven of the month he lifted up Evil-Merodach [the] king of Babylon in [the] year became king he [the] head of Jehoiachin [the] king of Judah from [the] house of imprisonment.
28 N’ayogera naye ebigambo ebyekisa, n’amuwa n’ekitiibwa ekya waggulu okusinga ne bakabaka abalala abaali awamu naye mu buwaŋŋanguse mu busibe e Babulooni.
And he spoke with him good and he set throne his above [the] throne of the kings who [were] with him in Babylon.
29 Awo Yekoyakini n’aggyamu ebyambalo bye eby’ekkomera n’aliiranga wamu ne kabaka w’e Babulooni ku mmeeza ya kabaka ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwe.
And he changed [the] clothes of imprisonment his and he ate bread continually before him all [the] days of life his.
30 Kabaka n’awanga Yekoyakini omugabo ogwa buli lunaku ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwe.
And allowance his an allowance of continuity it was given to him from with the king [the] matter of a day in day its all [the] days of life his.
