2 Bassekabaka 5

1 Awo waaliwo omusajja erinnya lye nga ye Naamani eyali omuduumizi w’eggye lya kabaka w’e Busuuli, nga musajja wa maanyi mu maaso ga mukama we, era ng’ayagalibwa nnyo, kubanga Mukama yali awadde Busuuli obuwanguzi ku lulwe. Yali muserikale muzira ddala; naye nga mugenge.

And Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man before his master, and honourable, for by him Jehovah had given deliverance to Syria; and he was a mighty man of valour, [but] a leper.

2 Awo mu biro ebyo Abasuuli ne balumba Isirayiri, ne bawamba omuwala omuto okuva mu Isirayiri, n’aweerezanga mukazi wa Naamani.

And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

3 Omuwala n’agamba mugole we nti, “Singa mukama wange Naamani agenda n’alaba nnabbi ali mu Samaliya, nnabbi oyo yandiyinzizza okumuwonya ebigenge bye.”

And she said to her mistress, Oh, would that my lord were before the prophet that is in Samaria! then he would cure him of his leprosy.

4 Awo Naamani n’agenda n’ategeeza mukama we ebigambo by’omuwala eyava mu Isirayiri.

And he went and told his lord saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

5 Kabaka wa Busuuli n’amuddamu nti, “Genda kaakano, era ogende n’ebbaluwa gye nnaawandiikira kabaka wa Isirayiri.” Awo Naamani n’asitula, n’atwala kilo bisatu mu ana eza ffeeza, ne kilo nsanvu eza zaabu, n’ebika by’engoye eby’enjawulo kkumi.

And the king of Syria said, Well! go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [shekels] of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

6 Era n’atwalira kabaka wa Isirayiri ebbaluwa, ng’egamba nti, “Nkuweerezza ebbaluwa eno n’omuweereza wange Naamani omuwonye ebigenge bye.”

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now, when this letter comes to thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest cure him of his leprosy.

7 Kabaka wa Isirayiri olwasoma ebbaluwa, n’ayuza ebyambalo bye, n’ayogera nti, “Ndi Katonda, atta era awonya, omusajja ono alyoke ampeereze omusajja we mmuwonye ebigenge bye? Mulaba bw’ansosonkerezaako oluyombo?”

And it came to pass when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his garments, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks an occasion against me.

8 Erisa omusajja wa Katonda bwe yawulira nti kabaka wa Isirayiri ayuzizza ebyambalo bye, n’amutumira ng’agamba nti, “Lwaki oyuzizza ebyambalo byo? Nsindikira omusajja, alyoke ategeere nga mu Isirayiri mulimu nnabbi.”

And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his garments, that he sent to the king, saying, Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

9 Awo Naamani n’asitula n’embalaasi ze n’amagaali ge n’ayimirira ku luggi lw’ennyumba ya Erisa.

And Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the doorway of the house of Elisha.

10 Erisa n’atuma omubaka okumugamba nti, “Genda, onaabe mu Yoludaani emirundi musanvu, onoowonyezebwa, omubiri gwo ne gudda buto.”

And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

11 Naye Naamani n’anyiiga, n’agenda nga yeemulugunya nti, “Ndowoozezza nti anaavaayo n’ajja, n’ayimirira n’akoowoola erinnya lya Mukama Katonda we, n’awuba omukono gwe ku bitundu ebirina ebigenge, n’amponya.

And Naaman was wroth, and went away and said, Behold, I thought, He will certainly come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and cure the leper.

12 Abana ne Faafa, emigga gy’e Damasiko tegisinga amazzi gonna ag’omu Isirayiri? Lwaki sinaabira mu gyo ne mponyezebwa?” N’akyuka n’agenda ng’ajjudde obusungu bungi.

Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them and be clean? And he turned and went away in a rage.

13 Naye abaddu ba Naamani ne bamusemberera, ne bamugamba nti, “Kitaffe, singa nnabbi yakulagidde okukola ekyobuzira, tewandikikoze? Lwaki kikukaluubiridde bw’akugambye nti, ‘Nnaaba obe mulongoofu?’”

And his servants drew near, and spoke to him and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bidden thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he says to thee, Wash and be clean?

14 N’aserengeta n’agenda ne yebbika mu Yoludaani emirundi musanvu, ng’omusajja wa Katonda bwe yamulagira, n’aba mulongoofu, omubiri gwe ne guba ng’ogw’omwana omuto.

Then he went down, and plunged himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God. And his flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

15 Awo Naamani n’ekibinja kye ne baddayo eri omusajja wa Katonda. N’agenda n’ayimirira mu maaso ge, n’ayogera nti, “Kaakano ntegeeredde ddala nga teri Katonda mu nsi endala zonna wabula mu Isirayiri. Noolwekyo kkiriza ekirabo okuva eri omuddu wo.”

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and stood before him; and he said, Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; and now, I pray thee, take a present of thy servant.

16 Nnabbi n’amuddamu nti, “Mazima ddala, nga Mukama gwe mpeereza bw’ali omulamu, siitwale kintu na kimu.” Naamani n’agezaako okumuwaliriza, naye ye n’agaana.

But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none! And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

17 Naamani n’amugamba nti, “Bwe kitaabe bwe kityo, nkwegayiridde omuddu wo aweebwe ettaka eriyinza okusitulibwa ennyumbu bbiri, kubanga omuddu wo taliddayo nate okuwaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa wadde ssaddaaka eri katonda omulala yenna wabula eri Mukama.

And Naaman said, If not, then let there, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of [this] earth; for thy servant will no more offer burnt-offering and sacrifice to other gods, but to Jehovah.

18 Era ne mu nsonga eno Mukama asaasire omuddu wo; mukama wange bw’anayingira mu ssabo lya Limoni okusinza, ne yeesigama omukono gwange, ne nvuunamira eyo mu ssabo lya Limoni, Mukama asonyiwe omuddu we olw’ensonga eyo.”

In this thing Jehovah pardon thy servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to bow down there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon — when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, Jehovah pardon thy servant, I pray thee, in this thing.

19 Erisa n’amuddamu nti, “Genda mirembe.” Naye Naamani bwe yali yakagendako ebbanga ttono,

And he said to him, Go in peace. And he departed from him a little way.

20 Gekazi omuweereza wa Erisa omusajja wa Katonda, n’alowooza mu mutima gwe nti, “Laba mukama wange bw’asaasidde Naamani ono Omusuuli, n’atakkiriza kirabo kimuweerebbwa. Mazima ddala, nga Mukama bw’ali omulamu nzija kumugoberera, mbeeko kye muggyako.”

And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him.

21 Amangwago, Gekazi n’agoberera Naamani. Naamani bwe yamulengera ng’ajja adduka, n’ava mu gaali lye okumusisinkana, n’amubuuza nti, “Byonna biri bulungi?”

And Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he sprang down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?

22 N’amuddamu nti, “Byonna biri bulungi, naye mukama wange antumye okukutegeeza nti, ‘Wabaddewo bannabbi abavubuka babiri abazze gy’ali okuva mu nsi ey’ensozi eya Efulayimu, era akusabye obaweeko kilo amakumi asatu mu nnya eza ffeeza n’ebika by’engoye bya mirundi ebiri.’”

And he said, All is well. My master has sent me saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

23 Naamani n’amugamba nti, “Tewali kikugaana kutwala kilo nkaaga munaana.” N’awaliriza Gekazi, n’amusibirako kilo bbiri eza ffeeza mu nsawo bbiri, n’ebika by’engoye bya mirundi ebiri, Naamani n’abitikka abaddu be babiri, abaabyetikka nga bakulembeddemu Gekazi.

And Naaman said, Consent to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his young men; and they bore them before him.

24 Gekazi bwe yatuuka ku lusozi, n’abibaggyako, n’abiteeka mu nnyumba ye, n’abasindika bagende.

And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

25 N’ayingira n’ayimirira mu maaso ga Erisa mukama we. Erisa n’amubuuza nti, “Ova wa Gekazi?” Gekazi n’addamu nti, “Omuddu wo taliiko gy’agenze.”

And he entered in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence [comest thou], Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

26 Naye Erisa n’amugamba nti, “Ssaagenze naawe mu mwoyo, omusajja bwe yavudde mu ggaali lye okukusisinkana? Kino ky’ekiseera eky’okutwala ensimbi, oba engoye, oba ennimiro ez’emizeeyituuni, oba ez’emizabbibu, oba endiga, oba ente, oba abaddu, oba abaweereza abawala?

And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and bondmen, and bondwomen?

27 Noolwekyo ebigenge bya Naamani binaakuberangako gwe ne bazzukulu bo emirembe gyonna.” Awo Gekazi n’ava mu maaso ga Erisa nga mugenge, atukula ng’omuzira.

But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow.