Ekyamateeka Olwokubiri 18
1 Bakabona, Abaleevi n’ekika kyonna ekya Leevi, tebaafunenga mugabo oba bya busika mu Isirayiri. Banaaweebwanga ku biweebwayo ebyokebwa ebinaaleetebwanga eri Mukama Katonda; ogwo gwe gunaabanga omugabo ogw’obusika bwabwe.
Abapristi, amaLevi, isizwe sonke sakoLevi, kasiyikuba lesabelo lelifa kanye loIsrayeli; bazakudla iminikelo yeNkosi eyenziwe ngomlilo, lelifa layo.
2 Tebaabeerenga na mugabo gwa busika nga bannaabwe abalala bonna mu Isirayiri, kubanga Mukama Katonda yabasuubiza nga y’anaabanga obusika bwabwe.
Ngakho kabayikuba lelifa phakathi kwabafowabo; iNkosi iyilifa labo, njengokukhuluma kwayo kibo.
3 Bino bakabona bye banaagabananga ku biweebwayo eby’ente za sseddume n’endiga abantu bye banaabanga baleese: bakabona banaafunangako omukono n’emba zombi, n’eby’omu lubuto.
Lalokhu kuzakuba lilungelo labapristi elivela ebantwini, kulabo abahlaba umhlatshelo, loba inkabi loba imvu; njalo bazanika umpristi umkhono lemihlathi yomibili lolusu.
4 Era onoobawanga ebibala byo ebibereberye eby’emmere ey’empeke, n’ebya wayini wo, n’amafuta go, n’ebyoya ebisooka eby’endiga zo.
Okokuqala kwamabele akho, yewayini lakho elitsha, leyamafutha akho, lengqabutho yoboya bezimvu zakho, uzamupha yona.
5 Kubanga Mukama Katonda wo yeeroboza Leevi n’ezzadde lye mu bika byo byonna okuweerezanga mu linnya lya Mukama emirembe n’emirembe.
Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho imkhethile kuzo zonke izizwe zakho, ukuthi eme akhonze ebizweni leNkosi, yena lamadodana akhe, zonke izinsuku.
6 Omuleevi bw’anaavanga mu kimu ku bibuga byo ebiri mu Isirayiri gy’abadde atuula, n’ajja nga bw’anaabanga yeeteeserezza, n’ajja mu kifo Mukama Katonda ky’aneeronderanga,
Uba-ke umLevi esiza evela loba kukuliphi lamasango akho kuIsrayeli wonke lapho ahlala khona njengowezizwe, eze ngesifiso sonke somphefumulo wakhe endaweni iNkosi ezayikhetha,
7 anaayinzanga okuweereza mu linnya lya Mukama Katonda we okufaanana nga Abaleevi banne abalala aba buli kiseera abanaabanga baweereza mu linnya lya Mukama Katonda mu kifo ekyo.
khona ezakhonza ebizweni leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe njengabo bonke abafowabo amaLevi, emiyo khona phambi kweNkosi.
8 Anaagabananga kyenkanyi ne banne abaabulijjo, ne bw’anaabanga ng’alina ensimbi ezize ku bubwe z’anaabanga aggye mu by’omu maka ge by’atunze.
Azakudla izabelo ezilinganayo, ngaphandle kwezinto zakhe ezathengiswayo zaboyise.
9 Bw’onooyingira mu nsi Mukama Katonda wo gy’akuwa, weekuume obutayiga kukopperera mpisa embi ez’abantu ab’omu mawanga g’olisanga mu nsi omwo.
Lapho usufikile elizweni iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ekunika lona, ungafundi ukwenza ngokwezinengiso zalezozizwe.
10 Tewabeerangawo omuntu n’omu alirabika ng’ayisa mutabani we, oba muwala we mu muliro, ng’ekiweebwayo, oba ng’akola ng’omulaguzi, oba omulogo, oba omusawo w’ekinnansi, oba avvuunula eby’omu biseera ebijja,
Kakuyikutholakala phakathi kwakho owenza indodana yakhe lendodakazi yakhe idabule emlilweni, owenza ukuvumisa, ochasisa ngemibono, lowenza imilingo, lomthakathi,
11 oba asuula abantu eddalu, oba emmandwa, oba omusamize, oba omulubaale, oba ayogera n’emizimu, oba eyeebuuza ku baafa.
lophosayo, lolamadlozi, lolumbayo, lobuza kwabafileyo.
12 Omuntu yenna anaakolanga ebintu ng’ebyo, anaabanga kivume era ekyomuzizo eri Mukama. Era olwokubanga ab’omu mawanga ago bakola ebyomuzizo ebyo, Mukama Katonda wo kyanaava abagoba mu nsi omwo ng’ogiyingira.
Ngoba wonke owenza lezizinto uyisinengiso eNkosini. Langenxa yalezizinengiso iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho iyabaxotsha elifeni phambi kwakho.
13 Kikugwanira obenga muwulize nnyo, atuukiridde mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda wo.
Uzakuba ngopheleleyo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho.
14 Newaakubadde ng’abantu ab’omu mawanga ago b’ogenda okulyako ensi yaabwe, bagondera nnyo abalaguzi n’abasamize, naye ebyo Mukama Katonda wo, ggwe, takukkiriza kubikola.
Ngoba izizwe lezi, ozakudla ilifa lazo, zalalela abachasisa ngemibono labavumisi; kodwa wena, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho kayikuvumelanga okunjalo.
15 Mukama Katonda wo agenda kukuyimusiza Nnabbi ali nga nze, ng’amuggya mu bantu bo. Nnabbi oyo mumuwulirizanga era mumugonderanga.
INkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakuvusela uMprofethi ophuma phakathi kwakho kubafowenu onjengami; yena limlalele.
16 Kubanga ekyo kye wasaba Mukama Katonda wo ku lunaku olw’okukuŋŋaana ku lusozi Kolebu ng’ogamba nti, “Sisaanidde kuddayo nate kuwulira ddoboozi lya Mukama Katonda wange wadde okuddayo okulaba omuliro guno omungi, nneme okufa.”
Njengakho konke owakucelayo eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho eHorebe ngosuku lokuhlangana, usithi: Kangingaphindi ngilizwe ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wami, ngingabe ngisawubona lumlilo omkhulu, ukuze ngingafi.
17 Mukama Katonda kwe kunnyanukula nti, “Kye bagambye kirungi era kituufu.
INkosi yasisithi kimi: Benze kuhle kwabakukhulumileyo.
18 Nzija kubayimusiza Nnabbi ali nga ggwe okuva wakati mu bo; Nze nnaasanga ebigambo byange mu kammwe ke, ye n’abategeezanga bye nnaamulagiranga.
Ngizabavusela uMprofethi ophuma phakathi kwabafowabo onjengawe; ngizabeka amazwi ami emlonyeni wakhe, njalo akhulume kibo konke engizamlaya khona.
19 Omuntu yenna ataagonderenga bigambo Nnabbi by’anaayogeranga mu linnya lyange, Nze kennyini, Nze nnaamwekolerangako.
Kuzakuthi-ke loba ngubani ongayikulalela amazwi ami azawakhuluma ebizweni lami, ngizakubuza kuye.
20 Naye nnabbi anaayogeranga mu linnya lya bakatonda abalala, oba aneetulinkirizanga nti ayogera mu linnya lyange, songa si Nze mmulagidde okubyogera, nnabbi oyo wa kufa.”
Kodwa umprofethi oziqhenya ekhuluma ilizwi ebizweni lami engingamlayanga ukulikhuluma, loba ekhuluma ebizweni labanye onkulunkulu, lowomprofethi uzakufa.
21 Oyinza okwebuuza nti, “Tunaamanyanga tutya ng’ebigambo ebyo Mukama Katonda si y’anaabanga abyogedde?”
Njalo uba usithi enhliziyweni yakho: Sizakwazi njani ilizwi iNkosi engalikhulumanga?
22 Ebigambo nnabbi by’anaayogeranga mu linnya lya Mukama bwe bitaatuukirirenga oba bwe bitaabenga bya mazima, ng’ebigambo ebyo Mukama Katonda si y’abyogedde. Nnabbi oyo by’anaabanga ayogedde anaabanga abiyiiyizza buyiiya. Ebyo tebibatiisanga.
Lapho umprofethi ekhuluma ebizweni leNkosi, uba leyonto ingenzeki kumbe ingafiki, lelo yilizwi iNkosi engalikhulumanga; umprofethi ulikhulume ngokuziqhenya; ungamesabi.
