Ekyamateeka Olwokubiri 20
1 Bw’onoobanga ogenze okutabaala abalabe bo, n’olaba embalaasi n’amagaali n’eggye eddene okukira eriryo, tobatyanga; kubanga Mukama Katonda wo, eyakuggya mu nsi y’e Misiri, anaabanga naawe.
“When your [soldiers] go to fight your enemies, and you see that they have many horses and chariots and that their army is much bigger than yours, do not be afraid of them, because Yahweh our God, who brought your [ancestors safely] out of Egypt, will be with you.
2 Bwe munaabanga muli kumpi okutandika okulwana, kabona anajjanga n’ayogera eri eggye ly’abaserikale,
When you are ready to start the battle, the Supreme Priest must stand in front of the troops.
3 n’abagamba nti, “Wulira, Ayi Isirayiri! Olwa leero mugenda okutandika okulwana n’abalabe bammwe. Temuggwaamu mutima, so temutiitiira wadde okubatya.
He must say to them, ‘You Israeli men, listen to me! Today you are going to fight against your enemies. Do not be timid or afraid [DOU] or tremble or panic [DOU],
4 Kubanga Mukama Katonda wammwe y’anaagendanga nammwe okubalwanirira ng’alwanyisanga abalabe bammwe, n’okubawanga mmwe obuwanguzi.”
because Yahweh our God will go with you. He will fight your enemies for you, and he will enable you to defeat them.’
5 Abaami banaayogeranga eri eggye nga bagamba nti, “Waliwo mu mmwe alina ennyumba empya gye yeezimbira naye nga tennatukuzibwa? Kimusanidde addeyo mu nnyumba ye, si kulwa ng’afiira mu lutalo, omulala n’agitukuza.
Then the army officers must say to the troops, ‘If anyone among you has just built a new house [RHQ] and has not dedicated it [to God], he should go home [and dedicate the house]. If he does not do that, if he dies in the battle, someone else will dedicate the house [and live in it].
6 Waliwo mu mmwe eyalima ennimiro y’emizabbibu naye nga tannatandika kulya ku bibala byamu? Kimusaanidde addeyo mu maka ge, si kulwa ng’afiira mu lutalo, omuntu omulala n’alya ebibala byamu.
If anyone among you has planted a vineyard and has not yet harvested any grapes from it [RHQ], he should go home. If he [stays here and] dies in the battle, someone else will [harvest the grapes and] enjoy [the wine made from them].
7 Waliwo mu mmwe eyali ayogereza omukazi, naye nga tannamuwasa? Kimugwanidde addeyo mu maka ge, si kulwa ng’afiira mu lutalo, omuntu omulala n’awasa omukazi oyo.”
If anyone among you has become engaged to marry a woman [but has not married her yet] [RHQ], he should go home. If [he stays here and] dies in the battle, someone else will marry her.’
8 Abaami banaayongeranga okwogera eri eggye nga bagamba nti, “Waliwo mu mmwe omutiitiizi, oba aweddemu amaanyi mu mutima? Kimusaanidde addeyo mu maka ge, si kulwa ng’aleetera banne omutima omutiitiizi.”
“Then the officers must also say, ‘If anyone among you is afraid or timid [RHQ], he should go home, in order that he does not cause his fellow soldiers to also stop being courageous.’
9 Abaami bwe banaamalanga okwogera eri eggye, banaalondanga abakulu mu balwanyi abanaakulemberanga eggye eryo.
And when the officers have finished speaking to the troops, they must appoint commanders [to lead the groups of soldiers].
10 Bw’onoosembereranga ekibuga ng’ogenda okukirwanyisa, osookanga kulangirira mirembe eri abantu baamu.
“When you come near a city [that is far away] to attack it, first tell the people there that if they surrender, you will not attack them.
11 Bwe banakkirizanga emirembe, ne bakuggulirawo emiryango gy’ekibuga kyabwe, kale abantu baamu bonna banaafuukanga baweereza bo, okukukoleranga byonna nga bw’onooyagalanga.
If they open the gates of the city and surrender, they all will become your slaves to work for you.
12 Naye ekibuga ekyo bwe kinaagaananga okukkiriza emirembe, ne kisalawo okukulwanyisa, onookyebungululanga n’okizingiza.
But if they refuse to [surrender] peacefully, and decide instead to fight against you, your troops must surround the city [and break through the walls].
13 Mukama Katonda wo bw’anaakigabulanga mu mukono gwo, onottanga n’ekitala buli musajja yenna.
Then, when Yahweh our God enables you to capture [IDM] the city, you must kill all the men in the city.
14 Kyokka abakazi n’abaana abato, n’ebisibo by’ensolo, n’ebintu byonna ebinaabanga mu kibuga omwo, onoobyetwaliranga ng’omunyago gwo. Era onookozesanga nga bw’onooyagalanga omunyago gwonna ogunaavanga mu balabe bo Mukama Katonda wo gw’anaabanga akuwadde.
But you are allowed to take for yourselves the women, the children, the livestock, and everything else [that you want to take] from the city. You will be allowed to enjoy all the things that belonged to your enemies; it is Yahweh our God who has given those things to you.
15 Bw’otyo bw’onookolanga ebibuga byonna ebinaakubeeranga ewala ennyo, ebitaabenga bibuga bya mawanga gano.
You should do that in all the cities that are far from the land in which you will settle.
16 Naye mu bibuga bino Mukama Katonda wo by’akuwa okuba obusika bwo obw’enkalakkalira, tewaabeerengawo kintu n’ekimu ky’onoolekangamu nga kissa omukka, byonna onoobizikiririzanga ddala.
“But in the cities that are in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, you must kill all the people and all the animals [LIT].
17 Abakiiti, n’Abamoli, n’Abakanani, n’Abaperezi, n’Abakiivi, n’Abayebusi, onoobamalirangawo ddala, nga Mukama Katonda wo bw’akulagidde,
You must get rid of them completely. Get rid of the Heth people-group, the Amor people-group, the Canaan people-group, the Periz people-group, the Hiv people-group, and the Jebus people-group; that is what Yahweh our God commanded you to do.
18 balemenga kubayigiriza bikolobero bye bakola nga basinza bakatonda baabwe, bwe mutyo nammwe ne mwonoonanga eri Mukama Katonda wammwe.
If you do not do that, they will teach you to sin against Yahweh our God and do the disgusting things that they do when they worship their gods.
19 Bw’onoozingizanga ekibuga, ng’olwana nakyo, okumala ebbanga eddene olyoke okiwangule, toddiranga mbazzi n’ozikiriza emiti gyakyo gyonna, kubanga ojjanga kwetaaga okulyanga ku bibala byagyo. Togitemanga. Emiti egy’omu nnimiro nagyo bantu olyoke ogizingize?
“When you surround a city for a long time, trying to capture it, do not cut down the fruit trees [outside the city]. You are allowed to eat the fruit from the trees, but do not get rid of the trees, because they certainly are not [RHQ] your enemies.
20 Naye emiti gy’omanyi nga si gya bibala, egyo onoogitemanga olyoke ogikozesenga okuzimba ekisenge kw’onoosinziiranga okulwananga n’ekibuga ky’onoobanga ozingizza, okutuusa lwe kinaagwanga.
You are permitted to cut down the other trees and use the wood to make ladders and towers to enable you to [go over the walls and] capture the city.”
