< Ezeekyeri 21 >
1 Awo ekigambo kya Mukama Katonda ne kinzijira, n’aŋŋamba nti,
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Omwana w’omuntu tunuulira Yerusaalemi oyogere ku bifo ebitukuvu. Wa ekigambo ky’obunnabbi eri ensi ya Isirayiri,
“Son of man, face towards Jerusalem and condemn their places of worship. Prophesy against the people living in Israel
3 oyogere nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti, nnina oluyombo naawe, era ndisowola ekitala kyange okuva mu kiraato kyakyo ne nzikiriza abatuukirivu n’abatali batuukirivu abali mu ggwe.
and tell them that this is what the Lord says: Watch out, because I'm going to attack you! I'm going to take out my sword and destroy you, both the good and the bad.
4 Kubanga ndiba nzikiriza abatuukirivu n’abatali batuukirivu, kyendiva nnema okuzza ekitala kyange mu kiraato kyakyo, ne ntabaala buli muntu nakyo okuva Obukiikaddyo okutuuka Obukiikakkono.
Because I'm going to destroy both the good and the bad, I will attack everyone from the north to the south.
5 Awo abantu bonna balimanya nga nze Mukama nsowodde ekitala kyange okuva mu kiraato kyakyo, era tekiriddayo mu kiraato kyakyo nate.’
Then the whole world will know that I, the Lord, have taken out my sword, and won't put it back again.
6 “Omwana w’omuntu, kyonoova okaabira mu maaso gaabwe ng’omutima gwo gujjudde ennaku n’obuyinike.
You, son of man, you are to groan. Groan as if you're broken up inside, showing terrible sadness while they watch you.
7 Bwe balikubuuza nti, ‘Okaabira ki?’ Oliddamu nti, ‘Olw’amawulire ge nfunye, kubanga ebyo bwe birijja, buli mutima gulisaanuuka, na buli mukono ne gulemala, n’emyoyo ne gizirika, n’amaviivi gonna ne ganafuwa ne gafuuka ng’amazzi.’ Bijja era birituukirira, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.”
When they ask, ‘What are you groaning for?’ you are to tell them, ‘Because of the news that's coming. All of you will lose your courage and you'll be paralyzed with fear. All of you will be weak with worry—you won't be able to stand up!’ Watch out, because it's coming! It's going to happen! declares the Lord God.”
8 Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira, n’aŋŋamba nti,
Another message from the Lord came to me, saying,
9 “Omwana w’omuntu, wa obunnabbi oyogere nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “‘Ekitala, ekitala, kiwagaddwa era kiziguddwa,
“Son of man, prophesy! Tell them this is what the Lord says: There's a sword, a sword that's being sharpened and polished.
10 kiwagaddwa okutta, kiziguddwa, era kimasamasa ng’okumyansa kw’eggulu! Tulisanyukira obuyinza bw’omwana wange Yuda? “‘Ekitala kinyooma buli muggo.
It's sharpened for killing and polished so it will flash like lightning! (Are we to be happy, saying, ‘The scepter of my son despises every other stick’?)
11 “‘Ekitala kiweereddwayo okuzigulwa kiryoke kinywezebwe mu mukono; kiwagaddwa era kiziguddwa, kiryoke kiweebwe omussi.
The sword is being polished right now, ready to be used. It's sharp and polished, ready to be handed over to the killer.
12 Kaaba era wowoggana, omwana w’omuntu, kubanga ekyo nkikola bantu bange, era nkikola abalangira bonna aba Isirayiri. Mbawaddeyo eri ekitala wamu n’abantu bange, noolwekyo weekube mu kifuba.
Weep and wail, son of man, and slap your thigh in grief, for the sword is going to be used to attack my people, to attack all the leaders of Israel! They will be thrown away, killed by the sword along with my people.
13 “‘Okugezesebwa kuteekwa okujja. Kiba kitya ng’omuggo gw’obufuzi bwa Yuda ekitala gwe kinyooma, tegulabika nate? bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.’
They will be tested. What if the scepter that despises others doesn't continue? declares the Lord God.
14 “Kyonoova owa obunnabbi, omwana w’omuntu, n’okuba ne mu ngalo. Leka ekitala kisale emirundi ebiri oba emirundi esatu. Kitala kya kutta, okutta okunene, nga kibataayiza enjuuyi zonna,
So son of man, prophesy and clap your hands. The sword will attack twice, and then a third time. It is a sword of death, killing many people by coming at them from every direction.
15 era n’emitima gyabwe girisaanuuka, n’abattiddwa baliba bangi. Ntadde ekitala ekitta ku miryango gyabwe gyonna. Kiwagaddwa era kimyansa ng’okumyansa kw’eggulu era kinywezebbwa olw’okutta.
I have placed a sword at all the gates of their city so that they may lose their courage, and many may fall. Oh no! It's made to flash like lightning and used to kill.
16 Ggwe ekitala genda osale ku mukono ogwa ddyo ne ku gwa kkono, ne yonna obwogi bwo gye bunaakyukira.
Slash right and left, whichever way you're facing.
17 Nange ndikuba mu ngalo, n’ekiruyi kyange kirikkakkana. Nze Mukama njogedde.”
I will also clap my hands, and then my anger will be over. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
18 Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira nate, n’aŋŋamba nti,
Another message from the Lord came to me, saying,
19 “Omwana w’omuntu, teekawo amakubo abiri ekitala kya kabaka w’e Babulooni we kinaayita, gombi nga gava mu nsi emu. Oteeke ekipande, awo ekkubo we lyawukanira okudda mu kibuga.
“Son of man, mark the two roads that the king of Babylon's army could take, beginning from the same country. Make a signpost where the road forks, leading to two different cities.
20 Okole ekkubo erimu ekitala mwe kinaayita okulumba Labba eky’abaana ba Amoni, n’eddala okulumba Yuda ne Yerusaalemi ekibuga ekiriko enkomera.
Have one sign point down the road for an attack on the Ammonite city of Rabbah, and another to attack Judah and the fortified city of Jerusalem.
21 Kabaka w’e Babulooni aliyimirira mu kifo mu masaŋŋanzira, amakubo we gaawukanira, okutegeezebwa ebigambo bya Mukama; alisuula obusaale okukuba akalulu, ne yeebuuza ku bakatonda be, era alikebera n’ekibumba.
The king of Babylon is standing at the fork in the road where the two roads meet looking for a prophetic sign: he casts lots using arrows, he asks advice from idols, and he examines the liver of sacrificial animals.
22 Mu mukono gwe ogwa ddyo mwe mulibeera akalulu ka Yerusaalemi, gy’aliteeka ebitomera wankaaki, era gy’aliyimusiza eddoboozi eririragira okutta kutandike, era gy’aliyimusiza eddoboozi eririrangirira olutalo, era gy’aliteeka ebitomera emiryango, n’okuzimba ebitindiro n’ebigo ebikozesebwa okutaayiza.
He holds the sign for Jerusalem in his right hand. This is where he is going to set up battering rams, to give the command to attack, to shout the war-cry. There he will order the battering rams to smash the gates, set up an attack ramp, and build a siege wall.
23 Kulirabika ng’obunnabbi obw’obulimba eri abo aba mulayirira, naye alibajjukiza omusango gwabwe n’abatwala nga bawambe.
To those who have sworn to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar this will look like a false sign, but it will reveal their guilt and they will be taken prisoner.
24 “Mukama Katonda kyava ayogera nti, ‘Olw’okunzijjukiza omusango gwammwe, olw’obujeemu bwammwe obw’olwatu, ekiggyayo ebibi byammwe mu byonna bye mwakola, era olw’okukola ebyo, kyemuliva mutwalibwa mu buwambe.
So this is what the Lord God says: Because you have revealed your guilt and demonstrated your rebellion, showing your sins in everything you've done, now that you've made all this clear, you will be taken prisoner.
25 “‘Ggwe omulangira wa Isirayiri omwonoonefu, omukozi w’ebibi, olunaku gwe lutuukidde, ekiseera eky’okubonerezebwa kwo, bwe kituukidde ku ntikko esemberayo ddala,
As for you, you unclean, wicked prince of Israel, the time has come to complete your punishment.
26 bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti, Ggyako ekitambala ku mutwe, oggyeko n’engule, kubanga ebintu tebikyali nga bwe byali. Abakkakkamu baligulumizibwa, n’abeegulumiza balikkakkanyizibwa.
This is what the Lord God says: Take off your turban, and your crown. Things won't continue as they were. Give power to the common people and bring down the powerful!
27 Matongo, matongo, ndikifuula matongo, era tekirizzibwa buggya okutuusa nnyinikyo lw’alijja, era oyo gwe ndikiwa.’
I'm going to destroy everything, make it all a ruin! It won't be restored until its owner arrives, the one I've given the authority to judge.
28 “Kaakano ggwe omwana w’omuntu, wa obunnabbi, oyogere nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda ku baana ba Amoni n’obujoozi bwabwe: “‘Ekitala, ekitala, kisowoddwa okutta, Kiziguddwa okusaanyaawo era kimyansa ng’okumyansa kw’eggulu.
Prophesy, son of man, and announce that this is what the Lord God says about the Ammonites and their insults: A sword! A sword is ready for killing, polished to destroy, to flash like lightning,
29 Newaakubadde nga baakubuulira ebirooto eby’obulimba, ne bakuwa obunnabbi obw’obulimba, ekitala kiriteekebwa ku bulago bw’abakozi b’ebibi abookuttibwa, olunaku be lutuukidde n’ekiseera eky’okubonerezebwa kwabwe be kituukidde ku ntikko esemberayo ddala.
even as your prophets give you false visions and prophecies that are lies. This sword will cut the necks of the wicked, killing them—those whose day has come for their punishment to be completed.
30 “‘Ekitala kizze mu kiraato kyakyo. Mu kifo mwe watondebwa, mu nsi ey’obujjajja, eyo gye ndikusalirira omusango.
Sword, go back to where you came from! I'm going to judge you right where you were created, in your homeland.
31 Ndikufukako ekiruyi kyange, ne nkufuuwako omuliro ogw’obusungu bwange, ne nkuwaayo mu mikono gy’abasajja abakambwe abali ng’ensolo, abaatendekebwa mu byo kuzikiriza.
I will deal with you in my anger; I will breathe my fire of anger on you; I will hand you over to cruel men who are experts in destruction.
32 Oliba nku za muliro, n’omusaayi gwo guliyiyibwa mu nsi yo, era tolijjukirwa nate, kubanga nze Mukama njogedde.’”
You will be burned up like firewood. Your blood will be shed where you live. You will be forgotten, for I, the Lord, have spoken.”