Ezeekyeri 21
1 Awo ekigambo kya Mukama Katonda ne kinzijira, n’aŋŋamba nti,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Omwana w’omuntu tunuulira Yerusaalemi oyogere ku bifo ebitukuvu. Wa ekigambo ky’obunnabbi eri ensi ya Isirayiri,
Therefore prophesy, son of man, set your face steadfastly toward Jerusalem, and look toward their holy places, and you shall prophesy against the land of 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 you shall say to the land of Israel, Thus says the Lord; Behold, I am against you, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and I will destroy out of you the transgressor and unrighteous.
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 will destroy out of you the unrighteous and the transgressor, [therefore] so shall my sword come forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
5 Awo abantu bonna balimanya nga nze Mukama nsowodde ekitala kyange okuva mu kiraato kyakyo, era tekiriddayo mu kiraato kyakyo nate.’
and all flesh shall know that I the Lord have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath: it shall not return any more.
6 “Omwana w’omuntu, kyonoova okaabira mu maaso gaabwe ng’omutima gwo gujjudde ennaku n’obuyinike.
And you, son of man, groan with the breaking of your loins; you shall even groan heavily in their sight.
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.”
And it shall come to pass, if they shall say to you, Therefore do you groan? that you shall say, For the report; because it comes: and every heart shall break, and all hands shall become feeble, and all flesh and every spirit shall faint, and all thighs shall be defiled with moisture: behold, it comes, says the Lord.
8 Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira, n’aŋŋamba nti,
And the word of 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, and you shall say, Thus says the Lord; Say, Sword, sword, be sharpened and rage,
10 kiwagaddwa okutta, kiziguddwa, era kimasamasa ng’okumyansa kw’eggulu! Tulisanyukira obuyinza bw’omwana wange Yuda? “‘Ekitala kinyooma buli muggo.
that you may kill victims; be sharpened that you may be bright, ready for slaughter, kill, set at nothing, despise every tree.
11 “‘Ekitala kiweereddwayo okuzigulwa kiryoke kinywezebwe mu mukono; kiwagaddwa era kiziguddwa, kiryoke kiweebwe omussi.
And he made it ready for his hand to hold: the sword is sharpened, it is ready to put into the hand of the slayer.
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.
Cry out and howl, son of man: for this [sword] is come upon my people, this [sword is come] upon all the princes of Israel: they shall be as strangers: [judgment] with the sword is come upon my people: therefore clap your hands, for sentence has been passed:
13 “‘Okugezesebwa kuteekwa okujja. Kiba kitya ng’omuggo gw’obufuzi bwa Yuda ekitala gwe kinyooma, tegulabika nate? bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.’
and what if even the tribe be rejected? it shall not be, says 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,
And you, son of man, prophesy, and clap your hands, and take a second sword: the third sword is [the sword] of the slain, the great sword of the slain: and you shall strike them with amazement, lest the heart should faint
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.
and the weak ones be multiplied at every gate—they are given up to the slaughter of the sword: it is well fitted for slaughter, it is well fitted for glittering.
16 Ggwe ekitala genda osale ku mukono ogwa ddyo ne ku gwa kkono, ne yonna obwogi bwo gye bunaakyukira.
And do you go on, sharpen yourself on the right and on the left wherever your face may set itself.
17 Nange ndikuba mu ngalo, n’ekiruyi kyange kirikkakkana. Nze Mukama njogedde.”
And I also will clap my hands, and let loose my fury: I the Lord have spoken [it].
18 Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira nate, n’aŋŋamba nti,
And the word of 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.
and you, son of man, appoint you two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may enter in: the two shall go forth of one country; and [there shall be] a force at the top of the way of the city, you shall set [it] at the top of the way,
20 Okole ekkubo erimu ekitala mwe kinaayita okulumba Labba eky’abaana ba Amoni, n’eddala okulumba Yuda ne Yerusaalemi ekibuga ekiriko enkomera.
that the sword may enter in upon Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and upon Judea, and upon Jerusalem in the midst thereof.
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.
For the king of Babylon shall stand on the old way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination, to make bright the arrow, and to enquire of the graven images, and to examine [the victims].
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.
On his right was the divination against Jerusalem, to cast a mound, to open the mouth in shouting, to lift up the voice with crying, to cast a mound against her gates, to cast up a heap, and to build forts.
23 Kulirabika ng’obunnabbi obw’obulimba eri abo aba mulayirira, naye alibajjukiza omusango gwabwe n’abatwala nga bawambe.
And he was to them as one using divination before them, and he himself recounting his iniquities, that they might be borne in mind.
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.
Therefore thus says the Lord, Because you have caused your iniquities to be remembered, in the discovery of your wickedness, so that your sins should be seen, in all your wickedness and in your [evil] practices; because you have caused remembrance [of them], in these shall you be taken.
25 “‘Ggwe omulangira wa Isirayiri omwonoonefu, omukozi w’ebibi, olunaku gwe lutuukidde, ekiseera eky’okubonerezebwa kwo, bwe kituukidde ku ntikko esemberayo ddala,
And you profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day, [even] an end, is come in a sea of iniquity, thus says the Lord;
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.
You have taken off the mitre and put on the crown, it shall not have such [another] after it: you have abased that which was high, and exalted that which was low.
27 Matongo, matongo, ndikifuula matongo, era tekirizzibwa buggya okutuusa nnyinikyo lw’alijja, era oyo gwe ndikiwa.’
Injustice, injustice, injustice, will I make it: woe to it: such shall it be until he comes to whom it belongs; and I will deliver [it] to him.
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.
And you, son of man, prophesy, and you shall say, Thus says the Lord, concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach; and you shall say, O sword, sword, drawn for slaughter, and drawn for destruction, awake, that you may gleam.
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.
While you are seeing vain [visions], and while you are prophesying falsehoods, to bring yourself upon the necks of ungodly transgressors, the day is come, [even] an end, in a season of iniquity.
30 “‘Ekitala kizze mu kiraato kyakyo. Mu kifo mwe watondebwa, mu nsi ey’obujjajja, eyo gye ndikusalirira omusango.
Turn, rest not in this place wherein you were born: in your own land will I judge you.
31 Ndikufukako ekiruyi kyange, ne nkufuuwako omuliro ogw’obusungu bwange, ne nkuwaayo mu mikono gy’abasajja abakambwe abali ng’ensolo, abaatendekebwa mu byo kuzikiriza.
And I will pour out my wrath upon you, I will blow upon you with the fire of my wrath, and I will deliver you into the hands of barbarians skilled in working destruction.
32 Oliba nku za muliro, n’omusaayi gwo guliyiyibwa mu nsi yo, era tolijjukirwa nate, kubanga nze Mukama njogedde.’”
You shall be fuel for fire; your blood shall be in the midst of your land; there shall be no remembrance at all of you: for I the Lord have spoken [it].
