Ezeekyeri 8
1 Awo mu mwaka ogw’omukaaga, mu mwezi ogw’omukaaga ku lunaku olwokutaano, bwe nnali nga ntudde mu nnyumba yange n’abakadde ba Yuda, nga batudde mu maaso gange omukono gwa Mukama Katonda ne gunzikako.
And it cometh to pass, in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth of the month, I am sitting in my house, and elders of Judah are sitting before me, and fall on me there doth a hand of the Lord Jehovah,
2 Bwe natunula ne ndaba ekifaananyi ky’omuntu, okuva mu kiwato kye okukka wansi ngali ng’omuliro, n’okuva mu kiwato kye okwambuka ng’ayakaayakana ng’ekyuma ekyaka omuliro.
and I look, and lo, a likeness as the appearance of fire, from the appearance of His loins and downward — fire, and from His loins and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of copper.
3 N’agolola ekyalabika ng’omukono n’akwata enviiri zange. Omwoyo n’ansitula wakati w’ensi n’eggulu mu kwolesebwa kwa Katonda n’antwala e Yerusaalemi ku mulyango ogw’oluggi olutunuulira Obukiikakkono olw’oluggya olw’omunda ogutunuulira Obukiikakkono, awaali bakatonda abalala abaleetera Katonda obuggya.
And He putteth forth a form of a hand, and taketh me by a lock of my head, and lift me up doth a spirit between the earth and the heavens, and it bringeth me in to Jerusalem in visions of God, unto the opening of the inner gate that is facing the north, where [is] the seat of the figure of jealousy that is making jealous,
4 Era awo we waali ekitiibwa kya Katonda wa Isirayiri, ng’okwolesebwa kwe nalaba mu kyererezi.
and lo, there the honour of the God of Israel, as the appearance that I saw in the valley.
5 Awo n’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, yimusa amaaso eri Obukiikakkono.” Awo ne nnyimusa amaaso gange, era laba mu mulyango ogw’Obukiikakkono ogw’oluggi lw’ekyoto ne ndaba ekifaananyi eky’obuggya.
And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes the way of the north.' And I lift up mine eyes the way of the north, and lo, on the north of the gate of the altar this figure of jealousy, at the entrance.
6 N’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, olaba kye bakola, ebigambo eby’ekivve ennyumba ya Isirayiri byekolera wano, nga bangobera wala n’ekifo kyange ekitukuvu? Naye oliraba ebintu eby’ekivve ebisingawo.”
And He saith unto me, 'Son of man, art thou seeing what they are doing? the great abominations that the house of Israel are doing here, to keep far off from My sanctuary; and again thou dost turn, thou dost see great abominations.'
7 Awo n’antwala ku mulyango ogw’oluggya. Ne ndaba ekituli mu bbugwe.
And He bringeth me in unto an opening of the court, and I look, and lo, a hole in the wall;
8 N’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, kaakano sima mu bbugwe.” Ne nsima mu bbugwe, ne ndabayo omulyango.
and He saith unto me, 'Son of man, dig, I pray thee, through the wall;' and I dig through the wall, and lo, an opening.
9 Awo n’aŋŋamba nti, “Yingira olabe ebikolwa ebitali bya butuukirivu n’eby’ekivve bye bakola eyo.”
And He saith to me, 'Go in, and see the evil abominations that they are doing here.'
10 Ne nnyingira ne ndaba, era ku bisenge ne ndabako ebyekulula ebya buli kika kyonna, n’ensolo ez’emizizo ne bakatonda abalala bonna ab’ennyumba ya Isirayiri.
And I go in, and look, and lo, every form of creeping thing, and detestable beast — and all the Idols of the house of Israel — graved on the wall, all round about,
11 Abakadde nsanvu ab’ennyumba ya Isirayiri baali bayimiridde mu maaso gaabyo, ne Yaazaniya mutabani wa Safani, ng’ayimiridde wakati mu bo. Buli omu ku bo yali akute ekyoterezo mu mukono gwe, ng’ekire eky’akaloosa ak’obubaane kinyooka okuva mu byo.
and seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel — and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing in their midst — are standing before them, and each his censer in his hand, and the abundance of the cloud of perfume is going up.
12 N’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, olabye abakadde b’ennyumba ya Isirayiri bye bakola mu nzikiza, buli omu ng’ali mu ssabo lya katonda we? Bagamba nti, ‘Mukama tatulaba, era Mukama yeerabira ensi.’”
And He saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man, that which elders of the house of Israel are doing in darkness, each in the inner chambers of his imagery, for they are saying, Jehovah is not seeing us, Jehovah hath forsaken the land?'
13 N’addamu n’aŋŋamba nti, “Oliraba ebintu eby’ekivve ebisinga n’ebyo.”
And He saith unto me, 'Again thou dost turn, thou dost see great abominations that they are doing.'
14 Awo n’antwala ku mulyango ogw’oluggi olw’Obukiikakkono ogw’ennyumba ya Mukama, ne ndaba abakazi abatudde eyo nga bakaabira katonda waabwe Tammuzi.
And He bringeth me in unto the opening of the gate of the house of Jehovah that [is] at the north, and lo, there the women are sitting weeping for Tammuz.
15 N’aŋŋamba nti, “Ebyo obirabye, omwana w’omuntu? Oliraba eby’ekivve ebisinga n’ebyo.”
And He saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man? again thou dost turn, thou dost see greater abominations than these.'
16 Awo n’antwala mu luggya olw’omunda olw’ennyumba ya Mukama, awo ku mulyango gwa yeekaalu ya Mukama wakati w’ekisasi n’ekyoto, nga waliwo abasajja ng’amakumi abiri mu bataano, nga bakubye amabega eyeekaalu ya Mukama, nga batunudde Ebuvanjuba, ne bagwa bugazi nga basinza enjuba nga batunudde Ebuvanjuba.
And He bringeth me in unto the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and lo, at the opening of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, about twenty-five men, their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces eastward, and they are bowing themselves eastward to the sun.
17 N’ambuuza nti, “Ebyo obirabye, omwana w’omuntu? Kintu kitono ennyumba ya Yuda okukola ebintu eby’ekivve bye baakola wano? Kibagwanira okujjuza ensi n’ebikolwa eby’obukambwe ne bongeranga okunyiiza? Laba basembeza ettabi ku nnyindo yaabwe!
And He saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man? hath it been a light thing to the house of Judah to do the abomination that they have done here, that they have filled the land with violence, and turn back to provoke Me to anger? and lo, they are putting forth the branch unto their nose!
18 Kyendiva mbabonereza n’obusungu; siribakwatirwa kisa newaakubadde okubasonyiwa, era ne bwe balindekaanira siribawuliriza.”
And I also deal in fury, Mine eye doth not pity, nor do I spare, and they have cried in Mine ears — a loud voice — and I do not hear them.'
