< Ezera 3 >

1 Omwezi ogw’omusanvu bwe gwatuuka, Abayisirayiri ne bava mu bibuga gye baali, ne bakuŋŋaanira e Yerusaalemi nga bali bumu.
Pea ʻi heʻene hoko mai hono fitu ʻoe māhina, pea nofo ʻi honau ngaahi kolo ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, naʻe fakakātoa fakataha ʻe he kakai ki Selūsalema, ʻo hangē ko e tangata pe taha.
2 Awo Yesuwa mutabani wa Yozadaki ne bakabona banne, ne Zerubbaberi mutabani wa Seyalutyeri n’ab’ennyumba ye ne batandika okuzimba ekyoto kya Katonda wa Isirayiri, okuweerangako ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa nga bwe kyawandiikibwa, mu Mateeka ga Musa omusajja wa Katonda.
Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ai ʻa Sesua ko e foha ʻo Sosataki, mo hono ngaahi kāinga ko e kau taulaʻeiki, mo Selupepeli ko e foha ʻo Sialiteli mo hono ngaahi kāinga, ʻonau langa ʻae feilaulauʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ke ʻatu ʻi ai ʻae ngaahi feilaulau, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tohi ʻi he fono ʻa Mōsese ko e tangata ʻae ʻOtua.
3 Newaakubadde nga baalina entiisa ey’abamawanga agaali gabeetoolodde, basooka okuzimba ekyoto ku musingi gwakyo ne bawaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa eri Mukama, nga bawaayo eby’enkya n’eby’akawungeezi.
Pea naʻa nau fokotuʻu ʻae feilaulauʻanga ki hono ngaahi tuʻunga; he naʻe ʻiate kinautolu ʻae manavahē koeʻuhi ko e kakai ʻoe ngaahi fonua ko ia: pea naʻa nau ʻatu ʻi ai ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu kia Sihova, ʻio, ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu ʻi he pongipongi mo e efiafi.
4 Era ng’etteeka bwe liri, ne bakwata embaga ey’ensiisira ne bawaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa ebya buli lunaku ng’omuwendo ogwetaagibwa buli lunaku bwe gwali.
Naʻa nau fai ʻae kātoanga foki ʻoe ngaahi fale fehikitaki, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tohi, pea naʻe ʻatu lau pe ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu; ʻo fakatatau ki hono anga, ʻo taau mo e ngāue ʻae ʻaho kotoa pē;
5 N’oluvannyuma baawaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa ebya buli kiseera, omwezi nga gwa kaboneka ne ku buli mbaga zonna ezaatukuzibwa eza Mukama ezaalagirwa, ate n’ekiweebwayo ekya buli muntu eyawaayo eri Mukama ekiweebwayo awatali kuwalirizibwa.
Pea naʻa nau toki ʻatu ʻae feilaulau tutu fai maʻu pe, ʻi he ngaahi tuʻu efiafi, mo e ngaahi kātoanga kotofa kotoa pē ʻa Sihova ʻaia naʻe fakatapui, pea meiate ia kotoa pē naʻe ʻatu loto ʻofa ʻae feilaulau kia Sihova.
6 Okuva ku lunaku olw’olubereberye olw’omwezi ogw’omusanvu ne batandika okuwaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa eri Mukama, newaakubadde ng’omusingi gwa yeekaalu ya Mukama gwali tegunnazimbibwa.
Mei he ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻo hono fitu ʻoe māhina naʻa nau kamata ke ʻatu ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu kia Sihova. Ka naʻe teʻeki fakatoka ʻae tuʻunga ʻoe faletapu ʻo Sihova.
7 Ne bawa abazimbi n’ababazzi ensimbi, ne bawa n’ab’e Sidoni n’ab’e Tuulo ebyokulya n’ebyokunywa n’amafuta, okuleeta emivule okuva mu Lebanooni okugituusa ku nnyanja e Yopa, ng’ekiragiro kya Kuulo kabaka w’e Buperusi bwe kyali.
Naʻa nau ʻatu ʻae ngaahi paʻanga foki ki he kau tufunga maka, pea ki he kau tufunga ʻakau, mo e meʻa kai, mo e inu, mo e lolo, kiate kinautolu ʻo Saitoni, pea kiate kinautolu ʻo Taia, ke fetuku ʻae ngaahi ʻakau ko e sita mei Lepanoni ki he tahi ʻo Sopa, ʻo fakatatau ki hono tuʻutuʻuni meia Kolesi ko e tuʻi ʻo Peasia.
8 Awo mu mwezi ogwokubiri mu mwaka ogwokubiri nga batuuse awali yeekaalu ya Katonda mu Yerusaalemi, Zerubbaberi mutabani wa Seyalutyeri, ne Yesuwa mutabani wa Yozadaki ne baganda baabwe bakabona n’Abaleevi ne bonna abajja e Yerusaalemi okuva mu buwaŋŋanguse ne batandika omulimu ogw’okuzimba, era ne beerondamu abaali ab’emyaka amakumi abiri egy’obukulu, n’okusingawo, okulabirira omulimu ogw’okuddaabiriza yeekaalu ya Mukama.
Pea ko eni, ʻi hono ua taʻu ʻo ʻenau haʻu ki he fale ʻoe ʻOtua ʻi Selūsalema, ʻi hono ua ʻoe māhina, naʻe kamata ʻe Selupepeli ko e foha ʻo Sialiteli, mo Sesua ko e foha ʻo Sosataki, mo hono toe ʻo honau kāinga ko e kau taulaʻeiki, mo e kau Livai, mo kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu mei he nofo pōpula ki Selūsalema; ʻonau fakanofo ʻae kau Livai, mei he taʻu ʻe uofulu ʻo honau motuʻa ʻo fai hake, ke kamata ʻae ngāue ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova.
9 Awo Yesuwa ne batabani be ne baganda be, ne Kadumyeri ne batabani be, ne bazzukulu ba Yuda, nga bayambibwako ne batabani ba Kenedadi n’Abaleevi bonna ne bavunaanyizibwa okulabirira omulimu ogw’okuddaabiriza ennyumba ya Mukama.
Pea naʻe tuʻu fakataha ai ʻa Sesua mo hono ngaahi foha mo hono ngaahi kāinga, mo Katimieli mo hono ngaahi foha, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Siuta, ke fakahoko ʻae kau tangata ngāue ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua: ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Henatati, mo honau ngaahi foha mo honau ngaahi kāinga ko e kau Livai.
10 Awo abazimbi bwe baamala okuzimba omusingi gwa yeekaalu ya Mukama, bakabona nga bambadde ebyambalo byabwe ne bavaayo nga bakutte amakondeere, n’abaleevi, bazzukulu ba Asafu, nga bakutte ebitaasa, ne bayimirira mu bifo byabwe okutendereza Mukama, nga Dawudi kabaka wa Isirayiri bwe yateekateeka.
Pea ʻi he ʻai ʻe he kau langa fale ʻae tuʻunga ʻoe faletapu ʻo Sihova, naʻa nau tuku ke tuʻu ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻi honau ngaahi kofu mo e ngaahi meʻalea, mo e kau Livai ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAsafi mo e ngaahi meʻa pakihi ke fakaongolelei ʻa Sihova, ʻo fakatatau ki he tuʻutuʻuni ʻo Tevita ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli.
11 Ne bayimba ennyimba ez’okwebaza n’okutendereza Mukama nga boogera nti, “Mulungi, n’okwagala kwe eri Isirayiri kubeerera emirembe gyonna.” Abantu bonna ne bayimusa amaloboozi gaabwe nga batendereza Mukama, kubanga omusingi gw’ennyumba ya Mukama gwali guzimbiddwa.
Pea naʻa nau hiva kotoa pē ʻo fai fakalakanga ʻi he fakaongolelei mo e fakafetaʻi kia Sihova: “Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene angalelei, he ʻoku tolonga ʻene angaʻofa ki ʻIsileli ʻo taʻengata.” Pea naʻe kalanga ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻi he kalanga lahi, ʻi heʻenau fakafetaʻi kia Sihova, koeʻuhi kuo ʻai ʻae tuʻunga ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova.
12 Naye bangi ku bakabona n’Abaleevi abakadde, n’Abakulu b’ebika, abaalaba yeekaalu eyasooka, ne bakaaba nnyo ng’amaloboozi gaabwe gawulikika bwe baalaba ng’omusingi gwa yeekaalu empya guzimbiddwa, newaakubadde ng’abalala bangi baasanyuka nnyo nga bwe baleekaana;
Ka ko e tokolahi ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki, mo e kau Livai mo e kau tuʻu ki muʻa ʻi he ngaahi tamai, ʻaia ko e kau tangata motuʻa, naʻe mamata ki he ʻuluaki fale, ʻi he ai ʻae tuʻunga ʻoe fale ni ʻi honau ʻao, naʻa nau tangi leʻo lahi; pea kalanga ʻae tokolahi ʻi he fiefia.
13 nga si kyangu okwawula amaloboozi g’abo abaali bakaaba n’abaali basanyuka, kubanga abantu bonna baawowogana mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka, era n’amaloboozi gaabwe ne gawulirwa wala.
Ko ia naʻe ʻikai faʻa ongoʻi ke ʻilo ʻe he kakai ʻae kalanga ʻoe fiefia mei he longoaʻa ʻoe tangi ʻae kakai: he naʻe kalanga ʻe he kakai ʻi he kalanga lahi, pea naʻe ongoʻi ʻae longoaʻa ki he mamaʻo.

< Ezera 3 >