Ezera 9
1 Oluvannyuma lw’ebintu ebyo okukolebwa, abakulembeze ne bajja gye ndi ne boogera nti, “Abantu ba Isirayiri, omwo nga mwe muli bakabona n’Abaleevi, tebeeyawudde ku mawanga agabaliraanye n’ebikolwa byabwe eby’emizizo. Tebeeyawudde ku Bakanani, ne ku Bakiiti ne ku Baperizi ne ku Bayebusi ne ku Bamoni ne ku Bamowaabu ne ku Bamisiri ne ku Bamoli.
Now when these things were accomplished, the princes approached me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the nations of the lands, notwithstanding their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the 'Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Emorites;
2 Bawasizza abamu ku bawala baabwe, n’abawala ne bafumbirwa abamu ku batabani baabwe, bwe kityo eggwanga ettukuvu ne lyetabula n’amawanga agabeetoolodde. Ku nsonga eyo abakulembeze n’abakungu, be basinze okwonoona.”
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons; and the holy seed have mingled themselves with the nations of these lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers hath been the first in this trespass.
3 Awo bwe nawulira ebigambo ebyo, ne njuza ekkanzu yange n’omunagiro gwange, ne nkunyuula enviiri ku mutwe gwange ne mu kirevu kyange ne ntuula wansi nga nnakuwadde.
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and I plucked out some of the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astounded.
4 Bonna abatya ebigambo bya Katonda wa Isirayiri ne bakuŋŋaanira we ndi, olw’obutali bwesigwa obw’abaawaŋŋangusibwa. Ne ntuula wansi nga nnakuwadde okutuusa ekiseera eky’ekiweebwayo eky’akawungeezi bwe kyatuuka.
And then assembled themselves unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat astounded until the evening sacrifice.
5 Awo mu kiseera eky’ekiweebwayo eky’akawungeezi ne ngolokoka okuva we nnali ntudde, n’ekkanzu yange enjulifu n’omunagiro gwange omuyulifu, ne nfukamira ne ngolola emikono gyange eri Mukama Katonda wange,
And at the evening sacrifice I rose up from my fasting, and while rending my garment and my mantle, I knelt down upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God.
6 ne nsaba nti: “Ayi Katonda wange, nkwatiddwa ensonyi, era sisobola kuyimusa maaso gange eri gwe Katonda wange, kubanga obutali butuukirivu bwaffe busukiridde emitwe gyaffe, n’omusango gwaffe gutuuse mu ggulu.
And I said, O my God, I am ashamed and confounded to lift up my face unto thee, my God! for our iniquities are increased above our head, and our guiltiness is grown up as far as the heavens.
7 Okuva mu biro bya bajjajjaffe n’okutuusa leero, omusango gugenze gweyongera; era olw’obutali butuukirivu bwaffe, bakabaka baffe, ne bakabona baffe baweereddwayo mu mukono gwa bakabaka ab’ensi, n’eri ekitala, n’eri obusibe, n’eri obunyazi, n’eri obuswavu obungi, nga bwe kiri mu nnaku zino.
From the days of our fathers have we been in a great guiltiness even until this day; and through our iniquities have we been delivered, we, our kings, and our priests, into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to the shame of face, as it is this day.
8 “Naye kaakano, akaseera katono, Mukama Katonda waffe atulaze ekisa n’atulekawo ffe abatono, n’atuwa ekifo ekisooka era ekinywevu mu watukuvu we, Katonda waffe n’amulisa amaaso gaffe, n’atuwa okuweeraweerako akatono mu busibe bwaffe.
And now for a little moment hath grace been extended from the Lord our God, to preserve us a remnant to escape, and to give us a stake in his holy place, that our God might enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9 Newaakubadde nga tuli baddu, Katonda waffe tatulekulidde mu busibe bwaffe, naye atulaze okusaasirwa mu maaso ga bakabaka b’e Buperusi. Atuwadde obulamu obuggya okuzimba ennyumba ya Katonda waffe, n’okuddaabiriza ebyo ebyayonooneka, era atutaddeko Bbugwe okutwetooloola okutukuuma mu Yuda ne mu Yerusaalemi.
For we are bondmen: yet in our bondage hath our God not forsaken us, but hath extended unto us kindness before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to exalt the house of our God, and to erect again its ruins, and to give us a fence in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10 “Kaakano Katonda waffe tunaayogera ki oluvannyuma lw’ebyo? Twaleka amateeka go
And now what shall we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,
11 ge watuwa ng’oyita mu baddu bo bannabbi, bwe wayogera nti, ‘Ensi gye mugenda okulya, nsi ejjudde obutali bulongoofu olw’abantu baamu, era bagijjuzizza ebikolwa eby’obugwagwa enjuuyi zonna.
Which thou hast commanded through means of thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to take possession thereof, is a land defiled through the defilement of the nations of the lands, through their abominations, with which they have filled it from one end to another through their uncleanness.
12 Noolwekyo temuwaayo bawala bammwe kufumbirwa batabani baabwe newaakubadde batabani bammwe okuwasa bawala baabwe. Temwongeranga ku bulungi bwabwe newaakubadde obugagga bwabwe, mulyoke mube n’amaanyi mulye ebirungi by’ensi, ate era mubirekere n’abaana bammwe okuba omugabo ogw’emirembe n’emirembe.’
And now your daughters shall ye not give unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye not take for your sons, and ye shall not seek their peace and their welfare unto eternity: in order that ye may be strong, and eat the best of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children unto eternity.
13 “Bino byonna bitutuuseeko olw’ebikolwa byaffe ebitali bya butuukirivu n’olw’omusango omunene gwe tulina, ate nga Katonda waffe totubonerezza ng’ebikolwa byaffe bwe biri, naye otuleseewo nga bwe tuli kaakano.
And after all that is come over us for our evil deeds, and for our great guiltiness, seeing that thou our God hast spared us [punishing us] less than our iniquities [deserved], and hast given us such deliverance as this:
14 Tunaayinza nate okumenya ebiragiro byo ne tuwasa mu mawanga ago agakola ebitasaana? Tolitunyiigira nnyo n’okusingawo n’otuzikiriza obutalekaawo muntu yenna?
Should we again make void thy commandments, and make marriage with these people of abominations? wouldst thou not be angry with us even to make an end of us, so that there would not be any remnant or escape?
15 Ayi Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri oli mutuukirivu, era otuleseewo ffe ekitundu kino leero. Laba tuli mu maaso go nga tuzzizza omusango, newaakubadde nga tewali eyandisobodde okuyimirira mu maaso go.”
O Lord, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we have been left a remnant that hath escaped, as it is this day; behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for there is no standing before thee because of this.
