Yeremiya 17
1 “Ekibi kya Yuda kiwandiikiddwa n’ekkalaamu ey’ekyuma n’ejjinja essongovu; kirambiddwa ku mitima gyabwe ne ku mayembe g’ebyoto byabwe.
The sin of Judah, is written With a stylus of iron, With the point of a diamond: It is engraved Upon the tablet of their heart, And upon the horns of your altars;
2 N’abaana baabwe basinziza ku byoto bya bakatonda ba Asera ebiri ku buli muti oguyimiridde era ne ku busozi obuwanvu.
So long as their sons remember their altars, and their Sacred Stems, By the green tree, —Upon the high hills,
3 Olusozi lwange oluli mu nsi, obugagga bwammwe n’ebintu byo eby’omuwendo byonna, ndibiwaayo byonna binyagibwe n’ebifo byammwe ebigulumivu kwe musaddaakira olw’ekibi ekibunye mu nsi yonna.
O my mountain in the field Thy substance all thy treasures, for a prey, will I give: Thy high places for sin, within all thy bounds.
4 Musango gwo ggwe nti olifiirwa ensi gye nakuwa okuba omugabo gwo, ndikufuula muddu wa balabe bo mu nsi gy’otomanyangako, kubanga mu busungu bwange omuliro gukoleezeddwa ogunaayakanga emirembe gyonna.”
So shalt thou even of thyself, suffer to rest the inheritance which I gave thee, Seeing that I will cause thee to serve thine enemies, in the land which thou knowest not; For, a fire, have ye kindled in mine anger, Unto times age-abiding, shall it burn.
5 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, Akolimiddwa oyo eyeesiga omuntu era eyeesiga omubiri okuba amaanyi ge, era alina omutima oguva ku Katonda.
Thus, saith Yahweh Accursed is the man—Who trusteth in a son of earth, And hath made flesh his arm, —And whose heart from Yahweh, turneth aside:
6 Aliba ng’ekisaka mu ddungu, ataliraba birungi bwe birijja, naye alibeera mu biwalakate mu ddungu, ensi ey’omunnyo omutali abeeramu.
Therefore shall he become as a shrub in the waste plain, Neither shall he perceive when good cometh, But shall inhabit Parched places in a wilderness, A land of salt that cannot be dwelt in.
7 Naye alina omukisa omusajja oyo eyeesiga Mukama, nga Mukama ly’essuubi lye.
Blessed is the man Who trusteth in Yahweh, To whom Yahweh is his ground of confidence;
8 Ali ng’omuti ogusimbiddwa awali amazzi, ne gulandiza emirandira gyagwo ku mabbali g’omugga, nga wadde omusana gujja, tegutya n’amakoola gaagwo tegawotoka, so tegulyeraliikirira mu mwaka ogw’ekyeya era teguliremwa kubala bibala.
For he shall become like a tree planted by waters, And, by a stream, shall he send out his roots, Neither shall he perceive when heat cometh, But, his leaf shall continue green: Even in a year of dearth, shall he not be anxious, Neither shall he cease from bearing fruit.
9 Omutima mulimba okusinga ebintu byonna, era gulwadde endwadde etawonyezeka. Ani ayinza okugutegeera?
Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward, —Who can know it?
10 “Nze Mukama nkebera omutima, ngezesa emmeeme, okuwa buli muntu ng’amakubo ge bwe gali, ng’ebikolwa bye bwe biri.”
I—Yahweh, Searching the heart, Testing the affections; And giving to every man According to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
11 Ng’enkwale bw’eyalula amagi geetebiikanga, bw’atyo bw’abeera oyo afuna obugagga mu makubo amakyamu; obulamu bwe nga bwakabeerawo kaseera buseera, bulimuggwaako era oluvannyuma alizuulibwa nga musiru.
As a partridge gathereth eggs she did not lay, [So] is he that maketh riches but not with justice, —In the midst of his days, shall he leave them, And in his latter end, prove to have been base.
12 Ekifo kyaffe ekitukuvu, ntebe ey’ekitiibwa eyagulumizibwa okuva ku lubereberye.
A throne of glory, exalted from the beginning, hath been the place of our sanctuary.
13 Ayi Mukama essuubi lya Isirayiri, bonna abakuvaako baliswala. Abo abakuvaako ne bakuleka baliba ng’abawandiikiddwa mu nfuufu, kubanga bavudde ku Mukama, oluzzi olw’amazzi amalamu.
Thou hope of Israel Yahweh, All who forsake thee, shall turn pale, —Yea, all who depart from me, in the ground, shall be written, For they have forsaken a fountain of living water, even Yahweh.
14 Mponya, Ayi Mukama, nange nnaawona, ndokola nange nnaalokoka, kubanga ggwe gwe ntendereza.
Heal thou me O Yahweh, that I may be healed, Save me that I may be saved, —For, my praise, thou art!
15 Tobakkiriza kuŋŋamba nti, “Ekigambo kya Mukama kiri ludda wa? Ka kituukirire nno kaakano!”
Lo! they, are saying unto me, —Where is the word of Yahweh? Pray thee let it come to pass!
16 Sirekeddaawo kuba musumba wa ndiga zo, omanyi nga sikusabanga kubaleetako nnaku. Byonna ebiva mu kamwa kange tebikukwekeddwa, obimanyi.
But as for me, I have neither forced myself away from tending the flock after thee, Nor yet for the woeful day, have I longed—thou, knowest, —That which came out of my lips, before thy face, was uttered.
17 Toba wa ntiisa gye ndi, ggwe oli buddukiro bwange mu kiseera eky’okulabiramu ennaku.
Do not thou become to me a terror, —My refuge, art thou, in the day of calamity.
18 Abo abanjigganya leka baswale, era onkuume nneme kuswala; leka bagwemu ekyekango nze onkuume nneme okwekanga, batuuse ku lunaku olw’ekikangabwa, bazikiririze ddala.
Let my persecutors, turn pale, but let not me, turn pale, Let, them, be terrified, but let not, me, be terrified, —Bring thou upon them a day of calamity, And with a double fracture, destroy them.
19 Bw’ati Mukama bwe yaŋŋamba nti, “Genda oyimirire ku mulyango gw’abantu, bakabaka ba Yuda mwe bayingirira n’okufuluma; yimirira ne ku nzigi endala eza Yerusaalemi.
Thus, said Yahweh unto me—Go and stand in the gate of the sons of the people, through which the kings of Judah enter in, and through which they come out, —also in all the gates of Jerusalem.
20 Bagambe nti, ‘Muwulirize ekigambo kya Mukama mmwe bakabaka ba Yuda n’abantu bonna ababeera mu Yerusaalemi, abayita mu miryango gy’ekibuga.
Then shalt thou say unto them—Hear ye the word of Yahweh Ye kings of Judah and all Judah, And all ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, —who enter in through these gates:
21 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, Weegendereze oleme kufulumya mugugu gwonna mu nnyumba yo wadde okukola omulimu gwonna ku ssabbiiti, naye mukuume olunaku lwa Ssabbiiti nga lutukuvu nga temulukolerako mulimu gwonna,
Thus, saith Yahweh, Take heed unto your souls, —And do not bear any burden on the sabbath day, Nor bring it in through the gates of Jerusalem, —
22 era kuuma olunaku lwa Ssabbiiti nga lutukuvu nga bwe nalagira bajjajjammwe.’
Neither shall ye take forth any burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, Nor any manner of work, shall ye do, —But ye shall hallow the sabbath day, As I commanded your fathers.
23 Naye tebaawuliriza wadde okukkiriza okunenyezebwa.
Howbeit they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, —but stiffened their neck, that they might not hearken, neither receive correction.
24 Kyokka bwe muneegendereza ne muŋŋondera, bw’ayogera Mukama, ‘ne mutayisa kintu kyonna kye mwetisse mu miryango gy’ekibuga ku ssabbiiti, naye ne mukuuma olwa Ssabbiiti nga lutukuvu obutakolerako mulimu gwonna,
And it shall come to pass, —If ye will, indeed hearken, unto me Declareth Yahweh, To bring in no burden through the gates of this city, on the sabbath day, —But to hallow the sabbath day, by not doing thereon any manner of work,
25 olwo bakabaka abatuula ku ntebe ya Dawudi bajja kuyita mu miryango gy’ekibuga n’abakungu baabwe. Bo n’abakungu baabwe baakujja ng’abamu bavuga amagaali abalala nga beebagadde embalaasi, nga bawerekeddwako abasajja ba Yuda n’abo abali mu Yerusaalemi era ekibuga kino kiribeerwamu emirembe gyonna.
Then shall enter in through the gates of this city, Kings and princes Sitting on the throne of David, Riding in chariots and on horses They, and their princes, The men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, And this city shall remain unto times age-abiding.
26 Abantu balijja okuva mu bibuga bya Yuda ne mu byalo ebiriraanye Yerusaalemi, okuva mu bitundu bya Benyamini ne mu biwonvu ne mu nsozi z’ebugwanjuba, n’okuva mu nsi ey’ensozi ey’e Negevu, nga baleeta ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa, ne ssaddaaka, ebiweebwayo eby’empeke, n’obubaane era n’ebiweebwayo eby’okwebaza mu nnyumba ya Mukama.
And they shall come in—Out of the cities of Judah and Out of the places round about Jerusalem, and Out of the land of Benjamin, and Out of the lowlands, and out of the hill country, and Out of the South, Bringing in ascending-offering, and peace-offering, and meal-offering, and frankincense, —Even they who bring in a thank-offering into the house of Yahweh,
27 Naye bwe mutaŋŋondere kukuuma lunaku lwa Ssabbiiti nga lutukuvu ne mwetikkirako emigugu gyammwe nga mufuluma mu nguudo za Yerusaalemi ku lunaku olwa Ssabbiiti, ndikoleeza omuliro ogutazikira mu miryango gya Yerusaalemi oguliyokya ebigo byakyo.’”
But, if ye will not hearken unto me—To hallow the sabbath day, And to bear no burden and bring in through the gates of Jerusalem, on the sabbath day, Then will I kindle a fire within her gates, And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, And shall not be quenched.
