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 pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Graven on the tablet of their heart, And on 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.
As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by 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 strength, All thy treasures — for a prey I give, Thy high places for sin in all thy borders.
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.”
And thou hast let go — even through thyself, Of thine inheritance that I gave to thee, And I have caused thee to serve thine enemies, In a land that thou hast not known, For a fire ye have kindled in Mine anger, Unto the age it doth 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 said Jehovah: Cursed [is] the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from Jehovah whose heart turneth.
6 Aliba ng’ekisaka mu ddungu, ataliraba birungi bwe birijja, naye alibeera mu biwalakate mu ddungu, ensi ey’omunnyo omutali abeeramu.
And he hath been as a naked thing in a desert, And doth not see when good cometh, And hath inhabited parched places in a wilderness, A salt land, and not inhabited.
7 Naye alina omukisa omusajja oyo eyeesiga Mukama, nga Mukama ly’essuubi lye.
Blessed [is] the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah.
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.
And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.
9 Omutima mulimba okusinga ebintu byonna, era gulwadde endwadde etawonyezeka. Ani ayinza okugutegeera?
Crooked [is] the heart above all things, And it [is] incurable — who doth know it?
10 “Nze Mukama nkebera omutima, ngezesa emmeeme, okuwa buli muntu ng’amakubo ge bwe gali, ng’ebikolwa bye bwe biri.”
I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each 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.
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, [Is] one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end — he is a fool.
12 Ekifo kyaffe ekitukuvu, ntebe ey’ekitiibwa eyagulumizibwa okuva ku lubereberye.
A throne of honour on high from the beginning, 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.
The hope of Israel [is] Jehovah, All forsaking Thee are ashamed, And 'My apostates' in the earth are written, For they have forsaken Jehovah, A fountain of living waters.
14 Mponya, Ayi Mukama, nange nnaawona, ndokola nange nnaalokoka, kubanga ggwe gwe ntendereza.
Heal me, O Jehovah, and I am healed, Save me, and I am saved, for my praise [art] Thou.
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 Jehovah? pray, let it come.'
16 Sirekeddaawo kuba musumba wa ndiga zo, omanyi nga sikusabanga kubaleetako nnaku. Byonna ebiva mu kamwa kange tebikukwekeddwa, obimanyi.
And I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou — Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,
17 Toba wa ntiisa gye ndi, ggwe oli buddukiro bwange mu kiseera eky’okulabiramu ennaku.
Be not Thou to me for a terror, My hope [art] Thou in a day of evil.
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 pursuers be ashamed, and let not me be ashamed — me! Let them be affrighted, and let not me be affrighted — me! Bring in on them a day of evil, And a second time [with] destruction 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 Jehovah unto me: 'Go, and thou hast stood in the gate of the sons of the people, by which kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all 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.
and thou hast said unto them: Hear a word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all inhabitants of Jerusalem, who are coming in by 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 said Jehovah, Take ye heed to yourselves, And ye bear not a burden on the day of rest, Nor have ye brought [it] in by the gates of Jerusalem.
22 era kuuma olunaku lwa Ssabbiiti nga lutukuvu nga bwe nalagira bajjajjammwe.’
Nor do ye take out a burden from your houses on the day of rest, Yea, any work ye do not do, And ye have sanctified the day of rest, As I have commanded your fathers.
23 Naye tebaawuliriza wadde okukkiriza okunenyezebwa.
And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction.
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 hath been, if ye certainly hearken unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, So as not to bring in a burden By the gates of this city on the day of rest, And to sanctify the day of rest, So as not to do in it any 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 entered by the gates of this city have kings and princes, Sitting on the throne of David, Riding in a chariot, and on horses, They, and their princes, the man of Judah, And inhabitants of Jerusalem, And this city hath remained to the age.
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 have come in from cities of Judah, And from suburbs of Jerusalem, And from the land of Benjamin, And from the low country, And from the hill-country, and from the south, Bringing in burnt-offering, and sacrifice, And present, and frankincense, And bringing praise [to] the house of Jehovah.
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.’”
And if ye do not hearken unto me to sanctify the day of rest, And so as not to bear a burden, And to come in at the gates of Jerusalem on the day of rest, Then I have kindled a fire in its gates, And it hath consumed the high places of Jerusalem, And it is not quenched!'
