Yeremiya 22
1 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “Serengeta ogende mu lubiri lwa kabaka wa Yuda
Thus said Jehovah, 'Go down [to] the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said,
2 olangirire obubaka buno nti, Wulira ekigambo kya Katonda ggwe kabaka wa Yuda, ggw’atuula ku ntebe ya Dawudi, mmwe abakungu n’abantu bammwe abayita mu miryango gino.
Hear a word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, who art sitting on the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people, who are coming in at these gates,
3 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, Musale emisango egy’ensonga, mukole ebituufu. Anyagiddwako ebibye mumuggye mu mukono gw’oyo amujooga. Temukola kibi oba eby’obukambwe eri omugwira, newaakubadde atalina kitaawe, newaakubadde nnamwandu so temuyiwa musaayi gw’abantu abataliiko musango mu kifo kino.
Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.
4 Kubanga bwe muneegendereza ne mukuuma ebiragiro bino, olwo bakabaka abatuula ku ntebe ya Dawudi baliyita mu miryango gy’olubiri luno nga batudde mu magaali gaabwe n’abo abeebagadde embalaasi nga bawerekerwako n’abakungu baabwe, n’abantu baabwe.
For, if ye certainly do this thing, Then come in by the gates of this house Have kings sitting for David on his throne, Riding on chariot, and on horses, He, and his servants, and his people.
5 ‘Naye bwe mutaagondere biragiro bino, nneelayirira ku lwange nti olubiri luno lulifuuka matongo,’ bw’ayogera Mukama.”
And if ye do not hear these words, By myself I have sworn — an affirmation of Jehovah, That this house is for a desolation.
6 Kubanga kino Mukama ky’agamba ku lubiri lwa kabaka wa Yuda nti, “Newaakubadde ng’oli nga Gireyaadi gye ndi, ng’entikko y’olusozi Lebanooni, ddala ddala nzija kukufuula ddungu, ng’ebibuga ebitaliimu bantu.
For thus said Jehovah, Concerning the house of the king of Judah: Gilead [art] thou to Me — head of Lebanon, If not — I make thee a wilderness, Cities not inhabited.
7 Ndikusindikira abakuzikiriza, buli musajja n’ebyokulwanyisa bye, era balitema emivule gyo egisinga obulungi ne bagisuula mu muliro.
And I have separated for thee destroyers, Each with his weapons, And they have cut down the choice of thy cedars, And have cast them on the fire.
8 “Abantu abava mu mawanga amangi baliyita ku kibuga kino nga beebuuzaganya bokka ne bokka nti, ‘Lwaki Mukama yakola ekintu ekifaanana bwe kiti ku kibuga kino ekikulu bwe kiti?’
And many nations have passed by this city, And they have said, each to his neighbour, For what hath Jehovah done thus to this great city?
9 Era eky’okuddamu kibeere nti, ‘Kubanga beerabira endagaano ya Mukama Katonda waabwe ne basinza era ne baweereza bakatonda abalala.’”
And they have said, 'Because that they have forsaken The covenant of Jehovah their God, And bow themselves to other gods, and serve them.'
10 Temukaabira kabaka afudde oba okumukungubagira, wabula mukaabire nnyo oyo omuwaŋŋanguse, kubanga taliddayo kulaba nsi ye nate.
Ye do not weep for the dead, nor bemoan for him, Weep ye sore for the traveller, For he doth not return again, Nor hath he seen the land of his birth.
11 Kubanga kino Mukama ky’agamba ku Sallumu mutabani wa Yosiya kabaka wa Yuda eyasikira Yosiya n’afuuka kabaka wa Yuda naye n’atwalibwa. “Talidda.
For thus said Jehovah concerning Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah, who is reigning instead of Josiah his father, who hath gone forth from this place: He doth not turn back hither again;
12 Alifiira eyo gye baamutwala nga musibe, taliraba nsi eno nate.”
For in the place whither they have removed him he dieth, And this land he doth not see again.
13 “Zimusanze oyo azimba olubiri ku butali butuukirivu, ebisenge bye ebya waggulu ku butali bwenkanya abantu b’ensi ye n’abakozeseza bwereere n’atabasasula mpeera yaabwe.
Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
14 Agamba nti, ‘Nzija kwezimbira olubiri olunene n’ebisenge ebya waggulu ebigazi ennyo.’ Kale nnaakola amadirisa amanene nnaateekamu emivule era nnaasiigako langi emyufu.
Who is saying, 'I build for myself a large house, And airy upper chambers,' And he hath cut out for himself its windows, Ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
15 “Okweyongerayongera emivule emingi kikufuula kabaka? Kitaawo teyalina byakulya na byakunywa? Yakola ebituufu eby’obwenkanya. Noolwekyo byonna byamugendera bulungi.
Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father — did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then [it is] well with him.
16 Yalwanirira abaavu n’abali mu bwetaavu kale byonna ne bimugendera bulungi. Ekyo si kye kitegeeza okummanya?” bw’ayogera Mukama.
He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then [it is] well — is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
17 “Naye amaaso gammwe n’emitima gyammwe biri ku magoba ag’obukuusa, ne ku kuyiwa omusaayi ogutaliiko musango ne ku kunyigiriza ne ku kunyaga.”
But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.
18 Noolwekyo kino Mukama ky’ayogera ku Yekoyakimu omwana wa Yosiya kabaka wa Yuda nti, “Tebalimukungubagira; ‘Kikafuuwe, mukama wange!’ Kikafuuwe, obugagga bwe!
Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: They do not lament for him, Ah, my brother, and Ah, sister, They do not lament for him, Ah, lord, and Ah, his honour.
19 Aliziikibwa nga bwe baziika endogoyi, akululwe asuulibwe ebweru w’enzigi za Yerusaalemi.”
The burial of an ass — he is buried, Dragged and cast out thence to the gates of Jerusalem.
20 “Genda mu Lebanooni okaabe, leka eddoboozi lyo liwulirwe mu Basani. Kaabira ku Abalimu, kubanga bonna ababadde ku ludda lwo bazikiridde.
Go up to Lebanon, and cry, And in Bashan give forth thy voice, And cry from Abarim, For destroyed have been all loving thee.
21 Nayogera gy’oli ng’okyali mu biseera byo eby’obugagga naye n’ogamba nti, ‘Sijja kuwuliriza!’ Bw’oti bw’obadde okuva mu buto bwo, togonderanga ku ddoboozi lyange.
I have spoken unto thee in thine ease, Thou hast said, 'I do not hearken,' This [is] thy way from thy youth, For thou hast not hearkened to My voice.
22 Empewo erikunguzza abalunzi b’ebisibo byo bonna, n’abawagizi bo batwalibwe mu buwaŋŋanguse. Olwo okwatibwe ensonyi oggweemu amaanyi olw’ebibi byo byonna.
All thy friends consume doth wind, And thy lovers into captivity do go, Surely then thou art ashamed, And hast blushed for all thy wickedness.
23 Mmwe abali mu Lebanooni, abesulira mu bizimbe eby’emivule, nga mulikaaba, ng’obulumi bubajjidde! Okulumwa ng’okw’omukazi alumwa okuzaala.
O dweller in Lebanon, making a nest among cedars, How gracious hast thou been when pangs come to thee, Pain — as of a travailing woman.
24 “Ddala ddala nga bwe ndi omulamu, wadde ggwe Koniya omwana wa Yekoyakimu, singa wali mpeta ey’obuyinza ku mukono gwange ogwa ddyo, nandikusiseeko,” bw’ayogera Mukama.
I live — an affirmation of Jehovah, Though Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah Were a seal on My right hand, Surely thence I draw thee away,
25 “Ndikuwaayo eri abo abanoonya obulamu bwo, abo bootya, Nebukadduneeza kabaka w’e Babulooni era n’eri Abakaludaaya.
And I have given thee into the hand of those seeking thy life, And into hands of which thou art afraid, Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of the Chaldeans.
26 Ndikusuula mu nsi endala gye mutaazaalibwa, ggwe ne maama wo eyakuzaala, era eyo mwembi gye mulifiira.
And I have cast thee, And thy mother who bore thee, unto another country, Where ye were not born, and there do ye die.
27 Temulidda mu nsi gye mwegomba okuddamu.”
And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
28 Omusajja ono Koniya kintu ekinyoomebwa, ekimenyese, ekitaliiko ayagala? Lwaki ye n’abaana be balikanyugibwa ebweru, basuulibwe mu nsi gye batamanyi?
A grief — a despised broken thing — is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Wherefore have they been cast up and down, He and his seed, Yea, they were cast on to a land that they knew not?
29 Ayi ggwe ensi, ensi, wulira ekigambo kya Katonda!
Earth, earth, earth, hear a word of Jehovah,
30 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “Omusajja ono mumubale ng’atazaalangako kubanga tewali ku baana be alikulaakulana, alituula ku ntebe ya Dawudi oba aliddayo okufuga mu Yuda.”
Thus said Jehovah: Write ye this man childless, A man — he doth not prosper in his days, For none of his seed doth prosper, Sitting on the throne of David, And ruling again in Judah!
