Balam 17

1 Waaliwo omusajja eyabeeranga mu nsi ey’ensozi Efulayimu, erinnya lye Mikka.

and to be man from mountain: hill country Ephraim and name his Micah

2 N’agamba nnyina nti, “Ebitundu bya ffeeza olukumi mu ekikumi ebyakubulako, n’okukolima n’okolima, nga mpulira, laba, effeeza eyo nze njirina. Nze nagitwala.” Awo nnyina n’amugamba nti, “Mwana wange, Mukama Katonda akuwe omukisa.”

and to say to/for mother his thousand and hundred [the] silver: money which to take: take to/for you (and you(f. s.) *Q(K)*) to swear and also to say in/on/with ear: to ears my behold [the] silver: money with me I to take: take him and to say mother his to bless son: child my to/for LORD

3 Awo bwe yakomyawo ebitundu bya ffeeza ebyo olukumi mu ekikumi, eri nnyina, nnyina n’amugamba nti, “Mpaayo effeeza eno eri Mukama Katonda, okuva mu mukono gwange ku lw’omwana wange, ekolebwemu ekifaananyi ekyole n’ekifaananyi ekisaanuuse, era ndimuzza gy’oli.”

and to return: rescue [obj] thousand and hundred [the] silver: money to/for mother his and to say mother his to consecrate: dedicate to consecrate: dedicate [obj] [the] silver: money to/for LORD from hand my to/for son: child my to/for to make idol and liquid and now to return: rescue him to/for you

4 Awo bwe yazza effeeza, nnyina n’addira ebitundu ebikumi bibiri ebya ffeeza, n’abiwa omuweesi wa ffeeza, n’abikolamu ekifaananyi ekyole n’ekifaananyi ekisaanuuse. Ne biteekebwa mu nnyumba ya Mikka.

and to return: rescue [obj] [the] silver: money to/for mother his and to take: take mother his hundred silver: money and to give: give him to/for to refine and to make him idol and liquid and to be in/on/with house: home Micah

5 Omusajja oyo Mikka yalina essabo. N’akola efodi, n’ebifaananyi ebyole n’ayawula omu ku batabani be okuba kabona we.

and [the] man Micah to/for him house: temple God and to make ephod and teraphim and to fill [obj] hand: donate one from son: child his and to be to/for him to/for priest

6 Mu biro ebyo tewaaliwo kabaka mu Isirayiri, era buli muntu yakolanga nga bw’alaba.

in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) nothing king in/on/with Israel man: anyone [the] upright in/on/with eye his to make: do

7 Ne wabaawo omuvubuka ow’omu kika kya Yuda nga Muleevi, eyabeeranga mu Besirekemuyuda.

and to be youth from Bethlehem Bethlehem Judah from family Judah and he/she/it Levi and he/she/it to sojourn there

8 N’ava mu kibuga kya Besirekemuyuda n’atandika okunoonya gy’anaabera, n’atuuka mu nsi ey’ensozi eya Efulayimu mu nnyumba ya Mikka. Wabula yali akyali ku lugendo ng’akyanoonya aw’okubeera.

and to go: went [the] man from [the] city from Bethlehem Bethlehem Judah to/for to sojourn in/on/with in which to find and to come (in): come mountain: hill country Ephraim till house: home Micah to/for to make: [do] way: journey his

9 Mikka n’amubuuza nti, “Ova wa?” Omuleevi n’amuddamu nti, “Nva mu Besirekemuyuda, era nnoonya we nnyinza okubeera.”

and to say to/for him Micah from where? to come (in): come and to say to(wards) him Levi I from Bethlehem Bethlehem Judah and I to go: went to/for to sojourn in/on/with in which to find

10 Mikka n’amugamba nti, “Beera nange, obeere kitange era kabona, nange ndikuwa ebitundu bya ffeeza kkumi ng’empeera, era ne nkuwa n’engoye n’emmere.” Omuleevi n’abeera naye.

and to say to/for him Micah to dwell [emph?] with me me and to be to/for me to/for father and to/for priest and I to give: give to/for you ten silver: money to/for day: year and valuation garment and recovery your and to go: went [the] Levi

11 Awo Omuleevi n’akkiriza okubeera n’omusajja oyo, era omuvubuka n’aba gy’ali ng’omu ku batabani be.

and be willing [the] Levi to/for to dwell with [the] man and to be [the] youth to/for him like/as one from son: child his

12 Awo Mikka n’ayawula Omuleevi, era omuvubuka oyo n’abeera kabona we n’abeera mu nnyumba ya Mikka.

and to fill Micah [obj] hand: donate [the] Levi and to be to/for him [the] youth to/for priest and to be in/on/with house: home Micah

13 Mikka n’ayogera nti, “Kaakano mmanyi nga Mukama Katonda anankoleranga ebirungi, kubanga nnina Omuleevi nga kabona wange.”

and to say Micah now to know for be good LORD to/for me for to be to/for me [the] Levi to/for priest