Malaki 2
1 “Kale nno, mmwe bakabona, ekiragiro kino kyammwe.
And now to you, O ye priests, is this commandment:
2 Bwe mutaakyuse ku mpisa zammwe n’engeri zammwe, bwe mutaafeeyo kuwa linnya lyange kitiibwa,” bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye, “kale ndibasindikira ekikolimo era emikisa gyammwe girifuuka ekikolimo. Ate ddala mmaze okubakolimira kubanga ebikulu gye ndi temubitaddeeko mwoyo.
If ye will not hearken, If ye will not lay it to heart, To give glory to my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings; Yea, I have cursed them already, Because ye do not lay it to heart.
3 “Kale laba, ndibonereza ezzadde lyammwe, mbasiige n’obusa mu maaso, obusa bwa ssaddaaka zammwe, era mbagobewo mu maaso gange.
Behold, I will rebuke your seed, And I will scatter dung in your faces, The dung of your solemn feasts, And ye shall be carried to it.
4 Olwo lwe mulimanya nga mbawadde ekiragiro kino, endagaano yange ne Leevi eryoke etuukirire,” bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye.
And ye shall know that I have sent to you this commandment, That my covenant may remain with Levi, Saith Jehovah of hosts.
5 “Endagaano eri mu mateeka ago yali egenderedde kuleeta bulamu na mirembe era n’embimuwa asobole okuntya, era n’antya n’ayimirira ng’atya erinnya lyange.
My covenant was with him for life and peace, Which I gave to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, And was afraid before my name.
6 Amateeka ag’amazima gali mu kamwa ke era nga tewali bulimba busangibwa mu kamwa ke. Yatambula nange mu mirembe ne mu butuukirivu era n’aggya bangi mu kibi.
The law of truth was in his mouth, And unrighteousness was not found in his lips; He walked with me in truth and equity, And turned many away from iniquity.
7 “Kubanga emimwa gy’abasumba gisaana okukuuma eby’amagezi ebya Katonda era abantu basaana okunoonya okutegeera okuva mu bo, kubanga be babaka ba Mukama ow’Eggye.
For the lips of the priest should keep knowledge, And men should seek the law from his mouth; For he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
8 Naye mwakyama ne muva mu kkubo; mwesittaza bangi olw’ebyo bye muyigiriza; mwayonoona endagaano ya Leevi,” bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye.
But ye have departed from the way, Ye have caused many to stumble at the law, And ye have made void the covenant with Levi, Saith Jehovah of hosts.
9 “Noolwekyo nabafuula ekinyoomebwa era ekisekererwa mu maaso g’abantu bonna olw’obutagoberera makubo gange era musala emisango nga musaliriza.”
Therefore will I also make you Despicable and base before all the people; According as ye have not kept my ways. But have had respect to persons in the law.
10 Kale ffenna tetulina kitaffe omu? Si Katonda omu eyatutonda? Lwaki kale tetuli beesigwa eri bantu bannaffe, ne twonoona endagaano ya bakitaffe?
Have we not all one Father? Hath not one God created us? Why should we deal treacherously one against another, And profane the covenant made with our fathers?
11 Yuda takuumye bwesigwa n’eby’omuzizo ne bikolebwa mu Isirayiri ne mu Yerusaalemi. Kubanga Yuda yayonoona ekifo kya Mukama ekitukuvu, ky’ayagala ennyo, bwe yawasa omuwala wa lubaale.
Judah hath dealt treacherously, And an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah hath profaned the holy people of Jehovah, which he loveth, And hath married the daughter of a strange god.
12 Buli muntu yenna akola kino, oba kabona oba muntu wa bulijjo, Mukama alimuggya mu kika kya Yakobo, newaakubadde ng’aleeta ebiweebwayo eri Mukama ow’Eggye!
Jehovah will cut off the man that doeth this, Him that waketh and him that answereth, from the tents of Jacob, And him that bringeth an offering to Jehovah of hosts.
13 Ekirala kye mukola kye kino: Ekyoto kya Mukama mukijjuzza amaziga, nga mukaaba nga mukuba ebiwoobe kubanga ebiweebwayo byammwe takyabifaako.
And this also ye do: Ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, With weeping and with groans, So that he no more hath regard to the offering, Nor receiveth it with good-will from your hand.
14 Kale mubuuza nti, “Lwaki tabifaako?” Kubanga Mukama yali mujulirwa wakati wo ne mukazi wo ow’omu buvubuka bwo, naye ggwe tewali mwesigwa, ng’olimbalimba newaakubadde nga yali munno era mukazi wo gwe walagaana naye endagaano.
Yet ye say, “Wherefore?” It is because Jehovah has been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, Against whom thou hast dealt unfaithfully, Although she was thy companion and thy covenanted wife.
15 Katonda teyabafuula omu mu mwoyo? Era lwaki yabafuula omu? Kubanga yali anoonya ezzadde eriritya Katonda. Kale mwekuume nnyo waleme kubaawo agoba mukazi we, era alimbalimba mukazi we ow’omu buvubuka bwe.
But did not He make one only? And yet had he a residue of the spirit; And wherefore one? He sought a godly race. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And be not unfaithful to the wife of thy youth!
16 “Kubanga nkyawa abafumbo okwawukana,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri, “n’omusajja ajooga mukazi we,” bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye. Kale mwekuumenga mu mwoyo gwammwe mubeerenga beesigwa.
For I hate him that putteth away, Saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, And him that covereth his garment with violence, Saith Jehovah of hosts. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and be not unfaithful.
17 Mukama mumukooyezza n’ebigambo byammwe. Naye mubuuza nti, “Tumukooyezza tutya?” Kubanga mwogera nti buli akola ekibi, mulungi mu maaso ga Mukama, era abasanyukira; oba nti, “Ali ludda wa Katonda ow’obwenkanya?”
Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words; Yet ye say, “Wherein have we wearied him?” In that ye say, “Every one of them that do evil Is good in the sight of Jehovah, And in them he hath delight”; Or, “Where is the God of judgment?”
