Okubala 21
1 Kabaka Omukanani ow’e Yaladi eyatuulanga mu bukiikaddyo, n’awulira nga Isirayiri ajjira mu kkubo lya Asalimu, n’alumba Isirayiri n’amulwanyisa n’awambamu abamu ku bo.
And he heard the Canaanite [the] king of Arad [who] dwelt the Negev that it had come Israel [the] way of the Atharim and he engaged in battle against Israel and he took captive - some of it captive[s].
2 Awo Isirayiri ne yeeyama eri Mukama Katonda obweyamo buno nti, “Bw’onoogabula abantu bano mu mukono gwaffe, ne tubawangula, ebibuga byabwe tulibizikiririza ddala.”
And it vowed Israel a vow to Yahweh and it said certainly [if] you will give the people this in hand my and I will totally destroy cities their.
3 Mukama Katonda n’awulira okwegayirira kw’Abayisirayiri, Abakanani n’abawaayo eri Abayisirayiri, ne bazikiriza ebibuga byabwe; ekifo ekyo ne kituumibwa erinnya Koluma.
And he listened Yahweh to [the] voice of Israel and he delivered up the Canaanite[s] and it totally destroyed them and cities their and someone called [the] name of the place Hormah.
4 Ne basitula okuva ku lusozi Koola, ne bakwata ekkubo eriraga ku Nnyanja Emyufu, balyoke beetooloole ensi ya Edomu. Abantu nga bali ku lugendo olwo ne batandika okuggwaamu obugumiikiriza.
And they set out from Hor the mountain [the] direction of [the] sea of reed[s] to go around [the] land of Edom and it became short [the] self of the people on the way.
5 Ne beemulugunyiza Musa ne Katonda nga boogera nti, “Lwaki mwatuggya mu Misiri okufiira wano mu malungu? Kubanga temuli mmere; so temuli mazzi; n’obumere buno bwe tufuna tubwetamiddwa.”
And it spoke the people against God and against Moses why? have you brought up us from Egypt to die in the wilderness for there not [is] food and there not [is] water and self our it loathes the food worthless.
6 Awo Mukama n’asindikira abantu emisota emikambwe egy’obusagwa, ne gibojja abantu, era abaana ba Isirayiri bangi ne bafa.
And he sent Yahweh among the people the snakes the saraphs and they bit the people and it died a people numerous from Israel.
7 Abantu ne bajja awali Musa, ne bamugamba nti, “Twayonoona bwe twakwemulugunyiza ne twemulugunyiza ne Mukama Katonda, ne tuboogerako bubi. Tusaba weegayirire Mukama atuggyeko emisota gino.” Musa n’asabira abantu.
And it came the people to Moses and they said we have sinned for we have spoken against Yahweh and against you pray to Yahweh so may he remove from on us the snake[s] and he prayed Moses for the people.
8 Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa nti, “Kolayo omusota ogufaanana nga giri emikambwe egy’obusagwa oguwanike ku mulongooti; buli anaabojjebwanga omusota, n’agutunulako, anaawonanga.”
And he said Yahweh to Moses make for yourself a saraph and put it on a standard and it will be every [one who] is bitten and he will see it and he will live.
9 Awo Musa n’aweesa omusota ogw’ekikomo, n’aguwanika ku mulongooti. Kale buli eyabojjebwanga omusota n’atunula ku musota ogw’ekikomo, ng’awona, ng’aba mulamu.
And he made Moses a snake of bronze and he put it on the standard and it was if it had bitten the snake anyone and he looked to [the] snake of bronze and he lived.
10 Awo abaana ba Isirayiri ne basitula ne batambula okutuuka mu Yebosi, ne basiisira omwo.
And they set out [the] people of Israel and they encamped in Oboth.
11 Ne basitula okuva mu Yebosi ne batambula, ne basiisira mu Lye-Abalimu, mu ddungu eryolekedde Mowaabu, ku luuyi olw’ebuvanjuba.
And they set out from Oboth and they encamped at Iye Abarim in the wilderness which [is] on [the] face of Moab from [the] rising of the sun.
12 Bwe baava awo, ne batambula okulaga mu kiwonvu kya Zeredi, ne basiisira omwo.
From there they set out and they encamped in [the] wadi of Zered.
13 Ne bava awo, ne batambula ne basiisira emitala w’omugga Alunoni, oguli mu ddungu erituuka ne ku nsalo ya Abamoli. Omugga Alunoni ye nsalo ya Mowaabu, eyawula Mowaabu n’Abamoli.
From there they set out and they encamped from [the] other side of Arnon which [is] in the wilderness which goes out from [the] border of the Amorite[s] that Arnon [is] [the] border of Moab between Moab and between the Amorite[s].
14 Kyekyava kiwandiikibwa mu Kitabo ky’Entalo za Mukama Katonda, nti, “Zakabu ne Sufa, n’ebiwonvu bya Alunoni,
There-fore it is said in [the] book of [the] wars of Yahweh Waheb in Suphah and the wadis Arnon.
15 n’obuserengeto bw’ebiwonvu ebituuka ku kibuga kya Ali, ne byesigama ku nsalo ya Mowaabu.”
And [the] slope of the wadis which it extends to [the] dwelling of Ar and it leans to [the] border of Moab.
16 Bwe baava eyo ne batambula okutuuka e Beeri, olwo lwe luzzi Mukama we yagambira Musa nti, “Abantu bonna bakuŋŋaanye, mbawe amazzi.”
And from there Beer towards that [is] the well which he said Yahweh to Moses gather the people so let me give to them water.
17 Isirayiri n’alyoka ayimba oluyimba luno, nti, “Weetale, ggwe Oluzzi! Muluyimbirire!
Then it sang Israel the song this spring up O well sing of it.
18 Muyimbe ku luzzi abalangira lwe baasima, abakungu n’abantu lwe baayiikuula, abakungu, emiggo gyabwe.”
A well [which] they dug it [the] leaders [which] they dug it [the] noble [people] of the people with a ruler's staff with staffs their and from [the] wilderness Mattanah.
19 Ne bava mu ddungu ne batambula okutuuka e Matana. Bwe baava e Matana ne balaga e Nakalieri, ne bava e Nakalieri ne balaga e Bamosi.
And from Mattanah Nahaliel and from Nahaliel Bamoth.
20 Bwe baava e Bamosi ne balaga mu kiwonvu ekiri mu matwale ga Mowaabu wansi w’olusozi Pisuga, kw’osinziira okulengera eddungu.
And from Bamoth the valley which [is] in [the] region of Moab [the] top of Pisgah and it looked down over [the] face of the desolate place.
21 Awo Isirayiri n’atuma ababaka eri Sikoni kabaka w’Abamoli ng’amugamba nti,
And it sent Israel messengers to Sihon [the] king of the Amorite[s] saying.
22 “Tukkirize tuyite mu nsi yo. Tetuliyita mu birime wadde mu nnimiro z’emizabbibu, era tetugenda kunywa na ku mazzi agali mu nzizi. Tugenda kutambulira mu Luguudo lwa Kabaka olunene mwokka okutuusa lwe tuliva mu nsi yo.”
Let me pass in land your not we will turn aside in a field and in a vineyard not we will drink water of a well on [the] way of the king we will go until that we will pass through territory your.
23 Naye Sikoni n’atakkiriza Isirayiri kuyita mu nsi ye. N’akuŋŋaanya eggye lye lyonna, n’agenda atabaale Isirayiri mu ddungu. Bwe yatuuka e Yakazi n’alwana ne Isirayiri.
And not he permitted Sihon Israel to pass in territory his and he gathered Sihon all people his and he went out to meet Israel the wilderness towards and he came Jahaz towards and he engaged in battle against Israel.
24 Isirayiri n’amufumita n’obwogi bw’ekitala, n’atwala ensi ye okuva ku mugga Alunoni okutuuka ku mugga Yaboki, n’atuukira ddala ku Bamoni, n’akoma awo, kubanga Abamoni baali ba maanyi nnyo ku nsalo yaabwe.
And it struck him Israel to [the] mouth of [the] sword and it took possession of land his from Arnon to Jabbok to [the] descendants of Ammon for [was] strong [the] border of [the] descendants of Ammon.
25 Isirayiri n’awamba ebibuga byonna eby’Abamoli n’abeera omwo, ne Kesuboni n’akiwambiramu n’obubuga bwonna obwali bukyetoolodde.
And it took Israel all the cities these and it dwelt Israel in all [the] cities of the Amorite[s] in Heshbon and in all daughters its.
26 Kesuboni kye kyali ekibuga ekikulu ekya Sikoni Kabaka w’Abamoli kye yali awambye ng’amaze okulwana n’eyali kabaka wa Mowaabu n’amuggyako ensi ye yonna okutuuka ku Alunoni.
For Heshbon [was] [the] city of Sihon [the] king of the Amorite[s] it and he he had waged war against [the] king of Moab former and he had taken all land his from hand his to Arnon.
27 Abayiiya ennyimba kyebaava bayimba nti, “Mujje e Kesuboni kizimbibwe; ekibuga kya Sikoni kizzibwewo.
There-fore they say those [who] speak proverbs come Heshbon let it be rebuilt and it may be established [the] city of Sihon.
28 “Omuliro gwafuluma mu Kesuboni, ennimi z’omuliro ne ziva mu kibuga kya Sikoni. Gwayokya Ali ekya Mowaabu, n’abatuula mu nsozi za Alunoni.
For fire it went out from Heshbon flame from [the] town of Sihon it consumed Ar of Moab [the] citizens of [the] high places of Arnon.
29 Zikusanze, gwe Mowaabu! Muzikirizibbwa, mmwe abantu ba Kemosi! Batabani be abawaddeyo eri kabaka Sikoni ow’Abamoli ne bafuuka ng’abanoonyi b’obubudamu ne bawala be, ng’abawambe.
Woe! to you O Moab you have perished O people of Chemosh he has made sons his fugitives and daughters his in captivity of [the] king of [the] Amorite[s] Sihon.
30 “Naye tubawangudde Kesuboni azikiridde okutuukira ddala ku Diboni. Tubafufuggazza okutuuka ku Nofa, kwe kutuukira ddala ku Medeba.”
And we shot at them it has perished Heshbon to Dibon and we have devastated to Nophah which [is] to Medeba.
31 Bw’atyo Isirayiri n’atuula mu nsi y’Abamoli.
And it dwelt Israel in [the] land of the Amorite[s].
32 Musa bwe yamala okutuma abakessi e Yazeri, abaana ba Isirayiri ne bawamba ebibuga ebyali bikyebunguludde, ne bagobamu Abamoli abaabibeerangamu.
And he sent Moses to spy out Jazer and they captured daughters its (and it dispossessed *Q(K)*) the Amorite[s] who [was] there.
33 Ne bakyuka ne bambukira mu kkubo eriraga e Basani. Ogi kabaka w’e Basani n’eggye lye lyonna ne yeesowolayo okubatabaala mu lutalo olwali mu Ederei.
And they turned and they went up [the] direction of Bashan and he went out Og [the] king of Bashan to meet them he and all people his for battle Edrei.
34 Mukama n’agamba Musa nti, “Tomutya; kubanga mugabudde mu mukono gwo, n’eggye lye lyonna awamu n’ensi ye; omukole nga bwe wakola Sikoni kabaka w’Abamoli eyafugiranga mu Kesuboni.”
And he said Yahweh to Moses may not you fear him for in hand your I have given him and all people his and land his and you will do to him just as you did to Sihon [the] king of the Amorite[s] who [was] dwelling in Heshbon.
35 Bwe batyo ne bamutta, ne batabani be, n’eggye lye lyonna, ne batawonyaawo muntu n’omu. Ensi ye ne bagirya.
And they struck down him and sons his and all people his until not he had left to him a survivor and they took possession of land his.
