1 Esdras
2:1 Mu mwaka ogw’olubereberye ogwa Kuulo kabaka w’Abaperusi, ekigambo kya...
Mukama ayinza okutuukirira, nti yali asuubizza mu kamwa ka Jeremy;
2:2 Mukama n’ayimusa omwoyo gwa Kuulo kabaka w’Abaperusi, era ye
yalangirira okuyita mu bwakabaka bwe bwonna, era n'okuwandiika, .
2:3 N'ayogera nti Bw'ati bw'ayogera Kuulo kabaka w'Abaperusi; Mukama wa Isiraeri, omu...
Mukama wa waggulu ennyo, anfudde kabaka w'ensi yonna, .
2:4 N’andagira mmuzimbire ennyumba e Yerusaalemi mu Buyudaaya.
2:5 Kale bwe wabaawo omuntu yenna ku mmwe abava mu bantu be, Mukama waffe;
ye Mukama we, abeere naye, agende e Yerusaalemi ekiri mu
Buyudaaya, muzimbe ennyumba ya Mukama wa Isiraeri: kubanga ye Mukama
abeera mu Yerusaalemi.
2:6 Kale buli abeera mu bifo ebiriraanyewo, bamuyambe, abo, nze
mugambe nti abo be baliraanwa be, ne zaabu ne ffeeza;
2:7 N'ebirabo, n'embalaasi, n'ente, n'ebintu ebirala, ebirina
yateereddwawo n'obweyamo, ku lwa yeekaalu ya Mukama e Yerusaalemi.
2:8 Awo abakulu b’amaka ga Buyudaaya n’ab’ekika kya Benyamini
yayimirira; ne bakabona, n'Abaleevi, n'abo bonna abalowooza
Mukama yali asenguse okugenda okulinnya, n’okuzimba ennyumba ya Mukama ku
Yerusaalemi, .
2:9 N'abo abaali babeetoolodde ne babayamba mu byonna
ffeeza ne zaabu, n’embalaasi n’ente, era n’ebirabo bingi nnyo eby’obwereere
ow’omuwendo omunene ennyo ebirowoozo byabwe ne biwugulibwa.
2:10 Kabaka Kuulo n’aggyayo ebibya ebitukuvu Nabukadonosori bye yalina
n'atwalibwa e Yerusaalemi, n'asimba mu yeekaalu ye ey'ebifaananyi.
2:11 Awo Kuulo kabaka w’Abaperusi bwe yabaggyayo, n’abawonya
baziweereze Mitiridate omuwanika we:
2:12 Awo ne baweebwa Sanabassali gavana wa Buyudaaya.
2:13 Era guno gwe gwali omuwendo gwabwe; Ebikopo bya zaabu lukumi, n'olukumi
ebya ffeeza, n’ebyonoonyi ebya ffeeza amakumi abiri mu mwenda, ebibya ebya zaabu amakumi asatu, n’ebya
ffeeza enkumi bbiri mu ebikumi bina mu kkumi, n'ebibya ebirala lukumi.
2:14 Awo ebintu byonna ebya zaabu ne ffeeza ebyatwalibwa ne biba
emitwalo etaano mu bikumi bina mu ssatu mu mwenda.
2:15 Bano baakomezebwawo Sanabassali wamu nabo ab’omu...
obusibe, okuva e Babulooni okutuuka e Yerusaalemi.
2:16 Naye mu biro bya Atezereza kabaka w’Abaperusi Beemu, ne...
Mitiridati, ne Tabelliyo, ne Latumu, ne Beeritemu, ne Semeliyo
omuwandiisi, n’abalala abaali mu buvunaanyizibwa nabo, nga babeera
mu Samaliya ne mu bifo ebirala, n'awandiikira abo abaabeerangamu
Buyudaaya ne Yerusaalemi ebbaluwa zino eziddako;
2:17 Eri kabaka Atezerizi mukama waffe, abaddu bo, ne Lasomu omuwandiisi w’emboozi, ne
Semeliyo omuwandiisi, n’olukiiko lwabwe abalala, n’abalamuzi nti
bali mu Selosiriya ne Fenikiya.
2:18 Kaakano mukama kabaka akimanye nti Abayudaaya abava gy’oli bagenda
ffe bwe twatuuka mu Yerusaalemi, ekibuga ekyo ekijeemu era ekibi, tuzimba
obutale, era muddaabirize bbugwe waakyo era muteekewo omusingi
wa yeekaalu.
2:19 Kaakano ekibuga kino ne bbugwe waakyo bwe binaaddamu okuzimbibwa, tebijja kuzimbibwa
bokka bagaana okuwa omusolo, naye era bajeemera bakabaka.
2:20 Era kubanga ebintu ebikwata ku yeekaalu bituuse, ffe
lowooza nti kituuse obutalagajjalira nsonga ng’eyo, .
2:21 Naye okwogera ne mukama waffe kabaka, bwe kiba nga kigwo
okusanyuka kuyinza okunoonyezebwa mu bitabo bya bajjajjaabo;
2:22 Era olisanga mu bitabo by’ebyomumirembe ebyawandiikibwa ku ebyo
ebintu, era alitegeera nti ekibuga ekyo kyali kijeemu, nga kizibuwalira
bakabaka n'ebibuga byombi:
2:23 Era nti Abayudaaya baali bajeemu, ne baleeta entalo bulijjo; -a
kye kyavaako n’ekibuga kino ne kifuulibwa amatongo.
2:24 Noolwekyo kaakano tukutegeeza, ai mukama kabaka, nti singa kino
ekibuga kizimbibwe nate, ne bbugwe waakyo azimbibwe obuggya, oliva
okuva kati tebalina we bayita mu Kelosiriya ne Fenikiya.
2:25 Awo kabaka n’addamu okuwandiikira Latumu omuwandiisi w’emboozi, nti
Beeltethmus, eri Semeliyo omuwandiisi, n'abalala abaali mu
okulagirwa, n’abatuuze mu Samaliya ne mu Busuuli ne Fenikiya, oluvannyuma lw’ekyo
empisa;
2:26 Nsomye ebbaluwa gye mwansindikira: kye nva ndi
yalagira okunoonya ennyo, era kizuuliddwa nti ekibuga ekyo
yali okuva ku lubereberye ng’akola okulwanyisa bakabaka;
2:27 Abasajja abaalimu ne baweebwayo okujeema n'okulwana: n'oyo ow'amaanyi
bakabaka n’abakambwe baali mu Yerusaalemi, abaafuga ne basolooza emisolo mu
Celosyria ne Fenice.
2:28 Kaakano ndagidde okulemesa abasajja abo okuzimba
ekibuga, era mufaayo okutwalibwa waleme kubaawo nate kukolebwa mu kyo;
2:29 Era nti abakozi abo ababi tebakyagenda mu maaso n’okunyiiza
bakabaka, .
2:30 Awo kabaka Atezerugiasi ebbaluwa ze ne zisomebwa, Latumu ne Semeliyo
omuwandiisi, n'abalala abaali baweereddwa omulimu nabo, nga baggyawo mu
mwanguwa okwolekera Yerusaalemi n’ekibinja ky’abeebagazi b’embalaasi n’ekibinja ky’abantu
abantu abaali mu nnyiriri z’olutalo, baatandika okulemesa abazimbi; n’ekizimbe
ya yeekaalu mu Yerusaalemi yakoma okutuusa mu mwaka ogwokubiri ogw’obufuzi bwa
Daliyo kabaka w’Abaperusi.