1 Esdras
4:1 Awo owookubiri eyali ayogedde ku maanyi ga kabaka n’atandika
okugamba,
4:2 Abange mmwe, abantu abafuga ennyanja ne ku lukalu temusukkulumye ku maanyi
n'ebintu byonna ebirimu?
4:3 Naye kabaka asinga amaanyi: kubanga ye mukama w’ebintu bino byonna, era
alina obuyinza ku bo; era buli ky’aba alagidde bakikola.
4:4 Bw’abalagira okulwana omulala ne munne, bakikola: bw’aba
basindike okulwanyisa abalabe, bagenda, ne bamenya ensozi
bbugwe n’eminaala.
4:5 Batta ne battibwa, ne batamenya kiragiro kya kabaka: singa
bafuna obuwanguzi, baleeta byonna eri kabaka, awamu n’omunyago, nga
ebintu ebirala byonna.
4:6 Bwe kityo n’abo abatali baserikale, abatalina kakwate na ntalo, .
naye mukozese ennima, bwe bamala okukungula ebyo bye baali basiga;
ne bagireeta eri kabaka, ne bawalirizagana okusasulira omusolo
kabaka.
4:7 Naye ye muntu omu yekka: bw’alagira okutta, batta; singa ye
ekiragiro okusonyiwa, basonyiwa;
4:8 Bw’alagira okukuba, nabo bakuba; bw’alagira okufuula amatongo, bo
mufuula amatongo; bw’alagira okuzimba, bazimba;
4:9 Bw’anaalagira okutema, batema; bw’alagira okusimba, bo
okusimba.
4:10 Abantu be bonna n’eggye lye ne bamugondera: era agalamira, ye
alya n'anywa, n'awummula;
4:11 Bano bamwetooloola, era tewali n’omu ayinza kuvaawo n’akola
emirimu gye, so tebamujeemera mu kintu kyonna.
4:12 mmwe abasajja, kabaka tasaanidde atya okuba ow’amaanyi, ng’ali mu ngeri eyo
yagondera? N’akwata olulimi lwe.
4:13 Awo owookusatu, eyali ayogedde ku bakazi n’amazima, (kino bwe kyali
Zorobabel) yatandika okwogera.
4:14 Abange mmwe, si ye kabaka omukulu, newakubadde enkuyanja y'abantu, so si ye
omwenge, ogusinga; kale ani abafuga, oba alina
obwakabaka ku bo? si bakazi?
4:15 Abakazi bazadde kabaka n’abantu bonna abafugibwa ku nnyanja ne...
ensi.
4:16 Ne ku bo ne bajja: ne baliisa abaasimba
ennimiro z'emizabbibu, omwenge mwe guva.
4:17 Bano era bakolera abantu ebyambalo; bino bireeta abantu ekitiibwa; ne
awatali bakazi abasajja tebayinza kuba.
4:18 Weewaawo, era abantu bwe baba nga bakuŋŋaanyizza zaabu ne ffeeza, oba omulala yenna
ekintu ekirungi, tebaagala mukazi which is comely in favor and
obulungi?
4:19 Ne baleka ebintu ebyo byonna ne bigenda, tebizibuka, ne mu lwatu
akamwa kanyweza amaaso gaabwe ku ye; era abantu bonna tebasinga kwegomba
ye okusinga ffeeza oba zaabu oba ekintu kyonna ekirungi?
4:20 Omuntu alese kitaawe yennyini eyamukuza n’ensi ye.
n'anywerera ku mukazi we.
4:21 Tanywerera ku kumala bulamu bwe ne mukazi we. era tajjukira byombi
taata, wadde maama, wadde ensi.
4:22 Muteekwa okukimanya nti abakazi be bafuga: temukikola
okukola n’okutegana, n’okuwaayo n’okuleeta byonna eri omukazi?
4:23 Weewaawo, omuntu akwata ekitala kye, n’agenda okunyaga n’okubba, eri
okusaabala ku nnyanja ne ku migga;
4:24 N’atunuulira empologoma n’egenda mu kizikiza; era bw’aba alina
yabbibwa, eyonoddwa, n’anyagibwa, akireeta mu kwagala kwe.
4:25 Noolwekyo omusajja ayagala mukazi we okusinga kitaawe oba nnyina.
4:26 Weewaawo, bangi abaggwaamu amagezi olw’abakazi, ne bafuuka
abaweereza ku lwabwe.
4:27 Era bangi abaazikirira, abakyamye, ne boonoona, olw’abakazi.
4:28 Kaakano temunzikiriza? kabaka si mukulu mu buyinza bwe? tokola
ebitundu byonna bitya okumukwatako?
4:29 Naye nnamulaba ne Apame omuzaana wa kabaka, muwala w’...
Bartacus eyesiimibwa, ng’atudde ku mukono ogwa ddyo ogwa kabaka, .
4:30 N’aggya engule ku mutwe gwa kabaka, n’agiteeka ku ye
omutwe; era yakuba kabaka n’omukono gwe ogwa kkono.
4:31 Naye olw’ebyo byonna kabaka n’azibula amaaso n’amutunuulira n’akamwa akaggule.
bwe yamusekerera, naye n'aseka: naye bw'atwalayo
obutamusanyusa, kabaka yali ayagala nnyo okwewaana, alyoke abeere
bazzeemu okutabagana naye.
4:32 mmwe abasajja, kiyinza kitya okuba abakazi okunywera, kubanga bwe batyo bwe bakola?
4:33 Awo kabaka n’abalangira ne batunuuliragana: bw’atyo n’atandika
mwogere ku mazima.
4:34 Mmwe abasajja, abakazi si ba maanyi? ensi nnene, eggulu liri waggulu, .
enjuba ya mangu mu kkubo lyayo, kubanga yeetooloola eggulu
okumpi, n'azza ekkubo lye mu kifo kye mu lunaku lumu.
4:35 Si ye mukulu akola ebintu bino? n’olwekyo amazima ganene, .
era nga wa maanyi okusinga ebintu byonna.
4:36 Ensi yonna ekaabira amazima, n'eggulu ligiwa omukisa: byonna
emirimu gikankana era gikankana olw’ekyo, era tewali kintu ekitali kya butuukirivu wamu nakyo.
4:37 Omwenge mubi, kabaka mubi, abakazi babi, abaana bonna
ku bantu babi, n'ebikolwa byabwe byonna ebibi bwe biri; era tewali
amazima mu bo; ne mu butali butuukirivu bwabwe balizikirizibwa.
4:38 Amazima, gagumiikiriza, era ga maanyi bulijjo; kibeera kiramu era
awangula emirembe gyonna.
4:39 Eri gy’ali tewali kukkiriza bantu wadde empeera; naye akola...
ebintu eby'obutuukirivu, era yeewala ebintu byonna ebitali bya bwenkanya n'ebibi;
n'abantu bonna bakola bulungi ng'ebikolwa bye.
4:40 Era mu musango gwe temuli butali butuukirivu bwonna; era ye maanyi, .
obwakabaka, obuyinza, n’obukulu, obw’emirembe gyonna. Katonda ow’amazima atenderezebwe.
4:41 Awo n’asirika. Abantu bonna olwo ne baleekaana, ne...
yagamba nti, Amazima manene, era ga maanyi okusinga byonna.
4:42 Awo kabaka n’amugamba nti Buuza ky’oyagala okusinga ekiragiddwa.”
mu buwandiike, era tujja kugikuwa, kubanga osangiddwa ng'osinga amagezi;
n'otuula okumpi nange, n'oyitibwa mujja wange.
4:43 Awo n’agamba kabaka nti Jjukira obweyamo bwo bwe weeyama
zimba Yerusaalemi, ku lunaku lwe wajja mu bwakabaka bwo;
4:44 N'okugoba ebintu byonna ebyaggyibwa mu Yerusaalemi;
Kuulo kye yaggyawo, bwe yeeyama okuzikiriza Babulooni, n'okusindika
bo nate eyo.
4:45 Era weeyama okuzimba yeekaalu, Abaedomu gye baayokya
Buyudaaya bwe yafuulibwa amatongo Abakaludaaya.
4:46 Era kaakano, ai mukama kabaka, kino kye nneetaagira, era kye nneetaaga
okwegomba ggwe, era kuno kwe kugabanya kw’omulangira okuva mu
ggwe kennyini: N’olwekyo njagala otuukirize obweyamo, okutuukiriza
ekyo walayirira n’akamwa ko eri Kabaka w’eggulu.
4:47 Awo Daliyo kabaka n’ayimirira, n’amunywegera, n’amuwandiikira ebbaluwa
eri abawanika bonna n’abaserikale n’abaami n’abaami, nti
balina okutuusa obulungi mu kkubo lyabwe bombi ye, n’abo bonna abagenda
waggulu wamu naye okuzimba Yerusaalemi.
4:48 N’awandiikira n’ebbaluwa eri abaserikale abaali mu Kelosiriya ne
Fenice, ne mu Libano, baleete emiti gy'emivule
okuva e Libano okutuuka e Yerusaalemi, n'okuzimba ekibuga nakyo
ye.
4:49 Era n’awandiikira Abayudaaya bonna abaava mu bwakabaka bwe ne bagenda
Abayudaaya, ku bikwata ku ddembe lyabwe, nti tewali muserikale, wadde omufuzi, nedda
lieutenant, wadde omuwanika, alina okuyingira mu miryango gyabwe mu ngeri ey’amaanyi;
4:50 Era ensi yonna gye bakutte ebeere ya ddembe awatali musolo;
era nti Abaedomu bawabwe ebyalo by'Abayudaaya ebya
oluvannyuma ne bakwata nti:
4:51 Weewaawo, buli mwaka wabeewo ttalanta amakumi abiri okuzimba
yeekaalu, okutuusa mu kiseera we yazimbibwa;
4:52 Ne ttalanta endala kkumi buli mwaka, okukuuma ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa ku...
ekyoto buli lunaku, nga bwe baalina ekiragiro okuwaayo kkumi na musanvu.
4:53 N'abo bonna abaava e Babulooni okuzimba ekibuga babeere nakyo
eddembe ery’eddembe, awamu nabo n’ezzadde lyabwe, ne bakabona bonna nti
yagenda.
4:54 N’awandiika n’ebikwata ku. emisango, n'ebyambalo bya bakabona
mwe baweereza;
4:55 Era bwe kityo olw’emisango gy’Abaleevi, egy’okubaweebwa okutuusa
olunaku ennyumba lwe yaggwa, Yerusaalemi n'ezimba.
4:56 N’alagira okuwa bonna abakuuma ekibuga akasiimo n’empeera.
4:57 N’asindika n’ebintu byonna Kuulo bye yali atadde okuva e Babulooni
okwaawula; era byonna Kuulo bye yalagira, bye yalagira
era okukolebwa, n'okusindikibwa e Yerusaalemi.
4:58 Awo omuvubuka ono bwe yafuluma, n’ayimusa amaaso ge mu ggulu
ng’ayolekera Yerusaalemi, n’atendereza Kabaka w’eggulu, .
4:59 N'agamba nti Muva mu ggwe obuwanguzi, mu ggwe mwe muva amagezi n'ogo
kye kitiibwa, nange ndi muddu wo.
4:60 Olina omukisa gwe ompadde amagezi: kubanga ggwe nneebaza, O
Mukama wa bajjajjaffe.
4:61 Bw’atyo n’addira ebbaluwa, n’afuluma, n’ajja e Babulooni, era
yakibuulira baganda be bonna.
4:62 Ne batendereza Katonda wa bajjajjaabwe, kubanga ye yabawa
eddembe n’eddembe
4:63 Okulinnya, n'okuzimba Yerusaalemi, ne yeekaalu eyitibwa eyiye
erinnya: ne balya n’ebivuga eby’okuyimba n’essanyu musanvu
ennaku.