1 Abamakabe
2:1 Mu biro ebyo, Matathiya mutabani wa Yokaana, mutabani wa Simyoni, a
kabona w'abaana ba Yowaribu, eyava e Yerusaalemi, n'abeera e Modini.
2:2 N'azaala abaana bataano ab'obulenzi Yokaana, erinnya lye Kaadi.
2:3 Simooni; eyitibwa Thassi:
2:4 Yuda, eyayitibwa Makkabeyo;
2:5 Eriyazaali, eyayitibwa Avaran: ne Yonasaani, erinnya lye Afu.
2:6 Awo bwe yalaba okuvvoola okwakolebwa mu Yuda ne...
Yerusaalemi, .
2:7 N’agamba nti Zisanze nze! kyenva nazaalibwa okulaba ennaku eno eyange
abantu, n'ab'ekibuga ekitukuvu, n'okubeera eyo, bwe kyanunulibwa
mu mukono gw'omulabe, n'ekifo ekitukuvu mu mukono gwa
abantu be batamanyi?
2:8 Yeekaalu ye efuuse ng’omuntu atalina kitiibwa.
2:9 Ebibya bye eby’ekitiibwa bitwalibwa mu buwambe, n’abaana be abawere
yattibwa mu nguudo, abavubuka be nga balina ekitala ky’omulabe.
2:10 Ggwanga ki eritafuna mugabo mu bwakabaka bwalyo ne liggya ku munyago gwalyo?
2:11 Eby’okwewunda bye byonna biggyibwawo; wa mukazi ow’eddembe afuuse a
omuddu w’abaddu.
2:12 Era, laba, ekifo kyaffe ekitukuvu, obulungi bwaffe n'ekitiibwa kyaffe, kiteekeddwawo
efuuse matongo, n'Abamawanga bagiyonoonye.
2:13 Kale tuliba balamu ku nkomerero ki?
2:14 Awo Matatiya ne batabani be ne bayuza engoye zaabwe, ne bambala ebibukutu.
era n’akungubaga nnyo.
2:15 Mu kiseera ekyo abaserikale ba kabaka, ng’abo abaawaliriza abantu
obujeemu, yajja mu kibuga Modin, okubafuula ssaddaaka.
2:16 Abayisirayiri bangi bwe baajja gye bali, ne Matathiya ne batabani be
bajja wamu.
2:17 Awo abaserikale ba kabaka ne baddamu nti, Mattatiya bwe bagamba nti:
Oli mufuzi, era musajja wa kitiibwa era mukulu mu kibuga kino, era
okunywezebwa n’abaana ab’obulenzi n’ab’oluganda;
2:18 Kale kaakano sooka ojje, otuukirize ekiragiro kya kabaka, nga
ng'amawanga gonna bwe gakoze, weewaawo, n'abasajja ba Yuda, n'abalinga abo
sigala e Yerusaalemi: bwe mutyo ggwe n'ennyumba yo mulibeera mu muwendo gw'abantu
mikwano gya kabaka, naawe n'abaana bo muliweebwa ekitiibwa ne ffeeza
ne zaabu, n’empeera nnyingi.
2:19 Awo Mattatiya n’addamu n’ayogera mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka nti, “Wadde nga bonna...
amawanga agali wansi w'obufuzi bwa kabaka gamugondera, ne gagwa buli muntu
omu okuva mu ddiini ya bajjajjaabwe, ne bakkiriza eyiye
ebiragiro:
2:20 Naye nze ne batabani bange ne baganda bange tunaatambulira mu ndagaano yaffe
ba taata.
2:21 Katonda aleme okuleka amateeka n’ebiragiro.
2:22 Naffe tetujja kuwuliriza bigambo bya kabaka, okuva mu ddiini yaffe
ku mukono ogwa ddyo, oba ku kkono.
2:23 Awo bwe yamala okwogera ebigambo ebyo, omu ku Bayudaaya n’ayingira
okulaba kwa bonna okusaddaaka ku kyoto ekyali e Modin, okusinziira ku
ku kiragiro kya kabaka.
2:24 Ekyo Matathiya bwe yalaba, n’anyiiga n’obunyiikivu, n’obunyiikivu bwe
ensogo zakankana, era teyasobola kugumiikiriza kulaga busungu bwe okusinziira ku
omusango: kyeyava adduka, n'amuttira ku kyoto.
2:25 Era n’omukulu wa kabaka, eyawaliriza abantu okuwaayo ssaddaaka, n’atta
mu kiseera ekyo, n’ekyoto n’akimenya.
2:26 Bw’atyo n’akola n’obunyiikivu mu mateeka ga Katonda ng’Abafiniki bwe yakola
Zambuli mutabani wa Salomu.
2:27 Matatiya n’aleekaana mu kibuga kyonna n’eddoboozi ery’omwanguka ng’agamba nti.
Buli anyiikirira amateeka, n'anywerera ku ndagaano, aleke
ngoberera.
2:28 Awo ye ne batabani be ne baddukira mu nsozi, ne baleka ebyo byonna
yalina mu kibuga.
2:29 Awo bangi abaali banoonya obwenkanya n’okusalirwa omusango ne baserengeta mu...
eddungu, okubeera eyo:
2:30 Bombi, n’abaana baabwe, ne bakazi baabwe; n’ente zaabwe;
kubanga ebibonyoobonyo ne byeyongera okubatuukako.
2:31 Awo bwe kyategeezebwa abaddu ba kabaka n'eggye eryali ku
Yerusaalemi, mu kibuga kya Dawudi, nti abasajja abamu, abaali bamenye
ekiragiro kya kabaka, byakka mu bifo eby’ekyama mu
eddungu, .
2:32 Ne babagoberera omuwendo omunene, ne babatuukako, ne...
ne basimba enkambi, ne balwana nabo ku lunaku lwa ssabbiiti.
2:33 Ne babagamba nti Kye mukoze okutuusa kati kimala;
muveeyo mukolenga nga kabaka bwe yalagira, nammwe
ajja kubeera mulamu.
2:34 Naye ne boogera nti Tetujja kuvaayo, so tetujja kukola bya kabaka
ekiragiro, okwonoona olunaku lwa ssabbiiti.
2:35 Awo ne babawa olutalo n’embiro zonna.
2:36 Naye tebaabaddamu, so tebaabakuba jjinja wadde
yayimiriza ebifo we baali bagalamidde nga beekwese;
2:37 Naye n’agamba nti, “Tufiire ffenna nga tetulina musango: eggulu n’ensi bijja kuwa obujulirwa.”
ku lwaffe, nti mututtira mu butali butuukirivu.
2:38 Awo ne babasituka mu lutalo ku ssabbiiti, ne batta
bo, ne bakyala baabwe n’abaana baabwe n’ente zaabwe, okutuuka ku muwendo gwa a
abantu lukumi.
2:39 Awo Matatiya ne mikwano gye bwe baategeera bino, ne bakungubagira
them right sore.
2:40 Omu ku bo n’agamba munne nti Ffenna bwe tukola nga baganda baffe bwe baakola.
era tetulwanirira bulamu bwaffe n’amateeka gaffe n’amawanga, bajja kulwanirira kati
mutwale mangu mu nsi.
2:41 Awo ne basalawo nti, “Buli alijja eri.”
mulwana naffe ku lunaku lwa ssabbiiti, tujja kumulwanyisa;
so tetulifa ffenna, nga baganda baffe abattibwa im the
ebifo eby’ekyama.
2:42 Awo ekibinja ky’Abaasidaa ne bajja gy’ali, abaali abasajja ab’amaanyi
Isiraeri, n’abo bonna abaali beewaddeyo mu mateeka kyeyagalire.
2:43 Era n’abo bonna abadduka olw’okuyigganyizibwa ne beegatta nabo, ne
zaali zibeera kiziyiza gye bali.
2:44 Awo ne beegatta, ne bakuba aboonoonyi mu busungu bwabwe, ne...
abasajja ababi mu busungu bwabwe: naye abalala ne baddukira mu mawanga okuyambibwa.
2:45 Awo Mattatiya ne mikwano gye ne beetooloola, ne basika wansi
ebyoto:
2:46 N'abaana bonna be baasanga mu nsalo za Isiraeri
abatakomole, abo be baakomola n’obuzira.
2:47 Ne bagoberera abasajja ab’amalala, omulimu ne gukulaakulana mu bo
omukono.
2:48 Awo ne baggya amateeka mu mukono gw’amawanga, ne mu
omukono gwa bakabaka, so tebaakkiriza mwonoonyi kuwangula.
2:49 Awo ekiseera bwe kyasemberera Matiya okufa, n’agamba owuwe
batabani, Kaakano amalala n'okunenya bifunye amaanyi, n'ekiseera kya
okuzikirizibwa, n'obusungu obw'obusungu;
2:50 Kale kaakano, batabani bange, mujjumbirenga amateeka, muweyo obulamu bwammwe
olw'endagaano ya bajjajjammwe.
2:51 Mujjukire ebikolwa bajjajjaffe bye baakola mu biro byabwe; bwe mutyo bwe mujja
bafune ekitiibwa ekinene n’erinnya eritaggwaawo.
2:52 Ibulayimu teyasangibwa nga mwesigwa mu kukemebwa, era n’abalibwa
ye olw'obutuukirivu?
2:53 Yusufu mu kiseera eky’okubonaabona n’akwata ekiragiro era n’akolebwa
mukama wa Misiri.
2:54 Phinees kitaffe mu kubeera omunyiikivu era omunyiikivu yafuna endagaano ya
obwakabona obutaggwaawo.
2:55 Yesu olw’okutuukiriza ekigambo n’afuulibwa omulamuzi mu Isirayiri.
2:56 Kalebu olw’okuwa obujulirwa ng’ekibiina tekinnafuna busika
wa nsi.
2:57 Dawudi olw’okuba omusaasizi, yafuna entebe ey’obwakabaka obutaggwaawo.
2:58 Eriya olw’okubeera omunyiikivu era omunyiikivu mu mateeka n’atwalibwa
eggulu.
2:59 Ananiya, ne Azaliya, ne Misayiri, olw’okukkiriza ne balokolebwa okuva mu muliro.
2:60 Danyeri olw’obutaliiko musango bwe yanunulibwa okuva mu kamwa k’empologoma.
2:61 Era bwe mutyo mulowooze mu mirembe gyonna, waleme kubaawo muntu yenna eyeesiga
mu ye mwe muliwangulwa.
2:62 Kale totya bigambo by’omuntu ayonoonyi: kubanga ekitiibwa kye kiriba obusa era
envunyu.
2:63 Leero alisitulibwa n’enkya talisangibwa, .
kubanga akomezeddwawo mu nfuufu ye, n'okulowooza kwe kutuuse
tewali.
2:64 Kale nno, mmwe batabani bange, mubeere bazira era mweraga abasajja
wa mateeka; kubanga mwe mulifunira ekitiibwa.
2:65 Era laba, mmanyi nga muganda wo Simooni musajja wa magezi, wuliriza
gy'ali bulijjo: aliba kitaawe gye muli.
2:66 Naye Yuda Makkabeyo abadde wa maanyi era ow’amaanyi, okuva ku ye
abavubuka: abeere omuduumizi wo, alwane olutalo lw'abantu.
2:67 Mutwale n’abo bonna abakwata amateeka, era mwesasule
ekikyamu ky’abantu bo.
2:68 Musasule amawanga mu bujjuvu, era mwegendereze ebiragiro by’abantu
amateeka.
2:69 Awo n’abawa omukisa, n’akuŋŋaanyizibwa eri bajjajjaabe.
2:70 N’afa mu myaka kikumi mu ana mu mukaaga, batabani be ne bamuziika
mu ntaana za bajjajjaabe e Modini, ne Isiraeri yenna ne bakula
okukungubaga ku lulwe.