1 Abamakabe
9:1 Ate era, Demeteriyo bwe yawulira Nikanoli n’eggye lye nga battibwa
olutalo, n’atuma Bakide ne Alukimo mu nsi ya Buyudaaya owookubiri
ekiseera, era nabo amaanyi amakulu ag'eggye lye;
9:2 Abaafuluma mu kkubo erigenda e Galgala, ne basiisira
weema mu maaso ga Masalosi, eri mu Alubela, era nga bamaze okugiwangula;
batta abantu bangi.
9:3 Era omwezi ogw’olubereberye ogw’omwaka kikumi mu ataano mu ebiri ne basiisira
mu maaso ga Yerusaalemi:
9:4 Awo ne basenguka ne bagenda e Bereya nga balina emitwalo abiri
abaserikale b’ebigere n’abeebagala embalaasi enkumi bbiri.
9:5 Awo Yuda yali asimbye weema ze e Eriya, n’abasajja abalonde enkumi ssatu
naye:
9:6 Awo bwe baalaba ekibinja ky’eggye eddala ne balumwa nnyo
okutya; bangi bwe beetuusa okuva mu ggye, ne batuuka
tewaaliwo abasajja ebikumi munaana.
9:7 Awo Yuda bwe yalaba ng’eggye lye liseeredde, n’olutalo
yamunyigirizibwa, yali yeeraliikirira nnyo mu birowoozo, era nga yeeraliikirira nnyo, kubanga
nti yali talina budde kubakung’aanya wamu.
9:8 Naye abaasigalawo n’agamba nti, “Tugolokoke tugende.”
ku balabe baffe, singa mpozzi tuyinza okusobola okulwana nabo.
9:9 Naye ne bamugoba nga bagamba nti Tetujja kusobola emirembe n’emirembe: kaakano kaakano okusinga
okuwonya obulamu bwaffe, era oluvannyuma tujja kudda ne baganda baffe, era
balwanye nabo: kubanga tuli batono.
9:10 Awo Yuda n’agamba nti, “Katonda aleme okukola ekintu kino, ndduke.”
okuva mu bo: ekiseera kyaffe bwe kinaatuuka, tufiirire baganda baffe ng'ekisajja;
era tuleme kwonoona kitiibwa kyaffe.
9:11 Awo eggye lya Bakide ne bava mu weema zaabwe, ne bayimirira
ku ludda lwabwe, abeebagala embalaasi baabwe nga baawuddwamu ebibinja bibiri, era
abasasi baabwe n’abasaale nga bakulembera omugenyi n’abo abaatambula
mu maaso bonna mwalimu abasajja ab’amaanyi.
9:12 Ate ye Bakide, yali mu kiwawaatiro kya ddyo: eggye ne lisemberera
ebitundu bibiri, ne bafuuwa amakondeere gaabwe.
9:13 Nabo ab’oludda lwa Yuda, nabo ne bafuuwa amakondeere gaabwe, bwe batyo
ensi yakankana olw’amaloboozi g’amagye, olutalo ne lugenda mu maaso
okuva ku makya okutuuka ekiro.
9:14 Awo Yuda bwe yategeera nti Bakide n’amaanyi g’eggye lye
baali ku ludda olwa ddyo, n’atwala abasajja bonna abagumu, .
9:15 Yawugula ekiwawaatiro ekya ddyo, n’abagoberera okutuuka ku lusozi Azoto.
9:16 Naye ab’ekiwawaatiro kya kkono bwe baalaba ng’ab’ekiwawaatiro kya ddyo bali
nga batabuse, ne bagoberera Yuda n’abo abaali naye n’amaanyi
ku bigere okuva emabega:
9:17 Awo ne wabaawo olutalo olw’amaanyi, bangi ne battibwa ku byombi
ebitundu.
9:18 Yuda naye n’attibwa, abaasigalawo ne badduka.
9:19 Awo Yonasaani ne Simooni ne batwala Yuda muganda waabwe, ne bamuziika mu...
entaana ya bakitaabwe e Modin.
9:20 Era ne bamukaabira, ne Isiraeri yenna ne bakaaba nnyo
n'akungubagira ennaku nnyingi ng'ayogera nti;
9:21 Omuzira agudde, eyanunula Isiraeri!
9:22 N'ebirala ebikwata ku Yuda n'entalo ze, n'abakulu
ebikolwa bye yakola n'obukulu bwe tebyawandiikibwa: kubanga byo
zaali nnyingi nnyo.
9:23 Awo Yuda bwe yafa, ababi ne batandika okugolola emitwe gyabwe
mu nsalo zonna eza Isiraeri, n'abo bonna abaakoze ne basituka
obutali butuukirivu.
9:24 Mu biro ebyo ne wabaawo enjala ey’amaanyi ennyo, olw’...
ensi yajeema, n’egenda nabo.
9:25 Awo Bakide n’alonda abasajja ababi, n’abafuula baami b’ensi.
9:26 Ne beebuuza ne banoonya mikwano gya Yuda, ne babaleeta
eri Bakide, n'abasasuza, n'abakozesa obubi.
9:27 Bwe kityo ne wabaawo okubonaabona okunene mu Isiraeri, nga tekuliiwo
okuva mu kiseera nnabbi lwe yatalabika mu bo.
9:28 Mikwano gya Yuda gyonna ne bakuŋŋaana ne bagamba Yonasaani nti:
9:29 Okuva muganda wo Yuda lwe yafa, tetulina muntu amufaanana agenda kufuluma
ku balabe baffe, ne Bakide, ne ku bo ab’eggwanga lyaffe nti
bali balabe gye tuli.
9:30 Kaakano kaakano twakulonze leero okubeera omulangira era omuduumizi waffe
mu kifo kye, olyoke okulwana entalo zaffe.
9:31 Awo Yonasaani n’atwala obufuzi ku ye mu kiseera ekyo, n’asituka
waggulu mu kifo kya muganda we Yuda.
9:32 Naye Bakide bwe yakimanya, n’anoonya okumutta
9:33 Awo Yonasaani ne Simooni muganda we ne bonna abaali naye.
bwe yategedde ekyo, ne baddukira mu ddungu lya Thecoe, ne basiisira
weema okumpi n'amazzi g'ekidiba Asfaali.
9:34 Ekyo Bakide bwe yakitegeera, n’asemberera Yoludaani n’ebibye byonna
eggye ku lunaku lwa ssabbiiti.
9:35 Awo Yonasaani yali atumye muganda we Yokaana, omuduumizi w’abantu okusaba
mikwano gye Abanabasi, balyoke baleke nabo abaabwe
eggaali, nga eno yali nnyingi.
9:36 Naye abaana ba Yambuli ne bava e Medaba, ne batwala Yokaana ne bonna
nti yalina, ne bagenda nakyo.
9:37 Oluvannyuma lw’ebyo ekigambo ne kituuka eri Yonasaani ne Simooni muganda we nti...
abaana ba Jambri baakola obufumbo obunene, era baali baleeta omugole
okuva e Nadabatha n’eggaali y’omukka ennene, nga muwala w’omu ku
abalangira abakulu ab’e Kanani.
9:38 Awo ne bajjukira Yokaana muganda waabwe, ne bambuka ne beekweka
bo bennyini wansi w'ekikwekweto ky'olusozi;
9:39 Awo ne bayimusa amaaso gaabwe, ne batunula, ne balaba nga waliwo bingi
ado n'eggaali eddene: omugole omusajja n'afuluma ne mikwano gye
n’abooluganda, okubasisinkana n’engooma, n’ebivuga eby’okuyimba, era
ebyokulwanyisa bingi.
9:40 Awo Yonasaani n’abo abaali naye ne bava mu...
ekifo we baali bateega, ne babattira mu ngeri eyo
sort, nga bangi bwe bagwa wansi nga bafudde, n'abasigaddewo ne baddukira mu lusozi;
ne batwala omunyago gwabwe gwonna.
9:41 Bw’atyo obufumbo bwe bwafuuka okukungubaga, n’amaloboozi gaabwe
melody mu kukungubaga.
9:42 Awo bwe baamala okwesasuza mu bujjuvu omusaayi gwa muganda waabwe, ne bakyuka
nate okutuuka ku kiwonvu kya Yoludaani.
9:43 Awo Bakide bwe yawulira bino, n’ajja ku lunaku lwa ssabbiiti eri...
embalama z’omugga Yoludaani nga zirina amaanyi amangi.
9:44 Awo Yonasaani n’agamba ekibinja kye nti Tugende kaakano tulwanirire
bulamu, kubanga teguyimiridde naffe leero, ng'edda;
9:45 Kubanga, laba, olutalo luli mu maaso gaffe n’emabega waffe, n’amazzi ga
Yoludaani ku luuyi luno n’olwo, ekitosi bwe kityo n’enku, wadde
waliwo ekifo we tuyinza okukyukira ebbali.
9:46 Kale kaakano mukaabirira eggulu, mulyoke muwonye mu mukono
wa balabe bo.
9:47 Bwe batyo ne beegatta ku lutalo, Yonasaani n’agololera omukono gwe
smite Bacchides, naye n’amukyukira emabega.
9:48 Awo Yonasaani n’abo abaali naye ne babuuka mu Yoludaani ne bawuga
okutuuka ku lubalama olulala: naye omulala teyasomoka Yoludaani okutuuka
bbo.
9:49 Awo ku lunaku olwo abasajja nga lukumi ne battibwa okuva ku ludda lwa Bakide.
9:50 Oluvannyuma Bakide n’addayo e Yerusaalemi n’addaabiriza ebibuga ebinywevu
mu Buyudaaya; ekigo ekiri mu Yeriko, ne Emawu, ne Besukoloni, ne Beseri, .
ne Tamunasa, ne Falatoni, ne Tafoni, bino yabinyweza n’abagulumivu
bbugwe, nga mulimu emiryango n’emiguwa.
9:51 Mu zo n’ateekamu ekibinja ky’abaserikale, balyoke bakolere Isirayiri obubi.
9:52 N’anyweza n’ekibuga Betsura, ne Gazera, n’omunaala, n’ateeka
amaanyi agali mu zo, n’okugaba emmere.
9:53 N’ekirala, n’atwala batabani b’abasajja abakulu mu nsi ng’abawambi, era
baziteeke mu munaala e Yerusaalemi okukuumibwa.
9:54 Era mu mwaka kikumi mu ataano mu esatu, mu mwezi ogwokubiri.
Alcimus yalagira nti bbugwe w’oluggya olw’omunda olw’ekifo ekitukuvu
alina okusimbulwa wansi; n’amenya n’ebikolwa bya bannabbi
9:55 Awo bwe yatandika okusereba, ne mu kiseera ekyo Alsimo n’abonyaabonyezebwa, era
emirimu gye gyalemesebwa: kubanga akamwa ke kaziyiziddwa, n'akwatibwa
n'okusannyalala, n'atasobola kwogera kintu kyonna wadde okulagira
ebikwata ku nnyumba ye.
9:56 Awo Alsimo n’afa mu kiseera ekyo ng’abonyaabonyezebwa nnyo.
9:57 Awo Bakide bwe yalaba nga Alusimu afudde, n’addayo eri kabaka.
ensi ya Buyudaaya n’ewummula emyaka ebiri.
9:58 Awo abasajja bonna abatatya Katonda ne batuula olukiiko ne bagamba nti Laba, Yonasaani ne...
ekibiina kye kiteredde, era batuula awatali kufaayo: kaakano kyetuva twagala
leeta Bacchides wano, anaabatwala bonna mu kiro kimu.
9:59 Awo ne bagenda ne bateesa naye.
9:60 Awo n’asenguka, n’ajja n’eggye eddene, n’aweereza ebbaluwa mu kyama
abagoberezi be mu Buyudaaya, batwale Yonasaani n'abo
baali naye: naye ne batasobola, kubanga okuteesa kwabwe kwali kumanyiddwa
gye bali.
9:61 Kale ne batwala ku basajja ab’omu nsi, abaali abawandiisi b’ebyo
obuvuyo, abantu nga ataano, n’abatta.
9:62 Oluvannyuma Yonasaani ne Simooni n’abo abaali naye ne bazifuna
okugenda e Besubasi, eri mu ddungu, ne baddaabiriza
kivunda, ne kigunyweza.
9:63 Ekyo Bakide bwe yakimanya, n’akuŋŋaanya eggye lye lyonna, n’...
yasindika ekigambo eri abo abaali mu Buyudaaya.
9:64 Awo n’agenda n’azingiza Besubasi; ne bakirwanyisa
sizoni empanvu era n’akola yingini z’olutalo.
9:65 Naye Yonasaani n’aleka muganda we Simooni mu kibuga n’afuluma
mu nsi, n'agenda n'omuwendo ogugere.
9:66 N’akuba Odonakesi ne baganda be n’abaana ba Fasirooni mu
weema yaabwe.
9:67 Awo bwe yatandika okubakuba, n’alinnya n’amagye ge, Simooni ne
ekibinja kye kyava mu kibuga, ne kyokya yingini z’olutalo, .
9:68 N’alwana ne Bakide, n’abazirika, ne bo
yamubonyaabonya nnyo: kubanga okuteesa kwe n'okuzaala kwe byali bya bwereere.
9:69 Kyeyava asunguwalidde nnyo abantu ababi abaamuwa amagezi
okujja mu nsi, okutuusa lwe yatta bangi ku bo, era n’agenderera
okudda mu nsi ye.
9:70 Yonasaani bwe yategeera, n’atuma ababaka gy’ali, okugenda
enkomerero anaatabaganya naye emirembe, n’abawonya abasibe.
9:71 Ekyo kye yakkiriza, n’akola ng’ebyo bye yayagala, n’alayira
gy’ali aleme kumukolako kabi ennaku zonna ez’obulamu bwe.
9:72 Awo bwe yamala okumuddiza abasibe be yatwala
edda n’ava mu nsi ya Buyudaaya, n’addayo n’ayingira
ensi ye, so teyajja nate mu nsalo zaabwe.
9:73 Bw'atyo ekitala ne kikoma mu Isiraeri: naye Yonasaani n'abeera e Makma, era
yatandika okufuga abantu; n'azikiriza abasajja abatatya Katonda okuva mu
Isiraeri.