2 Esdras
2:1 Bw'ati bw'ayogera Mukama nti, “Nnaggya abantu bano mu buddu, ne mpaayo.”
bo ebiragiro byange mu baddu bannabbi; gwe bataayagala
wulira, naye yanyooma okuteesa kwange.
2:2 Nnyina eyazaala n’abagamba nti Mugende, mmwe abaana; -a
Ndi nnamwandu era yalekebwawo.
2:3 Nabakuza n’essanyu; naye nnaku n’obuzito nnina
baabafiiriddwa: kubanga mwayonoona mu maaso ga Mukama Katonda wammwe, ne mukola ekyo
ekintu ekibi mu maaso ge.
2:4 Naye kaakano mbakola ki? Ndi nnamwandu era alekeddwa: genda wo
ekkubo, mmwe abaana bange, musabe Mukama okusaasira.
2:5 Naye nze kitange, nkusaba okuba omujulirwa ku nnyina wa
abaana bano, abatakkiriza ndagaano yange, .
2:6 N’obaleetera okutabulwa, ne nnyaabwe mu munyago, ekyo
wayinza obutabaawo bazzukulu bazo.
2:7 Basaasaanye mu mawanga, amannya gaabwe gateekebwe
okuva mu nsi: kubanga banyoomye endagaano yange.
2:8 Zisanze ggwe, Assur, ggwe akweka abatali batuukirivu mu ggwe! O
mmwe abantu ababi, jjukira kye nnakola Sodomu ne Ggomola;
2:9 Ensi ye eri mu bifunfugu n'entuumu z'evvu: era bwe kityo bwe kiri
Nkola abo abatampulira, bw'ayogera Mukama Ayinzabyonna.
2:10 Bw'ati bw'ayogera Mukama eri Esdrasi nti Gamba abantu bange nti ndibawa
obwakabaka bwa Yerusaalemi bwe nnandiwadde Isiraeri.
2:11 Era n’ekitiibwa kyabwe nditwala gye ndi, ne mpa bano ab’olubeerera
weema ze nnali mbategekedde.
2:12 Balibeera n’omuti ogw’obulamu okuba ekizigo eky’akawoowo akawooma; bbo
tajja kukola, so teyakoowa.
2:13 Mugende, mulifuna: mubasabire ennaku ntono, balyoke babeerewo
shortened: obwakabaka bwabategekedde dda: laba.
2:14 Mutwale eggulu n’ensi okuba obujulirwa; kubanga ekibi nkimenye, .
n'atonda ebirungi: kubanga ndi mulamu, bw'ayogera Mukama.
2:15 Nnyaffe, kwata abaana bo, obakuza n’essanyu, okole
ebigere byabwe nga binywevu ng'empagi: kubanga nze nkulonze, bw'ayogera Mukama.
2:16 Ndizuukiza abafu okuva mu bifo byabwe, era
mubiggye mu ntaana: kubanga ntegedde erinnya lyange mu Isiraeri.
2:17 Totya, ggwe nnyina w'abaana: kubanga nze nkulonze, bw'ayogera
Mukama.
2:18 Olw’obuyambi bwo ndisindika abaddu bange Esawu ne Yeremi, abagoberera
okuteesa nkutukuzza era nkutegekedde emiti kkumi n’ebiri egyatikkiddwa
abavubi ebibala, .
2:19 N'ensulo nnyingi ezikulukuta amata n'omubisi gw'enjuki, n'ensulo musanvu ez'amaanyi
ensozi, kwe kumera ebimuli bya rose n’ebimuli, bye ndijjuza
abaana bo n'essanyu.
2:20 Mukolenga bannamwandu abatuukirivu, musalire balekwa omusango, muwe abaavu;
okulwanirira mulekwa, okwambaza obwereere, .
2:21 Muwonye abamenyese n’abanafu, toseka mulema okunyooma, lwanirira...
mulema, era omuzibe w’amaaso ajje mu maaso g’obutangaavu bwange.
2:22 Kuuma abakadde n'abato munda mu bbugwe wo.
2:23 Buli w’onoosanga abafu, obatwale obaziike, nange njagala
kuwe ekifo ekisooka mu kuzuukira kwange.
2:24 Mubeere nga musirise, mmwe abantu bange, muwummuleko, olw’okusirika kwo
jangu.
2:25 Liisa abaana bo, ggwe omuyonsa omulungi; banyweze ebigere byabwe.
2:26 Ate abaddu be nkuwadde, tewali n’omu ku bo
okuzikirizibwa; kubanga ndibasaba okuva mu muwendo gwo.
2:27 Temukoowa: kubanga olunaku olw'okubonaabona n'okuzitowa bwe lutuuka, abalala
olikaaba n'ennaku, naye ggwe olisanyuka n'ofuna ebingi.
2:28 Amawanga galikukwatirwa obuggya, naye tebaliyinza kukola kintu kyonna
ku ggwe, bw'ayogera Mukama.
2:29 Emikono gyange gijja kukubikka, abaana bo baleme kulaba geyena.
2:30 Essanyu, ggwe maama, n’abaana bo; kubanga ndikuwonya, .
bw’ayogera Mukama.
2:31 Jjukira abaana bo abeebase, kubanga ndibaggya mu...
enjuyi z'ensi, era mubasaasire: kubanga ndi musaasizi, bw'ayogera
Mukama Omuyinza w’Ebintu Byonna.
2:32 Wambatira abaana bo okutuusa lwe ndijja ne mbasaasira: olw'enzizi zange
dduka, era ekisa kyange tekirema.
2:33 Nze Esdala ne nfuna ekiragiro kya Mukama ku lusozi Olebu, nti nze
agende mu Isiraeri; naye bwe natuuka gye bali, ne banvuma;
ne banyooma ekiragiro kya Mukama.
2:34 Kale kyenva mbagamba nti mmwe amawanga, abawulira era abategeera.
mutunuulire Omusumba wo, alikuwa ekiwummulo ekitaggwaawo; kubanga y’ali
kumpi okumpi, ekyo ekirijja ku nkomerero y'ensi.
2:35 Mwetegeke empeera y’obwakabaka, kubanga ekitangaala ekitaggwaawo kiri
okwaka ku ggwe emirembe gyonna.
2:36 Duka ekisiikirize ky’ensi, ofune essanyu ery’ekitiibwa kyo: I
obujulirwa Omulokozi wange mu lwatu.
2:37 Owangule ekirabo ekibaweereddwa, musanyuke nga mwebaza
oyo eyabakulembedde mu bwakabaka obw'omu ggulu.
2:38 Golokoka oyimirire, laba omuwendo gw’abo abateekeddwako akabonero mu...
embaga ya Mukama;
2:39 Abaava mu kisiikirize ky’ensi, ne bafuna
ebyambalo bya Mukama eby’ekitiibwa.
2:40 Ddira omuwendo gwo, ggwe Sayuuni, oggale abo abambadde
enjeru, ezituukirizza etteeka lya Mukama.
2:41 Omuwendo gw’abaana bo be weegomba gutuukiridde.
weegayirire amaanyi ga Mukama abantu bo abaayitibwa
okuva ku ntandikwa, ayinza okutukuzibwa.
2:42 Nze Esdala ne ndaba ku lusozi Sayuuni ekibiina ekinene, kye nnali sisobola
namba, era bonna ne batendereza Mukama n’ennyimba.
2:43 Wakati mu bo mwalimu omuvubuka omuwanvu, omuwanvu
okusinga abalala bonna, ne ku buli mutwe gwabwe n’ateeka engule, era
yali agulumiziddwa nnyo; kye nnawuniikirira ennyo.
2:44 Awo ne mbuuza malayika ne mmugamba nti Ssebo, bino bye biruwa?
2:45 N’addamu n’aŋŋamba nti, “Bano be baggyamu ebifa.”
ebyambalo, ne mwambala ebitafa, ne mwatula erinnya lya Katonda.
kaakano batikkiddwa engule, ne bafuna engalo.
2:46 Awo ne ŋŋamba malayika nti, “Muto ki abatikkira engule;
n'abawa engalo mu ngalo zaabwe?
2:47 Awo n’addamu n’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana wa Katonda gwe balina.”
yayatudde mu nsi. Awo ne ntandika okusiima ennyo abo abaali bayimiridde
bwe kityo n’obukakanyavu olw’erinnya lya Mukama.
2:48 Awo malayika n’aŋŋamba nti Genda obuulire abantu bange bwe batyo
eby'ebintu, n'eby'amagero ebinene ebya Mukama Katonda wo, olabye.