2 Esdras
3:1 Mu mwaka ogw'amakumi asatu oluvannyuma lw'okuzikirizibwa kw'ekibuga, nnali mu Babulooni, era
nnagalamira ku kitanda kyange nga nnyiize, ebirowoozo byange ne bijja ku mutima gwange;
3:2 Kubanga nnalaba Sayoni ng’efuuse amatongo, n’obugagga bw’abo abaabeerangamu
Babulooni.
3:3 Omwoyo gwange ne gukwatibwako nnyo, ne ntandika okwogera ebigambo ebijjudde
okutya eri Oyo Ali Waggulu ennyo, n’agamba nti, .
3:4 Ayi Mukama, afuga, wayogera ku lubereberye, bwe wakola
simba ensi, n'eyo ggwe wekka, n'olagira abantu;
3:5 N’awa Adamu omubiri ogutaliiko mwoyo, gwe gwakolebwa
emikono gyo, ne gimufuuwa omukka ogw'obulamu, n'abeera
yafuula omulamu mu maaso go.
3:6 Omutwala mu jjana, omukono gwo ogwa ddyo gwe gwasimba;
ensi nga tennajja mu maaso.
3:7 Era wamuwa ekiragiro okwagala ekkubo lyo: lye
yasobya, era amangu ago n’ossaawo okufa mu ye ne mu ye
emirembe, mwe mwava amawanga, ebika, abantu, n’eŋŋanda
omuwendo.
3:8 Buli bantu ne batambula nga bwe baagala, ne bakola eby’ekitalo
mu maaso go, n'anyooma ebiragiro byo.
3:9 Era oluvannyuma lw’ekiseera n’oleeta amataba ku abo
yabeeranga mu nsi, n'abazikiriza.
3:10 Awo olwatuuka mu buli omu ku bo, nga okufa bwe kwali eri Adamu, bwe kutyo bwe kwali
amataba okutuuka ku bano.
3:11 Naye omu ku bo waleka, ye Nuuwa n'ab'omu maka ge;
mu bo mwe mwava abasajja bonna abatuukirivu.
3:12 Awo olwatuuka, abatuula ku nsi bwe baatandika
beeyongera, ne bazaala abaana bangi, era baali bantu banene, .
baatandika nate obutatya Katonda okusinga abaasooka.
3:13 Awo bwe baabeeranga mu maaso go n’obulamu obubi bwe batyo, wakulonda a
omusajja okuva mu bo, erinnya lye Ibulayimu.
3:14 Oyo gwe wayagala, era ye yekka gwe walaga by’oyagala.
3:15 N'akola naye endagaano ey'emirembe n'emirembe, ng'amusuubiza nti ggwe
wouldest never leka ensigo ye.
3:16 Era Isaaka wamuwa ne Yakobo ne Isaaka
ne Esawu. Ate Yakobo, wamulonda gy'oli, n'oteeka kumpi ne Esawu.
era bwatyo Yakobo n’afuuka ekibiina ekinene.
3:17 Awo olwatuuka, bw'oggya ezzadde lye mu Misiri, ggwe
yabatuusa ku lusozi Sinaayi.
3:18 N'ofukamiza eggulu, n'onyweza ensi, n'otambuza yonna
ensi, n’afuula obuziba okukankana, n’atabula abasajja ab’ekyo
emyaaka.
3:19 Ekitiibwa kyo ne kiyita mu miryango ena, egy’omuliro, n’ogw’okukankana n’oku...
eky’empewo, n’eky’obunnyogovu; osobole okuwa amateeka eri ezzadde lya
Yakobo, n'okunyiikira eri omulembe gwa Isiraeri.
3:20 Naye tewabaggyako mutima mubi, amateeka go
ayinza okubala ebibala mu bo.
3:21 Kubanga Adamu eyasooka eyalina omutima omubi yasobya, n’abaawo
okuwangula; era bwe batyo bonna abamuzaala babeere bwe batyo.
3:22 Bwe kityo obunafu ne bufuuka obw’olubeerera; n’amateeka (era) mu mutima gwa
abantu abalina obubi bw’ekikolo; abalungi ne bagenda
wala, era ekibi ne kisigala nga kikyaliwo.
3:23 Awo ebiseera ne biyitawo, n’emyaka ne gikoma: awo
wakuyimusa omuddu ayitibwa Dawudi.
3:24 Oyo gwe walagira okuzimba ekibuga eri erinnya lyo, n'okuwaayo
obubaane n'ebiweebwayo gy'oli mu byo.
3:25 Ekyo bwe kyaggwa emyaka mingi, abo abaali babeera mu kibuga ne bavaawo
ggwe, .
3:26 Mu byonna ne bakola nga Adamu n’emirembe gye gyonna bwe baakola: kubanga
era baalina omutima omubi;
3:27 Bw’otyo n’owaayo ekibuga kyo mu mikono gy’abalabe bo.
3:28 Kale ebikolwa byabwe bisinga obulungi abatuula mu Babulooni, bwe batyo bwe batyo
kale nno mulina obuyinza ku Sayuuni?
3:29 Kubanga bwe nnatuuka eyo, ne ndaba obutatya Katonda obutabalika, kale
emmeeme yalaba abakozi b’ebibi bangi mu mwaka guno ogw’amakumi asatu, omutima ne gulemererwa
nze.
3:30 Kubanga ndabye engeri gy’obabonyaabonya, n’okusonyiwa ababi
abakola: n'okuzikiriza abantu bo, n'okukuuma abalabe bo, .
era tannakitegeeza.
3:31 Sijjukira ngeri kkubo lino gye liyinza okulekebwawo: Kale bava Babulooni
okusinga abo ab’e Sayuuni?
3:32 Oba waliwo abantu abalala abakumanyi okuggyako Isiraeri? oba kiki
emirembe gikkirizza endagaano zo nga Yakobo?
3:33 Era naye empeera yaabwe telabika, n'okutegana kwabwe tekulina bibala: kubanga
Ntambudde wano ne wali nga mpita mu bakaafiiri, era ndaba nga bakulukuta
mu bugagga, so tolowooza ku biragiro byo.
3:34 Kale pima obubi bwaffe kaakano mu minzaani, n'obw'abwe
ababeera mu nsi; era erinnya lyo bwe lityo bwe lirisangibwa awalala wabula mu
Isiraeri.
3:35 Oba ddi abatuula ku nsi lwe bataayonoona
okulaba kwo? oba abantu ki abakutte ebiragiro byo bwe bityo?
3:36 Oliraba nga Isiraeri erinnya lye yakuuma ebiragiro byo; naye si ba
abakaafiiri.