2 Esdras
8:1 N’anziramu nti, “Oyo Ali Waggulu ennyo yakolera abantu bangi ensi eno;
naye ensi ejja ku batono.
8:2 Nja kukubuulira ekifaananyi ekifaanana, Esdras; Nga bw’osaba ensi, it
alikugamba nti kiwa ekibumba ekingi ekiva mu bibya eby'ebbumba
bikolebwa, naye enfuufu ntono zaabu gy'ava: era bwe kityo bwe kiri
ensi eno eriwo kati.
8:3 Abatondebwa bangi, naye batono abaliwonyezebwa.
8:4 Bwe ntyo ne nziramu ne ŋŋamba nti Mirira, ggwe emmeeme yange, okutegeera, era
alya amagezi.
8:5 Kubanga okkirizza okuwuliriza, era oyagala okulagula: kubanga ggwe
takyalina kifo okuggyako okubeerawo kwokka.
8:6 Ai Mukama, bw’otogumiikiriza muddu wo, tusabire mu maaso go.
era ggwe otuwa ensigo eri omutima gwaffe, n'obuwangwa eri okutegeera kwaffe;
olwo wabeewo ebibala ebivaamu; buli muntu anaawangaala atya ekyo
ayonooneka, ani atwala ekifo ky'omuntu?
8:7 Kubanga ggwe wekka, naffe ffenna omulimu gumu ogw'emikono gyo, nga
ggwe ogambye.
8:8 Kubanga omubiri bwe gunaakolebwa mu lubuto lwa nnyina, n'owaayo
ebitundu byakyo, ekitonde kyo kikuumibwa mu muliro n’amazzi, n’emyezi mwenda
omulimu gwo gugumira ekitonde kyo ekyatondebwa mu kyo.
8:9 Naye ekikuuma era ekikuumibwa kirikuumibwa: era bwe...
ekiseera kijja, olubuto olukuumiddwa lugaba ebintu ebyakula mu
kiri.
8:10 Kubanga olagidde okuva mu bitundu by'omubiri, kwe kugamba, .
okuva mu mabeere, amata agagenda okuweebwa, nga gano ge bibala by'amabeere;
8:11 Ekitondeddwa kibeere nga kiriisibwa okumala ekiseera, okutuusa lw’olimala
kisuule eri okusaasira kwo.
8:12 Wakireeta n’obutuukirivu bwo, n’okikuza mu bwo
amateeka, n'ogatereeza n'okusalawo kwo.
8:13 Era olibutta ng’ekitonde kyo, n’okizzaamu obulamu ng’omulimu gwo.
8:14 Kale bw’onoozikiriza oyo eyakola n’okutegana okungi bwe kutyo
fashioned, kintu kyangu okuteekebwawo olw'ekiragiro kyo, nti
ekintu ekyakolebwa kyandibadde kikuumibwa.
8:15 Kaakano, Mukama wange, nja kwogera; okukwata ku muntu okutwaliza awamu, ggwe omanyi
ekisinga; naye okukwata ku bantu bo, be nnakuwalidde;
8:16 Era olw’obusika bwo, bwe nnakungubagira; ne ku lwa Isiraeri, kubanga
gwe ndi muzito; ne ku lwa Yakobo, gwe nnyigirizibwa ku lwa ye;
8:17 Kyenvudde nditandika okusabira mu maaso go ku lwange ne ku lwabwe: kubanga
Ndaba okugwa kwaffe ababeera mu nsi.
8:18 Naye mpulidde obwangu bw’omulamuzi agenda okujja.
8:19 Noolwekyo wulira eddoboozi lyange, otegeere ebigambo byange, nange nja kwogera
mu maaso go. Eno y’entandikwa y’ebigambo bya Esdras, nga tannabaawo
okutwalibwa waggulu: ne ŋŋamba nti, .
8:20 Ayi Mukama, ggwe abeera mu mirembe n’emirembe alaba okuva waggulu
ebintu ebiri mu ggulu ne mu bbanga;
8:21 Ntebe ye ey’obwakabaka etali ya muwendo; ekitiibwa kye kiyinza obutategeerekeka; mu kusooka
eggye lya bamalayika abayimiridde nga bakankana, .
8:22 Abaweereza be bamanyi empewo n’omuliro; ekigambo kye ekituufu, era
ebigambo ebitaggwaawo; ekiragiro kye eky'amaanyi, n'amateeka ag'entiisa;
8:23 Okutunula kwe kukala obuziba, n’obusungu bufuula ensozi
okusaanuuka okugenda; ekyo amazima kye gajulira:
8:24 Wuliriza okusaba kw’omuddu wo, era owulirize okusaba kwo
ekitonde.
8:25 Kubanga bwe ndiba omulamu ndiyogera, era bwe ndiba n’okutegeera
ajja kuddamu.
8:26 Ai totunuulira bibi by’abantu bo; naye ku abo abakuweereza mu
amazima.
8:27 Tofaayo ku biyiiya ebibi eby’amawanga, wabula okwegomba kw’abo
abakuuma obujulirwa bwo mu kubonaabona.
8:28 Tolowooza ku abo abaatambulira mu maaso go: naye
bajjukire, abamanyi okutya kwo nga bw'oyagala.
8:29 Oleme kubeera kwagala kwo okuzikiriza abaawangaala ng’ensolo; naye
okutunuulira abo abayigiriza amateeka go mu bulambulukufu.
8:30 Tosunguwalira abo abatwalibwa okuba ababi okusinga ensolo; naye
yagala abo abateeka obwesige bwabwe mu butuukirivu bwo n'ekitiibwa kyo bulijjo.
8:31 Kubanga ffe ne bajjajjaffe tukoowa endwadde ng’ezo: naye ku lwaffe
aboonoonyi oliyitibwa omusaasizi.
8:32 Kubanga bw’oba oyagala okutusaasira, oliyitibwa
abasaasizi, gye tuli, abatalina bikolwa bya butuukirivu.
8:33 Kubanga abatuukirivu, abalina ebikolwa ebirungi bingi ebiterekeddwa naawe, baliva mu
ebikolwa byabwe bennyini bifuna empeera.
8:34 Kubanga omuntu kye ki, okumunyiiza? oba kiki ekiri
omulembe oguvunda, n'ogukaawa bwe mutyo?
8:35 Kubanga mu mazima tewali muntu mu abo abazaalibwa, wabula ye yakola
mu ngeri embi; ne mu beesigwa tewali atakoze
amiss.
8:36 Kubanga mu kino, ai Mukama, obutuukirivu bwo n’obulungi bwo mwe binaabeeranga
yalangirira, bw'osaasira abo abatalina bwesige bwa
emirimu emirungi.
8:37 Awo n’anziramu n’aŋŋamba nti, “Ebintu by’oyogedde bituufu, era
ng'ebigambo byo bwe biri bwe binaaba.
8:38 Kubanga ddala sijja kulowooza ku mpisa y’abo abaayonoona
nga tannafa, nga tannasalirwa musango, nga tannazikirizibwa;
8:39 Naye ndisanyuka olw’empisa z’abatuukirivu, era nja kusanyuka
jjukira era okulamaga kwabwe, n’obulokozi, n’empeera, nti
bajja kuba nabyo.
8:40 Nga bwe njogedde kaakano, bwe kityo bwe kirituuka.
8:41 Kubanga ng'omulimi bw'asiga ensigo nnyingi ku ttaka n'asimba
emiti mingi, naye ekintu ekisimbibwa obulungi mu kiseera kyakyo tekijja
waggulu, so ne byonna ebisimbibwa tebisimba mirandira: bwe bityo bwe biva ku bo
ebisimbibwa mu nsi; bonna tebajja kulokolebwa.
8:42 Awo ne nziramu ne ŋŋamba nti, “Oba nfunye ekisa, ka njogere.”
8:43 Ng'ensigo y'omulimi bw'ebula, bw'etajja, n'efuna
so si nkuba yo mu kiseera ekituufu; oba singa enkuba etonnya ennyo, n’eyonooneka
kiri:
8:44 N’omuntu bw’atyo bw’abula, eyatondebwa n’emikono gyo, era aliwo
yayita ekifaananyi kyo, kubanga olinga oyo, ku lulwe
wakola byonna, n'omugeraageranya n'ezzadde ly'omulimi.
8:45 Totusunguwalira naye osaasire abantu bo, era osaasire abo bo
obusika: kubanga oli musaasizi eri ebitonde byo.
8:46 Awo n’anziramu, n’aŋŋamba nti, “Ebintu ebiriwo bya kaakano, era
ebintu ebigenda okujja eri abo abagenda okujja.
8:47 Kubanga otuuse wala nnyo okusobola okwagala ebyange
ekitonde okusinga nze: naye emirundi mingi nkusemberera
kyo, naye tewabangawo eri abatali batuukirivu.
8:48 Mu kino nakyo kyewuunyisa mu maaso g’Oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo.
8:49 Mu bwe weetoowaza, nga bwe kikugwanira, n’otokikola
weesalira omusango ng’osaanidde okugulumizibwa ennyo mu batuukirivu.
8:50 Kubanga ennaku nnyingi ez’amaanyi balikolebwa eri abo mu biseera eby’oluvannyuma
balibeera mu nsi, kubanga batambudde mu malala mangi.
8:51 Naye ggwe wekka, onoonye ekitiibwa eri abo abaliwo
nga ggwe.
8:52 Kubanga olusuku lwammwe lugguddwawo, omuti ogw’obulamu gusimbibwa, ekiseera
okujja kutegekeddwa, ebintu bingi bitegekeddwa, ekibuga kizimbibwa, era
okuwummula kukkirizibwa, weewaawo, obulungi obutuukiridde n’amagezi.
8:53 Ekikolo ky’obubi kissiddwaako akabonero okuva gy’oli, obunafu n’enseenene bikwese
okuva gy'oli, n'okuvunda kuddukiddwa mu geyena okwerabirwa;
8:54 Ennaku ziyitawo, era ku nkomerero kiragiddwa obugagga bwa
obutafa.
8:55 N’olwekyo toddamu kubuuza bibuuzo ku bungi bw’abantu
abo abazikirira.
8:56 Kubanga bwe baamala okusumululwa, ne banyooma Oyo Ali Waggulu ennyo, ne balowooza
okunyooma amateeka ge, n'aleka amakubo ge.
8:57 Era balinnye omutuukirivu we, .
8:58 Ne bagamba mu mutima gwabwe nti Tewali Katonda; weewaawo, era ekyo okumanya
balina okufa.
8:59 Kubanga ng’ebintu ebyogeddwako bwe biribasembeza, n’ennyonta n’obulumi bwe biri
yabategekera: kubanga si kye yali ayagala abantu okujja
tewali:
8:60 Naye abaatondebwa bayonoonye erinnya ly’oyo eyabakola;
ne batasiima oyo eyabategekera obulamu.
8:61 N’olwekyo omusango gwange guli kumpi.
8:62 Ebyo sibiraze bantu bonna, wabula ggwe n’abatono
nga ggwe. Awo ne nziramu ne ŋŋamba nti, .
8:63 Laba, ai Mukama, kaakano onlaze ebyewuunyo ebingi.
ekyo ky'olitandika okukola mu biro eby'enkomerero: naye mu kiseera ki, ggwe
tannalaga.