2 Abamakabe
8:1 Awo Yuda Makkabeyo n’abo abaali naye ne bagenda mu kyama mu...
ebibuga, ne bayita ab’eŋŋanda zaabwe, ne babatwala bonna ab’engeri eyo
nga bwe kyagenda mu maaso mu ddiini y’Abayudaaya, ne bakuŋŋaanya abantu nga enkumi mukaaga
abasajja.
8:2 Ne bakoowoola Mukama atunuulire abantu abo
yalinyirirwa bonna; era n’okusaasira yeekaalu eyayonoonebwa abatatya Katonda
abasajja;
8:3 Era asaasira ekibuga, nga kiyonoonese nnyo, era nga kyetegefu
okukolebwa nga bwe kiri n'ettaka; era muwulire omusaayi ogwamukaabirira;
8:4 Era jjukira okuttibwa okubi okw’abaana abawere abatalina bulabe, n’...
okuvvoola erinnya lye; era nti ajja kulaga ebibye
obukyayi eri ababi.
8:5 Awo Makkabeyo bwe yamukwatako, n’atasobola kugumiikiriza
olw'amawanga: kubanga obusungu bwa Mukama bwafuuka okusaasira.
8:6 Awo n’ajja nga tategedde, n’ayokya ebibuga n’ebibuga, n’afuna
mu ngalo ze ebifo ebisinga okubeera eby’obugagga, n’awangula n’ateeka ku
okudduka abalabe be abatali batono.
8:7 Naye mu ngeri ey’enjawulo yakozesa ekiro ekyo olw’okugezaako okw’ekyama ng’okwo;
ekibala ky’obutukuvu bwe ne kibuna buli wamu.
8:8 Awo Firipo bwe yalaba ng’omusajja ono yeeyongera mpola, era
nti ebintu ne byeyongera okukulaakulana naye, n’awandiikira
Ptolemeus, gavana wa Celosyria ne Fenice, okuwaayo obuyambi obulala eri
ensonga za kabaka.
8:9 Awo amangu ago n’alonda Nikanori mutabani wa Patroclus, omu ku bakulu be
mikwano gye, yamutuma n’abantu abatakka wansi wa mitwalo abiri okuva mu mawanga gonna
wansi we, okugoba emirembe gyonna egy'Abayudaaya; era naye ye
yeegatta ne Gorgias kapiteeni, eyalina ebinene mu nsonga z’olutalo
obumanyirivu.
8:10 Nikanoli n’akola ssente nnyingi nnyo mu Bayudaaya abaali mu buwambe, nga
yandibadde asasula omusolo gwa ttalanta enkumi bbiri, kabaka gwe yalina okusasulira
basasula eri Abaruumi.
8:11 Amangwago n’atuma mu bibuga ebiri ku lubalama lw’ennyanja;
nga balangirira okutunda kw’Abayudaaya abaali mu buwambe, era nga basuubiza nti basaanidde
balina emibiri ennya n’ekkumi ku kitone kimu, nga tosuubira nti...
okwesasuza okwali kumugoberera okuva eri Katonda Omuyinza w’Ebintu Byonna.
8:12 Awo ekigambo bwe kyategeezebwa Yuda ku kujja kwa Nikanoli, n'afuna
n'agabira abo abaali naye ng'eggye lyali lisemberedde;
8:13 Abo abaali batya, nga tebalina bwesige bwa Katonda, ne badduka, ne...
beetuusa ne bagenda.
8:14 Abalala ne batunda byonna bye baali basigazza, ne beegayirira Mukama
banunulire, abaatundibwa Nikanori omubi nga tebannaba kusisinkana wamu:
8:15 Era bwe kiba nga si ku lwabwe, naye olw’endagaano ze yakola nazo
bajjajjaabwe, n’olw’erinnya lye ettukuvu era ery’ekitiibwa, lye bo
baayitibwa.
8:16 Awo Makkabeyo n’ayita abasajja be emitwalo mukaaga.
n’abakubiriza obutakubwa ntiisa y’omulabe, wadde
mutye ekibiina ekinene eky'amawanga, abajja okubalumba mu bukyamu;
naye okulwana mu busajja, .
8:17 N’okuteeka mu maaso gaabwe ekibi kye baali bakoze mu ngeri etali ya bwenkanya
ekifo ekitukuvu, n'okukwata ekibuga mu ngeri ey'obukambwe, kye baakola a
okusekererwa, era n’okuggyawo gavumenti yaabwe
bajjajjaffe:
8:18 Kubanga, bwe yagamba, beesiga ebyokulwanyisa byabwe n’obuvumu bwabwe; naye ebyaffe
obwesige buli mu Muyinza w’Ebintu Byonna asobola okusuula wansi bombi nti
mujje ffe, era n’ensi yonna.
8:19 Era n'ababuulira obuyambi bajjajjaabwe bwe baafuna;
n'engeri gye baalokoka, bwe baali wansi wa Sennakeribu kikumi mu nkaaga
era emitwalo etaano ne bazikirizibwa.
8:20 N’ababuulira olutalo lwe baalina mu Babulooni n’aba...
Abaggalatiya, engeri gye bajja naye emitwalo munaana bonna awamu ku bizinensi, ne
Abamakedoniya enkumi nnya, era nti Abamakedoniya bwe baali basobeddwa, aba
emitwalo munaana gyasaanyaawo emitwalo kikumi mu abiri olw’...
obuyambi bwe baalina okuva mu ggulu, era bwe batyo ne bafuna omunyago omunene.
8:21 Bw’atyo bwe yabafuula abavumu n’ebigambo bino, era nga beetegefu okufiirira
amateeka n’ensi, yagabanya eggye lye mu bitundu bina;
8:22 Ne yeegatta ku baganda be, abakulembeze ba buli kibinja, okugamba
Simooni, ne Yusufu, ne Yonasaani, buli omu n'awa abasajja ebikumi kkumi na bitaano.
8:23 Era n’alonda Eriyazaali okusoma ekitabo ekitukuvu: era bwe yamala okuwaayo
bo ekigambo kino eky'okukuuma, Obuyambi bwa Katonda; ye kennyini ng’akulembedde bbandi eyasooka, .
8:24 Olw’obuyambi bw’Omuyinza w’Ebintu Byonna ne batta abantu abasukka mu enkumi mwenda
abalabe, era ne balumwa n’okulemaza ekitundu ekisinga obunene eky’eggye lya Nicanor, era bwe kityo
byonna biteeke mu nnyonyi;
8:25 Ne baddira ssente zaabwe ezajja okubagula, ne babawondera wala: naye
obutaba na budde ne bakomawo:
8:26 Kubanga lwali lunaku nga Ssabbiiti tennatuuka, ne bagaana
okumala ebbanga eddene okubagoberera.
8:27 Awo bwe baamala okukuŋŋaanya ebyokulwanyisa byabwe ne banyaga
abalabe, beenyigiranga ku ssaawa nga ssabbiiti, ne bavaamu ebisukkiridde
ettendo n'okwebaza Mukama, eyabikuuma okutuusa ku lunaku olwo;
eyo ye yali entandikwa y’okusaasira okubafuka.
8:28 Awo oluvannyuma lwa Ssabbiiti, bwe baamala okuwaayo ekitundu ku munyago
abalema, ne bannamwandu ne bamulekwa, ebisigadde ne babigabanyaamu
bo bennyini n’abaweereza baabwe.
8:29 Bino bwe byaggwa, ne beegayirira wamu, ne...
yeegayirira Mukama omusaasizi okutabagana n’abaddu be emirembe gyonna.
8:30 Era n’abo abaali ne Timoseewo ne Bakide, abaalwana
ku bo, ne batta emitwalo egisukka mu makumi abiri, era kyangu nnyo okutuuka waggulu
n'ebigo, ne bagabanya bokka omunyago mungi, ne
yafuula abalema, bamulekwa, bannamwandu, weewaawo, n’abakadde nabo, benkanankana mu
omunyago ne bo bennyini.
8:31 Bwe baamala okukuŋŋaanya ebyokulwanyisa byabwe, ne babitereka byonna
n’obwegendereza mu bifo ebirungi, n’ensigalira y’omunyago bo
baleeteddwa e Yerusaalemi.
8:32 Ne batta ne Firaki, omubi oyo eyali ne Timoseewo.
era yali anyiize Abayudaaya mu ngeri nnyingi.
8:33 Ate era mu kiseera nga bwe baakuza embaga olw’obuwanguzi mu
ensi gye baayokya Kalisiteeni, eyali akumye omuliro ku miryango emitukuvu, .
eyali adduse mu nnyumba entono; era bwatyo n’afuna empeera meet for
obubi bwe.
8:34 Ate ye Nikanoli oyo asinga obutasaasira, eyali aleese omutwalo
abasuubuzi okugula Abayudaaya, .
8:35 Yava mu buyambi bwa Mukama Katonda n’asekerwa, bo
yakola account esinga obutono; n'ayambula ebyambalo bye eby'ekitiibwa, era
nga afulumyayo kkampuni ye, yajja ng’omuweereza eyadduka ng’ayita mu
wakati mu nsi okutuuka e Antiyokiya ng'aswazibwa nnyo, kubanga eggye lye lye lyali
okusaanawo.
8:36 Bw’atyo, eyamutwala okuganyula Abaruumi omusolo gwabwe nga
kitegeeza abasibe mu Yerusaalemi, nga bategeezebwa ebweru w’eggwanga, nti Abayudaaya baalina Katonda
balwanirira, era n’olwekyo tebaasobola kulumizibwa, kubanga bo
yagoberera amateeka ge yabawa.