2 Abamakabe
14:1 Oluvannyuma lw’emyaka esatu Yuda n’ategeezebwa nti Demeteriyo mutabani wa
Seleucus, bwe yayingidde mu kifo eky’okuddukiramu ekya Tripolis n’amaanyi amangi era
amagye g’oku mazzi, .
14:2 Yali awambye ensi, n’atta Antiyoku ne Lisiya omukuumi we.
14:3 Alusimo, eyali kabona asinga obukulu, era nga yeeyonoona
mu bugenderevu mu biro eby’okutabula kwabwe n’ab’amawanga, nga balaba ekyo
mu ngeri yonna yali tayinza kwetaasa, wadde okuddamu okutuuka ku kitukuvu
ekyoto, .
14:4 Yajja eri kabaka Demeteriyo mu mwaka ogw’ekikumi mu gumu mu ataano;
ne bamuwa engule eya zaabu, n'enkindu, n'amatabi
ezaakozesebwanga mu yeekaalu: era ku lunaku olwo n'akwata ebibye
emirembe.
14:5 Naye bwe yafuna omukisa okwongera ku mulimu gwe ogw’obusirusiru, era
Demeteriyo bwe yamubuulirira, n’abuuza Abayudaaya bwe baali bayimiridde
okukosebwa, ne kye baali bagenderera, n'addamu nti:
14:6 Abo ku Bayudaaya be yayita Abaasidi, omuduumizi waabwe ye Yuda
Maccabeus, baliisa entalo era bajeemu, era tebajja kuleka basigadde kubeerawo
mu mirembe.
14:7 N’olwekyo, nga n’okuggyibwako ekitiibwa kya bajjajjange, ntegeeza oyo ali waggulu
obwakabona, kaakano nzize wano:
14:8 Ekisooka, mazima olw’okufaayo okutali kwa kwefuula kwe nnina ku bikwata ku...
kabaka; n’ekyokubiri, n’olw’ekyo ngenderera ebirungi ebyange
bannansi: kubanga eggwanga lyaffe lyonna liri mu nnaku si ntono okuyita mu
okukolagana okutali kwa magezi ku bo aforersaid.
14:9 Noolwekyo, ai kabaka, ng’omanyi ebyo byonna, weegendereze
ensi, n’eggwanga lyaffe, erinyigirizibwa ku buli ludda, okusinziira ku
okusaasira kw’olaga bonna.
14:10 Kubanga Yuda bw’aba ng’akyali mulamu, tekisoboka embeera eyo
okusirika.
14:11 Ebyo tebyayogerwako mangu ku ye, wabula abalala ku mikwano gya kabaka;
bwe yateekebwa ku Yuda mu ngeri ey’obukambwe, n’ayongera okukosa Demeteriyo obubaane.
14:12 Amangu ago n’ayita Nikanoli, eyali mukama w’enjovu, n’...
n'amufuula gavana wa Buyudaaya, n'amutuma;
14:13 N’alagira okutta Yuda n’okusaasaanya abaali naye.
era n'okufuula Alkimo kabona asinga obukulu owa yeekaalu ennene.
14:14 Awo amawanga agaali gadduse okuva e Buyudaaya okuva e Yuda ne gajja e Nikanoli
nga bakozesa ebisibo, nga balowooza nti obulabe n’ebizibu ot Abayudaaya bye byabwe
embeera.
14:15 Awo Abayudaaya bwe baawulira okujja kwa Nikanoli, n'amawanga nga galiwo
baabalumba, ne basuula ettaka ku mitwe gyabwe, ne beegayirira
eri oyo eyanyweza abantu be emirembe gyonna, era ayamba bulijjo
omugabo gwe n’okwolesebwa kw’okubeerawo kwe.
14:16 Awo olw’ekiragiro ky’omukulu w’amagye ne bava
okuva awo, n'abasemberera mu kibuga Dessawu.
14:17 Awo Simooni muganda wa Yuda yali yeegasse ku lutalo ne Nikanoli, naye n’atuuka
ekintu ekimutabuse okuyita mu kusirika okw’amangu okw’abalabe be.
14:18 Naye Nikanoli bwe yawulira obusajja bw’abo abaali nabo
Yuda, n’obuvumu bwe baalina okulwanirira ensi yaabwe, .
obutaguma kugezesa nsonga n’ekitala.
14:19 Kyeyava atuma Posidoniyo, ne Tewodoto, ne Matatiya okukola
emirembe.
14:20 Awo bwe baamala okuteesa okumala ebbanga eddene, era omuduumizi n’afuna
yamanyisa ekibiina ekyo, ne kirabika nga bwe baali
bonna nga balina endowooza emu, ne bakkiriza endagaano, .
14:21 Ne bateekawo olunaku lwe banaakuŋŋaaniranga bokka: era olunaku lwe lunaatuuka
ne bajja, ne bateekebwawo obutebe eri buli omu ku bo, .
14:22 Luda n’ateeka abasajja abalina emmundu nga beetegefu mu bifo ebirungi, sikulwa nga waliwo enkwe
yandibadde ekolebwa mu bwangu abalabe: bwe batyo ne bakola emirembe
olukungaana.
14:23 Awo Nikanoli n’abeera mu Yerusaalemi, n’atakola kibi, naye n’amusindika
abantu abajja nga beeyiwa gy’ali.
14:24 Era teyayagala kuggya Yuda mu maaso ge: kubanga ayagala...
omuntu okuva ku mutima gwe
14:25 N’amusaba n’okuwasa omukazi n’azaala abaana: bw’atyo n’awasa;
yali musirise, era n’atwala ekitundu ku bulamu buno.
14:26 Naye Alusimo n’ategeera okwagala okwali wakati waabwe, n’alowooza
endagaano ezaakolebwa, ne bajja eri Demeteriyo, ne bamubuulira ekyo
Nicanor teyakosebwa bulungi eri gavumenti; olw’ekyo kye yali ategese
Yuda, omulyawe mu bwakabaka bwe, okubeera omusika wa kabaka.
14:27 Awo kabaka n’asunguwala nnyo, n’alumiriza abantu
omusajja asinga obubi, yawandiikira Nikanoli, ng’alaga nti yali mungi
teyasiimye ndagaano, era n'amulagira okutuma
Makkabeyo omusibe mu bwangu bwonna okutuuka e Antiyokiya.
14:28 Kino Nikanori bwe yakiwulira, n’akwatibwa ensonyi nnyo.
era n’akitwala nga bubi nti ebiwandiiko ebyali bifuuse bitaliimu nsa
bakkiriziganyizza, omusajja nga talina musango gwonna.
14:29 Naye olw’okuba tewaaliwo kukolagana na kabaka, n’atunuulira ebiseera bye
okutuukiriza ekintu kino nga tuyita mu nkola.
14:30 Wadde kyali kityo, Makabeyo bwe yalaba Nikanoli n’atandika okuwuniikirira
gy'ali, era nti yamwegayirira nnyo okusinga bwe yali amanyidde;
bwe yategeera nti enneeyisa enkaawa bwetyo tezijja mu bulungi, yakuŋŋaanya
awamu si batono ku basajja be, ne yeeggya ku Nikanoli.
14:31 Naye omulala bwe yali amanyi nti yalemesebwa nnyo enkola ya Yuda, .
yajja mu yeekaalu ennene era entukuvu, n’alagira bakabona nti
baali bawaayo ssaddaaka zaabwe eza bulijjo, okumununula omusajja oyo.
14:32 Awo bwe baalayira nga tebasobola kutegeera musajja oyo gy’ali
okunoonya,
14:33 N’agolola omukono gwe ogwa ddyo eri yeekaalu, n’alayira
bwe mutyo: Bwe mutaamponya Yuda ng'omusibe, ndigalamira
yeekaalu eno eya Katonda n’ettaka, era ndimenya
ekyoto, n’okuzimba yeekaalu ey’ekitiibwa eri Bakusi.
14:34 Oluvannyuma lw’ebigambo ebyo n’agenda. Awo bakabona ne bayimusa emikono gyabwe
ng’ayolekera eggulu, n’asaba oyo eyali omuwolereza waabwe bulijjo
eggwanga, nga bagamba mu ngeri eno;
14:35 Ggwe, Ayi Mukama w’ebintu byonna, atalina kye weetaaga, kyasanyuka
yeekaalu ey'okubeeramu kwo ebeere mu ffe;
14:36 Kale kaakano, Ayi Mukama omutukuvu ow’obutukuvu bwonna, kuuma ennyumba eno emirembe gyonna
ekitali kirongoofu, ekyalongoosebwa gye buvuddeko, era mukomye buli kamwa akatali katuukirivu.
14:37 Awo Nikanoli n’avunaanibwa omu Razi, omu ku bakadde ba
Yerusaalemi, omwagazi wa bannansi be, era omusajja ow’obulungi ennyo, eya
kubanga ekisa kye kyayitibwa kitaawe w'Abayudaaya.
14:38 Kubanga mu biro eby’edda, bwe batatabula na...
Ab’amawanga, yali avunaanibwa eddiini y’Ekiyudaaya, era n’obuvumu yateeka eyiye mu kabi
omubiri n’obulamu n’obusungu bwonna eri eddiini y’Abayudaaya.
14:39 Nikanoli bwe yali ayagala okubuulira Abayudaaya obukyayi bwe yaleeta, n’atuma
abasajja abalwanyi abasukka mu bikumi bitaano okumutwala;
14:40 Kubanga yalowooza okumutwala okulumya Abayudaaya.
14:41 Awo ekibiina bwe kyandiwambye omunaala, ne gumenya n’amaanyi
mu mulyango ogw’ebweru, n’alagira nti omuliro guleetebwe okugwokya, ye
bwe yali mwetegefu okutwalibwa ku buli ludda n’agwa ku kitala kye;
14:42 Okulonda okufa nga musajja, okusinga okujja mu mikono gy’aba
omubi, okutulugunyizibwa mu ngeri endala okusinga okuzaalibwa kwe okw'ekitiibwa:
14:43 Naye olw’okubulwa okukuba kwe olw’amangu, ekibiina nakyo ne kifubutuka munda
enzigi, n’adduka n’obuvumu n’agenda ku bbugwe, ne yeesuula wansi mu busajja
mu basinga obunene ku bo.
14:44 Naye bo ne baddiza mangu, n’agwa mu kifo
wakati mu kifo ekitaliimu kintu kyonna.
14:45 Naye nga wakyaliwo omukka munda mu ye, nga gukutte
obusungu, n’asituka; era newaakubadde ng'omusaayi gwe gukulukuta ng'emidumu gy'amazzi, .
n’ebiwundu bye byali bizibu, naye n’adduka wakati mu...
ekibinja ky’abantu; era nga bayimiridde ku lwazi oluwanvu, .
14:46 Awo omusaayi gwe bwe gwali guweddewo ddala, n’aggyamu ebyenda bye, n’...
n'abikwata mu ngalo ze zombi, n'abisuula ku kibiina, n'ayita
ku Mukama w’obulamu n’omwoyo okumuzzaawo abo nate, ye bw’atyo
yafa.