Eseza
1:1 Awo olwatuuka mu nnaku za Akaswero, (ono ye Akaswero eya...
yafuga, okuva e Buyindi okutuuka e Ethiopia, ekikumi mu musanvu era
amasaza amakumi abiri:)
1:2 Mu biro ebyo, kabaka Akaswero bwe yatuula ku ntebe ye
obwakabaka, obwali mu lubiri lwa Susani, .
1:3 Mu mwaka ogwokusatu ogw'obufuzi bwe, n'akolera abaami be bonna embaga era
abaweereza be; amaanyi ga Buperusi ne Media, abakulu n’abalangira ba
amasaza, nga gali mu maaso ge;
1:4 Bwe yalaga obugagga bw’obwakabaka bwe obw’ekitiibwa n’ekitiibwa kye
obukulu obulungi ennyo ennaku nnyingi, wadde ennaku kikumi mu nkaaga.
1:5 Ennaku ezo bwe zaggwaako, kabaka n’akolera abantu bonna embaga
abantu abaaliwo mu lubiri lwa Susani, okutuuka ku bakulu ne
entono, ennaku musanvu, mu luggya lw'olusuku lw'olubiri lwa kabaka;
1:6 Awali enjeru, eya kiragala, ne bbululu, ebiwaniriddwa, ebisibiddwa n’emiguwa egy’empeke
bafuta ne kakobe okutuuka ku mpeta eza ffeeza n'empagi eza mabbaale: ebitanda byali bya
zaabu ne ffeeza, ku kkubo ery'emmyufu, ne bbululu, n'enjeru, n'ekiddugavu, .
amayinja amabajje.
1:7 Ne babanywa mu bibya ebya zaabu, (ebibya nga bya njawulo
omu okuva ku mulala,) n’omwenge ogw’obwakabaka mu bungi, okusinziira ku mbeera
wa kabaka.
1:8 N'okunywa kwali ng'amateeka bwe gali; tewali n’omu yawaliriza: kubanga bwe kityo
kabaka yali alagidde abakungu bonna ab'omu nnyumba ye, bakole
nga buli muntu bw'ayagala.
1:9 Era Vasuti kabaka n’akolera abakazi ekijjulo mu nnyumba y’obwakabaka
eyali eya kabaka Akaswero.
1:10 Ku lunaku olw’omusanvu, omutima gwa kabaka bwe gwasanyuka olw’omwenge, n’anywa omwenge
yalagira Mehuman, ne Bizusa, ne Kabona, ne Bigsa, ne Abagsa, ne Zesali, ne
Kaluka, abakungu omusanvu abaaweereza mu maaso ga Akaswero
kabaka, .
1:11 Okuleeta Vasuti nnaabagereka mu maaso ga kabaka n’engule ey’obwakabaka, okulaga
abantu n’abalangira obulungi bwe: kubanga yali mulungi okutunula.
1:12 Naye kabaka Vasuti n’agaana okujja ng’ekiragiro kya kabaka
abakuumi b'ebisenge: kabaka kyeyava asunguwala nnyo, obusungu bwe ne bukya
ye.
1:13 Awo kabaka n’agamba abasajja abagezigezi abaali bamanyi ebiseera nti, (kubanga bwe kityo bwe kyali
empisa ya kabaka eri bonna abamanyi amateeka n'emisango;
1:14 Omuntu eyamuddirira ye Kalusena, ne Sesali, ne Admata, ne Talusiisi, ne Meresi.
Marsena, ne Memukani, abalangira omusanvu ab’e Buperusi ne Bumeedi, abaalaba
amaaso ga kabaka, era eyatuula mu bwakabaka obusooka;)
1:15 Tunakola ki Nnabagereka Vasti ng’amateeka bwe gali, kubanga ye
tannatuukiriza kiragiro kya kabaka Akaswero ng’ayita mu
abakozi b’ebisenge?
1:16 Memukani n’addamu mu maaso ga kabaka n’abaami nti, “Vasiti nnaabagereka.”
teyakoze bubi kabaka yekka, naye n'abalangira bonna, era
eri abantu bonna abali mu masaza gonna aga kabaka Akaswero.
1:17 Kubanga ekikolwa kino ekya nnaabagereka kinaatuuka eri abakazi bonna, bwe kityo
balinyooma babbaabwe mu maaso gaabwe, bwe kinaaba kituuse
n’ategeeza nti, Kabaka Akaswero n’alagira Vasuti nnaabagereka okuleetebwa
mu maaso ge, naye teyajja.
1:18 Bwe batyo n’abakazi b’e Buperusi ne Bumeedi bwe baligamba leero eri bonna
abalangira ba kabaka, abawulidde ku kikolwa kya nnaabagereka. Bwatyo bwe kinaaba
wabaawo okunyooma n’obusungu ebisusse.
1:19 Kabaka bw’anaaba asiimye, ekiragiro ky’obwakabaka kigende okuva gy’ali, era
kiwandiikibwe mu mateeka g'Abaperusi n'Abameedi, nti
temukyuka, Nti Vasuti aleme kujja nate mu maaso ga kabaka Akaswero; era leka
kabaka amuwe obusika bwe obw’obwakabaka eri omulala amusinga.
1:20 Era ekiragiro kya kabaka ky’anaakola bwe kinaafulumizibwa
mu bwakabaka bwe bwonna, (kubanga bunene,) abakyala bonna banaawaayo
eri babbaabwe ekitiibwa, eri abakulu n’abatono.
1:21 Ekigambo ekyo ne kisanyusa kabaka n’abalangira; era kabaka n’akola
okusinziira ku kigambo kya Memucan:
1:22 Kubanga yaweereza ebbaluwa mu masaza ga kabaka gonna, mu buli ssaza
ng'ebiwandiiko byayo bwe byali, ne buli ggwanga ng'ebyabwe bwe byali
olulimi, buli muntu abeere n’obufuzi mu nnyumba ye, era nti
kifulumizibwe okusinziira ku lulimi lwa buli bantu.