Eseza
9:1 Kale mu mwezi ogw’ekkumi n’ebiri, kwe kugamba, omwezi Adali, ku lunaku olw’ekkumi n’esatu
ku y’emu, ekiragiro kya kabaka n’ekiragiro kye bwe byasemberera okubaawo
okuttibwa, ku lunaku abalabe b’Abayudaaya lwe baali basuubira okuba nakwo
obuyinza ku bo, (wadde nga kyakyusibwa ne kikyuka, nti Abayudaaya
yalina obufuzi ku abo abaabakyawa;)
9:2 Abayudaaya ne bakuŋŋaana mu bibuga byabwe mu bibuga byonna
amasaza ga kabaka Akaswero, okussaako emikono ku abo abaali banoonya
okulumwa: era tewali muntu yenna yali asobola kubigumira; kubanga okutya kwabwe kwabagwako
abantu bonna.
9:3 N’abafuzi bonna ab’amasaza, n’abaserikale, n’aba...
abamyuka, n'abakungu ba kabaka, baayamba Abayudaaya; kubanga okutya kwa
Moluddekaayi n’abagwako.
9:4 Kubanga Moluddekaayi yali mukulu mu nnyumba ya kabaka, n’ettutumu lye ne liggwaawo
mu masaza gonna: kubanga omusajja ono Moluddekaayi yeeyongera obukulu era
ekinene.
9:5 Bwe batyo Abayudaaya ne batta abalabe baabwe bonna n’ekitala, era
okutta, n'okuzikirizibwa, ne bakola bye baagala abo
yabakyawa.
9:6 Abayudaaya ne batta abasajja ebikumi bitaano mu lubiri mu Susani.
9:7 ne Palusandasa, ne Dalufoni, ne Aspasa, .
9:8 ne Polasa, ne Adaliya, ne Alidasa, .
9:9 ne Palumasita, ne Alisaayi, ne Alidaayi, ne Vayezasa;
9:10 Batabani ekkumi ba Kamani mutabani wa Kammedasa, omulabe w’Abayudaaya ne batta
bbo; naye ku munyago tebaateeka mukono gwabwe.
9:11 Ku lunaku olwo omuwendo gw’abo abattibwa mu lubiri lwa Susani
yaleetebwa mu maaso ga kabaka.
9:12 Kabaka n’agamba Eseza nnaabagereka nti, “Abayudaaya basse era...
yazikiriza abasajja ebikumi bitaano mu lubiri lwa Susani, ne batabani ba
Kamani; bakoze ki mu masaza ga kabaka amalala? kati kiki
kwe kusaba kwo? era kinaakkirizibwa ggwe: oba kiki ky'osaba
okweyongerayo? era kinaakolebwa.
9:13 Eseza n’agamba nti, “Kabaka bw’aba asiimye, Abayudaaya akiwe.”
abali mu Susani okukola enkya nga bwe kiri leero
ekiragiro, era batabani ba Kamani ekkumi bawanikibwa ku kalabba.
9:14 Kabaka n’alagira bwe kityo: ekiragiro ne kiweebwa ku
Susani; ne bawanika batabani ba Kamani ekkumi.
9:15 Abayudaaya abaali mu Susani ne bakuŋŋaana ku...
ku lunaku olw'ekkumi n'ennya mu mwezi Adali, n'atta abasajja ebikumi bisatu ku
Susani; naye ku muyiggo tebaateeka mukono gwabwe.
9:16 Naye Abayudaaya abalala abaali mu masaza ga kabaka ne bakuŋŋaana
wamu, ne bayimirira olw'obulamu bwabwe, ne bafuna ekiwummulo okuva eri abalabe baabwe;
ne batta ku balabe baabwe emitwalo nsanvu mu etaano, naye ne batagalamira
emikono gyabwe ku muyiggo, .
9:17 Ku lunaku olw’ekkumi n’essatu olw’omwezi Adali; era ku lunaku olw’ekkumi n’ennya olwa...
be bawummudde, ne balufuula olunaku olw’embaga n’okusanyuka.
9:18 Naye Abayudaaya abaali mu Susani ne bakuŋŋaana ku lunaku olw’ekkumi n’esatu
olunaku lwakyo, ne ku lunaku olw'ekkumi n'ennya; era ku lunaku olw’ekkumi n’ettaano olwa
kye kimu ne bawummula, ne balufuula olunaku olw’embaga n’okusanyuka.
9:19 Abayudaaya ab’omu byalo, abaabeeranga mu bibuga ebitaliiko bbugwe, .
olunaku olw’ekkumi n’ennya mu mwezi Adali yafuula olunaku olw’essanyu era
embaga, n'olunaku olulungi, n'okuweerezagana emigabo.
9:20 Moluddekaayi n’awandiika ebyo, n’aweereza ebbaluwa eri Abayudaaya bonna nti
baali mu masaza gonna aga kabaka Akaswero, okumpi n'ewala;
9:21 Okunyweza kino mu bo, okukuuma olunaku olw’ekkumi n’ennya olwa...
omwezi Adali, n'olunaku olw'ekkumi n'ettaano olw'omwaka ogwo, .
9:22 Ng’ennaku Abayudaaya mwe baawummulira abalabe baabwe, n’omwezi
ekyakyusibwa gye bali okuva mu nnaku okudda mu ssanyu, n’okuva mu kukungubaga ne kifuuka a
olunaku olulungi: balyoke bazifuule ennaku ez'embaga n'essanyu, n'ennaku za
nga buli omu aweereza munne emigabo, n'ebirabo eri abaavu.
9:23 Abayudaaya ne beeyama okukola nga bwe baali batandise, ne nga Moluddekaayi bwe yakola
ewandiikiddwa gye bali;
9:24 Kubanga Kamani mutabani wa Kammedasa, Omuagagi, omulabe w’abantu bonna
Abayudaaya, baali bateesezza Abayudaaya okubazikiriza, ne basuula Puli;
kwe kugamba, akalulu, okuzimalawo, n'okuzizikiriza;
9:25 Eseza bwe yajja mu maaso ga kabaka, n’alagira mu bbaluwa nti
akakodyo akabi, ke yayiiya ku Bayudaaya, kadde ku ye
omutwe gwe, era nti ye ne batabani be bawanikibwa ku muti.
9:26 Kale ennaku zino ne bazituuma Pulimu erinnya lya Puli. N'olw'ekyo
olw'ebigambo byonna eby'ebbaluwa eno, n'ebyo bye baali balabye
ku nsonga eno n'eyabatuukako;
9:27 Abayudaaya ne bassaawo, ne batwala ku bo n’ezzadde lyabwe ne ku bonna
abo abeegatta nabo, ne kitaggwaawo, nti bo
yandikuumye ennaku zino ebbiri okusinziira ku biwandiiko byabwe, era okusinziira ku
ekiseera kyabwe ekigereke buli mwaka;
9:28 Era ennaku zino zijjukirwe era zikuumbwe mu buli kiseera kyonna
emirembe, buli maka, buli ssaza, na buli kibuga; era nti bino
ennaku za Pulimu tezirema okuva mu Bayudaaya, wadde okujjukira
bazikirizibwa okuva mu nsigo zaabwe.
9:29 Awo Eseza nnaabagereka muwala wa Abikayiri ne Moluddekaayi Omuyudaaya.
yawandiika n’obuyinza bwonna, okukakasa ebbaluwa eno ey’okubiri eya Pulimu.
9:30 N’aweereza ebbaluwa eri Abayudaaya bonna, eri abantu kikumi abiri mu
amasaza musanvu ag'obwakabaka bwa Akaswero, n'ebigambo eby'emirembe n'
amazima,
9:31 Okunyweza ennaku zino eza Pulimu mu biseera byazo ebyateekebwawo, nga
Moluddekaayi Omuyudaaya ne Eseza kabaka baali babalagidde, era nga bwe baali
baalagira bo bennyini n’ezzadde lyabwe, ensonga z’ebisiibo
n’okukaaba kwabwe.
9:32 Ekiragiro kya Eseza ne kinyweza ensonga zino eza Pulimu; era bwe kyali
ewandiikiddwa mu kitabo.