Ezeekyeri
17:1 Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira nga kyogera nti, .
17:2 Omwana w’omuntu, fulumya olugero, oyogere olugero eri ennyumba ya
Isiraeri;
17:3 Mugambe nti Bw'ati bw'ayogera Mukama Katonda; Empungu ennene eriko ebiwaawaatiro ebinene, .
ebiwaawaatiro ebiwanvu, ebijjudde amaliba, ebya langi ez’enjawulo, byatuuka
Lebanooni, n'addira ettabi ly'emivule erisinga obugulumivu;
17:4 N’atema ku ntikko y’amatabi ge amato, n’agatwala mu nsi ya...
okukukusa abantu; yakiteeka mu kibuga eky’abasuubuzi.
17:5 N’addira ku nsigo z’ensi, n’agisimba mu bibala
ekisaawe; n’agiteeka ku mabbali g’amazzi amangi, n’agiteeka ng’omuti gw’omuvule.
17:6 Ne gukula, ne gufuuka omuzabbibu ogw’obuwanvu obutono, amatabi gaagwo
n’ekyuka gy’ali, n’emirandira gyayo ne gibeera wansi we: bwe kityo ne kifuuka a
omuzabbibu, ne guzaala amatabi, ne gukuba amatabi.
17:7 Waaliwo empungu endala ennene eyalina ebiwaawaatiro ebinene n’amaliba amangi.
era, laba, omuzabbibu guno ne gufukamira emirandira gyagwo gy’ali, ne gumukuba amasasi
amatabi agende gy’ali, alyoke agifukirire ku mifulejje gy’ali
okusimba ennimiro.
17:8 Kyasimbibwa mu ttaka eddungi okumpi n’amazzi amangi, kibeere
amatabi, n'okubala ebibala, gubeere omuzabbibu omulungi.
17:9 Gamba nti Bw'ati bw'ayogera Mukama Katonda; Kinaakulaakulana? tajja kusika
okusitula emirandira gyakyo, n'otema ebibala byagwo ne bikala? kiri
ejja kukala mu bikoola byonna eby'ensulo yaayo, ne bwe kiba nga tekirina maanyi mangi
oba abantu bangi okugisitula nga bakozesa emirandira gyayo.
17:10 Weewaawo, laba, bwe kinaasimbibwa, kinaakulaakulana? tekijja kukikola ddala
okukala, empewo ey'ebuvanjuba bw'egikwatako? kijja kukala mu mifulejje
gye kyakulira.
17:11 Era ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira, nga kyogera nti:
17:12 Kaakano Gamba ennyumba abajeemu nti Temumanyi makulu ga bino?
bategeeze nti Laba, kabaka w'e Babulooni azze e Yerusaalemi, era atuuse
n’atwala kabaka waakyo n’abakungu baayo, n’abakulembera wamu naye
e Babulooni;
17:13 Addidde ku zzadde lya kabaka, n’akola endagaano naye, era
amulayidde: n'ab'amaanyi ab'ensi.
17:14 Obwakabaka bubeere nga butono, buleme okwesitula, naye
olw'okukuuma endagaano ye esobole okuyimirira.
17:15 Naye n’amujeemera ng’asindika ababaka be e Misiri, nti
bayinza okumuwa embalaasi n’abantu bangi. Anaakulaakulana? ajja kukikola
okuwona akola ebintu ng'ebyo? oba anaamenya endagaano, n'abeera
okutuusa?
17:16 Nga bwe ndi omulamu, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda, mazima mu kifo kabaka w’ali
abeera eyamufuula kabaka, eyanyooma ekirayiro kye, n'endagaano ye
yamenya, ne mu ye wakati mu Babulooni alifa.
17:17 Era Falaawo n’eggye lye ery’amaanyi n’eggye lye ery’amaanyi talibikola
ye mu lutalo, ng’asuula ensozi, n’okuzimba ebigo, okutema
abantu bangi:
17:18 Bwe yalaba n’anyooma ekirayiro ng’amenya endagaano, bwe yalina
aweereddwa omukono gwe, n'akola ebyo byonna, taliwona.
17:19 Noolwekyo bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti; Nga bwe ndi omulamu, mazima ekirayiro kyange nti ye
anyoomye, n'endagaano yange gye yamenya, nange nja kugimenya
okusasula ku mutwe gwe yennyini.
17:20 Era ndimuwanikako akatimba kange, era alikwatibwa mu mutego gwange;
era ndimuleeta e Babulooni, era ndimwegayirira eyo olw'ebibye
omusango gw’ansobedde.
17:21 N’abadduka be bonna n’ebibinja bye byonna balittibwa n’ekitala, era
abasigaddewo balisaasaanyizibwa mu mpewo zonna: nammwe mulimanya
nti nze Mukama nkyogedde.
17:22 Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti; Nja kutwala n’ettabi erisinga okuba waggulu erya...
emivule emiwanvu, era aligiteeka; Nja kumera okuva waggulu ku baana be
amatabi amagonvu, era galisimba ku lusozi oluwanvu era olumanyiddwa ennyo.
17:23 Ndisimba ku lusozi olw’obugulumivu bwa Isirayiri: era lulisimba
muleete amatabi, mubala ebibala, mubeere omuvule omulungi: ne wansi waagwo
binabeeranga ebinyonyi byonna ebya buli kiwaawaatiro; mu kisiikirize ky’amatabi
ku ekyo kye banaabeerangamu.
17:24 Era emiti gyonna egy’omu nsiko gijja kumanya nga nze Mukama nzireese
wansi mu muti omuwanvu, bagulumizza omuti ogwa wansi, bakalize ekijanjalo
omuti, era omuti omukalu ne gufuumuula: Nze Mukama njogedde era
bakikoze.