Okugwa okwa Bbabbulooni
1Ebyo owebyawoire, ni mbona omalaika ogondi ngʼaika okuzwa omwigulu, ngʼali nʼobwezye bungi ino, era nʼokwaka okwamubbaireku ni kumoleka ekyalo. 2Nʼabbookooka nʼeigono eryaminkirira ati:
“OBbabbulooni ekibuga ekinene kijigirikire!
Kisuukire ikumbaaniro eryʼebinyonyi byonabyona ebibbibibbi era ebyomuliko.
Era niikyo ekisito emizimu gyonagyona omu gikumbaanira.
3Ekyo kityo olwakubba amawanga gonagona gateemeire omwenge ogwʼobulendi bwakyo
obwʼokusinza ebifaananyi.
Abakabaka abʼoku kyalo bayendere nakyo,
nʼabasuubuuzi abʼoku kyalo basuniire obusuni mu kucakala kwakyo okubitiriri.”
4Tete ni mpulira eigono erindi erizwa omwigulu nga likoba liti,
“Abantu bange mbalabula, mukizwemu,
kaisi muwunuke okwingira omu bibbibibbi byʼabantu byakyo
era nʼokubatwalirya omu kugada kwakyo.
5Ekyo kityo olwakubba ebibbibibbi byakyo bituukire omwigulu,
nʼoKibbumba asalirewo okubonereza okubbenga kwakyo.”
6Era akoba abamalaika ati:
“Musasule oBbabbulooni ebintu ebibbibibbi ebiyakolere abandi.
Oku bikole ebyʼekibuga ekyo, inywe musingisyewo emirundi mibiri.
Obulumi obuyatuucirye oku bainaye
mubumutuuceku yena nga mukubbisyamu emirundi mibiri.
7Egikyakomerye okwegulumalya nʼokwejalabya nywena gimubba mukomye
okukigadya era nʼokukikunja,
olwakubba kyewaana nga kikoba kiti:
‘Ntyaime ngʼokabaka, tindi namwandu
era tinalibbaaku mu kugada naire.’
8Nʼolwekyo ebirulumo ebyalikigadya,
byalikiizira mu lunaku lumo, ni bireeta enzala, nʼokuyungubala, nʼokufa.
Era ekibuga ekyo balikyoca omusyo,
olwakubba oMusengwa oKibbumba iye wa bwezye akisingisya omusango.”
9Abakabaka abʼoku kyalo abayendanga nakyo ni babba aamo nakyo omu byʼamasanyu owebalibona nga bakyoca kiduunya omwosi, balikuukulya ni bakikunga. 10Balyemerera yala yala olwʼokutya okugada kwakyo, ni bakoba bati,
“Wobe! Wobe! Nga walaba iwe ekibuga ekinene!
Iwe ekibuga ekyʼamaani dala
bakujigiricirye omu saawa moiza yonkani!”
11Abasuubuuzi abʼoku kyalo bona bakikunga ni beekondamira olwakubba ababbaire bagula ebintu byabwe bafiire bawoirewo. 12Tiwakaali waliwo agula ezaabbu nʼefeeza, nʼamabbaale agʼebbeeyi, nʼago agebeeta luulu; amajoola amasa agʼebbeeyi eino, nʼebya liiri nʼebitukuliikiriri. Era, buli musaale ogwʼakaloosa, nabuli kintu ekyʼamasyanka. Era, buli kintu ekyʼomusaale ogwʼebbeeyi eino, nʼekya bbulonzi, nʼekyʼekyoma, nʼekyʼamabbaale amasa. 13Era tiwakaali waliwo agula ebyakaloosa nʼebirungo ebya syodo, nʼobubbaani, nʼamafuta agʼakaloosa agebeeta miira, nʼenvumbo; omwenge ogwʼemizabbibbu, nʼamafuta; obusye obubakuŋuntire okusani eino, nʼengaano; ente nʼentaama, nʼembalaasi nʼebigaali; abagalama nʼabantu abebanyagire omu lutalo.
14Abasuubuuzi balikikoba bati:
“Ebisa byonabyona ebiwegombanga okusuna, kibuga iwe,
bikufiire bityo.
Ebyobusuni byonabyona nʼebyʼekitiisya bikuwoireku,
era tokaali oirayo okubibonaku naire.”
15Abasuubuuzi abʼebintu ebyo abekyagaigawairye, balyemerera yala yala olwʼokutya okugada kwakyo, ni bakunga era ni beekondamira, 16ni bakoba bati:
“Wobe! Wobe! Nga walaba iwe ekibuga ekinene,
ekyazwalanga ebizwalo ebisa ebyebbeeyi eino, era ebitukuliikiriri nʼebitukuliki;
ni bakutimba okukujolija nʼezaabbu,
nʼamabbaale agʼebbeeyi, nʼaago agebeeta luulu!
17Omu saawa moiza yonkani, obusuni obwo bwonabwona bujigirikire!”
Abavugi abʼamaato nʼamameeri bonabona, nʼabagatambuliramu bonabona, nʼabo bonabona abasuubuulira oku nyanza balyemerera yala yala. 18Owebalibona omwosi gwakyo nga kiya, balyaminkirira nga bakoba bati, “Tiwabbangawo ekibuga ekyagaagana kinu obunene!” 19Ni beesuka enkungu omu mitwe gyabwe, ni baasyamika nga bakuukulya era nga bawolooga, nga bakoba bati:
“Wobe! Wobe! Nga walaba iwe ekibuga ekinene,
ekyagaigawairye abanyere amaato agʼoku nyanza!
Omu saawa moiza yonkani bakujigiricirye!”
20Ni wabbaawo eyakobere ati:
“Neye inywe omwigulu musangaale olwakubba bakijigiricirye!
Inywe abatuukirirye, na inywe abatume nʼabanaabbi musangaale,
olwakubba oKibbumba akisingisirye omusango
olwʼebyo ebikyakolere!”
21Awo omalaika owʼamaani nʼasetula eibbaale eriri ooti gumengo ogunene, nʼagudyaka omu nyanza ngʼakoba ati:
“OBbabbulooni ekibuga ekinene balikudyaka batyo ansi nʼamaani amangi,
nandi nʼoirayo kubonekaku!
22Enyembo egyʼabakubbi abʼamatongoli, nʼegyʼabembi, nʼegyʼabafuwa amakondeere,
tibyaliirayo kuwulikika mwiwe.
Timwalibba mukugu omu mulimo naabba gumo
eyaliirayo okuboneka mwiwe,
waire kuvuga okwʼemengo ngʼeesya
eyaliirayo okuwulikika mwiwe.
23Ekitangaala ekyʼeitaala tikyaliirayo kuboneka mwiwe.
Waire eigono eryʼaleeta omukali omugole nʼeryʼaibaaye
tiryaliirayo okuwulikika mwiwe.
Abasuubuuzibo babbaire bakulu ino omu kyalo,
era obulogobwo bwabbeyabbeyere amawanga gonagona!
24Mwikyo eisaaye eryʼabanaabbi nʼeryʼabatuukirirye,
nʼerya bonabona abebaitire oku kyalo, niimwo omu balyajiirye.”

Notes


18:2 18:2 Isa 13:21; 21:9; Yer 50:39; 51:8; Bil 14:8

18:3 18:3 Isa 23:17; Yer 51:7

18:4 18:4 Isa 48:20; Yer 50:8; 51:6,45

18:5 18:5 Nta 18:20-21; Yer 51:9

18:6 18:6 Zab 137:8; Yer 50:29

18:8 18:7-8 Isa 47:7-9

18:10 18:9-10 Zek 26:16-17

18:11 18:11 Zek 27:31,36

18:13 18:12-13 Zek 27:12-13,22

18:15 18:15 Zek 27:31,36

18:17 18:17 Isa 23:14; Zek 27:26-30

18:18 18:18 Zek 27:32

18:19 18:19 Zek 27:30-34

18:20 18:20 Ama 32:43; Yer 51:48

18:21 18:21 Yer 51:63-64; Zek 26:21

18:22 18:22 Zek 26:13; Isa 24:8

18:23 18:22-23 Yer 7:34; 25:10

18:24 18:24 Yer 51:49