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{\MTB Ekitabo Ekiyitibwa

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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ekigambo kya
{\ND{Mukama}} ekyajjira Zeffaniya mutabani wa Kuusi, muzzukulu wa Gedaliya, muzzukulu wa Amaliya, muzzukulu wa Keezeekiya, mu mirembe gya Yosiya mutabani wa Amoni, Kabaka wa Yuda.


\par }{\SH Okulabula kw’Omusango n’Okuzikirizibwa kwa Yuda
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{\Q \VS{2}“Ndizikiririza ddala byonna okuva ku nsi,” bw’ayogera
{\ND{Mukama}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}“Ndizikiriza abantu wamu n’ensolo;

\par }{\QB ndizikiriza ebinyonyi eby’omu bbanga

\par }{\QB n’ebyennyanja;

\par }{\Q ababi balisigaza ntuumu ya kafakalimbo;

\par }{\QB bwe ndimalawo abantu okuva ku nsi,”

\par }{\QB bw’ayogera
{\ND{Mukama}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Ndigololera ku Yuda omukono gwange,

\par }{\QB era ne ku abo bonna abali mu Yerusaalemi;

\par }{\Q era ekitundu kya Baali ekifisseewo n’ennyumba ya Bakemali,

\par }{\QB bakabona abasinza ebifaananyi, ndibazikiriza okuva mu kifo kino,


\par }{\Q \VS{5}abo abavuunamira eggye ery’omu ggulu

\par }{\QB ku nnyumba waggulu,

\par }{\Q ne balisinza n’abo abalayira mu linnya lya
{\ND{Mukama}},

\par }{\QB ate nga balayira ne mu linnya lya Malukamu,


\par }{\Q \VS{6}abo abadda emabega obutagoberera
{\ND{Mukama}},

\par }{\QB wadde abo abatamunoonya newaakubadde okumwebuuzaako.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{7}Siriikirira awali
{\ND{Mukama}} Katonda,

\par }{\QB kubanga olunaku lwa
{\ND{Mukama}} luli kumpi.

\par }{\Q {\ND{Mukama}} ategese ssaddaaka,

\par }{\QB era atukuzizza abagenyi be.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{8}Ku lunaku olwa ssaddaaka ya
{\ND{Mukama}},

\par }{\QB ndibonereza abakungu

\par }{\QB n’abaana ba Kabaka,

\par }{\Q n’abo bonna abambadde

\par }{\QB ebyambalo ebitasaana.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Awo ku lunaku olwo ndibonereza

\par }{\QB abo bonna abeewala okulinnya ku muziziko,

\par }{\Q n’abo abajjuza ennyumba ya
{\ND{Mukama}} waabwe

\par }{\QB ebikolwa eby’obukambwe n’obulimba.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{10}Ku lunaku olwo, bw’ayogera
{\ND{Mukama}},

\par }{\QB eddoboozi ery’okukaaba liriwulikika ku Mulyango ogw’Ebyennyanja,

\par }{\QB okukaaba okuva ku luuyi olwokubiri,

\par }{\QB n’okubwatuka okunene okuva ku nsozi.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Mwekaabireko, mmwe abali mu matwale g’akatale;

\par }{\QB abasuubuzi bammwe bonna zibasanze,

\par }{\QB n’abo abeebinika ffeeza balizikirizibwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Awo olulituuka mu biro ebyo ndimulisa Yerusaalemi n’ettabaaza nga nnoonya,

\par }{\QB mbonereze abo bonna abalagajjavu

\par }{\QB abali ng’omwenge ogutanasengejjebwa,

\par }{\Q abalowooza nti
{\ND{Mukama}}

\par }{\QB talibaako ne ky’akolawo.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Obugagga bwabwe bulinyagibwa,

\par }{\QB n’ennyumba zaabwe zimenyebwemenyebwe.

\par }{\Q Ne bwe balizimba ennyumba

\par }{\QB tebalizituulamu,

\par }{\Q era balisimba ennimiro ez’emizabbibu nazo

\par }{\QB tebalinywa wayini wamu.


\par }{\SH Olunaku lwa
{\ND{Mukama}} Olukulu
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{\Q \VS{14}Olunaku lwa
{\ND{Mukama}} olukulu luli kumpi;

\par }{\QB ddala lunaatera okutuuka.

\par }{\Q Wuliriza! Omulwanyi alikaabira eyo ng’aliko obuyinike bungi,

\par }{\QB n’okukaaba ku lunaku lwa
{\ND{Mukama}} kujja kuba kungi nnyo.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Olunaku olwo lunaku lwa busungu,

\par }{\QB lunaku lwa buyinike n’okulaba ennaku,

\par }{\Q lunaku lwa mutawaana n’okuzikirira,

\par }{\QB olunaku olw’ekikome n’ekizikiza,

\par }{\QB olunaku lw’ebire n’ekizikiza ekikutte ennyo;


\par }{\Q \VS{16}olunaku olw’okufuuwa ekkondeere n’okulangirira olutalo

\par }{\QB ku bibuga ebiriko ebigo

\par }{\QB n’eri eminaala emigulumivu.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{17}Ndireeta, obuyinike ku bantu,

\par }{\QB batambule ng’abazibe b’amaaso,

\par }{\QB kubanga bakoze ebibi mu maaso ga
{\ND{Mukama}},

\par }{\Q omusaayi gwabwe guliyiyibwa ng’enfuufu,

\par }{\QB n’ebyenda byabwe bivundire kungulu.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Effeeza yaabwe ne zaabu yaabwe

\par }{\QB tebiriyinza kubataasa

\par }{\QB ku lunaku olw’obusungu bwa
{\ND{Mukama}}.

\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q Ensi yonna erizikirizibwa

\par }{\QB omuliro gw’obuggya bwe,

\par }{\Q era alimalirawo ddala

\par }{\QB abo bonna abali mu nsi.




\par }\Chap{2}{\SH Abalabe ba Isirayiri Basalirwa Omusango
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{\Q \VerseOne{1}Mukuŋŋaane, weewaawo, mukuŋŋaane,

\par }{\QB mmwe eggwanga eritalina nsonyi,


\par }{\Q \VS{2}ekiseera ekyategekebwa nga tekinnatuuka,

\par }{\QB olunaku ne luba ng’ebisusunku ebifuumulibwa,

\par }{\Q obusungu bwa
{\ND{Mukama}} nga tebunnabatuukako,

\par }{\QB ng’olunaku olw’obusungu bwa
{\ND{Mukama}} terunnabatuukako.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Munoonye
{\ND{Mukama}}, mmwe mwenna abawombeefu ab’omu nsi,

\par }{\QB abakola by’alagira;

\par }{\Q munoonye obutuukirivu n’obuwombeefu;

\par }{\QB mpozzi mulikwekebwa

\par }{\QB ku lunaku olw’obusungu bwe.


\par }{\SH Obubaka eri Abafirisuuti
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{\Q \VS{4}Gaza kirirekebwawo,

\par }{\QB ne Asukulooni kiriba matongo:

\par }{\Q abantu ba Asudodi baligobebwamu mu ttuntu,

\par }{\QB ne Ekuloni kirisimbulibwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Zibasanze mmwe ababeera ku lubalama lw’ennyanja,

\par }{\QB eggwanga ery’Abakeresi!

\par }{\Q Ekigambo kya
{\ND{Mukama}} kikwolekedde,

\par }{\QB ggwe Kanani, ensi ey’Abafirisuuti.

\par }{\Q Ndikuzikiriza

\par }{\QB so tewaliba asigalawo.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Olubalama lw’ennyanja ab’Akeresi gye babeera

\par }{\QB luliba malundiro g’abasumba n’ebisulo by’endiga.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Olubalama lw’ennyanja luliba lwa kitundu ky’ennyumba ya Yuda ekyasigalawo

\par }{\QB era we banaalundiranga,

\par }{\Q ne mu nnyumba za Asukulooni

\par }{\QB mwe banaagalamiranga akawungeezi.

\par }{\Q {\ND{Mukama}} Katonda waabwe alibalabirira,

\par }{\QB n’akomyawo obugagga bwabwe.


\par }{\SH Obubaka eri Abamowaabu n’Abamoni
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{\Q \VS{8}Mpulidde okuvuma kwa Mowaabu

\par }{\QB n’okusekerera kw’Abamoni

\par }{\Q kwe bavumye abantu bange

\par }{\QB ne batiisatiisa ensi yaabwe.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}Kale nga bwe ndi omulamu,

\par }{\QB bw’ayogera
{\ND{Mukama}} Ayinzabyonna, Katonda wa Isirayiri,

\par }{\Q ddala Mowaabu aliba nga Sodomu,

\par }{\QB n’abaana ba Amoni nga Ggomola,

\par }{\Q ekifo emyennyango kye gyemala, n’ebirombe by’omunnyo,

\par }{\QB amatongo agolubeerera. Balinyagibwa abantu bange abaliba basigaddewo,

\par }{\Q n’ekitundu ky’eggwanga lyange ekifisseewo kiritwala ensi yaabwe.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{10}Eno y’eriba empeera yaabwe olw’amalala gaabwe,

\par }{\QB kubanga bavumye ne banyooma abantu ba
{\ND{Mukama}} Ayinzabyonna.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}{\ND{Mukama}} aliba wa ntiisa gye bali

\par }{\QB bw’alizikiriza bakatonda bonna ab’ensi.

\par }{\Q Amawanga gonna ag’oku mbalama zonna galimusinza,

\par }{\QB buli muntu ng’asinziira mu nsi ye.


\par }{\SH Obubaka eri Abaesiyopiya
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{\Q \VS{12}Nammwe Abaesiyopiya, mulittibwa n’ekitala kyange.


\par }{\SH Obubaka eri Obwasuli
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{\Q \VS{13}Aligololera omukono gwe ku bukiikakkono

\par }{\QB n’azikiriza Obwasuli;

\par }{\Q n’afuula Nineeve amatongo

\par }{\QB era ekikalu ng’eddungu.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Ente n’endiga zinaagalamiranga wakati mu kyo,

\par }{\QB n’ensolo zonna eza buli kika:

\par }{\Q ekiwuugulu era ne nnamunnungu

\par }{\QB banaasulanga ku mpagi zaakyo.

\par }{\Q Amaloboozi gaabyo ganaawulikikanga mu madirisa;

\par }{\QB kafakalimbo ajjudde mu miryango,

\par }{\QB n’emikiikiro egy’emivule giryelulwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Kino kye kibuga ekya kyetwala,

\par }{\QB ekyayogeranga mu mutima gwakyo nti,

\par }{\QB Nze we ndi, tewali mulala wabula nze:

\par }{\Q nga kifuuse bifulukwa,

\par }{\QB ekifo ensolo ez’omu nsiko we zigalamira!

\par }{\Q Buli muntu akiyitako aneesoozanga

\par }{\QB n’akinyoomoola.




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH Obujeemu bwa Yerusaalemi
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{\Q \VerseOne{1}Zikisanze ekibuga ekijooga,

\par }{\QB ekijeemu era ekyonoonefu!


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Tekigondera ddoboozi lya
{\ND{Mukama}},

\par }{\QB wadde okukkiriza okubuulirirwa;

\par }{\Q tekyesiga
{\ND{Mukama}};

\par }{\QB wadde okusemberera Katonda waakyo.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Abakungu baakyo mpologoma eziwuluguma,

\par }{\QB era n’abalamuzi baakyo misege gya kiro,

\par }{\QB bakirimululu abatafissaawo kantu.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Bannabbi baakyo si ba buvunaanyizibwa

\par }{\QB era ba nkwe;

\par }{\Q bakabona baakyo baweebuusizza ekifo ekitukuvu,

\par }{\QB era bamenya amateeka.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}{\ND{Mukama}} ali wakati mu kyo, mutuukirivu

\par }{\QB era tasobya.

\par }{\Q Buli nkya alamula mu bwenkanya,

\par }{\QB era buli lukya talemwa;

\par }{\QB naye atali mutuukirivu taswala.


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{6}“Nsanyizzaawo amawanga,

\par }{\QB era ebigo byabwe bifufuggaziddwa;

\par }{\Q nzisizza enguudo zaabwe,

\par }{\QB ne wataba ayitamu.

\par }{\Q Ebibuga byabwe bizikiridde,

\par }{\QB ne watabaawo muntu n’omu abeeramu.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Nagamba eri ekibuga nti,

\par }{\QB ‘Ddala onontya,

\par }{\QB era onokkiriza okubuulirirwa.’

\par }{\Q Ennyumba zaakyo tezandimaliddwawo,

\par }{\QB n’ebibonerezo byange byonna tebyandimutuuseeko.

\par }{\Q Naye beesunganga nnyo

\par }{\QB okukola ebitasaana mu byonna bye baakolanga.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Noolwekyo munnindirire,” bw’ayogera
{\ND{Mukama}}.

\par }{\QB Olunaku lwe ndiyimirira ne ntegeeza byonna

\par }{\Q kubanga mmaliridde okukuŋŋaanya amawanga,

\par }{\QB ndireeta obwakabaka wamu

\par }{\Q okubayiwako obusungu bwange,

\par }{\QB n’ekiruyi kyange kyonna.

\par }{\Q Omuliro ogw’obuggya bwange

\par }{\QB gulisaanyaawo ensi yonna.


\par }{\SH Essuubi lya Isirayiri
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{\Q \VS{9}“Mu biro ebyo ndirongoosa enjogera ey’amawanga;

\par }{\QB bonna balikoowoola erinnya lya
{\ND{Mukama}},

\par }{\QB okumuweereza n’omwoyo gumu.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Okuva emitala w’emigga egy’Obuwesiyopya,

\par }{\QB abo abansinza, abantu bange abasaasaana,

\par }{\QB balindeetera ssaddaaka.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Ku lunaku olwo toliswala

\par }{\QB olw’ebyo byonna by’osobezza gye ndi:

\par }{\Q kubanga ndiggya wakati mu ggwe

\par }{\QB abo abeenyumiririza mu malala,

\par }{\Q toliddayo nate kwegulumiza

\par }{\QB ku lusozi lwange olutukuvu.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Naye ndireka wakati mu ggwe

\par }{\QB abantu abakakkamu era abeetoowaze,

\par }{\QB abo abesiga erinnya lya
{\ND{Mukama}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Ekitundu kya Isirayiri ekirisigalawo tebalikola bitali bya butuukirivu

\par }{\QB so tebalyogera bya bulimba

\par }{\QB wadde okuba abakuusa.

\par }{\Q Balirya, baligalamira,

\par }{\QB so tewaliba alibatiisa.”


\par }{\SH Oluyimba olw’Essanyu
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{\Q \VS{14}Yimba, ggwe omuwala wa Sayuuni;

\par }{\QB yogerera waggulu, ggwe Isirayiri;

\par }{\Q sanyuka ojaguze n’omutima gwo gwonna,

\par }{\QB ggwe omuwala wa Yerusaalemi.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}{\ND{Mukama}} akuggyeeko ekibonerezo kyo,

\par }{\QB agobyewo omulabe wo.

\par }{\Q Kabaka wa Isirayiri,
{\ND{Mukama}}, ali naawe;

\par }{\QB tokyaddayo kutya kabi konna.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Ku lunaku olwo Yerusaalemi kirigambibwa nti,

\par }{\QB “Totya, ggwe Sayuuni;

\par }{\QB emikono gyo gireme okuddirira.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}{\ND{Mukama}} Katonda ali naawe,

\par }{\QB ow’amaanyi alokola:

\par }{\Q alikusanyukira,

\par }{\QB alikukkakkanyiza mu kwagala kwe,

\par }{\QB alikusanyukira n’okuyimba.”


\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q \VS{18}“Ennaku eyabakwatanga olw’embaga ezabakuŋŋaanyanga

\par }{\QB ndigibaggyako;

\par }{\QB kubanga kibafuukidde omugugu.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Laba, mu biro ebyo ndibonereza

\par }{\QB abo bonna abaakubonyaabonya:

\par }{\Q era ndinunula omulema,

\par }{\QB ne nkuŋŋaanya n’abo abaasaasaanyizibwa;

\par }{\Q era ndibafuula ettendo ne mbawa ekitiibwa

\par }{\QB mu nsi zonna gye baaswazibwa.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}Mu biro ebyo ndibakuŋŋaanya;

\par }{\QB mu kiseera ekyo ndibazza eka.

\par }{\Q Weewaawo ndibawa ekitiibwa n’ettendo

\par }{\QB mu mawanga gonna ag’omu nsi zonna,

\par }{\Q bwe ndikomyawo obugagga bwammwe

\par }{\QB nga mulaba,”

\par }{\QB bw’ayogera
{\ND{Mukama}}.

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