1Naye Erisa nʼagamba nti, “Muwulire ekigambo kya Mukama, kubanga bwʼatyo bwʼayogera Mukama nti, Jjo obudde nga buno ekigero kyʼobutta obulungi ekyenkana lita omusanvu ne desimoolo ssatu kiritundibwa gulaamu kkumi nʼemu, nʼebigero bibiri ebya sayiri bitundibwe gulaamu kkumi nʼemu ebweru wa wankaaki wʼe Samaliya.”
2Awo omukungu kabaka gwe yeesigamangako nʼagamba omusajja wa Katonda nti, “Mukama ne bwʼanakuba ebituli mu ggulu, ekyo tekiyinzika kubaawo.” Erisa nʼamuddamu nti, “Ekyo olikiraba nʼamaaso go, naye tolibaako na kimu kyʼolyako ku byo.”
3Waaliwo abasajja bana abaagengewala
4Bwe tunaagamba nti, ‘Tuyingire mu kibuga,’ enjala gyʼeri, era tunaafiirayo; ate bwe tusigala wano, era nawo tujja kufiirawo. Noolwekyo tulage mu nkambi yʼAbasuuli, bwe banaatusaasira, tunaaba balamu, bwe banaatutta, kale kinaaba bwe kityo.”
5Awo ekiro mu ttumbi ne bagolokoka ne balaga mu lusiisira lwʼAbasuuli. Naye bwe baatuuka mu kitundu ekisembayo ekyʼolusiisira, tewaali muntu nʼomu.
6Mukama yalowozesa eggye lyʼAbasuuli nti kabaka wa Isirayiri yali apangisizza bakabaka bʼAbakiiti nʼabʼAbamisiri okujja okumulwanirira, bwe lyawulira eddoboozi lyʼamagaali nʼeddoboozi lyʼembalaasi.
7Ne bagolokoka ne badduka okuva mu nkambi yaabwe amatumbibudde ne baleka awo eweema zaabwe, nʼembalaasi zaabwe nʼendogoyi zaabwe, ne badduka okuwonya obulamu bwabwe.
8Abagenge bwe baatuuka ku nkambi wʼekoma, ne bayingira mu emu ku weema, ne balya ne banywa era ne beetikka nʼeffeeza ne zaabu nʼengoye, ne bagenda ne babikweka. Nʼoluvannyuma ne bakomawo, ne bayingira mu weema endala, ne baggyayo ebyalimu, ne bagenda ne babikweka nabyo.
9Awo ne bagambagana nti, “Kye tukola si kituufu. Luno olunaku lwa bigambo birungi; bwe tunaasirika ne tulinda okutuusa enkya, tujja kubonerezebwa. Noolwekyo tugende tutegeeze abʼomu nju ya kabaka.”
10Awo ne bagenda ne bakoowoola abakuumi ba wankaaki wʼekibuga, ne boogera nti, “Twalaze mu nkambi yʼAbasuuli ne tutasangayo muntu nʼomu okuggyako embalaasi nga zisibiddwa, nʼendogoyi nga zisibiddwa, nʼeweema nga ziri nga bwe baazirese.”
11Abakuumi ne balangirira amawulire ago, nʼabʼomu lubiri ne bakiwulira.
12Kabaka nʼagolokoka mu kiro ekyo, nʼagamba abakungu be nti, “Ka mbategeeze Abasuuli kye bategese okutukola. Bamanyi nga tuli bayala; era bavudde mu nkambi yaabwe ne bagenda okwekweka ku ttale, nga balowooza nti, ‘Mazima ddala bajja kuvaayo, nʼoluvannyuma tunaabawamba nga balamu, tulyoke tuyingire mu kibuga.’ ”
13Awo omu ku bakungu be nʼaleeta ekirowoozo nti, “Ffuna abasajja bagende nʼembalaasi ttaano ku ezo ezisigaddewo, kubanga bali ngʼekibiina kyonna ekya Isirayiri ekisigaddewo; baliba ngʼekibiina kyonna ekya Isirayiri ekimaliddwawo. Ka tubasindikeyo bagende balabe ekiriyo.”
14Awo ne balonda abeebagala embalaasi babiri nʼembalaasi zaabwe, kabaka nʼabatuma okuwondera eggye lyʼAbasuuli, ngʼabagamba nti, “Mugende mulabe.”
15Ne babawondera okutuukira ddala ku Yoludaani, ne basanga ngʼekkubo lyonna lijjudde engoye nʼebintu ebirala Abasuuli bye baasuula nga badduka. Awo ababaka ne bakomawo eri kabaka ne bamutegeeza bye baalaba.
16Awo abantu ne bafuluma, ne bakaliza olusiisira lwʼAbasuuli. Ekigero kyʼobutta obulungi ekyenkana lita musanvu ne desimoolo ssatu ne kitundibwa gulaamu kkumi nʼemu, nʼebigero bibiri ebya sayiri ne bitundibwa gulaamu kkumi nʼemu, ngʼekigambo kya Mukama bwe kyali.
17Kabaka yali alonze omukungu we oli gwe yeesigamangako, okuvunaanyizibwa wankaaki, abantu ne bamulinnyiririra mu mulyango, nʼafa, ngʼomusajja wa Katonda bwe yayogera, mu kiseera kabaka bwe yalaga ewuwe.
18Bwe kityo bwe kyali kubanga omusajja wa Katonda bwe yagamba kabaka nti, “Jjo essaawa nga zino ebigero bibiri ebya sayiri biritundibwa gulaamu kkumi nʼemu, nʼekigero kyʼobutta obulungi ne kitundibwa gulaamu kkumi nʼemu, mu wankaaki ya Samaliya,”
19omukungu oyo, yaddamu omusajja wa Katonda nti, “Laba, Mukama ne bwaggulawo ebituli ebyʼomu ggulu, tekiyinzika kubaawo.” Omusajja wa Katonda nʼamugamba nti, “Olikiraba nʼamaaso go, naye toliryako na kimu.”
20Era bwe kityo bwe kyali ekyamutuukako, abantu bwe bamulinnyiririra mu wankaaki, nʼafa.