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2Omugagga yalina ebisibo byʼendiga bingi nʼente nnyingi;
3naye omwavu nga taliiko bwʼali wabula yalina omwana gwʼendiga gumu nga muluusi gwe yagula. Nʼalabirira omwana gwʼendiga ogwo, ne gukula nʼabaana be, ne gugabananga ku mmere ye, ne gunyweranga wamu naye, era nʼaguleranga. Gwali ngʼomwana we owoobuwala gyʼali.
4“Lwali lumu ne wajja omutambuze eri nnaggagga, naye nnaggagga oyo nʼatayagala kuddira emu ku ndiga ze oba nte ze okuteekerateekera omutambuze oyo ekyokulya. Kyeyava addira omwana gwʼendiga guli ogwʼomwavu nʼaguteekerateekera omugenyi we.”
5Awo Dawudi nʼasunguwalira nnyo omusajja nnaggagga, nʼayogera nti, “Mukama nga bwʼali omulamu, omusajja akoze ekintu bwe kityo ateekwa
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8ne nkuwa ennyumba ya mukama wo, ne nkukwasa ne bakyala ba mukama wo, ne nkuwa ennyumba ya Isirayiri ne Yuda; ebyo singa byali tebimala nandikwongedde bingi nʼokusingawo.
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11“Bwʼati bwʼayogera Mukama nti, ‘Laba, ndireeta ekikolimo mu nnyumba yo, ne nzirira bakyala bo ngʼolaba ne mbawa muliraanwa wo, ne yeebaka nabo emisana.
12Wakikola mu kyama, naye nze ndikikola mu maaso ga Isirayiri yenna, emisana.’ ”
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16Dawudi ne yeegayirira Katonda ku lwʼomwana, nʼasiiba, nʼagenda mu nnyumba ye nʼamala ekiro kyonna nga yeebase wansi.
17Abakadde abʼennyumba ye ne bagendanga gyʼali, okumuwaliriza asituke, alye ne ku mmere, naye nʼagaana.
18Ku lunaku olwʼomusanvu omwana nʼafa. Naye abaddu ba Dawudi ne batya okumutegeeza nti omwana afudde, nga bagamba, nti, “Omwana bwe yali omulamu twagezaako okwogera naye, nʼatatuwuliriza, olwo binaabeera bitya bwe tunaamubuulira nti omwana afudde? Ayinza okutabukira ddala.”
19Naye Dawudi nʼalaba abaddu be nga boogera obwama, nʼategeera nti omwana afudde. Nʼababuuza nti, “Omwana afudde?” Ne baddamu nti, “Afudde.”
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21Abaddu be ne bamubuuza nti, “Kiki ekyo kyʼokola? Omwana bwe yali omulamu, wasiiba nʼokaaba, naye kati afudde, ogolokose, olya!”
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23Naye kaakano afudde, kiki ekinsiibya? Nkyayinza okumukomyawo? Nze ndigenda gyʼali, naye ye talikomawo gye ndi.”
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25era olwʼokwagala okwo, Mukama kyeyava atuma Nasani nnabbi nʼamutuuma Yedidiya, amakulu nti ayagalibwa Mukama.
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27Yowaabu nʼatumira Dawudi nti, “Nnumbye Labba, era nʼamazzi gaabwe ngasazeeko.
28Kaakano kuŋŋaanya eggye lyonna, otabaale ekibuga ekikulu, okiwambe, nga sinnaba kukitwala, ne kituumibwa erinnya lyange.”
29Awo Dawudi nʼakuŋŋaanya eggye lyonna nʼayolekera Labba, nʼakirumba era nʼakiwamba.
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31Nʼaggya abantu abaali mu kibuga, nʼabatwala okuba abapakasi; ne bakozesanga emisomeeno, nʼensuuluulu, nʼembazzi, nʼabalala ne babumbanga amatoffaali. Mu ngeri yʼemu nʼakozesanga abantu abʼebibuga byonna ebyʼabaana ba Amoni. Oluvannyuma Dawudi nʼeggye lye lyonna, ne baddayo e Yerusaalemi.