1Awo Ezera bwe yali ngʼasaba, ngʼayatula ebibi mu lwatu, ngʼakaaba, era ngʼavunnamye mu maaso gʼennyumba ya Katonda, ekibiina ekinene ekyʼAbayisirayiri, abasajja, nʼabakyala, nʼabaana ne bakuŋŋaana gyʼali, nabo nga bakaaba nnyo nnyini.
2Awo Sekaniya mutabani wa Yekyeri, omu ku bazzukulu ba Eramu nʼagamba Ezera nti, “Tetubadde beesigwa eri Katonda waffe, kubanga twawasa abakazi bannaggwanga abʼoku mawanga agatwetoolodde. Naye newaakubadde nga twakola bwe tutyo, wakyaliwo essuubi eri Isirayiri.
3Noolwekyo tukole endagaano ne Katonda waffe tuve ku bakazi abo bonna nʼabaana be twabazaalamu, ngʼokuteesa kwa mukama wange nʼabo abatya ebiragiro bya Katonda waffe bwe kuli, era kikolebwe ngʼetteeka bwe litulagira.
4Golokoka kubanga obuvunaanyizibwa obwo buli mu mukono gwo era tuli beeteefuteefu okukuwagira, noolwekyo guma omwoyo okikole.”
5Awo Ezera nʼagolokoka nʼalayiza bakabona abakulu nʼAbaleevi ne Isirayiri yenna okukola nga bwe kyateesebwa. Ne balayira.
6Ezera nʼagolokoka nʼava mu maaso gʼennyumba ya Katonda nʼagenda mu kisenge kya Yekokanani mutabani wa Eriyasibu, naye nʼatalya mmere newaakubadde okunywa amazzi ngʼakyanakuwalidde obutali bwesigwa bwʼabaawaŋŋangusibwa.
7Awo ekirango ne kiyisibwa mu Yuda yonna ne mu Yerusaalemi nti abawaŋŋangusibwa abaakomawo bakuŋŋaanire mu Yerusaalemi.
8Era ne kigambibwa nti omuntu yenna aliba tazze mu nnaku ssatu, alifiirwa ebintu bye byonna, ate nʼagobebwa ne mu kuŋŋaaniro lya baawaŋŋangusibwa.
9Mu nnaku ssatu, abasajja bonna aba Yuda ne Benyamini ne bakuŋŋaanira e Yerusaalemi. Awo ku lunaku olwʼamakumi abiri olwʼomwezi ogwʼomwenda abantu bonna ne batuula mu luggya olugazi mu maaso gʼennyumba ya Katonda nga banakuwavu olwʼensonga eyo ate era nʼolwʼenkuba eyatonnya.
10Awo Ezera kabona nʼayimirira nʼabagamba nti, “Mwayonoona bwe mwawasa abakazi bannamawanga ne mwongera ku musango gwa Isirayiri.
11Kaakano mwatule ebibi byammwe eri Mukama Katonda wa bajjajjammwe, mukole ebyo byʼasiima. Mweyawule ku mawanga agabeetoolodde era muleke nʼabakazi bannamawanga.”
12Awo ekibiina kyonna ne kiddamu nʼeddoboozi eryʼomwanguka nti, “Oli mutuufu, tuteekwa okukola nga bwʼogambye.
13Naye abantu bangi, era nʼekiseera kya nkuba, tetuyinza kuyimirira bweru. Nʼensonga eyookubiri, omulimu guno teguyinza kukolebwa mu lunaku lumu oba mu nnaku bbiri, kubanga twonoonye nnyo nnyini mu kigambo ekyo.
14Abakulu baffe beeyimirire olukuŋŋaana lwonna, na buli muntu awamu nʼabakadde nʼabalamuzi aba buli kibuga mu bibuga byaffe eyawasa omukazi omunnaggwanga, ajje mu kiseera ekiragaane alongoose ensonga eyo, okutuusa obusungu bwa Katonda waffe lwe bulituvaako olwʼekigambo ekyo.”
15Yonasaani mutabani wa Asakeri ne Yozeya mutabani wa Tikuva, nga bawagirwa Mesullamu ne Sabbesayi Omuleevi be bokka abawakanya ekiteeso ekyo.
16Awo abaava mu buwaŋŋanguse ne bakola ngʼekiteeso bwe kyali. Ezera kabona nʼabaalondebwa ku bakulu bʼennyumba, omu mu buli nnyumba ne baawulibwa mu mannya gaabwe. Ku lunaku olwʼolubereberye olwʼomwezi ogwʼekkumi ne batuula okunoonyereza ku bigambo ebyo;
17ku lunaku olwʼolubereberye olwʼomwezi ogwʼolubereberye ne bamaliriza ensonga eyo eyʼabasajja bonna abaali bawasizza abakazi abannamawanga.
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44Abo bonna baali bawasizza abakazi bannamawanga, nʼabamu ku bo nga babazaddemu abaana.