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Katonda yeerayirira okuzikiriza Abantu

(A)Muwulire kino mmwe ente ez’omu Basani ezibeera ku Lusozi Samaliya,
    mmwe abakazi abajooga abaavu ne munyigiriza abanaku,
    era abagamba ba bbaabwe nti, “Mutuletereyo ekyokunywa.”

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Israel Has Not Returned to God

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan(A) on Mount Samaria,(B)
    you women who oppress the poor(C) and crush the needy(D)
    and say to your husbands,(E) “Bring us some drinks!(F)

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11 (A)nti, “Olw’emizizo gino Manase kabaka wa Yuda gy’akoze, ng’ayonoona okusinga Abamoli abaamusooka bye baakola, n’ayonoonyesa Yuda n’ebifaananyi bye,

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11 “Manasseh king of Judah has committed these detestable sins. He has done more evil(A) than the Amorites(B) who preceded him and has led Judah into sin with his idols.(C)

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(A)Naye enkwe zaabwe ze bakola tezibayamba,
    ziri ng’engoye enkole mu wuzi za nnabbubi!
Tebasobola kuzeebikka.
    Emirimu gyabwe mirimu gya kwonoona, n’ebikolwa byabwe bulabe.
(B)Ebigere byabwe byanguyirira bikole ebibi
    era bapapirira bayiwe omusaayi ogutalina musango.
Ebirowoozo byabwe birowoozo bya bubi,
    n’okuzika n’okuzikiriza bye biba buli we bagenda.

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Their cobwebs are useless for clothing;
    they cannot cover themselves with what they make.(A)
Their deeds are evil deeds,
    and acts of violence(B) are in their hands.
Their feet rush into sin;
    they are swift to shed innocent blood.(C)
They pursue evil schemes;(D)
    acts of violence mark their ways.(E)

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17 (A)“Naye amaaso gammwe n’emitima gyammwe
    biri ku magoba ag’obukuusa,
ne ku kuyiwa omusaayi ogutaliiko musango
    ne ku kunyigiriza ne ku kunyaga.”

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17 “But your eyes and your heart
    are set only on dishonest gain,(A)
on shedding innocent blood(B)
    and on oppression and extortion.”(C)

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(A)N’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, olaba kye bakola, ebigambo eby’ekivve ennyumba ya Isirayiri byekolera wano, nga bangobera wala n’ekifo kyange ekitukuvu? Naye oliraba ebintu eby’ekivve ebisingawo.”

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And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the utterly detestable(A) things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary?(B) But you will see things that are even more detestable.”

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17 (A)N’ambuuza nti, “Ebyo obirabye, omwana w’omuntu? Kintu kitono ennyumba ya Yuda okukola ebintu eby’ekivve bye baakola wano? Kibagwanira okujjuza ensi n’ebikolwa eby’obukambwe ne bongeranga okunyiiza? Laba basembeza ettabi ku nnyindo yaabwe!

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17 He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things(A) they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence(B) and continually arouse my anger?(C) Look at them putting the branch to their nose!

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