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Abantu ba Katonda Baliva mu Mawanga Gonna

56 (A)Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti,

“Mukolenga obwenkanya era ebituufu,
    kubanga obulokozi bwange bunaatera okujja,
n’obutuukirivu bwange
    bunatera okubikkulibwa.
(B)Alina omukisa omuntu akola ekyo,
    n’omwana w’omuntu akinyweererako.
Akwata ssabbiiti obutagyonoona,
    n’akuuma omukono gwe obutakola kibi na kimu.”

(C)Era ne munnaggwanga eyeegatta ku Mukama tayogeranga nti,
    Mukama, oboolyawo alinjawula ku bantu be,”
so n’omulaawe okugamba nti,
    “Ndi muti mukalu.”

Kubanga bw’atyo bw’ayogera Mukama nti,

“Eri abalaawe abakwata ssabbiiti zange
    ne basalawo okugoberera ebyo ebinsanyusa,
    ne bakuuma endagaano yange,
(D)amannya gaabwe galijjukirwa
    mu yeekaalu yange mu bisenge byamu, ng’ekijjukizo
    n’okusinga bwe mwandibadde n’abaana aboobulenzi n’aboobuwala.
Ndibawa erinnya eritaliggwaawo
    ery’emirembe n’emirembe.
(E)N’abo bannaggwanga abasalawo okwegatta ku Mukama,
    okumuweereza era n’okwagala erinnya lya Mukama
era n’okubeera abaweereza be,
    abakwata ssabbiiti
ne batagyonoona
    era ne banyweza endagaano yange,
(F)bano ndibaleeta ku lusozi lwange olutukuvu
    era ne mbawa essanyu mu nnyumba yange ey’okusabiramu.
Ebiweebwayo byabwe ebyokebwa ne ssaddaaka zaabwe
    birikkirizibwa ku kyoto kyange.
Kubanga ennyumba yange eriyitibwa nnyumba ya kusabiramu
    eri amawanga gonna.”
(G)Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Ayinzabyonna,
    akuŋŋaanya Abayisirayiri abaawaŋŋangusibwa nti,
“Ndikuŋŋaanyaayo abantu abalala
    ng’oggyeko abantu bange aba Isirayiri be nkuŋŋaanyizza.”

Katonda Alumiriza Abakulembeze ba Isirayiri Ebibi byabwe

(H)Mukama agamba amawanga amalala okujja
    ng’ensolo ez’omu nsiko, galye abantu be.
10 (I)Kubanga abakulembeze ba Isirayiri bazibe ba maaso,
    bonna tebalina magezi,
bonna mbwa
    ezitasobola kuboggola,
zibeera mu kuloota nakugalaamirira
    ezaagala okwebaka obwebasi.
11 (J)Embwa ezirina omululu omuyitirivu
    ezitakkuta.
Basumba abatayinza kutegeera,
    bonna abakyamye mu makubo gaabwe;
    buli muntu ng’afa ku kwenoonyeza ky’anaalya.
12 (K)Bagambagana nti,
    “Mujje, leka tukime omwenge tunywe tutamiire.
N’olw’enkya lunaku ng’olwa leero,
    oba n’okusingawo.”

Salvation for Others

56 This is what the Lord says:

“Maintain justice(A)
    and do what is right,(B)
for my salvation(C) is close at hand
    and my righteousness(D) will soon be revealed.
Blessed(E) is the one who does this—
    the person who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath(F) without desecrating it,
    and keeps their hands from doing any evil.”

Let no foreigner(G) who is bound to the Lord say,
    “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.”(H)
And let no eunuch(I) complain,
    “I am only a dry tree.”

For this is what the Lord says:

“To the eunuchs(J) who keep my Sabbaths,
    who choose what pleases me
    and hold fast to my covenant(K)
to them I will give within my temple and its walls(L)
    a memorial(M) and a name
    better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name(N)
    that will endure forever.(O)
And foreigners(P) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister(Q) to him,
to love the name(R) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath(S) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—
these I will bring to my holy mountain(T)
    and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices(U)
    will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
    a house of prayer for all nations.(V)(W)
The Sovereign Lord declares—
    he who gathers the exiles of Israel:
“I will gather(X) still others to them
    besides those already gathered.”

God’s Accusation Against the Wicked

Come, all you beasts of the field,(Y)
    come and devour, all you beasts of the forest!
10 Israel’s watchmen(Z) are blind,
    they all lack knowledge;(AA)
they are all mute dogs,
    they cannot bark;
they lie around and dream,
    they love to sleep.(AB)
11 They are dogs with mighty appetites;
    they never have enough.
They are shepherds(AC) who lack understanding;(AD)
    they all turn to their own way,(AE)
    they seek their own gain.(AF)
12 “Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine!(AG)
    Let us drink our fill of beer!
And tomorrow will be like today,
    or even far better.”(AH)