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Katonda alibonereza Babiloni
1Buno n’obukwenda obugema ku Babiloni, Isaia mutabane wa Amozi bwe yafuna mu kubonekerwa.13:1—14:23: Isa 47:1-15; Yer 50:1—51:64
2“Mughanike bendera ey’olutalo ku lusozi oluziraku isubi naire.
Mukaabuke mwete abaisirukale,
mubaghemye n’emikono baje
ku miryango gy’ekibuga ekirimu abakungu, bakirumbe bakingire.
3Nze Musengwa Katonda mwene ninze ndagiire abalonde bange,
abalwani bange abo ab’amaani
mbeese okubonereza abo be nsungughaliire.”
4Muwulire akasasamalo akali ku lusozi
ng’oti n’amamiro ag’olukunkumuli lw’abantu.
Muwulire okwasiikana okw’obwakyabazinga,
okwasiikana okw’amaghanga agali kwesoloza.
Musengwa Katonda Afuga Amagye ali kusoloza
eigye okulwana olutalo.
5Bava mu maghanga ag’eghala
ere ensi y’ekanga.
Musengwa Katonda ali kwidha n’obusungu
okuzikiriza ensi yoonayoona.
6Muwowoole amaziga kuba olunaku lwa Musengwa Katonda luli kumpi;
olunaku oyo Aghanga Ebintu Byonabyona lw’alireeteraku okuzikirira.
7Emikono egya buli muntu girinafugha,
abantu boonaboona emyoyo gyabatekemuka.
8Abantu baliidhula okutya
baaba n’obulumi,
ng’oti n’omukazi ali kulumwa okuzaala.
Baliringaganaku mu kutya,
nga buli muntu ensoni dhimugemye.
9Bona, olunaku lwa Musengwa Katonda luli kwidha!
Ku lunaku olwo aliraga ekiruyi n’obusungu obubitiriire,
yaaleka ensi ng’eri bwa bifulukwa byereere
era yaasaaniagho abakozi b’ebibi boonaboona mu nsi.
10Emuunienie edha buli nsambo ku igulu
dhirirekera agho okwaka,
endhuba yaagema enzikiiza ng’eri kuvaayo,
n’omwezi gwaloba kwaka.13:10: Ezek 32:7; Mat 24:29; Mar 13:24-25; Luk 21:25; Kwol 6:12-13
11Musengwa Katonda akoba ati:
“Ndisindika ekibamba ku nsi,
naabonereza abantu olw’ebibi byaibwe.
Ndiisa ghansi abo abeetwala okuba aba ghaigulu,
naabonereza abo abeekuluntaza n’abakola ebikolwa eby’obukambwe.
12Abo abaliwonagho ndibafuula ba mughendo okusinga zaabu omukenenule;
bwenebwene baliba ba ibula okusinga ni zaabu omulungi ow’e Ofiri.
13Ku lunaku nze Musengwa Katonda Afuga Amagye lwe ndiragiraku
obusungu obubitirivu,
ndidhugumiza eigulu,
n’ensi yaaseetuka okuva mu kifo kyayo.
14Olunaku olwo bwe lulituuka,
abasenze abaliba mu Babiloni balirumuka okwirayo ewaibwe,
ng’oti n’empuli dhe bali kuyiiga,
era baasansaana ng’oti n’entaama edhiziraku mwayi,
buli muntu yaira mu bantu be.
15Kiisi ye baligwikiriza alifumitibwa,
na kiisi ye baligemyaku aliitibwa n’empiima.
16Abaana baibwe abaghere balibakuba ghansi, baabamanhiangula
okutuusa okufa,
nga balingiriire bulingirire.
Endhu dhaibwe balidhinhagululamu ebintu,
ni bakazi baibwe baabagema baabakaka.”
17Musengwa Katonda akoba ati:
“Bona, nja kubaghendulira Abamedi
abatafa ku feeza waire okusendebwasendebwa ni zaabu,
baidhe babalumbe babalwanise.
18Balikozesa obulaso bwaibwe okutirimbula abaisuka,
aghazira kusaasira baana bato,
waire okusonigha abaana abaghere.
19Waire obwakyabazinga bwa Babilonia n’obusingamu okuba obw’ekitiisa
era obweyagaza inho abantu baayo,
nze Musengwa Katonda ndibuzikiriza ng’oti
ni bwe nazikiriza Sodoma ni Gomorra.13:19: Mainh 19:24
20Tikiriiramu kabiri kubaamu bantu.
Tighalibaagho Muwarabu asimbayo weema,
waire okubaagho omwayi ayayirayo ebyayo bye.
21Ensolo edh’omu nsiko n’edhinaabanga eyo,
n’endhu dhaabyo dhinaidhulanga ebintu ebirira.
Era maaya dhinaabanga eyo,
n’emisambwa gyakiniranga eyo.13:21: Isa 34:14; Zef 2:14; Kwol 18:2
22Empiti dhinaabwigukiranga mu minaala gyayo,
n’ebibe byaboigokeranga mu ndhu dhaayo enkalamu.
Ekiseera kya Babiloni eky’enkomerero kituuse!
Enaku dhaakyo dhinaatera okuwaaku!”