1The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? 3As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
5¶ But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,18.5 that…: Heb. judgment and justice 6And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 8He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, 9Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
10¶ If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,18.10 robber: or, breaker up of an house18.10 that doeth…: or, that doeth to his brother besides any of these 11And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife, 12Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, 13Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.18.13 blood: Heb. bloods
14¶ Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, 15That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, 16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,18.16 hath not…: Heb. hath not pledged the pledge, or, taken to pledge 17That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.
19¶ Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
21But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
24¶ But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
25¶ Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? 26When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.18.30 yourselves: or, others
31¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.18.32 yourselves: or, others
Omwoyo Ogwonoona gwe Gulifa
1Ekigambo kya Mukama Katonda ne kinzijira, n’aŋŋamba nti, 218:2 Is 3:15; Yer 31:29; Kgb 5:7“Mutegeeza ki bwe mugerera olugero luno ensi ya Isirayiri nti,
“ ‘Bakitaabwe balidde ezabbibu ezikaawa,
n’amannyo g’abaana ganyenyeera’?
3“Nga bwe ndi omulamu, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda, temuliddayo kugera lugero olwo mu Isirayiri. 418:4 nny 20; Is 42:5; Bar 6:23Buli kiramu, kyange; obulamu bw’omuzadde n’obw’omwana bwonna nabwo bwange.
5“Emmeeme eyonoona ye erifa,
omuntu bw’abeera omutuukirivu n’akola ebyalagirwa era ebituufu;
618:6 a Ez 22:9 b Ma 4:19; Ez 6:13; 20:24nga talya mu masabo agali ku nsozi
newaakubadde okusinza bakatonda abalala ab’ennyumba ya Isirayiri;
n’atayenda ne mukazi wa muliraanwa we,
newaakubadde okwebaka n’omukazi ali mu biseera bye eby’abakyala;
718:7 a Kuv 22:21 b Kuv 22:26; Ma 24:12 c Ma 15:11; Mat 25:36omuntu atalyazaamaanya muntu yenna,
naye asasula ebbanja lye lyonna,
atanyaga muntu yenna,
naye emmere ye agigabira abayala,
n’ayambaza n’abali obwereere;
818:8 a Kuv 22:25; Lv 25:35-37; Ma 23:19-20 b Zek 8:16atawola lwa magoba
newaakubadde okutwala ensimbi ezisukkamu mu ezo ze yawola.
Yeewala okukola ekibi,
era asala emisango egy’ensonga.
918:9 a Kbk 2:4 b Lv 18:5; Ez 20:11; Am 5:4Agoberera ebiragiro byange,
n’akuuma amateeka gange n’obwesigwa,
oyo ye muntu omutuukirivu
era aliba mulamu,”
bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.
1018:10 Kuv 21:12“Bw’aba n’omwana omulalu, ayiwa omusaayi, oba akola ebifaanana ng’ebyo, 11newaakubadde nga kitaawe ebyo tabikola:
“N’alya mu masabo agali ku nsozi,
n’ayenda ku mukazi wa muliraanwa we,
1218:12 a Am 4:1 b 2Bk 21:11; Is 59:6-7; Yer 22:17; Ez 8:6, 17n’anyigiriza omwavu n’omunaku,
n’okubba n’abba,
n’atasasula kye yeeyama,
n’asinza bakatonda abalala,
n’akola eby’ekivve,
1318:13 a Kuv 22:25 b Ez 33:4-5n’awola ng’asuubira amagoba, oba n’okutwala ensimbi ezisukka mu ezo ze yawola;
omuntu ng’oyo aliba mulamu? Taliba mulamu. Kubanga akoze ebintu ebyo byonna eby’ekivve, kyaliva attibwa, n’omusaayi gwe guliba ku mutwe gwe ye.
1418:14 2By 34:21; Nge 23:24“Naye bw’aba n’omuzzukulu, alaba ebibi byonna kitaawe by’akola, n’atakola bya ngeri eyo;
15“N’atalya mu masabo agali ku nsozi
newaakubadde okusinza bakatonda abalala ab’ennyumba ya Isirayiri,
n’atayenda na mukazi wa muliraanwa we,
1618:16 Zab 41:1; Is 58:10atanyigiriza muntu yenna
newaakubadde okusaba amagoba ku bbanja lye yawola,
atabba, naye agabira emmere abayala
n’abali obwereere
n’abambaza.
17Yeekuuma obutakola kibi,
n’atalya magoba ku bbanja newaakubadde okutwala ensimbi ezisukiridde,
era akuuma amateeka gange n’agoberera n’ebiragiro byange.
Talifa olw’ebibi bya kitaawe, naye aliba mulamu. 18Naye kitaawe alifa olw’ebibi bye ye kubanga yalyazaamanya, n’anyaga muliraanwa we, n’akola ebitaali birungi mu bantu banne.
1918:19 Kuv 20:5; Ma 5:9; Yer 15:4; Zek 1:3-6“Mubuuza nti, ‘Lwaki omwana tabonaabona olw’ebibi bya kitaawe?’ Omwana bw’aba akoze eby’ensonga era ebituufu, ng’agoberedde ebiragiro byange, aliba mulamu. 2018:20 Ma 24:16; 1Bk 8:32; 2Bk 14:6; Is 3:11; Mat 16:27; Bar 2:9Emmeeme eyonoona ye erifa. Omwana talibonaabona olw’ebibi bya kitaawe, so ne kitaawe talibonaabona olw’ebibi eby’omwana we. Obutuukirivu bw’omuntu omutuukirivu bulibalirwa ye, n’obutali butuukirivu bw’oyo atali mutuukirivu bulibalirwa ye.
2118:21 Ez 33:12, 19“Naye omuntu atali mutuukirivu bw’alikyuka n’alekeraawo okukola ebibi byonna, n’akuuma ebiragiro byange byonna n’akola eby’ensonga era ebituufu, aliba mulamu, talifa. 2218:22 Zab 18:20-24; Is 43:25; Mi 7:19Tewaliba kyonoono na kimu ku ebyo bye baakola ebirijjukirwa, naye olw’eby’obutuukirivu bye baliba bakoze, baliba balamu. 2318:23 a Zab 147:11 b Ez 33:11; 1Ti 2:4Mulowooza nga nsanyukira okufa kw’atali mutuukirivu? Bw’ayogera Mukama. Sisinga kusanyuka nnyo bwe ndaba ng’akyuse okuva mu ngeri ze n’aba omulamu?
2418:24 1Sa 15:11; 2By 24:17-20; Ez 3:20; 20:27; 2Pe 2:20-22“Naye omuntu omutuukirivu bw’alekeraawo okukola eby’obutuukirivu, n’akola eby’ekivve bye bimu n’eby’omuntu atali mutuukirivu, aliba mulamu? Tewaliba ne kimu ku ebyo eby’obutuukirivu bye yakola, ebirijjukirwa: Olw’obutaba mwesigwa aliba n’omusango, era n’olw’ebibi bye yakola, alifa.
2518:25 Lub 18:25; Yer 12:1; Ez 33:17; Zef 3:5; Mal 2:17; 3:13-15“Mugamba nti, ‘Mukama si mwenkanya.’ Kaakano muwulire mwe ennyumba ya Isirayiri, enkola yange y’etali ya bwenkanya oba mmwe mutali benkanya? 26Omuntu omutuukirivu bw’aleka okukola ebikolwa bye eby’obutuukirivu n’akola ebibi, mw’alifiira, kubanga ebibi by’akoze bye birimuleetera okufa. 2718:27 Is 1:18Naye bw’alikyuka okuva mu butali butuukirivu bwe bw’akoze, n’akola eby’ensonga era ebituufu, alirokola obulamu bwe. 28Era bw’alirowooza ku bibi byonna by’akoze, n’akyuka n’alekeraawo okubikola, mazima ddala aliba mulamu, talifa. 29Naye oluvannyuma ennyumba ya Isirayiri ne mwogera nti, ‘Ekkubo lya Mukama si lya bwenkanya.’ Mmwe ennyumba ya Isirayiri, engeri zange ze zitali za bwenkanya? Engeri zammwe si ze zitali za bwenkanya?
3018:30 a Mat 3:2 b Ez 7:3; 33:20; Kos 12:6“Kyendiva mbasalira omusango, mmwe ennyumba ya Isirayiri, buli muntu ng’ebikolwa byammwe bwe biri, bw’ayogera Mukama. Mwenenye, muleke ebikolwa ebitali bya butuukirivu, oba nga ssi weewaawo ebibi byammwe biribaleetera okuzikirira. 3118:31 a Zab 51:10 b Is 1:16-17; Ez 11:19; 36:26Mweggyeeko ebikolwa byonna ebitali bya butuukirivu, bye mukoze, mufune omutima omuggya n’omwoyo omuggya. Kiki ekibaleetera okufa, mmwe ennyumba ya Isirayiri? 3218:32 Ez 33:11Sisanyukira kufa kwa muntu yenna, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda. Mwenenye mube balamu.”
