1For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 2The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.3.3 the honourable…: Heb. a man eminent in countenance3.3 eloquent…: or, skilful of speech 4And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: 7In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.3.7 swear: Heb. lift up the hand3.7 healer: Heb. binder up 8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.3.11 given…: Heb. done to him
12¶ As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.3.12 lead…: or, call thee blessed3.12 destroy: Heb. swallow up 13The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. 14The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.3.14 eaten: or, burnt 15What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
16¶ Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:3.16 wanton…: Heb. deceiving with their eyes3.16 mincing: or, tripping nicely 17Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.3.17 discover: Heb. make naked 18In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,3.18 cauls: or, networks 19The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,3.19 chains: or, sweet balls3.19 mufflers: or, spangled ornaments 20The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,3.20 tablets: Heb. houses of the soul 21The rings, and nose jewels, 22The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. 25Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.3.25 mighty: Heb. might 26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.3.26 desolate: or, emptied: Heb. cleansed
Yerusaalemi ne Yuda Bisalirwa Omusango
13:1 a Lv 26:26 b Is 5:13; Ez 4:16Laba kaakano, Mukama,
Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye,
aggya ku Yerusaalemi ne ku Yuda
ekibeesiguza ne kwe banyweredde,
ekibeesiguza kyonna k’ebeere mmere, ka gabe mazzi.
23:2 a Ez 17:13 b 2Bk 24:14; Is 9:14-15Omusajja ow’amaanyi, n’omusajja omulwanyi omuzira,
omulamuzi, ne nnabbi,
n’omulaguzi, n’omukadde.
3Omuduumizi akulira ekibinja ky’amakumi ataano,
n’omuwi w’amagezi, omulogo, omufuusa omugezigezi.
4“Era ndifuula abalenzi obulenzi okuba abafuzi baabwe,
n’abaana obwana balibafuga.”
53:5 Is 9:19; Yer 9:8; Mi 7:2, 6Era abantu balijooga bannaabwe,
buli muntu anyigirize munne, ne muliraanwa anyigirize muliraanwa we.
Abato baliyisa mu bakulu amaaso
n’oyo omuntu ataliiko bw’ali ajooge omuntu ow’ekitiibwa.
6Ekiseera kirituuka
omusajja agambe muganda we nti,
“Ggwe alina ku ngoye ba omukulembeze waffe,
n’ebizibu bino ggwe oba obyetikka!”
73:7 Ez 34:4; Kos 5:13Naye ku olwo lwennyini aliddamu nti,
“Si nze n’aba ow’okubawonya,
mu nnyumba yange temuli mmere, wadde ebyambalo.
Temumpa kukulembera bantu!”
83:8 a Is 1:7 b Is 9:15, 17 c Zab 73:9, 11Kubanga Yerusaalemi kizikiridde
ne Yuda agudde!
Kubanga ebigambo byabwe byonna n’ebikolwa biwakanya Mukama Katonda,
bityoboola ekitiibwa kye.
93:9 a Lub 13:13 b Nge 8:36; Bar 6:23Engeri gye batunulamu eragira ddala nga bwe balina omusango,
era boolesa ekibi kyabwe nga Sodomu3:9 Sodomu ky’ekibuga ekiriraanye ekifo Lutti gye yassa eweema ye, bwe yali ayawukanye ne Ibulaamu, oluvannyuma eyayitibwa Ibulayimu. Mukama yasaanyaawo Sodomu ne Gomora n’omuliro ogwa salufa ogwava mu ggulu kubanga abatuuze baayo baayonoona nnyo eri Mukama (Lub 13:12)
awatali kukweka n’akatono.
Zibasanze!
Kubanga bo bennyini be beereeteedde okuzikirira.
103:10 a Ma 28:1-14 b Zab 128:2Gamba abatuukirivu nti bo tebaabeeko mutawaana,
kubanga baakuwoomerwa ebibala by’ebikolwa byabwe.
113:11 Ma 28:15-68Zisanze abakozi b’ebivve! Banaatuuka mu kuzikirira!
Balisasulibwa emikono gyabwe kye gikoze.
123:12 a nny 4 b Is 9:16Abantu bange banyigirizibwa abaana abato,
abakazi kaakano be babafuga.
Woowe! Abantu bange bakyamizibwa abakulembeze baabwe
era babatabulatabula okubaggya mu kkubo ettuufu.
133:13 Mi 6:2Mukama Katonda ali mu kifo kye mu mbuga,
ayimiridde okusalira abantu be omusango.
143:14 a Yob 22:4 b Yob 24:9; Yak 2:6Mukama Katonda asala omusango
gw’abakadde n’abakulembeze b’abantu be.
“Mmwe mwayonoona ennimiro yange ey’emizabbibu.
Ebyanyagibwa ku baavu biri mu nnyumba zammwe.
153:15 Zab 94:5Lwaki mulinnyirira abantu bange,
lwaki mutulugunya abaavu?” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda Ayinzabyonna.
163:16 Lu 3:11Mukama Katonda agamba nti,
“Abakazi b’omu Sayuuni3:16 Sayuuni lusozi olusangibwa mu Yerusaalemi beemanyi,
era batambula balalambazza ensingo
nga batunuza bukaba.
Batambula basiira
nga bavuza obukomo bw’oku magulu gaabwe.
17Mukama kyaliva aleeta amabwa ku mitwe gy’abakazi ba Sayuuni,
ne gifuuka gya biwalaata.”
183:18 Bal 8:21Olunaku lujja Mukama lwaliggya ku bakazi b’omu Yerusaalemi ebintu byonna ebibaleetera amalala, ebikomo by’oku magulu, ebitambaala ebibikka ku mitwe, n’obukuufiira, 19ebyokumatu, ebyambalwa mu bulago, n’obutimba bw’omu maaso, 203:20 Kuv 39:28ebyokumitwe, ebyokumikono, ebyomukiwato, 21empeta ez’oku ngalo n’ez’omu nnyindo, 22engoye ennungi, n’eminagiro, n’amaganduula, n’obusawo, 23n’endabirwamu, n’engoye ez’obutimba, n’eza linena, n’ebitambaala eby’oku mitwe ebinaanikiddwa n’amayinja ag’omuwendo, n’engoye ezibabikka.
243:24 a Es 2:12 b Nge 31:24 c Is 22:12 d Kgb 2:10; Ez 27:30-31 e 1Pe 3:3Mu kifo ky’akaloosa walibaawo kuwunya kivundu,
awandibadde enkoba ennungi wabeewo biguwa,
n’awaali enviiri ennongoose obulungi wabeewo kiwalaata,
mu kifo ky’engoye babeere mu nziina,
n’awaali obulungi waddewo obulambe.
253:25 Is 1:20Abasajja bo balittibwa kitala,
abalwanyi bo abazira bagwire mu lutalo.
263:26 a Yer 14:2 b Kgb 2:10N’enzigi za Sayuuni zirikaaba ne zikungubaga
era ekibuga kyennyini kiriba ng’omukazi alekeddwa obwereere ng’atudde mu ttaka.
