Ezeekyeri 18 – LCB & NIVUK

Luganda Contemporary Bible

Ezeekyeri 18:1-32

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.”

New International Version – UK

Ezekiel 18:1-32

The one who sins will die

1The word of the Lord came to me: 2‘What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:

‘ “The parents eat sour grapes,

and the children’s teeth are set on edge”?

3‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. 4For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child – both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.

5‘Suppose there is a righteous man

who does what is just and right.

6He does not eat at the mountain shrines

or look to the idols of Israel.

He does not defile his neighbour’s wife

or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.

7He does not oppress anyone,

but returns what he took in pledge for a loan.

He does not commit robbery,

but gives his food to the hungry

and provides clothing for the naked.

8He does not lend to them at interest

or take a profit from them.

He withholds his hand from doing wrong

and judges fairly between two parties.

9He follows my decrees

and faithfully keeps my laws.

That man is righteous;

he will surely live,

declares the Sovereign Lord.

10‘Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things18:10 Or things to a brother 11(though the father has done none of them):

‘He eats at the mountain shrines.

He defiles his neighbour’s wife.

12He oppresses the poor and needy.

He commits robbery.

He does not return what he took in pledge.

He looks to the idols.

He does detestable things.

13He lends at interest and takes a profit.

Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.

14‘But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:

15‘He does not eat at the mountain shrines

or look to the idols of Israel.

He does not defile his neighbour’s wife.

16He does not oppress anyone

or require a pledge for a loan.

He does not commit robbery,

but gives his food to the hungry

and provides clothing for the naked.

17He withholds his hand from ill-treating the poor

and takes no interest or profit from them.

He keeps my laws and follows my decrees.

He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live. 18But his father will die for his own sin, because he practised extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.

19‘Yet you ask, “Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?” Since the son has done what is just and right and has been careful to keep all my decrees, he will surely live. 20The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

21‘But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die. 22None of the offences they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live. 23Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

24‘But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.

25‘Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not just.” Hear, you Israelites: is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust? 26If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die. 27But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life. 28Because they consider all the offences they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die. 29Yet the Israelites say, “The way of the Lord is not just.” Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

30‘Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offences; then sin will not be your downfall. 31Rid yourselves of all the offences you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel? 32For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!