14:1 a Yer 3:1, 22; Yo 2:12 b Yer 35:15“Bw’oba odda, ggwe Isirayiri,” bw’ayogera Mukama,
“eri nze gy’olina okudda.
Bw’oneggyako eby’omuzizo byonna
n’otosagaasagana,
24:2 a Ma 10:20; Is 65:16 b Yer 12:16 c Lub 22:18; Bag 3:8era singa olayira mu mazima, mu bwenkanya
era mu ngeri entuufu yennyini nti, ‘Ddala nga Mukama bw’ali omulamu,’
olwo amawanga gonna mu ye mwe gajja okuweerwa omukisa
era mu ye mwe ganeenyumiririzanga.”
34:3 a Kos 10:12 b Mak 4:18Kubanga bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama eri abantu ba Yuda era n’eri abantu b’omu Yerusaalemi nti,
“Mulime ennimiro zammwe ezitali nnime,
temusiga mu maggwa.
44:4 a Ma 10:16; Yer 9:26; Bar 2:28-29 b Zef 2:2 c Am 5:6Mukoowoole Mukama,
mweweeyo mutukuze emitima gyammwe
mwe abantu ba Yuda ne Yerusaalemi,
obusungu bwange buleme okubuubuuka ng’omuliro, olw’ebikolwa byammwe ebibi,
ne wataba ayinza kubuzikiza.”
Yuda Erumbibwa
54:5 Yos 10:20; Yer 8:14“Kirangirire mu Yuda
era okitegeeze mu Yerusaalemi ogambe nti,
‘Mufuuwe ekkondeere mu nsi yonna!
Mulangirire nga mugamba nti, Mukuŋŋaane,
tuddukire mu bibuga ebiriko ebigo!’
64:6 Yer 1:13-15; 50:3Weereza obubaka eri Sayuuni nti,
Mudduke temulwa,
kubanga ndireeta okuzikiriza okuva mu bukiikakkono,
okuzikiriza okw’amaanyi.”
74:7 a 2Bk 24:1; Yer 2:15 b Is 1:7 c Yer 25:9Empologoma evudde mu kisaka kyayo,
omuzikiriza w’amawanga afulumye gy’abeera, azze okumalawo ensi yo.
Ebibuga byammwe bijja kuzikirizibwa
bibuleko abibeeramu.
84:8 a Is 22:12; Yer 6:26 b Yer 30:24Noolwekyo mwambale ebibukutu mukungubage,
mukube ebiwoobe
kubanga obusungu bwa Mukama obw’amaanyi tebutuvuddeeko.
94:9 Is 29:9Mukama n’agamba nti, “Ku lunaku olwo,
kabaka n’omukungu baliggwaamu omwoyo,
bakabona basamaalirire
ne bannabbi beewuunye.”
104:10 a 2Bs 2:11 b Yer 14:13Ne ndyoka ŋŋamba nti, “Woowe Mukama Katonda, mazima olimbidde ddala abantu bano ne Yerusaalemi ng’ogamba nti, ‘Mulibeera n’emirembe,’ ate nga ekitala kiri ddala ku mimiro gyaffe.”
114:11 Ez 17:10; Kos 13:15Mu biseera ebyo abantu bano ne Yerusaalemi balibuulirwa nti, “Embuyaga ezookya eziva ku nsozi ezaakala ez’omu ddungu zifuuwa abantu bange nga teziwujja buwuzzi wadde okulongoosa obulongoosa 124:12 Yer 1:16embuyaga ezisingako awo ze ziriva gye ndi. Era kaakano mbasalira emisango.”
134:13 a Is 19:1 b Is 66:15 c Is 5:28 d Ma 28:49; Kbk 1:8Laba ajja ng’ebire,
amagaali ge ng’empewo y’akazimu,
embalaasi ze zidduka okusinga empungu;
zitusanze ffe kubanga tuzikiridde!
144:14 Yak 4:8Ayi Yerusaalemi, naaza omutima gwo guve mu kukola ebibi olyoke olokolebwe.
Olikomya ddi ebirowoozo ebibi?
154:15 Yer 8:16Eddoboozi lyawulirwa okuva mu Ddaani,
nga lirangirira okuzikirizibwa okuva mu nsozi za Efulayimu.
164:16 Ez 21:22“Labula amawanga nti ajja:
kirangirirwe mu Yerusaalemi nti,
‘Abalabe bajja okuva mu nsi ey’ewala nga bayimba ennyimba ez’entalo
nga balumba ebibuga bya Yuda.
174:17 a 2Bk 25:1, 4 b Yer 5:23Bakyetoolodde ng’abasajja abakuuma ennimiro
kubanga Yuda yanjeemera,’ ”
bw’ayogera Mukama.
184:18 a Zab 107:17; Is 50:1 b Yer 2:17 c Yer 2:19“Empisa zammwe,
n’ebikolwa byammwe bye bibaleeseeko bino.
Kino kye kibonerezo kyammwe.
Nga kya bulumi!
Nga kifumita omutima.”
194:19 a Is 16:11; 22:4; Yer 9:10 b Yer 20:9 c Kbl 10:9Obulumi, Ayi Obulumi!
Neenyoolera mu bulumi!
Ayi obulumi bw’omutima gwange!
Omutima gunkubagana munda, sisobola kusirika,
kubanga mpulidde eddoboozi ly’ekkondeere,
mpulidde enduulu z’olutalo.
204:20 a Zab 42:7; Ez 7:26 b Yer 10:20Okuzikirizibwa kweyongeddeko
era ensi yonna eyonooneddwa.
Eweema zange zisaanyiziddwawo mu kaseera buseera,
n’entimbe zange nga kutemya kikowe.
21Ndituusa ddi nga ndaba bbendera z’olutalo
n’okuwulira amaloboozi g’amakondeere?
224:22 a Yer 10:8 b Yer 2:8 c Yer 13:23; 1Ko 14:20 d Bar 16:19“Kubanga abantu bange basirusiru,
tebammanyi.
Baana abatalina magezi;
abatategeera.
Bakagezimunnyu mu kukola ebibi,
tebamanyi kukola birungi.”
234:23 Lub 1:2Natunuulira ensi,
nga njereere,
ate ne ntunula ne ku ggulu,
ng’ekitangaala kigenze.
244:24 Is 5:25; Ez 38:20Natunuulira agasozi
nga gajugumira,
n’ensozi zonna zaali ziyuuguuma.
254:25 Yer 9:10; 12:4; Zef 1:3Natunula, era laba, waali tewasigadde muntu n’omu,
era n’ebinyonyi byonna eby’omu bbanga byali bidduse.
26Natunula, era laba, ensi ey’ebibala ebingi ng’efuuse ddungu,
era n’ebibuga byayo byonna nga byonoonese, mu maaso ga Mukama,
olw’obusungu bwe obungi.
274:27 Yer 5:10, 18; 12:12; 30:11; 46:28Kubanga bw’atyo bw’ayogera Mukama nti,
“Ensi yonna eriyonoonebwa,
wadde nga sirigizikiririza ddala.
284:28 a Yer 12:4, 11; 14:2; Kos 4:3 b Is 5:30; 50:3 c Kbl 23:19 d Yer 23:20; 30:24Noolwekyo ensi erikungubaga
era n’eggulu waggulu lirikwata ekizikiza,
kubanga njogedde
era maliridde sijja kwejjusa wadde okukyusaamu.”
294:29 a Yer 6:23 b 2Bk 25:4 c nny 7Olw’okuyoogona kw’abeebagazi b’embalaasi n’abalasa obusaale,
ebibuga byonna biribuna emiwabo,
abamu beesogge ebisaka;
n’abalala balinnye waggulu ku njazi.
Ebibuga byonna birekeddwa ttayo;
tewali abibeeramu.
304:30 a Is 10:3-4 b Ez 23:40 c 2Bk 9:30 d Kgb 1:2; Ez 23:9, 22Okola ki ggwe,
ggwe eyayonoonebwa?
Lwaki oyambala engoye entwakaavu,
ne weeteekako eby’obugagga ebya zaabu,
n’amaaso n’ogasiiga langi?
Omala biseera nga weeyonja.
Baganzi bo bakunyoomoola; era baagala kukutta.
314:31 a Yer 13:21 b Is 42:14 c Is 1:15; Kgb 1:17Mpulira okukaaba ng’okw’omukazi alumwa okuzaala,
okusinda ng’okw’oyo asindika omwana we asooka,
okukaaba kw’omuwala wa Sayuuni ng’awejjawejja anoonya w’anassiza omukka,
ng’agolola emikono gye ng’agamba nti,
“Zinsanze nze, nzirika.
Obulamu bwange buweereddwayo mu batemu.”
1“If you, Israel, will return,” announces the Lord,
“then return to me.
Put the statues of your gods out of my sight.
I hate them.
Stop going astray.
2Make all your promises in my name.
When you promise say, ‘You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’
Be truthful, fair and honest when you make these promises.
Then the nations will ask for blessings from me.
And they will boast about me.”
3Here is what the Lord is telling the people of Judah and Jerusalem. He says,
“Your hearts are as hard as a field
that has not been plowed.
So change your ways and produce good crops.
Do not plant seeds among thorns.
4People of Judah and you who live in Jerusalem, obey me.
Do not let your hearts be stubborn.
If you do, my anger will blaze out against you.
It will burn like fire because of the evil things you have done.
No one will be able to put it out.
Trouble Will Come From the North
5“Announce my message in Judah.
Tell it in Jerusalem.
Say, ‘Blow trumpets all through the land!’
Give a loud shout and say,
‘Gather together!
Let’s run to cities that have high walls around them!’
6Warn everyone to go to Zion!
Run for safety! Do not wait!
I am bringing trouble from the north.
Everything will be totally destroyed.”
7Lions have come out of their dens.
Those who destroy nations have begun to march out.
They have left their place
to destroy your land completely.
Your towns will be broken to pieces.
No one will live in them.
8So put on the clothes of sadness.
Mourn and weep over what has happened.
The Lord hasn’t turned
his great anger away from us.
9“A dark day is coming,” announces the Lord.
“The king and his officials will lose hope.
The priests will be shocked.
And the prophets will be terrified.”
10Then I said, “You are my Lord and King. You have completely tricked the people of Judah and Jerusalem! You have told them, ‘You will have peace and rest.’ But swords are pointed at our throats!”
11At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be warned. They will be told, “A hot and dry wind is coming, my people. It is blowing toward you from the bare hilltops in the desert. But it does not separate straw from grain. 12It is much too strong for that. The wind is coming from me. I am making my decision against you.”
13Look! Our enemies are approaching like the clouds.
Their chariots are coming like a strong wind.
Their horses are faster than eagles.
How terrible it will be for us!
We’ll be destroyed!
14People of Jerusalem, wash your sins from your hearts and be saved.
How long will you hold on to your evil thoughts?
15A voice is speaking all the way from the city of Dan.
From the hills of Ephraim it announces
that trouble is coming.
16“Tell the nations.
Make an announcement concerning Jerusalem.
Say, ‘An army will attack Judah.
It is coming from a land far away.
It will shout a war cry
against the cities of Judah.
17It will surround them like people who guard a field.
Judah has refused to obey me,’ ”
announces the Lord.
18“The army will attack you
because of your conduct and actions.
This is how you will be punished.
It will be so bitter!
It will cut deep down into your hearts!”
19I’m suffering! I’m really suffering!
I’m hurting badly.
My heart is suffering so much!
It’s pounding inside me.
I can’t keep silent.
I’ve heard the sound of trumpets.
I’ve heard the battle cry.
20One trouble follows another.
The whole land is destroyed.
In an instant my tents are gone.
My home disappears in a moment.
21How long must I look at our enemy’s battle flag?
How long must I hear the sound of the trumpets?
22The Lord says, “My people are foolish.
They do not know me.
They are children who do not have any sense.
They have no understanding at all.
They are skilled in doing what is evil.
They do not know how to do what is good.”
23I looked at the earth.
It didn’t have any shape. And it was empty.
I looked at the sky.
Its light was gone.
24I looked at the mountains.
They were shaking.
All the hills were swaying.
25I looked. And there weren’t any people.
Every bird in the sky had flown away.
26I looked. And the fruitful land had become a desert.
All its towns were destroyed.
The Lord had done all this because of his great anger.
27The Lord says,
“The whole land will be destroyed.
But I will not destroy it completely.
28So the earth will be filled with sadness.
The sky above will grow dark.
I have spoken, and I will not take pity on them.
I have made my decision, and I will not change my mind.”
29People can hear the sound of horsemen.
Men armed with bows are coming.
The people in every town run away.
Some of them go into the bushes.
Others climb up among the rocks.
All the towns are deserted.
No one is living in them.
30What are you doing, you who are destroyed?
Why do you dress yourself in bright red clothes?
Why do you put on jewels of gold?
Why do you put makeup on your eyes?
You make yourself beautiful for no reason at all.
Your lovers hate you.
They want to kill you.
31I hear a cry like the cry of a woman having a baby.
I hear a groan like someone having her first child.
It’s the cry of the people of Zion struggling to breathe.
They reach out their hands and say,
“Help us! We’re fainting!
Murderers are about to kill us!”
