Woe to the Complacent
1Woe to you who are complacent in Zion,
and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria,
you notable men of the foremost nation,
to whom the people of Israel come!
2Go to Kalneh and look at it;
go from there to great Hamath,
and then go down to Gath in Philistia.
Are they better off than your two kingdoms?
Is their land larger than yours?
3You put off the day of disaster
and bring near a reign of terror.
4You lie on beds adorned with ivory
and lounge on your couches.
You dine on choice lambs
and fattened calves.
5You strum away on your harps like David
and improvise on musical instruments.
6You drink wine by the bowlful
and use the finest lotions,
but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
7Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile;
your feasting and lounging will end.
The Lord Abhors the Pride of Israel
8The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself—the Lord God Almighty declares:
“I abhor the pride of Jacob
and detest his fortresses;
I will deliver up the city
and everything in it.”
9If ten people are left in one house, they too will die. 10And if the relative who comes to carry the bodies out of the house to burn them6:10 Or to make a funeral fire in honor of the dead asks anyone who might be hiding there, “Is anyone else with you?” and he says, “No,” then he will go on to say, “Hush! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”
11For the Lord has given the command,
and he will smash the great house into pieces
and the small house into bits.
12Do horses run on the rocky crags?
Does one plow the sea6:12 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text plow there with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison
and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness—
13you who rejoice in the conquest of Lo Debar6:13 Lo Debar means nothing.
and say, “Did we not take Karnaim6:13 Karnaim means horns; horn here symbolizes strength. by our own strength?”
14For the Lord God Almighty declares,
“I will stir up a nation against you, Israel,
that will oppress you all the way
from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah.”
Mukama anenya abali mu Mirembe
16:1 a Luk 6:24 b Is 32:9-11Zibasanze abo abateefiirayo mu Sayuuni,
n’abo abawulira emirembe ku lusozi lw’e Samaliya.
Mmwe abasajja abeekitiibwa ab’ensi enkulembeze,
abantu ba Isirayiri gye beeyuna.
26:2 a Lub 10:10 b 2Bk 18:34 c 2By 26:6 d Nak 3:8Mugende mulabe e Kalune;
muveeyo mulage mu Kamasi ekikulu,
ate era muserengete mu kibuga ky’Abafirisuuti eky’e Gaasi.
Basinga obwakabaka bwammwe obubiri?
Ensi yaabwe esinga eyammwe obunene?
36:3 Is 56:12; Am 9:10Mulindiriza olunaku olw’ekibi,
ate ne musembeza effugabbi.
46:4 Ez 34:2-3; Am 3:12Mugalamira ku bitanda ebyakolebwa mu masanga
ne muwummulira mu ntebe ennyonvu
nga muvaabira ennyama y’endiga
n’ey’ennyana ensava.
56:5 a Is 5:12; Am 5:23 b 1By 15:16Mwekubira ennanga nga Dawudi bwe yakolanga,
ne muyiiya n’ennyimba ku bivuga.
66:6 a Am 2:8 b Ez 9:4Mwekatankira wayini,
ne mwesiiga n’ebizigo ebirungi,
naye temukaabira kubonaabona kwa Yusufu.
7Noolwekyo mmwe mulisooka okugenda mu buwaŋŋanguse.
Era embaga zammwe n’okwewummuza birikoma.
86:8 a Lub 22:16; Beb 6:13 b Lv 26:30 c Zab 47:4 d Am 4:2 e Ma 32:19Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye alayidde, Mukama Katonda Ayinzabyonna agamba nti,
“Neetamiddwa amalala ga Yakobo,
nkyawa ebigo bye,
era nzija kuwaayo ekibuga
ne byonna ebikirimu eri abalabe baakyo.”
96:9 Am 5:3Era singa ennyumba eneeba ekyalinawo abasajja ekkumi abasigaddewo, nabo balifa. 106:10 a 1Sa 31:12 b Am 8:3Era singa ow’ekika akola ku by’okuziika, anaaba afulumya amagumba n’abuuza oba waliwo omuntu yenna eyeekwese munda mu nnyumba, oba alina gwe yeekwese naye, n’addamu nti, “Nedda,” olwo omuziisi anaamusirisa ng’agamba nti, “Sirika; tetwogera ku linnya lya Mukama.”
116:11 a Am 3:15 b Is 55:11Laba Mukama alagidde,
ennyumba ennene erimenyebwamenyebwa,
n’ennyumba entono erimenyebwamenyebwa.
126:12 a Kos 10:4 b Am 5:7Kisoboka embalaasi okuddukira ku mayinja?
Waali wabaddewo abalima ku mayinja n’enkumbi ezisikibwa ente?
Naye obwenkanya mubufudde obutwa
n’ekibala eky’obutuukirivu ne mukifuula ekikaawa.
136:13 Yob 8:15; Is 28:14-15Mwenyumiririza bwereere nti muli b’amaanyi olw’okuba nga mwawamba ekibuga Lodeba.
Mwogera nti, “Tetwawamba Kanayimu n’amaanyi gaffe?”
146:14 a Yer 5:15 b 1Bk 8:65 c Am 3:11Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye agamba nti,
“Ndibasindikira eggwanga libalumbe, mmwe ennyumba ya Isirayiri;
liribajooga ebbanga lyonna
okuva e Lebo Kamasi okutuuka mu kiwonvu kye Alaba.”
