Idolatry in the temple
1In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, the hand of the Sovereign Lord came on me there. 2I looked, and I saw a figure like that of a man.8:2 Or saw a fiery figure From what appeared to be his waist down he was like fire, and from there up his appearance was as bright as glowing metal. 3He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and in visions of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood. 4And there before me was the glory of the God of Israel, as in the vision I had seen in the plain.
5Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, look towards the north.’ So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol of jealousy.
6And he said to me, ‘Son of man, do you see what they are doing – the utterly detestable things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see things that are even more detestable.’
7Then he brought me to the entrance to the court. I looked, and I saw a hole in the wall. 8He said to me, ‘Son of man, now dig into the wall.’ So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.
9And he said to me, ‘Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here.’ 10So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls all kinds of crawling things and unclean animals and all the idols of Israel. 11In front of them stood seventy elders of Israel, and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan was standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.
12He said to me, ‘Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, “The Lord does not see us; the Lord has forsaken the land.” ’ 13Again, he said, ‘You will see them doing things that are even more detestable.’
14Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, mourning the god Tammuz. 15He said to me, ‘Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this.’
16He then brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord, and there at the entrance to the temple, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men. With their backs towards the temple of the Lord and their faces towards the east, they were bowing down to the sun in the east.
17He said to me, ‘Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence and continually arouse my anger? Look at them putting the branch to their nose! 18Therefore I will deal with them in anger; I will not look on them with pity or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen to them.’
Eby’ekivve mu Yeekaalu
18:1 a Ez 14:1 b Ez 33:31 c Ez 1:1-3Awo mu mwaka ogw’omukaaga, mu mwezi ogw’omukaaga ku lunaku olwokutaano, bwe nnali nga ntudde mu nnyumba yange n’abakadde ba Yuda, nga batudde mu maaso gange omukono gwa Mukama Katonda ne gunzikako. 28:2 Ez 1:4, 26-27Bwe natunula ne ndaba ekifaananyi ky’omuntu, okuva mu kiwato kye okukka wansi ngali ng’omuliro, n’okuva mu kiwato kye okwambuka ng’ayakaayakana ng’ekyuma ekyaka omuliro. 38:3 a Ez 3:12; 11:1 b Kuv 20:5; Ma 32:16N’agolola ekyalabika ng’omukono n’akwata enviiri zange. Omwoyo n’ansitula wakati w’ensi n’eggulu mu kwolesebwa kwa Katonda n’antwala e Yerusaalemi ku mulyango ogw’oluggi olutunuulira Obukiikakkono olw’oluggya olw’omunda ogutunuulira Obukiikakkono, awaali bakatonda abalala abaleetera Katonda obuggya. 48:4 a Ez 1:28 b Ez 3:22Era awo we waali ekitiibwa kya Katonda wa Isirayiri, ng’okwolesebwa kwe nalaba mu kyererezi.
58:5 Zab 78:58; Yer 32:34Awo n’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, yimusa amaaso eri Obukiikakkono.” Awo ne nnyimusa amaaso gange, era laba mu mulyango ogw’Obukiikakkono ogw’oluggi lw’ekyoto ne ndaba ekifaananyi eky’obuggya.
68:6 Ez 5:11N’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, olaba kye bakola, ebigambo eby’ekivve ennyumba ya Isirayiri byekolera wano, nga bangobera wala n’ekifo kyange ekitukuvu? Naye oliraba ebintu eby’ekivve ebisingawo.”
7Awo n’antwala ku mulyango ogw’oluggya. Ne ndaba ekituli mu bbugwe. 8N’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, kaakano sima mu bbugwe.” Ne nsima mu bbugwe, ne ndabayo omulyango.
9Awo n’aŋŋamba nti, “Yingira olabe ebikolwa ebitali bya butuukirivu n’eby’ekivve bye bakola eyo.” 108:10 Kuv 20:4Ne nnyingira ne ndaba, era ku bisenge ne ndabako ebyekulula ebya buli kika kyonna, n’ensolo ez’emizizo ne bakatonda abalala bonna ab’ennyumba ya Isirayiri. 118:11 a Kbl 16:17 b Kbl 16:35Abakadde nsanvu ab’ennyumba ya Isirayiri baali bayimiridde mu maaso gaabyo, ne Yaazaniya mutabani wa Safani, ng’ayimiridde wakati mu bo. Buli omu ku bo yali akute ekyoterezo mu mukono gwe, ng’ekire eky’akaloosa ak’obubaane kinyooka okuva mu byo.
128:12 Zab 10:11; Is 29:15; Ez 9:9N’aŋŋamba nti, “Omwana w’omuntu, olabye abakadde b’ennyumba ya Isirayiri bye bakola mu nzikiza, buli omu ng’ali mu ssabo lya katonda we? Bagamba nti, ‘Mukama tatulaba, era Mukama yeerabira ensi.’ ” 13N’addamu n’aŋŋamba nti, “Oliraba ebintu eby’ekivve ebisinga n’ebyo.”
14Awo n’antwala ku mulyango ogw’oluggi olw’Obukiikakkono ogw’ennyumba ya Mukama, ne ndaba abakazi abatudde eyo nga bakaabira katonda waabwe Tammuzi. 15N’aŋŋamba nti, “Ebyo obirabye, omwana w’omuntu? Oliraba eby’ekivve ebisinga n’ebyo.”
168:16 a Yo 2:17 b Ma 4:19; 17:3; Yob 31:28; Yer 2:27; Ez 11:1, 12Awo n’antwala mu luggya olw’omunda olw’ennyumba ya Mukama, awo ku mulyango gwa yeekaalu ya Mukama wakati w’ekisasi n’ekyoto, nga waliwo abasajja ng’amakumi abiri mu bataano, nga bakubye amabega eyeekaalu ya Mukama, nga batunudde Ebuvanjuba, ne bagwa bugazi nga basinza enjuba nga batunudde Ebuvanjuba.
178:17 a Ez 9:9 b Ez 16:26N’ambuuza nti, “Ebyo obirabye, omwana w’omuntu? Kintu kitono ennyumba ya Yuda okukola ebintu eby’ekivve bye baakola wano? Kibagwanira okujjuza ensi n’ebikolwa eby’obukambwe ne bongeranga okunyiiza? Laba basembeza ettabi ku nnyindo yaabwe! 188:18 a Ez 9:10; 24:14 b Is 1:15; Yer 11:11; Mi 3:4; Zek 7:13Kyendiva mbabonereza n’obusungu; siribakwatirwa kisa newaakubadde okubasonyiwa, era ne bwe balindekaanira siribawuliriza.”
