¹ Aawo oyeesu niyabyalibwe omu Bbesserekemu, ekya buyudaaya omubiro bya kerod omukama, boona abagrzi gezi ni bazwa ebuuluka nibayerusaalemi. ² Nga bakoba nti alu ali ludda ayi oyo abyaliibwe omukama wa bayudaaya? kubanga twabweine onyenyenzi ebuuluka nitwiiza okumuramya.

³ Omukama okerode niyawuliire natuuntura amwenaba Yerusaalemi boona. ⁴ Nakuumbaannya aba kabona boona abakulu na bawaandiki ba bantu. Nababuulya nti ali byalibwa ayi? ⁵ Boona nibamukoba nti, mu Beserekemu ekya Buyudaaya kubaanga nimwo kya wandikiibwe omuerangi nti ⁶ Naawe Beserekemu eiyanga rya Yuda toli mudyooli omubalangira ba Yuda kubaanga akufuga alizwa mu niiwe, ali liisya abantu bange eisirairi.

⁷ Aawo okerode nayeta abagezigezi omucaama nababuuliirya muno ebiro onynyenzi biyakamala okuboneka. ⁸ Nabasiindika Ebeserekemu bayikeyo yoona babone omwana ngeri ki jakwisana mu leke yeena bamukobere asobole okumuramya.

⁹ Nibawuliire omukama, ni baaba, boona, onyenyenzi oyo nijo baboneire ebuuluka nabakulembera, naiza nayemeera eiguru omwana jeyaali. ¹⁰ Nibaabweine onynyenzi oyo, nibasemerwa, okwiingi omuno. ¹¹ Nibeejumba enyubba nibabona omwana no nyina Omalyaamu nibakubba ansi amajjwi okumuramya nisindabula ensuwa zaabwe nibamuwa ebirabo bya zabbu no bubbaani nomu gavu. ¹² Onyamwanga niya balabwiire omukirooto nga akubakoba obutairayo ewa kerode, baireyo ewaabwe omuwanda ogundi.

¹³ Bona nibaamare okwaaba, omalaika wa nyamwanga nabonekera oyisiifu omukirooto nga akumukoba imuka otwaale omana no maamwe oyiruke Emisiri obbeeyo okwiikya nindikoba, kubanga okerode akuakuswaagana omwana okumwiita. ¹⁴ Yena naimuka atwaala omwaana no maamwe nibaaba emisiri. ¹⁵ Nabbaayo eyo okwikya okerode niyaffire, ekigambo kiikiriire kyeyabalizze nti, “era neera omwana wange aluzzwa mu missiri.” ¹⁶ Okerode niyabweine nga abalaguli nga bakumukudaalira nayoongara natuma okwiita buli mwana wa bwoojjo omu beserekemu nokunsaro zaayo zoona abaakamala emyaaka ibiri nabakyaali kwiikya ezo nkebiro byeyabuuliiryeemu omuno abalaguli ngeri nibyabbaire. ¹⁷ Aawo ekigambo onabbi yeremiya kye yabalizze nikiryooka nikikiira, niyakobere nti: ¹⁹ Nye okerode niyamaare okuffa, bona, omalaika wa Nyamwanga mabonekera oyusuufu omukirooto Emisiri. ²⁰ Nga akumukoba nti imuka otwaaleomwaana no maamwe Eyisirairi kubaanga babbaire bakuswaagana omwaana okumwiita bamaare okuffa. ²¹ Naimuka natwaala omwaana nomaamwe omwiiyanga la Misiri.

²² Naye niyawuliire Alukerawo niye kabaka wa Yudaaya nga asirikiire oitaamwe: Okerode natiina okwiirayo. naye Onyamwanga niyamulabwiire omukirooto, nakengeita, nayakaqla okurubaaju lwa Galiraaya. ²³ Naiza nabba omukyaalo ekikwetebwa Nazaleensi ekkigaambo Abanabbi kye baabalize kiikiiriire, nti akwiiza kweetebwa Munazaalaayo