Ezra 10
1 Now while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.
Awo Ezera bwe yali ng’asaba, ng’ayatula ebibi mu lwatu, ng’akaaba, era ng’avunnamye mu maaso g’ennyumba ya Katonda, ekibiina ekinene eky’Abayisirayiri, abasajja, n’abakyala, n’abaana ne bakuŋŋaana gy’ali, nabo nga bakaaba nnyo nnyini.
2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra: 'We have broken faith with our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
Awo Sekaniya mutabani wa Yekyeri, omu ku bazzukulu ba Eramu n’agamba Ezera nti, “Tetubadde beesigwa eri Katonda waffe, kubanga twawasa abakazi bannaggwanga ab’oku mawanga agatwetoolodde. Naye newaakubadde nga twakola bwe tutyo, wakyaliwo essuubi eri Isirayiri.
3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of the LORD, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Noolwekyo tukole endagaano ne Katonda waffe tuve ku bakazi abo bonna n’abaana be twabazaalamu, ng’okuteesa kwa mukama wange n’abo abatya ebiragiro bya Katonda waffe bwe kuli, era kikolebwe ng’etteeka bwe litulagira.
4 Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee; be of good courage, and do it.'
Golokoka kubanga obuvunaanyizibwa obwo buli mu mukono gwo era tuli beeteefuteefu okukuwagira, noolwekyo guma omwoyo okikole.”
5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.
Awo Ezera n’agolokoka n’alayiza bakabona abakulu n’Abaleevi ne Isirayiri yenna okukola nga bwe kyateesebwa. Ne balayira.
6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the faithlessness of them of the captivity.
Ezera n’agolokoka n’ava mu maaso g’ennyumba ya Katonda n’agenda mu kisenge kya Yekokanani mutabani wa Eriyasibu, naye n’atalya mmere newaakubadde okunywa amazzi ng’akyanakuwalidde obutali bwesigwa bw’abaawaŋŋangusibwa.
7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
Awo ekirango ne kiyisibwa mu Yuda yonna ne mu Yerusaalemi nti abawaŋŋangusibwa abaakomawo bakuŋŋaanire mu Yerusaalemi.
8 and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of the captivity.
Era ne kigambibwa nti omuntu yenna aliba tazze mu nnaku ssatu, alifiirwa ebintu bye byonna, ate n’agobebwa ne mu kuŋŋaaniro lya baawaŋŋangusibwa.
9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
Mu nnaku ssatu, abasajja bonna aba Yuda ne Benyamini ne bakuŋŋaanira e Yerusaalemi. Awo ku lunaku olw’amakumi abiri olw’omwezi ogw’omwenda abantu bonna ne batuula mu luggya olugazi mu maaso g’ennyumba ya Katonda nga banakuwavu olw’ensonga eyo ate era n’olw’enkuba eyatonnya.
10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them: 'Ye have broken faith, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
Awo Ezera kabona n’ayimirira n’abagamba nti, “Mwayonoona bwe mwawasa abakazi bannamawanga ne mwongera ku musango gwa Isirayiri.
11 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.'
Kaakano mwatule ebibi byammwe eri Mukama Katonda wa bajjajjammwe, mukole ebyo by’asiima. Mweyawule ku mawanga agabeetoolodde era muleke n’abakazi bannamawanga.”
12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice: 'As thou hast said, so it is for us to do.
Awo ekibiina kyonna ne kiddamu n’eddoboozi ery’omwanguka nti, “Oli mutuufu, tuteekwa okukola nga bw’ogambye.
13 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
Naye abantu bangi, era n’ekiseera kya nkuba, tetuyinza kuyimirira bweru. N’ensonga eyookubiri, omulimu guno teguyinza kukolebwa mu lunaku lumu oba mu nnaku bbiri, kubanga twonoonye nnyo nnyini mu kigambo ekyo.
14 Let now our princes of all the congregation stand, and let all them that are in our cities that have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, as touching this matter.'
Abakulu baffe beeyimirire olukuŋŋaana lwonna, na buli muntu awamu n’abakadde n’abalamuzi aba buli kibuga mu bibuga byaffe eyawasa omukazi omunnaggwanga, ajje mu kiseera ekiragaane alongoose ensonga eyo, okutuusa obusungu bwa Katonda waffe lwe bulituvaako olw’ekigambo ekyo.”
15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this matter; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
Yonasaani mutabani wa Asakeri ne Yozeya mutabani wa Tikuva, nga bawagirwa Mesullamu ne Sabbesayi Omuleevi be bokka abawakanya ekiteeso ekyo.
16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers' houses, after their fathers' houses, and all of them by their names, were separated; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
Awo abaava mu buwaŋŋanguse ne bakola ng’ekiteeso bwe kyali. Ezera kabona n’abaalondebwa ku bakulu b’ennyumba, omu mu buli nnyumba ne baawulibwa mu mannya gaabwe. Ku lunaku olw’olubereberye olw’omwezi ogw’ekkumi ne batuula okunoonyereza ku bigambo ebyo;
17 And they were finished with all the men that had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
ku lunaku olw’olubereberye olw’omwezi ogw’olubereberye ne bamaliriza ensonga eyo ey’abasajja bonna abaali bawasizza abakazi abannamawanga.
18 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had married foreign women, namely: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Mu lulyo olwa bakabona, abaali bawasizza abakazi bannamawanga baali: Maaseya, ne Eryeza ne Yalibu ne Gedaliya bazzukulu ba Yesuwa mutabani wa Yozadaki ne baganda be.
19 And they gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.
Ne bamalirira okulekayo bakazi baabwe abo, n’omutango gwe baawaayo olw’omusango gwali ndiga nnume.
20 And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
Ku bazzukulu ba Immeri: Kanani ne Zebadiya.
21 And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Ku bazzukulu ba Kalimu: Maaseya, ne Eriya, ne Semaaya, ne Yekyeri ne Uzziya.
22 And of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Ku bazzukulu ba Pasukuli: Eriwenayi, ne Maaseya, ne Isimayiri, ne Nesaneri, ne Yozabadi ne Erasa.
23 And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah — the same is Kelita — Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Ku Baleevi: Yozabadi, ne Simeeyi, ne Keraya (era ye Kerita), ne Pesakiya, ne Yuda ne Eryeza.
24 And of the singers: Eliashib; and of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Ku bayimbi: Eriyasibu, ne ku baakuumanga wankaaki: Sallumu, ne Teremu ne Uli.
25 And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
Mu Bayisirayiri abalala: Ku bazzukulu ba Palosi: Lamiya, ne Izziya, ne Malukiya, ne Miyamini, ne Eriyazaali, ne Malukiya ne Benaya.
26 And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Ku bazzukulu ba Eramu: Mattaniya, ne Zekkaliya, ne Yekyeri, ne Abudi, ne Yeremoosi ne Eriya.
27 And of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
Ku bazzukulu ba Zattu: Eriwenayi, ne Eriyasibu, ne Mattaniya, ne Yeremoosi, ne Zabadi, ne Aziza.
28 And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
Ku bazzukulu ba Bebayi: Yekokanani, ne Kananiya, ne Zabbayi ne Asulaayi.
29 And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
Ku bazzukulu ba Bani: Mesullamu, ne Malluki, ne Adaya, ne Yasubu, ne Seyaali ne Yeremoosi.
30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Ku bazzukulu ba Pakasumowaabu: Aduna, ne Kerali, ne Benaya, ne Maaseya, ne Mattaniya, ne Bezaleeri, ne Binnuyi ne Manase.
31 And of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon;
Ku bazzukulu ba Kalimu: Eryeza, ne Isusiya, ne Malukiya, ne Semaaya, ne Simyoni,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
ne Benyamini, ne Malluki, ne Semaliya.
33 Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
Ku bazzukulu ba Kasumu: Mattenayi, ne Mattata, ne Zabadi, ne Erifereti, ne Yeremayi, ne Manase, ne Simeeyi.
34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel;
Ku bazzukulu ba Baani: Maadayi, ne Amulaamu, ne Uweri,
35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhu;
ne Benaya, ne Bedeya, ne Keruki,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib;
ne Vaniya, ne Meremoosi, ne Eriyasibu,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasai;
ne Mattaniya, ne Mattenayi, ne Yaasu,
38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei;
ne Bani, ne Binnuyi, ne Simeeyi,
39 Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah;
ne Seremiya, ne Nasani, ne Adaya,
40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai;
ne Makunadebayi, ne Sasayi, ne Salaayi,
41 Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah;
ne Azaleri, ne Seremiya, ne Semaliya,
42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
ne Sallumu, ne Amaliya ne Yusufu.
43 Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.
Ku bazzukulu ba Nebo: Yeyeri, ne Mattisiya, ne Zabadi, ne Zebina, ne Iddo, ne Yoweeri ne Benaya.
44 All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
Abo bonna baali bawasizza abakazi bannamawanga, n’abamu ku bo nga babazaddemu abaana.
