EKITABO KYʼ
ABALAMUZI
Enyanjula
Ekitabo kyʼaBalamuzi kitumula ku byafaayo bya Isirairi okuzwa oku kwingira omu Kanaani, okutuuka oku kuteekawo obwakabaka. Omu kiseera ekyo tiwabbairewo kukwata mateeka.
Ekitabo kitumula oku bikole byʼabantu abazira, abebeeta aBalamuzi. Okutwalira aamo, baabbanga beekubbemberi ooba baduumiri omu ntalo, neye nga tibalamuzi abʼamakulu agʼokusalanga emisango. Omoiza oku bakira okumanyikana niiye oSamusooni. Ebiyakolere babitumulaku omu nsuula (13–16).
Ekikulu ekitwegera omu kitabo kinu niikyo kinu ekiti; okugonderanga oKibbumba niikwo okwabbeesyangawo eIgwanga lya Isirairi omu mirembe, obujeemu nga bulireetera mitawaana. Neye ekitwega eino niiye okubona ngʼeIgwanga lya Isirairi nʼoweryajeemeranga oKibbumba ni libba omu kabbikabbi, bulijo oKibbumba yaabbanga mutegeke okubalamya akabbikabbi owebeenenyanga.
Ebiri omu kitabo kinu omu bumpi
Ebyabbairewo okutuuca oku kufa kwa Yoswa (1:1–2:10).
ABalamuzi (2:11–16:31).
Ebyagwirewo ebitali bimo (17:1–21:25).
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Ekika kya Yuda nʼekya Simyoni bawamba Adoni Bbezeki
1 Awo oYoswa ngʼamalire okufa, aBaisirairi ni beebuulyaku oMusengwa bati, “Kikaaki ekyatwekubbemberamu okuniinaniina okwaba okulwana nʼaBakanani?”
2 OMusengwa nʼairamu ati, “Kika kya Yuda niikyo ekiri nʼokubeekubbemberamu. Mpaire niikyo obwezye okuwangula ekyalo ekyo.”
3 Abʼekika kya Yuda ni bakoba abaganda baabwe abʼekika kya Simyoni bati, “Mwize twabe omu kitundu ekibatuwaire tulwanisye aBakanani nga tuli aamo. Swena twalyaba na inywe omu kyanywe.” Batyo abʼekika kya Simyoni ni baaba nabo.
4 Awo owebaabire okulumba, oMusengwa nʼabawa okuwangula aBakanani nʼaBaperizi, ni baitamu abasaiza 10,000 e Bbezeki. 5 Eeyo gibayajiirye Adoni Bbezeki* ni bamulwanisya era ni bayinga aBakanani nʼaBaperizi. 6 Adoni Bbezeki nʼairuka, neye ni bamulukutya era ni bamukwata, ni bamutemaku ebinkumu nʼennwe enene.
7 Awo Adoni Bbezeki nʼakoba ati, “Abakabaka ensanvu abenatemereku ebinkumu nʼennwe enene, bakumbaanianga obukunkumukira ansi wʼemenza yange. Atyanu oKibbumba ansaswire kiikyo zena ekinabakolere.” Ni bamutwala e Yerusaalemi, era eeyo giyafeereire.
Ekika kya Yuda nʼoKebbulooni
8 Abʼekika kya Yuda ni balumba oYerusaalemi era kyona ni bakiwamba, ni baita abantu baamu, ekibuga ni bakikumaku omusyo.
9 Oluzwanyuma ni bazwa aawo, ni baikirira okwaba okulwanisya aBakanani abʼomu kyalo ekyʼensozisozi, nʼabʼomwidungu oNegevu nʼabali ansi oku mbale mbale kwʼensozisozi e bugwaisana. 10 Ni balumba aBakanani ababbaire abatyami bʼomu kibuga e Kebbulooni, ekibayetanga Kiriyaasi Alubba, ni bawangula aBasyesyai nʼaBakimani nʼaBatalumayi.
Osiniyeeri awamba ekibuga kyʼe Debbiri
(Yos 15:13-19)
11 Abʼekika kya Yuda owebazwire eeyo, ni balumba ekibuga oDebbiri, eira ekibayetanga oKiriyaasi Seefa. 12 Era oKalebbu omoiza oku bʼekika kya Yuda nʼakoba ati, “Omusaiza eyalirumba oKiriyaasi Seefa nʼakiwamba, nʼalimuwa omwala wange Akusa nʼamufumbirwa.” 13 Osiniyeeri, omutaane wa Kenazi omuganda wa Kalebbu omutomuto-waaku, nʼakiwamba, kale oKalebbu nʼawa Osiniyeeri omwalawe Akusa okumufumbirwa.
14 Akusa oweyafumbiirwe Osiniyeeri, nʼamukubbiriza ati, “Osabeku oiteewo ekibanja.” Awo Akusa nʼayaba, era oweyazwire oku mpundawe, oKalebbu nʼamubuulya ati, “Otaka nkukolere niki?”
15 Akusa nʼamwiramu ati, “Onkwatire ekisa. Ngʼowewampaire eitakali lyʼomwidungu oNegevu, ompeeku nʼamaluba gona.” Kale oKalebbu nʼamuwa amaluba agʼengulu-waaku nʼagʼansi-waaku.
Abʼekika kya Yuda nʼekya Bbenyamini bawangula
16 Abaizukulu bʼomuko wa Musa omusaiza oMukeeni, ni baniinaniina aamo nʼabʼekika kya Yuda ni bazwa omu Kibuga kyʼeNsansa,† ni baaba batyama omu bantu bʼomwidungu lya Yuda ekiri omu Negevu okumpi nʼAladi.
17 Awo abʼomu kika kya Yuda ni baaba nʼabaganda baabwe abʼomu kika kya Simyoni, ni balumba aBakanani ababbaire abatyami bʼomu kibuga oZefasi, era ni bakijigiricirya nakimo. Nʼolwekyo ni bakiwa eriina bati Koluma.‡ 18 Abʼekika kya Yuda ni bawamba ekibuga oGaza nʼAsukeroni nʼEkulooni, nʼebitundu ebibyeruguuliriirye.
19 Era oMusengwa yabbaire nʼabantu ba Yuda. Bawambire ekyalo ekyʼensozisozi, neye nandi ni bayezya okubbingamu abatyami bʼomu kitantira, olwʼokubba babbaire nʼebigaali byʼamaje ebyʼebyoma. 20 Ekibuga Kebbulooni ni bakiwa oKalebbu, ngʼoMusa oweyabbaire alagiire, era oKalebbu nʼakibbingamu ebika ebisatu ebyʼabaizukulu bʼAnaki.+ 21 Neye abʼekika kya Bbenyamini nandi ni babbinga aBayebbusi omu Yerusaalemi. Paka lwatyanu aBayebbusi batyami aamo nʼabʼekika kya Bbenyamini.+
Abʼekika kyʼEfulaimu nʼekya Manase bawamba oBbeseri
22 Atyanu abʼomu nyumba ya Yusufu ni balumba ekibuga oBbeseri, era oMusengwa yabbaire nabo. 23 Owebatumire abasaiza okwaba okukeeta oBbeseri eira ekibayetanga ekibuga oLuuzi, 24 abakeeti abo ni babona omusaiza ngʼali kuzwa omu kibuga ekyo, ni bamukoba bati, “Otulagirire awetwezya okubita okwingira omu kibuga, era swena twakukwatira ekisa.” 25 Kale nʼabalagirira, era ni baita abʼomu kibuga bonabona, neye nandi ni baita omusaiza oyo nʼabʼenyumbaye bonabona. 26 Omusaiza oyo nʼayaba omu kyalo kyʼaBakiiti nʼayombekayo ekibuga, nʼakiwa eriina bati Luuzi, era bakaali bakyeta batyo paka lwatyanu.
ABaisirairi abantu abenandi babbinga omu Kanani
27 Abʼekika kya Manase tibabbingiremu abatyami bʼomu kibuga oBbesi Syani nʼoTaanaki nʼoDoli nʼoIbbuleyaamu, nʼoMegido nʼomu byalo ebibyeruguuliriirye, olwʼokubba aBakanani bamaliriire okusigala omu kyalo ekyo.+ 28 ABaisirairi owebeeyongeire okubba bʼamaani, ni baazyanga aBakanani okubakoleranga emirimo, neye nandi bababbingiramu nakimo. 29 Era nʼekika kyʼEfulaimu tikyabbingiremu aBakanani ababbaire omu kibuga oGezeri, aBakanani ni beeyongera okutyama eeyo mwibo.+
30 Nʼekika kya Zebbulooni tikyabbingiremu aBakanani abatyamanga omu kibuga oKitulooni nʼoNakaloli, aBakanani abo beeyongeire okutyama omu bibuga ebyo aamo nabo, neye babaazyanga kukolera Baisirairi mirimo.
31 Nʼekika kyʼAseri tikyabbingiremu abatyami bʼomu bibuga binu: Ako, nʼoSidoni, nʼAkirabbu, nʼAkuzibbu, nʼomu Kerubba, nʼAfiki, nʼoLekobbu, 32 kale olwʼokubba tibababbingiremu, abʼekika kyʼAseri ni babba batyami aamo nʼaBakanani abo abataka bʼomu kyalo ekyo. 33 Nʼekika kya Nafutaali tikyabbingiremu abatyami bʼomu kibuga oBbesi Semesi nʼomu Bbesi Anasi. Abʼekika kya Nafutaali ni beeyongera okubba aamo nʼabatyami aBakanani neye abʼekika kya Nafutali ni babayazyanga okubakolera emirimo. 34 ABamooli ni bayazya abʼekika kya Daani okutyama omu kyalo ekyʼensozisozi, nandi ni babaganya okwika omu kitantira. 35 ABamooli ni bamalirira okubba batyami omwAiyaloni, nʼomu Saalubbimu, nʼoku Lusozi oKeresi. Neye eibyaire lya Yusufu oluzwanyuma ni lyeyongera amaani, era ni libaazya okubakoleranga emirimo. 36 Era ensalo yʼaBamooli yaniinanga nʼebita Akulabbiimu nʼeiguka e Seera.
* 1:5 Adoni Bbezeki. Kitegeeza, Kabaka wʼe Bbezeki. † 1:16 Kibuga kyʼeNsansa. Nga niikyo, oYeriko. ‡ 1:17 Koluma. Omu Lwebbulaniya kitegeeza, kujigirica. + 1:20 Yos 15:13-14 + 1:21 Yos 15:63; 2Sa 5:6; 1Mi 11:4 + 1:27 Yos 17:11-13 + 1:29 Yos 16:10