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OMuleevi nʼomukaliwe
1 Atyanu omu biseera ebyo nga wakaali okubbaawo okabaka omwIsirairi, wabbairewo omusaiza oMuleevi, eyabbaire omutyami atali owenkalaakalira owʼomu kisoko kyʼekyalo kyʼEfulaimu ekyʼensozisozi. Omusaiza oyo nʼasuna omukali okuzwa omu Bbeserekeemu ekyʼomu Buyudaaya. 2 Neye omukali oyo nandi nabba mwesigwa eeri oibaaye. Kale omukali oyo nʼanoba era nʼakanga omu kisito kya iteeye omu Bbeserekeemu ekyʼomu Buyudaaya. Nga yankumalayo emyeri eena, 3 oibaaye nʼayaba okumusengesya amuwooyewooye okwira. Yaabire nʼomuweereryawe nʼempunda ibiri. Omukali nago nʼamwaniriza omu kisito kya iteeye. Oiteeye wʼomukali oyo oweyamuboine, nʼasangaala era nʼamwaniriza. 4 Awo oiteeye wʼomukali nago nʼamwazya okusigala, okumala enaku isatu; kale nʼagonayo enaku egyo nga balya era nga banywa.
5 Oku lunaku lwokuna ni basetuka makeezikeezi, nʼategeka okuzwayo. Neye oiteeye wʼomukali nʼakoba omukowe ati, “Osooke otoole olulimi e girwagonere kaisi oyabe.” 6 Kale bombi ni batyama, ni balya era ni banywera aamo. Oiteeye wʼomukali nʼakoba omuko ati, “Nkwegairiire ogone olwatyanu, weeyagaleku.” 7 Omusaiza oyo owaasetuka ayabe, omukoowe nʼamubbembereza tete nʼagonayo ekiire ekyo. 8 Oku lunaku olwokutaanu owaasetuka amakeezikeezi ayabe, oiteeye wʼomukali nʼamukoba ati, “Otoole olulimi e girwagonere. Era okuumeku paka igulo.” Era bombi ni baliira aamo.
9 Omusaiza oyo nʼomukaliwe nʼomuweereryawe owebasetuka baabe, omukoowe oiteeye wʼomukali nʼamukoba ati, “Atyanu obone eenu, obwire buunu buli kumpi kwirugala. Mugone eenu olwatyanu; obwire bwabire. Osigale weeyagaleku. Wawuuna eizo ni weeyabira e ika.” 10 Neye, omusaiza nandi nʼataka okugonayo ekiire ekindi kale iye nʼomukaliwe ni basimbuka ni balungama e Yebbusi nga niikyo oYerusaalemi, nga bali nʼomuwererya waabwe nʼempunda gyabwe eibiri egiriku emigugu.
11 Owebabbaire bali kumpi okutuuka e Yebbusi obwire nga waabire, omuweererya nʼakoba omusengwawe ati, “Tusigale omu kibuga ekyo ekyʼaBayebbusi tugone omwo ekiire kinu.”
12 Neye omusengwawe nʼamukoba ati, “Titwasigale omu kibuga kyʼabanamawanga, abantu baamu tiBaisirairi. Tweyongereyo twabe Gibbeya.” 13 Era nʼakoba omuweereryawe ati, “Oleke twabe paka Gibbeya ooba Laama tugone mu kimo kwebyo.” 14 Kale ni beeyongerayo, era owebatuukiire okumpi nʼe Gibbeya omu kitundu kyʼabʼekika kya Bbenyamini, eisana lyabbaire ligwa. 15 Ni basigala omwo gibabba bagone. Ni baaba ni batyama abantu e gibakumbaanira omu kibuga ekyo, neye nandi ni wabbaawo abatwala e wuwe okugonayo.
16 Owebabbaire bakaali bali aawo akanaigulo ako, omusaiza omukaire eyazwire omu kyalo kyʼEfulaimu ekyʼensozisozi, era nga asuukire mutyami wʼomu Gibbeya ekyʼekika kya Bbenyamini nʼaiza ngazwa omu mirimogye omu misiri. 17 Omusaiza oyo oweyasiirirye amaiso era nʼabona omutambuli oyo omu kifo abantu e gibakumbaanira omu kibuga, nʼamubuulya ati, “Ozwereire yaina era oyaba yaina?”
18 OMuleevi nʼamwiramu ati, “Tuli mu lugendo tuzwa Bbeserekeemu ekyʼomu Buyudaaya twaba omu kisoko omu kyalo kyʼEfulaimu ekyʼensozisozi iyo e gintyama. Nzwa Bbeserekeemu ekyʼomu Buyudaaya era atyanu nkanga ika.* Neye mpaawo anjanirizire e wuwe okugonayo. 19 Tuli nʼebyokulya ebyʼempunda gyaiswe era tuli nʼekyokulya ekyaiswe nʼenviinyo gya iswe, ekikoba kiti, nze nʼomuweereryawo omukali, nʼomwisuka ogutuli naye. Mpaawo kitwetaaga.”
20 Omusaiza omukaire nago nʼakoba ati, “Mbaaniriza e wange, era nze nabawa nabuli ekimwetaaga. Timwagona omu kifo abantu e gibakumbaanira aanu omu kibuga.” 21 Kale nʼabatwala e wuwe, empunda gyabwe nʼagiriisya. Nga bamalire okunaaba ebigere, ni balya, era ni banywa.
22 Atyanu owebabbaire nga beeyagala, abasaiza abagwagwa abʼomu kibuga ekyo ni bazingiza enyumba eyo. Ni bakubba olwigi nga webayasyamikira nʼonanyerewo bati, “Owuluuce omusaiza oyo aingiire omwo, tugone naye.”+
23 Omusaiza onanyerewo nʼawuluka nʼabakoba ati, “Bbe, bainange! Timwakola ekyʼobusiru ekyo! Olwʼokubba omusaiza onu mugeni wange, timwakola ekintu ekyo ekiswaza. 24 Aale mubone eenu, waliwo omukaliwe nʼomwala wange omuguna mbanu. Atyanu abo niibo abenawuluca e gimuli, mubakolesye era mubakoleku ekimutaka. Neye omusaiza onu, iye timwamukolaku ekintu ekityo!”
25 Neye abasaiza abagwagwa nandi ni bamuwulisisya. Awo oMuleevi nʼakwata omukaliwe, nʼamuwuluca e gibali, era ni bamukwata okalijata, ni bamubitya bundi ekiire kyonakyona, kaisi ni bamuteera obwire nga buca. 26 Awo obwire nga buca, omukali nʼakanga oku nyumba yʼomusaiza nago oibaaye omu yabbaire, nʼagwa awo oku lwigi era nʼabba aawo paka obwire owebwaceire.
27 Oibaaye oweyasetukire amakeezi nʼaigulawo olwigi lwʼenyumba, nʼawuluka okweyongerayo omu lugendolwe, nʼabona omukaliwe nago ngʼali awo agwire amulyango wʼenyumba eyo, era ngʼengalogye gituuka oku mukiiko ogwʼansi gwʼefuleemu. 28 Nʼamukoba ati, “Osetuke twabe.” Neye nga tairamu, olwʼokubba yabbaire afiire. Awo omusaiza nʼaginga omulambo ogwo nʼaguteeka oku mpundawe, nʼasimbuka nʼayaba e ika.
29 Oweyatuukire e ika, nʼakwata akambe, nʼasalasalamu omulambo gwʼomukaliwe ebitundu ikumi na bibiri, era nʼabiweererya omu bitundu byonabyona ebyʼebika bya Isirairi.+ 30 Nabuli eyaboine ekyo yʼakobere ati, “Ekintu ekityo tikibbangakuuwo waire okubonekaku kasookeede aBaisirairi bazwa omu kyalo kyʼe Misiri paka lwatyanu. Mukiseegeku, mukifumintirizeku, tusalewo ekyokukola!”
* 19:18 Nkanga ika. Omu Lwebbulaniya kikoba kiti, mu nyumba ya Musengwa. + 19:22 Nta 19:5-8 + 19:29 1Sa 11:7