1 “Mu kiseera ekyo, bw’ayogera Mukama, amagumba ga bakabaka ba Yuda, n’amagumba g’abalangira, n’amagumba ga bakabona, n’amagumba ga bannabbi, n’amagumba g’abatuuze b’omu Yerusaalemi galiggyibwa mu ntaana zaago.
2 Kale galyanikibwa mu musana, eri omwezi n’emmunyeenye ez’omu ggulu, ze baayagala era ne baaweereza era ze baagoberera ne beebuuzaako ne basinza. Tebalikuŋŋaanyizibwa wadde okuziikibwa naye balibeera ng’ebisasiro wansi ku ttaka.
3 N’abantu b’ensi eno ennyonoonyi bw’etyo abalisigalawo, be ndiba nsasaanyizza mu mawanga, balyegomba okufa okusinga okuba abalamu,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye.
4 “Bategeeze nti, Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti,
5 Kale lwaki abantu bange bano
6 Nawuliriza n’obwegendereza
7 Ebinyonyi ebibuukira mu bbanga
8 Muyinza mutya okwogera nti,
9 Abagezigezi baliswala ne bakeŋŋentererwa
10 Noolwekyo bakazi baabwe
11 Ebiwundu by’abantu bange babijjanjaba nga tebafaayo,
12 Baakwatibwa ensonyi bwe baakola ebivve?
13 “Ndimalirawo ddala amakungula gaabwe,”
14 Kiki ekitutuuzizza wano obutuuza?
15 Twasuubira mirembe
16 Okukaaba kw’embalaasi z’omulabe kuwulirwa mu Ddaani;
17 “Laba, ndikusindikira emisota egy’obusagwa,
18 Nnina ennaku etewonyezeka,
19 Wuliriza okukaaba kw’abantu bange
20 “Amakungula gayise,
21 Nnumiziddwa olw’okulumizibwa kwa muwala wange.
22 Teri ddagala mu Gireyaadi?