Yeremiya 5

¹“Dduka ogende eno n’eri mu nguudo za Yerusaalemi,

²Ne bwe boogera nti, ‘Nga Mukama bwali omulamu;’

³Ayi Mukama Katonda, amaaso go teganoonya mazima?

⁴Ne njogera nti,

⁵Kale ndigenda eri abakulembeze

⁶Noolwekyo empologoma eriva mu kibira n’ebalya,

⁷“Mbasonyiwe ntya?

⁸Baali ng’embalaasi ennume ezikkuse ezitaamye,

⁹Lwaki sibabonereza olw’ebintu ebyo?

¹⁰“Yita mu nnimiro z’emizabbibu gyabwe ogyonooneyonoone,

¹¹Kubanga ennyumba ya Isirayiri n’ennyumba ya Yuda

¹²Boogedde eby’obulimba ku Mukama ne bagamba nti,

¹³Bannabbi mpewo buwewo

¹⁴Noolwekyo bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda ow’Eggye nti,

¹⁵Laba, mbaleetera eggwanga eriva ewala,

¹⁶omufuko gwabwe ogw’obusaale guli ng’entaana eyasaamiridde,

¹⁷Balirya amakungula gammwe n’emmere yammwe;

¹⁸Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, “Naye ne mu nnaku ezo sigenda kubazikiririza ddala kubamalawo.

¹⁹Era abantu bammwe bwe bagamba nti, ‘Lwaki Katonda waffe atukoze ebintu bino byonna?’ Onoobagamba nti, ‘Nga bwe mwanvaako ne muweereza bakatonda abalala mu nsi yammwe, mujja kuweereza bakatonda abagwira mu nsi eteri yammwe.’

²⁰“Langirira kino mu nnyumba ya Yakobo,

²¹Wulira kino, mmwe abantu abasirusiru abatalina kutegeera,

²²Temuntya?” bw’ayogera Mukama;

²³Naye abantu bano balina omutima omwewagguze era omujeemu.

²⁴Abateekuba mu kifuba kugamba nti, ‘Tutye Mukama Katonda waffe agaba enkuba,

²⁵Obutali butuukirivu bwammwe bubibakwese

²⁶“Kubanga abasajja abakozi b’ebibi basangibwa mu bantu bange;

²⁷Ng’ebisero ebijjudde ebinyonyi,

²⁸Ekibi kyabwe tekiriiko kkomo, tebasala misango mu bwenkanya,

²⁹Lwaki sibabonereza olw’ebintu ebyo?”

³⁰“Ekigambo eky’ekitalo

³¹Bannabbi bawa obunnabbi obw’obulimba,