18 Tituja kwirayo kudaaliima kukuleka; tughe obulamu twidha kukusaakanga.
Ezera oyo yaava mu nsi Babilonia nga munamateeka mulamba eyali aidhi einho amateeka, Musengwa Katonda, Katonda wa Isiraeli ge yagha Musa. Era olw'okuba Musengwa Katonda yabanga ghalala ni Ezera oyo, kyabazinga yaamugha byonabyona bye yamusabanga.
Katonda yaaba ghalala nabo, baatuuka e Yerusalemu ku lunaku olusooka olw'omwezi ogwokutaanu.
Wo Musengwa Katonda, ndaazibwadaazibwa ebitaloodheka; nkweghembye mpa obulamu nga bwe wasuubiza.
Mpolerezaayo omponie abazigu, mbe mulamu nga bwe wasuubiza.
Aye iwe Musengwa Katonda, okusaasira kwo kungi inho; nkweghemba ompe obulamu kuba oli mutuufu.
Neegolomoire agho ku itaka gampweire. Wo Musengwa Katonda, ndhizaamu amaani buyaaka nga bwe wansuubiza.
Nkyusa nve ku bintu ebiziramu muganhulo; ombeere okwebisa nga bw'oyenda.
Bona, neegomba inho amateeka go; mpa obulamu olw'obutuufu bwo.
Wansidikira ebizibu kamaala n'okudaagadaaga, aye olindhiriza amaani gange kabiri; olintoola ghansi eyo abantu ye baja, wamponia okufa.
Olwo ife abantu bo, entaama dho dh'oyaya, twidha kukusiimanga ebyanda n'ebyanda, era tukusaakenga mu nse n'ense.
Totwizeemu maani buyaaka, ife abantu bo tusagambenga olw'ebyo by'otukolera?
Ntwala y'oli kuja tuve ghano mangu, onhingize ewuwo iwe kyabazinga wange. Twidha kusangaala tusagambire ghalala n'iwe; era tusaake inho okugonza kwo, kuba kusinga omwenge ogw'emizabbibu. Abakwegomba batuufu okukwegombanga.