The Bible in Uganda

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 Ku lubereberye, Kitaffe ow'omu ggulu yatonda eggulu n'ensi.

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the surface of the waters.

2 Kale ensi yali nga teriiko kabonero era nga njereere, ekizikiza nga kibisse ku maaso g'obuziba, n'Omwoyo gwa Kitaffe nga gwesuula ku maaso g'amazzi.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 Awo Kitaffe n'ayogera nti, "Wabeewo ekitangaala," ne wabaawo ekitangaala.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 N'alaba ng'ekitangaala kirungi, n'ayawula ekitangaala n'ekizikiza.

5 He called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 Ekitangaala n'akituuma "emisana," n'ekizikiza n'akituuma "ekiro." Ne wabaawo akawungeezi, ne wabaawo enkya—olunaku olubereberye.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 Era Kitaffe n'ayogera nti, "Wabeewo ebbanga wakati w'amazzi okwawula amazzi ku mazzi."

7 So he made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.

7 Awo n'akola ebbanga, n'ayawula amazzi agaali wansi w'ebbanga ku amazzi agaali waggulu waalyo. Ne kiba bwe kityo.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 Ebbanga n'alituuma "eggulu." Awo ne wabaawo akawungeezi, ne wabaawo enkya—olunaku olwokubiri.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 Awo Kitaffe n'ayogera nti, "Amazzi agali wansi w'eggulu gakuŋŋaanyizibwe mu kifo kimu, era olukalu lulabike." Ne kiba bwe kityo.

10 He called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And he saw that it was good.

10 Olukalu n'alutuuma "ettaka," n'amazzi agaakuŋŋaanyizibwa n'agatuuma "ennyanja." N'alaba nga kirungi.

11 Then he said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees that bear seed-bearing fruit, each according to its kind." And it was so.

11 Awo n'ayogera nti, "Ettaka limeze ebimera: ebimera ebibala ensigo n'emiti egibala ebibala ebirimu ensigo, buli kimu ng'ekika kyakyo bwe kiri." Ne kiba bwe kityo.

12 The land produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit according to their kinds. And our Father saw that it was good.

12 Ettaka ne limeza ebimera: ebimera ebibala ensigo ng'ebika byabyo bwe biri n'emiti egibala ebibala ebirimu ensigo ng'ebika byabyo bwe biri. Kitaffe n'alaba nga kirungi.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 Ne wabaawo akawungeezi, ne wabaawo enkya—olunaku olwokusatu.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark the seasons, the days, and the years,"

14 Era Kitaffe n'ayogera nti, "Wabeewo ettaala mu bbanga ery'eggulu okwawula emisana n'ekiro, era zibeere obubonero okutegeeza ebiseera, ennaku, n'emyaka,"

15 "and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 "era zibeere ettaala mu bbanga ery'eggulu okwaka ku nsi." Ne kiba bwe kityo.

16 Our Father made two great lights: the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.

16 Kitaffe n'akola ettaala ennene bbiri: ettaala esinga obunene okufuga emisana n'ettaala entono okufuga ekiro. N'akola n'emmunyeenye.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 N'azissa mu bbanga ery'eggulu okwaka ku nsi,

18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And he saw that it was good.

18 okufuga emisana n'ekiro, n'okwawula ekitangaala n'ekizikiza. N'alaba nga kirungi.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 Awo ne wabaawo akawungeezi, ne wabaawo enkya—olunaku olwokuna.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

20 Awo Kitaffe n'ayogera nti, "Amazzi gajjule ebitonde ebiramu, n'ebinyonyi bibuukire waggulu w'ensi mu bbanga ery'eggulu."

21 So he created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves and teems in the water, each according to its kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And he saw that it was good.

21 Awo n'atonda ebitonde eby'ennyanja ebinene na buli kitonde ekiramu ekitambula era ekijjula amazzi, buli kimu ng'ekika kyakyo bwe kiri, na buli kinyonyi eky'ebiwaawaatiro ng'ekika kyakyo bwe kiri. N'alaba nga kirungi.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."

22 Kitaffe n'abiwa omukisa n'ayogera nti, "Muzaale era mwale, mujjuze amazzi ag'omu nnyanja, n'ebinyonyi byaze ku nsi."

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 Ne wabaawo akawungeezi, ne wabaawo enkya—olunaku olwokutaano.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.

24 Era Kitaffe n'ayogera nti, "Ettaka limeze ebitonde ebiramu ng'ebika byabyo bwe biri: ente, ebitonde ebitambula ku ttaka, n'ensolo ez'omu nsiko, buli kimu ng'ekika kyakyo bwe kiri." Ne kiba bwe kityo.

25 He made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And he saw that it was good.

25 N'akola ensolo ez'omu nsiko ng'ebika byazo bwe biri, n'ente ng'ebika byazo bwe biri, n'ebitonde byonna ebitambula ku ttaka ng'ebika byabyo bwe biri. N'alaba nga kirungi.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creature that moves along the ground."

26 Awo Kitaffe n'ayogera nti, "Tukole omuntu mu kifaananyi kyaffe, mu kibala kyaffe, balyoke bafuge eby'ennyanja ebya mu nnyanja n'ebinyonyi eby'omu ggulu, n'ente, n'ensi yonna, na buli kitonde ekitambula ku ttaka."

27 So our Father created humanity in their own image; in the image of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit he created them; male and female he created them.

27 Awo Kitaffe n'atonda omuntu mu kifaananyi kyabwe; mu kifaananyi kya Kitaffe, n'Omwana, n'Omwoyo Omutukuvu yabatonda; obusajja n'obukazi yabatonda.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

28 Kitaffe n'abawa omukisa n'abagamba nti, "Muzaale era mwale; mujjuze ensi era mugifuge. Mufuge eby'ennyanja ebya mu nnyanja n'ebinyonyi eby'omu ggulu, na buli kitonde ekiramu ekitambula ku ttaka."

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that bears seed-bearing fruit. They will be yours for food.

29 Awo n'ayogera nti, "Mbawa buli kimera ekibala ensigo ekiri ku nsi yonna na buli muti ogubala ebibala ebirimu ensigo. Binaaba byammwe okuba emmere.

30 "And to all the animals of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

30 "Era eri ensolo zonna ez'oku nsi, n'ebinyonyi byonna eby'omu ggulu, na buli kitonde ekitambula ku ttaka—buli ekirina omukka gw'obulamu mu kyo—mbawa buli kimera ekibisi okuba emmere." Ne kiba bwe kityo.

31 Our Father saw all that he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 Kitaffe n'alaba byonna bye yali akoze, era nga birungi nnyo. Awo ne wabaawo akawungeezi, ne wabaawo enkya—olunaku olwomukaaga.

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

1 Waaliwo omusajja ow'Abafalisaayo erinnya lye Nikodemo, omukulembeze w'Abayudaaya.

2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs that you do unless our Father is with him."

2 Omusajja ono n'ajja eri Yesu ekiro n'amugamba nti, "Labbi, tumanyi nti oli muyigiriza eyava eri Kitaffe, kubanga tewali ayinza kukola bubonero buno bw'okola wabula nga Kitaffe ali naye."

3 Jesus replied to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of our Father."

3 Yesu n'amuddamu nti, "Mazima ddala, mazima ddala, nkugamba nti, omuntu bw'atazaalibwa mulundi gwa kubiri tayinza kulaba bwakabaka bwa Kitaffe."

4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"

4 Nikodemo n'amugamba nti, "Omuntu ayinza atya okuzaalibwa ng'amaze okukula? Ayinza okuyingira omulundi ogwokubiri mu lubuto lwa nnyina n'azaalibwa?"

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of our Father."

5 Yesu n'addamu nti, "Mazima ddala, mazima ddala, nkugamba nti, omuntu bw'atazaalibwa mu mazzi ne mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu, tayinza kuyingira bwakabaka bwa Kitaffe."

6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 Ekizaalibwa mu mubiri kiba mubiri, n'ekizaalibwa mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu kiba mwoyo.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

7 Toyitirira kwewuunya olw'okuba nkugambye nti, 'Kibagwanira okuzaalibwa omulundi ogwokubiri.'

8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Holy Spirit.

8 Empewo ekunta gy'eyagala, era owulira eddoboozi lyayo, naye tomanyi gy'eva oba gy'egenda. Bwe kityo bwe kiri eri buli azaalibwa mu Mwoyo Omutukuvu.

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 Nikodemo n'amugamba nti, "Ebintu bino biyinza bitya okubaawo?"

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?"

10 Yesu n'amuddamu nti, "Ggwe oli muyigiriza wa Isirayiri so n'olwekyo totegeera bintu bino?"

11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.

11 Mazima ddala, mazima ddala, nkugamba nti, twogera kye tumanyi, era tutegeeza ku kye twalaba, naye temukkiriza bujulizi bwaffe.

12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

12 Obanga mbagambye ebintu eby'oku nsi ne mutakkiriza, munaakkiriza mutya bwe nnaababuulira ebintu eby'omu ggulu?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 Tewali yali alinnye mu ggulu okuggyako oyo eyava mu ggulu, Omwana w'Omuntu.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

14 Era nga Musa bwe yawanika omusota mu ddungu, bw'atyo n'Omwana w'Omuntu kimugwanira okuwanikibwa,

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 buli amukkiriza alyoke afune obulamu obutaggwaawo.

16 For our Father so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

16 Kubanga Kitaffe bwe yayagala ennyo ensi, n'awaayo Omwana we omu yekka, buli amukkiriza aleme okuzikirira wabula afune obulamu obutaggwaawo.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through him.

17 Kubanga Kitaffe teyatuma Omwana we mu nsi okusalira ensi omusango, wabula ensi erokolebwe ku bwe.

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 Buli amukkiriza tasalirwa musango, naye atakkiriza amaze okusalirwa omusango, kubanga takkirizza linnya lya Mwana wa Kitaffe omu yekka.

19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

19 Era guno gwe musango: ekitangaala kijjidde mu nsi, n'abantu ne baagala ekizikiza okusinga ekitangaala kubanga emirimu gyabwe gyali mibi.

20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, for fear that his works will be exposed.

20 Kubanga buli akola ebibi akyawa ekitangaala era tajja eri ekitangaala, ng'atya emirimu gye gireme okwolesebwa.

21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in our Father.

21 Naye buli akola eby'amazima ajja eri ekitangaala, kiryoke kirabike bulungi nti emirimu gye gikoleddwa mu Kitaffe.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and there he remained with them and was baptizing.

22 Oluvannyuma lw'ebyo, Yesu n'abayigirizwa be ne bagenda mu byalo bya Buyudaaya, era eyo n'asigala nabo nga abatiza.

23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized,

23 Yokaana naye yali abatiza mu Enoni okumpi ne Salimu, kubanga amazzi gaali mangi eyo, n'abantu ne bajja ne babatizibwa,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 kubanga Yokaana yali tannateekebwa mu kkomera.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 Awo ne wabaawo empaka wakati w'abamu ku bayigirizwa ba Yokaana n'Omuyudaaya ku by'okulongoosa.

26 And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."

26 Ne bajja eri Yokaana ne bamugamba nti, "Labbi, oyo eyali naawe emitala wa Yoludaani, gwe wakakasa—laba, abatiza, era bonna bagenda gy'ali."

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven."

27 Yokaana n'addamu nti, "Omuntu tayinza kufuna n'ekintu kimu wabula nga kimuweereddwa okuva mu ggulu."

28 You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.'

28 Mmwe mwennyini muyinza okutegeeza nti nnagamba nti, 'Nze siri Kristo, naye ntumiddwa okumukulembera.'

29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom — Jesus. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

29 Oyo alina omugole omukazi ye mugole omusajja—Yesu. Munne w'omugole omusajja, ayimirira n'amuwulira, asanyuka nnyo olw'eddoboozi ly'omugole omusajja. Noolwekyo essanyu lyange lino kaakano lituukiridde.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

30 Ye kimugwanira okweyongera, naye nze kindigwanira okukendeera.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 Oyo ava waggulu asinga byonna. Oyo ow'oku nsi wa nsi era ayogera mu ngeri ey'ensi. Oyo ava mu ggulu asinga byonna.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 Ategeeza ku kye yalaba n'okuwulira, naye tewali akkiriza bujulizi bwe.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 Buli akkiriza obujulizi bwe akakasa nti Kitaffe wa mazima.

34 For the one whom our Father has sent speaks the words of our Father, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 Kubanga oyo Kitaffe gw'atumye ayogera ebigambo bya Kitaffe, kubanga awa Omwoyo Omutukuvu awatali kupima.

35 Our Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

35 Kitaffe ayagala Omwana era awadde byonna mu mukono gwe.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of our Father remains on him.

36 Buli akkiriza Omwana alina obulamu obutaggwaawo; naye atagondera Mwana taliraba bulamu, wabula obusungu bwa Kitaffe bubeera ku ye.