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20 (A)Obanga mwafiira wamu ne Kristo ne musumululwa okuva mu magezi ag’ebintu ebyangu eby’ensi, lwaki mufugibwa ebiragiro ng’ab’omu nsi? 21 Bino bye bimu ku biragiro ab’omu nsi bye bawa: Tolya kino, tokwata ku kiri oba nti tokomba ku kino. 22 (B)Ebyo byonna ku nkomerero biriggwaawo kubanga biriba tebikyalina mugaso.

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20 Since you died with Christ(A) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(B) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(C) 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(D) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(E)

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13 (A)Mukama agamba nti,

“Abantu bano bansemberera n’akamwa kaabwe,
    ne banzisaamu ekitiibwa n’emimwa gyabwe,
    naye ng’emitima gyabwe gindi wala.
Okunsinza kwe bansinza,
    biragiro abantu bye baayigiriza.

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13 The Lord says:

“These people(A) come near to me with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,(B)
    but their hearts are far from me.(C)
Their worship of me
    is based on merely human rules they have been taught.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules

(A)Bwe mutaakyuse ku mpisa zammwe n’engeri zammwe, bwe mutaafeeyo kuwa linnya lyange kitiibwa,” bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye, “kale ndibasindikira ekikolimo era emikisa gyammwe girifuuka ekikolimo. Ate ddala mmaze okubakolimira kubanga ebikulu gye ndi temubitaddeeko mwoyo.

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If you do not listen,(A) and if you do not resolve to honor(B) my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse(C) on you, and I will curse your blessings.(D) Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.

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