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12 (A)Awo oluwalo lwa buli muwala bwe lwatuukanga okugenda eri Kabaka Akaswero, omuwala oyo yalinanga okuba ng’amaze emyezi kkumi n’ebiri egy’okufumbirirwa, ng’era mu bbanga eryo, emyezi omukaaga aba ng’akozesa amafuta ag’omugavu n’emyezi omukaaga omulala nga yeyambisa obuwoowo n’ebintu ebirala ebifumbirira.

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12 Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes(A) and cosmetics.

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24 Omukazi atunga ebyambalo ebya linena n’abitunda,
    n’aguza abasuubuzi enkoba.

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24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
    and supplies the merchants with sashes.

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12 (A)Ku lunaku olwo Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye
    yalangirira okukaaba n’okukuba ebiwoobe,
n’okwemwako enviiri
    n’okwambala ebibukutu.

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12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    called you on that day(A)
to weep(B) and to wail,
    to tear out your hair(C) and put on sackcloth.(D)

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10 (A)Abakadde b’Omuwala wa Sayuuni
    batuula wansi ku ttaka nga basiriikiridde;
bayiye enfuufu ku mitwe gyabwe
    era beesibye ebibukutu;
n’abawala ba Yerusaalemi
    bakotese emitwe gyabwe.

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10 The elders of Daughter Zion
    sit on the ground in silence;(A)
they have sprinkled dust(B) on their heads(C)
    and put on sackcloth.(D)
The young women of Jerusalem
    have bowed their heads to the ground.(E)

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30 (A)Baliyimusa amaloboozi gaabwe
    ne bakukaabira nnyo;
era baliteeka enfuufu ku mitwe gyabwe
    ne beevulunga mu vvu.
31 (B)Balikumwera emitwe gyabwe,
    era Balyambala ebibukutu.
Balikukaabira n’emmeeme ezennyamidde
    nga bakukungubaga n’emitima egijjudde ennyiike.

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30 They will raise their voice
    and cry bitterly over you;
they will sprinkle dust(A) on their heads
    and roll(B) in ashes.(C)
31 They will shave their heads(D) because of you
    and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep(E) over you with anguish of soul
    and with bitter mourning.(F)

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(A)Okweyonja kwammwe kulemenga kuba kwa kungulu: nga mu misono gy’enviiri n’egy’amajjolobera ag’ebyo ebyambalwa mu bulago ne ku matu, n’egy’ebyambalo.

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Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(A)

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