1 Shefatiya mwene Matani, Gedaliya mwene Pashuri, Yehukali mwene Shelemiya, na Pashuri mwene Malikiya bumva ivyo Yeremiya yariko arabwira abantu bose igihe yavuga ati: 2 "Uku ni ko Uhoraho avuze: ‘Uwuzoguma muri iki gisagara wese azokwicwa n’inkota, ikigoyi canke ikiza, ariko abantu bose bazokwishikana ku Banyababiloni bazobaho. Bazokiza ubuzima bwabo, bazobaho.’ 3 Kandi uku ni ko Uhoraho avuze: ‘Iki gisagara nta kabuza kigiye gutangwa mu maboko y’ingabo z’umwami w’i Babiloni, na we azogifata.’ "

4 Maze abatware baca babwira umwami bati: "Uwu mugabo akwiye kwicwa. Ariko araca intege ingabo zisigaye mu gisagara, hamwe n’abantu, kubera ibintu ariko arababwira. Uyu mugabo ntariko ararondera ineza y’aba bantu atari ukubamara."

5 Umwami Zedekiya abishura ati: "Ari mu maboko yanyu, umwami nta co yokora kinyuranye n’ico mugomba."

6 Nuko bafata Yeremiya bamushira mu kinogo ca Malikiya umuhungu w’umwami, cari mu rugo rw’abarinzi. Bamanura Yeremiya n’ibiziriko muri ico kinogo; nta mazi yarimwo, atari ivyondo gusa, maze Yeremiya anyikira muri ivyo vyondo.

7 Ariko Ebedi-Meleki, Umunyakushi, umutware yakora ku kirimba i bwami, yumva ko bataye Yeremiya muri ico kinogo. Umwami acicaye mw’Irembo rya Benyamini, 8 Ebedi-Meleki asohoka ava mu kirimba aramubwira ati: 9 "Nyakwubahwa mwami wanje, aba bantu bakoze nabi ku vyo bakoreye Yeremiya uwuvugishwa n’Imana. Bamutereye mu kinogo c’amazi, aho azokwicwa n’inzara gushika apfuye mu gihe ata vyokurya bizoba bikiri mu gisagara."

10 Nuko umwami ategeka Ebedi-Meleki Umunyakushi ati: "Fata abantu mirongo itatu ubakuye ngaha mujane mukure Yeremiya uwuvugishwa muri kirya kinogo atarapfa."

11 Nuko Ebedi-Meleki afata abantu bajana na we baja mu cumba cari musi y’ububiko ku kirimba. Akurayo ibihuzu vy’imishire abimanuza imigozi aho Yeremiya yari muri ca kinogo. 12 Ebedi-Meleki Umunyakushi abwira Yeremiya ati: "Shira ibi bihuzu vy’imishire mu kwaha kwawe ubipfundikeko ibi biziriko." Yeremiya agira atyo, 13 maze baca bakwega vya biziriko bamukura muri ca kinogo. Nuko Yeremiya aguma mu rugo rw’abarinzi.

14 Nuko umwami Zedekiya atumako uwavugishwa Yeremiya bamumuzanira ku muryango ugira gatatu w’Ingoro y’Uhoraho. Umwami abwira Yeremiya ati: "Ngomba nkubaze ikintu, kandi ntugire ico umpisha."

15 Yeremiya abwira Zedekiya ati: "Ninakwishura, ntuca unyica? Kandi naho noguha impanuro, ntiwonyumvira."

16 Ariko umwami Zedekiya arahira Yeremiya mu mpisho ati: "Ni ukuri nk’uko Uhoraho ari muzima, ari we yaduhaye guhumeka, sinzokwica canke ngo ndagutange ku bagomba kukwica."

17 Nuko Yeremiya abwira Zedekiya ati: "Uku ni ko Uhoraho Imana Mushoboravyose, Imana ya Isirayeli, avuze: ‘Niwishikana ku bakuru b’ingabo z’umwami w’i Babiloni, ubuzima bwawe buzorokoka kandi iki gisagara ntikizotongozwa umuriro; wewe n’umuryango wawe muzobaho. 18 Ariko nutishikana ku bakuru b’ingabo z’umwami w’i Babiloni, iki gisagara kizotangwa mu maboko y’Abanyababiloni kandi bazogitongoza umuriro; kandi nawe ubwawe ntuzocika ariko uzogwa mu maboko yabo.’ "

19 Umwami Zedekiya abwira Yeremiya ati: "Ndatinya Abayuda bamaze kwishikana ku Banyababiloni, kuko abo Banyababiloni bohava bandekurira mu maboko yabo na bo bakangirira nabi."

20 Yeremiya amwishura ati: "Ntibazogutanga. Niwumvire Uhoraho ku vyo ndakubwiye, ni ho ivyawe bizogenda neza, ugakiza ubuzima bwawe. 21 Ariko niwanka kwishikana, ibi ni vyo Uhoraho yampishuriye: 22 Abagore bose basigaye mu kirimba c’umwami w’i Buyuda bazosohorwa bahabwe abatware b’umwami w’i Babiloni. Maze abo bagore bazokubwira bati:

‘Baraguhenze kandi barakunesheje,

abari abagenzi bawe bizigiwe.

Ibirenge vyawe biranyitse mu vyondo;

abagenzi bawe bose bagutaye.’

23 Abagore bawe bose n’abana bawe bazosohorwa bahabwe Abanyababiloni. Nawe ubwawe ntuzokira amaboko yabo ariko uzofatwa n’umwami w’i Babiloni; kandi iki gisagara kizotongorwa n’umuriro."

24 Nuko Zedekiya abwira Yeremiya ati: "Ntubwire umuntu n’umwe ivyo tuvuganye, kuko ubikoze wopfa. 25 Abatware nibumva ko navuganye nawe, maze bakaza kukubaza bati: ‘Tubwire ivyo wabwiye umwami n’ivyo umwami yakubwiye; kandi ntuduhishe canke na ho tukwice,’ 26 uze ubabwire uti: ‘Nariko ndinginga umwami ngo ntansubize mu nzu kwa Yonatani gupfirayo.’ "

27 Abaganwa bose baca baja kuraba Yeremiya baramubazagiza, na we ababwira ivyo umwami yari yamutegetse vyose kuvuga. Nuko ntibasubira kugira ico bamubaza, kuko ata n’umwe yari yumvise ivyo bavuganye n’umwami.

28 Maze Yeremiya aguma mu rugo rw’abarinzi gushika ku musi Yerusalemu hafatiweko.

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