Jeremia Gũteewo Irima rĩa Maaĩ
Anene magĩtua ndũmĩrĩri ya kwĩneana ĩrĩa Jeremia aarehire kuuma kũrĩ Ithe witũ ũkunyanĩri, makĩmũharũrũkia irimainĩ rĩa ndoro nĩguo akue nĩ ng'aragu. Ebedi-Meleki Mũkushi agĩthaitha mũthamaki, na akĩmũruta kuo na matambaara na mĩhĩndo. Zedekia akĩũria rĩngĩ na hitho, akĩĩrwo atĩ angĩĩneana nĩegũtũũra muoyo, no akĩremwo nĩ gwĩka ũguo.
38 1Shefatia mũrũ wa Matani, na Gedalia mũrũ wa Pashuru, na Jukali mũrũ wa Shelemia, na Pashuru mũrũ wa Malakija nĩmaiguire Jeremia akĩĩra andũ oothe atĩrĩ:
2“Ithe witũ ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ũrĩa wothe ũgaatũũra itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene nĩagaakua na rũhiũ rwa njora, na ng'aragu, na mũthiro, no ũrĩa wothe ũkeneana kũrĩ andũ a Babuloni nĩagaatũũra muoyo, agĩĩtahĩre muoyo wake ũtuĩke taarĩ indo cia ndaho. 3Ithe witũ ekuuga atĩrĩ: Itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene ti-itherũ nĩrĩkaneanwo mbaara-inĩ ya mũthamaki wa Babuloni, naake nĩakarĩtaha.”
4Nao anene makĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ nĩooragwo. Nĩ ũndũ ciugo ta icio nĩciagithia njamba cia ita iria itigaire itũũra-inĩ rĩĩrĩ inene hinya mookoinĩ, o na andũ oothe. Mũndũ ũyũ ndaacaria wega wa andũ aya, no acaria ũũru wao.”
5Mũthamaki Zedekia akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ta rorai, arĩ mookoinĩ manyu; nĩ ũndũ mũthamaki ndarĩ ũndũ angĩĩka wa kũmũkĩĩrĩra.”
6Nao makĩnyiita Jeremia, makĩmũikia irima-inĩ rĩa maaĩ rĩa Malakija mũrũ wa mũthamaki, rĩrĩa rĩarĩ nja ya arangĩri, makĩmũharũrũkia na mĩhĩndo. Narĩo irima rĩu rĩtiarĩ na maaĩ, tiga o ndoro, nake Jeremia agĩtoonyerera ndoro-inĩ.
7No Ebedi-Meleki ũrĩa Mũkushi, mũnene ũmwe warĩ nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki, nĩaiguire atĩ nĩmaikĩtie Jeremia irima-inĩ rĩa maaĩ. Na rĩrĩ, mũthamaki aikarĩte Kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa Benjamini, 8nake Ebedi-Meleki akiuma nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki, akĩarĩria mũthamaki atĩrĩ: 9“Mwathi wakwa mũthamaki, andũ aya nĩmeekire ũũru harĩ maũndũ marĩa moothe meekire Jeremia ũrĩa mũnabii, makĩmũikia irima-inĩ rĩa maaĩ nĩgeetha akuĩre kũu nĩ ng'aragu, nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ mũgate ũngĩ ũtigaire itũũra-inĩ.”
10Nake mũthamaki agĩatha Ebedi-Meleki ũrĩa Mũkushi atĩrĩ, “Oya andũ mĩrongo ĩtatũ kuuma gũkũ mathiĩ nawe, mũrute Jeremia ũrĩa mũnabii irima-inĩ rĩa maaĩ ataakuĩte.”
11Nake Ebedi-Meleki akĩoya andũ acio, agĩthiĩ nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki, agĩtoonya kanyũmba karĩa kaarĩ rungu rwa kĩgĩĩna, akĩruta matambaara ma tene na nguo iria ngũrũ, agĩciharũrũkĩria Jeremia na mĩhĩndo irima-inĩ rĩa maaĩ. 12Nake Ebedi-Meleki ũrĩa Mũkushi akĩĩra Jeremia atĩrĩ, “Ĩkĩra matambaara maya ma tene na nguo ici ngũrũ rungu rwa njĩkʼanĩro ciaku, mĩhĩndo-inĩ.” Nake Jeremia agĩĩka ũguo. 13Nao makĩguucia Jeremia na mĩhĩndo, makĩmũruta irima-inĩ rĩa maaĩ; nake Jeremia agĩtũũra nja-inĩ ya arangĩri.
Mũthamaki Akĩigua Kiugo kĩa Ithe witũ
14Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũthamaki Zedekia agĩtũmana gĩĩtwo Jeremia ũrĩa mũnabii, agĩtwarwo harĩ we kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa gatatũ kĩa nyũmba ya Ithe witũ. Nake mũthamaki akĩĩra Jeremia atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũkũũria ũndũ; ndũkaanjĩĩhithe ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ.”
15Nake Jeremia akĩĩra Zedekia atĩrĩ, “Ingĩkwĩra-rĩ, githĩ ndũkaanjũraga? Na ingĩkũhe kĩrĩra-rĩ, ndũkaanjĩgua.”
16Nake mũthamaki Zedekia akĩĩhĩta na hitho kũrĩ Jeremia atĩrĩ, “ Taarĩ ũrĩa Ithe witũ atũũraga muoyo, o we watũũmbĩire muoyo ũyũ, ndigũkũũraga, o na ndigũkũneana kũrĩ andũ aya macaria muoyo waku.”
17Nake Jeremia akĩĩra Zedekia atĩrĩ, “Ithe wa mbũtũ cia ita cia igũrũ, Ithe wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ũngĩĩneana kũrĩ anene a mũthamaki wa Babuloni-rĩ, muoyo waku nĩũkahonokio, narĩo itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩtigaacinwo na mwaki, nawe hamwe na nyũmba yaku nĩmũgaatũũra muoyo. 18No ũngĩrega kwĩneana kũrĩ anene a mũthamaki wa Babuloni-rĩ, itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene nĩrĩkaneanwo kũrĩ andũ a Babuloni, nao nĩmakarĩcina, nawe ndũkahonoka moko-inĩ mao.”
19Nake mũthamaki Zedekia akĩĩra Jeremia atĩrĩ, “Nĩndĩĩtigĩrĩte Ayahudi arĩa moorĩire mwena wa andũ a Babuloni, ndũkeneanwo moko-inĩ mao manjĩke ũũru.”
20Nake Jeremia akiuga atĩrĩ, “Matigũkũneana. Athĩkĩra mũgambo wa Ithe witũ ta ũrĩa ngũkwĩra, nĩguo ũgaacĩre, naguo muoyo waku ũhonokio. 21No ũngĩrega kwĩneana-rĩ, gĩkĩ nĩkĩo kiugo kĩrĩa Ithe witũ anyoonetie:
22“Ta rora! Atumia othe arĩa matigaire nyũmba-inĩ ya ũthamaki ya mũthamaki wa Juda nĩmakarutwo nja matwarwo kũrĩ anene a mũthamaki wa Babuloni, nao makoiga atĩrĩ: ‘Arata aaku arĩa wehokaga nĩmakũheenirie, magĩgũtooria; magũrũ maku nĩmatoonyereire ndoro-inĩ, nao magĩkũhutatĩra.’”
23“Atumia aaku othe na ciana ciaku nĩmagatwarwo kũrĩ andũ a Babuloni, nawe ndũkahonoka moko-inĩ mao, no nĩũkanyiitwo nĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni, narĩo itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩcinwo na mwaki.”
24Hĩndĩ ĩyo Zedekia akĩĩra Jeremia atĩrĩ, “Gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũngĩmenya ũhoro wa mĩario ĩno, ndũkae gũkua. 25Anene mangĩigua atĩ nĩndaaria nawe, mooke makwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Twĩre ũrĩa werire mũthamaki, o na ũrĩa aakwĩrire; ndũkaatũhithe ũndũ, tũtigagũkũũrage,’ 26hĩndĩ ĩyo ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Ndaathaithaga mũthamaki ndakaanjookie nyũmba-inĩ ya Jonathani ngaakuĩre kuo.’”
27Nao anene othe magĩũka kũrĩ Jeremia, makĩmũũria, nake akĩmacookeria o ũrĩa mũthamaki aamwathĩte. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩkira, nĩ ũndũ mĩario ĩyo ndĩaiguĩtwo nĩ mũndũ. 28Nake Jeremia agĩtũũra nja-inĩ ya arangĩri nginya mũthenya ũrĩa Jerusalemu rĩatahirwo. Ũguo nĩguo ũhoro watariĩ rĩrĩa Jerusalemu rĩagũĩire.