Data ashinga ko Babiloni izoganza
Yeremiya yambara umugogo w'igiti akarungika ubutumwa ku ntumwa z'abami batanu b'ibihugu bibegereye: nimwemere Nebukadinezari mubeho. Abavugishwamana bavuga ko ibikoresho vy'urusengero bigiye kugarurwa vuba ni ibinyoma. Ivyo bikoresho bizojanwa i Babiloni, kandi Data wenyene ni we azokwemeza igihe bizogaruka.
27 1Igihe Zedekiya mwene Yosiya yatangura kuganza ari umwami wa Yuda, iri jambo ryashikira Yeremiya rivuye kuri Data, riti:
2Data ambwiye atyo ati: Nikorere imigozi n’imyaka, uyishire ku zosi yawe. 3Maze urungike ubutumwa ku bami ba Edomu, ba Mowabu, ba Amoni, ba Tiro na Sidoni, biciye ku ntumwa zaje i Yeruzalemu kuri Zedekiya umwami wa Yuda.
4Uzibwirize kubwira ba shebuja uti: Ni ko Data Umwami w’ingabo z’ijuru avuga, ati: “Bwira ba shebuja muti: 5Jewe nyene naremye isi, hamwe n’abantu n’ibikoko biri hejuru yayo, mbikoreshije ububasha bwanje bgwinshi n’ukuboko kwanje kwarambuwe, kandi ndayiha uwo bishaka ko ndayihereza. 6Ubu mba mpaye ayo makungu yose Nebukadinezari umwami wa Babiloni, umusuku wanje; mbaye nanone ndamuhaye ibikoko vy’ishamba ngo bimukorere. 7Amahanga yose azomukorera, we n’umwana wiwe n’umwuzukuru wiwe, gushika aho igihe c’igihugu ciwe gishitse; maze amahanga menshi n’abami bakomeye bazomukoresha.”
8Ariko ihanga canke ubwami butazokorera Nebukadinezari umwami wa Babiloni canke butazoshira izosi yabwo munsi y’umwaka wiwe, iryo hanga nzorihana n’inkota n’inzara n’ikiza, ni ko Data avuga, gushika aho ndibamariye n’ukuboko kwiwe. 9“Ni co gituma ntimukumvirize abahanuzi banyu, n’abapfumu, n’abarota, n’abaraguzi, n’abarozi, ababwira bati: ‘Ntimuzokorera umwami wa Babiloni.’ 10Barabahanurira ibinyoma, kugira babakure kure y’igihugu canyu; nzobakwiragiza, maze mupfe. 11Ariko ihanga rizozana izosi yaryo munsi y’umwaka w’umwami wa Babiloni, rikamukorera, ndarisigira mu gihugu caryo, ni ko Data avuga, ngo riyirime kandi ribemwo.”
12Nabwiye Zedekiya umwami wa Yuda ayo majambo nyene, nti: Nimushire izosi zanyu munsi y’umwaka w’umwami wa Babiloni, mumukorere n’abantu biwe, maze mubeho. 13Kubera iki wewe n’abantu bawe mwopfa n’inkota n’inzara n’ikiza, nk’uko Data yavuze ku vyerekeye ihanga ritazokorera umwami wa Babiloni?
14Ntimukumvirize abahanuzi babwira bati: ‘Ntimuzokorera umwami wa Babiloni,’ kuko babahanurira ibinyoma. 15Sinabarungitse, ni ko Data avuga, yamara bahanura ibinyoma mw’izina ryanje, ni co gituma nzobakwiragiza mupfe, mwebwe n’abahanuzi babahanurira.
16Maze mbwira abaherezi n’abo bantu bose, nti: Ni ko Data avuga, ati: Ntimukumvirize abahanuzi banyu babahanurira bati: ‘Raba, ibikoresho vy’inzu ya Data ubu bigiye kugarurwa bivuye i Babiloni’—barabahanurira ibinyoma. 17Ntimubumvirize. Nimukorere umwami wa Babiloni, maze mubeho. Kubera iki iki gisagara coba amatongo?
18Ariko nimba ari abahanuzi, kandi ijambo rya Data rikaba riri kuri bo, nibatakambire Data Umwami w’ingabo z’ijuru, kugira ngo ibikoresho vyasigaye mu nzu yiwe, n’inzu y’umwami wa Yuda, n’i Yeruzalemu, bitaja i Babiloni. 19Kuko Data Umwami w’ingabo z’ijuru avuze atyo ku vyerekeye inkingi, n’Ikiyaga, n’ibimanyu, n’ibikoresho bisigaye muri iki gisagara, a a v19 Aha “Ikiyaga” si amazi, ahubwo ni ikinogo kinini c’umujumpu cari mu kibanza co ku rusengero, cakoreshwa n’abaherezi mu kwiyoza.
20ivyo Nebukadinezari umwami wa Babiloni atatwaye igihe yajana mu bunyagano Yekoniya mwene Yehoyakimu, umwami wa Yuda, akamukura i Yeruzalemu akamujana i Babiloni, hamwe n’abanyacubahiro bose ba Yuda n’i Yeruzalemu,
21ego, ni ko Data Umwami w’ingabo z’ijuru avuga ku vyerekeye ibikoresho bisigaye mu nzu ya Data, n’inzu y’umwami wa Yuda, n’i Yeruzalemu, ati:
22Bizojanwa i Babiloni, bihabe gushika umusi nzobizanira, ni ko Data avuga. Maze nzobidusha mbisubize muri ngaha.