Ivyo umumarayika yatangaje
Hamenyeshwa ugusenyuka kwa Babiloni, kandi ijwi rihamagara abantu ba Data wacu ngo basohoke muri we imbere y'uko ivyago vyiwe bishika. Abami, abadandaza n'abasare babirabira kure bakarira, atari kubera we, ariko kubera urudandazwa batakaje. Umuziki, umuco w'itara n'amajwi y'ubugeni birahera ngaho ibihe bidashira.
18 1Inyuma y’ivyo, mbona uwundi mumarayika amanuka ava mw’ijuru, afise ubushobozi bganini; isi iramurika ubginshi bgiwe. 2Arasemerera n’ijwi rikomeye ati: “Yaguye, yaguye, Babiloni akomeye! Yabaye icicaro c’amadayimoni, ubginjiro bg’impwemu mbi zose, ubginjiro bg’inyoni zose zihumanye, ubginjiro bg’ibikoko vyose vyanka kandi vy’ishavu. 3Kuko amahanga yose yanyoye umuvinyu w’akavu k’uburaya bgiwe; abami bo mw’isi barasambanye na we, n’abadandaza bo mw’isi batungishijwe n’ubushobozi bg’umunezero wiwe uhanitse.”
4Maze numva irindi jwi riva mw’ijuru riti: “Nimumuveko, bantu banje, kugira ngo ntimusangire ivyaha vyiwe canke ngo muhabge ibiza vyiwe;
5kuko ivyaha vyiwe vyagwiriranye gushika mw’ijuru, kandi Data wa twese yibutse ububi bgiwe. 6Nimumwishure nk’uko na we yishuye, kandi mumwishure incuro zibiri ku vyo yakoze; mu gikombe yavanze, nimumuvangiremwo igice gikubye kabiri. 7Nk’uko yihaye icubahiro kandi akabaho mu munezero uhanitse, nimumuhe urugero rungana rw’umubabaro n’amaganya; kuko mu mutima wiwe avuga ati: ‘Ndicaye ku ntebe nk’umwamikazi; sindi umupfakazi, kandi sinzokwigera mbona amaganya.’ 8Ni co gituma ibiza vyiwe bizoza ku musi umwe: urupfu n’amaganya n’inzara, kandi azoturirwa n’umuriro; kuko afise inkomezi, Data wa twese, we yamuciriye urubanza.”
9Abami bo mw’isi bamusambanye na we kandi basangira umunezero uhanitse bazomuririra bongere baboroge, babonye umwotsi w’ukurirwa kwiwe. 10Bahagaze kure, batinya umubabaro wiwe, bati: “Ibara, ibara, wa gisagara gikomeye, Babiloni, wa gisagara gifise inkomezi! Mw’isaha imwe urubanza rwawe rwaje.” 11Abadandaza bo mw’isi bamuririra bongere bamuborogere, kuko nta muntu agura ivyo badandaza vyabo ukundi. 12Ni ivy’inzahabu, ifeza, amabuye y’igiciro, imaragarita, ilino nziza, umwambaro w’umuhengeri, umudari, itukura; ibiti vyose binunkira, ibintu vyose vy’amahembe y’inzovu, ibiti vy’igiciro kinini, imiringa, icuma, imabure. 13Isukari, uburisho, ubuvumba, imira, imibavu, umuvinyu, amavuta y’umuzeti, ifu nziza, ingano, inka, intama, amafarasi, amakariro, n’imibiri y’abantu n’ubugingo bgabo.
14“Ivyamwa vyeze umutima wawe wifuza vyakuviriyeko; ubutunzi bgawe bgose n’ubgiza bgawe vyarazimanganye, ntibizokwongera kuboneka ukundi.” 15Abadandaza b’ibintu ivyo batungishijwe na we bazohagarara kure, batinya umubabaro wiwe, bariko bararira kandi baraboroga, 16bavuga bati: “Amaganya, amaganya ku gisagara gikomeye, cambaye ilino nziza, umudari, n’itukura, cishongoye inzahabu, amabuye y’igiciro, n’imaragarita! Mw’isaha imwe ubutunzi bunganya butyo bgarahonyanganye.” 17Kandi umutware wese w’ubgato, umuntu wese atembera mu bahari, abarobaro, n’abantu bose baronkera imiyabagiro yabo ku bahari, bahagaze kure, 18baboroga babonye umwotsi w’ukurirwa kwiwe, bati: “Ni igisagara ikihe cigeze gise nk’igisagara gikomeye?” 19Baritera umukungugu ku mitwe yabo baboroga, bariko bararira kandi baraboroga, bati: “Ibara, ibara ku gisagara gikomeye, aho abafise amato mu bahari bose batungikiye ubutunzi bgaco! Mw’isaha imwe cahonyanganye.” 20Numunezererwe, wa juru, namwe beranda, n’intumwa, n’abavugishwa! Kuko Data wa twese yabaciriye urubanza rwanyu kuri we.
21Umumarayika afise inkomezi aterera ibuye nk’urusyo runini mu bahari, avuga ati: “Uku ni ko Babiloni, igisagara gikomeye, azoterwa hasi n’ubukazi, ntazokwongera kuboneka ukundi. 22Ijwi ry’abavuza inanga n’abaririmvyi, iry’abavuza amahembe n’abavuza amanzamba, ntirizokwongera kwumvikana muri wewe ukundi. Nta muhinga w’uburyo bgose azokwongera kuboneka muri wewe ukundi. Ijwi ry’urusyo ntirizokwongera kwumvikana muri wewe ukundi. 23Umuco w’itara ntuzokwongera kumurika muri wewe ukundi. Ijwi ry’umukwe n’umugeni ntirizokwongera kwumvikana muri wewe ukundi. Kuko abadandaza bawe bari abakomeye bo mw’isi, kandi amahanga yose yahendwe n’uburozi bgawe. 24Muri we hasanzwemwo amaraso y’abavugishwa n’aberanda, n’ay’abishwe bose kw’isi.”