Data aduhanurira binyuze kuri Yeremiya
Ingabo za Misiri zituma Ababiloni bava i Yeruzalemu maze umujyi ukagira ibyiringiro; Yeremiya azana ijambo rya Data wa twese ry'uko bazagaruka bagatwika uwo mujyi. Asohoka ajya mu murimo w'umuryango we, afatwa ngo arahunga, bamukubita, bamushyira muri gereza. Sedekiya amubaza ijambo rwihishwa, ahabwa rikomeye, amuha umutsima.
37 1Sedekiya mwene Yosiya ategeka mu cyimbo cya Koniya mwene Yehoyakimu, uwo Nebukadinezari umwami wa Babiloni yagize umwami mu gihugu cya Yuda. 2Ariko nta we wumvise amagambo ya Data yavuzwe binyuze kuri Yeremiya umuhanuzi, haba we cyangwa abagaragu be cyangwa abantu bo mu gihugu.
3Umwami Sedekiya yohereza Yehukali mwene Shelemiya na Sefaniya mwene Mahaseya umutambyi kwa Yeremiya umuhanuzi ati: “Turakwinginze, udusabire kwa Data.”
4Icyo gihe Yeremiya yari agitembera mu bantu ajya ngaho; bari bataramufunga. 5Ingabo za Farawo zari zavuye muri Misiri; Ababiloni bari bagose Yeruzalemu babyumvise, bava i Yeruzalemu.
6Nuko ijambo rya Data riza kuri Yeremiya umuhanuzi riti:
7Data wa Isiraheli aravuga atya ati: Bwira umwami wa Yuda wakwohereje kumbaza uti: “Ingabo za Farawo zavuye kugutabara zigiye gutaha zisubira muri Misiri. 8Nuko Ababiloni bazasubira bateze uyu mujyi, bawigarurira, bawutwike.”
9Data aravuga atya ati: Ntimukishuke ngo muvuge muti: “Nta kabuza Ababiloni bazatuvamo”; ntibazatuvamo. 10N'ubwo mwatsinze ingabo zose za Babiloni ziza kubarwanya, hagasigaramo abakomeretse bonyine mu mahema yabo, bari guhaguruka bagatwika uyu mujyi.
Yeremiya arafatwa agafungwa
11Nuko igihe ingabo za Babiloni zari zivuye i Yeruzalemu kubera ingabo za Farawo, 12Yeremiya ava i Yeruzalemu ajya mu gihugu cya Benyamini kuzungura umugabane we ngaho muri abo bantu. 13Ageze ku Irembo rya Benyamini, umutware w'abarinzi witwa Iriya mwene Shelemiya mwene Hananiya asingira Yeremiya umuhanuzi ati: “Urahungira ku Babiloni!”
14Yeremiya aravuga ati: “Ni ikinyoma! Ntabwo mpungira ku Babiloni.” Ariko Iriya ntiyamwita ku byo, asingira Yeremiya, amujyana ku bategetsi.
15Abategetsi bararakarira Yeremiya, bamukubita, bamufungira mu nzu ya Yonatani umwanditsi, bari bahinduye gereza.
16Nuko Yeremiya yinjira mu byumba byo munsi ya gereza, aramaraho iminsi myinshi. 17Hanyuma umwami Sedekiya amutumiza. Umwami aramwihererana ku ngoro aramubaza ati: “Hari ijambo riturutse kwa Data?” Yeremiya ati: “Rirahari.” Aramubwira ati: “Uzashyikirizwa umwami wa Babiloni.”
18Yeremiya abaza umwami Sedekiya ati: “Ni iki nakugucumuyeho, cyangwa abagaragu bawe cyangwa aba bantu, ngo umfunge? 19None abahanuzi banyu bari he, bariya bahanuraga bati: ‘Umwami wa Babiloni ntazabatera, mwe cyangwa iki gihugu’? 20None rero nyumva, databuja mwami: reka gutakamba kwanjye kukugereho—ntunsubize mu nzu ya Yonatani umwanditsi, ngo ntahapfire.”
21Umwami Sedekiya ategeka, bashyira Yeremiya mu rugo rw'abarinzi, bajya bamuha umugati umwe buri munsi uturutse mu muhanda w'abatetsi b'imigati, kugeza igihe imigati y'uwo mujyi izashirira. Nuko Yeremiya aguma mu rugo rw'abarinzi.
