Yeremiya Ajugunywa mu Iriba
Abategetsi bavuga ko ubutumwa bwa Yeremiya bwo kwiyoboka buvuye kwa Data wa twese ari ubugome, bakamumanura mu iriba ryuzuye urwondo ngo apfe inzara. Ebedi-Meleki w'Umunyakushi atakambira umwami, maze amukuramo akoresheje imyenda ishaje n'imigozi. Sedekiya yongera kumubaza rwihishwa, asabwa kwiyoboka ngo akire ubugingo bwe, ariko ntabishobora.
38 1Shefatiya mwene Matani, Gedaliya mwene Pashuri, Yukali mwene Shelemiya, na Pashuri mwene Malukiya bumvise Yeremiya abwira abantu bose ati:
2“Data wa twese aravuga atya ngo: Umuntu wese uzaguma muri uyu mujyi azicwa n'inkota, n'inzara, n'icyorezo, ariko uzayoboka Abanyababiloni azakira akize ubugingo bwe nk'uwunyaze iminyago. 3Data wa twese aravuga atya ngo: Uyu mujyi uzashyikirizwa koko ingabo z'umwami wa Babiloni, na we azawufata.”
4Abategetsi babwira umwami bati: “Uyu muntu azicwe. Amagambo nk'aya aca intege ingabo zisigaye muri uyu mujyi n'abantu bose. Uyu muntu ntashaka ineza yabo ahubwo ashaka kubagirira nabi.”
5Umwami Sedekiya aravuga ati: “Dore ari mu maboko yanyu, umwami nta cyo ashobora kubarwanya.”
6Bafata Yeremiya bamujugunya mu iriba rya Malukiya umuhungu w'umwami, ryari mu rugo rw'abarinzi, bamumanura n'imigozi. Iryo riba ntiryari rifite amazi, ahubwo ryari rifite urwondo, maze Yeremiya arohama muri rwo.
7Nyamara Ebedi-Meleki w'Umunyakushi, icyegera cyo mu ngoro y'umwami, yumva ko bajugunye Yeremiya mu iriba. Mu gihe umwami yari yicaye ku Irembo rya Benyamini, 8Ebedi-Meleki asohoka mu ngoro, abwira umwami ati: 9“Nyagasani mwami, aba bantu bakoze nabi muri byose bagiriye Yeremiya umuhanuzi, bamujugunya mu iriba kugira ngo apfe n'inzara, kuko nta mugati ukiri mu mujyi.”
10Umwami ategeka Ebedi-Meleki w'Umunyakushi ati: “Jyana n'abagabo mirongo itatu uvuye hano, muzakure Yeremiya umuhanuzi mu iriba atarapfa.”
11Ebedi-Meleki afata abo bagabo, ajya mu ngoro, mu cyumba kiri munsi y'ububiko, akuramo udushashi dushaje n'imyambaro yakuze, maze abimanurisha imigozi kuri Yeremiya mu iriba. 12Ebedi-Meleki w'Umunyakushi abwira Yeremiya ati: “Shyira utu dushashi dushaje n'iyi myambaro munsi y'amakwaha yawe, munsi y'imigozi.” Yeremiya abigenza atyo. 13Bakururisha Yeremiya n'imigozi bamukura mu iriba; Yeremiya aguma mu rugo rw'abarinzi.
Umwami Yumva Ijambo rya Data
14Nuko umwami Sedekiya atuma gushaka Yeremiya umuhanuzi, amuzanisha ku irembo rya gatatu ry'inzu ya Data wa twese. Umwami abwira Yeremiya ati: “Hari icyo ngiye kukubaza; ntugire icyo unyihisha.”
15Yeremiya abwira Sedekiya ati: “Nimbikubwira, ese ntuzanyica? Kandi niba ngira inama, ntuzayumvira.”
16Umwami Sedekiya arahirira Yeremiya rwihishwa ati: “Ndahiye Data wa twese uhoraho, we wadukoreye ubu bugingo, ko ntazakwica cyangwa ngo nkugabize abo bantu bashaka kukwica.”
17Yeremiya abwira Sedekiya ati: “Data wa twese, Imana Nyiringabo, Data w'Abisiraheli aravuga atya ngo: Niwiyegurira abategetsi b'umwami wa Babiloni, ubugingo bwawe buzakira, uyu mujyi ntuzatwikwe n'umuriro, kandi wowe n'urugo rwawe muzakira. 18Ariko niwanga kwiyegurira abategetsi b'umwami wa Babiloni, uyu mujyi uzashyikirizwa Abanyababiloni bazawutwika, kandi wowe ntuzabacika.”
19Umwami Sedekiya abwira Yeremiya ati: “Ntinya Abayuda bayobotse Abanyababuloni; ndashobora kubashyikirizwa bakangerezwa.”
20Yeremiya aravuga ati: “Ntabwo bazagushyikiriza. Umvira ijwi rya Data wa twese nk'uko ndakubwira, bityo uzagira amahoro kandi ubugingo bwawe bukire. 21Ariko niwanga kwiyegurira, iri ni ryo jambo Data wa twese yanyeretse:
22“Dore! Abagore bose basigaye mu ngoro y'umwami w'u Buyuda bazajyanwa ku bategetsi b'umwami wa Babiloni, maze bavuge bati: ‘Incuti zawe wiringiye zarakuyobeje zirakuganza; ibirenge byawe byarohamye mu rwondo, naho zo zirakuhunga.’ ”
23“Abagore bawe bose n'abana bawe bazajyanwa ku Banyababiloni, kandi wowe ntuzabacika mu maboko, ahubwo uzafatwa n'umwami wa Babiloni, uyu mujyi uzatwikwe n'umuriro.”
24Nuko Sedekiya abwira Yeremiya ati: “Ntihagire umenya iri jambo twavuganye, kuko wapfa. 25Abategetsi nibumva ko tuvuganye bakaza bati: ‘Tubwire ibyo wabwiye umwami n'ibyo yakubwiye; ntugire icyo utwihisha, cyangwa tuzakwica,’ 26icyo gihe uzababwire uti: ‘Nabaga nasabye umwami ngo ntansubize mu nzu ya Yonatani ngo mpfirireyo.’ ”
27Abategetsi bose baraza babaza Yeremiya, na we arabasubiza nk'uko umwami yari yamutegetse. Nuko bareka, kuko ibyo biganiro batari babyumvise. 28Yeremiya aguma mu rugo rw'abarinzi kugeza umunsi Yeruzalemu yafatiwe. Uko ni ko byari bimeze igihe Yeruzalemu yaguye.