Yeremiya Arekurwa Agasubizwa
Akuwe mu minyururu i Rama n'umutware w'Umunyababiloni umubwira ngo ajye aho ashaka hose, Yeremiya aguma kwa Gedaliya i Misipa. Abayuda bari baratatanye baragaruka basarura neza. Aburiwe ko Ishimayeli aje kumwica, Gedaliya yanga kubyemera.
40 1Iri ni ijambo ryavuye kwa Data wa twese rigeze kuri Yeremiya, nyuma y'uko Nebuzaradani umutware w'abarinzi yamurekuriye i Rama, amaze kujyana na we aboheshejwe iminyururu hamwe n'ab'iminyago bose b'i Yeruzalemu n'ab'i Buyuda bajyanwaga i Babiloni. 2Umutware w'abarinzi yafashe Yeremiya aramubwira ati: “Imana yawe yavuze iki cyago cyo kuza kuri aha hantu. a a v2 Aya magambo ava ku mutware w'i Babiloni, atari umwe mu bantu b'Imana — ni yo mpamvu avuga Uhoraho nk'Imana itanga urubanza, ariko atamwita Data; ubwo busabane ni ubw'abana b'Imana. 3Uhoraho yabikoze, akora nk'uko yari yabivuze, kuko mwese mwacumuye ku Uhoraho, mwanze kumvira ijambo rye - ni cyo cyatumye ibi bibaho kuri mwe. 4Dore none ndagukuraho iminyururu iri ku maboko yawe. Niba ari byiza ko tujyana i Babiloni, ngwino, nzakurinda. Ariko nutabishaka, ntuze: dore igihugu cyose kiri imbere yawe; genda aho ubona ko ari byiza.” 5Mbere y'uko Yeremiya agenda, Nebuzaradani aravuga ati: “Subira kwa Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu mwene Shafani, uwo umwami w'i Babiloni yashyize ku mijyi y'i Buyuda—ubane na we hagati ya rubanda, cyangwa ujye aho ubona ko ari byiza hose.” Nuko umutware w'abarinzi amuha ibyokurya n'impano, hanyuma aramusezerera.
6Yeremiya ajya kwa Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu i Misipa, abana na we hamwe n'abasigaye mu gihugu.
Gedaliya Akoranya Abasigaye
7Abatware b'ingabo bose bari mu byaro n'abantu babo bamaze kumva ko umwami w'i Babiloni yari yashyizeho Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu ngo ayobore igihugu, akamushinga abagabo n'abagore n'abana—abakene cyane bo mu gihugu batajyanywe iminyago i Babiloni. 8Baje kwa Gedaliya i Misipa: ni Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya, na Yohanani na Yonatani bene Kareya, na Seraya mwene Tanhumeti, na bene Efayi w'i Netofa, na Yezaniya mwene Umunyamaaka—bo n'abantu babo. 9Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu mwene Shafani ararahira bo n'abantu babo ati: “Ntimutinye gukorera Abanyababiloni. Nimube mu gihugu, mukorere umwami w'i Babiloni, muzamererwa neza. b b v9 Mu giheburayo: Abakaludaya — hano bivuga abayobozi n'abasirikare b'i Babiloni. 10Jye nzaguma i Misipa, ngo mbahagararire imbere y'Abanyababiloni bazaza iwacu. Ariko mukoranye divayi n'imbuto z'impeshyi n'amavuta, mubibike mu bibindi byanyu, kandi mube mu mijyi mwigaruriye.”
11Abayuda bose bari i Mowabu no muri Amoni no muri Edomu no mu bindi bihugu byose na bo bumva ko umwami w'i Babiloni yari yasize abasigaye mu Buyuda, akaba yarabashyiriyeho Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu mwene Shafani ngo abayobore. 12Abayuda bose basubira bavuye aho bari baratataniye hose, baza kwa Gedaliya i Misipa mu Buyuda, bakoranya divayi nyinshi n'imbuto z'impeshyi nyinshi.
13Yohanani mwene Kareya n'abatware b'ingabo bose bari mu byaro baza kwa Gedaliya i Misipa, 14baramubwira bati: “Ntuzi ko Bālisi umwami w'Abamoni yohereje Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya ngo akwice?” Ariko Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu ntiyabyemera.
15Nuko Yohanani mwene Kareya abwira Gedaliya i Misipa rwihishwa ati: “Reka nje kwica Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya—nta muntu uzamenya. Kuki wareka ngo akwice, akatatanya Abayuda bose bakoraniye iwawe, maze abasigaye b'i Buyuda bagapfa?”
16Ariko Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu abwira Yohanani mwene Kareya ati: “Ntugire ibi; uravuga ibinyoma kuri Ishimayeli.”
