Okushurulirwa 18 - Ebibulia 2001

Babiloni nesilika

¹ Ebyo kabyahoire mbona omumalaika ondijo naruga omw'iguru aina obushobora bungi. Okwengelera kwa wenene kwayengeleza ensi.

² Atamu omuranga ati, “Yagwa, yagwa, Babiloni n'obuhango bwayo! Bwaba buturo bw'amasitani, bwikaro bwa buli mwoyo oguhagaire, bwikaro bwa buli kinyonyi ekibi ekihagaire.

³ Kuba amahanga ganywa ebihagaro by'obusiyanibwe, abakama b'ensi basiyaine nawe, abakama b'omu nsi batungiire aha itunga elyo aihire omu busiyanibwe.”

⁴ Nshuba mpulira eiraka elindi lyemire omw'iguru niligamba liti, “Inywe bantu bange, omumalaya ogwo mumurugemu, mutaija mukafakara nawe, mutaija mukagwerwa bibundo hamoi nawe;

⁵ amafuge gaaba ntuumo gakanga eiguru, mara Ruhanga yaijuka amafu g'omukazi ogwo.

⁶ Mumukore okwo yabakozire, mumubonabonyie kabili aha rw'ebigirobye; ekikompe ekyo yajwangainyie, mukimujwanganyize kabili.

⁷ Okwo yayetungunikire akejaaka, mube nikwo mumushasa akachura. Kuba omu mutima nagamba ati, ‘Ndi mukamakazi, nyeshuntamiire, tindi ntumbwakazi, inye tindichura n'akati.’

⁸ Nikwo ebibundo biramwizira omu kiro kimoi, endwara, enduru n'eifa, bashube bamuteho omuliro; Ruhanga aina obushobora, kuba ni Ruhanga alikumuramura.”

⁹ Kandi abakama b'ensi abasiyaine nawe bakajanguka nawe, baramuchulira bamutongye, kabaramubona nahya omwika niguchunka.

¹⁰ Obushasibwe nibwija kubatinisa, bemelere harai bagambe bati, “Ai bambi, ai bambi! Iwe kigo nyamuhango, iwe Babiloni ekigo ky'amani! Waramurwa omu saa emoi yonkai.”

¹¹ Abatunzi omu nsi nibamuchulira nibamutongya, orwo hatakiliyo n'omoi wa kugura byashara byabo,

¹² ebyashara by'ezahabu, efeza, amabare g'eiguzi n'enkwanzi, kitaani nungi, emyendo ya zambarau, n'esiliki elikutukura, efanicha za buli ngeli, ebintu ebikoziibwe emiino y'enjuju, ebintu byona eby'embaho z'eiguzi, omulinga, ekyoma na marimari,

¹³ omudarasini, ebirungo, obunuma, n'omugaju, eudi, edivai, amajuta g'okulya, ensano nungi n'engano, ente n'entaama, efarasi n'amagali, n'abairu, nibo bantu.

¹⁴ “Eby'omwoyo gwawe washuubiraga kubona byakuhwaho, ebintu byawe byona eby'enshonga n'oburungi bwawe tibikikuliho, tibilizoka rundi!”

¹⁵ Abatunzi b'ebintu ebi, ababaire batungiire omu kigo eki, barayemelera harai nibatiina obushasi bw'ekigo ekyo. Barachura batongye ensi eyatanguke, bati,

¹⁶ “Ai bambi, ai bambi, ekigo ekyo nyamuhango, ekyajwaraga kitaani nungi, n'emyendo ya zambarau na katuku, kyemaliireho ezahabu, amabare g'eiguzi n'enkwanzi!

¹⁷ Eitunga eli lyona lyasisikara omu saa emoi yonkai.” Bakama b'emeli bona, ababugi bazo n'abazisabaragamu na bona abakoraga ebyashara by'enyanja bakemelera harai

¹⁸ batera enduru orwo baboine Babiloni nehya nechunka omwika, bati, “Ni kigoki ekirashusire ekigo eki nyamuhango?”

¹⁹ Bayesiiga eitaka omu mitwe, bachura, batongya, batera n'enduru bati, “Ai bambi, ai bambi, ekigo Nyamukuru mbali bona abagiraga emeli omu nyanja batungisiibwe eitunga ly'omwo! Babiloni yahwaho omu saa emoi.

²⁰ Shemelerwa iwe iguru orwo Babiloni yasilika, shanduka inywe begesibwa, inywe ntumwa na inywe barangi, kuba Ruhanga yabehoroleza ekigo ekyo!”

²¹ Nirwo omumalaika omunyamani yashutwire eibare elilikwigana orubengo ruhango akalikuntura omu nyanja nagamba ati, “Nikwo Babiloni ekigo nyamuhango elikunturwa etyo ahansi n'amani, mara eliba etakiboneka lindi.

²² Amaraka g'abatezi b'enanga, n'abahoyi, n'abatezi b'emilere, n'abatezi b'amakondere, tigalihulirwa rundi muli iwe. N'omubuya w'akalimo kona kona k'obubuya, n'eiraka ly'orubengo omul'iwe tibilizokamu rundi.

²³ Etara telishuba kwaka rundi muli iwe. Eiraka lya kishwera n'omugore liliba likyahulirwamu maki? Abatunzi bawe omu nsi bakaba bali bashaija enyanwanwa, kandi eirogo lyawe likagobeza amahanga gona.

²⁴ Bona abakaisirwe omu nsi, n'abarangi n'abakirisito, bakaitwa Babiloni.”