Yeremia 41 - Baibuli Erikwera

Okwitwa kwa Gedalia

¹ Omu kwezi kwa mushanju Ishimaeli mwene Nesania, mwijukuru wa Elishaama, omunyiginya kandi omutegyeki mukuru omu bategyeki b'omugabe, yaija n'abantu ikumi Mizipa owa Gedalia mwene Ahikaamu. Ku baabaire nibariira hamwe eby'okurya omuri Mizipa,

² Ishimaeli mwene Nesania n'abo bashaija ikumi abu yaabaire aine, baimuka, baateera Gedalia mwene Ahikaamu, mwijukuru wa Shafani, rurara, baamugwisaho; kandi ogwo ou baitsire niwe omugabe wa Babulooni yaabaire ataireho kuba omutegyeki omuri egyo nsi.

³ Kandi Ishimaeli yaagaruka yaita Abayudaaya boona abu Gedalia yaabaire aine Mizipa, hamwe n'abaserukare b'Abakaludaaya abaabaire bariho.

⁴ Ku yaamazire kabiri aitsire Gedalia, kandi kitakamanyirwe muntu weena,

⁵ haija abantu makumi munaana nibaruga Shekemu, Shiilo na Samaria bamweire ebireju, bajwaire ebijwaro bitaagukire, beesharashazire emibiri, bareetsire empongano z'esaano n'obubaane, kubihongyera omuri hekalu ya MUKAMA.

⁶ Ishimaeli mwene Nesania yaaruga Mizipa kuza kubabugana, yaagyenda naarira. Ku yaabaire naakibabugana, yaabagira ati: Mwije tuze owa Gedalia mwene Ahikaamu.

⁷ Ku baahikire omu rurembo, Ishimaeli mwene Nesania n'abashaija abu yaabaire aine baita abo bantu, baabanaga omu kiina.

⁸ Kwonka hakaba hariho abantu ikumii omuribo abaagizire Ishimaeli bati: Otatwita, ahabw'okuba twine engano, sayiri, amajuta n'obwoki, bisherekire omu ishwa. Atyo yaabareka, tiyaabaita na bagyenzi baabo.

⁹ Ekyo kiina eki Ishimaeli yaanagiremu emitumbi y'abu yaitsire boona kikaba kiri ekiina kihango ekyatimbisiibwe omugabe Asa ahabw'okutiina Baasha omugabe wa Israeli. Ishimaeli mwene Nesania yaakiijuza emitumbi y'abaitsirwe.

¹⁰ Bwanyima Ishimaeli yaatwara abantu abaabaire bari Mizipa na bahara b'omugabe n'abantu boona abaabaire batsigaire Mizipa, abu Nebuzaradaani omukuru w'abarinzi yaabaire akwatsize Gedalia mwene Ahikaamu. Ishimaeli mwene Nesania yaabatwara bari enkwatwa, yaimuka kwambuka kuhungira omu Baamoni.

¹¹ Bwanyima Yohanaani mwene Karea n'abakuru b'engabo abu yaabaire aine, ku baahuriire akagwe aku Ishimaeli mwene Nesania agwisize,

¹² baahurura n'engabo zaabo zoona, baaza kurwanisa Ishimaeli mwene Nesania. Baamugwaho aha kiyanja kihango ekyabaire kiri Gibeoni.

¹³ Abantu boona abaabaire bari hamwe na Ishimaeli, ku baareebire Yohanaani mwene Karea n'abakuru b'engabo boona abu yaabaire aine, baahsemererwa.

¹⁴ N'ahabw'ekyo abantu boona abu Ishimaeli mwene Nesania yaabaire aihire Mizipa, akabatwara bari enkwatwa, baakuba, baagaruka, baashanga Yohanaani mwene Karea.

¹⁵ Kwonka Ishimaeli mwene Nesania yaahunga Yohanaani aine abantu munaana, yaaza omu Baamoni.

¹⁶ Bwanyima Yohanaani mwene Karea n'abakuru b'engabo boona abu yaabaire aine baatwara abantu boona abaabaire batsigaire, abu Ishimaeli mwene Nesania yaabaire atwaire bari enkwatwa naabaiha Mizipa, aherize kwita Gedalia mwene Ahikaamu. Yohanaani yaabagarura naabiaha Gibeoni, abaserukare, abakazi abaana n'abakonwa.

¹⁷ Baagyenda, baaguma Gerutikimuhaamu haihi na Betelehemu; obwo nibenda kuza Misri ahabw'Abakaludaaya;

¹⁸ ahabw'okuba bakaba nibabatiina ahabwa ishimaeli mwene Nesania kwita Gedalia mwene Ahikaamu, ou omugabe wa Babulooni yaabaire ataireho kuba omutegyeki w'ensi egyo.