2 Bakyabazinga 25 - Baibuli Ekibono kya Katonda 2014

Ekibuga Yerusalemu bakighangula

¹ Ku lunaku olweikumi, mu mwezi ogweikumi, mu mwaka ogwomwenda nga Zedekia n'afuga Buyudaaya, kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow'e Babilonia yaidha n'eigye lyonalyona okulumba ekibuga Yerusalemu. Baakizingiza era baakibungaku emungo ey'eitaka ey'okuniiniraku okukirwanisa.

² Kyasigala nga bakizingiiza batyo okutuusa mu mwaka ogweikumi n'omulala (11) nga Zedekia n'afuga Buyudaaya.

³ Ku lunaku olwomwenda mu mwezi ogwokuna, endhala yeekalangula okuluma abantu mu kibuga, nga tibakaali na kya kulya.

⁴ Agho baawomola ekituli mu kimante eky'oku kibuga, kyabazinga n'abaisirukale boonaboona baalumuka obwire, waire nga Abababilonia baali bazingiiza ekibuga ku ndhuyi dhoonadhoona. Baagema engira ebitira mu nimiro ya kyabazinga, baabita mu mulyango oguyimba ebimante ebibiri, baaja nga boolekeire ekiiko ekirimu omwiga Yorudani.

⁵ Aye ab'eigye ly'Abababilonia baabingirira kyabazinga Zedekia, baamutuukaku mu kiketezo eky'oku museetwe eky'e Yeriko, eigye lye lyonalyona lyasansaana lyamulekulira agho.

⁶ Agho Abababilonia baamugema baamutwala ye kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow'e Babilonia ng'ali e Ribula, yaamusalira omusango gwamusinga.

⁷ Baitira batabane be mu maiso ge ng'alingiriire ati. Era mwene baamutundulamu amaiso, baamusiba mu ndhegere, baamutwala e Babilonia.

Eisinzizo balizikiriza

⁸ Ku lunaku olwomusanvu, mu mwezi ogwokutaanu, mu mwaka ogweikumi n'omwenda (19) nga kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari n'afuga Babilonia, omukungu akulira abakuumi ba kyabazinga w'e Babilonia ayetebwa Nebuzaradani, yaidha e Yerusalemu.

⁹ Yaayokya eisinzizo lya Musengwa Katonda, n'ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga, n'ebizimbe byonabyona ebikologho eby'omu Yerusalemu.

¹⁰ Era eigye ery'Abababilonia eryali naye, lyamenhagho ekimante ekyezungulwire Yerusalemu.

¹¹ Agho Nebuzaradani oyo yaabatwala e Babilonia mu bunhage, abantu abaali basigaire mu kibuga, n'abo abaali beeghaireyo ni baira ku luuyi lwa kyabazinga w'e Babilonia, era n'abandi boonaboona.

¹² Aye yaaleka mu Buyudaaya abandi ku bantu abaavu einho abazira ke bali nako, balimenga era balabirirenga amasamba g'emizabbibu.

¹³ Abababilonia baamenhamenha empango edh'ekyuma eky'ekikomo edhaali mu isinzizo lya Musengwa Katonda, n'ebituuti ebiriku enkede eby'ekyuma eky'ekikomo, n'etanka enkologho nga yoona ya kyuma kya kikomo. Bwe baamala, baatoola ekyuma eky'ekikomo ekyava mu bintu ebyo, baakitwala e Babilonia.

¹⁴ Baatwala ensugha, n'ebitiiyo, ni makansu edhisala ebisiriiza ku ntambi dh'entaala, n'ebintu mwe baatanga obubbaani, n'ebintu ebindi byonabyona eby'ekyuma eky'ekikomo bye baakozesanga mu kugheereza mu isinzizo.

¹⁵ Nebuzaradani yaatwala kiisi kintu ekyakolebwa mu zaabu oba mu feeza, omwali ebintu bye bataamu omuliro, n'ebibya.

¹⁶ Obungi bw'ekyuma eky'ekikomo kyabazinga Solomoni kye yakolamu empango eibri, n'etanka enkologho, n'ebituuti ebiriku enkede, byonabyona ebyo nga byali mu isinzizo, bwali buzito inho baaloba kusobola kubupima.

¹⁷ Empango endala ng'egheza mita munaana mu buleeyi, ng'eriku omutwe ogw'ekyuma eky'ekikomo ogugheza mita endala n'obutundu obusatu mu buleeyi. Ku mutwe ogwo nga kuliku ebifaananie eby'endhegere edhirukiibwa ng'oti katimba n'ebifaananie by'emikomamawanga, okugwezunguluza gwonagwona. N'empango eyokubiri yoona baali nga bagikoze mu nsambo n'endala eyo.

Abantu b'omu Buyudaaya babatwala e Babilonia

¹⁸ Nebuzaradani era yaagema Seraia Kabona Omukulu, ni Zefania kabona amwiririra, n'abakuumi b'omulyango ogwingira mu isinzizo abasatu.

¹⁹ Ni mu kibuga yaatoolamu omuduumizi w'eigye, n'abataanu ku bawi b'amagezi aba kyabazinga abaali bakaali mu kibuga, n'omughandiisi eyakuumanga enkalala edh'abaisirukale mu ighanga, n'abantu nkaaga abandi ku batyamye abaali bakaali mu kibuga.

²⁰ Nebuzaradani yaabatwala eri kyabazinga w'e Babilonia e Ribula,

²¹ mu kiketezo ky'e Hamathi. Kyabazinga oyo yaabakuba era yaabaitira eyo. Batyo Abayudaaya bwe baabatoola mu nsi yaibwe nga basibe, baabatwala mu bunhage.

Gedalia omufuzi wa Buyudaaya

²² Kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow'e Babilonia yaataagho Gedalia, mutabane wa Ahikamu era mwidhukulu wa Shafani, abe omufuzi w'abantu abaasigala mu Buyudaaya, kyabazinga oyo be yalekamu.

²³ Ghaaligho abakulu mu magye ga Buyudaaya n'abaisirukale baibwe abaali mu irungu, nga bakaali kweghaayo. Bwe baawulira nga kyabazinga w'e Babilonia aghaire Gedalia obufuzi, baidha eri Gedalia oyo e Mizipa. Abaidha baali bano: Ishimaeli mutabane wa Nethania, ni Yohanani mutabane wa Karea, ni Seraia mutabane wa Tanhumethi ow'e Netofa, ni Yaazania mutabane w'omusaadha ow'e Maaka.

²⁴ Gedalia yaabalayirira, ng'akoba ati: “Mutatya bakungu Abababilonia. Imwe musigale mu nsi eno mugheereze bugheereze kyabazinga w'e Babilonia, byonabyona biidha kubajiira bukalamu.”

²⁵ Aye mu mwezi ogwomusanvu, Ishimaeli mutabane wa Nethania era mwidhukulu wa Elishama ow'oku lulyo olulangira, yaaja n'abantu ikumi e Mizipa, baalumba baita Gedalia, n'Abayudaaya, era n'Abababilonia abaali naye eyo.

²⁶ Agho abantu boonaboona, abakulu n'abato, nga kw'otaire n'abakulu mu magye bale, baasituka baalumukira e Misiri, nga bali kutya Abababilonia.

Yehoiakini bamulekula okuva mu ikomera

²⁷ Agho kyabazinga Evilimerodaki ow'e Babilonia, yaagemerwa kyabazinga Yehoiakini ow'e Buyudaaya ekivunika mu mwaka gwene Evilimerodaki oyo gwe yafuukiramu kyabazinga. Yaamutoola mu ikomera ku lunaku olwamakumi abiri n'omusanvu, mu mwezi ogweikumi n'ebiri (12), mu mwaka ogwamakumi asatu n'omusanvu (37), okuva Yehoiakini oyo kyabazinga wa Buyudaaya lwe yasibwa.

²⁸ Evilimerodaki oyo yaamubisa bukalamu, yaamuta mu kifo kya ghaigulu okusinga bakyabazinga abandi abaali naye mu bunhage e Babilonia.

²⁹ Yehoiakini baamuganha okutoolamu ebivaalo by'eikomera, era buli lunaku yaaliiranga ku kiiwulo kya kyabazinga.

³⁰ Kyabazinga yaalagira bamughenga omugabo ogwa buli lunaku, ekiseera kyonakyona kye yamala nga mulamu.