Yeremia 39 - Baibuli Ekibono kya Katonda 2014

Abababilonia bagema Yerusalemu

¹ Mu mwezi ogweikumi ogw'omwaka ogwomwenda nga Zedekia ni kyabazinga wa Buyudaaya, kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow'e Babilonia yaidha n'eigye lye lyonalyona, yaalumba Yerusalemu, yaakizingiza okukyezunguluza.

² Ku lunaku olwomwenda olw'omwezi ogwokuna, mu mwaka gwa Zedekia ogweikumi n'omulala nga ni kyabazinga, Abababilonia abo baawomola ekituli mu kimante ky'ekibuga.

³ Bwe baamala okugema Yerusalemu, abakungu abakulu boonaboona aba kyabazinga w'e Babilonia bangira baatyama mu bifo ebyali ku gwetebwa Omulyango Ogwaghagati. Abakungu abo nga ni bano: Nerugali Sharezeri, Shamugari Nebo, Sarasekimu Rabusarisi, ni Nerugali Sharezeri owundi.

⁴ Kyabazinga Zedekia n'abaisirukale be boonaboona bwe baabona ebigwiregho, baalumuka bave mu kibuga obwire. Baagema engira ebitira mu nimiro ya kyabazinga, baabita mu mulyango oguyimba ebimante ebibiri, baaja nga boolekeire ekiiko ekirimu omwiga Yorudani.

⁵ Aye eigye ery'Abababilonia lyababingirira, lyagemera Zedekia mu biketezo eby'oku museetwe kumpi n'e Yeriko. Baamutwala ye kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ng'ali mu kibuga Ribula mu kiketezo ky'e Hamathi, era Nebukadinezzari oyo yaamusalira eyo omusango okumusinga.

⁶ Era yeene eyo e Ribula, kyabazinga w'e Babilonia oyo ye yaitira batabane ba Zedekia nga ni Zedekia mwene alingiriire. Yaita n'abakungu ba Buyudaaya boonaboona.

⁷ Bwe yamala, yaalagira baatundulamu Zedekia amaiso era baamusiba ku ndhegere okumutwala e Babilonia.

⁸ Era Abababilonia baayokya ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga, n'endhu dh'abantu, n'ekimante eky'oku kibuga Yerusalemu baakikontakontagho.

⁹ Agho Nebuzaradani omukulu w'abaisirukale Abababilonia yaatwala 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.

¹⁰ Yaaleka mu Buyudaaya abandi ku bantu abaavu einho abazira ke bali nako, yaabagha amasamba ag'emizabbibu n'ebibandha.

Yeremia bamulekula

¹¹ Agho kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow'e Babilonia yaalagira Nebuzaradani omukulu w'abaisirukale ati:

¹² “Muje mubone Yeremia gh'ali era mumulabirire bulungi. Mutamukola kabi koonakoona, aye mumukolere kyonakyona ky'ayenda.”

¹³ Kale Nebuzaradani oyo ng'ali ghalala n'abakungu, Nebushazibani Rabusarisi ni Nerugali Sharezeri, n'abakungu ba kyabazinga w'e Babilonia abandi,

¹⁴ bandhetesa bantoolayo mu luya olw'ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga. Bangemya Gedalia mutabane wa Ahikamu era mwidhukulu wa Shafani, antwale ewange. Kale naasigala nga ndi mu bantu be bataatwala Babilonia mu bunhage.

Eisuubi lya Ebedimeleki

¹⁵ Bwe baali nga bakansibiire mu luya olw'ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga, Musengwa Katonda yankoba

¹⁶ okukobera Ebedimeleki Omwethiopia nti: “Musengwa Katonda Afuga Amagye, Katonda wa Isiraeli, akoba ati, ‘Bona eno, ndituukiriza bye neesoomera ekibuga kino, naakireetera okuzikirira mu kifo ky'okukireetera ebintu okukijiiranga obukalamu. Ekyo ghe kiribeeragho, weena olibaagho waakibona.

¹⁷ Aye nze Musengwa Katonda ndikukuuma, naaloba kukughaayo eri abantu abo b'otya

¹⁸ Bwenebwene ndikuwonia baaloba kukwita, waawoniagho obulamu bwo olw'okuneesiga. Nze Musengwa Katonda, ninze nkobye.’ ”