1 Okubundi, mwâmi Dariusi anacirhegeka mpu bagend’ifûkula embîko bakazâg’ibîkiramwo ebirugu aha Babiloni.
Bagend’ilongereza omu bitabu by’okukengêza bya basho wanamanya oku olwo lugo lubà cikanyi cirhagomba, lwalibuzize abâmi n’abaluzi; wabona oku kurhenga mîra erhi kugoma banagoma.
Nahânyire irhegeko, banajà bafûkula, banashanga oku nêci kurhenga mîra olwo lugo lurhahusa kugomera abâmi, n’oku banajamwo enshumishumi n’okucîhindula dubaduba.
Na bunôla, akabà mwâmi akulonzize, bajè bafûkula omu nyumpa y’e mbîko za mwâmi, aho Babiloni, lyo bamanya erhi kwo binali mwâmi Sirusi anarhegesire okuyûbaka akwo ka-Nyamuzinda kali aha Yeruzalemu. Buzinda bwaho mwâmi anarhumanyîsa kuli okwo.
Nsiku nda zoshi erhi bakuza n’obusîme bunene olusiku lukulu lw’emigati erhalimwo ngezo, bulya Nyamubâho amabasîmîsa erhi abayerekeza omurhima gwa mwâmi w’e Asîriya, mpu abarhabâle muli ogwo mukolo gw’okuyûbaka enyumpa ya Nyamubâho, Nyamuzinda w’Israheli.
Nahânyire irhegeko nti ngasi b’omu bene Israheli, omu badâhwa n’omu Baleviti banali aha nshigirwa hoshi, balya banalonzize okujà e Yeruzalemu, banagenda nâwe.
Nie nali îshe w’abakenyi, mufungizi w’ebigolo nakazibaderhera
Orhalonzagya nterekêro orhanalonzagya ntûlo, ci kwône wanfukûla amarhwîri. Orhahûnaga nterekwa orhanahûnaga nterekêro oku byâha:
Okufulika omwanzi, libà irenge lya Nyamuzinda, ci okusholera olubanja libà irenge lya mwâmi.
“Na kuli Yehoyakimu, mwâmi w’e Yûda, oderhe erhi: ntya kwo Nyakasane adesire: Wayôcire eci cizingo waderha, erhi: cici carhumaga bayandika mpu kwo binali mwâmi w’e Babiloni ayisha ashande eci cihugo anaherêrekeze eci cihugo, abàntu n’ebintu?”
Yeremiyahu ayanka ecindi cizingo, acîhà omwandisi Baruki, mugala wa Neriya, naye ayandikakwo ebi Yeremiyahu amuyandikîsagya, birya binwa byoshi oku byanali muli cirya citabu Yehoyakimu, mwâmi w’e Yûda ayôcagya; anayûshûlakwo bindi binwa binji bya bene birya.
Nanacilolêreza: nabona okuboko kulambulîrwe emunda ndi kunafumbasire ecitabu cizinge.
Anacimbwîra, erhi: «Wâni mwene omuntu, ebyôla bakuyêrekîze obilye! Olye ecôla citabu, onakanye, ogendidôsa enyumpa y’Israheli!»
Omanyage onayumve okwôla: kurhenga ligenzire irhegeko ly’okuyûbaka kandi Yeruzalemu kuhika Omushîgwa ayishe, ye murhwâli, eri migobe nda; n’omu migobe makumi gali ndarhu n’ibirhi olugo lwashub’iyûbakwa, okuyinjihya engo n’okuhûmba omwîna, n’okwôla erhi banali omu mirhanyo y’amango.
Okuhandi, omu kulyo kw’olya otamîre oku ntebe, nanacibona ecitabu ciyandike omu ndalâlà n’emugongo; erhi ciri cizirike na biziriko nda.