Yeremiya
51 Yehova avuze ati:
2 Nzorungikira Babiloni abagosozi bamugosore,
igihugu ciwe gisigare cera.
Ku musi w’ivyago bazomutera ku mpande zose+.
3 Uwurasisha umuheto ntawutegure*.
Kandi ntihagire uwuhaguruka yambaye ikoti yiwe y’ivyuma.
Ntimwumvire impuhwe imisore ya Babiloni+.
Nimutikize ingabo ziwe zose.
5 Kuko Isirayeli n’Ubuyuda batahebwe n’Imana yabo Yehova Nyeningabo ngo bapfakare+.
Ariko igihugu c’Abakaludaya* cagirwa n’ivyaha vyinshi imbere ya wa Mweranda wa Isirayeli.
Ntimuhone kubera ikosa ryiwe.
Kuko ari igihe c’uko Yehova yihora.
Amusubirije mu nkoko ivyo yakoze+.
7 Babiloni yabaye igikombe c’inzahabu mu kuboko kwa Yehova.
Babiloni yaboreje isi yose.
8 Babiloni yatemvye giturumbuka aravunika+.
Nimumuborogere+.
Nimurondere amavuta yo kuvura* ububabare bwiwe. Hari aho yokira.»
9 «Twaragerageje kuvura Babiloni mugabo ntiyakira.
Nimumuhebe twigire, umwe wese yigire mu gihugu ciwe+.
Kuko ivyaha vyiwe vyashitse mw’ijuru.
Vyararundanye bishika no mu bicu+.
Nimuze tumenyekanishe i Siyoni igikorwa ca Yehova Imana yacu+.»
11 «Nimusene imyampi+. Nimutore inkinzo z’umuzingi*.
Yehova arihoye, arihoye kubera urusengero rwiwe.
12 Nimushinge ikimenyetso*+ co gutera inzitiro za Babiloni.
Nimugwize* abarinzi, mushireho inderetsi.
Nimutegure abantu bo kwinyegeza ngo bahatere,
kuko ari Yehova yateguye uwo mugambi,
kandi azoshitsa ivyo yasezeranye ko azokorera ababa i Babiloni+.»
13 «Ewe mugore uba ku mazi menshi+,
wewe ufise amatunga menshi+,
iherezo ryawe rirashitse, inyungu wahora uronka zigarukiye aho*+.
14 Yehova Nyeningabo arirahiye ati:
“Iwawe nzohuzuza abagabo benshi nk’inzige,
na bo bazokwigambako bavuza akaruru k’intsinzi+.”
15 Ni we yaremye* isi akoresheje ububasha bwiwe,
akomeza ubutaka bwimbuka akoresheje ubukerebutsi bwiwe+,
16 Iyo avuze,
amazi yo kw’ijuru aca aja mu ruhagarara,
kandi atuma ibicu* biduga bivuye ku mpera y’isi.
17 Umuntu wese akorana ubupfu nk’uwutagira ubumenyi.
Umucuzi wese azomaramara kubera ibishusho yakoze+,
kuko ibishusho vyiwe bikozwe mu cuma* ari ikinyoma.
18 Nta co bimaze*+. Ni ibikorwa vy’akamenyo.
Umusi Imana yabihagurukiye bizohona.
Yitwa Yehova Nyeningabo+.»
20 «Uri ubuhiri ndwanisha, ikirwanisho co mu ntambara,
kuko nzogukoresha mu gusavya amahanga.
Nzogukoresha mu guhonya ubwami.
21 Nzogukoresha mu gusavya ifarasi n’uwuyigenderako.
Nzogukoresha mu gusavya umukogote w’intambara n’uwuwugenderamwo.
22 Nzogukoresha mu gusavya umugabo n’umugore.
Nzogukoresha mu gusavya umutama n’agahungu.
Nzogukoresha mu gusavya umusore n’inkumi.
23 Nzogukoresha mu gusavya umwungere n’ubusho bwiwe.
Nzogukoresha mu gusavya umurimyi n’ibitungwa arimisha bifatanijwe ari bibiri.
Nzogukoresha mu gusavya ba buramatari n’abatware bo hasi.
24 Nzokwishura Babiloni n’ababa mu Bukaludaya bose
ibibi vyose bakoreye i Siyoni mu maso yanyu+», ni ko Yehova avuze.
Nzoramvura ukuboko ndakurwanye, ndagutembagaze ngukuye mu bitandara,
ndakugire umusozi wahiye ugatokombera.»
26 «Nta buye rigumya imfuruka canke ry’umushinge abantu bazokura iwawe,
kuko uzocika umusaka ibihe vyose+», ni ko Yehova avuze.
27 «Nimushinge ikimenyetso* mu gihugu+.
Nimuvuze inzamba mu mahanga.
Nimutore* amahanga yo kumurwanya.
Nimutumeko ubwami bwa Ararati+, ubwa Mini n’ubwa Ashikenazi+ bumurwanye.
Nimushinge igikorwa uwinjiza abantu mu gisoda kugira amurwanye.
Nimutume amafarasi aduga nk’inzige zikiri nto.
28 Nimutore* amahanga yo kumurwanya,
abami b’Ubumedi+, ba buramatari baho n’abatware baho bose bo hasi
n’ibihugu vyose baganza.
29 Isi izotigita yongere ijugumire,
kuko ivyo Yehova yiyumviriye kugirira Babiloni azobishitsa,
atume igihugu ca Babiloni kiba akajoreza, ata muntu akibamwo+.
30 Abarwanyi ba Babiloni baretse kurwana.
Bicaye mu bibanza vyabo bikomeye.
Inkomezi zabaheranye+.
Babaye nk’abagore+.
Inzu ziwe zaturiwe.
Ivyugazo vyiwe vyavunywe+.
31 Uwujejwe gutwara amakete* ariruka agahura n’uwundi,
n’intumwa ikiruka igahura n’iyindi,
ngo bamenyeshe umwami wa Babiloni ko igisagara ciwe cafashwe ku mpande zose+,
32 ko aho bajabukira uruzi* hafashwe+,
ko amato akozwe mu rufunzo yaturijwe umuriro,
be n’uko abasoda barandutse umutima.»
33 Yehova Nyeningabo, Imana ya Isirayeli, avuze ati:
«Umukobwa wa Babiloni ameze nk’imbuga yo mu murima*.
Harageze ko ahonyangwa.
Vuba cane, igihe c’iyimbura kizomuzako.»
Yanteretse hasi nk’icombo kigaragara.
Yaramize nk’ikiyoka kinini+.
Yujuje inda yiwe ibintu vyanje vyizavyiza.
Yaranyirukanye*.
35 “Ikibi nakorewe kigakorerwa n’umubiri wanje kirakaba kuri Babiloni!”, ni ko uwuba i Siyoni avuze+.
“Amaraso yanje aragahumira ababa mu Bukaludaya!”, ni ko Yeruzalemu avuze.»
36 Yehova rero avuze ati:
Nzokamya ikiyaga ciwe, nkamye n’amariba yiwe+.
37 Babiloni azocika ibirundo vy’amabuye+,
ahantu imbwebwe ziba+,
asigare ari akajoreza n’ikintu co kuvugiriza agahwa,
ahantu ata muntu aba+.
38 Bose hamwe bazoroha nk’intambwe z’imikangara*.
Bazotontoma nk’ivyana vy’intambwe.»
39 «Nibamara gushwangamuka, nzobatereka inzimano zabo ndababoreze
kugira ngo bigine+.
Bazoca basinzira itiro ridahera,
kandi ntibazogenda bikanguye+», ni ko Yehova avuze.
40 «Nzobamanukana gukererwa nk’imyagazi y’intama,
nk’impfizi z’intama n’iz’impene.»
Ehe raba Babiloni yacitse akajoreza mu mahanga!
42 Ikiyaga caduze gutera Babiloni.
Imipfunda yaco myinshi yamupfutse.
43 Ibisagara vyiwe vyacitse akajoreza, ahantu hatagira amazi, h’ubugaragwa.
Bisigaye ari ahantu ata muntu n’umwe azoba canke ngo hagire uwuhaca+.
Amahanga ntazosubira kuyirukira
kandi uruzitiro rwa Babiloni ruzogwa+.
45 Sohoke muve iwe, bantu banje+!
Nimunyage amagara+ ntimuhitanwe n’ishavu rirurumba rya Yehova+.
46 Ntimuranduke umutima canke ngo mutinye kubera inkuru izokwumvikana mu gihugu.
Muri uyu mwaka hazoza iyi nkuru,
mu wukurikira haze iyindi,
inkuru y’ubukozi bw’ikibi mu gihugu, n’iy’abatware batana mu mitwe.
47 Ehe raba rero! Mu misi iri imbere,
nzohagurukira ibishusho bibajwe vya Babiloni.
Igihugu ciwe cose kizomaramara,
abantu biwe bishwe bagweyo+.
48 Ijuru n’isi n’ibirimwo vyose
bizovuza akaruru k’umunezero vyigamba kuri Babiloni+,
kuko abazomutikiza bazoza bavuye mu buraruko+», ni ko Yehova avuze.
50 Yemwe abakize inkota, nimugume mugenda. Ntimuhagarare+.
Nimwibuke Yehova muri kure,
kandi mwiyumvire Yeruzalemu+.»
51 «Twaramaramaye kuko twumvise amajambo y’abaducokora.
Mu maso twuzuye agateterwe,
kubera abanyamahanga baje gutera ibibanza vyeranda vy’inzu ya Yehova+.»
52 «Ehe raba rero! Mu misi iri imbere», ni ko Yehova avuze,
«nzohagurukira ibishusho vyiwe bibajwe,
kandi mu gihugu ciwe cose abakomeretse bazoniha+.»
53 «Naho Babiloni yoduga mw’ijuru+,
naho yokomeza ibibanza vyiwe bikomeye kandi birebire cane,
nzorungika abamutikiza+», ni ko Yehova avuze.
54 «Umviriza! Hari amaborogo avuye i Babiloni+,
urwamo rw’ivyago bikomeye ruvuye mu gihugu c’Abakaludaya+,
55 kuko Yehova atikije Babiloni
kandi azonumya ijwi ryiwe rikomeye.
Urwamo rw’abansi biwe ruzoba nk’urw’amazi menshi.
Ijwi ryabo rizokwumvikana.
56 Kuko uwutikiza azotera Babiloni+.
Abarwanyi biwe bazofatwa+,
imiheto yabo ivunagurwe,
kuko Yehova ari Imana itanga impembo+.
Arishura koko umuntu ivyo yakoze+.
57 Nzoboreza+ abatware biwe, abantu biwe b’inkerebutsi,
ba buramatari biwe, abatware biwe bo hasi n’abarwanyi biwe.
Bazosinzira itiro ridahera
kandi ntibazogenda bikanguye+», ni ko Umwami yitwa Yehova Nyeningabo avuze.
58 Yehova Nyeningabo avuze ati:
«Uruzitiro rwa Babiloni, naho rwagutse, rwose ruzosenyurwa+,
amarembo yiwe na yo, naho ari maremare, aturirwe.
Abantu bazoruhira ubusa.
Amahanga azobira akuya mugabo kuzoba ari ukwenyegeza umuriro gusa+.»
59 Hari ivyo umuhanuzi Yeremiya yategetse Seraya mwene Neriya+, Neriya mwene Mahiseya, igihe yaja i Babiloni ari kumwe na Zedekiya umwami w’Ubuyuda mu mwaka ugira kane aganza. Seraya yari ajejwe ivyo mu rugo rw’umwami. 60 Yeremiya yanditse mu gitabu kimwe ivyago vyose vyoshikiye Babiloni, yandika ayo majambo yose yavuzwe ku bijanye na Babiloni. 61 Vyongeye, Yeremiya abwira Seraya ati: «Niwashika i Babiloni ukahabona, uzoce usoma aya majambo yose n’ijwi rirenga. 62 Uzoce uvuga uti: “Ewe Yehova, ni wewe wavuze ku bijanye n’aha hantu yuko hazotikizwa hagasigara ata wuhaba, yaba umuntu canke igikoko, be n’uko hazocika umusaka ibihe vyose+.” 63 Niwarangiza gusoma iki gitabu, uze ukibohereko ibuye hanyuma ugiterere hagati mu ruzi Efurate. 64 Maze uvuge uti: “Uku ni ko Babiloni azonyika ntiyongere guhaguruka+ kubera ivyago ngira ndamuteze, kandi abantu baho bazoruha+.”»
Amajambo ya Yeremiya agarukiye aha.