11 Sedekiya+ yabaye umwami afite imyaka 21, amara imyaka 11 ategekera i Yerusalemu.+

13 Yigometse no ku Mwami Nebukadinezari+ wari waramurahije mu izina ry’Imana, akomeza gusuzugura* kandi yanga kumva, yanga no gukorera Yehova Imana ya Isirayeli.

12 Sedekiya+ umwami w’u Buyuda na we namubwiye amagambo nk’ayo nti: “Mwemere umwami w’i Babuloni ashyire umugogo ku majosi yanyu kandi mumukorere we n’abantu be, ni bwo muzakomeza kubaho.+

17 Yeremiya abwira Sedekiya ati: “Yehova Imana nyiri ingabo, Imana ya Isirayeli aravuga ati: ‘nusohoka ukishyira abatware b’umwami w’i Babuloni, uzakomeza kubaho* kandi uyu mujyi ntuzatwikwa; wowe n’abo mu rugo rwawe muzarokoka.+

12 “Bwira abantu b’ibyigomeke uti: ‘ese ntimwumva icyo ibyo bisobanura?’ Babwire uti: ‘umwami w’i Babuloni yaje i Yerusalemu afata umwami waho n’abatware baho, abajyana i Babuloni.+ 13 Nanone yafashe umuntu wo mu muryango ukomokamo abami+ agirana na we isezerano kandi aramurahiza.+ Hanyuma afata abagabo bakomeye bo mu gihugu arabajyana,+ 14 kugira ngo ubwami bushyirwe hasi, ntibwongere gukomera, bukomeze kubaho ari uko gusa bubahirije isezerano.+ 15 Icyakora umwami yaje kumwigomekaho+ maze yohereza intumwa muri Egiputa kugira ngo amuhe amafarashi+ n’ingabo nyinshi.+ Ese hari icyo azageraho? Ese ukora ibyo, ntazahanwa? Ese yakwica isezerano ntagire icyo aba?’+