Yeremiya
40 Yeremiya aahisuwelihiwa moolumo a Yehova nuumala Nebuzaradani+ xeefi a makwarta, omutaphula oRama.+ Owo aahimukuxa Yeremiya omuroihaka weiwo, omutthunkwe ene, Yeremiya aari eriyari ya atthu ale yaakuxiwe oYerusalemu ni oYuda, yaawo yaaroihiwe oBabiloonia. 2 Xeefi a makwarta aahimukuxa Yeremiya onamuleela wiira: “Yehova, Muluku anyu, ooleiherya ehasara ela ohimyaka opuro ola, 3 Yehova ookumiherya ehasara eyo ntoko siisaale aalavunle awe, okhala wiira nyuwo moomutthekela Yehova nave khamwiiwelenle moolumo awe. Tivonto yookhumelenlyaayani etthu ela.+ 4 Vano kinimootaphulani aliceema mutthukwaniwa anyu mmoononi mwanyu. Moona oreerela orowa ni miyo oBabiloonia, nrowe miyo kinimookhapelelani. Masi mwaahoone oreerela orowa ni miyo oBabiloonia muhikitthare. Moone elapo yootheene ti yawinyu. Muroweke opuro munoona anyu oreerela”.+
5 Yeremiya ohinatthi otthika, Nebuzaradani aahimuleela wiira: “Mutthikele wa Gedaliya,+ mwaana a Ahikami,+ mwaana a Xafani,+ yoowo mwene a oBabiloonia omuthanlale awe wiira oweheryeke ipooma sa oYuda ni mwakhaleke nuuwo eriyari ya atthu, aahiiso muroweke opuro munoona anyu oreerela”.
Nto xeefi a makwarta aahinvaha yoolya ni soovaha sikina, nto aahimuhiya orowaka. 6 Yeremiya aahirowa oMisipa+ ni Gedaliya, mwaana a Ahikami, ni aahikhala nuuwo eriyari ya atthu yaahanle elapo ele.
7 Nuuvira okathi, maxeefi ootheene a anakhotto yaari omatta ni alopwana aya, yaahiiwa wiira mwene a oBabiloonia aahimuthanla Gedaliya, mwaana a Ahikami, wiira oweheryeke elapo ele, ni aaweheryeke alopwana, athiyana, ni anamwane a atthu oohaawa a elapo ele yaawo yahaaroihiwe oBabiloonia.+ 8 Awo yaahirowa wa Gedaliya oMisipa.+ Atthu awo yaari: Iximayeli, mwaana a Netaniya, Yohanani+ ni Yonathani, anamwane a Kareya, Seraya,+ mwaana a Tanihumethi, anamwane a Efayi a oNetofa ni Yezaniya+ mwaana a Maakati, vamosa ni alopwana aya. 9 Gedaliya, mwaana a Ahikami, mwaana a Xafani, aahilapha ohoolo wa atthu ale ni wa alopwana aya, iiraka: “Muhoove waarumeela atthu a oKhaldeya. Mukhaleke elapo ela ni mmurumeeleke mwene a oBabiloonia, nto itthu sootheene sinooweettelani saana.+ 10 Vano miyo nlelo kinookhalaka oMisipa koohoolelakani* ohoolo wa atthu a oKhaldeya anrowa orwa wa hiyo. Masi nyuwo muhaana othukumanyaka eviinyu, mihokorokho sa elimwe ni makhura, muhaana opweha itthu iyo, ni muhaana okhala epooma eyo munrowa anyu okuxa”.+
11 Nave ayuda ootheene yaari oMowabi, wAmoni, ni wEdomi, ni ilapo sootheene, yaahiiwa wiira mwene a oBabiloonia aahaahiya atthu akina akhalaka oYuda, ni aahimuthanla Gedaliya, mwaana a Ahikami, mwaana a Xafani wiira aaweheryeke. 12 Ayuda ootheene yaahipacerya otthika mapuro ootheene yaamwara-mwareliwe aya. Yaahikela elapo ya oYuda ni yaahirowa okumana ni Gedaliya oMisipa. Awo yaahithukumanya eviinyu ni mihokorokho soowaatta sa elimwe.
13 Yohanani, mwaana a Kareya, ni maxeefi ootheene a anakhotto yaari omatta, yaahirowa wa Gedaliya oMisipa. 14 Awo yaahimukoha wiira: “Niireke moosuwela wiira Bayalisi, mwene a wAmoni,+ oomuruma Iximayeli mwaana a Netaniya wiira owiiveeni?”+ Masi Gedaliya mwaana a Ahikami, khaakupanli.
15 Nto Yohanani, mwaana a Kareya, aahimuleela Gedaliya voohisuweliwa, oMisipa wiira: “Kimphavela orowa omwiiva Iximayeli, mwaana a Netaniya. Khaavo onrowa osuwela. Xeeni owo omphavela awe owiivani? Xeeni atthu ootheene a oYuda yaawo atakaahanne ni nyuwo akhanle aya oomwara-mwareya? Nave xeeni atthu ahanle oYuda akhanle aya oomala-malihiwa?” 16 Masi Gedaliya,+ mwaana a Ahikami, aahimuleela Yohanani, mwaana a Kareya, iiraka: “Muhipake eyo, okhala wiira etthu munimuhimyana anyu Iximayeli, ti yoowoothiwa”.