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1 Ilizwi lafika kuJeremiya livela kuThixo lapho uZedekhiya inkosi wayethume kuye uPhashuri indodana kaMalikhija lomphristi uZefaniya indodana kaMaseya. Bathi:
Kino kye kigambo ekyajja eri Yeremiya okuva eri Mukama, kabaka Zeddekiya bwe yamutumira Pasukuli mutabani wa Malukiya ne Zeffaniya kabona mutabani wa Maaseya okumugamba nti,
2 “Ake usibuzele kuThixo khathesi nje, ngoba uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uyasihlasela. Mhlawumbe uThixo angasenzela izimanga njengasezikhathini ezedlulayo ukuze asuke kithi.”
“Tubuulize kaakano ku Mukama kubanga Nebukadduneeza kabaka w’e Babulooni atulumbye. Oboolyawo Mukama anatukolera ekyamagero ng’edda, Nebukadduneeza n’atuleka.”
3 Kodwa uJeremiya wathi kubo, “Tshelani uZedekhiya lithi:
Naye Yeremiya n’abaddamu nti, “Mugambe Zeddekiya nti,
4 ‘UThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Sekuseduze ukuthi ngiziphendulele kuwe izikhali zempi ezisezandleni zakho, ozisebenzisayo ekulweni lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni lamaKhaladiya angaphandle komduli ekuvimbezele. Njalo ngizawaqoqa phakathi kwalelidolobho.
‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, Nnaatera okuboolekeza ebyokulwanyisa byammwe ebiri mu mikono gyammwe bye mukozesa okulwanyisa kabaka w’e Babulooni n’Abakaludaaya ababazinze ne beetooloola ebweru wa bbugwe w’ekibuga kyammwe. Nzija kubakuŋŋaanyiza munda mu kibuga kino.
5 Mina uqobo ngizakulwa lawe ngesandla eseluliweyo langengalo elamandla ngentukuthelo langokufuthelana kanye lolaka olukhulu.
Nze kennyini nzija kubalwanyisa n’omukono gwange ogw’amaanyi, ogugoloddwa mu busungu, n’ekiruyi n’obukambwe obungi.
6 Ngizabatshaya abahlala kulelidolobho, abantu lezifuyo njalo bazabulawa yisifo esesabekayo.
Era ndittisa kawumpuli omubi, abantu awamu n’ensolo enkambwe, mu kibuga kino.
7 Emva kwalokho, kutsho uThixo, uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe kanye labantu bakulelidolobho abaphepha emkhuhlaneni, enkembeni lasendlaleni, ngizabanikela kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lasezitheni zabo ezifuna ukubabulala. Uzababulala ngenkemba; kayikuba lomusa kumbe uzwelo loba isihawu.’
Oluvannyuma lw’ekyo, nnaawaayo Zeddekiya kabaka wa Yuda, n’abakungu be n’abantu bonna mu kibuga kino abanaaba bawonye kawumpuli, ekitala n’enjala ebya Nebukadduneeza kabaka w’e Babulooni n’abalabe baabwe ababanoonya okubatta. Nebukadduneeza anaabatta n’ekitala, taabalage kisa n’akatono wadde okubasaasira oba okubasonyiwa.’
8 Phezu kwalokho, abantu batshele uthi, ‘UThixo uthi: Khangelani, ngiyalimisela phambi kwenu indlela yokuphila lendlela yokufa.
“Era abantu bagambe nti, ‘Bw’ati Mukama bw’ayogera nti: Laba mbateereddewo ekkubo ery’obulamu era n’ekkubo ery’okufa.
9 Loba ngubani osala kulelidolobho uzabulawa ngenkemba, yindlala loba ngumkhuhlane. Kodwa loba ngubani ophumayo kulo ayezinikela kumaKhaladiya alivimbezeleyo uzasila, aphunyuke lokuphila kwakhe.
Buli anaasigala mu kibuga kino ajja kufa ekitala, oba enjala oba kawumpuli. Naye buli afuluma ne yeewaayo eri Abakaludaaya ababazingizza, ajja kuba mulamu, era anaawonya obulamu bwe.
10 Sengiqonde ukwenza okubi kulelidolobho hatshi okuhle, kutsho uThixo. Lizanikelwa ezandleni zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, ezalitshabalalisa ngomlilo.’
Mmaliridde okuleetera ekibuga kino akabi so si mirembe, bw’ayogera Mukama. Kijja kuweebwayo mu mikono gya kabaka w’e Babulooni, era ajja kukizikiriza n’omuliro.’
11 Phezu kwalokho, wothi endlini yenkosi yakoJuda, ‘Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo;
“N’ekirala gamba ennyumba ya Yuda ey’obwakabaka nti, ‘Wulira ekigambo kya Mukama;
12 lina abendlu kaDavida, uThixo uthi: Yenzani ukulunga insuku zonke ekuseni; mhlengeni esandleni somncindezeli wakhe lowo ophangiweyo, hlezi ulaka lwami luqubuke, lutshise njengomlilo ngenxa yobubi elibenzileyo, lutshise engekho ongalucitsha.
ggwe ennyumba ya Dawudi, “‘kino Mukama ky’agamba: Musale emisango mu bwenkanya, mununule ababa banyagiddwa ababanyigiriza, obusungu bwange buleme kuvaayo bubookye ng’omuliro olw’ekibi kye mukoze, nga tewakyali n’omu abuziyiza.
13 Ngimelane lawe, Jerusalema, wena ohlala ngaphezu kwalesisigodi, emagcekeni alamadwala, kutsho uThixo, lina elithi, “Ngubani ongazasihlasela na? Ngubani ongangena esiphephelweni sethu na?”
Laba nkugguddeko olutalo, ggwe Yerusaalemi abeera waggulu w’ekiwonvu, ku lusozi olwagaagavu olw’ekyaziyazi, bw’ayogera Mukama, mmwe abagamba nti, “Ani ayinza okutulumba? Ani ayinza okuyingira mu nnyumba zaffe?”
14 Ngizalijezisa njengokufanele izono zenu, kutsho uThixo. Ngizaphemba umlilo emahlathini enu ozalobisa konke okuseduze lani.’”
Nzija kubabonereza ng’ebikolwa byammwe bwe biri, era ndikoleeza omuliro mu kibira kyammwe, gwokye byonna ebikyetoolodde,’” bw’ayogera Mukama.

< UJeremiya 21 >