< UJeremiya 34 >

1 Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini, lapho uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, lebutho lakhe lonke, lemibuso yonke yomhlaba yokubusa kwesandla sakhe, lazo zonke izizwe, babesilwa bemelene leJerusalema bemelene layo yonke imizi yayo, lisithi:
Nebukadduneeza kabaka w’e Babulooni n’amaggye ge gonna, n’abantu bonna ab’ensi ze yali afuga bwe baali balwanyisa Yerusaalemi n’ebibuga ebikyetoolodde, ekigambo kya Mukama ne kijjira Yeremiya nga kigamba nti,
2 Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Hamba ukhulume kuZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda uthi kuye: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, nginikela lumuzi esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloni, ukuthi iwutshise ngomlilo.
“Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, Genda eri Zeddekiya kabaka wa Yuda omugambe nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera nti, Nnaatera okuwaayo ekibuga kino eri kabaka w’e Babulooni, era agenda kukyokya.
3 Lawe kawuyikuphunyuka esandleni sayo, kodwa uzabanjwa isibili, unikelwe esandleni sayo; lamehlo akho azabona amehlo enkosi yeBhabhiloni, lomlomo wayo uzakhuluma lomlomo wakho; njalo uzakuya eBhabhiloni.
Tolisumattuka mukono gwe era oliwambibwa otwalibwe gy’ali. Oliraba kabaka w’e Babulooni n’amaaso go, olyogera naye nga mutunuuliraganye, era olitwalibwa e Babulooni.
4 Kodwa zwana ilizwi leNkosi, Zedekhiya, nkosi yakoJuda: Itsho njalo iNkosi ngawe: Kawuyikufa ngenkemba.
“‘Wabula wulira ekisuubizo kya Mukama, ggwe Zeddekiya kabaka wa Yuda. Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama ku bikukwatako nti, Tolifa kitala;
5 Uzakufa ngokuthula, lanjengokubaselwa kwaboyihlo, amakhosi endulo, ayephambi kwakho, ngokunjalo bazakubasela, bakulilele, besithi: Maye inkosi! Ngoba mina ngilikhulumile lelolizwi, itsho iNkosi.
olifa mu mirembe. Ng’abantu bwe bakuma ebyoto mu nnyimbe za bakitaawo, bakabaka abasooka, bwe batyo bwe balikuwa ekitiibwa nga bakujjukira nga bakukungubagira nga bagamba nti, “Woowe mukama waffe!” Nze kennyini mpa ekisuubizo kino, bw’ayogera Mukama.’”
6 UJeremiya umprofethi wasewakhuluma wonke lamazwi kuZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda eJerusalema,
Awo Yeremiya nnabbi bino byonna n’abibuulira Zeddekiya kabaka wa Yuda, mu Yerusaalemi,
7 lapho ibutho lenkosi yeBhabhiloni lisilwa limelene leJerusalema limelene layo yonke imizi yakoJuda eyayisele, limelene leLakishi limelene leAzeka; ngoba yiyo imizi ebiyelweyo eyayisisele phakathi kwemizi yakoJuda.
nga amaggye ga kabaka w’e Babulooni bwe galwanyisa Yerusaalemi n’ebibuga ebirala ebya Yuda, Lakisi ne Azeka, ebyali bikyanywereddewo. Bino bye bibuga byokka ebyaliko eminaala egyali gisigadde mu Yuda.
8 Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini, emva kokuthi inkosi uZedekhiya esenzile isivumelwano labo bonke abantu ababeseJerusalema ukumemezela inkululeko kubo,
Kino kye kigambo ekyajjira Yeremiya okuva eri Mukama nga kabaka Zeddekiya amaze okukola endagaano n’abantu bonna mu Yerusaalemi okulangirira nti abaddu baweereddwa eddembe.
9 ukuthi ngulowo lalowo ayekele isigqili sakhe sihambe sikhululekile, langulowo lalowo isigqilikazi sakhe, umHebheru kumbe umHebherukazi, ukuze kungabi khona umuntu owenza umJuda engumfowabo abe yisigqili.
Buli muntu yenna yali ateekwa okuta omuddu we Omwebbulaniya, abasajja n’abakazi; nga tewali n’omu alina kukuumira Muyudaaya munne mu busibe.
10 Kwasekulalela zonke iziphathamandla labo bonke abantu ababengene lesosivumelwano sokuthi ngulowo lalowo ayekele isigqili sakhe langulowo lalowo isigqilikazi sakhe sihambe sikhululekile, bangaphindi bazenze zibe yizigqili; basebelalela, baziyekela zahamba.
Abakungu bonna n’abantu abaayingira mu ndagaano eno bakkiriziganya nti baali bakusumulula abaddu baabwe abasajja n’abakazi baleme kubakuumira mu buddu nate. Era ne babasumulula.
11 Kodwa emva kwalokho baphenduka, bazibuyisa izigqili lezigqilikazi ababeziyekele zihambe zikhululekile, bazehlisela phansi zaba yizigqili lezigqilikazi.
Naye oluvannyuma ne bakyuka ne bazzaayo abaddu be baali bawadde eddembe.
12 Ngakho ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini, lisithi:
Ekigambo kya Mukama ne kijjira Yeremiya nti,
13 Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mina ngenza isivumelwano laboyihlo mhla ngibakhupha elizweni leGibhithe, endlini yobugqili, ngisithi:
“Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, Nakola endagaano ne bajjajjammwe bwe nabaggya mu nsi y’e Misiri, mu nsi ey’obuddu. Nagamba nti,
14 Ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa lizayekela ahambe, ngulowo lalowo umfowabo umHebheru owayethengiswe kuwe, esekusebenzele iminyaka eyisithupha, umyekele ahambe ekhululekile esuka kuwe. Kodwa oyihlo kabangilalelanga, kababekanga indlebe yabo.
‘Buli mwaka ogw’omusanvu buli omu ku mmwe ateekwa okuta Mwebbulaniya munne eyeetunda gy’ali. Bwakuweererezanga emyaka omukaaga, oteekwa okumuta agende.’ Naye bakitammwe tebampuliriza wadde okunfaako.
15 Lina seliphendukile lamuhla, lenza okulungileyo emehlweni ami, limemezela inkululeko, ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, lenza isivumelwano phambi kwami endlini ebizwa ngebizo lami.
Emabegako mmwe mwennyini mwenenya ne mukola ekisaanidde mu maaso gange. Buli omu ku mmwe yalangirira eddembe eri abantu b’ensi ye, era ne mukola n’endagaano mu nnyumba yange eyitibwa Erinnya lyange.
16 Kodwa liphendukile, langcolisa ibizo lami, libuyisa, ngulowo lalowo isigqili sakhe langulowo lalowo isigqilikazi sakhe, ebeliziyekele zahamba zikhululekile njengokufisa kwazo, lazehlisela phansi, zaba yizigqili lezigqilikazi zenu.
Naye kaakano mwekyusizza ne mwonoona erinnya lyange; buli omu ku mmwe yeddiza abaddu abasajja n’abakazi be mwali mutadde bagende gye baali beeyagalidde. Mubawalirizza babeere abaddu bammwe nate.
17 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Lina kalingilalelanga, ukumemezela inkululeko, kube ngulowo lalowo kumfowabo langulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe; khangelani, ngizamemezela kini, itsho iNkosi, inkululeko enkembeni, kumatshayabhuqe wesifo, lendlaleni; ngilinikele libe yisesabiso kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba.
“Noolwekyo, bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, Temuŋŋondedde; temutadde bantu ba nsi yammwe. Kale kaakano nangirira ‘eddembe’ gye muli, bw’ayogera Mukama, ‘eddembe’, okuttibwa n’ekitala, ne kawumpuli n’enjala. Ndibafuula ekyenyinyalwa eri obwakabaka bwonna obw’oku nsi.
18 Nginikele amadoda aseqileyo isivumelwano sami, angaqinisanga amazwi esivumelwano asenza phambi kwami, lapho adabula ithole kabili, adlula phakathi kweziqa zalo;
Abasajja abamenye endagaano yange ne batatuukiriza bweyamo buli mu ndagaano gye baakola mu maaso gange, nzija kubakolako ng’ennyana gye basalamu ebitundu ebibiri ne bayita wakati w’ebitundu byayo.
19 iziphathamandla zakoJuda, leziphathamandla zeJerusalema, abathenwa, labapristi, labo bonke abantu belizwe, abadabula phakathi kweziqa zethole.
Abakulembeze b’omu Yuda ne Yerusaalemi, n’abakungu b’embuga ya kabaka, ne bakabona n’abantu bonna ab’omu nsi abaatambulira wakati w’ebitundu by’ennyana,
20 Yebo, ngizabanikela esandleni sezitha zabo lesandleni salabo abadinga impilo yabo; lezidumbu zabo zizakuba yikudla kwenyoni zamazulu lenyamazana zomhlaba.
ndibawaayo eri abalabe baabwe abanoonya obulamu bwabwe. Emirambo gyabwe gya kufuuka mmere eri ebinyonyi eby’omu bbanga era n’eri ensolo ez’omu nsiko.
21 LoZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda leziphathamandla zakhe ngizabanikela esandleni sezitha zabo, lesandleni salabo abadinga impilo yabo, lesandleni sebutho lenkosi yeBhabhiloni, abenyuke basuka kini.
“Ndiwaayo Zeddekiya kabaka wa Yuda n’abakungu be bonna eri abalabe baabwe ababanoonya okubatta, n’eri eggye lya kabaka w’e Babulooni, eribadde lizzeeyo emabega.
22 Khangelani, ngizalaya, itsho iNkosi, ngibabuyise kulumuzi; njalo bazakulwa bemelene lawo, bawuthumbe, bawutshise ngomlilo; lemizi yakoJuda ngizayenza ibe lunxiwa olungelamhlali.
Ŋŋenda kuwa ekiragiro, bw’ayogera Mukama, era ndibakomyawo mu kibuga kino. Balikirwanyisa bakitwale, bakyokye. Era ndizikiriza ebibuga bya Yuda waleme kubaawo abibeeramu.”

< UJeremiya 34 >