Yeremiya
35: 1 Ijambo ryaje kuri Yeremiya rivuye kuri Uwiteka mu gihe cya Yehoyakimu
umuhungu wa Yosiya umwami w'u Buyuda, agira ati:
2 Jya mu nzu y'Abakabe, ubabwire, ubazane
mu nzu y'Uwiteka, muri kimwe mu byumba, ubahe divayi
kunywa.
35: 3 Hanyuma mfata Yazaniya mwene Yeremiya mwene Habaziniya, na
abavandimwe be, n'abahungu be bose, n'inzu yose ya Rechabi;
4 Nabazana mu nzu y'Uwiteka, mu cyumba cy'Uwiteka
abahungu ba Hanani, mwene Igdaliya, umuntu w'Imana, wari hafi ya
icyumba cy'abatware, cyari hejuru y'icyumba cya Maaseya umuhungu
wa Shallum, umuzamu w'umuryango:
5: 5 Nshyira imbere y'abahungu b'inzu y'Abanyakayi inkono zuzuye
vino n'ibikombe, ndababwira nti: Nimunywe vino.
35 Baravuga bati: "Ntabwo tuzanywa vino, kuko Yonadabu mwene Rechab wacu."
Data yadutegetse, ati: "Ntimuzanywa vino, mwebwe, cyangwa se
abahungu bawe ibihe byose:
35 Ntuzubaka inzu, cyangwa ngo ubibe imbuto, cyangwa ngo utere uruzabibu, cyangwa ngo wubake
icyaricyo cyose, ariko iminsi yawe yose uzatura mu mahema; kugirango ubeho benshi
iminsi mu gihugu aho uzaba abanyamahanga.
8 Nguko uko twumviye ijwi rya Yonadabu mwene Rechabu data
ibyo yadutegetse byose, kutanywa vino iminsi yacu yose, twe, abacu
abagore, abahungu bacu, cyangwa abakobwa bacu;
35 Kandi ntitwubake amazu yo guturamo: nta mizabibu dufite, cyangwa
umurima, cyangwa imbuto:
35:10 Ariko twabaye mu mahema, turumvira, dukora ibyo dukurikiza byose
ko Jonadab data yadutegetse.
35:11 Ariko Nebukadinezari umwami wa Babiloni araza
igihugu, twavuze tuti: Ngwino, tujye i Yerusalemu dutinya Uwiteka
ingabo z'Abakaludaya, no gutinya ingabo z'Abasiriya: natwe
i Yeruzalemu.
Yeremiya ijambo rya Yehova riza riti:
Uwiteka Nyiringabo avuga ati: Genda ubwire abagabo ba
Yuda n'ababa i Yeruzalemu, Ntimuzahabwa inyigisho
gutega amatwi amagambo yanjye? Ni ko Yehova avuze.
Amagambo ya Yonadabu mwene Rechabu, avuga ko atategetse abahungu be
kunywa vino, birakorwa; kuko kugeza na n'ubu nta cyo banywa, ariko
nimwumvire amategeko ya se: nubwo nababwiye,
kubyuka kare no kuvuga; Ariko ntimwumviye.
Mboherereje abagaragu banjye bose abahanuzi, mbyuka kare
no kubohereza, bavuga bati: “Nimugaruke buri muntu mu nzira ye mbi, kandi
hindura ibyo ukora, kandi ntukajye inyuma yizindi mana ngo ubakorere, kandi nawe
Azatura mu gihugu naguhaye na ba sogokuruza:
ariko ntiwateze ugutwi, cyangwa ngo unyumve.
35:16 Kuberako abahungu ba Yonadabu mwene Rechabu bakoze Uwiteka
itegeko rya se, yabategetse; ariko aba bantu
Ntiyanyumviye:
35 Ni cyo cyatumye Uwiteka Imana y'ingabo, Imana ya Isiraheli ivuga. Dore, I.
izazana u Buyuda n'abatuye i Yerusalemu bose
Ibibi nababwiye, kuko nababwiye
ariko ntibigeze bumva; Nabahamagaye, ariko barabahamagara
ntibashubije.
35:18 Yeremiya abwira inzu y'Abakababi, ni ko Uwiteka avuga
ingabo, Imana ya Isiraheli; Kuberako mwumviye itegeko rya
Jonadab so, akurikiza amategeko ye yose, kandi abikora
ibyo yagutegetse byose:
Uwiteka Nyiringabo avuga ati: Jonadab the
mwene Rechabu ntazifuza ko hagira umuntu uhagarara imbere yanjye ubuziraherezo.