Yeremiya
Mu kwezi kwa karindwi, Ishimayeli mwene
Netaniya mwene Elishama, wo mu mbuto z'umwami, n'ibikomangoma by'Uwiteka
Umwami, ndetse n'abantu icumi bari kumwe na we, baza kwa Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu
Mizpah; ngaho basangirira hamwe i Mizpah.
2 Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya, n'abantu icumi bari kumwe
we akubita Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu mwene Shafani hamwe na
inkota, aramwica, umwami wa Babiloni yari yarategetse Uhoraho
butaka.
3: Ishimayeli yica kandi Abayahudi bose bari kumwe na we, ndetse na Gedaliya,
i Mizipa, n'Abakaludaya wasangagayo, n'abagabo b'intambara.
4: 4 Bukeye bwaho, yica Gedaliya, oya
umuntu yari abizi,
5: 5 Ko hari abantu baturutse i Shekemu, i Shilo no muri Samariya,
ndetse n'abagabo bane, bogosha ubwanwa, imyenda yabo ikodeshwa,
no kwikebagura, bafite amaturo n'imibavu mu ntoki, kugeza
mubazane mu nzu y'Uwiteka.
6: 6 Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya asohoka i Mizpa kugira ngo abasange,
arira hirya no hino agenda: nuko arabahura na we, we
Arababwira ati: “Ngwino Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu.
7: 7 Bageze mu mujyi rwagati, Ishimayeli ni ko byagenze
mwene Netaniya arabica, abajugunya mu rwobo,
we, n'abagabo bari kumwe na we.
8 Ariko muri bo haboneka abantu icumi babwira Ishimayeli bati: "Ntutwice:"
kuko dufite ubutunzi mu murima, ingano, na sayiri, n'amavuta,
n'ubuki. Arababuza rero, ntiyabica muri benewabo.
9 Ubuvumo Ishimayeli yari yajugunye imirambo yose y'abantu,
uwo yishe azira Gedaliya, ni we Asa umwami yari afite
Yakozwe kubera gutinya Baasha umwami wa Isiraheli: na Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya
yuzuza abiciwe.
41:10 Hanyuma Ishimayeli atwara imbohe ibisigisigi by'abantu ibyo
bari i Mizpa, ndetse n'abakobwa b'umwami, n'abantu bose ibyo
yagumye i Mizipa, uwo Nebuzaradan umutware w'ingabo yari afite
yiyegurira Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu: na Ishimayeli mwene
Netaniya abajyana mu bunyage, aragenda kugira ngo ajye kuri Uwiteka
Abamoni.
41:11 Ariko igihe Yohanani mwene Kareya, n'abayobozi bose b'ingabo
bari kumwe na we, bumvise ibibi byose Ishimayeli mwene
Netaniya yari yarakoze,
12:12 Bajyana abo bantu bose, bajya kurwana na Ishimayeli mwene
Netaniya, amusanga hafi y'amazi manini ari i Gibeyoni.
41:13 Abantu bose bari kumwe na Ishimayeli
yabonye Yohanani mwene Kareya, n'abayobozi bose b'ingabo ko
bari kumwe na we, noneho barishima.
Abantu bose Ishimayeli yari yatwaye imbohe i Mizipa
aragenda, asubira kwa Yohanani mwene Kareya.
41 Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya aratoroka Johanani ari kumwe n'abantu umunani,
ajya ku Bamoni.
41:16 Hanyuma afata Yohanani mwene Kareya, n'abasirikare bose b'ingabo
bari kumwe na we, abasigaye bose mubantu yari yakize
kuri Ishimayeli mwene Netaniya, ukomoka i Mizipa, amaze kwica
Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu, ndetse n'abagabo bakomeye b'intambara, n'abagore, na
abana, n'inkone, uwo yari yazanye na Gibeyoni:
Baragenda, batura mu nzu ya Chimham iri hafi ya
Betelehemu, kujya kwinjira mu Misiri,
41 Ku bw'Abakaludaya, kuko babatinyaga, kuko Ishimayeli
mwene Netaniya yari yarishe Gedaliya mwene Ahikamu, umwami
y'i Babuloni yagize umutware muri icyo gihugu.