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Abababilonia bagema Yerusalemu
1Mu mwezi ogweikumi ogw’omwaka ogwomwenda nga Zedekia ni kyabazinga wa Buyudaaya, kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow’e Babilonia yaidha n’eigye lye lyonalyona, yaalumba Yerusalemu, yaakizingiza okukyezunguluza. 2Ku lunaku olwomwenda olw’omwezi ogwokuna, mu mwaka gwa Zedekia ogweikumi n’omulala nga ni kyabazinga, Abababilonia abo baawomola ekituli mu kimante ky’ekibuga. 3Bwe baamala okugema Yerusalemu, abakungu abakulu boonaboona aba kyabazinga w’e Babilonia bangira baatyama mu bifo ebyali ku gwetebwa Omulyango Ogwaghagati. Abakungu abo nga ni bano: Nerugali Sharezeri, Shamugari Nebo, Sarasekimu Rabusarisi, ni Nerugali Sharezeri owundi.
4Kyabazinga Zedekia n’abaisirukale be boonaboona bwe baabona ebigwiregho, baalumuka bave mu kibuga obwire. Baagema engira ebitira mu nimiro ya kyabazinga, baabita mu mulyango oguyimba ebimante ebibiri, baaja nga boolekeire ekiiko ekirimu omwiga Yorudani. 5Aye eigye ery’Abababilonia lyababingirira, lyagemera Zedekia mu biketezo eby’oku museetwe kumpi n’e Yeriko. Baamutwala ye kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ng’ali mu kibuga Ribula mu kiketezo ky’e Hamathi, era Nebukadinezzari oyo yaamusalira eyo omusango okumusinga. 6Era yeene eyo e Ribula, kyabazinga w’e Babilonia oyo ye yaitira batabane ba Zedekia nga ni Zedekia mwene alingiriire. Yaita n’abakungu ba Buyudaaya boonaboona. 7Bwe yamala, yaalagira baatundulamu Zedekia amaiso era baamusiba ku ndhegere okumutwala e Babilonia. 8Era Abababilonia baayokya ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga, n’endhu dh’abantu, n’ekimante eky’oku kibuga Yerusalemu baakikontakontagho. 9Agho Nebuzaradani omukulu w’abaisirukale Abababilonia yaatwala e Babilonia mu bunhage, abantu abaali basigaire mu kibuga, n’abo abaali beeghaireyo ni baira ku luuyi lwa kyabazinga w’e Babilonia, era n’abandi boonaboona. 10Yaaleka mu Buyudaaya abandi ku bantu abaavu einho abazira ke bali nako, yaabagha amasamba ag’emizabbibu n’ebibandha.
Yeremia bamulekula
11Agho kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow’e Babilonia yaalagira Nebuzaradani omukulu w’abaisirukale ati: 12“Muje mubone Yeremia gh’ali era mumulabirire bulungi. Mutamukola kabi koonakoona, aye mumukolere kyonakyona ky’ayenda.” 13Kale Nebuzaradani oyo ng’ali ghalala n’abakungu, Nebushazibani Rabusarisi ni Nerugali Sharezeri, n’abakungu ba kyabazinga w’e Babilonia abandi, 14bandhetesa bantoolayo mu luya olw’ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga. Bangemya Gedalia mutabane wa Ahikamu era mwidhukulu wa Shafani, antwale ewange. Kale naasigala nga ndi mu bantu be bataatwala Babilonia mu bunhage.
Eisuubi lya Ebedimeleki
15Bwe baali nga bakansibiire mu luya olw’ekisaagaati kya kyabazinga, Musengwa Katonda yankoba 16okukobera Ebedimeleki Omwethiopia nti: “Musengwa Katonda Afuga Amagye, Katonda wa Isiraeli, akoba ati, ‘Bona eno, ndituukiriza bye neesoomera ekibuga kino, naakireetera okuzikirira mu kifo ky’okukireetera ebintu okukijiiranga obukalamu. Ekyo ghe kiribeeragho, weena olibaagho waakibona. 17Aye nze Musengwa Katonda ndikukuuma, naaloba kukughaayo eri abantu abo b’otya 18Bwenebwene ndikuwonia baaloba kukwita, waawoniagho obulamu bwo olw’okuneesiga. Nze Musengwa Katonda, ninze nkobye.’ ”