Yeremiya
50 Ibi ni vyo Yehova yavuze ku bijanye na Babiloni+, ku bijanye n’igihugu c’Abakaludaya, biciye ku muhanuzi Yeremiya:
2 «Nimubimenyeshe mu mahanga, mubitangaze.
Nimushinge ikimenyetso*, mubitangaze.
Ntihagire ico munyegeza.
Nimuvuge muti: “Babiloni yafashwe+.
Merodaki yatekewe n’ubwoba.
Ibishusho vya Babiloni vyamaramaye.
Ibigirwamana vyaho bisesemye* vyatekewe n’ubwoba.”
3 Kuko hari ihanga rije gutera Babiloni rivuye mu buraruko+.
Rituma igihugu caho kiba akajoreza.
Nta n’umwe abayo.
Abantu n’ibikoko vyahunze,
biragenda.»
4 Yehova avuze ati: «Muri iyo misi no muri ico gihe, abo muri Isirayeli n’abo mu Buyuda bazoza bari kumwe+, bagenda bararira+, kandi bazorondera Yehova Imana yabo bari kumwe+. 5 Bazobaza inzira ija i Siyoni berekejeyo amaso+, bavuge bati: “Nimuze twifatanye na Yehova mw’isezerano ryamaho ritazokwibagirwa+.” 6 Abantu banje babaye nk’ubusho bw’intama zazimiye+. Abungere babo ni bo batumye bata inzira+. Babajanye ku misozi, bakaza barabayerereza bava kuri uyu musozi canke uyu murambi baja ku wundi. Baribagiye ahantu habo ho kuruhukira. 7 Abababona bose barabamize+, kandi abansi babo bavuze bati: “Nta caha kitwagira, kuko bacumuye kuri Yehova, bacumura kuri Yehova we soko ry’ubugororotsi*, akaba n’icizigiro ca ba sekuruza babo.”»
8 «Nimuhunge muve muri Babiloni,
muve mu gihugu c’Abakaludaya+,
mube nk’ibitungwa biyobora ibindi mu busho.
9 Kuko ngira ntumeko ishengero ry’amahanga akomeye avuye mu gihugu co mu buraruko+,
baze gutera Babiloni.
Bazoza batonze urugamba bamutere,
bamufate bazananye muri urwo ruhande.
Ababusahura bose bazohaga vy’ukuri+», ni ko Yehova avuze.
Kuko mwagumye mwikina amatavu* nk’ishashi y’inka mu vyatsi,
muguma mwanaga nk’impfizi z’amafarasi.
Uwabibarutse yavunitse umutima.
Raba! Ni ihanga ryo hanyuma y’ayandi mahanga.
Ni agahinga katagira amazi. Ni ubugaragwa+.
Uwuzoca iruhande yaho wese azohatamarira yajorewe,
avuze agahwa kubera ivyago vyose vyahashikiye+.
15 Nimumuvugirize akaruru k’intambara impande zose.
Yishikanye*.
Nimumwihore,
mumukorere nk’ivyo yakoze+.
Kubera inkota ikaze, umwe wese azosubira mu b’iwabo,
umwe wese ahungire mu gihugu ciwe+.
17 Abisirayeli ni intama zashwiragiye+. Intambwe zarabasanzaje+. Ubwa mbere, umwami wa Ashuri yarabariye arabamara+, hanyuma Nebukadinezari* umwami wa Babiloni aguguna amagufa yabo+. 18 Ibi rero ni vyo Yehova Nyeningabo, Imana ya Isirayeli, avuze: “Nzokorera umwami wa Babiloni n’igihugu ciwe nk’ivyo nakoreye umwami wa Ashuri+. 19 Kandi nzogarukana Isirayeli mu buragiro bwiwe+. Azorisha i Karumeli n’i Bashani+. Azorisha no mu misozi ya Efurayimu+ n’iya Gileyadi+, ahage.”»
20 Yehova avuze ati: «Muri iyo misi no muri ico gihe,
ikosa rya Isirayeli rizoronderwa,
mugabo ntirizoboneka,
n’ibicumuro vy’Ubuyuda ntibizoboneka,
kuko nzobabarira abo nzoba nasigaje+.»
21 «Genda utere igihugu ca Meratayimu, utere n’ababa i Pekodi+.
Nibagandagurwe bahone*», ni ko Yehova avuze.
«Nukore ivyo ngutegetse vyose.
22 Hari urwamo rw’intambara mu gihugu,
hari ivyago bikomeye.
23 Ewe kuntu ya nyundo yahora imenagura isi yose yavunaguwe, ikameneka+!
Ewe kuntu Babiloni asigaye ari akajoreza mu mahanga+!
24 Ewe Babiloni, naraguteze umutego urafatwa
kandi ntiwabimenye.
Warabonetse urafatwa+,
kuko Yehova ari we warwanije.
Kuko Umukama Segaba Yehova Nyeningabo
afise igikorwa mu gihugu c’Abakaludaya.
26 Nimutere Babiloni muvuye mu mihingo ya kure+.
Nimwugurure ibigega vyiwe+.
Nimumurunde nka kurya kw’ibirundo vy’intete.
Nimumutikize azimangane+,
ntihagire n’umwe asigarana.
Ayo mashuri aragowe, kuko umusi wayo ushitse,
igihe co kubazwa ivyo yakoze!
28 Hari urwamo rw’abariko barahunga,
abariko banyaga amagara bavuye mu gihugu ca Babiloni
kugira ngo bamenyeshe i Siyoni ko Yehova Imana yacu yihoye,
ko yihoye kubera urusengero rwiwe+.
Nimukambike irya n’ino kugira mumutere. Ntihagire n’umwe acaruka.
Nimumwishure ibihwanye n’ivyo yakoze+.
Nimumukorere nk’ivyo yakoze+
kuko yagize ubwibone imbere ya Yehova,
imbere y’Umweranda wa Isirayeli+.
30 Abasore biwe rero bazogwa mu bibanza rusangi+,
kandi kuri uwo musi abasoda biwe bose bazohona*», ni ko Yehova avuze.
31 «Ehe ngira ndakurwanye+, wa mugarariji we+», ni ko Umukama Segaba, Yehova Nyeningabo avuze,
«kuko umusi wawe uzoza ata kabuza, igihe nzokubaza ivyo wakoze.
Nzoturira ibisagara vyawe,
kandi umuriro uzoherengeteza ibintu vyose bigukikuje.»
33 Yehova Nyeningabo avuze ati:
«Abo muri Isirayeli no mu Buyuda baracinyizwa,
kandi ababagize imbohe bose barabagumije+.
Baranse kubarekura+.
34 Ariko Umucunguzi wabo arakomeye+.
Yitwa Yehova Nyeningabo+.
35 Yehova avuze ati: «Inkota izotikiza Abakaludaya,
itikize ababa i Babiloni n’abatware baho n’inkerebutsi zaho+.
36 Inkota izotikiza abavuga amajambo ata co amaze*, kandi bazokorana ubupfu.
Inkota izotikiza abarwanyi baho, kandi bazotekerwa n’ubwoba+.
37 Inkota izotikiza amafarasi yabo n’imikogote yabo y’intambara,
itikize n’abanyamahanga bose babayo,
kandi bazomera nk’abagore+.
Inkota izoza ku matunga ya Babiloni asahurwe+.
38 Amazi yiwe azokabona, akame+.
Ni igihugu c’ibishusho bibajwe+.
Baguma bakora nk’abasazi kubera berekwa ibintu biteye ubwoba.
39 Ku bw’ivyo, ibikoko vyo mu bugaragwa bizobana n’ibikoko vyomanga,
40 «Kurya vyagenze igihe Imana yatikiza Sodomu na Gomora+ n’ibisagara bibanyi+», ni ko Yehova avuze, «nta n’umwe azobayo, kandi nta muntu azokwimukirayo+.
41 Ehe! Abantu bariko baraza bava mu buraruko.
Ihanga rikomeye n’abami bahambaye+ bazotumwako
baze bavuye mu mihingo ya kure cane y’isi+.
42 Bakoresha umuheto n’agacumu+.
Ni ba ruburakigongwe kandi ntibazogira imbabazi+.
Iyo bariko bagendera ku mafarasi,
urwamo rwabo rumeze nk’ukuroha kw’ikiyaga+.
Batonze urugamba nk’umuntu umwe kugira ngo bakurwanye, ewe mukobwa wa Babiloni+!
Afashwe n’amaganya
n’ububabare nk’ubw’umugore ariko aribaruka.
44 Raba! Hari umuntu azoduga nk’intambwe ivuye mu bisaka vy’inzitane vyo ku nkengera ya Yorodani, aje gutera uburagiro butekanye. Mugabo mu kanya gatoyi nzotuma bahunga igihugu cabo. Uwo natoye+ ni we nzoshiraho ngo akiganze. Mbega hari uwumeze nkanje? Hari uwompigisha? Hari umwungere yompagarara imbere+? 45 Nimwumve rero yemwe ingingo* Yehova yafatiye Babiloni+ n’ivyo yiyumviriye gukorera igihugu c’Abakaludaya:
Ni ukuri, imyagazi yo mu busho izoburutwa.
Azotuma aho yahora iba hacika umusaka kubera bo+.