1Ijambo ryaje kuri Yeremiya rivuye ku Uwiteka ku ngoma ya Yehoyakimu mwene Yosiyaumwami w'u Buyudariti
2“Jya mu muryango w'Abarekabuuvuganena bo kandiubazane mu nzu y'Uwiteka, mu cyumba kimwe cyo muri yo mazeubahevino banywe.”
3Nuko nzana na Yāzaniya mwene Yeremiya, mwene Habaziniya na bene se, n'abahungu be bose n'umuryango wose w'Abarekabu,
4mbazana mu nzu y'Uwiteka mu cyumba cya bene Hanāni mwene Igidaliyaumuntu w'Imana, cyari gihereranye n'icyumba cy'ibikomangoma kiri hejuru y'icyumba cya Māseya mwene Shalumu,umunyagihe.
5Maze ntereka imbere y'abahungu b'umuryango w'Abarekabu ibicuma byuzuyemovino hamwe n'ibikombe, ndababwira nti “Nimunywevino.”
6Ariko barahakana bati “Ntituyinywa kuko Yonadabu mwene Rekabu sogokuruzawacu yadutegetse ati ‘Ntimuzanywe vino, ari mwe cyangwa abana banyu iteka ryose.
7Kandi ntimuzubaken'amazu, ntimuzabibe imbuto habe no guterainzabibu cyangwa kuzigira, ahubwo muzabamu mahema iminsi yoze muzabamuriho, kugirango mumareiminsi myinshi mu gihugu mwimukiyemo.’
8Natwe twumviye itegeko rya Yonadabu mwene Rekabu, sogokuruzawacu ry'ibyo yadutegetse byose, kugirango tutanywa vino mu minsi yose, twese n'abagore bacu n'abahungu bacu n'abakobwa bacu,
9ntitwiyubakire n'amazu yo kubamo. Nuko nta nzabibu tugiranta n'imirima habe n'imbuto,
10ahubwo tuba mu mahema tukumvira tugakora ibyo sogokuruzawacu Yonadabu yadutegetse byose.
11Ariko igihe Nebukadinezariumwami w'i Babuloniyateraga iki gihugu twaravuze tuti ‘Nimuze tujye i Yerusalemu duhunge ingabo z'Abakaludaya, duhinge n'ingabo z'Abasiriya.’Ni cyo gituma dutuyei Yerusalemu.”
12Maze ijambo ry'Uwiteka riza kuri Yeremiya riti
13“Uku ni ko Uwiteka Nyiringabo Imana ya Isirayeli ivuga ngo gendaubwire abantu b'i Buyudan'abatuye i Yerusalemu uti ‘Mbese ntimuzemera kwigishwa ngo mwumvire amagambo yanjye? Ni ko Uwiteka abaza.
14Amagambo ya Yonadabu mwene Rekabu, ayo yategetse abahungu be ngo be kunywavino yarasohojwe, kugezana bugingo n'ubu ntibayinywa kuko bumviye itegeko rya sekuruza. Ariko jye navuganye namwe nkazinduka kare nkababwira, ntimurakanyumvira.
15Kandi nabatumyeho n'abagaragu banjye b'abahanuzi, nkazinduka kare nkabatuma nti: Nimugarukeumuntu wese areke inzira ye mbi, mwihane imirimo yanyu kandi mwe gukurikira izindi mana ngo muzikorere, ni ho muzabamu gihugu nabahaye mwe na ba sogokuruza, ariko ntimwanteze amatwi, habe no kunyumvira.
16Mubonye bene Yonadabu mwene Rekabu basohoje itegeko sekuruzayabategetse, ariko ubu bwoko bwo ntibunyumvira.’
17Ni cyo gituma Uwiteka Imana Nyiringabo Imana ya Isirayeli ivuga ngo ‘Dore ngiye gutezau Buyudan'abatuye i Yerusalemu bose ibyago byose nabavuzeho, kuko navuganaga na bo ntibanyumvire, kandi nabahamagara ntibitabe.’”
18Maze Yeremiya abwira ab'umuryango w'Abarekabu ati “Uku ni ko Uwiteka Nyiringabo Imana ya Isirayeli ivuga, ngo kuko mwumviye itegeko rya sogokuruzawanyu Yonadabu, mugakomeza amategeko ye yose kandi mugakora ibyo yabategetse byose,
19ni cyo gituma Uwiteka Nyiringabo Imana ya Isirayeli ivuga ngo ‘Ntabwo Yonadabu mwene Rekabu azaburaumwana wo kunkorera iteka ryose.’”