1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. 5 Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
6 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. 10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
11 ¶ And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, 12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. 14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 15 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
16 ¶ When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Yeremiya ye Mansa Sedekiya dandalaa
1 Babiloni mansakewo Nebukanesa ye Sedekiya, Yosiya dinkewo le tomboŋ ka ke Yahuuda mansa ti. A siita mansayaa la Yehoyahini le noo to, Yehoyakimu dinkewo. 2 Bari Sedekiya niŋ a la mansakundaa dookuulaalu, ka taa bankoo moo koteŋolu maŋ soŋ ka i lamoyi kiilaariyaa kumoolu la, Yaawe* ye mennu fo ka bo niŋ nte Yeremiya la.
3 Mansa Sedekiya naata Yehukali kii, Selemiya dinkewo, aniŋ Piriisi* Sefaniya, Maaseya dinkewo ka a fo n ye ko: “Duwaa ka Yaawe, ǹ na Alla daani ǹ ye.”
4 Wo tumoo ì maŋ nte Yeremiya soroŋ bunjawoo kono foloo, n ka tara taa niŋ naa la moolu kono le, ko n lafita a la ñaameŋ. 5 Wo waatoo la, Misira mansakewo Firawoona la kelediŋ kafoo le wulita ka bo naŋ Misira. A ye a tara le Babiloni kelediŋolu ye Yerusalaamu murubeŋ, ì ye a suki. Kabiriŋ ì ye a moyi ko, Misira kelediŋolu le ka naa ì kaŋ, ì ye Yerusalaamu bula, ì taata.
6 Bituŋ Yaawe la kumoo naata n kaŋ ko: 7 “Nte Yaawe, Banisirayila la Alla ye ñiŋ ne fo ko: Ali a fo Yahuuda mansakewo ye, meŋ ye ali kii ka naa yaamaroo ñini nte Yaawe bulu, ‘A juubee, Firawoona la kelediŋ kafoo, meŋ wulita ka naa ali maakoyi, sambii ì be seyi la Misira, ì la bankoo kaŋ. 8 Wo to le Babiloninkoolu be muru la naŋ ka keloo boyi ñiŋ saatewo kaŋ. Ì be jee muta la le, ì ye a jani.’
9 “Nte Yaawe ye ñiŋ ne fo ko: Ali kana ali faŋolu neenee, ka a miira ko Babiloninkoolu be ali tu la jee le, kaatu ì te ali tu la jee. 10 Hani niŋ a ye a tara ali ye Babiloni kelediŋolu bee noo le, mennu ka naa ali kele, fo a tuta kee baramariŋolu doroŋ na ì la tiriliisoolu* kono, ì si wuli naŋ ì ye ñiŋ saatewo jani, fo a niŋ bankoo ye tembe.”
Ì ye Yeremiya soroŋ bunjawoo kono
11 Babiloni kelediŋolu ye Yerusalaamu saatewo bula wo le ñaama, kaatu Firawoona la kelediŋ kafoo le ka naa ì kaŋ. 12 Nte Yeremiya naata wuli ka bo Yerusalaamu ka taa Benjamini tundoo kaŋ, ka taa n na keetaafeŋo kamma n na moolu yaa. 13 Bari kabiriŋ m futata saatee dundaŋ daa to, ì ka meŋ kumandi Benjamini Dundaŋ Daa la, kantarilaa kuntiyo, meŋ too mu Iriya ti, Selemiya dinkewo, Hananiya mamariŋo ye m muta. A ko n ye ko, “I be jamfaa le siti kaŋ ka taa Babiloninkoolu yaa!”
14 Ŋa a jaabi ko, “Wo mu faniyaa le ti! Nte maŋ tara jamfaa la ka taa Babiloninkoolu yaa.” Bari Iriya maŋ soŋ na i lamoyi la n na. A ye m muta le, a ye n samba maralilaalu yaa. 15 Ì kamfaata n kamma baake le. Ì ye kaŋo dii ka m busa, ì naata n dundi bunjawoo kono, Safeerilaa Yonatani la buŋo kono, kaatu ì ye jee ke bunjawoo le ti.
16 Ì ye n dundi duuma bunjawoo kono wo le ñaama, koomanto ì ka jiyo ke daameŋ, n tuta jee, fo waati jaŋ. 17 Mansa Sedekiya naata kiilaa kii, ì ye n samba a ye naŋ a la mansasuwo kono. Jee to, a ye n kullootoo ñininkaa ko, “Fo i ye kuma le soto Yaawe bulu baŋ?”
Ŋa a jaabi ko, “Haa, ŋa kumoo soto le.” N tententa ka a fo a ye ko, “I be duŋ na Babiloni mansakewo bulu le.”
18 N ko a ye fanaa ko, “Nte ye muŋ kuu jawu le ke ite la, waraŋ i la mansakundaa dookuulaalu la, waraŋ moo koteŋolu la, ka a tinna ali ye n dundi bunjawoo kono? 19 Ali la wo annabiyomoolu lee saayiŋ, mennu ko ali ye ko, Babiloni mansakewo te naa ali boyinkaŋ na, waraŋ ka Yahuuda bankoo boyinkaŋ? 20 Bari saayiŋ, m maarii Mansa, dukaree i lamoyi n na. N na daaniroo mu ñiŋ ne ti ko: Kana m murundi Safeerilaa Yonatani la buŋo to. Niŋ i ye wo ke, m be faa la jee le.”
21 Bituŋ Mansa Sedekiya naata kaŋo dii ka m muta kelediŋ kantarilaalu la luwo to. Ì ka mbuuru kuŋ kiliŋ ne dii n na luŋ-wo-luŋ, ka bo mbuuru janilaalu yaa, mbeedoo kaŋ. Ì ye a ke wo le ñaama, fo mbuuroo banta saatewo kono. Bituŋ wo ñaama le mu, nte Yeremiya tuta kantarilaalu la luwo to.
