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[1] Wa Nabuukhadnasar malik Baabil gamma le yihaarib Madiinat al-Khudus wa kulla l-hillaal al-taabʼiin leeha. Wa hu ja be kulla askarah wa askar mamaalik al-ard wa dool kulla l-chuʼuub al-hu yahkim fooghum. Wa fi l-wakit daak, Allah hajja le Irmiya.

[2] Wa daahu Allah Ilaah Bani Israaʼiil gaal leyah : «Amchi wa hajji le Sidkhiiya malik Yahuuza. Wa guul leyah : ‹Daahu Allah gaal : Akiid ana nisallim al-madiina di le malik Baabil wa yiharrigha be naar.

[3] Ya Sidkhiiya, inta zaatak ma tanja minnah, akiid hu yakurbak. Wa tilgaabalo maʼa malik Baabil wijih be wijih wa tihajji maʼaayah khachum be khachum wa yiwaddiik fi Baabil.

[4] Ya Sidkhiiya malik Yahuuza, kan tasmaʼ kalaami ana Allah al-gultah leek, inta abadan ma tumuut fi l-harib.

[5] Tumuut be salaam. Wa misil harrago al-bakhuur fi moot juduudak al-muluuk al-jo gablak, inta kula yiharruguuh leek. Wa yabku leek wa yuguulu : “Ya khasaaritna ! Sayyidna maat !” Wa da ana bas waaʼadtak beyah.›» Wa da kalaam Allah.

[6] Wa l-nabi Irmiya gaal kulla l-kalaam da le Sidkhiiya malik Yahuuza fi Madiinat al-Khudus.

[7] Wa fi l-wakit daak, askar malik Baabil gaaʼidiin yihaarubu didd Madiinat al-Khudus wa didd Lakiich wa Aziikha achaan dool bas al-mudun al-gawiyiin al-faddalo min hillaal balad Yahuuza.

[8] Wa Allah hajja le Irmiya wa da baʼad al-malik Sidkhiiya maʼa kulla chaʼab Madiinat al-Khudus sawwo muʼaahada le yaʼlunu al-hurriiye.

[9] Wa be da, ayyi naadum yanti al-hurriiye le abiidah wa khadiimah min akhwaanah al-Ibraaniyiin wa yikhalliihum yamchu hurriin. Wa ma waajib ayyi naadum yiʼabbid naadum min akhwaanah al-Yahuud.

[10] Wa kulla l-kubaaraat wa kulla l-chaʼab al-mado fi l-muʼaahada di khassado yantu al-hurriiye le abiidhum wa yikhalluuhum yamchu hurriin wa ma yiʼabbuduuhum battaan. Wa khalaas, khalloohum macho hurriin.

[11] Wa laakin baʼad da, humman nidmo wa nagado muʼaahadathum al-sawwooha. Wa gabbalo abiidhum al-humman antoohum al-hurriiye wa abbadoohum battaan.

[12] Wa Allah hajja le Irmiya wa gaal :

[13] «Daahu Allah Ilaah Bani Israaʼiil gaal : ‹Ana bas sawweet muʼaahada maʼa juduudku fi yoom maragtuhum min Masir balad al-ubuudiiye.

[14] Wa gult leehum : “Fi l-sana al-saabʼe, ayyi waahid minku yanti al-hurriiye le akhuuh al-Ibraani al-baaʼ nafsah leyah. Hu yakhdim leyah sitte sana wa baʼad da, yikhalli yamchi hurr.” Wa laakin juduudku ma khatto adaanhum leyi wa ma simʼooni.

[15] Wa intu al-yoom sawweetu al-adiil giddaami. Ayyi waahid minku aalan al-hurriiye le akhuuh wa khallaah macha hurr. Wa da be muʼaahadatku al-sawweetuuha giddaami fi beeti al-foogah usmi. Wa laakin intu nidimtu !

[16] Aywa, nidimtu wa nagadtu muʼaahadatku wa ma ahtaramtu usmi. Gabbaltu al-abiid al-awwal khalleetuuhum macho hurriin fi nufuushum wa abbadtuuhum battaan.›»

[17] Wa fi chaan da, daahu Allah gaal : «Intu ma simiʼtuuni wa ayyi waahid minku ma aalan al-hurriiye le akhu. Wa fi chaan da, ana niʼaalin didduku al-harib wa l-waba wa l-juuʼ wa humman yaktuluuku be hurriiye. Wa ana nisawwiiku masal al-bikhawwif kulla mamaalik al-ard. Wa da kalaam Allah.

[18] Wa l-naas al-nidmo wa nagado muʼaahadati wa ma tabbago kalaam al-muʼaahada al-sawwooha giddaami, ana nisawwiihum misil al-ijil al-chaggooh itneen wa khattooh jaay wa jaay wa faato ambeenaatah wa di alaamat al-muʼaahada.

[19] Wa kubaaraat Yahuuza wa kubaaraat Madiinat al-Khudus wa l-masaaʼiil wa rujaal al-diin wa kulla chaʼab al-balad al-faato ambeenaat al-ijil da,

[20] ana nisallimhum le udwaanhum al-yidooru moothum wa janaazaathum yabgo akil le l-suguura wa l-maraafʼiin.

[21] Wa Sidkhiiya malik Yahuuza wa kubaaraatah kula nisallimhum le udwaanhum al-yidooru moothum wa humman askar malik Baabil. Wa hassaʼ, humman baʼʼado minku

[22] wa laakin daahu ana nantiihum amur wa humman yigabbulu didd al-madiina di yihaarubuuha wa yichiiluuha wa yutuchchuuha be naar. Wa kulla hillaal balad Yahuuza yabgo faadiyiin min sukkaanhum.» Wa da kalaam Allah.

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