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[1] Sidkhiiya wileed Yuuchiiya bigi malik fi badal Yuyakiin wileed Yahuuyakhim. Wa da Nabuukhadnasar malik Baabil bas al-darrajah malik fi balad Yahuuza.

[2] Wa la malik Sidkhiiya wa la kubaaraatah wa la chaʼab baladah ma yasmaʼo kalaam Allah al-hajjaah be waasitat al-nabi Irmiya.

[3] Wa be da kula, al-malik Sidkhiiya rassal Yahuukal wileed Chalamya wa Safanya wileed Maʼasiiya raajil al-diin achaan yuguulu le l-nabi Irmiya : «Min fadlak, asʼal Allah Ilaahna fi chaanna !»

[4] Wa fi l-wakit daak, al-nabi Irmiya lissaaʼ ma karabooh fi l-sijin. Hu gaaʼid yamchi jaay wa jaay fi lubb al-chaʼab.

[5] Wa wakit al-Baabiliyiin gaaʼidiin yihaasuru Madiinat al-Khudus, simʼo kadar deech Firʼoon malik Masir marag min baladah wa jaayi. Wa khalaas, al-Baabiliyiin baʼʼado min Madiinat al-Khudus.

[6] Wa khalaas, Allah hajja le l-nabi Irmiya wa gaal :

[7] «Hajji le l-murassaliin dool wa guul leehum : ‹Daahu Allah Ilaah Bani Israaʼiil gaal : Amchu le malik Yahuuza al-rassalaaku leyi le tasʼalooni. Wa guulu leyah : “Daahu deech Firʼoon al-marag le yafzaʼku yigabbil fi baladah Masir.

[8] Wa khalaas, al-Baabiliyiin yaju battaan yahjumu al-madiina di wa yichiiluuha wa yiharruguuha.”

[9] Wa daahu Allah gaal : “Ma tukhuchchu nufuusku wa tuguulu al-Baabiliyiin macho baʼiid minku. Abadan humman ma yikhalluuku.

[10] Hatta kan nasartu fi kulla deech al-Baabiliyiin al-gaaʼidiin yihaarubuuku kula, kan faddalo minhum illa rujaal majruuhiin wa raagdiin fi khiyamhum kula, humman yugummu wa yiharrugu al-madiina di.”›»

[11] Wa wakit deech al-Baabiliyiin baʼʼad min Madiinat al-Khudus be sabab deech Firʼoon,

[12] Irmiya dawwar yamrug min Madiinat al-Khudus le yamchi ard gabiilat Banyaamiin. Wa hinaak yalga ard warasatah fi usut aayiltah.

[13] Wa wakit hu ja fi baab al-madiina al-usmah Banyaamiin, hu ligi kabiir al-hurraas al-usmah Yiriya wileed Chalamya wileed Hananya gaaʼid fi l-baab da. Wa Yiriya lazamah le l-nabi Irmiya wa gaal leyah : «Tidoor tindamma le deech al-Baabiliyiin walla chunu ?»

[14] Wa Irmiya radda wa gaal : «Misli ana namchi nindamma le deech al-Baabiliyiin ? Kalaamak da ma sahiih !» Wa laakin Yiriya ma simiʼ kalaamah. Karabah le Irmiya wa waddaah giddaam al-kubaaraat.

[15] Wa l-kubaaraat ziʼilo zaʼal chadiid didd Irmiya wa gammo farachooh wa janzarooh fi beet Yuunataan al-kaatib achaan humman sawwo fi l-bakaan da sijin.

[16] Wa misil da bas, le Irmiya karabooh wa dassooh fi l-suluulu wa foogah gaʼad mudda tawiile.

[17] Wa l-malik Sidkhiiya rassal jaabooh le Irmiya fi gasrah le yasʼalah be achiir. Wa saʼalah wa gaal leyah : «Fiyah kalaam min Allah walla ?» Wa Irmiya gaal : «Aywa fi ! Wa l-kalaam da buguul, inta tagaʼ fi iid malik Baabil.»

[18] Wa Irmiya gaal battaan le malik Sidkhiiya : «Ana sawweet chunu leek inta wa kubaaraatak wa chaʼabak achaan tidissuuni fi l-suluulu da ?

[19] Wa ween anbiyaaku al-khachchooku wa gaalo : ‹Malik Baabil ma yaji didduku walla didd al-balad di.›

[20] Wa hassaʼ, ya siidi al-malik, asmaʼ ! Min fadlak, akhbal duʼaayi ! Ma tigabbilni battaan fi beet Yuunataan al-kaatib. Akiid ana numuut foogah !»

[21] Wa khalaas, al-malik Sidkhiiya anta amur yukhuttu Irmiya fi fadaayit al-hurraas wa kulla yoom yijiibu leyah khubza min chaariʼ al-khabbaaziin lahaddi kulla l-khubza hint al-madiina tikammil. Wa be misil da, Irmiya gaʼad fi fadaayit al-hurraas.

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