¹The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying,

¹.Shoko rakauya kuna Jeremiya, richibva kuna Jehovha, richiti,

²Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

²Inzwai mashoko esungano iyi, muataure navanhu vaJudha, navagere Jerusaremu,

³And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,

³uti kwavari, Zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari waIsiraeri, munhu usinganzwi mashoko esungano iyi, ngaatukwe,

⁴Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:

⁴aya andakaraira madzibaba enyu nezuva randakavabudisa munyika yeEgipita, muchoto chamatare, ndichiti, teererai inzwi rangu, muzviite zvose sezvandakakurairai; ipapo muchava vanhu vangu, neni ndichava Mwari wenyu;

⁵That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.

⁵kuti ndisimbise kupika kwandakapikira madzibaba enyu, kuti ndichavapa nyika inoyerera mukaka nouchi, sezvazvakaita zuva ranhasi. Ipapo ndakapindura, ndikati, Ameni, Jehovha.

⁶Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.

⁶Zvino Jehovha akati kwandiri, Paridza mashoko awa ose pamaguta aJudha, napanzira dzomuJerusaremu, uchiti, Inzwai mashoko esungano iyi, muaite.

⁷For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

⁷nekuti ndakarairira madzibaba enyu kwazvo nezuva randakavabudisa munyika yeEgipita, kusvikira zuva ranhasi, ndichifumira mangwanani, ndichirairira, ndichiti, teererai inzwi rangu.

⁸Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.

⁸Asi havana kuteerera, kana kurerekera nzeve dzavo, asi mumwe nomumwe wavo wakaramba achifamba nohukukutu hwomoyo wake wakaipa; naizvozvo ndakauyisa pamusoro pavo mashoko ose esungano iyi, andakavaraira kuti vaaite, asi havana kuaita.

⁹And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

⁹Zvino Jehovha akati kwandiri, Rangano yakaipa yawanikwa pakati pavanhu vaJudha, napakati pavagere Jerusaremu.

¹⁰They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

¹⁰Vakadzokera kune zvakaipa zvamadzitateguru avo, akaramba kunzwa mashoko angu, vakatevera vamwe vamwari kuti vavashumire; imba yaIsiraeri neimba yaJudha vakaputsa sungano yangu yandakaita namadzibaba avo.

¹¹Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

¹¹Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha, Tarirai, ndichauyisa zvakaipa pamusoro pavo, zvavasingagoni kutiza; vachadanidzira kwandiri, asi handingavanzwi.

¹²Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

¹²Ipapo vamaguta aJudha navagere Jerusaremu, vachandodanidzira kuna vamwari vavanopisira zvinonhuhwira; asi havangatongovaponesi panguva yokutambudzika kwavo.

¹³For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

¹³nekuti iwe Judha, kuwanda kwavamwari vako kwakafanana nokuwanda kwamaguta ako; uye makavakira chinhu chinonyadzisa maaritari, iwo maaritari okupisira Bhaari zvinonhuhwira, akawanda senzira dzomuJerusaremu.

¹⁴Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.

¹⁴Saka iwe usanyengeterera vanhu ava, kana kudana nokuda kwavo nenzwi rako kana munyengetero wako; nekuti handingavanzwi nenguva yavanodanidzira kwandiri nokuda kokutambudzika kwavo.

¹⁵What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.

¹⁵Mudikamwa wangu unotsvakeiko mumba mangu, zvaakaita zvinonyangadza navazhinji? Mhiko nenyama tsvene zvingabvisa njodzi yako here? Ipapo ungafara kwazvo.

¹⁶The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

¹⁶Jehovha wakakutumidza zita rinonzi, Muorivhi mutema, wakanaka nezvibereko zvakanaka; asi wakazovesa moto pamusoro pawo nomubvumo webope guru, matavi awo akavhuniwa.

¹⁷For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.

¹⁷nekuti Jehovha wehondo, iye wakakusima, wakareva zvakaipa pamusoro pako, nokuda kwezvakaipa zveimba yaIsiraeri, neimba yaJudha, zvavakaita vachinditsamwisa nokupisira kwavo Bhaari zvinonhuhwira.

¹⁸And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.

¹⁸Jehovha wakandizivisa izvozvo, ndikazviziva; ipapo mukandiratidza zvavanoita.

¹⁹But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

¹⁹Asi ini ndakanga ndakafanana negwayana nyoro rinoiswa kundobayiwa; ndakanga ndisingazivi kuti vakanga varangana mano akaipa pamusoro pangu, vachiti, Ngatiparadze muti pamwechete nezvibereko zvawo, ngatimubvise chose panyika yavapenyu, zita rake rirege kuzorangarirwa.

²⁰But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

²⁰Asi imwi Jehovha wehondo, imwi munotonga zvakarurama, munoidza itsvo nomoyo, ndichaona kutsiva kwenyu kwavari, nekuti ndakakuzarurirai mhaka yangu.

²¹Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:

²¹Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha pamusoro pavanhu veAnatoti, vanotsvaka kukuuraya, vachiti, Haufaniri kuporofita nezita raJehovha, kuti urege kuurawa namaoko edu;

²²Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:

²²naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Tarirai, ndichavarova; majaya achaurawa nomunondo, vanakomana vavo navanasikana vavo vachaurawa nenzara;

²³And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.

²³havangasarirwi navanhu, nekuti ndichauyisa zvakaipa pamusoro pavanhu veAnatoti pagore rokurohwa kwavo.