¹.Zvino Pashuri, mwanakomana womupristi Imeri, mutariri mukuru mumba maJehovha, wakanzwa Jeremiya achiporofita zvinhu izvi.

¹Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.

²Ipapo Pashuri wakarova muporofita Jeremiya, akamusunga mumatanda aiva pasuwo rokumusoro raBhenjamini, raiva mumba maJehovha.

²Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

³Zvino fume mangwanani Pashuri akasunungura Jeremiya pamatanda. Ipapo Jeremiya akati kwaari, Jehovha haana kukutumidza zita rinonzi Pashuri, asi rinonzi Magorimisabhibhi.

³And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.

⁴nekuti zvanzi naJehovha, Tarira, ndinokuita chinhu chinotyisa, chichakutyisa iwe umene neshamwari dzako dzose; vachaparadzwa nomunondo wavavengi vavo, meso ako achazviona; ndichaisa Judha rose mumaoko amambo weBhabhironi, iye uchavatapira Bhabhironi, nokuvauraya nomunondo.

⁴For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

⁵Uyezve, ndichaisa fuma yose yeguta rino, nezvose zvavakawana, nezvose zvavo zvinokosha, zvirokwazvo, nefuma yose yamadzimambo aJudha, ndichazviisa mumaoko avavengi vavo; ivo vachavapamba, nokuvatapa, nokuenda navo Bhabhironi.

⁵Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

⁶Newe Pashuri, navose vagere mumba mako, muchatapwa, iwe uchandosvika Bhabhironi, uchandofirapo, nokuvigwapo, iwe neshamwari dzako dzose, dzawaiporofitira nhema.

⁶And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.

⁷imwi Jehovha makandigombedzera, ndikagombedzerwa; imwi mune simba kupfuureni, mukakunda; ndakaitwa chinhu chinosekwa zuva rose, mumwe nomumwe unondiseka.

⁷O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

⁸nekuti ndinoti kana ndotaura, ndodanidzira; ndinodanidzira, ndichiti, Zvinoitwa nesimba nokuparadza nekuti shoko raJehovha rakaitwa kwandiri chinhu chinoshoorwa, nechinhu chinosekwa zuva rose.

⁸For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

⁹Kana ndichiti, Handichamurangariri, kana kutaura nezita rake, ipapo mumoyo mangu mava somoto unopfuta, wakapfigirwa mumafupa angu; ndaneta nokutsungirira, handichagoni.

⁹Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

¹⁰nekuti ndakanzwa makuhwa avazhinji, zvinotyisa pamativi ose. Pomerai, isu tigomupomera, ndizvo zvinotaura shamwari dzangu dzose dzinodikamwa neni, vanotarira kuparadzwa kwangu; zvimwe uchanyengerwa, tikamukunda, tikazvitsivira kwaari.

¹⁰For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

¹¹Asi Jehovha uneni semhare inotyisa; saka vamanikidzi vangu vachagumburwa, havangakundi; vachanyadziswa kwazvo, nekuti havana kuita nohuchenjeri, nokunyadzwa nokusingaperi, kusingazokanganikwi.

¹¹But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

¹²Asi imwi Jehovha wehondo, imi, munoidza vakarurama, munoona itsvo nomoyo, ngandione kutsiva kwenyu kwavari; nekuti ndakakuzarurirai imwi mhaka yangu.

¹²But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

¹³Imbirai Jehovha, rumbidzai Jehovha; nekuti wakarwira mweya wounoshaiwa pamaoko avaiti vezakaipa.

¹³Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

¹⁴Zuva randaberekwa naro ngaritukwe, zuva randakaberekwa namai vangu ngarirege kuropafadzwa.

¹⁴Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

¹⁵Munhu ngaatukwe wakazivisa baba vangu shoko rokuti, Maberekerwa mwanakomana, akavafadza kwazvo.

¹⁵Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

¹⁶Munhu uyo ngaave samaguta akaparadzwa naJehovha, akasazvidemba; ngaanzwe kuchema mangwanani nemhere panguva yamasikati;

¹⁶And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

¹⁷zvaakarega kundiuraya ndichiri muchizvaro; saizvozvo mai vangu vangadai vaiva hwiro hwangu, vairamba vane mimba.

¹⁷Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

¹⁸Ndakabudireiko pachizvaro, kuti ndione kutambudzika nokuchema, kuti mazuva angu apere nokunyadziswa?

¹⁸Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?