¹Shoko, rakasvika kuna Jeremiya richibva kuna Jehovha namazuva aJehoiakimu, mwanakomana waJosiya, mambo waJudha, richiti,

¹The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

²Enda kuimba yavaRekabhi, utaure navo, uuye navo mumba maJehovha, mune imwe kamuri, uvape waini vamwe.

²Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

³Ipapo ndakatora Jaazania mwanakomana waJeremiya, mwanakomana waHabhazania, nehama dzake, navanakomana vake vose, neimba yose yavaRekabhi.

³Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

⁴Ndikavaisa mumba maJehovha, mukamuri yavanakomana vaHanani mwanakomana waIghidhari, munhu waMwari, yaiva pedo nekamuri yamachinda, yakanga iri pamusoro pekamuri yamachinda, yakanga iri pamusoro pekamuri yaMaaseia mwanakomana waSharumi, mutariri wechikumbaridzo.

⁴And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

⁵Ndikagadza pamberi pavanakomana veimba yavaRekabhi mbiya dzizere newaini nemikombe, ndikati kwavari, Imwai waini.

⁵And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.

⁶Asi ivo vakati Hatingamwi waini, nekuti Jonadhabhi mwanakomana waRekabhi, baba vedu, vakatiraira vachiti, Regai kumwa waini, imi, navanakomana venyu nokusingaperi;

⁶But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:

⁷uye musavaka dzimba, kana kudzvara mbeu, kana kurima minda yemizambiringa, kana kuva nazvo; asi munofanira kugara mumatende mazuva enyu ose, kuti mugare mazuva mazhinji munyika mamunogara muri vatorwa.

⁷Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.

⁸Zvino takateerera inzwi raJonadhabhi mwanakomana waRekabhi, baba vedu, pazvose zvavakaraira, vachiti tirege kumwa waini mazuva edu ose, isu, navakadzi vedu;

⁸Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;

⁹kana kuzvivakira dzimba matingagara; uye hatina minda yemizambiringa, kana mimwe minda, kana mbeu;

⁹Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

¹⁰asi takagara mumatende, tikateerera, tikaita zvose sezvatakarairwa naJonadhabhi baba vedu.

¹⁰But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

¹¹Asi Nebhukadhirezari mambo weBhabhironi wakati achisvika munyika ino, tikati, Hendei, tiende Jerusaremu nekuti tinotya hondo yavaKaradhea, uye tinotya hondo yavaSiria; naizvozvo tigere Jerusaremu.

¹¹But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.

¹²Ipapo shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Jeremiya, richiti,

¹²Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,

¹³Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, Enda undoudza varume vaJudha, navagere Jerusaremu, uti, Hamutendi kurangwa, kuti muteerere mashoko angu here? Ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹³Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.

¹⁴Mashoko aJonadhabhi mwanakomana waRekabhi, aakaraira vanakomana vake, kuti varege kumwa waini, anoteererwa; kusvikira zuva ranhasi havamwi, nekuti vanoteerera murayiro wababa wavo. Asi ini ndakataura nemi, ndichimuka mangwanani ndichitaura; asi hamuna kunditeerera.

¹⁴The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.

¹⁵Ndakatumawo kwamuri varanda vangu vose vavaporofita, ndichimuka mangwanani, ndichivatuma, ndichiti, Dzokai zvino mumwe nomumwe panzira yake yakaipa, munatse zvamunoita, murege kutevera vamwe vamwari muchivashumira, ipapo muchagara panyika yandakakupai imwi namadzibaba enyu; asi hamuna kurerekera nzeve dzenyu, kana kunditeerera.

¹⁵I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

¹⁶Vanakomana vaJonadhabhi mwanakomana waRekabhi vakateerera murayiro wababa wavo, waakavaraira, asi vanhu ava havana kunditeerera;

¹⁶Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:

¹⁷naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha, Mwari wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri; Tarirai, ndichauyisa pamusoro paJudha napamusoro pavose vagere Jerusaremu zvakaipa zvose zvandakareva pamusoro pavo; nekuti ndakataura navo, asi havana kunzwa, ndakavadana, asi havana kudavira.

¹⁷Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

¹⁸Zvino Jeremiya akati kuimba yavaRekabhi, Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, zvamakateerera murayiro waJonadhabhi baba venyu, mukachengeta zviga zvavo zvose, mukaita zvose sezvamakarairwa navo;

¹⁸And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:

¹⁹naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, iye Mwari waIsiraeri, Jonadhabhi mwanakomana waRekabhi haangashaiwi munhu ungamira pamberi pangu nokusingaperi.

¹⁹Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.