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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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