¹Zvanzi naJehovha, Burukira kumba kwamambo waJudha, undotaurapo shoko iri,

²uti, Inzwa shoko raJehovha, iwe mambo waJudha, ugere pachigaro choushe chaDhavhidhi,iwe navaranda vako, navanhu vako vanopinda napamasuwo awa.

³Zvanzi naJehovha, Tongai zvakarurama nezvakatendeka, murwire wakabirwa muruoko rwounomumanikidza;mutorwa, nenherera, nechirikadzi, regai kuvaitira zvisakarurama, regai kuvaitira nesimba; uye musateura ropa risina mhosva panzvimbo ino.

⁴nekuti kana muchiita chinhu ichi nomoyo wose, pamasuwo eimba iyi pachapinda madzimambo, achagara pachigaro choushe chaDhavhidhi, achifamba nengoro nokutasva mabhiza, iye navaranda vake navanhu vake.

⁵Asi kana mukaramba kunzwa mashoko awa, ndinopika neni ndimene, kuti imba ino ichava dongo ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

⁶nekuti zvanzi naJehovha, Uri Giriyadhi kwandiri, nomusoro weRebhanoni; asi zvirokwazvo ndichakuita renje, namaguta asingagarwi navanhu.

⁷Ndichakugadzirira vaparadzi, mumwe nomumwe ane nhumbi dzake dzokurwa; vachatema misidhari yenyu inodikamwa, vachiikandira mumoto.

⁸Marudzi mazhinji avanhu achapfuura napaguta rino, mumwe nomumwe uchati kunowokwake, Jehovha wakaitireiko guta rino guru zvakadaro?

⁹Ipapo vachapindura, vachiti, nekuti vakasiya sungano yaJehovha, Mwari wavo, vakanamata vamwe vamwari, vachivashumira.

¹⁰Musachema wakafa, kana kumuwungudzira; asi mucheme kwazvo iye unoenda, nekuti haangadzokizve, kana kuonazve nyika yake yaakaberekerwa.

¹¹nekuti zvanzi naJehovha pamusoro paSharumi, mwanakomana waJosiya, mambo waJudha, wakabata ushe panzvimbo ino, Iye haangadzokeripozve;

¹²asi kwaakatapirwa, ndiko kwaachandofirako; haangazoonizve nyika ino.

¹³Une nhamo iye unovaka imba yake nokusarurama, namakamuri ake okumusoro achiita zvisakarurama; unobatisa wokwake asingamupi chinhu, asingamupi mubayiro wokubata kwake;

¹⁴iye, unoti, Ndichazvivakira imba huru namakamuri okumusoro akafara, achizviitira mahwindo; zvino yoitirwa denga romusidhari, ichizodzwa muti mutsvuku.

¹⁵Ko ungabata ushe, zvaunotsvaka kupfuura vamwe nemisidhari here? Ko baba vako havana kudya nokumwa, vachiita , zvakarurama nezvakatendeka here? Ipapo vakagara nomufaro.

¹⁶Vaitamba mhaka dzavarombo navanoshaiwa; ipapo vaiva nomufaro. Ko izvozvi hakuzi kundiziva here? Ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹⁷Asi meso ako nomoyo wako hazvirangariri zvimwe, asi kuchiva kwako nokuteura ropa risina mhosva, nokumanikidza, nokuita nesimba; kuti uzviite.

¹⁸Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha pamusoro paJehoiakimu mwanakomana waJosiya, mambo waJudha, Havangamuchemi, vachiti, Haiwa, munin'ina wangu! Kana, Haiwa, hanzvadzi! Havangachemi, vachiti, Haiwa, ishe! Kana, Haiwa, hukuru hwake!

¹⁹Uchavigwa sokuvigwa kwembongoro, uchakweverwa nokurashwa kunze kwamasuwo eJerusaremu.

²⁰Kwirai Rebhanoni, mudanidzire; danidzirai nenzwi renyu paBhashani; danidzirai muri paAbharimi; nekuti vadikani venyu vose vakaparadzwa.

²¹Ndakataura newe pakufara kwako; asi iwe wakati, Handidi kunzwa. Ndiwo wakange uri mutowo wako kubvira pahuduku hwako, kuti hauna kuteerera inzwi rangu.

²²Mhepo ichaparadza vafudzi vako vose, navadikani vako vachatapwa, zvirokwazvo nenguva iyo uchanyadziswa nokukanganiswa nokuda kwezvakaipa zvako zvose.

²³Haiwa, iwe, ugere Rebhanoni, unovaka dendere rako mumisidhari, uchanzwisisa hurombo kwazvo sei kana uchizowirwa nokurwadziwa, sokurwadziwa komukadzi unosurumuka!

²⁴Nohupenyu hwangu ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha kunyange Konia, mwanakomana waJehoiakimu, mambo waJudha, aiva chindori chokutsikisa nacho paruoko rwangu rworudyi, kunyange zvakadaro ndaikubvisa ipapo.

²⁵Ndichakuisa muruoko rwavanotsvaka kukuuraya, nomuruoko rwaivo vaunotya, muruoko rwaNebhukadhirezari mambo weBhabhironi, nomumaoko avaKaradhea.

²⁶Iwe namai vako vakakubereka ndichakudzingirai kuneimwe nyika kwamusina kuberekerwa; ipapo muchandofirapo.

²⁷Asi kunyika kunopanga moyo yavo kudzokera, havangadzokeriko.

²⁸Ko munhu uyu Konia mudziyo wakaputsika unozvidzwa here? Iye mudziyo usingafadzi munhu here? Vakadzingirweiko, iye navana vake, vakadzingirwa kunyika yavasingazivi?

²⁹Iwe nyika, nyika, nyika, inzwa inzwi raJehovha.

³⁰Zvanzi naJehovha, Nyora kuti munhu uyu haana vana, munhu usingazofari pamazuva ake; nekuti hakuchina murume pakati pavana vake uchava nomufaro,uchagara pachigaro choushe chaDhavhidhi, achibata ushe hwaJudha,