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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

¹²Ipapo shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Jeremiya, richiti,

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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