¹Zvino pakuvamba kokubata ushe hwaJehoiakimu mwanakomana waJosiya, mambo waJudha, shoko iri rakabva kuna Jehovha, richiti,

¹In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, came this word from Jehovah, saying,

²Zvanzi naJehovha, Mira paruvazhe rweimba yaJehovha, uudze maguta ose aJudha, anouya kuzonamata mumba maJehovha, mashoko ose andinokuraira kuti uvaudze; usatapudza kunyange neshoko rimwe.

²Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them: diminish not a word.

³Zvimwe vangateerera, vakadzoka mumwe nomumwe panzira yake yakaipa; kuti ndizvidembe pamusoro pezvakaipa zvandinofunga kuvaitira nokuda kwezvakaipa zvavo zvavanoita.

³Peradventure they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the wickedness of their doings.

⁴Uti kwavari, Zvanzi naJehovha, Kana musingadi kundinzwa, kuti mufambe nomurayiro wangu, wandakaisa pamberi penyu,

⁴And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: If ye will not hearken unto me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,

⁵kuti munzwe mashoko avaranda vangu vaporofita, vandinotuma kwamuri, ndichimuka mangwanani ndichivatuma, asi hamuna kunzwa;

⁵to hearken unto the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent unto you, even rising early and sending [them], but ye have not hearkened,

⁶zvino ndichaita imba ino ive seShiro, neguta rino ndichariita chinhu chinotukwa namarudzi ose enyika.

⁶-- then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

⁷Vapristi navaporofita navanhu vose vakanzwa Jeremiya achitaura mashoko awa mumba maJehovha.

⁷And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.

⁸Zvino Jeremiya wakati apedza kutaura zvose zvaakanga arairwa naJehovha kuti audze vanhu vose, vapristi navaporofita navanhu vose vakamubata, vachiti, Zvirokwazvo, uchafa iwe.

⁸And it came to pass when Jeremiah had ended speaking all that Jehovah had commanded [him] to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, Thou shalt certainly die.

⁹Wakaporofitirei nezita raJehovha, uchiti, Imba ino ichava seShiro, guta rino richava dongo, risina unogaramo? Vanhu vose vakaunganira Jeremiya mumba maJehovha.

⁹Why hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.

¹⁰Zvino machinda aJudha akati anzwa zvinhu izvi, vakauya vachibva kuimba yamambo vakaenda kuimba yaJehovha, vakagara pasi panopindwa pasuwo idzva reimba yaJehovha.

¹⁰And the princes of Judah heard these things; and they went up from the king's house unto the house of Jehovah, and sat in the entry of the new gate of Jehovah.

¹¹Ipapo vapristi navaporofita vakataura namachinda uye navanhu vose, vachiti, Munhu uyu wakafanira rufu, nekuti wakaporofitira guta rino zvakaipa, sezvamakanzwa nenzeve dzenyu.

¹¹And the priests and the prophets spoke unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die, for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

¹²Ipapo Jeremiya wakataura namachinda ose uye navanhu vose, achiti, Jehovha ndiye wakandituma kuti ndiporofitire imba ino neguta rino mashoko ose amakanzwa.

¹²And Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.

¹³Naizvozvo zvino natsai nzira dzenyu nezvamunoita, muteerere inzwi raJehovha Mwari wenyu; ipapo Jehovha uchazvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvaakareva pamusoro penyu.

¹³And now, amend your ways and your doings, and hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

¹⁴Asi kana ndirini, tarirai, ndiri mumaoko enyu; ndiitirei zvakanaka nezvakarurama pakuona kwenyu.

¹⁴But as for me, behold, I am in your hand; do unto me as seemeth good and right in your eyes:

¹⁵Asi muzive zvirokwazvo, kuti kana mukandiuraya ini, muchauyisa mhosva yeropa risina mhaka pamusoro penyu, napamusoro peguta rino, napamusoro pavageremo; nekuti zvirokwazvo Jehovha wakandituma kwamuri kuti nditaure mashoko awa ose munzeve dzenyu.

¹⁵only know for certain that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of a truth Jehovah hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

¹⁶Ipapo machinda navanhu vose vakati kuvapristi navaporofita, Munhu uyu haafaniri rufu, nekuti wakataura nesu nezita raJehovha Mwari wedu.

¹⁶And the princes and all the people said unto the priests and to the prophets, This man is not worthy to die; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.

¹⁷Zvino vamwe vavakuru venyika vakasimuka, vakataura neungano yose yavanhu, vachiti,

¹⁷And there rose up certain of the elders of the land and spoke to all the congregation of the people, saying,

¹⁸Mikaya muMorashitiri wakaporofita pamazuva aHezekia mambo waJudha; akataura navanhu vose vaJudha, achiti, Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Ziyoni richarimwa somunda, neJerusaremu richava mirwi yamabwe, negomo reimba richaita senzvimbo dzakakwirira dzedondo.

¹⁸Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Zion shall be ploughed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

¹⁹Ko Hezekia mambo waJudha, navaJudha vose vakamuuraya here? Ko haana kutya Jehovha, akanyengetera Jehovha, Jehovha akazvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvaakanga areva pamusoro pavo here? Saizvozvo tingatadzira mweya yedu kwazvo.

¹⁹Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? Did he not fear Jehovah, and supplicate Jehovah, and Jehovah repented him of the evil that he had pronounced against them? And we should be doing a great evil against our souls.

²⁰Uyezve, kwakanga kuno munhu waiporofita nezita raJehovha, wainzi Uriya, mwanakomana waShemaia weKiriati-jearimi; iye wakaporofita zvakaipa pamusoro peguta rino nenyika ino zvakafanana namashoko ose aJeremiya.

²⁰And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of Jehovah, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim: and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah;

²¹Zvino mambo Jehoiakimu, navakuru vake vose, namachinda ose, vakati vanzwa mashoko ake, mambo akatsvaka kumuuraya; asi Uriya wakati achizvinzwa akatya, akatizira Egipita.

²¹and Jehoiakim the king, and all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death; but Urijah heard it, and he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.

²²Mambo Jehoiakini akatuma vanhu Egipita, vaiti Erinatani mwanakomana waAkibhori, navamwe vanhu naye, vaende Egipita,

²²And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and men with him, into Egypt;

²³akandotora Uriya Egipita, vakauya naye kuna mambo Jehoiakimu, iye ndokumuuraya nomunondo, akakandira chitunha chake mumarinda avanhu vasingakudzwi.

²³and they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him to Jehoiakim the king; and he slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the children of the people.

²⁴Asi ruoko rwaAhikami mwanakomana waShafani rwakabatsira Jeremiya, vakasamuisa mumaoko avanhu kuti vamuuraye.

²⁴-- Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.