¹Shoko rakabva kuna Jehovha, rikasvika kuna Jeremiya, asunungurwa paRama naNebhuzaradhani mukuru wavarindi, nguva yaakanga amubata akasungwa namaketani pakati pavatapwa vose veJerusaremu navaJudha, vakanga votapwa vachiiswa Bhabhironi.

¹The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him, being bound in chains, among all the captivity of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive to Babylon.

²Mukuru wavarindi akatora Jeremiya, akati kwaari, Jehovha Mwari wako wakareva zvakaipa izvi pamusoro penzvimbo ino;

²And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,

³zvino Jehovha wazvisvitsa, akaita sezvaakataura; zvamakatadzira Jehovha, mukasateerera inzwi rake, nemhaka iyo chinhu ichi chakauya pamusoro penyu.

³and Jehovah hath brought [it about] and done according as he said; for ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened unto his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

⁴Zvino tarira, ndinokusunungurira nhasi maketani ari paruoko rwako. Kana uchiti zvakanaka kuenda neni Bhabhironi, chiuya, ini ndichakuchengeta zvakanaka, asi kana uchiti zvakaipa kuenda neni Bhabhironi, chirega hako; tarira, nyika yose iri pamberi pako; chienda hako kwaunoti zvakanaka nezvakarurama kuti uende.

⁴And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains that are upon thy hand. If it seem good in thy sight to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will keep mine eye upon thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me to Babylon, forbear. See, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and right in thy sight to go, thither go.

⁵Zvino wakati achigere kuenda, akati, Dzokera kuna Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani, wakagadzwa namambo weBhabhhironi ave mubati wamaguta aJudha, undogara naye pakati pavanhu; kana chienda hako kwaunoti zvakanaka kuti uende. Naizvozvo mukuru wavarindi akamupa zvokudya nechipo, akamuendisa.

⁵And while he had not yet given answer; [he said,] Yea, go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath appointed over the cities of Judah, and abide with him in the midst of the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right in thy sight to go. And the captain of the body-guard gave him provisions and a present, and let him go.

⁶Ipapo Jeremiya akaenda kuna Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami paMizipa, akagara naye pakati pavanhu vakanga vakasiiwa munyika.

⁶And Jeremiah came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and abode with him among the people that remained in the land.

⁷Zvino vakuru vose vehondo, vakanga vari kumasango, ivo navanhu vavo, vakati vachinzwa kuti mambo weBhabhironi wakange agadza Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami ave mubati munyika iyo, akaisa pamaoko ake varume navakadzi navana, navaiva varombo kwazvo panyika, vakanga vasina kutapirwa Bhabhironi,

⁷And all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that had not been carried away captive to Babylon.

⁸vakauya kuna Gedharia paMizipa, vaiti, Ishimaeri mwanakomana waNetania, naJohwanani naJonatani vanakomana vaKarea, naSeraia mwanakomana waTanhumeti, navanakomana vaEfai muNetofati, naJezania mwanakomana womuMaakatiti, ivo navanhu vavo.

⁸And they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah; even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

⁹Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani, akavapikira, ivo navanhu vavo, achiti, Musatya kushumira vaKaradhea; garai henyu panyika, mushumire mambo weBhabhironi, mugova nomufaro.

⁹And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

¹⁰Kana ndirini, tarirai, ndichagara paMizipa, kuti ndimire pamberi pavaKaradhea, vachauya kwatiri; asi imi, unganidzai waini nezvibereko zvezhizha namafuta, muzviise mumidziyo yenyu, mugare mumaguta enyu amakakunda.

¹⁰And as for me, behold, I dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans, who will come unto us; and ye, gather wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put [them] in your vessels, and dwell in your cities which ye have taken.

¹¹Saizvozvowo, vaJudha vose, vaiva paMoabhu, navaiva pakati pavana vaAmoni, napaEdhomu, navaiva panyika dzose, vakati vachinzwa kuti mambo weBhabhironi wakange asiya vamwe vaJudha, akagadza Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani ave mubati wavo;

¹¹Likewise all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon and in Edom, and that were in all the lands, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah, and that he had appointed over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;

¹²ipapo vaJudha vose vakadzoka pose pavakanga vadzingirwa, vakauya kunyika yaJudha, kuna Gedharia paMizipa, vakaunganidza waini nezvibereko zvizhinji kwazvo zvezhizha.

¹²and all the Jews returned out of all the places whither they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.

¹³NaJohwananiwo, mwanakomana waKarea, navakuru vose vehondo vaiva kumasango, vakauya kuna Gedharia paMizipa,

¹³And Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah unto Mizpah,

¹⁴vakati kwaari, Munoziva here kuti Bhaarisi, mambo wavana vaAmoni, wakatuma Ishimaeri mwanakomana waNetania kuzokuurayai? Asi Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami haana kuvatenda.

¹⁴and said unto him, Dost thou indeed know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to smite thee to death? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

¹⁵Ipapo Johwanani mwanakomana waKarea akataura naGedharia paMizipa chinyararire, akati, Nditenderei henyu kuenda ndindouraya Ishimaeri mwanakomana waNetania, hakungavi nomunhu uchazviziva; ko iye ungakuurayirei, kuti vaJudha vose vakaungana kwamuri vapararire, navakasara vaJudha vaparare?

¹⁵And Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will smite Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and no man shall know it: why should he take thy life, and all they of Judah who are gathered unto thee be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?

¹⁶Asi Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami akati kuna Johwanani mwanakomana waKarea, Usaita chinhu ichi, nekuti unoreva nhema pamusoro paIshimaeri.

¹⁶But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.