¹Shoko, rakataurwa naJehovha pamusoro peBhabhironi, napamusoro penyika yavaKaradhea nomuporofita Jeremiya.

²Paridzirai pakati pamarudzi, muzvizivise, musimudze mureza,muzvizivise murege kuvanza muti Bhabhironi rakundwa , Bheri wanyadziswa, Merodhaki wavhunduswa; zvifananidzo zvavo zvanyadziswa, matanda avo avhunika.

³nekuti rudzi ruriko runobva kurutivi rwomusoro kuzorwa naro, ruchaita nyika yaro dongo, hakuna uchagaramo; vatiza, vaenda, vanhu nezvipfuwo.

⁴Namazuva iwayo, nenguva iyo, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, vana vaIsiraeri vachauya, ivo navana vaJudha pamwechete; vachafamba vachingochema, vachitsvaka Jehovha Mwari wavo.

⁵Vachabvunza Ziyoni, vakaringira zviso zvavo ikoko, vachiti, Uyai tizviise kuna Jehovha nesungano isingaperi, isingakanganikwi.

⁶Vanhu vangu akanga ari makwai akarashika, vafudzi vavo vakavarashisa, vakavatsausira kumakomo, vakafamba vachibva kumakomo vachienda kuzvikomo, vakakangamwa nzvimbo yavo yokuzorora.

⁷Vose vaivawana vaivadya, navadzivisi vavo vaiti, Hatina mhosva, nekuti vakatadzira Jehovha, ihwo hugaro hwokururama, iye Jehovha, tariro yamadzibaba avo.

⁸Tizai mubve pakati peBhabhironi, budai panyika yavaKaradhea, muve senhongo pamberi pamapoka amakwai.

⁹nekuti tarirai, ndichamutsira Bhabhironi nokuuyisira boka ramarudzi makuru anobva kunyika yokumusoro; vachazvigadzira kuzorwa naro, richakundwa noko; miseve yavo ichava seyemhare yakangwara, isingadzoki isina chinhu.

¹⁰Nyika yeKaradhea ichava chinhu chakapambwa; vose vanoipamba vachaguta ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

¹¹Kunyange makafara, kunyange muchifarisisa, iyemi munoparadza nhaka yangu, kunyange muchikwakuka setsiru rinopura zviyo, muchirira samabhiza ane simba,

¹²mai venyu vachanyadziswa kwazvo, ivo vakakuberekai vachakanganiswa; tarirai, vachava rudzi ruri shure kwaose, nesango, nenyika yakaoma, nerenje.

¹³Nemhaka yokutsamwa kwaJehovha haringagarwi, asi richava dongo chose; mumwe nomumwe unopfuura napaBhabhironi uchashamiswa, ucharidza muridzo pamusoro pamatambudziko aro ose.

¹⁴Muzvigadzire imwi mose munofura nohuta kuzorwa neBhabhironi kumativi ose, rifurei, regai kuchengeta miseve, nekuti rakatadzira Jehovha.

¹⁵Pururudzai kumativi aro ose, razvirega, shongwe dzaro dzawa, masvingo aro akoromorwa; nekuti ndiko kutsiva kwaJehovha; zvitsivei pamusoro paro, sezvarakaita muriitirewo.

¹⁶Paradzai mudzvari paBhabhironi, naiye unobata nejeko panguva yokukohwa; nemhaka yokutya munondo unomanikidza, mumwe nomumwe uchatendeukira kunowokwake, mumwe nomumwe uchatizira kunyika yake.

¹⁷Isiraeri igwai rakadzingwa-dzingwa, shumba dzakaridzinga; pakutanga mambo -weAsiria wakamudya, zvino pakupedzisira Nebhukadhirezari mambo weBhabhironi wakavhuna mafupa ake.

¹⁸Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Mwari waIsiraeri, Tarirai, ndicharova mambo weBhabhironi nenyika yake, sezvandakarova mambo weAsiria.

¹⁹Ndichadzosera Isiraerizve kumafuro avo, vachafura paKarimeri napaBhashani, mweya wavo uchagutiswa pazvikomo zvaEfuremu napaCireadhi.

²⁰Namazuva iwayo nenguva iyo ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha zvakaipa zvaIsiraeri zvichatsvakwa, asi hazvingavipo, nezvivi zvaJudha, asi hazvingawanikwi; nekuti ndichakangamwira vandakasiya.

²¹Endai mundorwa nenyika yeMerataimu, murwe nayo uye navagere Pekodhi; urayai, muparadze chose zviri shure kwavo, muite zvose zvandakakurairai ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

²²Mubvumo wokurwa uri munyika, nowokuparadza kukuru.

²³Nyundo yenyika yose yagurwa-gurwa nokuvhuniwa sei! Bhabhironi rava dongo sei pakati pamarudzi!

²⁴Ndakakuteyera musungo, ukabatwawo, iwe Bhabhironi, ukasazviziva; wakawanikwa, ukabatwawo, nekuti wakarwa naJehovha.

²⁵Jehovha wakazarura chivigiro chefuma yake, akabudisa nhumbi dzokurwa dzokutsamwa kwake, nekuti Ishe Jehovha wehondo une basa raanofanira kubata panyika yavaKaradhea.

²⁶Uyai murwe nayo muchibva kumativi ose, zarurai matura aro, muite mirwi, muriparadze chose, regai kusiya chinhu charo.

²⁷Urayai nzombe dzaro dzose, ngadziburukire kundourawa. Vane nhamo, nekuti zuva ravo rasvika, iyo nguva yokurohwa kwavo.

²⁸Inzwai inzwi ravanotiza navano pukunyuka panyika yebhabhironi, kundoparidzira paZiyoni kutsiva kwaJehovha Mwari wedu, iko kutsiva kwetemberi yake.

²⁹Kokerai vafuri varwe neBhabhironi, ivo vose vanofura novuta; rikomberedzei nemisasa yenyu yokurwa, kurege kuva nomumwe unopukunyuka; muritsive parakabata napo, zvose zvarakaita iro muriitire saizvozvo nekuti rakaita manyawi pamberi paJehovha, pamberi poMutsvene waIsiraeri.

³⁰Naizvozvo majaya aro achawira pasi munzira dzaro, navarwi varo vose vachanyarara nezuva iro, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

³¹Tarira, ndine mhosva newe, iwe wokuzvikudza, ndizvo zvinotaura Ishe Jehovha wehondo; nekuti zuva rako rasvika, nguva yandichakurova nayo.

³²Unozvikudza uchagumburwa nokuwira pasi, hakuna ungamusimudza; ini ndichabatidza moto mumaguta ake, uchapedza vose vakamupoteredza.

³³Zvanzi naJehovha wehondo, Vana vaIsiraeri navana vaJudha vakamanikidzwa pamwechete; vose, vakavatapa, vakavabata, vanoramba kuvaregedza.

³⁴Asi Mudzikunuri wavo une simba, Jehovha wehondo ndiro zita rake; iye uchavareverera mhaka yavo kwazvo, kuti azorodze nyika, nokushaisa vagere Bhabhironi zororo.

³⁵Munondo uri pamusoro pavaKaradhea, napamusoro pavagere Bhabhironi, napamusoro pamachinda aro, napamusoro pavachenjeri varo ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.

³⁶Munondo uri pamusoro pavana manyawi, vachava mapenzi; munondo uri pamusoro pemhare dzaro, vachavhunduka.

³⁷Munondo uri pamusoro pamabhiza avo, napamusoro pengoro dzavo, napamusoro pavanhu vose vakavhengana mukati maro, vachava savakadzi; munondo uri pamusoro pefuma yaro, ichapambwa.

³⁸Kuoma kuri pamusoro pemvura yaro, ichapwa; nekuti inyika yemifananidzo yakavezwa, vanopengera zvifananidzo.

³⁹Naizvozvo zvikara zvamarenje zvichagaramo, pamwechete namakava, nemhou dzichagaramo; hapangazogarwi nokusingaperi, hakuna ungagaramo kusvikira kumarudzi namarudzi.

⁴⁰Mwari sezvaakaparadza Sodhoma neGomora namamwe maguta akanga akabatana nawo ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha saizvozvo hakuna munhu ungagaramo hakuna mwanakomana womunhu uchavamo ari mutorwa.

⁴¹Tarirai, rudzi rwavanhu runobva kurutivi rwokumusoro, rudzi rukuru namadzimambo mazhinji achamutswa abve kumigumo yenyika.

⁴²Vakabata huta nepfumo, vane hasha, havane nyasha; manzwi avo anotinhira segungwa, vakatasva mabhiza, mumwe nomumwe wakashongedzwa somurwi, kuzorwa newe, iwe mukunda weBhabhironi.

⁴³Mambo weBhabhironi wakanzwa guhu ravo, maoko ake akashaiwa simba, wabatwa nokutambudzika nokurwadziwa sokomukadzi unosurumuka.

⁴⁴Tarirai, uchauya seshumba achibva kumatenhere aJoridhani kuzorwa nohugaro hwakasimba; nekuti ndichavatizisapo pakarepo; wakatsaurwa ndiye wandichagadzapo; nekuti ndiani wakafanana neni? Ndiani uchanditarira nguva? Mufudzi ungamira pamberi pangu ndiani?

⁴⁵Naizvozvo chinzwai chirevo chaJehovha chaakatema pamusoro peBhabhironi, nemifungo yake yaakafunga pamusoro penyika yavaKaradhea, Zvirokwazvo vachavakwekweredza, ivo vaduku vamapoka avo; zvirokwazvo mafuro avo achashamiswa pamusoro pavo.

⁴⁶Nyika inodedera nomubvumo wokukundwa kweBhabhironi, kuchema kunonzwika pakati pamarudzi ose.