1 Iri ndiro shoko raJehovha rakauya kuna Jeremia muprofita pamusoro pendudzi:
2 Pamusoro peIjipiti:
3 “Gadzirai nhoo dzenyu, dzose huru neduku,
4 Sungai mabhiza,
5 Ndinooneiko?
6 Vanogona kumhanya havangatizi,
7 Ndianiko uyu anozara serwizi Nairi,
8 Ijipiti yazara seNairi,
9 Virimai, imi mabhiza!
10 Asi zuva iro nderaShe, iye Jehovha Wamasimba Ose,
11 “Kwidza kuGireadhi undotora bharimu,
12 Ndudzi dzichanzwa nezvokunyadziswa kwako;
13 Iri ndiro shoko rakataurwa naJehovha kuna Jeremia muprofita, pamusoro pokuuya kwaNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi kuzorwa neIjipiti achiti:
14 “Zivisai izvi muIjipiti, mugozviparidza paMigidhori;
15 Ko, mhare dzenyu dzingadzikisirwei?
16 Vacharamba vachingogumburwa;
17 Ikoko vachadanidzira vachiti,
18 “Zvirokwazvo noupenyu hwangu,” ndizvo zvinotaura Mambo,
19 Rongedzai zvinhu zvenyu, nokuti muchaenda kuutapwa,
20 “Ijipiti itsiru rakaisvonaka,
21 Varwi vanorwa kuti varipirwe mari chete vari mairi,
22 Ijipiti ichashinyira senyoka inotiza
23 Vachatemera sango raro pasi,”
24 Mwanasikana weIjipiti achanyadziswa,
25 Jehovha Wamasimba Ose, Mwari weIsraeri, anoti, “Ndava pedyo nokuuyisa shamhu pamusoro paAmoni mwari weTebhesi, napamusoro paFaro, neIjipiti navamwari vayo namadzimambo ayo, napamusoro peavo vanovimba naFaro.
26 Ndichavaisa mumaoko eavo vanotsvaka kuvauraya, nokuna Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi namachinda ake. Shure kwaizvozvo, Ijipiti ichagarwa sepamazuva akare,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
27 “Usatya, iwe Jakobho muranda wangu;
28 Usatya, iwe Jakobho muranda wangu,