1 Zvanzi naJehovha:
2 Ndichatumira vatorwa kuBhabhironi
3 Musarega mupfuri achiwembura uta hwake,
4 Vachawira pasi vaurayiwa muBhabhironi,
5 Nokuti Israeri neJudha havana kuraswa
6 “Tizai mubve muBhabhironi!
7 Bhabhironi rakanga riri mukombe wegoridhe muruoko rwaJehovha;
8 Bhabhironi richawa pakarepo rigoondomoka.
9 “ ‘Taida kuporesa Bhabhironi,
10 “ ‘Jehovha akati hatina mhosva;
11 “Rodzai miseve,
12 Simudzai mureza pamusoro pamasvingo eBhabhironi!
13 Imi mugere pedyo nemvura zhinji
14 Jehovha Wamasimba Ose akapika naiye amene achiti:
15 “Akaita nyika nesimba rake;
16 Paanotinhira, mvura yomumatenga inotinhira;
17 “Munhu mumwe nomumwe haana pfungwa uye haana zivo;
18 Hazvina maturo, zvinhu zvinosekwa;
19 Iye Mugove waJakobho haana kufanana naizvozvi,
20 “Ndiwe tsvimbo yangu yehondo,
21 newe ndinoparadza bhiza nomutasvi,
22 newe ndinoparadza murume nomukadzi,
23 newe ndinoparadza mufudzi neboka,
24 “Ndicharipira Bhabhironi navose vagere muBhabhironi pamberi pako, nokuda kwezvakaipa zvavakaita muZioni,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
25 “Ndine mhosva newe, iwe gomo rinoparadza,
26 Hapana dombo richabviswa kwauri kuti riitwe dombo rekona,
27 “Simudzai mureza munyika!
28 Gadzirirai ndudzi kuti dzizorwa naye,
29 Nyika inodedera uye yomonyoroka,
30 Mhare dzeBhabhironi dzarega kurwa;
31 Anotumwa namagwaro achatevera mumwe,
32 mazambuko abatwa,
33 Zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, Mwari waIsraeri:
34 “Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi akatidya,
35 Zvechisimba zvakaitwa panyama yedu ngazvive pamusoro peBhabhironi,”
36 Naizvozvo, zvanzi naJehovha:
37 Bhabhironi richava murwi wamatombo,
38 Vanhu vake vose vanoomba seshumba diki,
39 Asi kana vamutswa,
40 “Ndichavaburutsa pasi
41 “Haiwa, Sheshaki richakundwa sei,
42 Gungwa richakwira pamusoro peBhabhironi;
43 Maguta aro achaparadzwa,
44 Ndicharanga Bheri muBhabhironi
45 “Budai mariri, imi vanhu vangu!
46 Regai kuora mwoyo kana kutya
47 Nokuti zvirokwazvo nguva ichasvika
48 Ipapo denga nenyika nezvose zviri mazviri
49 “Bhabhironi rinofanira kuwa nokuda kwavakaurayiwa vaIsraeri,
50 Imi makapunyuka pamunondo,
51 “Takanyadziswa,
52 “Asi mazuva anouya,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha,
53 Kunyange dai Bhabhironi rikasvika kudenga,
54 “Inzwi rokuchema rinobva kuBhabhironi,
55 Jehovha achaparadza Bhabhironi;
56 Muparadzi achauya kuzorwisa Bhabhironi;
57 Ndichaita kuti machinda ake navakachenjera vake vadhakwe,
58 Zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose:
59 Iri ndiro shoko rakapiwa naJeremia kumuchinda Seraya mwanakomana waNeria, mwanakomana waMaseya, paakaenda kuBhabhironi naZedhekia mambo weJudha mugore rechina rokutonga kwake.
60 Jeremia akanga anyora murugwaro pamusoro penjodzi dzose dzaizouya pamusoro peBhabhironi, zvose zvakanga zvakanyorwa pamusoro peBhabhironi.
61 Akati kuna Seraya, “Paunosvika kuBhabhironi, uone kuti waverenga mashoko ose aya uchidanidzirisa.
62 Ipapo uti, ‘Haiwa Jehovha, makati muchaparadza nzvimbo ino, zvokuti hakuna munhu kana zvipfuwo zvingagaramo; ichaparadzwa nokusingaperi.’
63 Paunopedza kuverenga rugwaro urwu, sungira ibwe parwuri ugorukanda muna Yufuratesi.
64 Ipapo uti, ‘Saizvozvo Bhabhironi richanyura rikasazomukazve nokuda kwenjodzi yandichauyisa pamusoro paro. Uye vanhu varo vachawa.’ ”