¹ Pasuri mwana wa Imeri, wansembe, ndiye kapitawo wamkulu anamva Yeremiya akulosera mawu awa pamaso pa nyumba ya Yehova. ² Choncho Pasuri anamenya mneneri Yeremiya n’kumutsekera m’matangadza amene anali pa Chipata Chakumtunda cha Benjamini m’nyumba ya Yehova. ³ Tsiku lotsatira, Pasuri anatulutsa Yeremiya m’matangadza. Pamenepo Yeremiya anati kwa iye, Yehova sanakutcha dzina lako Pasuri, koma iwe ndiwe Magori-Misabibu. ⁴ Pakuti atero Yehova, Taonani, ndidzakuyesani chinthu chodabwitsa, inu ndi okondedwa anu onse; pakuti adzagwa ndi lupanga la adani ao, ndipo maso anu adzaona; Yuda yense ndidzapereka m’manja mwa mfumu ya Babulo. Iye adzawasandutsa akapolo ku Babulo kapena kuwaukira ndi lupanga. ⁵ Ndidzam’patsa chuma chonse cha mzinda uwu, chuma chake chonse, zinthu zake zonse zamtengo wapatali, ndi chuma chonse cha mafumu a Yuda. Zinthu zimenezi ndidzaziika m’manja mwa adani ako, ndipo adzazigwira. Iwo adzawatenga n’kupita nawo ku Babulo. ⁶ Koma iwe Pasuri ndi onse okhala m’nyumba yako mudzatengedwa kupita ku ukapolo. Udzapita ku Babulo n’kukafera komweko. Iweyo ndi okondedwa ako onse amene unawanenera zinthu zachinyengo mudzaikidwa m’manda kumeneko. ⁷ Yehova, mwandinyenga, ndipo ndinanyengedwa; Ndinu wamphamvu kuposa ine, ndipo munandigonjetsa. Ndakhala choseketsa tsiku lonse; aliyense amandiseka. ⁸ Pakuti pamene ndinena, ndifuula, ndi kunena, Chiwawa ndi chiwonongeko. Pamenepo mawu a Yehova akhala kwa ine chitonzo ndi chotonzedwa tsiku ndi tsiku. ⁹ Ndikanena kuti, ‘Sindidzaganiziranso za Yehova. sindidzalankhulanso m’dzina lake. Ndiye uli ngati moto mumtima mwanga, umene uli mkati mwa mafupa anga. Chifukwa chake ndimavutika kuti ndisunge koma sindingathe. ¹⁰ Ndamva mphekesera za mantha kuchokera kwa anthu ambiri kuzungulira. Lipoti! Tiyenera kunena!' Iwo amene ali pafupi nane amapenyerera kuti aone ngati ndingagwe. 'Mwina akhoza kunyengedwa. Ngati ndi choncho, tikhoza kumugonjetsa ndi kubwezera chilango.’ ¹¹ Koma Yehova ali ndi ine ngati munthu wankhondo wamphamvu, moti amene akundithamangitsa adzazandima. Sadzandigonjetsa. Adzachita manyazi kwambiri, chifukwa sadzapambana. Adzakhala ndi manyazi osatha, ndipo sadzaiwalika. ¹² Koma Yehova wa makamu, mumayesa olungama ndi kuona mtima ndi mtima. Ndionetseni kubwezera kwanu pa iwo, pakuti ndapereka mlandu wanga kwa inu. ¹³ Imbirani Yehova! Tamandani Yehova! Pakuti walanditsa moyo wa anthu oponderezedwa m’manja mwa anthu ochita zoipa. ¹⁴ Litembereredwe tsiku limene ndinabadwa. lisadalitsike tsiku limene amayi anga anandibalira. ¹⁵ Atembereredwe munthu amene anadziwitsa atate wanga, amene anati, Wakubadwirani mwana wamwamuna wokondweretsa kwambiri. ¹⁶ Munthu ameneyo akhale ngati mizinda imene Yehova anaiwononga, ndipo sanaichitire chifundo. Amve kulira kopempha thandizo m’bandakucha, mfuu yankhondo masana, ¹⁷ chifukwa sanandiphe ine m’mimba, amene anachititsa mayi anga kukhala manda anga, amene anali ndi pakati mpaka kalekale. ¹⁸ N’chifukwa chiyani ndinatuluka m’mimba kuti ndione mavuto ndi zowawa, moti masiku anga adzaza ndi manyazi?”