¹ Mau amene anadza kwa Yeremiya kucokera kwa Yehova, kuti, ² Ima pa cipata ca nyumba ya Yehova, nulengeze mau awa; Uwauze kuti, ‘Imvani mawu a Yehova, inu nonse a Yuda, inu amene mumalowa m’zipatazi kuti mudzalambire Yehova. ³ Yehova wa makamu, Mulungu wa Israyeli, atero, Konzani njira zanu ndi machitidwe anu kukhala abwino, ndipo ndidzakulekani kukhala m’malo muno. ⁴ Usadzipatulire ku mau onyenga, ndi kuti, Kacisi wa Yehova, Kacisi wa Yehova, Kacisi wa Yehova; ⁵ Pakuti ukakonza njira ndi machitidwe ako; mukaweruza ndithu pakati pa munthu ndi mnansi wake, ⁶ ngati simuchitira masuku pamutu wokhala m’dziko, mwana wamasiye, kapena mkazi wamasiye, osakhetsa mwazi wosalakwa pamalo pano, osatsata milungu ina kwa inu nokha. ⁷ ndipo ndidzakukhalitsani inu m'malo muno, m'dziko limene ndinapatsa makolo anu kuyambira kale ndi nthawi za nthawi. ⁸ Taonani! Mumakhulupirira mawu achinyengo amene sangakuthandizeni. ⁹ Kodi mumaba, kupha, ndi kuchita chigololo? Kodi mumalumbira mwachinyengo ndi kufukiza zonunkhira kwa Baala, ndi kutsatira milungu ina imene simunaidziwa? Pamenepo ¹⁰ kodi mudzadza ndi kuima pamaso panga m’nyumba iyi yochedwa dzina langa, ndi kuti, Tapulumutsidwa, kuti mucite zonyansa zonsezi? ¹¹ Kodi nyumba iyi, imene ili ndi dzina langa ndi phanga la achifwamba pamaso panu? koma taonani, ndaona, ati Yehova. ¹² Chotero pitani ku malo anga amene anali ku Silo, kumene ndinaikako dzina langa poyamba paja, ndipo muone zimene ndinachita kumeneko chifukwa cha kuipa kwa anthu anga Aisiraeli. Cifukwa cace ¹³ tsopano, popeza munacita zonsezi, ati Yehova, ndinalankhula nanu nthawi ndi nthawi, koma simunamvera; Ndinakuitanani, koma simunayankhe. ¹⁴ Choncho, zimene ndinachita kwa Silo, ndidzachitiranso nyumba iyi yochedwa ndi dzina langa, nyumba imene waikhulupirira, malo amene ndinakupatsa iwe ndi makolo ako. ¹⁵ Pakuti ndidzakutulutsani pamaso panga monga ndinatumiza abale anu onse, ana onse a Efuraimu. ^{16 17 18} Koma iwe, Yeremiya, usapempherere anthu awa, kapena kuwalirira, kapena kuwapempherera, ndipo usandipembedze, pakuti sindidzamvera iwe. Kodi sukuona zimene akuchita m’mizinda ya Yuda ndi m’misewu ya Yerusalemu? Ana akutola nkhuni ndipo atate akusonkha moto! Akazi akukanda mikate kuti aphikire mfumukazi yakumwamba mikate, ndi kuthira nsembe zachakumwa za milungu ina, kuti andikwiyitse. ¹⁹ Kodi akundiputadi? atero Yehova kodi si iwo okha amene adziputa manyazi, kuti awagwere manyazi? ²⁰ Cifukwa cace atero Ambuye Yehova, Taonani, mkwiyo wanga ndi ukali wanga zidzagwera pamalo ano, pa anthu ndi pa nyama, pa mtengo wa m'munda, ndi zipatso za pansi; Udzawotcha ndipo sudzazimitsidwa.' ²¹ Atero Yehova wa makamu, Mulungu wa Israyeli, onjezerani nsembe zanu zopsereza pa nsembe zanu, ndi nyama ya izo; ²² Pakuti pamene ndinatulutsa makolo anu m’dziko la Iguputo, sindinawapemphe chilichonse. Sindinawalamulire pa nkhani ya nsembe zopsereza ndi zansembe. ²³ Ndinawauza kuti, Mverani mawu anga, ndipo ndidzakhala Mulungu wanu, ndipo inu mudzakhala anthu anga. Chotero yendani m’njira zonse zimene ndikukulamulani, kuti zinthu zikuyendereni bwino. ²⁴ Koma sanamvere, kapena kutchera khutu. Anakhala ndi zolingalira zawo zowuma za mitima yawo yoipa, ndipo anabwerera m’mbuyo, osati m’tsogolo. ²⁵ kuyambira tsiku lija makolo anu anaturuka m’dziko la Aigupto, kufikira lero lino, ndatumiza kwa inu atumiki anga onse, aneneri anga; Ndinalimbikira kuwatumiza. ²⁶ Koma sanandimvera. Iwo sanamvere. M’malo mwake, anaumitsa khosi lawo. Anali oipa kwambiri kuposa makolo awo. ²⁷ Cifukwa cace ulalikire mau awa onse kwa iwo, koma sadzamvera iwe; Lalikira zinthu zimenezi koma iwo sadzayankha. ²⁸ Uwauze kuti: ‘Umenewu ndi mtundu wosamvera mawu a Yehova Mulungu wawo ndiponso wosalandira chilango. Choonadi chaonongeka ndi kuchotsedwa mkamwa mwawo. ²⁹ Meta tsitsi lako ndi kudzimeta wekha, ndi kutaya tsitsi lako. Imbani nyimbo ya maliro pamalo otseguka. Pakuti Yehova wakana ndi kuusiya m’badwo uwu mu ukali wake. ³⁰ Pakuti ana a Yuda acita coipa pamaso panga, atero Yehova, aika zonyansa zao m'nyumba yochedwa dzina langa. kuti achiyipitse. ³¹ Kenako anamanga malo okwezeka a ku Tofeti m’chigwa cha Beni Hinomu. Anachita zimenezi kuti atenthe ana awo aamuna ndi aakazi pamoto, chinthu chimene sindinawalamule, ndipo sichinalowe m’maganizo mwanga. ³² Choncho taonani, masiku akubwera, watero Yehova, pamene sudzatchedwanso Tofeti kapena Chigwa cha Beni Hinomu. Chidzakhala Chigwa cha Imfa; adzaika mitembo m’Tofeti kufikira adzasowa malo. ³³ Mitembo ya anthu amenewa idzakhala chakudya cha mbalame za m’mlengalenga ndi zilombo zakutchire, ndipo sipadzakhala woziopseza. ³⁴ Ndidzathetsa mizinda ya Yuda ndi misewu ya Yerusalemu, phokoso lachisangalalo ndi phokoso la chisangalalo, phokoso la mkwati ndi la mkwatibwi, pakuti dziko lidzakhala bwinja.