¹ U Bwana ayanga ishi, "Bhalaga ukale ishupa irongo uwakati phuli nazee bhabhadhu nadimi. ² Ishi ubhale paka wibonde lya Ben Hinomu uwakati uwawinjile hulyango ugwagubhudushe ugwi bhumba, na nubho utangazye inogwa izimbabhe ibhulile. ³ Ubhaje, 'Tejelezyi izyo ila Bwana, afalme abha Yuda na khaya abha Yerusalemu! U Bwana wasikali, Ungulubhi Israeli, ayanga ishi, "Enyaji, ihayi bhaleta amafuto pamahali ipa namakutu agashila mudhu uwahuvhwa gayaha. ⁴ Ihaibhomba isho husababu bhandeshile nanzalaule amahala ipa. Kati yimahali ipa bhafumya ivilyene humangulubhi aganji agasa bhagamenye. Abhene, ababa bhabho na falme bha Yuda pyaa bha memizye amahali idanda iyasinikhosa. ⁵ Bhazenjela uBaali mahala pamwanya na bhoshe abhana bhabho numwoto kamazilyene zyalungulozye wamwene-ahathu ambacho haga imbamulile au ahayanje wala saga ahinjila muhati munjele yane. ⁶ Isho, enya, inziku ziwiza-ili ndiyo litamushi lya Bwana-ambapo ahala ipaha paitwa na natele Tofethi, bonde lya Ben Hinomu, pipo lyayibha libonde lyasinzile. ⁷ Kati yi mahali ipa ihaitangula amapango ga Yuda na ga Yerusalemu. Ihayibhomba bhapate agogwe wipanga witanzi lya bhibhi bhabho nahukhono gwa bhala abhawanza amakhono gwa bhala abhawanza amaisha gabho. Ipo ihaibhapela amabile gabho abhashalye shinyonyi izyahumwanya nivikhanu ivinthi. ⁸ Ipo ihaibhomba umji ugu abhe nanjisu nabhe hadhu hawobhelezye; shila mudhu uwaishizhanya aiswiga nawo bhelezewe husababu imalabha gakwe guthi. ⁹ Ihayibhomba bhalye inyama iya bhana bhabho nalindu bhabho; shila muthu ayilya amabele ugwa palamani wakwe kati yi shida nakati yi uchungu uwa uletilye wene na abhibhi bhabho na bhala abhawanza amaisha gabho. ¹⁰ Ishi uhaimbudula ijela ili rongo witanzi lya bhathu ambabho bhabhalile palushimo nawe. ¹¹ Ubhabhule,'U Bwana uwasikali ayanga ishi: aibhomba ijambo ili wabhadhu ibha nu mji ugu- ene ahadi ya Bwana, kama nishi shila uYeremia ishambudule ijela irongo ili asiwezye alinganye nandhele. Abhandhu bhaisyela abhafwe uwo Tofethi haga paisagala apadhu apasyile. ¹² Isho shisho ishaibhomba amahala ipa na khaya bhakwe ishiibhomba ijiji ni shi Tofethi, ili litamushi lya Bwana; ¹³ kwa hiyo inyumba zya Yerusalemu na falme abha Yuda bhabha nishi Tofethi, inyumba zyudhi izya zili humwanya ibhadhu achafu abhaputa into dwezyundti izya humwanya na wite ivilyene vhamwele humagulubhi aganji."' ¹⁴ Ipo Yeremia ahafuma Tofethi, ubho uBwana uwa hutuma arumilile. Ayimilila kati yiuwa uwinyumba ya Bwana, abhabhula abhadhu bhunthi, ¹⁵ "U Bwana uwasikali, Ungulubhi uwa Israeli, ayanga ishi enyaji ihai bhaletela umji ugu na miji gakwe yote ufwe wundhi igi hayanjile juu yakwe, pipo bhabhombile izhingo zyabho abhe home nakhane atelezye amazyo gane."'