¹ Hu mwanzo mwa tawala wakwe Yekoyakimu umwana wa Yosia, izyo lya mwinzila afume wa Jelemia, lyayanga, ² "Yahwe ayanga ishi: Imilila kai pawanja uwi nyumba yane yanga ahusu amiji gunthi gayu Yuda ambago gamemile apunte kati yi nyumba yane. Tangazya inogwa zyunthi izibhulile huje uyanje wabhene. Unganda punguzye inogwa nemo! ³ Khashele bhanzatejelezye, huje shilamu ndhu abhazileshe amadala gakwe amabhibhi, ili indeshe amajanga igi phanile agalete juu ya bhene husababu ichafu uwi mbombo zyabho. ⁴ Kwa hiyo lazima ayanje wabhene, 'Yahwe ayanga ishi: Khamba samwaitelezya ili mujende musheliya yane ambaye imba bhishile witanzi lyenyu-- ⁵ khasa muntejelezya inongwa zyatumishi wane akuwa ambao iwendela atume hulimwi--lelo samutejelizye! -- ⁶ isho ihaibhomba inyumba ine abhe nishi Shilo; ihaibhomba inyumba ine abhe lana kati yimaso gamaso ga mataifa gunthi pamwanya yi dunia. ⁷ Adimi, na akuwa, na bhanthu bhunthi bha mwuvha injango izi kati yinyumba ya Yahwe. ⁸ Isho ihaifumila huje uJeremia pamalizya injango uwahali Yahwe amwamulisya agayanje wa bhandhu bhunthi, adimi, na akuwa, na bhadhu bhunthi bhamwimiliha nayanje, "Lyoli ufwa! ⁹ Yenu ukuwilye kati yitawa lya Yahwe na yanje huje inyumba ine ibhe nishi Shilo na muji ugu gwaibha syimu, panabhamo abhakhala?" Maana abhandhu bhunthi bhundile ikundi azide inyumba ya Jelemia. ¹⁰ Ishi agosi bha Yuda bhahuvha bhahuvwa inogwa izi na bhazubha afume inyumba ya falme abhale hu nyumba ya Yahwe. Bhakhala kati yidala yilyango Ilwango Ipya ili nyumba Yahwe. ¹¹ Adimi na kuwa bhayanga wagosi bha Yuda na wabhadhu bhundhi. Wakasema, "Na lyoli wamudhu unuu afwe, maana akuwile juu muji ugu, nishi pamwahuvhezye humakutu ginyu!" ¹² Isho Jeremia ayanga wa gosi bhunthi na bhandhu bhundhi, "U Jeremia antumile akuwe juu yi nyimbaine nu mji gwakwe, ayanje inogwa zyunthi na bhandu bhundhi uJeremia athumile akuwe juu yinyumba ine na miji wakwe, ayanje inogwa zyunti ambago munguvhuzye. ¹³ Kwa hiyo ishi, kamilisyaji amadala ginyu, ni mbombo zyinyu, na tejelezyi isauti ya Yahwe Ungulubhi winyu huje abhaleshe ahusu ijanga ambalo atangazizye ju yalimwe. ¹⁴ Ane nine--nenyaji! --iwili makhono ginyu. Ntanjilaji agali minza nu kweli kati maso ginyu. ¹⁵ Lelo hu hakika lazima mumanye huje khamba munza ngoje ane, basi mu mbiha danda ilya nonga juu ya yinyu mwemwe na juu yimji ugu na bhakhala umwo, kwa maana Yahwe antumile lyoli hulimwe ili litangazye inongwa zyunthi kwajili makutu ginyu." ¹⁶ Isho agosi na bhandhu bhudhi bhayanga wadimi na kuwa, "Saga shihnza wa mntu unu afye, maana atangazizye amambo igaiga hulinti ati yi tawa lya Yahwe Ungulubhi witu." ¹⁷ Ishi abhantu afume uzehe bhinthi bhahimilila nayanje palubhungano lyunthi ulya bhathu. ¹⁸ Bhayanga, "Mikaya Mworashi ali akuwa kati yi nsiku izya Hezekia ufalme uwa Yuda. Ayanjile wabhantu bhunthi bha Yuda na yanje, 'Yahwe wa sikali ayanga ishi: Sayuni unzalimwe nishi ungunda, Yerusalemu ibhabhe shilundilo humasami, magamba gishi bhanza uhaibha hagamba ahamelile ividudi.' Hezekia ufalme wa Yuda na Yunda bhunthi bhagojile? ¹⁹ Haga amwogupe Yahwe na wanze ithi amaso ga Yahwe ili huje Yahwe huje aleshe ahusu janga ambalo ali tangazizye wabhene? Ipo twaibhomba amachafu amagosi sana juu ya masisha gitu thithi?" ²⁰ Uwakati ubho bhubho pahali nabho mdhu uwenje ambaye akuwilye kati yitawa lyaya Yahwe--Uria umwana wa Shemaya afume Kiriath Yearimu--wope akuwilye juu yi mji ni nthi ini, pahite hananga ni nongwazya nthi izya Jeremia. ²¹ Lelo Ufalme Yohoyakimu na wasikali bhakwe bhunthi na tumwa bhakwe bhunthi pabha huvha inogwa zyakwe, ipo ufalme ahaje la hugoje, lelo Uria abhuvhanawogope, ipo ahanyila nahabhala hu Misiri. ²² Ipo ufalme Yehoyakimu ahatuma abhadhu abhale hu Misiri--Elnathani umwana Achbori na bhadhu ahale hu Misiri ahufwate Uria. ²³ Bhamwefya Uria huzhi afume hu Misiri hulete wa falme Yehoyakimu ahamula wi panga na hutwale huzhi hu ngugwa zzya bhantu abhi kawaida. ²⁴ Lelo ukhono gwa Ahikamu umwana wa Shapni ahali palishimo nu Jeremia, isho haga ponyezewa makhono mwa bhadhu huje gogwe.