¹ Izyo ilya fume wa Yahwe lyamwenzela uYereia kati yi nsiku zha Yehoyakimu umwana wa Yosia ufalme wa Yuda, ayanje, ² "Bhala hu familia ya Warekabi uzungumuzye nabho. Isho ubhalete hu nyumba yane, mula muhati ya moyawapo ya vhumba, naubhele ihobwa bhamwele." ³ Isho ihamwejile Yaanizania umwana wa Yeremia umwana Habasinia nuhoro wakwe, abhana bhakwe bhundhi, ni familia yundhi, ni familia yundhi ya Walekabi. ⁴ Ihabhatwala bhundti wili inyumba ya Yahwe, kati yi vhumba vhabhana wa Hanani mwana Igdalia, umunthu wa Ngulubhi. Ivhumba ivhi vhali pepe ni shumba isha viongozi, ambacho shahali juu yishumba sha Maaseya umwana wa Shalumu, uwa tunza ilyango. ⁵ Isho naleta amabakuli ni vikombe ivha vhi memile ihobwa witazi Warekabi na anje wabhene, 'Mwelaji ihobwa." ⁶ Lelo bhayanjile, "satumwela ihobwa ya yudthi, kwa maana umama witu, uYonadabu umwana wa Rekabu, atwamuru, Munganda amwele ihobwa ya yunthi, amwe wala uzabho winyu, wila na wila. ⁷ Nanthele, musanzenje inyumba yayundhi, atonte imbeyu zyazyu ndhi, wala atote ugunda lya lyundhi ili midhabibu; hivhi saga kwaajili yinyu. Kwa maana lazima mukhale kati yihema maisha ginyu gudthi, ihuje muwezye akhale insiku inyinji kati inthi iya mukhala nishi ajenyu.' ⁸ Twagupe isauti ya Yonadabu umwana wa Rekabu, umaama witu, kati gundhi agatulajizye, asite na mwele ihobwa maisha gitu gudthi, ate abhashi bhitu, bhana bhadthu, nalendu bhetu. ⁹ Sagatubhanzenje inyumba kwa ajili ya khale muhati nasaga tubhe nu gunda ungwi zabibu, konde, wala imbeyu iya miliki ate. ¹⁰ Tukhile kati yihema natogupe nabhombe gunthi agatulajizye Yonadabu umaama witu. ¹¹ Lelo Nebukadreza ufalme wa Babeli pavhamile inshi, tayanjile, 'Inza, lazima tubhale hu Yerusalemu ili tupone nukhono ugwa Wakaldayo nasikali bha Waaramu. 'Kwahiyo tukhala Yerusalemu." ¹² Ishi izyo lya Yahwe lyinza wa Yeremia, liyanga, ¹³ "Yahwe wa sikali, Ungulubhi wa Israeli, ayanga ishi, 'Vhala na uyanje nalume wa Yuda na bhakhala mu Yerusalemu, 'Haga mwaiposhela maelekezo nalitejelezye izyo lyane? --ili li tangazo lya Yahwe. ¹⁴ Amazyo ga Yonadabu umwana wa Rekabu gabhapile abhana bhakwe nishi umuri. Bhanda amwele ihobwa ya yundhi, bhageshimu hata sanyunu. Wametii amuri ya maama wabho. Lelo ane, indi nibhomba amatangazo hulimwi bila aleshe, lelo saga mutelelezya. ¹⁵ Habhatumile hulimwi atumishi bhane bhudthi, akuwa, ihali natumwa bila alese ili bhayanje shila mudthuu aleshe uchafu wakwe na bhambe imbombo aminza; agandaabhe umuthu uwafwata amagulubhi aganji nadtele nagapute. Badala yakwe, bhuyi hunhi yihabhapelile amwe na maama bhinyu', bado samwaintenjelezya wala ateje amakutu ginyu hulini. ¹⁶ Maana ishikholo sha Yonadabu umwana wa Rekabu bhazikhete iamuri zya maama bhabho izyabha pile, lelo abhadtu ibha bhapuluzya adtejelzye." ¹⁷ Ishi Yahwe, Ungulubhi wa sikali na Ungulubhi wa Israeli, ayanga ishi, 'Enya, Ileta juu ya Yuda na juu ya shila mundhu uwakhala Yerusalemu, majanga gunthi agihayanjile juu yabho husababu ihayajile, lelo habhatejelizye; ihabhahujile, lelo sabhaheteshe." ¹⁸ Yeremia ayanga hu familia ya Waebrania, "Yahwe uwa sikali, Ungulubhi uwa Israeli ayanga ishi: muzitejelizye imuri zy Yonadabu umaama winyu nazikhate zyuthi--mume yatii guthi agabhamuru abhombe-- ¹⁹ kwa hiyo Yahwe uwa sikali, Ungulubhi wa Israeli, ayanga ishi, 'Insiku zyudti waibha nu mudhu afume uzao wa Yonadabu umwana wa Rekabu kwa ajili yatumishile."'