¹ Ihizile afume umwaha ugwa bhane wa Yehoyakimu umwana wa Yosiah mfalme wa Yuda, huje izyo ili lyahenzele wa Yeremia afume wa Yahwe, na ayanga, ² "Ega ishitabu kwajili yaliwe na usimbe pamwanya yakwe inongwa zyuthi izi bhulile ahusiane ni Israeli na Yuda, na shila taifa. Bhomba ishi wa shila ha hadhu ishi bhulile afume insiku zya Yosia mpaka isiku lila. ³ Huenda abhathu bha Yuda bhaitejelezya majanga gunthi ambayo itengemela alete juu yabho. Labuda shila umo aileha amadala gakwe amabhibhi, ili ibwezye abhasajile amabhibhi gabho zhambe zyabho." ⁴ Ishi uYeremia ahakuga Baruku umwana wa Neria, na Baruku asimba mushitabu, kwa imla Yeremia inongwa zyudti izya Yahwe agaga dhumuzi zye wa mwene. ⁵ Ishi uYeremia afumizye iamuri wa Baruku. Ayanjile, "Indimwijela nasi wezya abhale hu nyumba ya Yahwe. ⁶ Isho ipasa ubhale na manyile afume mushitabu ushisimbile kwa imla yane. Wisiku ilya funje ipasa huje umanye inongwa zya Yahwe humakutu wi nyumba yakwe, na paa humakutu ga Yuda gudti abhabhabhezele afume amiji gabho. Tangazya amazyo iga hu mwabho. ⁷ Huenda amaombi gabho agilehema gagizha witanzi lya Yahwe. Huenda shila muthu aileha amadala gakwe amabhibhi, maana igadhabu ni hasira ya Yahwe itangaziwe juu ya bhathu hukhali." ⁸ Kwahiyo Baruku umwana wa Neria abhombile shila hathu ambasho uYeremia ukuwa amwamulisye umwene abhombe. Amanyila inogwa zya Yahwe. ⁹ Ihinza afume katika umwaha wa tano nu mwezi ugwa tisa wa Yehoyakimu umwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda, huje abhathu bhuthi Yerusalemu nabhathu abhafumile hu Yerusalemu afume amiji ga Yuda bhatangazizye afunje hu heshimu Yahwe. ¹⁰ Baruku amanyila hu sauti inongwa izya Yeremia kati yi nyumba ya Yahwe, afume hu shumba sha Gamaria umwana wa Shafani usimbi, na katika ua wa juu, hu lyango gwa winji lile wi nyumba a Yahwe. Abhomba ishi hu makutu ga bhathu bhunti. ¹¹ Basi Mikaya umwana Gemaria amanyiha inongwa gunti ga Yahwe hu shitabu. ¹² Ahabhala panzi wi nyumba ya falme, hu shumba sha kitabu. Enya, maafisa bhunthi bhali bhakhele ipo: Elishama usimbi, Delaiah umwana wa Shemaiah, Elnathan umwana wa Achbor, Gemaria umwana wa Shefani, na Sedekia umwana wa Hananiah, na maafisa bhunthi. ¹³ Ishi uMikaya ahafumya itarifa iyi nongwa zyunthi wabhene ambayo ali ayuvhizye wane aliaguvhezye ambayo uBaruku amanyile hu sauti hu makutu ga bhantu. ¹⁴ Kwa hiyo amaafisa bhunthi bhatuma Jehudi umwana wa Nethania umwana wa Shelemiah umwana wa Kushi, kwa Baruku. Jehudi ayanga wa Baruku, "Ega ishitabu mukhono gwaho, ishitabu ambasho uhali ushi manyila humakutu mwabhatdu lyahinza." Kwahiyo Baruku umwana wa Neria ahejile ishitabu mukhono gwakwe abhalile wa maafisa. ¹⁵ Isho bhanga nabho,"Khala panzhi umanyile iga makutu gitu." Kwahiyo ikalata amanyila ishitabu. ¹⁶ Ihafumila uwakati bhahuvha iga gunti amanongwa gunti, shila muthu akhetwe ni hofu wa muthu uwali pipi nabho nayanje wa Baruku, "Wana lyoli tuwanziwa afumye itarifa inongwa ini yu nthi wa falme." ¹⁷ Isho bhabhuzya Baruku, "Tubhule hupatile buli asimbe inongwa zyunti izi wi imla ya Yeremia?" ¹⁸ U Baruku abhabhula, "Afumizye imla yinongwa izi zyuthi hulini, na hagasimba huwino mushitabu ishi." ¹⁹ Ipo amaafisa bhayanga wa Baruku, "Bhala, ufise wewe, nu Yeremiah, na ntele. Anganda abhoneshe umunthu numo wabhanti huje uliwi." ²⁰ Ipo bhahabhala huwanja wa falme bhahamya itarifa yinongwa ini wa mwene. Lelo bhabhuta ishitabu huchumba ishishitabu Elishama. ²¹ Basi ufalme ahatuma Yehudi asheje ishitabu. Yehudi ashejile efume huchumba sha Elishama ishitabu. Ashimanyila hu sauti wafalme na bhunti maafisa bhali bhimelele pepe nabho. ²² Ishi ufalme ali ayimelele panyumba ukati uwisasa kati yi mwezi tisa numu kaa gwali guwaha witanzi lyakwe. ²³ Bhuha fula uwakati Yehudi amanyila ikulasa zitatu au zinee, ufalme handa awezizye ashidumule nishimaji na taje mwoto pahati pa kaa ni shitabu na rungulele. ²⁴ Lelo wala ufalme wala yayunti wa mjakazi wakwe uwa huvhizye iga amanongwa gunti ahogupe, wala saga bhazembule amenda gabho. ²⁵ Elnathani, Delaya, na Gemaria bhali bhalabhile ufalme huje anganje pembe ishitabu, lelo saga bhuvhizye. ²⁶ Basi ufalme abhamulisya Yerameeli, uholo, Selaya umwana wa Azrieli, na Shelemia umwana wa Abdeeli ahapinya uBaruku usimbi nu Yeremia ukuwa, lelo Yahwe ali afisile ²⁷ Ipo izyo lya Yahwe lyahenza wa Yeremia baada ya falme huje apembile ishitabu ni nongwa zya Baruku izya zyali zisimbwilye mushitabu ishashasimbwilye imla ya Yeremia, na ayanjile, ²⁸ "Bhuya, uyeje ishitabu ishenje kwajili yaho, na usimbe inongwa izi zyunti ambango gahali mushitabu ikwanza, ambasho uYehoyakimu ufalme wa Yuda ashipembile. ²⁹ Ishi ipasa ayanje ishi wafalme Yehoyakimu mfalme wa Yuda: 'Uhapembile isho ishitabu! Na huyanjile: Henu usimbile panya yakwe, " Ufalme wa Babeli lyoli awenza nananganye inthi ini, pipo abhangamizye alume bhunti na wanyama muhati yakwe?" ³⁰ Ishi Yahwe ayanga ishi ahusu awe, Yehoyakimu ufalme wa Yuda: "Nagumo umuzao waho aiwahi akhale pitengo lya Daudi. Nishi awe, imale yaho ihaitagwa wisiku ili lyoto nanu siku uwisasa. ³¹ Ishi pihayi bhadhibu, uzao waho, na jakazi bhaho huchafu winyu gunti. Ihaleta hulimwi, abhakhala bhunti bha Yerusalemu, wa shila muthu Yuda majanga ambayo imbogufye amwe, lelo samwali makini." ³² Ipo uYeremia ahega ishitabu ishinje na akapela Baruku umwana wa Neria usimbi. Baruku asimba pamwanya yakwe kwa imla ya Yeremia inongwa zyunti ambayo gali mushitabu ishashapembilwe nu mwoto na ufalme Yehoyakimu ufalme wa Yuda. Zaidi, amanongwa aminji agalingane gaho njezewa mushitabu ishi.