Jeremiya
21 Jeremiya wakasikilwa jwi kuzwa kuli Jehova ciindi Mwami Zedekiya+ naakamutumina Pasuri+ mwana wa Malikiya alimwi a Zefaniya+ mwana wa Maaseya mupaizi, kuti bakamulombe kuti: 2 “Akaka kotubuzyila kuli Jehova, nkaambo Mwami Nebukadinezara* wa Babuloni ulatulwana.+ Ambweni Jehova inga watucitila milimo yakwe imwi iigambya, kutegwa muntu ooyu aleke kutulwana.”+
3 Jeremiya wakabaambila kuti: “Zedekiya mukamwaambile kuti, 4 ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova Leza wa Israyeli: “Amubone ndilapa kuti zilwanyo zyankondo zili mumaanza aanu zimubukile,* eezyo nzyomubelesya kulwana mwami wa Babuloni,+ alimwi aba Kasidi bamuzingulukide kunze aabwaanda kuti bamusinkilile. Ndiyoozibunganya akati kamunzi ooyu. 5 Alimwi mebo lwangu ndiyoomulwana+ akuboko kutandabede ajanza lyanguzu alimwi cabukali, cakunyema akucimwa kapati.+ 6 Ndiyoobauma boonse bakkala mumunzi ooyu, bantu alimwi abanyama. Bayoojaigwa acilwazi cipati.”’+
7 “‘“Kuzwa waawo,” mbwaamba Jehova, “Ndiyakwaaba Mwami Zedekiya wa Juda ababelesi bakwe alimwi abantu bamumunzi ooyu, aabo ibayoofwutuka kucilwazi, ipanga alimwi anzala, ndiyoobaaba mumaanza aa Mwami Nebukadinezara* wa Babuloni, mumaanza aabasinkondonyina amumaanza aabaabo bayandaula buumi bwabo.+ Walo uyoobajaya apanga. Takabeengeleli pe, nokuba kubafwida lubomba naa luse.”’+
8 “Alimwi bantu aaba ubaambile kuti, ‘Mboobu mbwaamba Jehova: “Amubone! Kumbele lyanu ndamubikkila nzila yabuumi anzila yalufwu. 9 Aabo bayoosyaala mumunzi ooyu bayoojaigwa apanga, nzala alimwi acilwazi. Pele kufwumbwa ooyo uuyoozwa akulyaaba kubana Kasidi aabo bamusinkilide uyoozumanana kupona alimwi uyoofwutula buumi bwakwe.”’*+
10 “‘“Nkaambo ndagamika busyu bwangu kumunzi ooyu kuti nduuletele mapenzi, ikutali bubotu pe,”+ mbwaamba Jehova. “Munzi ooyu uyakwaabwa mumaanza aamwami wa Babuloni,+ eelyo walo uyoowuumpa amulilo.”+
11 “‘Nywebo nobamuŋanda yamwami wa Juda: Amumvwe jwi lya Jehova. 12 Nywebo nobamuŋanda ya Davida, mboobu mbwaamba Jehova:
“Kamubeteka cabululami lyoonse mafwumofwumo,
Akuvwuna muntu uubbidwa kuli yooyo uumuunina,+
Kutegwa bukali bwangu butavwutuki mbuli mulilo+
Akumuumpa kakunyina wakuuzima
Akaambo kamicito yanu mibi.”’+
13 ‘Bona! Ndilakulwana yebo ookkala mukkuti,*
Yebo ondomba yanyika iiyalene,’ mbwaamba Jehova.
‘Lino nywebo nomwaamba kuti: “Nguni uutiituselukile kuzootulwana?
Alimwi ino nguni uutiitunjilile mumaanda eesu?”
14 Anywebo ndiyoomusubula
Kweelana amicito yanu,’+ mbwaamba Jehova.
‘Alimwi syokwe lyamunzi ooyu ndiyoolidoneka,
Eelyo mulilo uyoozyuumpa cakumaninina zintu zyoonse zyuuzingulukide.’”+