Jeremiya
1 Ngaaya majwi aa Jeremiya* mwana wa Hilikiya, umwi wabapaizi bamu Anatoti+ mucisi ca Benjamini. 2 Ijwi lya Jehova lyakamusikila mumazuba aa Josiya+ mwana wa Amoni,+ mwami wa Juda, mumwaka wa 13 wabulelo bwakwe. 3 Alimwi lyakamusikila mumazuba aa Jehoyakimu+ mwana wa Josiya, mwami wa Juda, mane kusikila kumamanino aamwaka wa 11 wa Zedekiya+ mwana wa Josiya, mwami wa Juda, kusikila leelyo bantu bamu Jerusalemu nobakatolwa kabali baange mumwezi wasanu.+
4 Ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila, kaliti:
Ndakakupa kuba musinsimi kumasi.”
6 Pele ndakaamba kuti: “Akaka, O Mwami Singuzuzyoonse Jehova!
Mebo nsikonzyi kwaambaula pe,+ nkaambo ndili mwana muniini.”+
7 Mpoonya Jehova wakandaambila kuti:
“Utaambi kuti, ‘Ndili mwana muniini.’
Nkaambo weelede kuunka kubantu boonse nkonditiikutume,
Alimwi weelede kwaamba zyoonse nzyonditiikulailile.+
8 Utayoowi pe akaambo kambobalibonya,+
Nkaambo ‘mebo ndilaanduwe kuti ndikuvwune,’+ mbwaamba Jehova.”
9 Mpoonya Jehova wakatandabika janza lyakwe akujata mulomo wangu.+ Kumane Jehova wakandaambila kuti: “Ndabikka majwi aangu mukanwa lyako.+ 10 Bona, obuno buzuba ndakubikka kuti koyendelezya masi alimwi amami, kutegwa kozyula akukolomona, konyonyoona akumwaya, koyaka akusyanga.”+
11 Alimwi jwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila, kaliti: “Ino ncinzi ncobwene, Jeremiya?” Aboobo ndakati: “Ndibwene katabi kacisamu caalumondi.”*
12 Jehova wakandaambila kuti: “Wabona kabotu, nkaambo mebo ndilipakamene kujatikizya jwi lyangu kutegwa ndilizuzikizye.”
13 Ijwi lya Jehova lyakandisikila ciindi cabili, kaliti: “Ino ncinzi ncobwene?” Aboobo ndakati: “Ndibwene mpoto* iibila,* alimwi mulomo wanjiyo usendekelede kumusanza, eelyo tako lyanjiyo lilangide kunyika.” 14 Mpoonya Jehova wakandaambila kuti:
“Mapenzi ayakuboola kuzwa kunyika
Akusikila baabo boonse bakkala mucisi.+
15 Nkaambo ‘ndiita misyobo yoonse yamami aakunyika,’ mbwaamba Jehova,+
‘Aboobo bayooboola; umwi aumwi wabo uyoobikka cuuno cakwe cabwami
Kumanjililo aamilyango yamunzi wa Jerusalemu,+
Akuzoolwana malambo aanguwo oonse aazingulukide munzi
Alimwi akuzoolwana minzi yoonse ya Juda.+
16 Alimwi ndiyoobaambila milandu njondabapa akaambo kabubi bwabo boonse,
Akaambo kakuti bandisiya mebo,+
Alimwi bauntumuna busi bwazipaizyo kuli baleza bambi+
Akukotamina milimo yamaanza aabo beni.’+
17 Lino yebo, kolibambila,*
Konyamuka ukabaambile zyoonse nzyondikulailila.
Utabayoowi pe,+
Kutegwa nditakupi kuyoowa kumbele lyabo.