¹ Ici cebo caishilekwisa kuli Yeremia pa bantu bonse abamu Yuda, caishile mu mwaka wkulenga bune uwakwa Yeoakimu umwana mwaume wakwa Yosaya, imfumu yaba Yuda. Uyo ewali mwaka wakubalilapo uwakwa Nebukadinesari, imfumu yamu Babiloni. ² Yeremiya kasesema alandile ifi kuli bonse abantu bamu Yuda elo na bekashi bamu Yerusalemu. ³ Aishilekulanda ati, ''pamyaka amakumi yabili na itatu, ukufuma pamwaka wakulenga amakumi yabili na itatu iyakwa Yosaya umwana mwaume wakwa Amoni, imfumu yaba Yuda mpaka buno bushiku, icebo cakwa Yaweh cilesa kuli nebo elo nindanda kuli mwebo imiku ne miku, lelo mwebo tamwaumfwa. ⁴ Yaweh aishilekutuma bonse ababomfi bakwe kuli mwebo imiku ne miku, lelo mwebo tamwaumfwa nangu ukubikako amano. ⁵ Aba bakasesema balandile ati,'' Lekeni umuntu onse apilibuke ukufuma kumibele yabo iyabubifi nefyamafisakanwa fyakwe ifyo acita nokubwelela ku calo uko Yaweh apele kufikolwe fyenu munshita yakale nakuli mwebo, ngecabupe camuyayaya. ⁶ Eico mwilakukonka imilungu imbi kukuishinshimuna nangu ukufukama kuli shena, elo mwikalifya ena nemilimo yakuminwe yenu pakutila tamyonawile.' ⁷ Lelo tamuleumfwa kuli nebo_ uku ekulanda kwakwa Yaweh_ eico mwalinkalifya nemilimo yakuminwe yenu kukucita ubonaushi kuli mwebo. ⁸ Eico Yaweh wamulalo alanda ifi ati, 'Pantu tamumfwa ku mashiwi yandi, ⁹ boneni, ndi nokutuma ukukonkomesha kukulonganika abantu bonse abakukapinda kakukuso_ uku kulanda kwakwa Yaweh _ na Nebukadinesari umubomfi wandi, imfumu yaku Baniloni, nokubaleta muli cino calo na bekashi baciko elo nenko shonse ishamushinguluka. Pantu nkesakubonaula, nkabalenga ica kupapa, icintu cakulishapo, elo necibolya icishakapwe. ¹⁰ Nkesakupwisha iciunda cakusangalala elo neciunda cakusansamuka, icunda cakwa shibwinga, iciunda ca mabwe ayakupelelako elo no lubuto lwa nyali. ¹¹ Eluntu ici calo cikesakuba icibolya elo icakupapa,elo neshi inko shikesakutumika ku mfumu yaku Babiloni pa myaka cine lubali. ¹² Eluntu cikesakucitika uluntu imyaka amakumu cine lubali shaisakupwa, nkesakukanda imfumu yaku Babiloni na ilya inko, icalo cabena Kaldi_ uku ekulanda kwakwa Yaweh_pamampulu yabo nokucilenga icibolya icitakapwe. ¹³ Eluntu nkesa kusenda amashiwi yonse muli cilya calo ayo nalandile, elo nafyonse ifyalembelwe muli cilya citabo ifyo Yeremia alekusesema kunko shonse. ¹⁴ Pantu nenko shimbi ishingi neshamfumu ishikalamba shikesakulenga ababomfi ukwisakufuma muli ishi inko. Nkesakubabwesesha pa micitile yabo ne milimo ya minwe yabo.''' ¹⁵ Pantu Yaweh, Lesa wakwa Isreali, aishilekulanda ifi kuli nebo, ''Piita ulu ulukombo lwa mwangashi uwa cipyu muminwe yandi nokwisakulenga inko shonse uko ndekutuma uyekunwa. ¹⁶ Pantu bakalanwa nokulatelententa namano yakesakufulungana pantanshi yalupanga ulo ndeisakutuma pali bena.'' ¹⁷ Eico naishilekubula ulukombo ukufuma muminwe yakwa Yaweh , elo naishilekulenga inko shonse ukunwa isho Yaweh antumineko. ¹⁸ Yerusalemu, imisumba yamu Yuda elo nemfumu shakwe elo na bacilolo_ kukubacita ifibilya necintu icakutinisha, elo na mucintu icakulishapo elo nokutipwila, ngefyo fili pabushiku ubu ubwalelo. ¹⁹ Inko shimbi nasho shalishilekunwako: Farao imfumu yaku Egypti elo nababomfi bakwe; bacilolo bakwe elo nabantu bakwe bonse; ²⁰ nabantu abakupatankana elo neshamfumu shonse ishamu calo ca Usi; ishamfumu sha mucalo caba filisiti_ Ashikeloni,Gasa, Ekroni, elo nabashalapo abamu Ashidodi, ²¹ Edomu elo na Moabu elo nabantu bakwa Amonni. ²² Imfumu shaku Turi elo na Sidoni, ishamfumu shakwishilya limbi ilya bemba, ²³ Dedani, Tema, elo na Busi elo nabonse abaputula umushishi mumbali ya mitwe yabo, nabobene balishilekunwa. ²⁴ Imfumu shonse ishamu Arabia elo neshamfumu shonse ishabantu abakusankana abekala mu ciswebebe; ²⁵ Imfumu shonse ishaku Simuri, imfumu shone ishamu Elamu, elo nemfumu shonse ishaku Medesi; ²⁶ imfumu shonse isha kukapinda kakukuso, abali mupepi elo nabali apakulepa_ onse na wabo umwaume elo na mabufumu yonse ayamucalo ayaba pano isonde, bonse balishile kunwa ulukombo ulwaishilekufuma mu minwe yakwa Yaweh. Mukulekelesha, imfumu yaku Babiloni nayo ikesakunwa kuli lulya ulukombo. ²⁷ Yaweh aishilekulanda kuli nebo ati' ''Nomba kuti walanda kulibo ati, 'Yaweh wamilalo, Lesa wakwa Israeli, alanda ifi: Nweni nokukolwa, eluntu muluke, mupone panshi, elo mwiisakwima pantanshi ya lupanga ulo nalaisakutuma pali mwebo.' ²⁸ Eluntu cikesakucitika bena ngabaisakufilwa ukubula ulukombo ukwisakufuma mu minwe yobe kukunwa, ukesekulanda kulibo ati, 'Yaweh wamilalo alanda ati: ukunwa kwena mulenwa. ²⁹ Pantu boneni, nebo ndinokuleta ububi pa musumba uukutwa peshina lyandi, elo bushe mwebo palwenu mukesakuba abantungwa ukwisakufuma mukukandwa? Tamwakesekuba abongwa, pantu nebo ndekuta ulupanga pabekashi bonse abamucalo!_ ukukulanda kwakwa Yaweh wamilalo.' ³⁰ Ufwile useseme aya amashiwi yonse kulibo, elo nokulanda kulibo ati, ' Yaweh akesakubuluma ukufuma mumulu elo akesakubilikisha neshiwi lyakwe ukufuma uko ekala ukwamushilo wakwe, elo akesakubulumina pa mpaanga shakwe; elo akesakubilikisha, nga abo abalenyantaula imyangashi kuli abo abaikala pesonde. ³¹ Iciunda ca bulwi cikesakumfwika kumpela yesonde, pantu Yaweh aleta ukushinina panko shonse, elo aleta ubupingushi pali bonse abantu, elo napabankalwe akesakubikapo ulupanga_uku ekulanda kwakwa Yaweh.' ³² Yaweh wamilalo alanda ifi, 'Boneni, ububi buleya ukufuma panko ne nko, nomwela uukalamba uleima ukufuma kufiputulwa fyesonde lyonse ukwalepesha. ³³ Eluntu abo Yaweh aipaya bakesakukumana pali bulya bushiku ukufuma kumpela yesonde ukwisakuya kumpela imbi, tabakesekubalosha, ukulonganikwa, nangu ukwisakushikwa. Bakesakuba no mufundo wa ng'ombe pa mushili. ³⁴ Welesheni, bakacema, elo pundisheni pa bwafwilisho! Mulealangana mulukungu, mwebo bakacema bamukuni, pantu inshiku shakwipaulwa kwenu nakwisa; Mukesakusalanganishiwa uluntu mukapona ngo mutondouwa bune. ³⁵ Takuli ukwakubutukila pali bakacema, tatwakesekuba ukwakupusukila pantungulushi sha mukuni. ³⁶ Umfweni ukulila kwaba kacema nokwisakuwelesha kwantungulushi sha mukuni, pantu Yaweh naonaula imilemfwe shabo. ³⁷ Eico imilemfwe yamutende yakapasangana pa mulandu wacifukushi cabukali bwakwa Yaweh. ³⁸ Nge nkalamo iinono, afumine mwiteshi lyakwe, Pantu icalo cabo cikesakuba icamakankamike pamulandu wakufulwa kwabafyengelesha, pa mulandu wabukali bwakufulwa kwakwe.'''