¹ 1 Ishiwi ilyaishile kuli Yeremia ukufuma kuli Yawe, uluntu Nebugadinesa imfumu yaku Babloni elo nefita fwakwe fyonse, capamo namabufumu yapa calo, ifita ifyo alekutungulula, elo nabantu bakwe bonse balikolongene mukuya lwishi yerusarem elo nemisumba yakwe yonse, nokulanda ati: ² ''Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israeli, alilandile ifi ati:Kabiye kalande kuli Zedekiaha imfumu yaku Juda elo ukulande kuliye ati, 'Yawe alilandile ifi ati: boona, indimukupela uyu musumba mumaboko ya mfumu iyaku babyloni. Ena akaoca. ³ Webo tawakabutuke ukufuma mukuboko kwakwe. Amenso yobe yakabona amenso yamfumu yaku babyloni; ena akala kulanda mukulolenkana na webo ulu webo ukaya ku babybloni; ⁴ Umfwa kwishiwi lykwa Yawe, Zedekia imfumu yaku Juda! Yawe alilandile ifi paliwebo ati, 'Webo tawakafwe kulupanga. ⁵ Webo ukafwa uwamutende. Ulu ngafilya balekoca ifitumbi fyafikolwe fyobe, bashamfumu abatampilepo pali webo, bali nokoca umubili obe. Bakalekulanda ati, ''Owee, shikulu wesu! ''Bakakulanda pali webo. Nomba nebo ndilandile-uku kukonkomesha kwakwa Yawe.''' ⁶ Eco Yeremia kasesema alibilikishe kuliZedekia imfumu yaku Juda amashiwi yonse mu Yerusalemu. ⁷ Ifita fyamfumu yaku Babloni balipangile inkondo pali Yerusalemu elo nemisumba yonse iyashele ma Juda: Lachishi na Azeka. iyi misumba yamu Juda yashelepofye ngemisumba iyamalinga. ⁸ Ishiwi iyaishile kuli Yeremia ukufuma kuli Yawe panumu imfumu Zedekia ninshi alipangile icipangano nabantu binse abamu Yerusalemu, ukubilikisha ubuntungwa kulibo, ⁹ Ukuti umuntu onse afwile alekela umwina Hebrew umusha wakwe, bonse umwaume elo nomwanakashi, eco pakweba ati pekashapo uwakuteka umwina Jew, uwali nindume shakwe. ¹⁰ Eco bonse bakatungulula elo nabantu bonse balipangile icipangano ivakuti umuntu onse afwile alekelako umwaume nangu umwanakashi abasha wakwe eco pakweba ati bekabapk abasha nakabili. Balyumfwilile elo babaleka ukuya abakubula umulandu. ¹¹ Nomba panuma yaifi balipilibwile amatontonkanyo yabo. Balibweseshe abasha babo abo balekeleko ukuya abakubula umulandu. Balibapatikishe ukuba abasha nakabili. ¹² Eico ishiwi lyakwa Yawe lyaishi kuli Yeremia, iyalekulanda ati, ¹³ ''Yawe, Lesa wakwa Israeli, ililandile ifi, 'Nebo nemwine nalipangile icipangano nefikolwe fyenu mubushiku nebo nebo nabafumishe mu calo ca Egypto, ukufuma munganda yabusha. Ulo uluntu nebo nalandile ati, ¹⁴ ''Pakupwa kwamyaka cinelubali, onse umuntu afwile ukutamfya wabo wakwa umwaume, kumunankwe imwina Hebrew uyo uwaishitishe umwine kuli mwebo elo okubombela mwebo pamyaka mutanda. Mufwile ukumutafya mumutende. ''Nomba ifikolwe fyenu tafyalekumfwa kui nebo nangu kuteyamika amatwi yabo kuli nebo iyo. ¹⁵ Nomba mwebo mwebene mulilapile elo mulitapile ukucita ifyabune mumenso yandi. Mwebo mulibilishe ubuntungwa, umuntu onse kumwina mupalamano wakwe, elo mwebo muli pangile icipangano pacinso candi munganda umo mukuta peshina lyandi. ¹⁶ Nomba mwebo mulipilibukile elo nokutukisha ishina lyandi; mwebo mulilengele umuntu onse ukubwesha umwaume nangu umwanakashi umusha wakwe, abo bamo abo mwebo wayebele ukuya uko balefwaya abene. Mwebo mulibapatikishe ukuba abasha benu nakabili. ¹⁷ Eco Yawe alilandile ifi ati, 'mwebo mwebene tamuleumfwa kuli nebo. Mwebo mufwile ukubilisha ubuntungwa, cila umo muli mwebo, kuli bawenu elo nakubena Israeli. Eco bona! nebo ndinokubilisha ubuntungwa kuli mwebo-uku kukonkomeshe kwakwa Yawe-ubuntungwa bwakulupanga, icikuko, elo necipowe, pantu nebo indemipanga mwebo icintu icakuleta umwenso kumabufumu yonse pano calo. ¹⁸ Eluntu nebo inkalolenkana nabantu abo abayoba icipangano candi, abo abashalekusunga amashiwi yandi ayacipangano ici bapampamikile pancinso candi uluntu baputwilemo cilume wangombe pabili elo nokulakupita pakati kafipendwa. ¹⁹ Elo ulintu intungulushi shamu Juda elo namu Yerusaremu, bamutungwi elo nabanshimapepo, elo nabonse abantu bamucalo abenda pakati kafipandwa fyakwa cilume wangombe. ²⁰ Nebo nkapelabo mumaboko yabalwani bobo elo namumaboko ya abo bonse abafwaya imweo shabo. Ifitumbi fyabo fikaba fyakulya fyafyuni fyamulwelele elo nenama shapano calo. ²¹ Eco nebo inkapela Zedekia imfumu yaku Juda elo nentungulushi shakwe mumaboko yabalwani babo elo namumaboko yaabo abafwaisha imyeo shabo, elo namumaboko yafita fyamfumu yaku babyloni nafyo fikemina mwebo. ²² Boona nebo ndinokupela ifyakukonka-uku kukokomesha kwa Yawe-elo inkababwesesha muli uyu musumba kukwisa lwa imkondo elo nokupoka, elo nokuoca. pantu nebo inkabwesha ishi imisumba nge ncende ishaciswebebe umwakubula ifyakwikalamo.'''