Ndayidzo kuna Bharuku
1 Dama la Jeremiya nlebesambeli laakadwa Bharuku nkololo wa Neriya mu gole le bunna la Jehoyakimu nkololo wa Josiya mambo we Juda, aekwala matama iyawa mu lukwalo Jeremiya wakabe ealeba nge nlomo uwe eti, 2 “Yahwe Ndzimu we Iziraela bakati kukuli iwe Bharuku, 3 wakati, ‘Yee mme wee ndapalala ngoti Yahwe bapapha ne buyendasi mu zogwadza zwangu, ndanyadziwa nge kugomela kwangu kakale anditowana kunyaluluka.’
4 “Un'dwe uti, ‘Yahwe bakati, “Bona tjandakabaka ndotjiliga, tjandakalima ndotjidzikunula ndodwa shango yose. 5 Koga iwe unozwishakila zwithu zwikulu kene? Usizwishake ngoti bona, ndowozhisa mbatsha mu bathu bose, kojalo Yahwe. Koga ndowokupa butjilo gugo ili ndipo kumwe ne kumwe kwa unoyenda.” ’ ”
God's Promise to Baruch
1 In the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah, Baruch wrote down what I had dictated to him. Then I told him 2 that the Lord, the God of Israel, had said, “Baruch, 3 you are saying, ‘I give up! The Lord has added sorrow to my troubles. I am worn out from groaning, and I can't find any rest!’
4 “But I, the Lord, am tearing down what I have built and pulling up what I have planted. I will do this to the entire earth. 5 Are you looking for special treatment for yourself? Don't do it. I am bringing disaster on all people, but you will at least escape with your life, wherever you go. I, the Lord, have spoken.”