1 Ndipo Pasuri mwana wace wa Imeri wansembe, amene anali kapitao wamkuru m'nyumba ya Yehova, anamva Yeremiya alikunenera zimenezi.
2 Ndipo Pasuri anampanda Yeremiya mneneriyo, namuika matangadza amene anali m'cipata ca kumtunda ca Benjamini, cimene cinali ku nyumba ya Yehova.
3 Ndipo panali m'mawa mwace, kuti Pasuri anaturutsa Yeremiya m'matangadzamo. Ndipo Yeremiya anati kwa iye, Yehova sanacha dzina lako Pasuri, koma Magorimisabibu.
4 Pakuti Yehova atero, Taonani, ndidzakuyesa iwe coopsa ca kwa iwe mwini, ndi kwa abale ako onse; ndipo iwo adzagwa ndi lupanga la adani ao, ndipo maso ako adzaona; ndipo ndidzapereka Ayuda onse m'dzanja la mfumu ya ku Babulo, ndipo iye adzawatengera iwo am'nsinga ku Babulo, nadzawapha ndi lupanga,
5 Ndiponso ndidzapereka cuma conse ca mudzi uwu, ndi zaphindu zace zonse, ndi zinthu zace zonse za mtengo wace, inde, zolemera zonse za mafumu a Yuda ndidzapereka m'manja mwa adani ao, amene adzazifunkha, nadzazitenga kunka nazo ku Babulo.
6 Ndipo iwe, Pasuri, ndi onse okhala m'nyumba mwako mudzanka kundende; ndipo udzafika ku Babulo, ndi pamenepo udzafa, ndi pamenepo udzaikidwa, iwe, ndi mabwenzi ako onse, amene unawanenera mabodza.
7 Yehova, mwandikopa ine, ndipo ndinakopedwa; muli ndi mphamvu koposa ine, ndipo mwalakika; ine ndikhala coseketsa dzuwa lonse, lonse andiseka.
8 Pakuti pali ponse ndinena, ndipfuula; ndipfuula, Ciwawa ndi cofunkha; pakuti mau a Mulungu ayesedwa kwa ine citonzo, ndi coseketsa, dzuwa lonse.
9 Ndipo ngati nditi, Sindidzamchula Iye, sindidzanenanso m'dzina lace, pamenepo m'mtima mwanga muli ngati moto wotentha wotsekedwa m'mafupa anga, ndipo ndalema ndi kupirira, sindingathe kupiriranso.
10 Pakuti ndamva kugogodera kwa ambiri, mantha pozungulira ponse. Neneza, ndipo tidzamneneza iye, ati atsamwali anga onse, amene ayang'anira kutsimphina kwanga; kapena adzakopedwa, ndipo ife tidzamlaka iye, ndipo tidzambwezera cilango.
11 Koma Yehova ali ndi ine ngati wamphamvu ndi woopsya; cifukwa cace ondisautsa adzapunthwa, sadzandilala; adzakhala ndi manyazi ambiri, cifukwa sanacita canzeru, ngakhale ndi kunyazitsa kwamuyaya kumene sikudzaiwalika.
12 Koma, Inu Yehova wa makamu, amene muyesa olungama, amene muona imso ndi mtima, mundionetse ine kubwezera cilango kwanu pa iwo; pakuti kwa inu ndaululira mlandu wanga.
13 Muyimbire Yehova, mulemekeze Yehova; pakuti walanditsa moyo wa aumphawi m'dzanja la ocita zoipa.
14 Litembereredwe tsiku limene ndinabadwa; lisadalitsike tsiku limene amai wanga anandibala ine.
15 Atembereredwe munthu amene anatengera mau kwa atate wanga, kuti, Mwana wamwamuna anakubadwira iwe; ndi kumsekeretsatu iye.
16 Munthuyo akhale ngati midzi imene Yehova anapasula, osalekerera; amve mpfuu mamawa, ndi mkuwo pausana;
17 cifukwa sanandipha ine m'mimba; kuti mai wanga akhale manda anga, ndi mimba yace yaikuru nthawi zonse.
18 Cifukwa canji ndinaturuka m'mimba kuti ndione kutopa ndi kulira, kuti masiku anga athe ndi manyazi?