1 Liji lia Yehova lize liejile kuli Jeremia ha kutwala ku mavungu.
1 Mwene Zambi yanguhanjikisa hakutwala kuli mavungu,
Alitechelele mbaka ja mavungu hakachi ka wano mu yifuchi yo nikulita ni malimi jo ni minyachi yo ni mavungu jo.
Tangwa lino hinakusa helu lia mavungu ni mawanangana, ukatukule, ukapuzule, ukonwone, ukanungune, ukatunge, ukatumbe.
Umwe ndumba hakatuka ku usaki wenyi; mukwa kwonwona mavungu haputuka, hakatuka kuma kwenyi akenyeke chifuchi chenu, akapuzule yihunda yenu, ni kuyihichika kuyishi atu.
Kumakeza ni kulamba chifuchi cha Engitu, ni kuhana ku chilungo waze hanaafunjikila chilungo, ni kukunjika ku ufunge waze hanaafunjikila ufunge, ni kukunjika ku katana waze hanaafunjikila katana.
Ha mwaka wamuchikumi, ni kakweji wamuchikumi, ni tangwa kumi ni liamuchiali lia kakweji, liji lia Yehova yiliza kuli yami ngwenyi,
Liji lia Yehova yiliza kuli yami ngwenyi,
Ha mwaka kumi ni kashi, ni kakweji wamuchitatu, ni tangwa litangu lia kakweji, liji lia Yehova yiliza kuli yami ngwenyi,
Ha mwaka kumi ni wamuchiali, ni kakweji kumi ni wamuchiali, ha tangwa litangu lia kakweji, liji lia Yehova yiliza kuli yami ngwenyi,
Kashika azukule te wanda wenyi matangwa eswe nikushiha mavungu ndo ku miaka ni keke ka?
Mumu Yehova-wa-Tujita wambile muze te uhenya wenyi wangutumine ku mavungu aze anupupile, (mumu yoze manusunga chapwa ngwe kunguchoka mu katumba ka liso),
Ku mbulwa mawe ngunamumono iye. Ku milundu ngunamutale iye. Kutala! O kapwa atu a kutwama ukawo. Kechi kaalula mukachi ka mavungu!
Zambi, Zambi ya A-Yunda wika, nyi? Kapwile Zambi ya akwa mavungu nawa, nyi? Ewa, iye Zambi ya akwa mavungu nawa: