¹ Shilambo shaliji vikala pushaliji na v'andu v'av'a gulinji nnaino puli jika pepali mmbuti ashiwilwa na ambujegule, nka paliji taifa kubwa. poliji mwana jwa mfalme miongoni mwa mataifa, lakini nnaino ashilazimishwa kuutumwa. ² Anaguta na kujimba shilo, na minyoi jake ganaunishila matukwa gake. ashaambuya jake v'owe v'ashikummutukanga palinginji maadui jake. ³ Badala ja umaskini na mateso, Yuda ashikwenda matekani. kwaatama miongoni mwa mataifa na hakapata kupumilila shoshoe. v'akumminganga nga v'av'apatilenje katika upweke wake. ⁴ Mbarabara ja Sayuni jinajimba kwasababu jwakwapi akwiya kusherehe kujipeng'enjwe. Mipanda jake joe ni ushuv'a. Makuhani gake goe wanagutanganga. Mabikra gake gashikola ushuv'a na jwalake nn'ene pali katika ugumu. ⁵ Maadui jwake palinginji ashambujegwe ashaadui jake wanafanikiwanga. Ashipang'anya v'ashikungazibu kwa shambi yake yaigulinji. V'ake V'av'ashoko wanakwendangana matekani kwa ashaadui v'ake. ⁶ Kukonja kushiwaleka a binti Sayuni. V'ana v'a mfalme paalinginji mbuti ayala mbuti hakalola kumalisho, na v'anakwendangana wala uwezo gwaavinganganga ⁷ Kwa mov'a gowe ga mateso gake gwangoli nyumba, Yerusalem shijikumbushile azina jake ja v'ukala jalijigajo v'ukata. Wakati v'andu v'ake palinginji gwagwililenje mmikono ja adui, jwa kwapi ansaidie maadui pawawenenje na kuheka maangamizo gake. ⁸ Yerusalemjashinkutenda shambi sana, kkwa nneyo, jishizalilika nndu shindu shanyata. V'owenji v'akwaheshimunji nnaino v'anakumzalaunji pav'av'ashikumtukananga. Anasononeka na kulinga kutendeuka meyo. ⁹ Ashinyata insiketi jake. Jwannganishia mwisho shiiv'e v'uli. Kugwa kwake kwaajili kubaya jwangwapagwa jwaakunguluka nago. Ashinkuguta, "nnelo shingutilanga, Ashipanganya, pala adui ashiv'a jwa nkulungwa kaje" ¹⁰ Adui ashitama munkono gwake kuazina yetu ya v'ukala. V'alolile mataifa galijinjila sehemu jake patakatifu, pav'a nchikulugula v'anajinjilange pa sehemu jenu ja imanilana. ¹¹ V'andu v'owe wanakwigutanjilanga paakulo leyanga mkate. Vashishoyanga azina yav'onji ya v'ukala kwa ajili ja shwauja shwav'ujanajonji uhai gwav'onji. Nnelo,shipanganya, ungumbushile nne pav'a nangali faida. ¹² Nngav'a shindu ku ngwako mmowenji nkupitangana? Lola na ulole mwanaga apali mundu akwete uzini kungutese kanago, ndushipangana pandesile nne lyuv'a limo liv'atumbele. ¹³ Nji kushoka kunanii ndio patumile moto mmaupa gangui na kungombola. Ashitenda nyovu kwa makogono gangu na kumbindikula. V'ashindenda ushuv'a na udhahifu. ¹⁴ Ngoji gwa makosa gangu ushiugalwa na mikono jake jishiikigwa na kuvikwa nnukoi jangu. Ashitenda uweza gwangu kushiindwa ashipanganya v'ashingamuya mmakono ja na ngakombola kujima. ¹⁵ Ashapanganya v'ashijaa kunyenje v'ashileunji v'angu v'alinginji v'ammbone v'ang'okoenje. V'ashishema kusanyiko dhidi yangu kukanyata v'ashileunji v'angu v'ammbone ashipanganya ashikwakayatanga mwali bikra juka Yuda kwenye chombo cha kusagia mvinyo. ¹⁶ Kwa induaino gunaguta meyo yangu, mashiganatuluka pai ga meyo gangu tangu mfariji aliye paswa kuvujanago maisha gangu pali mbali na nne. V'ana v'angu palinginji ushuva kwasababu adui jwangu ashishinda. ¹⁷ Sayuni ametandaza mikono yake; jwakwapi jwa kumliwaza. Nnungu v'ashiamua vanganya tome na Yakobo v'av'a nganje maadui gake. Yerusalemu ni shindu shaanyata kumngwav'onji. ¹⁸ Nnungu ni jwahaki, pav'a njipindikuka dhidi ja amrijake pilikana, mmanganya mmandu, na nnolanje kukonja kwangu mabikra wangu na wanaume imara wameenda matekani. ¹⁹ Njikushema marafiki gangu, lakini v'ashikukolanga hila kungwangu. Makuhani gangu na v'azee waliangamia kwenye mji, palinginji v'aliloleanga shalya shakuv'ujanago uhai gwawonji. ²⁰ Lola, shipanganya, kwakua nipo kwenye ugumu; lipitiu lyangu linanguluma, mtima gwangu ushitibuka nkati jangu. Kwakua nimekua maasi palanga upanga ushikwagutaya amama, nkaaati ja nyumba jipali miisiba pe. ²¹ Wapilikanenje kunung'unika kwangu, lakini jwakwapi jwa mbembelea. Maadui gangu goe ga pilikane shida jangu na vashifurahiaga nchindendela nnei. Umdeta siku uliyohaidi; nnaino nneshe v'av'anganje nndu ine pav'a gamakosa gangu goe. ²² Nnesho uwovu goe ujie mbele jako shugulika nao kama ulivyo shughulika na mimi kwasababu ya makosa yangu yote. Manung'uniko gangu ni gamagulinjina mtima ushiondoka.