Yeremia 45

1 Hili ni neno ambalo Yeremia nabii alimwambia Baruku mwana wa Neria. Hii ilitokea wakati alipoandika kwenye kitabu maneno haya kwa imla ya Yeremia - hii ilikuwa katika mwaka wa nne wa Yehoyakimu mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda, na alisema,

The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

2 “Yahwe, Mungu wa Israel, asema hivi kwako, Baruku:

Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:

3 Umesema, Ole mimi, kwa kuwa Yahwe ameongeza uchungu wa maumivu. Kuugua kwangu kumenichosha; sipati pumziko.'

You did say, Woe is me now! for the LORD has added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

4 Hivi ndivyo unapaswa kusema kwake: “Yahwe asema hivi: Ona, nilichojenga, sasa ninararua chini. Nilichopanda, sasa ninangoa. Hii ni kweli juu ya dunia.

Thus shall you say to him, The LORD says thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

5 Lakini unategema mambo makubwa kwa ajili yako? Usitegemee hayo. Uone, maafa yanakuja kwa binadamu wote - hii ni tamko la Yahwe - lakini ninakupa maisha yangu kama nyara popote utakakoenda.”

And seek you great things for yourself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, says the LORD: but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places where you go.