1 Asɛm a efi Awurade hɔ baa Yeremia nkyɛn ni: 2 “Tie apam yi mu nhyehyɛe na ka kyerɛ Yudafo ne wɔn a wɔtete Yerusalem. 3 Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, sɛɛ na Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se: ‘Nnome nka onipa a onni apam yi mu nhyehyɛe so, 4 nea mehyɛ maa mo agyanom bere a miyii wɔn fii Misraim, fononoo a wɔnan dade wɔ mu no.’ Mekae se, ‘Monyɛ osetie mma me na monyɛ biribiara a mehyɛ mo, na mobɛyɛ me nkurɔfo na mayɛ mo Nyankopɔn. 5 Na afei mɛma ntam a mekaa mo agyanom se, mɛma wɔn asase a nufusu ne ɛwo sen wɔ so no aba mu,’ asase a mote so nnɛ yi.”

Mibuae se, “Amen, Awurade.”

6 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Bɔ saa asɛm yi ho dawuru wɔ Yuda nkurow ne Yerusalem mmɔnten so se: ‘Muntie apam yi ho nhyehyɛe na munni so. 7 Efi bere a miyii mo agyanom fii Misraim besi nnɛ yi, mebɔɔ wɔn kɔkɔ bere biara se, “Monyɛ osetie mma me.” 8 Nanso wɔantie na wɔamfa no asɛm; na mmom, wodii asoɔden a efi wɔn koma bɔne mu no akyi. Ɛno nti memaa nnome a efi apam a mahyɛ wɔn sɛ wonni so na wɔanni so no mu no baa wɔn so.’ ”

9 Na afei Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me se, “Atuatew apam bi wɔ Yudafo ne wɔn a wɔtete Yerusalem no ntam. 10 Wɔasan kɔ wɔn agyanom a wɔampɛ sɛ wotie mʼasɛm no bɔne ho. Wɔadi anyame foforo akyi akɔsom wɔn. Yerusalem fifo ne Yuda fifo abu apam a me ne wɔn agyanom yɛe no so. 11 Ɛno nti nea Awurade se ni: ‘Mede amanehunu a wɔrentumi nguan mfi mu bɛba wɔn so. Ɛwɔ mu sɛ, wosu frɛ me de, nanso merennye wɔn so. 12 Yuda nkurow ne Yerusalemfo bɛkɔ akosu afrɛ anyame a wɔhyew nnuhuam ma wɔn no, nanso sɛ amanehunu ba a wɔrentumi mmoa wɔn koraa. 13 Wo Yuda, wowɔ anyame a wɔn dodow bɛyɛ sɛ wo nkurow; na afɔremuka a moasisi sɛ mobɛhyew nnuhuam wɔ so ama animguase nyame Baal no dɔɔso sɛ Yerusalem mmɔnten.’

14 “Mmɔ mpae mma saa nnipa yi, nni mma wɔn na nsrɛ mma wɔn, efisɛ, sɛ wosu frɛ me wɔ wɔn amanehunu mu a merennye wɔn so.

18 Esiane sɛ Awurade yii pɔw a wabɔ kyerɛɛ me no nti, mihui, efisɛ saa bere no ɔde nea wɔreyɛ no kyerɛɛ me. 19 Meyɛɛ sɛ oguamma a odwo a wɔde no rekɔ akokum no; amma mʼadwene mu sɛ wɔabɔ wɔn tirim pɔw atia me sɛ,