uBharuki 1:1 Lawa angamazwi encwadi, uBaruki, indodana kaNeriya, the indodana kaMahaseya indodana kaSedekhiya indodana ka-Asadiya indodana ka uKhelisi, wabhala eBhabhiloni, 1:2 Ngomnyaka wesihlanu, nangosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga, isikhathi esingakanani AmaKaledi ayithumba iJerusalema, ayishisa ngomlilo. 1:3 Futhi uBharuki wafunda amazwi ale ncwadi ezindlebeni zikaJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda, nasezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu lokho weza ukuzwa incwadi, 1:4 Futhi ezindlebeni zezikhulu, futhi amadodana enkosi, futhi ezindlebeni zamalunga, nabantu bonke, kusukela kwabaphansi kuya kwabaphansi phezulu kunabo bonke abakhileyo eBabele ngasemfuleni iSudi. 1:5 Bakhala, bazila ukudla, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova. 1:6 Futhi benza iqoqo lemali ngokwamandla awo wonke umuntu. 1:7 Balithumela eJerusalema kuJehoyakimi umpristi omkhulu, indodana ka uHilikiya, indodana kaSalomu, nakubapristi, futhi kubo bonke abantu bafunyanwa benaye eJerusalema. 1:8 Ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho wathola izitsha zendlu yeNkosi. ezakhishwa ethempelini, ukubabuyisela ezweni lase Juda, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga kaSivani, okungukuthi, izitsha zesiliva, okuyinto uSedekiya indodana kaJosiya inkosi yaseJada 1:9 Ngemva kwalokho uNabukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wayesemthumbile uJekoniya. nezikhulu, nabathunjwa, namaqhawe, nabantu bakhona izwe, kusukela eJerusalema, wabayisa eBhabhiloni. 1:10 Bathi: "Bheka, sikuthumelele imali ukukuthenga ushisiwe iminikelo, neminikelo yesono, nempepho, nilungise nemana, ne unikele e-altare leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu; 1:11 Futhi nikhulekele ukuphila kukaNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, futhi ukuphila kukaBalithasari indodana yakhe, ukuze izinsuku zabo zibe emhlabeni njengezinsuku ezulwini: 1:12 Futhi iNkosi uyosinika amandla, futhi uyokhanyisa amehlo ethu, futhi sizobe hlala phansi komthunzi kaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, naphansi kwenkosi ethunzini likaBalithasari indodana yakhe, siyakubakhonza izinsuku eziningi, sithole umusa emehlweni abo. 1:13 Sikhulekeleni futhi eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu, ngoba sonile phambi kukaJehova Nkulunkulu wethu; futhi ulaka lukaJehova nolaka lwakhe lusekhona kuze kube namuhla engasuki kithi. 1:14 Futhi niyofunda le ncwadi esikuthumele kuwe, ukuze wenze ukuvuma izono endlini yeNkosi, phezu kwemikhosi nezinsuku ezinesizotha. 1:15 Futhi niyothi: 'ENkosini uNkulunkulu wethu ukulunga, kodwa thina ukudideka kobuso, njengoba kwenzeka namuhla, kubo ka Juda, nakulabo abakhileyo eJerusalema, 1:16 Futhi emakhosini ethu, futhi izikhulu zethu, futhi abapristi bethu, futhi wethu abaprofethi, nakobaba bethu: 1:17 Ngoba sonile phambi kukaJehova. 1:18 Futhi abamlalelanga, futhi abazange balalele izwi leNkosi yethu UNkulunkulu, ukuba sihambe ngemithetho asinika yona obala: 1:19 Kusukela osukwini uJehova akhipha ngalo okhokho bethu ezweni IGibhithe, kuze kube lamuhla, kasiyilaleli iNkosi yethu Nkulunkulu, futhi siye saba ubudedengu singalizwa izwi lakhe. 1:20 Ngakho ububi wanamathela kithi, futhi isiqalekiso, okuyinto iNkosi owamiswa nguMose inceku yakhe ngesikhathi eletha obaba ezweni laseGibithe, ukuze asinike izwe elivame ubisi ne luju, njengoba lunjalo ukubona lolu suku. 1:21 Nokho asilalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. njengawo wonke amazwi abaprofethi abathuma kithi; 1:22 Kodwa yilowo nalowo walandela ukuthambekela kwenhliziyo yakhe embi, ukukhonza onkulunkulu bezizweni, nokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.