ଯିରିମିୟ 2:1-5

1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

3 Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

5 Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

1 ଆଉ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ବାକ୍ଯ ଯିରିମିୟଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲା। ଯଥା :
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 ହେ ଯିରିମିୟ, ୟାଅ, ୟିରୁଶାଲମର କର୍ଣ୍ଣଗୋଚର ହେଲାଭଳି ପ୍ରଚାର କରି ଏହିକଥା କୁହ,
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

3 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ରେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ପବିତ୍ର। ସମାନେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଥମ ସଂଗୃହିତ ଫଳ। ଯେଉଁମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଗ୍ରାସ କରନ୍ତି ସମାନେେ ଦୋଷୀ ଗଣାଯିବେ ଓ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ପ୍ରତି ଅମଙ୍ଗଳ ଘଟିବ।' ଏହା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି
Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

4 ହେ ଯାକୁବର ବଂଶ, ଆଉ ହେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ବଂଶର ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀସବୁ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ବାକ୍ଯ ଶୁଣ।
Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

5 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହି କଥା କହନ୍ତି, ତୁମ୍ଭର ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଗଣ ଆମ୍ଭଠା ରେ କେଉଁ ଅନ୍ଯାଯ ଦେଖିଲେ ଯେ ସମାନେେ ଆମ୍ଭଠାରୁ ଦୂ ରଇେ ୟାଇଅଛନ୍ତି ଓ ଅସାର ଦବେତାମାନଙ୍କର ପଶ୍ଚାଦ୍ ଗମନ କରି ଅସାର ହାଇେଅଛନ୍ତି ?
Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?