11. “Utsho ke ngoko uNdikhoyo, uThixo onamandla onke kaSirayeli, ukuthi: ‘Niyabona, ndizimisele ukunihlisela ishwangusha, ndiwatshabalalise onke amaJuda.
12. Ndiza kuwasusa la masalela akwaJuda azimisele ukuphambukela eJiputa. Aza kutshabalala apho kuloo Jiputa. Amanye aza kufa ngekrele, amanye yindlala, nditsho omncinci nomkhulu ngokufanayo. Aza kuba sisiqalekiso, nesothuso, nezigculelo, nesingcikivo.
13. AmaJuda aseJiputa ndiza kuwohlwaya ngesohlwayo esifana nesabaseJerusalem: indlala, ikrele, nobhubhani.
14. Akuyi kubakho usindayo noya kusala kula masalela akwaJuda aphambukele kwelaseJiputa enethemba lokuba obuyela kwelakwaJuda esaphila. Inene, akukho uya kubuya konke, ngaphandle kwembinana eya kuphuncula.’ ”
15. Emva koko onke amadoda awayesazi ukuba abafazi bawo benzela izithixo iziqhumiso nehlokondiba labafazi elalilapho nababehlala eJiputa nasePatrosi bathi kuJeremiya:
16. “Asiyi kuwuphulaphula lo myalelo wakho owuthethe egameni *likaNdikhoyo.
17. Thina siza kuthi rhoqo ukuzalisa amadinga ethu, senzele uKumkanikazi weZulu iziqhumiso, simphe neminikelo ethululwayo njengoko sasikade sisenza thina nookhokho bethu nookumkani neziphathamandla zethu sisahlala kwiidolophu zakwaJuda naseJerusalem. Ngoko sasidla ngokuba nokutya kakhulu, sisanela, kungazange kwabakho shwangusha lakha lasithi cha.
18. Kodwa oko sathi sahlukana nokwenzela uKumkanikazi weZulu iziqhumiso, sayeka nokumpha iziselo, sathiwa nca yindlala, sada sagqibela ngokufa ngekrele naliphango.”