1. Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya, livela kuYehova, ngomnyaka weshumi kaZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda; loo mnyaka ke ngumnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo kaNebhukadenetsare.
2. Oko ke impi yokumkani waseBhabheli ibiyingqingile iYerusalem, uYeremiya umprofeti evalelwe ente ndelezweni yentolongo, yendlu yokumkani wakwaYuda.
3. Kuba ebevalelwe kuyo nguZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, esithi, Yini na ukuba uthi ukuprofeta kwakho, Útsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndiyawunikela lo mzi esandleni sokumkani waseBhabheli, ukuba awuthimbe;
4. angàsindi esandleni samaKaledi uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda; úya kunikelwa okunene esandleni sokumkani waseBhabheli; umlomo wakhe uthèthe nomlomo wakhe, amehlo akhe abone amehlo akhe;
5. amse uZedekiya eBhabheli, abe khona ndide ndimvelele, utsho uYehova; xa nithe nalwa namaKaledi, aniyi kuba nampumelelo.
6. Wathi uYeremiya, Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
7. Yabona, uHanameli, unyana kaShalum uyihlokazi, uza kuwe, esithi, Yithenge intsimi yam eseAnatoti; ngokuba kulunge nawe ukuyithenga uyikhulule ngentlawulelo.
8. Weza ke kum entendelezweni yentolongo uHanameli, unyana kabawokazi, ngokwelizwi likaYehova, wathi kum, Khawuyithenge intsimi yam eseAnatoti, esezweni lakwaBhenjamin; ngokuba lilunge nawe ilifa, kokwakho ukuyikhulula ngokumisela; zithengele. Ndazi ke ukuba lilizwi likaYehova elo.