¹ Katika muji gwa nisani, katika shaka sha makumi ga vili nkulungwa jisa arlashasla, ashikuagula divai, na njikutola divai gunumpele nkulungwa nneino nangawe kushitika mmujo jake. ² Ikaveje nkulungwa guanugulile, "kwa nndi kumeyo ulinginika? ukavonekana unakwala. Jeneji lashimajive inginiko ja muntima" mbe gunyogwepe kaje. ³ Guninnungulile nkulungwa "Nkulungwa alame milele! kwa nndi kumeyo kwangu kunave na mainginiko? ivaga shilambo, maali pa makavuli ga atati vangu, kweneko kunaame, na matanga gake gashia liviwa na moto." ⁴ Na nkulungwa gwanugulile, upinga ndende nndi?" kwa nneyo guninjujile nnungu jwa kumbingu. ⁵ Guninugulile nkulungwa alolanga ukoto na ivaga shitumetume jwako ashitenda ukoto pa meyo gako, shiukombole kunduma kuyuda, shilambo sha likavuli lya ashatati yangu, ili mbare kushwenga kavili." ⁶ Nkulungwa gwanyangwile (Nagwe malkia ashikutama tome nagwe jwenejo) "'Shiutame kwa muda gwashi paka uvuje? "nkulungwa gwalone ukoto kumbeleka nanne gunimpele muda. ⁷ Na penepo nkulungwa guninugulile, "ivaga ishinkonjeleye nkulungwa, umbe nyalaka kwa ajili ja vakulungwa kung'ambu ja lushi, ili vapatanje kunuusu mbite maeneo ga mipanda jaoni kwenda kuyuda. ⁸ Pia ipagwe valua kwa asafu, valindilila nng'itu gwa vakulungwa, ili ambe mikongo ja lenda ishiya malango ga ngome tome na lekelu, na kwa likumba lya shilambo na kwa nyumba jingupingalama!! kwa nneyo kwa ligongo lya nkono gwa mmbone gwa annungu ushikuva pantundu jangu, nkulungwa ashikumba itaji jangu. ⁹ Ngishe kuvakulungwa kung'ambu ja lushi, na kwapanganga vakua ya nkulungwa Bai nkulungwa paiji ashikkupeleka maopisha ga jeshi na vakwela falasi pamo na nne. ¹⁰ Sanbalati Mhoroni nagwe Tobbie shitume tume jwa Amoni puvalikenenje lyene lijambo li, vashikunonyelwanga pava mundu ashikwiya alilinga kwajangutila vandu va kuisraeli. ¹¹ Bei, njikuvuja kuye (usalem, punaliji kweneko mova ga latu. ¹² Shilo nashikukajimuka, nne na vandu ya shoko pamo na nne. Nangannugulila mundu jojowe sheshila shashivile Nnungu nkati ja ntime janga nishitende kuyerusalemu, hakapaliji na nyama pimo na nne ikaveje jwejwa junakwelile. ¹³ Shilo nashikujaula kwa mpanda gwa nnango gwa mukose, ilekea liko lya limbo lya lijoka lya jaa ikoko, na kulola makumbe ga Yerusalem, ambao gashikubomolwa, na miango ja mbao jishikualiviyoa na moto. ¹⁴ Gumbite kunnango chemichemi ja nkulungu pulyaliji lilanga lyapepeka kaje kupila na nnyama juna njkwelile. ¹⁵ Kwa nneyo nashikwenda shine shilo talu na likote na kwola likumba, gumujile nnyuvatendilenje lyema na kujinjila kwa nnango gwa mukote, na kwa nneyo gumujile. ¹⁶ Vatawala vanga manyanga punapite au sheshila shinishitendile, na valanjilanga vayahudi, wala makuhani wala vakuu, wala vatawala, wala vananji vatendilenje lyene liengo lya. ¹⁷ Gunavanjilenje, "unilola shilvele shitulinavo shi, jinsi Yerusalemu jili katika maame na mianga jake jialiviywa kwa moto. Njiangawe tushenje likumba lya yambi Yeresalemu, ili lunave na oni kavili". ¹⁸ Navalanji kuli nkono gwa mmbone gwa annungu vangu pungwaliji pantundu jangu na pia mbuti malove ga nkulungwa amalanjile. gwavelekenje, "hebu tujavule tukashenje. Kwa nneyo guimalishenje mikono jaoni kwa ajili ja liengo lya mmbone. ¹⁹ Ikaveja sanbati mhoroni, na Tobia shilumetume jwake muamoni, na Geshem Mwarabu, vakapilikananjeje jene avalijo vashikuekanga na kutukukana; gwaveleketenje, utendanchi? buli, unapweta na jwenkulungwa? ²⁰ Nagujangwilenje, "Nnungu jwa kumbinguni shatupe kwekewa. Uwe ni valumelume vake nashilujawe kushenga. Ikaveja gwangali saam jakwe aki na kwangali kulonga kwa kilistooria kweneko kuyerusalemu"