¹ U Bwana andanjile hahadhu. Enya, ivhitundu vhibhile ivi tini vhavhiwa witazi ili shibhanza sha Bwana. (Maono iga gafumile baada ya Nebukadreza, ufalme hu Babeli, humweje amateka Yekonia umwana wa Yehoyakimu, ufalme wa Yuda, na maofisa wa Yuda, na ponda amajela afume Yerusalemu na bhatwale hu Babeli.) ² Ishitundu shimemile ishi tini ihali nyinza sana, nishi tini za wandilo izyazitonile, lelo ishitundu ishinje ishi tini zyazili mbibhi ntee izya ugawezya alye. ³ U Bwana abula, "Ulola yenu Yeremia?" Khinjanje, "Tini. Tini abhazyo nyiza sana yini ambazyo bibi ambazyo mbibhi haziwezya aliwe." ⁴ Ipo izyo lya Bwana lyanezela, ayanje, ⁵ "U Bwana, Ungulubhi Israeli, ayanga ishi: ihaibhenya amateka bha Yuda hunufaa gao, kama shila tini izi nyinza, pihabhefizye mateka afume ipa pa insi ya Wakldayo. ⁶ Ihaibhiha amaso gane wabhene bhapate aminza na bhabhuzizye insi ine. Ihaibhazenga, wala sihaibhangamizya. ⁷ Ihaibhatota, wala sihaibhasenya. Ipo ihayibhapela umwoyo ugwa manye; pipo ane ndimi Bwana. Bhaibha bhadhubhane nane ihayibha Ngulubhi wabho, isho bhaimbuyila humwoyo gwabho gwunthi. ⁸ Lelo nishi shila itini imbibhi ambazyo hazifaa aliwe - ayanga uBwana - ihaibhomba ishi wa Sedekia, ufalme wa Yuda, pandemo nalongozya bhakwe, na pandemo nabhanji bha Yerusalemu ambao bhasagala kati yinsi nne au abhale akhale kati insi ya Misri. ⁹ Ihaibhabhomba abhe hadhu hatisye, bhapate afwe, witanzi lya falme zyudhi mudunia, nsoni na somo wa mithali, amaligo nila na pamahali pundti ufwe witazi lya falume zyunthi mudunia nsoni na somo wa mithali amaligo, nilana mahala bhudhi pihaibhanyizya. ¹⁰ Ihaituma ipanga, inzala, ni tauni juu yabho bhaiyajila hutali afume hunthi iyihapile abhene na baba bhabho."