¹ Mu mwaka walengele pabula nomwenshi walenga ikumi uwakwa Sedekia imfumu ya Yuda, Nebukadinesa imfumu ya Babiloni yaishile ne buumba lyonse ilya bashilika bakwe baishile ku musumba wa Yerusalemu no ku u shinga. ² Mumwaka walenga ikumi naumo namumweshi walenga ine ukutula apo Sedikia ukuteka napa bushiku bwalenga pabula mu mwenshi, umusumba walibongolwela. ³ Nabacilolo bonse aba mfumu yaku Babiloni baishile no kwikala pakati kampongolo abaingile ni Neregali saresore, samigari- nebo, sarisekimu, umukalamba wabo cilolo. Nebo- samigari umukalamba waba fingelengwe nabasha bacilolo bonse aba mfumu yaku Babiloni. ⁴ Caicitike ilyo Sedikila, imfumu yakwa Yuda pamo nabashilika bakwe bonse bamona ifyo caba, Balifulumwike. Bafuminemo ubushiku ukufuma mu musumba bakonkele inshila iyaya kwibala lya mfumu bapitile pampongolo iyabeela lwapakati kafi bumba fibili kabili imfumu yafumine no kulola kuntunga yaku Araba. ⁵ Leelo ibumba lya bashilika ba bena Kaldi lyali bakonkele awe basangile Sidekia ku ncende yab atfamaiya mumana wa yodani mu mukonko mupepi na Yeriko. Elyo ba mwikete noku mutwala kuli Nebukadinesa mfumu yaku babiloni ku Ribwa mu caalo Hamati, eko Nabukadinesa imfumu yaku Babiloni ku Ribra mu caalo Hamati, eko nabukadinesa amupingwile. ⁶ Imfumu yaku Babiloni yaipeye abaana baubakwa Sedekia mu menso yakwe ku Ribra, Ena aipleye abalashi bonse abakwa Yuda. ⁷ Elyo antonkwele amenso yakwa Sedekia nokumukaka muminyololo yamukuba noku mutwala ku Babiloni. ⁸ Elyo abena kaldi baocele ng'anda yamfumu na mayanda ya bantu babongolwele na malinga ya Yerusalemu. ⁹ Nebusaradini umukakalamba wabashilika abacingilila imfumu, asendele abantu bambi bonse abashele mo mu musumba pali aba paali abantu abakutwike kubana Kaldi na bantu bambi abashele mumusumba. ¹⁰ Leelo Nabusaradini umukalamba wa bashilika abacingilila imfumu aleke ababusu abashakwetemo kantu ukushala mu caalo cakwa Yuda Abapeelamabala yamyangashi na mabala pali ubo bwine bushiku. ¹¹ Nabukadinesa imfumu yaku Babiloni apeele ikambisho kuli Yeremia ukupitila muli Nabuzaradani umu kalamba waba kacingilila wa mfumu mu atile, ¹² "Mubule kabili ulemusakamana wijcitag icabipa kuli ena, ucite fyonse ifyo alekweba". ¹³ Eico Nabuzaradani umukalamba wabashilika bacingilila imfumu, na Nebushasibani! umukalamba waba cilolo bakwisano na neregari seresere umukalamba wa finjelengwe nabonse abakulu bakulu, ana mfumu yaku Babiloni batumineko bamo. ¹⁴ Abantu babo bafumishe Yeremia mulubansa lwa bakalinda no ku mutwala kuli Gedalia umwana umwaume wakwa Ahikamu umwana mwaume wakwa shafani, nokumutwala mu ng;anda yakwe, eico Yeremia aikele nabantu. ¹⁵ Kabili icebo cakwa Yawe caishile kuli Yeremia ninshi aliketwe mulubansa lwa bakalinda, no kutila; ¹⁶ "Landa kuli Ekede- meleke umwina kushi auti 'Yawe wa mabumba, Lesa wakwa Israeli, atila: mona, ndefikilisha icebo candi pali uno musumba pakuleta ubucushi pali wena tebusum aiyoo pantu yonse yaakafikilisha ukuba ayacishinka pantanshi yobe pali bulya bushiku. ¹⁷ Leelo nkakupususha pali bulya bushiku- efya sosa Yawe- kabili tawakapelwe mu minwe yabantu abo iwe utina. ¹⁸ Pantu nkakupususha iwe. Tawakafwe kulupanga, ukapususha umwe obe, pantu walicetekela muli ine ifi efya sosele Yawe".