¹ Profet Jeremaia i bin givim dispela tok long Barak, pikinini man bilong Neria. Na em i raitim ol dispela tok long buk taim Jeremaia i tokaut na tokim em, em long namba 4-yia bilong Jeoaikim pikinini man bilong Josaia i stap king bilong Juda, na em i tok, ² "God Yawe, God bilong Israel i tok olsem long yu, Baruk, ³ Yu bin tok, 'Bikpela sori tru long mi tasol, long wanem, God Yawe i bin surukim moa hevi antap long ol pen na hevi mi gat. Mi less tru long ol hevi na pen bilong mi, long wanem; mi no painim malolo.' ⁴ Yu mas tokim em olsem: 'God Yawe em i tok olsem: Lukim, ol samting mi bin wokim, mi bai i brukim go daun . Ol samting mi bin planim long graun. mi bai i mekim dispela samting long olgeta hap long graun. ⁵ Tasol yu wok long tingim ol gutpela samting i mas kamap long yu? Yu no ken tingting long ol dispela samting. Long wanem, yu lukim, Ol bagarap i save wok long kamap long ol manmeri, God Yawe i tok, tasol bai mi givim laip long yu olsem moni na kago bilong yu long olgeta hap yu bai go.'''