¹ Yaweh alishilekunangapo fimo. Boneni, imiseke ibili iya mikunyu yabikilwe pantanshi ya ng'anda yakwa Yaweh.(ici icmonwa cacitikile panuma yakwa Nebukadinesari, imfumu ya Babiloni, apitile Yeoyachini umwana mwaume wakwa Yeoakimu muli bunkole, imfumu yamu Yuda, bacilolo bakwa Yuda, abakabasa nababomfi abalekufula ukufuma mu Yerusalemu no kubaleta mu Babiloni.) ² Umuseke umo mwali imikunyu yabune iyakuwamisha, nga imikunyu iyakupya iyakutampilapo, lelo umuseke umbi uwamikunyu iyabubi iyo tabengalya. ³ Yaweh alandile kuli nebo ati, ''Bushe findo wabona, Yeremia?'' nalandile ati, imikunyu iyabune iyakuwamisha elo ne mikunyu iyabubi iishingalikwa.'' ⁴ Eluntu ishiwi lyakwa Yaweh lyaishilekwisa kuli nebo, ukulanda ati, ⁵ '''Yaweh, lesa wakwa Israeli, alanda ifi: nkeskulolesha pali bamkole bakwa Yuda pafyabune fyabo, nga ishi imikunyu shabune, bankole abo natumine ukufuma muli iincende ukwisakuya ku Kaludea. ⁶ Nkesakubika amenso yandi pali bena pafyabune nokwisakubabwesesha kuli cino calo. Nkesakubakula, elo nshakababongolole. Nkesakubalimba elo nshakesekubanukula. ⁷ Eluntu nkabapela umutima kukunjishiba, pantu ninebo Yaweh. Bakaba bantu bandi elo nkesakuba Lesa wabo, elo eico bakesakubwelela kuli nebo no mutima wabo onse. ⁸ Lelo nga umukunyu uwabubi uyu uwakubipisha kukulya_ ifi efyo Yaweh alanda_ nkesakucita muli iinshila na Sedekiya, imfumu yakwa Yuda, nabacilolo. elo nabashalapo abamu Yerusalemu abashala muli cino calo nangu ukuyakwikala mu calo ca Egypti. ⁹ Nkesakubasangula mucintu icakututumya, icinkunka, mumenso yamabufumu yonse pesonde, ukusebana necakulandapo pa mapinda, ukupumya, nefitipu mu ncende yonse umo nkabatwala. ¹⁰ Nkesakutuma ulupanga, icipowe, necikuko pali bena, mpakafye bena bakesekonaulwa ukufuma mu calo ico nabapele nefikolwe fyabo.