¹ Laphoke Simakadze watsi kimi, '' Noma ngabe Mose noma Samuweli bebeme embikwami, ngeke sengikhese lihlangotsi lalaba bantfu. Bacosheni embikwami,bona bate bahambe. ² Kutawenteka kutsi batsi kuwe, 'Sihambe siyephi? Laphoke wena utawubese utsi kibo, Simakadze usho loku.' Labo laba bekelwe kufa abahabe bayokufa; beseke labo laba bekelwe inkemba abahambe baye enkembeni. Labo bendlala abahambe baye endlaleni; beseke labo bekutfunjwa abahambe baye kuyotfunjwa.' ³ Ngoba ngitawubabeka babe macembu lamane-lona ngumubiko waSimakadze-livi lekuhlindza labanye, tinja tidvonse labanye, tinyoni telizulu kanye netilwane tasendle emuhlabeni kutobadla tiphindze tibabhubhise. ⁴ Ngitawenta tonkhe letintfo letishacisako kuyo yonkhe imibuso yase muhlabeni, ngenca yalokwentiwa ngu Manasseh indvodzana ya Hezekiya, inkhosi yema Juda, ku Jerusalema. ⁵ Ngoba ngubani lotawuba neluvelo kuwe, Jerusalema? Ngubani lotani tilela? ⁶ Ningilahlile-lona ngumubiko waSimakadze-nihlehlele emuva kimi. Kungakoke ngitawunihlasela ngesandla sami bese ngiya nibhubhisa. Ngikhatsele kuba nemusa kini. Ngakoke ⁷ ngitabawela nemfologo emasangweni akulendzawo. Ngitabenta babulale bantfwa babo. Ngitawu bhubhisa bantfu bami ngoba bagucukile etindleleni tabo. ⁸ Ngitawenta linani leba felokati libe linengi kune sihlabatsi ngase lwandle. Kubo make betinsizwa ngitawu tfumela umubhubhisi emini. Ngitawenta kutfuka neku shaceka kwehlele kibo. ⁹ Make losatele bantfwana laba sikhombisa utawushona. Angeke asakhona kuphefumula. Lilanga lakhe lishona kusese mini. Utawuba nemahloni aphindze ahlazeke, ngoba ngitawuniketela labo labasalako enkembeni ebukhoneni betitsa tabo-lona ngumbiko wa Simakadze.'' ¹⁰ Ngatsi kumakwe wami, ngiva buhlungu! Ngoba ungitele, mine indvodza yetincabano nekuphikisana, kuyo yonkhe lendzwo. Angikaboleki, noma khona longibolekile, kepha bonkhe bangi calekisile. ¹¹ Simakadze watsi: Anginawu nisindzisa inguna phakadze? Ngiyaciniseka ngitsi ngitawenta titsa tenu tincenge lusito esikhatsini seku khatsateka. ¹² Kukhona yini longashaya insimbi? Ikakhulu kati insimbi lechamuka enkhangala ibhiciwe nelutfusi? ¹³ ngitawuniketa titsa takho umucebo kanye nemunotfo wami mahhala.. Ngitawenta konkhe loku ngenca yato tonkhe letono lenitente ekhatsi nemincele yenu. ¹⁴ Ngitawubese nginenta nikhotsame titsa tenu endzaweni leningayati, ngoba umulilo utawucala, uvutselwe lilaka lami etukwenu.'' ¹⁵ Simakadze, uyati! Ungikhumbule uphindze ungisite. Uletse kuphindzisela kubo bonkhe labangi hlulelako. Uyabeketela, kepha awuba vumeli kutsi bangitsatse; yati kutsi ngihlupheka ngenca yakho. ¹⁶ Emavi akho atfolakele, phindze ngiwavile. Emavi akho afike kimi aba yintfokoto neku khululeka kwenhlitiyo yami, ngoba ngitfwala ligama lakho, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu webamemi. ¹⁷ Angihlalanga emukhatsisini walabo labajabula noma batfokote. Ngahlala ngedvwana ngenca yesandla sakho lesinemandla, wangigcwalisa ngelilaka. ¹⁸ Leni buhlungu bami buchubekakanye nesilondza sami asipholi, siyala kuphola? Utawufanana nemanti layenganako, emanti lomako? ¹⁹ Ngakoke Simakadze washo loku, '' Uma uphendvuka, Jeremiya, laphoke ngitawu kubisela, uphindze ume embikwami ungikhonte. Ngoba uma uhlukanisa tintfo tebulima kuleti ligugu, utawufanana nemulomo wami. Labantfu batawuphindze babuye kuwe, kepha wena lucobo lakho akufanele ubuyele kibo. ²⁰ Ngitakwenta ufanane nelibondza lelitfusi lelinga tsintseki kulabantfu, batawubese bacala imphi ebhekene nawe. Kepha abanaku ncoba, ngoba nginawe kukusindzisa nekukuncobisa-lona ngumbiko waSimakadze- ²¹ ngoba ngitaku sindzisa esandleni salabo laba khohlakele ngiphindze ngikubuyise esandleni sebabusi labanelunya.