¹ Simakadze watsi loku, ''Hamba utsenge lidziwo use nalabadzala kanye neba pristi. ² Bese uphumela eSigodzini saka Ben Hinnom esangweni iBroken Pottery Gate, ufike lapho umemetele nangu umlayeto lengikutjela wona ³ .Utsi,''Vanini livi laSimakadze, makhosi akaJuda kanye nani bantfu baseJerusalema! Simakadze welibandla, Nkulunkulu waka Israyeli, usho naku, ''Buka, ngilungiselela kuletsa inhlekelele kulendzawo, tindlebe tawonkhe loyokuva loko tilumele. ⁴ loku ngobe bangilahlile badzelela nalendzawo. Kulendzwo baletsa imihlatjelo kolabanye bonkulunkulu labangabati. Bona naboyisemkhulu kanye nemakhosi akaJuda bagcwalise lendzawo ngengati lemsulwa. ⁵ Bakhe tindawo letiphakeme taBaal kute bashise emadvodzana abo kute abengumahlatjelo kuye- intfo lebengingabayali ngayo noma kuyisho, noma kungena emcondvweni wami. ⁶ Ngako ke, buka, tinsuku tiyeta-Lona ngumyalelo waSimakadze-Uma lendzawo ingasabitwa ngeTopheth, sigodzi sase Ben Hinnom, ngoba kuyawube sekusigodzi sekubulala. ⁷ Kulendzawo ngiyo wenta tinhlelo taseJudiya neJerusalema tingabinamsenti. Ngitabenta bawele enkembeni embikwe titsa tabo esandleni salabo labafuna timphilo tabo. Ngitawubese nginika tidvumbu tabo tibe kudla etinyonini telizulu kanye nase tilwaneni tasendle temhlaba. ⁸ Ngiyawubhidlita lelidobha ngelente libe yinhlekisa, kute wonkhe lowendlulako ayawumangala kakhulu ngenca yetifo talo. ⁹ Ngiyawu benta bandle inyama yemandvodzana nemadvodzakati abo; Wonkhe umutfu uyodla inyama yamakhelwane wakhe, ngenca yekucindzetelwa nekuhlaselwa titsa tabo nalabo laba funa kuphila kwabo.''' ¹⁰ Uyobese ubulala lidziwo embikwa labo lohambe nabo. ¹¹ Uyawutsi kubo, ''Simakadze longuSomandla, usho loku: ngiyowenta lokufanako kulabantfu nakulelidolobha -lona ngumyalelo-waSimakadze, ngesikhatsi Jeremiya abhidlita lidziwo lelingeke liphindze lilungiseke. Bantfu bayawungcwaba labafile babo eTopheth kuze kube bete indzawo kubangcwaba. ¹² Ngunaku lengitakwenta kulendzawo nalabahla kulo mangakha lelidolobha lase Topheth-lona ngumyalelo waSimakadze- ¹³ ngako ke emakhaya laseJerusalema kanye nemakhosi akaJuda ayawufana neTopheth-tonkhe tindlu letineluphahla lolunebantfu labagcolile laba khotsamela tonkhe tinkhanyeti telizulu banikela tinatfo kubonkulunkulwana.''' ¹⁴ Jeremaya wase uyesuka eThofethi, Lapho Simakadze bekamutfume kutsi ayewuprofetha. Wema esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze wakhuluma kubo bonkhe bantfu, ¹⁵ ''Simakadze longuSomandla Nkulunkulu waka Izrayeli, utsi, 'Buka, naku lengitakwehlesila kulelidolobha nakuwo onkhe emadolobha alo nato tonkhe tehlakalo lengitimemetele ngabo, njengobe babe nenkhani bangawalaleli emav ami.'''