¹ Leli livi lelaphuma kuJeremaya libuya kuSimakadze emnyakeni welishumi kuZebediya inkhosi yaka Juda, emnyakeni welishumi nesiphohlongo waNebukhebneza. ² Ngaleso sikhatsi, emabutfo enkhosi yase Bhabhiloni beyivimbetele iJelusalema, na Jelemiya umbholofidi abeboshiwe ejele lelise baleni endlini yenkhosi yaka Juda. ³ Zebediya inkhosi yakaJuda yatibophisa wabese watsi "kuya ngani uphrofethe utsi, 'Simakadze utsi: buka, sengitawunikela lelidolobha etandleni tenkhosi yase bhabhiloni, utawubese uyalitfumba. ⁴ Zebediya inkhosi yakaJuda angeke ibaleke etandleni temaBhabhiloni, utawucinisekisa kutsi inikwete etandleni tenkhosi yaseBhabhiloni. Umlomo wakhe uyawukhuluma emulonyeni wenkhosi, kanye nemehlo akhe ayawubona emehlweni enkhosi. ⁵ Utawutsatsa Zebediya amuyise eBhabhuloni, utawuhlala lapho ngize ngimcondzize-kusho Simakadze. Nangabe nilwa nemaBhabhiloni, ningeke niphumelele." ⁶ Jelemiya watsi, ''Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi, ⁷ 'Buka, Hanameli indvodzana ya Shalumi malume wakho uyetakuwe futsi utawutsi" tsenga tinsimi letise Anathothi tibe takho, ngoba imvumo yekutsenga iniketwe wena. ⁸ Ngako-ke, njengobe Simakadze abeshito, Hanameli, indvodzana yamalume wakho, yeta kimi emabaleni abo gadzi, wase utsi kimi, ''Tsenga insimi yami lese Anathothi emhlabeni wema Benjamini, ngoba lekufanele kutsi kube lifa lakhe nguwe, phindze nelilungelo lekuyitsenga likuwe. Titsengele wena."Ngati kutsi leli livi laSimakadze. ⁹ ngako ngayitsenga insimi eAnathothi kuHanameli, indvodzana yamalume wami, ngase ngimkalela isiliva lengemagremu langema-200. ¹⁰ Ngako ngabhala ngaphindze ngayisayina ngayivala, ngeluphawu ngafakazelwa. Ngase ngikala lesiliva etikalini. ¹¹ Lokulandzelako ngatsatsa lencwandzi yesivumelwano sekutsenga lebeyivaliwe. Kulandzela imiyalo ne mitsetfo, kanye nencwandzi leyayingakavalwa. ¹² Nganika Bharuki umsa waNeriya waMesiya embhikwa Hanameli, embhikwa mzala, nabofakazi labasayine lencwadzi , nasembhikwa onkhe emaJuda labehleti esibuyeni sabogadzi. ¹³ Ngako Nganika Bharuki umyalo embhikwabo. Ngatsi, Simakadze wemikhosi, ¹⁴ Nkulunkulu wema-Israyel, usho loku: Tsatsa letincwadzi, totimbili letimphepha tekutsenga levaliwe nalengakavalwa ikhophi yesivumelwano sentsengo, bese utifaka ejekeni lelilibumba kuze titohlala sikhatsi lesidze. ¹⁵ Ngoba Simakadze wemikhosi, Nkhulunkulu wema-israyeli, utsi loku: Tindlu, tinsimi, kanye netingadze temagelebisi titawuphindze titsengwe kulomhlaba," ¹⁶ Emvakwekubanika lencwadzi yesivumelwanesentsengo kuBharuki umsa waNeriah, ngatsandaza kuSimakadze ngatsi, ¹⁷ "Awu, Simakadze! Buka! wena wedwa lowente emazulu kanye nemhlaba ngemandla ebukhulubakho kanye nesandla sakho lesiphakeme. kute lokushoko lokungakwehlula kutsi ukwente. ¹⁸ Ukhombisa lutsandvo kulabayinkhulungwane kodvwa wehlise sijeziso ematsangeni ebantfwana ngetono taboyise. Umukhulu futsi unemandla; Simakadze wemikhosi ligama lakho. ¹⁹ Umukhulu ngeku hlakanipha futsi unemandla ekwenteni, ngoba emehlo akho avuleke etindleleni tebantfu bonke, Uniketa umuntfu ngamunye lokulakufanele kanye netento takhe. ²⁰ wente imibono nemimangaliso eveni laseGibhithe. Uchubeke nako kwaze kwabangunamuhla laka_Israyeli nakubobonkhe bantfu bemhlaba, wente ligama lakho latiwa. ²¹ Ngoba wente sive saka_Israyeli saphuma eveni lase Gibhithe ngemandla nangekuhlakanipha, ngesandla lesinemandla, nangengalo yakho lelulile, kanye nekutfukutsela lokukhulu. ²² Wabese ubanika lelilive-lowawufunge kutsi uyawunika bokhokho babo -live leligwele lubisi ne luju. ²³ Ngako bangena balitsatsa laba ngelabo. kodvwa abalalelanga livi lakho noma batitfobe emtsetfweni wakho. Abentanga loko lowawubayale kutsi bakwene, ngako waletsa tonkhe letehlakalo kibo. ²⁴ Buka-ke! kutsi takhiwe njani tindvundvuma telidolobha lenintfunjwele kulo. Ngenca yenkembha, nendlala, kanye nesiko lesibulalanako, lelidolobha selinikelwe etandleni temabhabhiloni labalwisana nawo. Loko lowasho kutsi kutakwenteka sekuyenteka, njengobe, ubona nje. ²⁵ Wase utsi kimi, "titsengele lencwadzi ngelisiliva bese ubanabofakazi bakufakazele, noma nje lelidolobha liniketwa etandleni temaBhabhiloni." ²⁶ Livi laSimakadze lefika ku Jelemiya, latsi, ²⁷ Bukani-ke! ngingu Simakadze, Nkhulunkulu wabo bonkhe bantfu. Kukhona yini lokulikhuni lengi ngeke sengikwente? ²⁸ Ngako ke Simakadze utsi, 'Bukani-la, sengitawunika lelive etandleni temaBhabhiloni kanye naNebukhadnezaru, inkhosi yase Bhabhiloni. Utalitfumbha. ²⁹ Emabhabhiloni labalwisana nelive atokuta afike ashise kulelidolobha, kanye netindlu eluphahleni lapho bakhonta Bhali phindze batsela tinatfo teminikelo kulabanye bonkulunkulwana kuze bangitfukutselise. ³⁰ Ngobe sive saka-Israyeli nesaka Juda kubebentfu labaciniseke kutsi benta lokubi emehlweni ami kusukela ebusheni. Sive saka-Israyeli impela singiphocile ngemisebenti yaso yetandla-lesi Simemetelo saSimakadze. ³¹ Simakadze wamemetela kutsi lelidolobha lavusa lulaka nekukwata kusukela ngelilanga balakha. Bekusolo kukahle kuze kube ngunamhla. Ngako ke ngitalisusa emehlweni ami, ³² ngobe kukokonkhe lokumbhi kwe bantfu baka-Israyeli ne bakaJuda, letintfo lebatenta kuze bangikwatise-bona, kanye nemakhosi, tindvuna tabo, phrofethi, nawo wonkhe umuntfu kanye nabobonkhe eJerusalema. ³³ Bangifulatsele kunekutsi bangibuke, lite nome ngangiba fundzise njalolo njalo. Ngetama kubafundzisa , kepha kute namunye wabo lowalalela kute alungisiswe. ³⁴ Bamisa tithixo letisi lengiso endlini lebayibita ngeligama lami, kuyingcolisi. ³⁵ Bakhela Bhali etindzaweni letisetulu esigodzini sa Bheni Hinomi kuze bafake emadvodzana nemadvodzakati emlilweni bentela Molekhi. Angibayalanga. akuzange kungene engcondvweni yami kutsi bente lentfo lesinengiso leyenta kutsi naJuda one,' ³⁶ Ngako-ke, Mine, Simakadze, Nkhulunkulu wema-Israyeli, asho mayelana ngalelidolobha, lelidolobha lenikhuluma ngalo nitsi, ' liniketwe etandleni tenkhosi yasebhabhiloni ngenkembha, nendlala, kanye netifo. ³⁷ 'Bukani-la , sengitawubahlanganisa kulolonkhe live langibabitele khona ngekutfukutsela, nangekukwata kwami lokukhulu. Sengitawu phindze ngininike lendzawo ngibente bahlale bavikilekile. ³⁸ Ngako-ke kutawuba sive sami, nami ngitawuba nguNkhulunkulu wabo. ³⁹ Ngitawubanika inhlitiyo yinye yebunye nendlela yekungihlonipha tinsuku tonkhe khona kutawubakuhle kibo netitukulwane letitolandzela bona. ⁴⁰ Ngiyawubese ngenta sivumelwano lesingapheli, lapho ngingeke ngibafulatsele ekwenteni lokuhle kibo. Ngitawufaka kutsi bangihloniphe etinlitiyweni tabo, khona bangeyuphindze bangifulatsele. ⁴¹ Lapho-ke ngitawujabula kubentela lokuhle, Ngitawucinisekisa ngibanike leli live ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe nangayo yonkhe imphilo yami. ⁴² Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze,' njengobe ngiletse wonkhe lomonakalo longaka kulaba bantfu, ngitawubaniketa konkhe lokuhle lengitabentela kona. ⁴³ Ngako-ke tinsimu titawutsengwa kuleli live, lenitse ngalo," lelilive lelonakele, lite silwane noma umuntfu. laniketwa etandleni temaBhabhiloni." ⁴⁴ Tincwadzisivumelwano tekutsenga tiyawusayinwa. Batawuhlanganisa bofakazi eveni laseBenjamini, kutungelete iJerusalemu kanye nelidolombha lakaJuda, emadolobheni etindzaweni letisentsabeni kanye nasetindzaweni letiphansi, kanye nasedolobheni laseNegevu. Ngobe ngitawutibuyisela kibo tibusiso tabo-kusho Simakadze.