¹ Emnyakeni wesikhombisa nenyanga yeshumi yenkhosi uZedekiya wakaJuda, iNkhosi uNebukhadnezari yase yeza nayo yonkhe imphi yayo yatfungela iJerusalema. ² Emnyakeni welishumi nanye nenyanga yesine yaZedekiya, lilanga lesikhombisa enyangeni, lelidolobha lehlukaniswa. ³ Ngako tonkhe tiphatseli tenkhosi yaseBhabhiloni teza tabeka tindvuku etikulweni tesango lelimaphakathi: Nergali-Sharezeri waseSamgari, Nebo-Sarsekimi umphatseli lomcoka, Nebo-Sarsekimi umphatseli losetulu, kanye nato tonkhe tiphatseli letisele tenkhosi yaseBhabhiloni. ⁴ Kwenteka kutsi nakubona uZedekiya, iNkhosi yakaJuda, kanye nemadvodza ayo laphikisana, bahlahelela. Baphumela ebusuku basuka edolobheni ngekudla indlela yengadze yenkhosi, ngekudlula esangweni lelipakati kwemidvuli lemibili. Inkhosi yahamba yahamba nge-Araba. ⁵ Kodvwa imphi yemaKhaladiya yabalandzela yabaficela uZedekiya etihlanzeni letiphansi teMfula iJordani edvute neJerikho. Bamtsatsa bambuyisa kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhiloni, eRibla eveni lakaHamathi, lapho iNkhosi yahlulela yena. ⁶ Inkhosi yaseBhabhiloni yabulala bantfwana baZedekiya embikwakhe eRibla. Yabulala nabo tonkhe tonkhe tiphatseli takwaJuda. ⁷ Ngemuva kwaloko yambuthula emehlo uZedekiya yamubopha ngetinketani tethusi, yahamba naye yamyisa eBhabhiloni. ⁸ Emva kwaloko, emaKhaladiya asha indlu yenkhosi kanye netindlu tebantfu. Afisela lidolobha leJerusalema. ⁹ Nebuzaradani, umphatseli webutfolwa bayo iNkhosi, watsatsa tonkhe bantfu basheya labasalile edolobheni wabatsatsa wabayisa eBhabhiloni. Labafaka labetsekela emaKhaladiya kanye nebantfu labasalile edolobheni. ¹⁰ Kodvwa Nebuzaradani umphatseli webutfolwa bayo iNkhosi washelela bantfu labaswelekile lababenato, wabashiya eveni lakaJuda. Wabanika tingadze netifuyo ngalelo lilanga. ¹¹ Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhiloni, wayala Nebuzaradani, umphatseli webutfolwa bayo iNkhosi, ngeJeremiya. ¹² Watsi, "Mtsatse umnakekele. Ungamyeni. Menzele konkhe lakufunako." ¹³ Ngako Nebuzaradani umphatseli webutfolwa, Nebushazibani lonkulunkulu, Nergali-Sharezeri lomphatseli losetulu, kanye netiphatseli tonkhe letibantfu balo iNkhosi yaseBhabhiloni batfumela bantfu. ¹⁴ Bantfu babo bamtfola Jeremiya esibuyeni sebantfu bamnika Gedaliya, indvodzana yaAhikamu, indvodzana yaShafani, kutsi ahambe naye aye ekhaya, ngako Jeremiya wahlala phakatsi kwabantfu. ¹⁵ Livi laYahweh leza kuJeremiya asabotjelwe esibuyeni sebantfu, litsi, ¹⁶ "Khuluma kuEbed-Meleki umKushi utsi, 'Yahweh wemabutfo, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Bukisisa, ngitochuba kulonisisa emavi ami ngalelidolobha leyo imphi, hhayi lenhle. Ngobe tonkhe titawuba liciniso embikwakho ngalelo lilanga. ¹⁷ Kodvwa ngitawukhulula ngalelo lilanga—liYahweh lesho—futsi ngeke ubeletwe esandleni salamadoda lowesaba. ¹⁸ Ngobe ngitakukhulula nakanjani. Awutawiwa ngenkemba. Kuphiliswa kwakho kutawuba yintfutfuko yakho, ngoba umetseka kimi—liYahweh lesho.'"