¹ Ngako bonkhe baholi bemphi kanye na Johanan indvodzana ya Khereya, Jezaniah indvodzana ya Hoshaya , nabobonkhe bantfu kusukela kulomncane kuya kulomkhulu baya kuJeremaya umphrofethi. ² Batsi kuye, ''Vumela ticelo tetfu tite phambi kwakho. Sithandazele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho ngalabantfu laba labasalako ngoba sibancane kakhulu ngelinani, njengoba ubona. ³ Cela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho kutsi asitjele indlela lekumele siyihambe nekutsi kumele senteni.'' ⁴ Ngako Jeremiya umphrofethi watsi kubo," Nginivile. Buka, ngitawuthandaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu njengoba nicelile. Nobengayini Simakadze layiphendvulako, ngitonitjela. Ngeke nginifihlele lutfo.'' ⁵ Batsi kuJeremaya,'' Shengatsi Simakadze abe nliciniso nafakazi lowetsembekile ekumelaneni natsi, uma singenti konkhe latsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho asikwente . ⁶ Noma ngabe kuhle noma kubi, sitakulihlonipha livi la Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, lesikutfuma kuye, kute kutoba kuhle kitsi umasitfobela livi laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.'' ⁷ Ekupheleni kwemalanga lalishumi, livi la Simakadze lefika ku Jeremiya. ⁸ Ngako Jeremiya wabita Johanani indvodzana ya Kheriya nabo bonkhe baholi belibutfo, nakubo bonkhe bantfu kusuka kulomncane kuya kulomkhulu. ⁹ Wase utsi kubo, ''Naku lokushiwo ngu Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema- Israyeli lebeningitfume kuye kutsi ngiyotfula ticelo tenu phambi kwakhe - utsi, ¹⁰ 'Uma ubuyela emuva uphila kulelive leli, ngitobese ngiyakwakha futsi ngeke ngikubhubhise; Ngitokuhlanyela futsi ngeke ngikuzuphule, ngoba ngitojikisa lenhlekelele lengiyiletse kuwe. ¹¹ Ningayesabi leNkhosi yase Bhabhiloni, leniyesabako. Ningamesabi - lesi simemetelo saSimakadze - ngoba nginani kunisindzisa ngalokuphelele esandleni sakhe. ¹² Ngoba ngitawuninika umusa. Ngitokuba neluvelo kini, futsi ngitawukubuyisela eveni lakho. ¹³ Kepha asesitsi utsi, ''Ngeke sihlale kulelive''- uma ungalaleli livi lami, livi laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho. ¹⁴ Asesitsi utsi, ''Cha! Sitohamba siye kulelive lase Gibhithe, lapho singeke sibone khona imphi, lapho singeke siwuve umsindvo weliqilongo,futsi ngeke silambele kudla.Sitohlala lapho.'' ¹⁵ Nyalo lalela kunawa emavi aSimakadze, nine nsali yaka Juda. Simakadze wemabandla, Nkulunkulu wa Israyeli, usho naku, 'uma nitimisele kuhamba kuya eGibhithe,kuhamba bese nihlala khona, ¹⁶ ngako lenkemba leniyesabako itonitsatsa lena eveni lase Gibhithe .Lendlala lebenitikhatsatangayo itanilandzela eGibhithe, futsi nitewu fela khona. ¹⁷ Ngako kutokwenteka kutsi onkhe lamadvodza laphuma kuhambe aye kuyohlala eGibhithe atokufa ngenkemba, indla, noma sifo.Kutobabete lotosindza kubo, kute namunye lotawuphunyula kulenhlekelele lengitoyiletsa kubo. ¹⁸ Ngako simakadze wemabandla, Nkulunkulu wa israyeli, usho loku: nje ngoba lulaka lwami ne ntfukutselo yami kwatfululelwa ngemphandle kwebahlali base Jerusalema, ngaloku fanako lulaka lwami lutawukwetsiwa ngaphandle kwako uma uya eGibhithe.Utawukuba yintfo yekucalekiswa nekwe satjwa, intfo yekukhuluma ticalekiso, futsi ngeke usayibona lendzawo futsi.'' ¹⁹ Ngako Jeremuya watsi, ''Simamadze ukhulumile mayelana nawe- letinsila tase Jodani.Ningayi eGibhithe! Wati kahle kutsi ngibe ngufakazi lomelene nawe lamuhla. ²⁰ Ngako nitikhohlisile kakhulu ngesikhatsi ningitfuma kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nase nitsi, 'Sithandazele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Konkhe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lakusho, sitjele, futsi sitokwenta. ²¹ Ngako ngetfulile kuwe lamuhla, kepha awukalaleli kulelivi laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho nome kunobe ngabe yini naloko lakangitfume kuwe . ²² Ngako nyalo, noma kanjani wati kutsi nekwati nitokufa ngenkemba,indla, kanye nekugula kuletindzawo lenifise kuyohlala kuyo.''