¹ Kwenteka kutsi Jeremiya wacedza kumemetela kubobonkhe bantfu onkhe lamavi aSmakadze Nkulunkulu wabokutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo abemutjele kutsi awasho. ² Azariah indvodzana yaHoshaiah, Johanan indvodzana ya Khereya, nawo onkhe emadvodza langalaleli atsi kuJeremiya,'' Ucala emanga. Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu akakutfumeli kutotsi, ' Ningayi Egibhithe kuyohlala khona. ³ Ngako Baruch indvodzana ya Neriya wenta umoya wekumelana natsi ngekusikhulula esandleni sema Chaldeans, kute wena ubange kufa kwetfu phindze usente sitfunjwe eBhabhiloni.'' ⁴ Ngako Johanan indvodzana ya Kheriya, onkhe emazinyane elibutfo, nabo bonkhe bantfu bala kulalela livi laSimakadze kute bahlale eveni laJuda. ⁵ Johanan indvodzana ya Kheriya phindze nato tonkhe tiphatsi mandla tembutfo tatsatsa tonkhe tinsali taJuda letabuya kuto tonkhe tive lapho bebasakateke kutsi baphile eveni laJuda. ⁶ Batsatsa emadvodza kanye nebafati , bantfwana kanye nemadvodzakati enkhosi, kanye nawo wonkhe muntfu lebe Nebuzaradan , umholi wabogadzi bemakhosi, lebekabayekele basala naGedaliya indvodzana yaAhikhami indvodzana yaShaphani. Baphindze batsatsa na Jeremiya umprofethi kanye na Baruch indvodzana yaNeriya. ⁷ Bahamba baya eveni lase Ghibhithe, ku Thafahesi, ngobe abalalelanga livi la Smakadze. ⁸ Ngako ke livi la Simakadze lefika ku Jeremiya eThafahesi, litsi, ⁹ ''Tsatsa incenye yalamatje lamakhulu lasesandleni sakho, kanye, nasemehlweni ebantfu baka Juda, wafihle ekhatsi edzakeni lasemende ngasekungeneni endlini yaFaro eTafahesi,'' ¹⁰ Bese utsi kubo, ''Simakadze wemabandla , Nkulunkulu wema Israyeli, usho loku, 'buka, sengito tfumela tintfunywa kutsi titsatsa Nebukhednezari iNkhosi yase Bhabhiloni njenge sisebenti sami. Ngitobeka sihlalo sakhe ngale kwalamatje wena Jeremiya, lowawangcwaba. Nebukhednezari utobeka lithende lelikhulu etikwabo. ¹¹ Ngoba utawukuta atohlasela live lase Gibhithe. Nomangubani lokhetselwe ekufeni utawunikelwa ekufeni. Nomangangubani lokhetsiwe kutsi atfunjwe utotsatfwa atfunjwe. Nomangangubani lokhetselwe inkemba utoniketwa kule nkemba. ¹² Ngitawubese ngibasa umlilo ethempelini labonkulunkulu base Gibhithe. Nebukhadnezari utobashisa noma abatfumbe. Utohlobisa umhlaba wase Gibhithe njenge belusi bahlobisa ngesineke timphahla tabo. Utophuma kuleyo ndzawo ngekuncoba. ¹³ Utobhidlita letisekelo tematje eHeliopolis eveni lase Gibhithe. Utoshisa emathempeli abonkulunkulu base Gibhithe.'''