¹ Lelivi lefika kuJeremiya macondzana nawo onkhe emaJuda labekahlala eveni laseGibhithe, labo labahlala eMigdoli, Thaphanesi, Memfisi, setulu eGibhithe: ² Simakadze wemabandla, Nkulunkulu wema Israyeli, utsi, 'Nine lucobolwenu senibone tonkhe tinhlekelele lengitiletse eJerusalema kanye nawo onkhe emadolobha aka Juda, Buka, atindzala namuhla. Kute namunye lotohlala kuto. ³ Loku kungenca yetintfo letikhohlakele labatentile kungikwatisa bayoshisa imphepho bese bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu. Laba bekubonkulunkulu la bona lucobo lwabo, nobe wena, nobe bokhokho benu labangabatanga. ⁴ Ngako ngalokuphindzekile ngatfumelela tonkhe tisebenti tami baphrofethi kubo. Ngabatfuma kutsi batsi, 'Yekelani kwenta letitfo letingatsandzeki lengitenyanyako. ⁵ Kopha abazange balalele. Bala kulalelisisa nome bajike ebubini babo ekushiseni imphepho kulabanye nonkulunkulu. ⁶ Ngako kuntfukutselo yami kanye nelilaka lwami lwakhokhelwa ngephandle lwase lushisa emadolobha aka Juda kanye netitaladi tase Jerusalema. Manje kwaba tindzala phindze *****baswela, njengobe kunjalo nalamuhla.' ⁷ Ngako nyalo Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemabandla naNkulunkulu wema Israyeli, usho loku, 'Leni nente kukhohlakale lokhulu lobumelane nani? Leni nitibangele nine lucobo kutsi nisuswe emkhatsini wema Juda- emadvodza nebafati, bantfwana netiswane? Kute tinsali takho letitawusala. ⁸ Ngekhukhohlkala kwakho ungikwatisisle ngeteto tetandla tenu, ngekushisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu eveni lase Gibhithe, lapho leniye kuyawuhlala khona. Uye lapho ngoba utawubhubhiswa, kute utawuba sicalekiso phindze umelane nato tonkhe letive letikulomhlaba. ⁹ Sewukhohliwe yini lobukhohlakala lobentiwa bokhokho kanye nebukhohlakali lobetiwa ngemakhosi aka Juda kanye nebafati babo? Senikhohliwe yini lobubi lobentiwa ngini kanye nemakhosikati enu eveni laka Juda nasetitaladini tase Jerusalema? ¹⁰ Kute kube ngulelilanga, solo abakatitfobi. Abawuhloniphi umtsetfo wami nobe umtsetfo sisekelo lengiwubek embikwabo kanye nabokhokho babo, nobe bahamba kuwo.' ¹¹ Ngokuba Simakadze wemabandla, Nkulunkulu wema Israyeli, usho loku, 'Buka, Ngisatolungisa buso bami bumelane nani kuletsa inhlekelele kuwe phindze ngibubhubhise wonkhe Juda. ¹² Ngokuba ngitawutsata tinsali taka Juda labatilungiselele kuya eveni lase Gibhithe bayohlala khona. Ngitawikwenta loku kute batoshabalala bonkhe eveni lase Gibhithe. Batawukuwaa ngenkemba nendlala. Kusukela kulomncane kuya kulomkhulu bataushabalala ngenkemba nendla. Batawukufa phindze babe yintfo yekufunga, kucalekisa, nekwesabisa kanye netfo lesabekako. ¹³ Ngako ngiyawujezisa bantfu labahlala eveni lase Gibhithe njengoba ngajezisa iJerusalema ngenkemba, ngendlala, kanye nesifo, ¹⁴ ngobe kute tinsali taka Juda letihambe bayohlala eveni lase Gibhithe letitawuphunyula nobe basindze nobe babuyele eveni la Juda, lapho bafise kubuyela bese bayahla; phindze kute namunye kubo labatobuyela ngaphandle kwalabambalwa labaphunyula.'' ¹⁵ Ngako onkhe lamadvodza lebekati kutsi bafati babo bashisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu nabo bonkhe labafati labasesicumbeni lesikhulu, kanye nabo bonkhe laba labebaphila phansi nasetulu eGibhithe, waphendvula Jeremiya. ¹⁶ Batsi, ''Mayelana ngalibito lowasitjela ngalo tsini egameni laSimakadze- ngeke sikulalele. ¹⁷ Ngako none kanjani sitawutenta tonkhe letintfo lesitsite sitawutenta- sishise imphepho endlovukazini yelizulu bese simtselela sinatfo semnikelo kuye njengoba, labaphasi betfu, emakhosi etfu, kanye nebaholi betfu bakwenta emadolobheni a Juda kanye netitaladi tase Jerusalema. Ngako sitawugcwaliswa ngekudla bese siyaphumelela, ngephandle kwekuhlushwa ngunobe nguyiphi inhlekeleli. ¹⁸ Kodvwa seloku sayekela kwenta letintfo, singanikeli iphepho endlovukazini yelizulu kanye singamtseleli sinatfo semnikelo kuye, sonkhe sasihlupheka ngendlala kanye sifa ngenkemba kanye nendlala.'' ¹⁹ Labafati batsi, ''Ngesikhatsi sisenta umnikelo wephepho phambi kwendlovukazi yelizulu bese simtselele sinatfo semnikelo, ngabe bekumelene nemadvodza etfu yini kutsi sente leto tintfo, sibhake emakhekhe lafanana nesitfombe sakhe kanye simtselele simatfo semnikelo?'' ²⁰ Ngako Jeremiya watsi kubo bonkhe bantfu- kulamadvodza nakulabafati, kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu labamphedvula- wamemetela watsi, ²¹ ''Akazange yini Simakadze akhumbule lemphepho lenayishisa emadolobheni aka Juda netitaladi tase Jerusalema- wena nabokhokho bakho, emakhosi akho, nebaholi, kanye nebantfu balelive? Ngoko Simakadze uayakwati: kufika emicabangweni yakhe. ²² Ngako akakhonanga kuchubeka akubeketelele ngenca yaletento takho tekukhohlakala, ngenca yalobubi lobentile. Ngako live lakho libe tindzala, letitfusako, kanye nesicalekiso ngako kwababete bahlali kute kube nguleli langa lanamuhla. ²³ Ngoba nishise imphepho nase niyona kuSimakadze, ngoba awukalilaleli livi lakhe, umtsetfo wakhe, timiso takhe, nobe sivumelwano semtsetfo sisekelo, lenhlekelele lemelene nawe yentekile kulelilanga lanamuhla.'' ²⁴ Ngako Jeremiya watsi kubo bonkhe bantfu kanye nabo bonkhe bafati, ''Vanini livi laSimakadze, wonkhe Juda labaseveni lase Gibhithe. ²⁵ Simakadze wemabandla, Nkulunkulu waIsrayeli, usho naku, 'Wena kanye nebafati bakho lenikushito ngemilomo yenu phindze nakuphatsa ngetandla loku lenikushito. ''Noma kanjani sitatigcwalisa letetsembiso lesatenta kukhonta indlovukazi yelizulu, simtselele sinatfo seminikelo kuye.'' Nyalo gcwalisa titsembiso takho; ngcwalisa letetsembiso .' ²⁶ Ngako ke, vanini livi laSimakadze, wonkhe Juda lohlala eveni lase Gibhithe, 'Buka, Ngifunge ngeligama lami lelikhulu- kusho Simakadze. Ligama lami ngeke lisabitwa imilomo yanome kubani kulamadvodza aka Juda kulo lonkhe live lase Gibhithe, wena lotsi nyalo tsani, ''Njengoba iNkhosi Simakadze iphila, ²⁷ ''Buka, ngibagadzele inhlekelele futsi hhayi lokuhle. Wonkhe muntfu wase Juda eveni lase Gibhithe batawushabalala ngekemba nendlala kute bonkhe baphele. ²⁸ Ngako labo labasindza enkembeni batawubuyela kuleliv lase Gibhithe kuya eveni Juda, kuphela linani lelincane labo. Ngako tonkhe tinsalo taJuda lataya eveni lase Gibhitha kuyawuhlala khona titawukwati kutsi labani livi lelitawukuma- lami nobe labo. ²⁹ Loku kutawuba luphawu kuwe- nguloku lokushiwo nguSimakadze- kutsi ngibeka kumelana nawe kulendzawo, kute utawukwati kutsi emavi ami nobe kanjani atakuhlasela ngenhlekelelo.' ³⁰ Simakadze usho loku, 'Buka, Sengitawunika Pharaoh Hophra inkhosi yase Gibhithe esandleni setitsa takhe kanye esandleni salabo labamfunela kumbulala. Kuyawufana njengosikhatsi nginika Zedekiah inkhosi yakaJuda esandleni sa Nebuchadnezzar inkhosi yase Bhabhiloni, sitsa sakhe lebesifuna iphilo yakhe.''