¹ Leli lizwi laSimakadze lelafika kuJeremia umphrofethi mayelana nemave. ² NgeGibhithe: "Loku kumayelana nebutho likaFaro Neko, inkosi yaseGibhithe lebeliseKarkemishi ngasemfuleni i-UFrate. Leli bebubutho lobuhlaselwa yiNebhukadnesari inkosi yaseBhabhulona ngonyaka wesine waJowakimu indvodzana yaJoshiya, inkosi yakwaJuda: ³ Lungiselela tihlangu letincane netinkhulu, niye kulwa. ⁴ Fakani emahhamesi emahhashi; gabha emahhashi nimeme ngelidvolo lenu; hlakaniphisa timbhoko nifake emavesti enu. ⁵ Ngibona yini lapha? Baye badzabukile balibaleka, ngobe emasotja abo acekwe phansi. Balibaleka bangabuki emuva. Kunesabonkhe ndzawo—kusho Simakadze— ⁶ labasheshayo angeke abalekele, emasotja angeke aphunyuke. Bayakhubheka enyakatho bese bewela phansi ngasemfuleni i-UFrate. ⁷ Ngubani lona lokhanyako njengemfula i-Nayile, lamanti akhe agcagcamelako? ⁸ IGibhithe likhanyako njengemfula i-Nayile, njengemifula lamanti agcagcamelako. IGibhithe litsi: 'Ngitawukhuphuka ngigcobe umhlaba. Ngitawucekela phansi emadolobha kanye nenhlanti yawo.' ⁹ Khanyelani emahhashi. Vutselani, nina tingola. Emasotja makhone, kushona nePut, emadvodza lakahle ekusebentiseni tihlangu, neLidiya, emadvodza lakahle ekuklolota timbhoko tavo.' ¹⁰ Lololanga utawuba lusuku lwekutfola kuvuselela kuSimakadze wemabutfo, futsi utawuziphindzelela etilwaneni takhe. Krele litawudla liphole. Litawuphuza ligcwalise ligazi lawo. Ngobe kutawuba kumnikelo kuSimakadze wemabutfo ezweni lisenyakatho ngasemfuleni i-UFrate. ¹¹ Khanyela eGiliyadi utfole umuthi, wena ndvodzakati yaseGibhithe. Akusito loko utibekela umuthi. Akukho kwelapha kwakho. ¹² Emave atfole kudzinyazwa kwakho. Umhlaba ugcwele sikhalo sakho, ngobe umsotja ukhubheka komunye; bobabili bawa ndzawonye." ¹³ Leli lizwi Simakadze latsi kuJeremia umphrofethi ngesikhatsi Nebhukadnesari inkosi yaseBhabhulona yehlasela live laseGibhithe: ¹⁴ "Memetelani eGibhithe, nibike eMigdoli, eMemfisi naseTahpanhes. 'Yimani nilungiselele, ngobe krele litawudla labanemakhetsi.' ¹⁵ Kungani emaqhawe akho ebusweni bomhlaba? Angeke ame, ngobe Simakadze uwacekise phansi. ¹⁶ Wandzisa labakhubhekako. Umuntfu ngamunye uwa komunye. Batsi: 'Sukumani. Asibuyele ekhaya. Asibuyele kubantfu betfu, ezweni lelitfwalelweko, sibalekele kukrele lomcindzeteli.' ¹⁷ Batsi lapho: 'Faro inkosi yaseGibhithe uyinsangano kuphela, lowelulekile litfuba lakhe.' ¹⁸ Ngiyaphila—kusho iNkhosi, ligama layo nguSimakadze wemabutfo— kutawufika njengentaba iTabor neKarmeli ngasolwandle. ¹⁹ Lungiselela imphahla yenu yekusiwa ekudvungeni, nina lihlala eGibhithe. Ngobe iMemfisi itawuba yindzawo lengenamuntfu; itawushiswa, angeke kuhlale muntfu lapho. ²⁰ IGibhithe linye ngenkomo lensha lehlekelele, kodvwa sikhunyane sitawuvela enyakatho. Siyafika. ²¹ Emasotja laqashwe phakatsi kwalo anjengenkunju lehlakaniphile, kodvwa nawo atawubalekela. Angeke ame ndzawonye, ngobe lusuku lwembuyiswano lufikile, sikhatsi sekujeziswa kwabo. ²² IGibhithe likhala njengenyoka liphindze libaleke, ngobe tilwane talo tiyahamba ngayo. Tiyahamba tifana netingotsi tibe nemabhange. ²³ Tizawugawula tihlahla—kusho Simakadze—noma tihlale tiningi. Ngobe tilwane titawuba baningi kunetinti, tingakabalwa. ²⁴ Ndvodzakati yaseGibhithe itawudzinyazwa. Itawunikelwa esandleni sabantfu basenyakatho." ²⁵ Simakadze wemabutfo, Nkulunkulu wa-Israyeli, utsi: "Bona, ngitawujezisa Amoni waseTebhe, Faro, IGibhithe netinkhosi tayo emaFaro, kanye nalabo labathemba kuto. ²⁶ Nginika esandleni salabo labafuna kuphila kwabo, nasandleni saNebhukadnesari inkosi yaseBhabhulona netinceku takhe. Ngemuva kwaloku IGibhithe litawuhlala njengemihla yendzala—kusho Simakadze. ²⁷ Kodvwa wena, nceku yami Jakobe, ungesabi. Ungadzabuki, Israyeli, ngobe bona, ngitawusindzisa endzaweni lekude, netukulwane takho etilwaneni. Jakobe utawubuyela aphumule; utawuphumula ngokutile, angeke kube nesabonkhe ndzawo. ²⁸ Wena, nceku yami Jakobe, ungesabi—kusho Simakadze—ngobe nginawe, ngitawucekela phansi yonkhe imave lengakusakazela kuyo. Kodvwa angeke ngikucekele phansi. Ngitawukujezisa ngelulungile futsi ngeke ngikushiyi ngekungajeziswa."