1 Kwathi uPhashuri umphristi indodana ka-Imeri, induna enkulu ethempelini likaThixo, ezwe uJeremiya ephrofitha lezizinto,
2 wenza ukuthi uJeremiya umphrofethi atshaywe njalo wamvalela esitokisini eSangweni laPhezulu koBhenjamini ethempelini likaThixo.
3 Ngosuku olwalandelayo, uPhashuri esemkhupha esitokisini, uJeremiya wathi kuye, “Ibizo lakho oliphiwe nguThixo akusiPhashuri, kodwa uMagori-Misabibi,
4 ngoba uThixo uthi: ‘Ngizakwenza ubelucuku ngokwakho lakubo bonke abangane bakho; uzababona ngamehlo akho besiwa ngenkemba yezitha zabo. UJuda wonke ngizamnikela enkosini yaseBhabhiloni, ezabathumba ibase eBhabhiloni loba ibabulale ngenkemba.
5 Yonke inotho yedolobho leli ngizayipha izitha zabo lazozonke izithelo zalo, zonke izinto zalo eziligugu kanye lemfuyo yonke yamakhosi akoJuda zizayithumba njengempango ziyithwalele eBhabhiloni.
6 Wena Phashuri, labo bonke abahlala endlini yakho lizathunjwa liye eBhabhiloni. Uzafela khonale, ungcwatshwe khonale, wena kanye labangane bakho bonke ophrofetha amanga kubo.’ ”
7 Awu Thixo, wangiyenga, ngayengeka;
8 Zonke izikhathi lapho ngikhuluma, ngiyakhala
9 Kodwa nxa ngisithi, “Kangiyikumqamba
10 Ngizwa abanengi benyenyeza besithi,
11 Kodwa uThixo ulami njengebutho elilamandla;
12 Awu Thixo Somandla, wena ohlola abalungileyo,
13 Hlabelani uThixo!
14 Kaluqalekiswe usuku engazalwa ngalo!
15 Kaqalekiswe umuntu owayabikela ubaba izindaba,
16 Lowomuntu kabe njengamadolobho
17 Ngoba kangibulalelanga esiswini,
18 Ngaphumelani esiswini