1 Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuThixo lisithi:
2 “UThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Loba encwadini wonke amazwi engiwakhulume kuwe.
3 Insuku ziyeza,’ kutsho uThixo, ‘lapho engizabuyisa abantu bami u-Israyeli loJuda bevela ekuthunjweni ngibabuyisele elizweni engalinika okhokho babo ukuba libe ngelabo,’ kutsho uThixo.”
4 Amazwi akhulunywa nguThixo ngo-Israyeli loJuda:
5 “Wathi:
6 Buzani libone:
7 Yeka ukwesabeka okuzakuba yilolosuku!
8 Ngalolosuku,’ kutsho uThixo uSomandla,
9 Esikhundleni salokho, bazasebenzela uThixo uNkulunkulu wabo,
10 Ngakho ungesabi, wena Jakhobe nceku yami;
11 Ngilawe njalo ngizakuhlenga,’
12 UThixo uthi:
13 Kakho okhulumela inhloso yakho,
14 Bonke abangane bakho sebekukhohliwe;
15 Kungani ukhaliswa linxeba lakho,
16 Kodwa bonke abakudlayo bazadliwa;
17 Kodwa ngizakusilisa ngipholise lamanxeba akho,’
18 UThixo uthi:
19 Kubo kuzavela izingoma zokubonga
20 Abantwana babo bazakuba njengezinsukwini zakudala,
21 Umkhokheli wabo uzakuba ngomunye wabakibo;
22 ‘Ngakho lina lizakuba ngabantu bami,
23 Khangelani, isiphepho sikaThixo
24 Ulaka olwesabekayo lukaThixo kaluyikudeda