1 Leli yilizwi likaThixo elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana lezizwe:
2 Mayelana leGibhithe:
3 “Lungisani amahawu enu, amakhulu lamancane,
4 Bophani amabhiza,
5 Kuyini engikubonayo?
6 “Olejubane kasoze abaleke
7 Ngubani lo ophakama njengeNayili,
8 IGibhithe liphakama njengeNayili,
9 Hlaselani, lina mabhiza!
10 Kodwa usuku lolo ngolweNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
11 Yana eGiliyadi uyethatha umuthi wokwelapha,
12 Izizwe zizakuzwa ngehlazo lakho;
13 Leli yilizwi uThixo alikhuluma kuJeremiya umphrofethi ngokuza kukaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuba ahlasele iGibhithe:
14 “Memezelani lokhu eGibhithe, likubike laseMigidoli;
15 Amabutho enu azabulawelwani na?
16 Azakhubeka kokuphela;
17 Khonale bazamemeza bathi,
18 Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi ngikhona,” kutsho iNkosi,
19 Lungisani impahla zekuthunjweni,
20 IGibhithe ilithokazi elihle,
21 Amabutho okuqatshwa aphakathi kwalo
22 IGibhithe izakhwaza njengenyoka ebalekayo
23 Sizagamula amahlathi ayo,” kutsho uThixo,
24 Indodakazi yaseGibhithe izayangiswa,
25 UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Sekuseduze ukuba ngijezise u-Amoni unkulunkulu waseThebesi, loFaro, leGibhithe kanye labonkulunkulu balo lamakhosi alo, lalabo abathembe uFaro.
26 Ngizabanikela kulabo abafuna ukubabulala, kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lezikhulu zakhe. Kodwa muva, iGibhithe lizahlalwa ngabantu futhi njengasezinsukwini zakudala,” kutsho uThixo.
27 “Ungesabi, wena Jakhobe nceku yami;
28 Ungesabi wena Jakhobe nceku yami