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