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