1. Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJeremiya ngesigagadu.
2. “UJuda uyalila,amasango akhe adangele,ahlezi emhlabathini edabukile,nokukhala kweJerusalema kwenyukile.
3. Abakhulu babo bathuma abancane babo emanzini;bafika emigodini, kepha abafumani manzi,babuya, izitsha zabo zingenalutho;banamahloni, bajabhile,bamboza amakhanda abo.
4. Ngenxa yomhlabathi odabukileyo,ngokuba akubangakho mvula ezweni,abalimi banamahloni,bamboza amakhanda abo.
5. Yebo, nendluzele izalela endle,ilishiye izinyane,ngokuba utshani abukho.
6. Izimbongolo zasendle ziyema emadulini angenalutho,zihogela umoya njengamakhanka;amehlo azo ayaphela,ngokuba kungekho tshani.”
7. Noma izono zethu zifakaza ngathi,sebenza, Jehova, ngenxa yegama lakho;ngokuba ukuhlehla kwethu kuningi,sonile kuwe.
8. Themba lika-Israyeli,msindisi wakhe ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka,yini ukuba ube njengomfokazi ezweninanjengesihambi esingenisayoukuba silale ubusuku nje na?
9. Yini ukuba ube ngumuntu odidekileyo,njengeqhawe elingenakusindisa, na?Nokho uphakathi kwethu, Jehova,sibiziwe ngegama lakho;ungasishiyi.
10. Usho kanje uJehova ngalaba bantu, uthi:“Bathanda ukuzula kanjalo,abazibambi izinyawo zabo;uJehova akathokozi ngabo;manje uyakubukhumbula ububi babo,azihambele izono zabo.”
11. UJehova wathi kimi: “Ungabakhulekeli laba bantu ukuba baphiwe okuhle.
12. Noma bezila ukudla, angiyikuzwa ukumemeza kwabo; noma benikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangowempuphu, angiyikuthokoza ngabo, kepha ngiyakubaqeda ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo.”
13. Ngase ngithi: “E, Nkosi Jehova, bheka, abaprofethi bathi kubo: ‘Aniyikubona inkemba, nendlala ayiyikunehlela, kepha ngiyakuninika ukuthula okuqinisileyo kule ndawo.’ ”