1Leli yilizwi uThixo* alikhuluma ngoJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana leBhabhiloni lelizwe lamaKhaladiya:
2“Memezelani libike phakathi kwezizwe,
3Isizwe esivela enyakatho sizayihlasela
4Ngalezonsuku, ngalesosikhathi,
5Bazabuza indlela eya eZiyoni
6Abantu bami bebeyizimvu ezilahlekileyo,
7Loba ngubani owabatholayo wabadla;
8Balekelani ngaphandle kweBhabhiloni;
9Ngoba iBhabhiloni ngizayivusela
10Ngakho iBhabhiloni izaphangwa,
11“Njengoba lithokoza njalo lithabile,
12unyoko uzayangeka kakhulu,
13Ngenxa yolaka lukaThixo* kayiyikuhlalwa muntu kodwa
14Vivani inhlangothi zonke zeBhabhiloni
15Klabalalani kuyo ezinhlangothini zonke!
16Msuseni eBhabhiloni umhlanyeli,
17U-Israyeli ungumhlambi ohlakazekileyo
18Ngakho uThixo* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi:
19Kodwa u-Israyeli ngizambuyisela edlelweni lakhe,
20Ngalezonsuku, ngalesosikhathi,” kutsho uThixo*,
21Hlaselani ilizwe laseMerathayimi
22Umsindo wempi uselizweni,
23Yeka ukwephuka lokucezuka
24Ngakuthiya ngomjibila, wena Bhabhiloni,
25UThixo* usevule indlu yakhe yezikhali
26Wozani kuyo limelane layo livela kude.
27Bulalani zonke inkunzi zayo ezisesengamaguqa;
28Lalelani ababalekayo labaphephileyo abavela eBhabhiloni
29Bizani abemitshoko bahlasele iBhabhiloni,
30Ngakho izinsizwa zayo zizakuwa emigwaqweni; ngalolosuku
31“Khangela, ngimelane lawe, wena oyisiqholo,”
32Oyisiqholo uzakhubeka awe,
33UThixo* uSomandla uthi:
34Kodwa uMhlengi wabo ulamandla;
35Inkemba imelana lamaKhaladiya,”
36Inkemba izamelana labaphrofethi balo bamanga!
37Inkemba izamelana lamabhiza ayo lezinqola zempi
38Kuzakuba lokoma kwamanzi ayo!
39Ngakho izidalwa zasenkangala lezimpisi zizahlala khona,
40Njengalokhu uNkulunkulu wachitha iSodoma leGomora
41Khangelani! Ibutho liyeza livela enyakatho;
42Bahlome ngamadandili langemikhonto;
43INkosi yaseBhabhiloni isiyizwile imibiko ngabo,
44Njengesilwane siphuma emahlathini aseJodani sisiya
45Ngakho, zwanini lokho uThixo* asecebe ukukwenza ngeBhabhiloni,