16. Yare hoba mahosana a utlwe mantswe ao wohle, a shebana a tshohile haholo, a re: “Ruri re tla tsebisa kgosi ditaba tsena tsohle!”
17. Mahosana a botsa Baruke, a re: “Ako re bolelle: Mantswe aa ao o a ngotseng a tswa kae? Na a tswa molomong wa Jeremia?”
18. Baruke a araba mahosana, a re: “Jeremia o ile a bua mantswe ana wohle ho nna, yaba nna ke a ngola bukeng ena ka enke.”
19. Yaba mahosana a re ho Baruke: “Wena le Jeremia tsamayang le yo ipata, ho se be motho ya tsebang moo le leng teng!”
20. Mahosana a bea buka ka kamoreng ya Eleshama, eo e neng e le mongodi wa puso, a nto ya ho kgosi ka lapeng, a e bolella mantswe wohle a buka moo e ntseng e utlwa.
21. Kgosi ya roma Jehudi ho ya lata buka, mme a e nka ka kamoreng ya Eleshama, mongodi wa puso. Jehudi a e balla kgosi le mahosana a neng a ena le kgosi.