1. Nali ilizwi elamfikelayo uJeremiya livela *kuNdikhoyo:
2. “Phulaphula le miqathango yomnqophiso, uyixelele abantu bakwaJuda kunye nabo bonke abemi baseJerusalem.
3. Yithi kubo utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: Uqalekisiwe lowo mntu ungayithobeliyo imiqathango yomnqophiso,
4. leyo ndayiwisela ooyihlo-mkhulu mhla ndabakhupha eJiputa, ilizwe elalinjengeziko lokunyibilikisa isinyithi kubo. Ndathi kubo: ‘Ndiphulaphuleni, nenze konke endiniyalela kona, khon' ukuze nibe ngabantu bam, nam ndibe nguThixo wenu,
5. nokuze isifungo endasenza kooyihlo-mkhulu sokubanika ilizwe lobusi nobisi ndisiphumeze.’ Ngulo mhlaba nimi kuwo namhlanje.”Ndaphendula ndathi: “Ewe, amen, Ndikhoyo.”
6. Wathi kum uNdikhoyo: “Hamba ke uvakalise kwiidolophu zakwaJuda nasezitalatweni zaseJerusalem, uthi: ‘Yibekeleni iindlebe imiqathango yomnqophiso, nihambe ngayo.
7. Okoko ndabakhupha eJiputa ookhokho benu ndasoloko ndigxininisa izihlandlo ngezihlandlo ndisithi kubo: “Ndithobeleni.”
8. Basuka abaphulaphula bona, abandihoya, koko basuka balandela ububi beentliziyo zabo eziqaqadekileyo. Nam ke ndabahlisela zonke iziqalekiso zomnqophiso endathi mabawuthobele, abeva.’ ”
9. Uthe uNdikhoyo kum: “Kukho iyelenqe elenziwa ngabantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalem.
10. Babuyele kwikakade looyise-mkhulu abalayo ukundiphulaphula. Bona bâlandela banqula *thixo bambi. Ewe, uSirayeli kunye noJuda bawaphule umnqophiso endawenza kunye nookhokho babo.