1. Nantsi incwadi eyabhalwa ngumshumayeli uJeremiya eseJerusalem, ebhalela amasalela amadoda amakhulu afudusiweyo, nababingeleli, nabashumayeli, kunye nabantu bonke abathathwa ngukumkani uNebhukadenezare eJerusalem, baya kuba ngabathinjwa eBhabheli.
2. Wayibhala emva kokuba ukumkani uJekoniya nonina, namaphakathi, kunye neziphathamandla zakwaJuda naseJerusalem, namagcisa nabasebenzi bentsimbi bakhona, basiwa ekuthinjweni.
3. Wayinikela uElasa unyana kaShafan loo ncwadi, ekunye noGemariya unyana kaHilekiya, ababezizigidimi zikakumkani uZedekiya wakwaJuda awazithumayo eBhabheli kukumkani uNebhukadenezare. Wabhala wenjenje:
4. *UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke onguThixo kaSirayeli, utsho kubo bonke abathinjwa awabasa eBhabheli, besuka eJerusalem, ukuthi:
5. “Yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; limani izitiya, nitye iziqhamo zazo.
6. Thathani abafazi, nizale oonyana neentombi; oonyana benu nibafunele abafazi, nizendise neentombi zenu, ukuze nabo bazale oonyana neentombi – qhamani nande, ninganciphi.
7. Zamelani ucwangco kwezo zixeko ndinithumele kuzo, nizithandazele kuNdikhoyo, kuba xa ziba nenkqubela, nani noxhamla kuloo ntlala-kahle.”
8. Ewe, utsho uNdikhoyo, uSomandla-onke, uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: “Sanukuvuma ukukhohliswa ngâbo bashumayeli noosiyazi abaphakathi kwenu, ningawathatheli ngqalelo naloo maphupha bawaphuphayo.
31-32. “Thumela kubantu abangabathinjwa uthi: ‘Nkokusingisele kuShemaya umNehelam uNdikhoyo utsho ukuthi: Ndiza kumohlwaya uShemaya kunye nenzala yakhe, kuba unishumayeza noxa engathunywanga ndim, wanenza nathemba ubuxoki. Ngenxa yoko utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Niyabona, akayi kuba nanzala konke. Akasobe azibone izinto ezintle endiza kuzenzela abantu bam, kuba kaloku yena ubebafundisa abantu ukukreqa kuNdikhoyo. Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.’ ”