Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Umkakho uyakufeba emzini , namadodana akho namadodakazi akho ayakuwa ngenkemba, nezwe liyakudatshulwa ngentambo; wena uyakufela ezweni elingcolileyo , u-Israyeli athunjwe nokuthunjwa ezweni lakhe.

Uyakukuthandela nokuku thandela njengokuthandelweyo , akulahle njengegabade ezweni elibanzi . Uyakufela khona , lapho kuyakuba khona nezinqola zodumo lwakho wena hlazo lendlu yenkosi yakho.

Lapho ngisho kolungileyo ukuthi uyakuphila nokuphila , yena abesethemba ekulungeni kwakhe kodwa, enze okubi, akuyikukhunjulwa nesisodwa sezenzo zakhe ezilungileyo, kepha uyakufela kokubi akwenzileyo.

Lapho ngithi komubi: Uyakufa nokufa, bese wungamxwayisi, ungakhulumi ukumxwayisa omubi ngendlela yakhe ukuba umsindise , yena lowo omubi uyakufela ezonweni zakhe, kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho.

Kepha wena , uma umxwayisa omubi , angaze abuya ebubini bakhe nasendleleni yakhe embi, uyakufela ezonweni zakhe, kepha wena uwophulile umphefumulo wakho.

Lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe , enze okubi , ngibeke isikhubekiso phambi kwakhe , uyakufa. Uma ungamxwayisanga , uyakufela ezonweni zakhe , nezenzo zakhe ezilungileyo azenzileyo aziyikukhunjulwa , kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho.

Nawe Phashuri nabo bonke abahlala endlini yakho niyakuthunjwa ; uyakufika eBabele , kepha uyakufela khona , umbelwe khona , wena nabo bonke abangane bakho oprofethe kubo amanga. Ukukhala kukaJeremiya

kepha uyakufela kuleyo ndawo lapho bemthumbel e khona ; naleli zwe kasayikulibona.

Nkosi yami , nkosi, laba bantu benzile okubi ngakho konke abakwenzile kuJeremiya umprofethi, abamphonsile emgodini; uyakufela endaweni lapho ekhona ngokulamba, ngokuba akusekho ukudla emzini.