9 Nebusaradane, molaodi wa balebedi, a thopa batho ba neng ba setse motseng, a ba isa Babilona hammoho le ba neng ba ile ba ineela ho yena, le masalla wohle a setjhaba.
10 Empa Nebusaradane, molaodi wa balebedi, a tlohela karolo e nngwe ya mafutsana a naheng ya Juda, mme a a fa masimo a dijo le dirapa tsa morara.
11 Nebukadenesare, kgosi ya Babilona, a fana ka taelo malebana le Jeremia, a re ho Nebusaradane, molaodi wa balebedi:
12 “Mo nkeng le mo hlokomele, le se ke la mo etsa hampe, le mpe le mo etsetse tsohle tseo a tla le kopa tsona.”
13 Yaba bo-Nebusaradane, molaodi wa balebedi, le Nebushasebane, mookamedi wa bahlanka, le Neregale-Sharesere, mookamedi a meholo, le balaodi bohle ba kgosi ya Babilona,
14 ba laela hore ho ntshwe Jeremia ka lebaleng la tjhankana, ba neelane ka yena ho Gedaleya, mora wa Ahikama, setloholo sa Shafane, hore a ye le yena lapeng ha hae. Jeremia a nna a phela hara setjhaba sa habo.
15 Lentswe la Morena la fihla ho Jeremia ha a ne a ntse a kwaletswe ka lebaleng la tjhankana, la re: