5 Kepha uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi bayithatha yonke insali yakwaJuda eyayibuye ezizweni zonke eyayixoshelwe kuzo ukuba igogobale ezweni lakwaJuda,
6 abesilisa, nabesifazane, nabantwana, namadodakazi enkosi, nabo bonke abantu uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi ayebashiyile kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani, noJeremiya umprofethi, noBaruki indodana kaNeriya,
7 bafika ezweni laseGibithe, ngokuba babengalilaleli izwi likaJehova; bafika eThahipanesi.
8 Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya eThahipanesi, lithi:
9 “Thatha ngesandla sakho amatshe amakhulu, uwashiqele odakeni kuhonela ongasemnyango wendlu kaFaro eThahipanesi emehlweni abantu bakwaJuda,
10 uthi kubo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuthumela ukuba ngimbambe uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, inceku yami, ngibeke isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwalawa matshe engiwashiqeleyo, uyakweneka isivikelo sakhe phezu kwawo.
11 Uyakufika, ashaye izwe laseGibithe, abokufa babe ngabokufa, abokuthunjwa babe ngabokuthunjwa, abenkemba babe ngabenkemba.