59 Izwi uJeremiya umprofethi ayala ngalo uSeraya indodana kaNeriya kaMakhaseya ekuhambeni kwakhe noSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda eya eBabele ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe. USeraya wayeyisikhulu sezindawo zokuphumula.
60 UJeremiya waloba encwadini konke okubi obekuyakwehlela iBabele, onke lawa mazwi alotshiwe ngeBabele.
61 UJeremiya wathi kuSeraya: “Ekufikeni kwakho eBabele bhekisisa ukuba ufunde onke lawa mazwi,
62 uthi: ‘Jehova, wena ukhulumile ngale ndawo ukuba uyinqume ukuze kungabikho muntu ohlala kuyo, umuntu nasilwane, ngokuba iyakuba yihlane kuze kube phakade.’
63 Lapho usuqedile ukuyifunda le ncwadi, uyakubopha itshe kuyo, uyiphonse e-Ewufrathe,
64 uthi: ‘Kanjalo iBabele liyakushona, lingabe lisavuka ngenxa yokubi engiyakulehlisela khona, lidangale.’ ”Kuphela lapha amazwi kaJeremiya.