UPhalali, indodana ka -Uzayi, wayemalungana neNqubu nombhoshongo ophumeleleyo endlini yenkosi engasenhla ngasegcekeni letilongo . Emva kwakhe nguPhedaya indodana kaPharoshi.

nangenhla kweSango lakwa -Efrayimi, naseSangweni Elidala, naseSangweni Lezinhlanzi, naseMbhoshongweni KaHananeli naseMbhoshongwe ni KaHameya, kwaze kwaba seSangweni Lezimvu; bema eSangweni Letilongo.

Ngaleso sikhathi impi yenkosi yaseBabele yalivimbezela iJerusalema ; uJeremiya umprofethi wayevalelwe egcekeni letilongo elalisendlini yenkosi yakwaJuda,

Wayesefika kimi uHanameli indodana kababekazi egcekeni letilongo njengezwi likaJehova, wathi kimi: Ake uyithenge insimu yami ese -Anathoti elisezweni lakwaBenjamini, ngokuba ilungelo lefa lingelakho , nokuhlenga kungokwakho; zithengele lona. Ngase ngazi ukuthi leli zwi lavela kuJehova.

nganikela incwadi yokuthenga kuBaruki indodana kaNeriya kaMahaseya ngaphambi kukaHanameli indodana kababekazi naphambi kofakazi ababelobe incwadi yokuthenga naphambi kwabo bonke abaJuda ababehlala egcekeni letilongo.

Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya ngokwes ibili, esavalelwe egcekeni letilongo, lathi:

USedekiya inkosi wayeseyala ukuba bambeke uJeremiya egcekeni letilongo, bamnika imihla ngemihla iqebelengwane lesinkwa livela esiTaladini Sabaphekizinkwa , kwaze kwaphela isinkwa sonke emzini . UJeremiya wahlala-ke egcekeni letilongo.

Zase zimthatha uJeremiya , zamphonsa emgodini kaMalikhiya indodana yenkosi owawusegcekeni letilongo , bamehlisa uJeremiya ngezintambo . Emgodini kwakungekho manzi, udaka lodwa; uJeremiya washona odakeni.

Base bemdonsa uJeremiya ngezintambo , bamkhipha emgodini; uJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo. UJeremiya uhlangana ngasese noSedekiya

Kepha uJeremiya wasala egcekeni letilongo , kwaze kwafika usuku elanqotshwa ngalo iJerusalema.

bathuma bamkhipha uJeremiya egcekeni letilongo , bamnikeza kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani ukuba amyise ekhaya; wayesehlala phakathi kwabantu.

Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya esavalelwe egcekeni letilongo, lithi: