1 Ngemnyaka wesitsatfu wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wefika eJerusalema wayivimbetela.
Jehoyakimu abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-11. Libito lenina bekunguZebida, indvodzakati yaPhedaya, waseRuma.
Njengobe Simakadze abeshito, Nebukhadnezari watsatsa yonkhe ingcebo, wayisusa ethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni senkhosi, watitsatsa tonkhe leto timphahla tegolide letatentiwe nguSolomoni, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, latentela lithempeli laSimakadze.
Labanye betitukulwane takho, labayinyama nengati yakho, lewuyawutalelwa bona, bayawutfunjwa bayekwentiwa tigcili, baphakulwe esigodlweni senkhosi yaseBhabhulona.”
Livi lefika kuJeremiya macondzana nabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda emnyakeni wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, lekwakungumnyaka wekucala wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
Leli livi leleta kuJeremiya liphuma kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi kusabusa Jehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, litsi:
Kodvwa kwatsi Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, navimbetela lelive, satsi: ‘Wotani, kufanele sihambe siye eJerusalema sitewubalekela emabutfo emaBhabhulona newema-Aramu.’ Nguko nje silapha eJerusalema.”
Ngemnyaka wesine waJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwefika nali livi kuJeremiya livela kuSimakadze, litsi:
Naku Jeremiya, umphrofethi, lakutjela Bharuki, umsa waNeriya, ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, emvakwekutsi Bharuki asabhale encwadzini legocotwako emavi Jeremiya labemtjele wona, watsi:
Leli livi Simakadze lalikhuluma ngemlomo waJeremiya, umphrofethi, macondzana neBhabhulona nangelive lemaBhabhulona, litsi:
Kwatsi elangeni lelishumi lenyanga yesihlanu ngemnyaka weli-19 wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni leyayikhonta inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yefika eJerusalema.
Leli-ke linani lebantfu labatfunjwa nguNebukhadnezari wabayisa ekudzingisweni: Ngemnyaka wesikhombisa kwaba ngemaJuda lati-3 023;
Ngako Danyela wangeniswa embikwenkhosi, inkhosi yakhuluma kuye, yatsi: “Wena unguDanyela yini, lomunye webatfunjwa labatfunjwa ngubabe, inkhosi, leyabuya nabo kaJuda?