3 Lencwadzi Jeremiya wayiphatsisa bo-Elasa, umsa waShafani, naGemariya, umsa waHilkiya, lababetfunywe nguSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona. Lencwadzi yayitsi:
Befika lapho babita inkhosi, kwaphuma bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, indvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, umbhalisi, baya kubo.
Yase ikhuluma kuboHilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, na-Akbori, umsa waMikhaya, naShafani, labengumabhalane, kanye na-Asaya, inceku yenkhosi, yatsi:
Hilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, wakhuluma kumabhalane Shafani, watsi: “Ngiyitfolile incwadzi yemtsetfo ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.” Wase uyinika Shafani, kutsi ayifundze.
Azariya abenguyise waHelesi, Helesi anguyise wa-Eleyasa;
Shalumi abenguyise waHilkiya, Hilkiya anguyise wa-Azariya.
Yase ikhuluma kuboHilkiya, na-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, na-Abdoni, umsa waMikha, naShafani, labengumabhalane, kanye na-Asaya, inceku yenkhosi, yatsi:
Noko inkhosi, Jehoyakimu, yatfumela Elnathani, umsa wa-Akbori, eGibhithe, aphekeletelwa ngulamanye emadvodza.
Kodvwa Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, wema ngakuJeremiya, ngako wangabe asaniketelwa kubantfu kutsi abulawe.
Kwala nome bo-Elnathani, naDelaya, naGemariya sebayincenga inkhosi kutsi ingayishisi lencwadzi legocotwako, ayizange seyifune nekuva kutsi batsini.
tatfumela umyalo wekutsi Jeremiya akakhishwe esibuyeni sabogadzi. Base bammikisa kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi amtsatse ambuyisele ekhaya lakhe. Ngako wahlala nebantfu bakubo.
Embikwato bekume baholi bendlu yaka-Israyeli labangema-70, naJazaniya, umsa waShafani, abeme emkhatsini wabo. Ngulowo abephetse sitja sekutfuncisa esandleni sakhe, kwakutsaphuka lifu lemphepho lenyuka.