24 Phahi Zedekiya achimuamba Jeremia, “Usimuambire mutu yeyesi mambo gaga huchigobisha, nawe kundafwa.
Chisha mfalume Zedekiya wamlagizira na achirehwa phakpwe dzumbani. Achimuuza chisiri achimuamba, “Dze una ujumbe wowosi kula kpwa Mwenyezi Mlungu?” Jeremia achimuamba, “Ehe, uwe undatiywa mikononi mwa mfalume wa Babeli.”
“Acheo na anao osi andalaviwa kpwa Akalidayo. Na hata uwe mwenye kundaweza kuchimbira kula mwao mikononi, ela undagbwirwa ni mfalume wa Babeli na mudzi uhu undaochwa.”
Ichikala nyo vilongozi andasikira kukala nkabisha nawe na edze akuambe, ‘Huambire go uchigogomba na ye mfalume, usihufwitse naswi tahundakuolaga,’