3 Yeɛ Nana Nebukadenesa sele ye sayɛɛ panyi Asepenase kyɛ ɔyeye Yisraelfoɛ ne biemɔ, bɔ bɛte ahemvo mɔ bɛ bosofoɛ ɔne atitirefoɛ ɔ,
Ɔfale Yehoakyin hɔle Babilɔn, na ɔhyele Yehoakyin maame, ɔye mɔ, ahemvie mbanyi ɔne maen ne anu atitire nemɔ nnure fili Yerusalem hɔle Babilɔn.
Tie, nningyein bɔ ɔwɔ w’ahemvie wa, ɔne agyapadeɛ bɔ wɔ nana mɔ bapena bagua berɛ maa waadwu ɛnɛ ye, mmerɛ bie baawa bɔ bɛkɔsoa ye mukoraa bɛkɔhɔ Babilɔn ɔ. AWURADE nwa nyoo, bɛngɔyakyi nikye fee wa.
Bɛkɔsesa wɔ bɔbɔ wɔ mma bɔ awo bɛ ne biemɔ bɛkɔhɔ, na bɛkɔyɛ sayɛɛ wɔ Babilɔn hene ahemvie.”
Na ɔwale kyɛ, bosome nzoo ne anu, Yismael bɔ ye baba ole Netania, bɔ ye baba ole Elisama bɔ ofi nnehyeɛ abusua nu ne, ɔne ɛhene ye mbanyi nemɔ buru bɛhɔle Ahikam awa Gedalia berɛ wɔ Misepa. Na mmerɛ bɔ bɛte aleɛ nwo bedidi ne,
Ɛkɔwo mmaa mmienzua ne mmrasua, nakoso bɛngɔyɛ wɔ deɛ, ofikyɛ ebiemɔ kɔhye bɛ nnure.