“Thaŵanimo mu Babiloni, munthu yose wataske umoyo wake! Rekani kudumulika mu kulanga kwake, pakuti iyi ndi nyengo ya thayu la Ambuya, thayu lo atimuchitiya.
Tuwanimo mu Babiloni, thaŵaniko ku Kaldiya, taulani ichi ndi kubongo kwa likondwa, uchimemeze, ichitume chirute ku chigoti cha charu chapasi; unene, “Ambuya apozomoska muŵanda wawo Yakobe!”
Viyo Lote wangutuwiya ku bwalo, ndi wanguti ku ŵakosanu ŵake, wo ŵatinge ŵatonge ŵana ŵake ŵanthukazi, “Sokani, tuwanimo mu malo yagha pakuti Ambuya ŵe pafupi kuparghang'a msumba uwu.” Kweni ku ŵakosanu ŵake kunguwoneka ulaka wapekula.
Mphanyi tingumuchizga Babiloni, kweni kuti wanguchira cha. Timureke, ndipo tirutenge we yose ku charu chake; pakuti cheruzgu chake chachifika kuchanya, chanyamurikiya ndi ku mlengalenga.