Ndipo wangukambura ndi mazu ghaunkhankhu watinge, “Wawa! Babiloni mukuru yo, wawa! Wasanduka uja wa ŵademone, ndi linga la mzimu wose wawiyu, ndi mphaku ya chiyuni chose chamwikhu ndi chakutinkhika!
Ndipo ŵanyake ŵabayikenge ndi uyi wa lipanga, ndi ŵanyake ŵakorekenge nge mbamagoŵa ku mitundu yose, ndipo Yerusalemu waŵenge wakuphwatika ndi Mitundu, mpaka zifiskikenge nyengu za Mitundu.
Viyo chifukwa chaku imwe Zioni wakalimikanga nge ndi munda; Yerusalemu wakaŵanga ndundu ya vyakupasuka, ndi phiri la nyumba nge ndi miti yitali mulisuwa.
Sono ŵanguswa linga la msumba, ndipo ŵanthu wose ŵankhondo ŵanguthaŵa, ŵangutuwa mu msumba ndi usiku munthowa ya likomo lapakati pa malinga ghaŵi, ku munda wa karonga, po ŵaKaldiya ŵanguzinga msumba. Ndipo ŵanguruta kurata ku Araba.
Penipo Zedikiya karonga waku Yuda ndi ŵankhondo ŵake wose ŵanguwawona, ŵanguthaŵa. Ŵangutuwa mu msumba ndi usika ŵanguruta mu nthowa yaku munda wa karonga, ŵanguporota pa likomo la pakati pa malinga ghaŵi, ndipo ŵanguruta kulazga ku Araba.
Pakuti nyumba ya ufumu yikajowolekanga, msumba wa ŵanthu ŵanandi ŵakawuthaŵanga; mtunthu ndi sonjo waulonda vikaŵanga zimphanji muyaya, likondwa la ŵaboli, malo gha uliska wa vyakuŵeta,
Pakuti muzi wa malinga we pakuwija, malo ghakuthaŵika ndi kupatika, uli ndi bozwa; mwenimuwa ndimo thole liturgha uteka, muwa ndimo ligona pasi, ndi kupanthuwa mphanda zake.
Ghakukambika gha pa Turo. Tenjeni mwa ngaraŵa zaku Tarshishi, pakuti Turo wachitika mapopa, walivi nyumba pamwenga phota! Kutuliya ku charu cha Kupro chavumbulika kwaku wo.
Sono ŵanguswa linga, karonga yo ndi ŵanthu wose ŵankhondo ŵanguthaŵa ndi usiku munthowa yakuya ku likomo la pakati pa malinga ghaŵi, kudumuwa pa munda wakaronga, chingana ŵaKaldiya ŵanguzingirikizga msumba wo, ndipo ŵangulazga ku Araba.
Chifukwa cho zina lake lingudanika Babele, chifukwa pa Ambuya angutimbanizga lilime la charu chose; ndipo kutuliya penipa Ambuya anguŵaparghang'a pa charu chose chapasi.