Ukayipepetanga ndipo mphepo yikayitolenga kutali, ndipo lirondo likayiparghang'anga. Ndipo iwe ukakondwanga mu Ambuya; mu Mtuŵa Yumoza yo waku Yisraele, ukatumbwanga.
Ambuya atiti viyo, Muwombozi winu, Mtuŵa Yumoza waku Yisraele, “Chifukwa chinu ndikatumanga ku Babiloni ndi kubwanganduliya pasi mphanjizgu zose, ndi chiwawa cha ŵaKaldiya chikasandukanga vitenje.
“Danani wakupong'a uta kumikana ndi Babiloni, wose wo mbakutweŵa uta. Goŵani kwakumuzunguliya: kupozomoskapo nanga njumoza cha. Mumuwezge kwakulingana ndi nchitu zake, mu muchitiye iyo kwakulingana ndi vyose vyo wachita, pakuti ndi kujikuzga kwake watafuliya Ambuya, Wakupaturika Yo waku Yisraele.
Chigaŵa chimoza cha vigaŵa vitatu vyaku imwe ŵakafwanga ndi chiwowota ndi kumara ndi chilala mukati mwinu; chigaŵa cha chitatu ŵakabayikanga ndi lipanga lakumuzingirizgani imwe ndipo chigaŵa cha chitatu ndimbininiskiyenge ku mphepo zose ndipo ndikasoronga lipanga pavuli pawo.
Mweniyo chipepeteru chake che mu janja lake, wakatoweskanga mbuli wake; ndi kuwunjika trigu wake mu nkhokwe, kweni wamukocha mwere ndi moto wambura mazimwika.”