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!”
Mu mazuŵa gho nyumba yaku Yuda yikaŵanga pamoza ndi nyumba yaku Yisraele, ndipo wose pamoza ŵakatuwanga ku charu chaku nkhonde kuza ku charu chenicho ndingupaska auskemwe kuchihara.
Ehe ndikazanga nawo kutuwa ku charu cha ku nkhonde, ndi kuŵaunjika kutuwa kutali ku umari wa charu chapasi, mukati mwawo mwe wachiburumutiya, ndiwakupunduka, munthukazi wakuŵa ndi nthumbo ndi yo ŵemu urwirwi wakupapa, wose pamoza; mpingu ukuru, ŵakawerenga kuno.
“Thaŵanimo mu Babiloni, munthu yose wataske umoyo wake! Rekani kudumulika mu kulanga kwake, pakuti iyi ndi nyengo ya thayu la Ambuya, thayu lo atimuchitiya.
Chifukwa cho unene kuti, ‘Viyo atiti Ambuya Chiuta: Nanga ndikuŵadikiskiya kutali mukati mu mitundu, nanga ndikuŵambiniska mukati mu vyaru, kweni ndipuuli kwaku iwo ndaŵa malo ghakupaturika kwa nyengo yimanavi mu vyaru mo ŵakuya.’
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.
Watakuti wayuka, ufumu wake uswekenge ndi kugaŵikiya ku mphepo zinayi za kuchanya, kweni ku ŵana ŵake cha, chingana nkhulingana ndi mtufu wo wausiyanga iyo, chifukwa ufumu wake ukarondekanga, uŵenge wa ŵanyake, ku mbumba yake cha.
Ndipo watumenge ŵangelo ŵake ndi chizozu chikuru cha mbata, ndipo ŵawungang'enge ŵakusankhika ŵake ku mphepu zinayi, kutuwa ku vigoti vyakuti vya machanya mpaka ku vigoti vinyake.
Ndipo Boazi wanguya ku likomo ndi wangja kwenikuwa, ndipo ehe, mbali mwenimweni yo wangukamba Boazi wanguza kwenikuwa. Viyo Boazi wanguti, “Patukiya kunu bwezi, ja pasi yapa.” Ndipo wangupatuka ndi wanguja pasi.