UJeremiya 1:1-9

Amazwi kaJeremiya, indodana kaHilikiya, omunye wabaphristi ababese-Anathothi ezweni lakwaBhenjamini. Izwi likaSimakade lafika kuye ezinsukwini zikaJosiya, indodana ka-Amoni inkosi yakwaJuda, ngonyaka we-13 wokubusa kwakhe. Labuye lafika nangesikhathi sokubusa kukaJehoyakimu, indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakwaJuda, kwaze kwaba sekupheleni konyaka we-11 wokubusa kukaZedekiya, indodana kaJosiya kwaJuda, kwaze kwaba ngukuthunjwa kweJerusalema ngenyanga yesihlanu. Izwi likaSimakade lafika kimi, lathi: “Ngingakakubumbi esiswini ngakwazi, ungakaphumi esibelethweni ngakungcwelisa, ngakuqoka ukuba ube ngumphrofethi ezizweni.” Kepha ngathi: “Awu, Nkosi Simakade! Mina angikwazi ukukhuluma, ngokuba ngisengumfanyana nje.” Kepha uSimakade wathi kimi: “Ungathi kimi ungumfanyana, ngokuba uyakuya kubo bonke engikuthuma kubo, futhi uyakukhuluma konke engikuyala ngakho. Ungabesabi, ngokuba nginawe ukuba ngikophule,” kusho uSimakade. USimakade wayeselula isandla sakhe, wathinta umlomo wami; uSimakade wathi kimi: “Ngibekile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho.