UJeremiya 1:1-9

Amazwi kaJeremiya indodana kaHilikiya wabapristi base-Anathoti ezweni lakwaBenjamini: okwafika kuye izwi likaJehova ezinsukwini zikaJosiya, indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngomnyaka weshumi nantathu wokubusa kwakhe. Lafika futhi emihleni kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwaze kwaba sekupheleni konyaka weshumi nanye kaSedekiya, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwaze kwaba sekuthunjweni kweJerusalema etilongweni. Ngenyanga yesihlanu. Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: Ngingakakubumbi esizalweni, ngakwazi; ungakaphumi esizalweni, ngakungcwelisa, ngakubeka umprofethi ezizweni. Ngase ngithi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! bheka, angikwazi ukukhuluma ngoba ngiyingane. Kodwa uJehova wathi kimi: Ungatsho ukuthi: Ngingumntwana, ngoba kumele uye kukho konke engikuthuma khona, lakho konke engikuyala ngakho, uzakukhuluma. Ungabesabi ubuso babo, ngokuba nginawe ukuba ngikusindise,” usho uJehova. UJehova wayeseselula isandla sakhe, wathinta umlomo wami. Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Bheka, ngibekile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho.