1 Leli yilizwi likaThixo elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana lamaFilistiya ngesikhathi uFaro engakahlaseli iGaza:

2 UThixo uthi:

"Khangela ukuphakama kwamanzi enyakatho;

azakuba ngumfula okhukhulayo.

Azakhukhula ilizwe lakho konke okukulo,

amadolobho lalabo abahlala kuwo.

Abantu bazakhala,

bonke abahlala elizweni bazalila

3 ekuzweni umsindo wamasondo amabhiza agijimayo,

lekuzweni umsindo wezinqola zesitha

lomdumo wamasondo azo.

Oyise kabayikuphenduka ukuba basize abantwababo;

izandla zabo zizalenga zingelamandla.

4 Ngoba usuku selufikile

ukuba abhujiswe wonke amaFilistiya,

lokuqeda bonke abasilayo

abangasiza iThire leSidoni.

Sekuseduze ukuba uThixo abhubhise amaFilistiya,

insalela emakhunjini eKhafithori.

5 IGaza izaphuca ikhanda layo ilila;

i-Ashikheloni izathuliswa.

Lina nsalela esemagcekeni,

lizazisika kuze kube nini na?

6 Likhala lisithi, ‘Maye, nkemba kaThixo,

koba nini ukuze uphumule?

Buyela emgodleni wakho;

khawuka ungathi nyiki.’

7 Kodwa ingaphumula njani

yona ilaywe nguThixo,

ithunywe nguye

ukuba ihlasele i-Ashikheloni lamakhumbi olwandle na?"