JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="one">
<div class="first"></div>
"Hi I am text"
<div class="second"></div>
<div class="third"></div>
</div>
JavaScript
$('#one').contents().filter(function() {
return this.nodeType == 3
}).each(function(){
this.textContent = this.textContent.replace('Hi I am text','Hi I am replace');
});