2 Ngalesosikhathi amabutho enkosi yeBhabhiloni ayevimbezele iJerusalema futhi umphrofethi uJeremiya wayevalelwe egumeni labalindi+ esigodlweni senkosi* yakoJuda.

28 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Ngizanikela idolobho leli kumaKhaledi lasesandleni sikaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni. Uzalinqoba+

39 Ngomnyaka wesi-9 wokubusa kukaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, ngenyanga yetshumi, uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni weza lebutho lakhe lonke bafika bavimbezela iJerusalema.+

4 Mhlaka 10 ngenyanga yetshumi ngomnyaka wesi-9 wokubusa kukaZedekhiya, uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni wabuya lebutho lakhe lonke wazohlasela idolobho leJerusalema. Bafika bamisa inkamba basebesakha umduli wokulivimbezela, baligombolozela.+ 5 Idolobho lavinjezelwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesi-11 wokubusa kweNkosi uZedekhiya.

4 “Ndodana yomuntu, thatha isitina usibeke phambi kwakho, udwebe idolobho leJerusalema kuso, 2 ubususenza angathi uyalivimbezela.+ Yakha umduli wokulivimbezela,+ ledundulu lokuhlasela,+ umise izinkamba njalo uligombolozele ngezigodo zokudiliza umduli.+

21 Inkosi yeBhabhiloni izakuma lapho okwehlukana khona indlela ukuze ihlahlule, lapho indlela eyehlukana khona ibe zindlela ezimbili. Izakhuhluza imitshoko yayo, ibuze izithombe zayo,* ihlole lesibindi.* 22 Okusesandleni sayo sokudla kutshengisa ukuthi kumele iye eJerusalema iyefaka izigodo zokudiliza umduli, imemezele ukuthi kubulawe abantu, kube lokuhlokoma kwempi. Kutshengisa lokuthi kumele ifake izigodo zokudiliza amagedi, kwakhiwe idundulu lokuhlasela lomduli wokuvimbezela.+