23 “Nanku okutshiwo nguKhoresi inkosi yePhesiya, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wamazulu usenginike yonke imibuso yomhlaba+ njalo ungithume ukuthi ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema koJuda.+ Ngakho loba ngubani phakathi kwabantu bakhe angaya eJerusalema njalo kwangathi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe angaba laye.’”+

1 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kukaKhoresi+ inkosi yasePhesiya, uJehova wathinta inhliziyo* kaKhoresi inkosi yePhesiya. Ngakho inkosi yenza isimemezelo kuwo wonke umbuso wayo ukuze ilizwi likaJehova elakhulunywa nguJeremiya+ ligcwaliseke. Isimemezelo leso yasibhala phansi+ njalo sasisithi:

2 “Nanku okutshiwo nguKhoresi inkosi yasePhesiya, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wamazulu usenginike yonke imibuso yomhlaba+ njalo ungithume ukuthi ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema+ yakoJuda. 3 Ngakho loba ngubani okhona phakathi kwabantu bakhe, uNkulunkulu wakhe kabe laye futhi kaye eJerusalema koJuda ayekwakha kutsha indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. Phela yena unguNkulunkulu weqiniso njalo indlu yakhe yayiseJerusalema.*

3 “Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwenkosi uKhoresi, iNkosi uKhoresi yabeka umlayo mayelana lendlu kaNkulunkulu eyayiseJerusalema+ yathi: ‘Indlu le kayakhiwe kutsha ibe yindawo abazanikela kuyo imihlatshelo njalo izisekelo zayo kumele zibekwe ziqiniswe. Ubude bayo kabube zingalo ezingu-60* lobubanzi bayo bube zingalo ezingu-60+ 4 futhi kayibe lemizila emithathu yamatshe amakhulu agiqwe afakwa ezindaweni zawo lomzila owodwa wamapulanka.+ Imali yokwenza lezizinto kayithathwe endlini yenkosi.+