3 UJehova wasesithi: “Njengoba nje inceku yami u-Isaya ibihamba nqunu njalo ingagqokanga lutho enyaweni okweminyaka emithathu ukuze kube yisixwayiso+ lesibonakaliso salokho okuzakwenzakala eGibhithe+ laseTopiya,+ 4 inkosi yase-Asiriya izakhokhela abaseGibhithe abathunjiweyo+ labaseTopiya abaxotshwe elizweni labo, abadala labafana. Bazahamba benqunu njalo bengagqokanga lutho enyaweni, izihlalo zisegcekeni, ubunqunu beGibhithe busegcekeni.*

17 Ngakho ngathatha inkomitsho eyayisesandleni sikaJehova, nganathisa zonke izizwe uJehova ayengithume kuzo.+

19 Ngalandela ngoFaro inkosi yeGibhithe, lezinceku zakhe, lezikhulu zakhe, labo bonke abantu bakhe,+

10 ubususithi kubo, ‘UJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Ngizabiza inceku yami uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yaseBhabhiloni+ njalo ngizabeka isihlalo sayo sobukhosi phezu kwamatshe la engiwafihlileyo. Izafaka itende layo lesikhosini phezu kwawo.+ 11 UNebhukhadinezari uzabuya azohlasela ilizwe leGibhithe.+ Loba ngubani okumele abulawe yisifo esitshabalalisayo uzabulawa yiso, loba ngubani okumele athunjwe uzathunjwa, njalo loba ngubani okumele abulawe ngenkemba uzabulawa ngenkemba.+