7 “‘UJehova uthi: “UZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezinceku zakhe labantu abahlala edolobheni leli abangazange babulawe yisifo lenkemba kanye lendlala, ngizabanikela esandleni sikaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni. Ngizabanikela lasezitheni zabo lakulabo abafuna ukubabulala.+ UNebhukhadinezari uzababulala ngenkemba. Kasoze abazwele loba abe lesihawu kumbe abe lomusa kubo.”’+

8 “‘Kodwa mayelana lamakhiwane amabi kakhulu okokuthi awadleki,+ uJehova uthi: “Unjalo kimi uZedekhiya+ inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe, labantu beJerusalema abasele elizweni leli kanye lalabo abahlala elizweni leGibhithe.+

21 Ngizanikela loZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lezikhulu zakhe ezitheni zabo lakulabo abafuna ukubabulala. Ngizabanikela lasezandleni zamabutho enkosi yeBhabhiloni,+ asebuyele emuva ayekela ukulihlasela.’+

12 Umkhokheli ophakathi kwabo uzathwala impahla yakhe ehlombe aphume sekumnyama. Uzavula isikhala emdulini abesephuma ngaso ethwele impahla yakhe+ futhi uzavala ubuso bakhe ukuze angawuboni umhlabathi.’ 13 Ngizaphosela inethi yami phezu kwakhe ngimbambe,+ besengimhambisa eBhabhiloni elizweni lamaKhaledi, kodwa kasoze alibone njalo uzafela kulo.+