3 lapho-ke uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzabaphendukisa abathunjiweyo benu,+ abe lesihawu kini+ futhi aliqoqe kutsha livela kuzo zonke izizwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ayabe elisabalalise laya kuzo.+

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.

10 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Nxa isiphelile iminyaka engu-70 liseBhabhiloni, ngizalikhumbula+ ngigcwalise isithembiso sami, ngiliphendukise endaweni le.’+