20 Bonke ababengabulawanga ngenkemba+ yabathumba yabasa eBhabhiloni. Baba zinceku zayo+ lezamadodana ayo kwaze kwaqalisa ukubusa umbuso wePhesiya,+ 21 ukuze kugcwaliseke ilizwi likaJehova alikhuluma esebenzisa uJeremiya,+ lelizwe libhadale wonke amasabatha alo.+ Ngesikhathi ilizwe lingamanxiwa laligcina isabatha, kwaze kwaphela iminyaka engu-70.+

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.*

2 ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe, mina Danyeli ngazwisisa emabhukwini* inani leminyaka elaliqanjwe elizwini likaJehova elalisiya kumphrofethi uJeremiya mayelana lokuthi iJerusalema yayizahlala ilunxiwa okweminyaka emingaki.+ Iminyaka le yayingu-70.+

12 Ingilosi kaJehova yasisithi: “Awu Jehova wamabutho, kuzaze kube nini ulokhu ungayizweli isihawu iJerusalema njalo ungabi lomusa emadolobheni akoJuda+ obulokhu uwathukuthelele iminyaka yonke le engu-70?”+