8 Indlu le izakuba lunxiwa+ njalo wonke umuntu odlulayo uzayikhangela amangale kakhulu, anikine ikhanda* esithi, ‘Kungani uJehova enze into enje elizweni leli lasendlini le?’+

8 Ngakho uJehova wabathukuthelela abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema,+ wabehlisela umonakalo owesabekayo owabangela ukuthi loba ngubani owayewubona lowayesizwa ngawo ethuke futhi atshaye umlozwi,* njengoba lani lizibonela ngawenu.+

9 ngizabiza zonke izizwe zasenyakatho,”+ kutsho uJehova. “Ngizabiza inceku yami uNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni.+ Ngizabaletha bazohlasela ilizwe leli,+ labantu abahlala kulo kanye lazo zonke izizwe lezi eziligombolozeleyo.+ Ngizalitshabalalisa lezizwe zonke lezi eziligombolozeleyo, ngilenze into eyesabekayo, ngiliqede lonke. Lizakuba yinhlekisa ebantwini.*

15 Bonke abadlula ngomgwaqo bakuhleka baze batshaye izandla ndodakazi yeJerusalema.+

Nxa bekubona bayamangala batshaye umlozwi,+ benikina amakhanda besithi:

“Leli yilo yini idolobho okwakuthiwa lihle kakhulu futhi lenza abantu bonke emhlabeni bathokoze?”+