2 Laba yibo abantu bakulesisabelo abafika bevela ekuthunjweni,+ labo ababethethwe nguNebhukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabasa eBhabhiloni.+ Ngemva kwesikhathi babuyela eJerusalema, lakoJuda, omunye lomunye waya edolobheni lakibo.+

14 Ngizakwenza ukuthi lingithole,’+ kutsho uJehova. ‘Ngizaqoqa abathunjiweyo benu, ngilibuthe kuzo zonke izizwe lezindawo engilichithachithele kuzo,’+ kutsho uJehova. ‘Ngizalibuyisela endaweni engenza ukuthi lisuswe kuyo.’+

44 “‘Amasimu azathengwa ngemali, kubhalwe izivumelwano zokuthengiselana zivalwe zifakwe uphawu. Kuzabuya abantu bezokufakazela lokhu bevela elizweni lakoBhenjamini,+ lasezindaweni ezigombolozele iJerusalema, lasemadolobheni akoJuda,+ lasemadolobheni asezintabeni, lasemadolobheni asezindaweni eziphansi,+ lasemadolobheni aseningizimu ngoba ngizaletha abathunjiweyo babo,’+ kutsho uJehova.”

42 “‘Lizakwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova+ nxa sengililetha elizweni lako-Israyeli,+ ilizwe engafunga ukuthi ngizalinika okhokho benu.

Balime izingadi badle izithelo zazo.’+