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.+

11 Lonke ilizwe leli lizasala lingamanxiwa futhi abantu bazakwesaba nxa bebona okwenzakale kulo. Izizwe lezi zizakuba ngaphansi kwenkosi yeBhabhiloni okweminyaka engu-70.”’+

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

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?”+

5 “Khuluma labantu bonke abaselizweni kanye labaphristi uthi, ‘Ngesikhathi lizila ukudla futhi lilila ngenyanga yesihlanu leyesikhombisa+ okweminyaka engu-70,+ lalikwenzela mina yini?