3 Nje-ke uJehova wathi: “Njengombana incekwami u-Isaya yakhamba ihlubule begodu ingakafaki litho eenyaweni iminyaka emithathu njengetshwayo+ nesibonakaliso ngokujamelene neGibhide+ neTopiya,+ 4 yeke ikosi ye-Asiriya izokudosa phambili abathunjiweko beGibhide+ nabadingisiweko beTopiya, abesana namadoda amadala, bahlubule begodu bangakafaki litho eenyaweni namahlalwabo angaphandle, ihlazo leGibhide.

17 Yeke ngathatha ikapho esesandleni sakaJehova ngaseza zoke iintjhaba uJehova angithumele kizo:+

19 noFaro ikosi yeGibhide neensebenzi zakhe, amakhosanakhe nabo boke abantu bakhe,+

10 Bese uthi kibo, ‘Ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho, uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko: “Ngithumela uNebukadinetsari* ikosi yeBhabhiloni incekwami+ begodu ngizokubeka isihlalo sayo sobukhosi phezu kwamatje la engiwafihlileko begodu izokululela itendayo yobukhosi phezu kwawo.+ 11 Begodu uzokuza atjhabalalise inarha yeGibhide.+ Nanyana ngubani ofanelwe sibetho esibulalako uzokufumana isibetho esibulalako, Nanyana ngubani ofanelwe kuthunjwa uzokuthunjwa, nanyana ngubani ofanelwe yisabula uzokufumana isabula.+