8 Ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngelanga lekhomba lenyanga, okumnyaka we-19 weKosi uNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabhiloni, uNebuzaradani+ induna yabonogada, isisebenzi sekosi yeBhabhiloni safika eJerusalema.+ 9 Watjhisa indlu kaJehova,+ indlu yekosi*+ nazo zoke izindlu zeJerusalema;+ godu watjhisa zoke izindlu zamadoda adumileko.+ 10 Amaboda abhode iJerusalema agirizwa ngilo loke ibutho lamaKhaledi* ebelinenduna yabonogada.+

24 “UJehova uthi, ‘Ngizokuletha ihlekelele endaweni le nezakhamuzini zayo,+ ngilethe soke isiqalekiso esitlolwe encwadini+ efundelwe ikosi yakwaJuda. 25 Ngombana bangilahlile,+ bathunyisela abanye abozimu imihlatjelo bona bangisilinge+ ngemisebenzabo, ilaka lami lizokwehlela phezu kwendawo le begodu angekhe licime.’”+

16 Kodwana basolo bahlekisa ngeenthunywa zakaZimu weqiniso,+ banyaza namezwakhe,+ bahleka nabaphorofidi bakhe+ ubudlhadlha bekwaba kulapho ilaka lakaJehova lehlela phezu kwabantu bakhe+ bekwaba kulapho bangasasizeki.

17 Yeke wathumela ikosi yamaKhaledi,*+ eyabulala amasokanabo ngesabula+ endaweni ecwengileko;+ akhenge irhawukele amasokana namkha iintombi, abalupheleko namkha abarholopheleko.+ UZimu wanikela koke esandleni sayo.+

 4 Ugobe umsubelakhe njengenaba, isandla sakhe sokudla usijamise njengomphikisi;+