10 Yeke ngathi: “Maye, Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova! Ngokuqinisekileko ubakhohlise ngokupheleleko abantwaba+ neJerusalema, wathi, ‘Nizokuba nokuthula,’+ kukulapho isabula isemphinjenethu.”

Begodu abantu bami bathanda nakunjalo.+

Kodwana bazokwenzani nakufika isiphelo?”

Kukulapho kunganakuthula.+

16 Ngombana nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko:

“Ningalaleli amezwi wabaphorofidi abaphorofida kini.+

Bayanikhohlisa.

8 “‘“‘Nanyana ngisiphi isitjhaba namkha umbuso ongafuni ukusebenzela iKosi yeBhabhiloni uNebukadinetsari namkha ongafuni ukubeka intamakhe ngaphasi kwejogi lekosi yeBhabhiloni, ngizosijezisa isitjhabeso ngesabula,+ ngendlala nangesibetho,’* kutjho uJehova, ‘bekube kulapho ngisiqeda ngesandla sakhe.’

9 “‘“‘Yeke ningalaleli abaphorofidi benu, ababhuli benu, ababhudangi benu, abosomlingo benu nabaloyi benu, abathi kini: “Angekhe nisebenzele ikosi yeBhabhiloni.” 10 Ngombana baphorofida amala kini, bona nisiwe kude nenarhenu, ngizonirhatjha begodu nizokutjhabalala.

10 Koke lokhu kwenzeke ngebanga lokuthi badurhise abantu bami nabathi, “Kunokuthula!” Kukulapho kunganakuthula.+ Lokha nakwakhiwa iboda elingakaqini lokuhlukanisa, balipenda ngepende emhlophe.’*+

Kodwana bathembele kuJehova bathi:

“Kghani uJehova akasinathi na?+

Akunahlekelele ezosehlela.+