9 ngibiza yoke imindeni yetlhagwini,”+ kutjho uJehova, “ngibiza iKosi uNebukadinetsari* yeBhabhiloni, incekwami+ begodu ngizobaletha ngokujamelene nenarha le+ nangokujamelene nezakhamuzi zayo nangokujamelene nazo zoke iintjhaba eziyibhodileko.+ Ngizobanikela ekutjhatjalalisweni, ngibenze into ethusako nento ezokubetjhelwa umlozi begodu bazokutjhabalala ngokungapheliko.

14 Ngombana nakhu uJehova wamabutho, uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko: “Ngizokufaka iJogi lesimbi entanyeni yazo zoke iintjhabezi, eKosini uNebukadinetsari yeBhabhiloni begodu kufuze bamlotjhe.+ Ngitjho neembandana ngizozinikela kuye.”’”+

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.+

37 Wena kosi, kosi yamakhosi, loyo uZimu wezulwini akunikele umbuso,+ amandla nephazimulo, 38 wanikela nabantu esandleni sakho kungayi ngokuthi bahlala kuphi, kuhlanganise iimbandana neenyoni zomkayi, loyo uZimu amenze umbusi phezu kwakho koke,+ wena ngokwakho uyihloko yegolide.+