49 “UJehova uzokuthumela isitjhaba esivela kude+ bona sizonisahlela njengekhozi+ nalidla isilwana, ilimi elikhulunywa sitjhabeso angeze nilizwisise,+

24 Emihleni kaJehoyakhimu, uNebukadinetsari+ iKosi yeBhabhiloni weza azomsahlela, uJehoyakhimu waba sisebenzi sakhe iminyaka emithathu. Kodwana wamjikela, wahlubuka kuye. 2 Nje-ke uJehova wathoma ukuthumela ibutho labadlelezeli lamaKhaledi,*+ lamaSiriya, lakwaMowabi nelakwa-Amoni bona amsahlele. Wasolo awathumela bona ayokusahlela uJuda amtjhabalalise, ngokuvumelana nelizwi lakaJehova+ alikhuluma ngeenceku zakhe abaphorofidi.

25 Ngomnyaka wethoba wokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya, ngenyanga yetjhumi, ngelanga letjhumi lenyanga, uNebukadinetsari*+ iKosi yeBhabhiloni weza nalo loke ibutho lakhe azokusahlela iJerusalema.+ Wahloma ikampakhe bona alwe nayo begodu wakha iboda lokulivimbezela mahlangothi woke,+