8 Lendlu itawuba tindzala.+ Wonkhe umuntfu lowendlula eceleni kwayo utawumangala kakhulu, aze ashaye inkwela atsi, ‘Jehova ukwenteleni loku kulelive nakulendlu?’+

8 Ngenca yaloko, intfukutselo yaJehova yavutsela emaJuda nebantfu baseJerusalema+ kangangekutsi babangela kwetfuka nekumangala futsi baba yinhlekisa* njengobe nitibonela nani ngemehlo enu.+

9 ngibita tonkhe tive tasenyakatfo+ kanye naNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, loyinceku yami,+ futsi ngitabaletsa kuze bahlasele lelive nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo,+ bahlasele nato tonkhe tive letakhelene nani.+ Lelive ngitalibhubhisa, ngilente libe yindzawo leyetfusako, libe yinhlekisa* futsi libe tindzala kuze kube phakadze. Ngitawenta lokufanako nangato tonkhe leletinye tive,” kusho Jehova.

15 Bonkhe labengca ngendlela bashaya tandla bakuhheletele.+

Bashaya inkwela bamangele+ futsi banikine tinhloko nababona iJerusalema,* batsi:

“Leli akusilo yini lelidolobha lebekutsiwa lihle kakhulu futsi lijabulisa wonkhe umhlaba?”+