17 “Israeri makwai akapararira akadzingirwa kure neshumba. Akatanga kumudya akanga ari mambo weAsiria; akapedzisira kupwanya mapfupa ake ndiNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi.”
18 Naizvozvo zvanzi naJehovha Wamasimba Ose, Mwari waIsraeri, “Ndicharanga mambo weBhabhironi nenyika yake, sokuranga kwandakaita mambo weAsiria.
19 Asi ndichadzosera Israeri kumafuro ake, uye achafura paKarimeri nepaBhashani; achadya akaguta pazvikomo zveEfuremu neGireadhi.
20 Mumazuva iwayo, panguva iyoyo,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha, “mhaka yaIsraeri ichatsvakwa, asi pachange pasina mhosva, uye zvivi zveJudha zvichatsvakwa, asi hapana chichawanikwa, nokuti ndichakanganwira vakasara vandakasiya.
21 “Rwisai nyika yeMarataimi neavo vagere muPekodhi. Dzingirirai, urayai uye muvaparadze zvachose,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha. “Muite zvose zvandakurayirai.
22 Mheremhere yehondo iri munyika, mheremhere yokuparadza kukuru!
23 Yavhunika nokupwanyika seiko nyundo yenyika yose! Bhabhironi rava dongo seiko pakati pendudzi!