13 “ ‘Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amane ngiyakubabutha abaseGibithe kubantu abahlakazekele kubo,
14 ngibuyise ukuthunjwa kwaseGibithe, ngibabuyisele ezweni lasePhatirosi, izwe lokudabuka kwabo, babe ngumbuso ophansi khona.
15 Liyakuba phansi emibusweni, alisayikuziphakamisa phezu kwezizwe; futhi ngizakubanciphisa ukuba bangabusi izizwe.
16 Alisayikuba yithemba kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, likhumbuza ngokona lapho bebaphendukela, bazi ukuthi ngiyiNkosi uJehova.’ ”
17 Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala lwenyanga, lafika kimi izwi likaJehova, lathi:
18 “Ndodana yomuntu, uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele wasebenzisa impi yakhe umsebenzi omkhulu ngeTire; onke amakhanda aphuculwa, onke amahlombe acothulwa, nokho yena nempi yakhe babengenankokhelo evela eTire ngomsebenzi abalenzela wona.
19 Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bheka, ngizakunika uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, izwe laseGibithe; uyakuyisusa ingcebo yalo, aphange impango yalo, agcugce ingcugco yalo, kube yinkokhelo yempi yakhe.