4 “Thatha ibhande olithengileyo, elisezinkalweni zakho, uvuke uhambe, uye e-Ewufrathe, ulifihle emfantwini wesiwa.”
5 Ngase ngihamba, ngalifihla ngase-Ewufrathe njengokungiyala kukaJehova.
6 Kwathi ngasekugcineni kwezinsuku eziningi uJehova wathi kimi: “Suka uye e-Ewufrathe, ulilande khona ibhande engakuyala ngalo ukuba ulifihle khona.”
7 Ngaya e-Ewufrathe, ngemba, ngalilanda ibhande, lapho ngangilifihle khona; bheka, ibhande lalonakele, lalingasenamsebenzi.
8 Lase lifika izwi likaJehova, lithi:
9 “Usho kanje uJehova: ‘Ngale ndlela ngiyakukuchitha ukuziqhenya kukaJuda nokuziphakamisa okukhulu kweJerusalema.
10 Laba bantu ababi abala ukuzwa amazwi ami, abahamba ngobulukhuni bezinhliziyo zabo, balandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babakhonze, bakhuleke kubo, bayakuba njengaleli bhande elingasenamsebenzi.