17 “U-Israyeli uyimvu ezingelwayo;izingonyama zimxoshile.Kuqala wadliwa yinkosi yase-Asiriya,nangasemuva uNebukadinesari lo, inkosi yaseBabele,ugedlile amathambo akhe.”
18 Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:“Bheka,ngiyakujezisa inkosi yaseBabele nezwe layo,njengalokho ngijezisile inkosi yase-Asiriya.
19 Ngiyakumbuyisela u-Israyeli ekhaya lakhe,aklabe eKarmeli naseBashani,umphefumulo wakhe waneliswe ezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi nezakwaGileyadi.
20 Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi,” usho uJehova,“kuyakufunwa ukona kuka-Israyeli,akuyikubakho, nezono zakwaJuda,kepha aziyikufunyanwa,ngokuba ngiyakubathethelelaengibashiya ukuba babe yinsali.
21 “Khuphukela ezweni laseMeratayimi,*kulona nakwabakhileyo ePhekodi,*uchithe, uqede nya emva kwabo,” usho uJehova,wenze konke engikuyale ngakho.
22 Kukhona umsindo wokulwa ezweninowencithakalo enkulu.
23 Yeka ukunqunywa nokuchithwa kwesando somhlaba wonke,yeka ukwenziwa kweBabeleincithakalo phakathi kwezizwe!