30 Amaqhawe aseBabele ayekile ukulwa,ahlala ezinqabeni zawo;amandla awo aphelile, anjengabesifazane;izindlu zalo zishisiwe,imigoqo yalo yaphuliwe.
31 Isigijimi siyagijma,sihlangane nesinye,umbiki uhlangana nombikiukutshela inkosi yaseBabeleukuthi umuzi wayo unqotshiwe nxazonke.
32 Amazibuko avinjiwe,umhlanga ushisiwe ngomlilo,amadoda empi ayesaba.”
33 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:“Indodakazi yaseBabeleinjengesibuyangesikhathi sokunyathelwa kwaso;kuse yisikhashana,sizakufika kuyo isikhathi sokuvuna.”
34 UNebukadinesari,inkosi yaseBabeleungidlile wangiqeda;ungenze isitsha esingenalutho,wangigwinya njengodrako;*ugcwalisile isisu sakhe ngokumnandi kwami,wangixosha.
35 “Ubudlova engenzelwe bona mina nabayinyama yamimabube phezu kweBabele,”makasho njalo owakhileyo eSiyoni.“Igazi lami malibe phezu kwabakhileyo eKalideya;”malisho njalo iJerusalema.
36 Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakumela indaba yakho,ngikuphindisele,ngishise ulwandle lwalo,ngomise umthombo walo.