5 Ngokuba o-Israyeli noJudaabashiywanga nguNkulunkulu wabo, uJehova Sebawoti,noma izwe labo ligcwele icalakoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
6 “Balekani eBabele,yilowo nalowo akhulule ukuphila kwakhe,ninganqunywa ngokona kwalo,ngokuba kuyisikhathi sempindiselo kaJehova,uyakuliphindisela.
7 IBabele beliyindebe yegolide esandleni sikaJehovaeyadakisa umhlaba wonke;izizwe zaliphuza iwayini lalo,ngalokho izizwe ziyahlanya.
8 IBabele seliwile ngokuzumayo,lachithwa;hhewulani ngalo,nithathele ubuhlungu balo ibhalisamu;*mhlawumbe lingaphiliswa.
9 “Besiyakuliphilisa iBabele,kepha aliphiliswanga;lishiyeni, masihambe siye,kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo,ngokuba ukwahlulelwa kwalo kufinyelela ezulwini,kuphakanyisiwe nasemafwini.
10 “UJehova uvezile imfanelo yethu;wozani silande eSiyoni umsebenzikaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
11 “Lolani imicibisholo,nibambe izihlangu.UJehova uvusile umoya wamakhosi aseMediya,ngokuba icebo lakhe ngeBabele lingukuba alichithe,ngokuba lokhu kuyimpindiselo kaJehova,impindiselo ngethempeli lakhe.