12. “Kuyakuthi lapho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isigcwalisekile, ngihambele inkosi yaseBabele nesizwe leso,” usho uJehova, “ngobubi babo, kanye nezwe lamaKaledi, ngilenze libe yincithakalo ephakade.
13. Ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwalelo zwe onke amazwi ami engiwakhulume phezu kwalo, konke okulotshwe kule ncwadi, uJeremiya akuprofethile ngazo zonke izizwe.
14. Ngokuba bayakukhonziswa nabo yizizwe eziningi nangamakhosi amakhulu, ngiphindise kubo ngezenzo zabo nangemisebenzi yezandla zabo.”
15. Ngokuba washo kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kimi, wathi: “Thatha le ndebe yewayini lokufutheka esandleni sami, uphuzise kuyo zonke izizwe engikuthuma kuzo.
16. Ziyakuphuza, zintengantenge, zihlanye ngaphambi kwenkemba engiyakuyithuma phakathi kwazo.”
17. Ngase ngiyithatha indebe esandleni sikaJehova, ngaziphuzisa zonke izizwe uJehova angithuma kuzo:
18. iJerusalema nemizi yakwaJuda, namakhosi alo, nezikhulu zalo, ukuba ngikwenze kube yincithakalo, nesimangaliso, nento encimfelwayo, nesiqalekiso njenganamuhla;
19. kanye noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, nabantu bakhe bonke,
20. nayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu; onke amakhosi ase-Uzi, nawo onke amakhosi asezweni lamaFilisti e-Ashikeloni, naseGaza, nase-Ekroni, nensali yase-Ashidodi;
21. o-Edomi, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni,
22. nawo onke amakhosi aseTire, nawo onke amakhosi aseSidoni, namakhosi aseziqhingini ezingaphesheya kolwandle;
23. iDedani, neThema, neBuzi, nabo bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo,
24. nawo onke amakhosi ase-Arabiya, nawo onke amakhosi engxubevange yabantu ehlala ehlane,
25. nawo onke amakhosi aseZimri, nawo onke amakhosi ase-Elamu, nawo onke amakhosi aseMediya,
26. nawo onke amakhosi asenyakatho, akude naseduze, yileyo naleyo, nayo yonke imibuso yezwe esebusweni bomhlaba; nenkosi yaseSheshaki iyakuphuza emva kwabo.
27. “Uyakusho kubo ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Phuzani, nidakwe, nihlanze, niwe, ningabe nisasukuma ngenxa yenkemba engiyakuyithuma phakathi kwenu.’