3. “Lungisani amahawu nezihlangu, nisondele empini.
4. Bophelani amahhashi,nikhwele nina bamahhashi,nisuke nime ninezigqoko zempi,niphucuze imikhonto,nembathe amabhantshi ensimbi.
5. Ngikuboneleni na?Baphelile amandla, babuyele emuva.Amaqhawe abo anqotshiwe,ayabaleka nokubaleka engabheki emuva;luvalo nxazonke,” usho uJehova.
6. “Onejubane makangabaleki naye,kungaphunyuki neqhawe;ngasenyakatho eceleni komfula u-Ewufrathebayakhubeka, bawe.
7. “Ngubani lo owenyuka njengeNayile,omanzi akhe agubha njengemifula.
8. IGibithe lenyuka njengeNayile,amanzi alo agubha njengemifula.Lithi: ‘Ngiyakwenyuka,ngisibekele umhlaba;ngiyakuchitha umuzi nabahlala kuwo.’
9. Yenyukani, mahhashi,nihlanye, zinqola,aphume amaqhawe:oKushe noPhuthi ababambe izihlangu,namaLudi abambe ensala umnsalo.
10. Lolu suku lungusuku lweNkosi uJehova Sebawoti,usuku lokuphindisela lokuba aziphindisele kwabamelene naye.Inkemba iyakudla isuthe,izanelise ngegazi labo,ngokuba iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti inomhlatsheloezweni lasenyakatho ngasemfuleni u-Ewufrathe.
11. “Khuphukela kwaGileyadi,uthathe ibhalisamu,*wena ntombi, ndodakazi yaseGibithe;usebenzisela ize imithi eminingi,ukuphuluka akukho kuwe.
12. Izizwe zizwile ngehlazo lakho,umhlaba ugcwele ukukhala kwakho;ngokuba iqhawe likhubeka ngelinye,awa omabili kanyekanye.”
13. Izwi uJehova alikhuluma kuJeremiya umprofethi ngokuza kukaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, ukuchitha izwe laseGibithe.
14. “Yazisani eGibithe,nizwakalise eMigidoli,nizwakalise naseNofi naseThahipanesi,nithi: ‘Suka ume, uzilungise,ngokuba inkemba iyadla nxazonke zakho.’
15. Abanamandla bakho bakhukhulelweni na?Abemanga, ngokuba uJehova wabahlohloloza.
16. Wakhubekisa abaningi,yebo, bawa omunye phezu komunye,bathi: ‘Sukani,sibuyele kubantu bakithinasezweni lokuzalwa kwethu,sisuke enkembeni ecindezelayo.’
17. Bamemeza khona, bathi:‘UFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ungumsindo,udlulisile isikhathi esimisiweyo.’
18. “Kuphila kwami,” isho iNkosiegama layo linguJehova Sebawoti,“impela njengeThabori phakathi kwezintaba,nanjengeKarmeli ngaselwandle, kanjalo uyakufika.
19. Zenzele izinto zokuthunjwa,ndodakazi, ohlala eGibithe,ngokuba iNofi liyakuba yincithakalo,lishiswe kungabe kusabakho ohlala kulo.