14. “Zihleleleni iBabele nxazonkenina nonke eninsala umnsalo,nicibishele kulo,ninganqandi imicibisholo,ngokuba lonile kuJehova.
15. Memezani kulo nxazonke;lizinikele, izisekelo zalo ziwile,izingange zalo zidiliziwe,ngokuba kuyimpindiselo kaJehova;phindiselani kulo,nenze kulo njengokwenza kwalo.
16. Nqumani umhlwanyeli eBabelenobamba isikela ngesikhathi sokuvuna;ngenxa yenkemba ecindezelayoyilowo nalowo uyakubheka abantu bakhe,yilowo nalowo abalekele ezweni lakubo.
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.