4. “Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi,” usho uJehova,“bayakufika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli,bona nabantwana bakwaJuda kanyekanye,behamba bekhala,befuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
5. Bayakubuza indlela yaseSiyoni,ubuso babo bubhekene nalo, bethi:Wozani nizihlanganise noJehovangesivumelwano esiphakade esingenakukhohlakala.
6. “Abantu bami babe yizimvu ezilahlekileyo;abelusi babo babadukisile,babazulazulisa ezintabeni,basuka entabeni, baya egqumeni,bakhohlwa indawo yabo yokuphumula.
7. Bonke ababafumanayo babaqeda;abamelene nabo bathi:‘Asitholi icala;ngokuba bonile kuJehova,ikhaya lokulunga,ithemba lawoyise, uJehova.’
8. “Balekani eBabele,niphume ezweni lamaKaledi,nibe njengezimpongo phambi kwezimvu.
9. Ngokuba bheka, ngiyakuvusa,ngenyusele eBabele ibandla lezizwe ezinkulu,livela ezweni lasenyakatho,lizihlelele lona, linqotshwe lapho;imicibisholo yalo iyakuba njengeyeqhawe eliphumelelayo,elingabuyi ze.
10. IKalideya liyakuba yimpango;bonke abaliphangayo bayakusutha,” usho uJehova.
11. “Noma nithokoza,noma nijabula nina baphangi befa lami,noma nixhuma njengesithokazi etshanini obuluhlaza,niyiyizela njengamahhashi anamandla,
12. unyoko uyakujabha kakhulu,owangizalayo ayangaze;bheka, uyakuba ngesokugcina sezizwe,ihlane, nomhlabathi owomileyo, nogwadule.
13. Ngenxa yentukuthelo kaJehova aliyikuhlalwa muntu,kepha liyakuba yincithakalo lonke;bonke abadlula eBabele bayakumangala,bancimfe ngenxa yazo zonke izinhlupheko zalo.
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.