37. IBabele liyakuba yizinqwaba,nendawo yokuhlala kwamakhanka,nencithakalo, nento encimfelwayo,kungabikho ohlala khona.
38. Bayabhonga kanyekanye njengezingonyama,bakhale njengamabhongo ezingonyama.
39. Sebevuthile, ngiyakubenzela idili,ngibadakise ukuze baquleke,balale ubuthongo obuphakade, bangavuki,” usho uJehova.
40. “Ngiyakubehlisela ekuhlatshweni njengamawundlu,njengezinqama nezimpongo.
41. “Yeka ukunqotshwa kweSheshakinokubanjwa kwelaliludumo lwawo wonke umhlaba!Yeka ukwenziwa kweBabeleisimangaliso phakathi kwezizwe!
42. Ulwandle lukhuphukele iBabele,lisibekelwe ngamaza alo ahlokomayo.
43. Imizi yalo ichithekile;yizwe elomileyo, nehlane,izwe elingahlalwa muntu,kungadluli kulo indodana yomuntu.
44. Ngiyakuhambela uBeli eBabele,ngikhiphe emlonyeni wakhe lokhu akugwinyileyo;izizwe azisayikugobhozela kuye,ugange lwaseBabele luyakuwa.
45. “Phumani phakathi kwalo,bantu bami,nizikhulule, kube yilowo nalowoekufuthekeni kwentukuthelo kaJehova.
46. Izinhliziyo zenu mazingadangali,ningesabi imibiko ezwakalayo ezweni,lapho kufika umbiko othile ngomunye umnyaka,bese kufika emva kwawo omunyengomnyaka olandelayo,kube ngubudlova ezweni,umbusi avukele umbusi.
47. Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,lapho ngiyakujezisa izithombe ezibaziweyo zaseBabele,izwe lonke lalo lijabhe,bonke ababuleweyo balo bawe phakathi kwalo.
48. Bese kuqhumuka izulu nomhlaba,nakho konke okukukho,ngokuhlabelela ngeBabele,ngokuba abachithi bayakumfikelabevela enyakatho,” usho uJehova.
49. “Yebo, neBabele limelwe ukuwa,nina babuleweyo bakwa-Israyeli,njengalokho iBabele laliwelwa ngababuleweyo bomhlaba wonke.
50. Nina eniphunyukile enkembeni hambani,ningemi;khumbulani uJehova nisekude,iJerusalema lingene ezinhliziyweni zenu.
51. “Sijabhile, ngokuba sizwe inhlamba;amahloni asibekela ubuso bethu,ngokuba abafokazi bangenileezindaweni ezingcwele endlini kaJehova.”
52. “Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova,“lapho ngiyakuzihambela izithombe zalo ezibaziweyo,ababulawayo babubule ezweni lonke lalo.