6 Laba bantfu lababetfunjwe nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, labancandzeka babuyela eJerusalema nakaJuda, ngulowo nalowo edolobheni lakubo,
Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, wabatfumba bonkhe labantfu lababesele kulelidolobha neluntfu lonkhe lolwalusele, wabatfumba kanye nalaba lababehlubuke baya enkhosini yaseBhabhulona.
“Inkhosi kufanele yati kutsi sihambile saya esifundzeni sakaJuda, ethempelini laNkulunkulu lomkhulu. Bantfu balakha ngematje lamakhulu, bafaka netingodvo kulolubondza lwalo. Lomsebenti wentiwa ngenkhutsalo, kantsi futsi uchubeka kahle kakhulu.
Kodvwa kwaze kwatfolakala incwadzi legocotiwe edolobheni lase-Ekbatana eveni laseMediya, lekwakubhalwe naku kuyo: “Umbiko lobhaliwe wekukhumbula ingcikitsi yendzaba:
Bangiphendvula batsi: “Insali yalesifundza leyasindza ekutfunjweni, isekuhluphekeni lokukhulu nasekuhlazweni. Lubondza lwaseJerusalema luhhihlitelwe phansi; nemasango ayo ashiswa ngemlilo.”
beta bahamba naZerubhabheli, naJeshuwa, naNehemiya, na-Azariya, naRamiya, naNahamani, naModekhayi, naBilshani, naMisperethi, naBikvayi, naNehumi, naBhana. Luhla lwemadvodza aka-Israyeli bekungulawa: