18 Vaalira lwa valora mwoki gwi lisaambwa lialio, nivavoora; “Lidaala ki iliali kuli lidaala linene yili?”
Kivala yicho cha Babiloni kilagwa kitumi cha mang'anye, havundu hi zinyama ziu muvulimu zilakamenye. Kilakave kivala chu vuti; mundu sialakamenye mu mba, kandi vosi avalolaa kivala yiki, valakave nuvuti ligali.
Avandu vosi vaasigamira ogoyoka kigira gwaali nigumali kuhaana uvunyali vwagwo ku king'ang'a; vaasigamira kandi ni vavoola, “Nivwaha unyala kuva ni zinguru kuli king'ang'a yiki? Nivwaha unyala kulwaana nacho?”
Umwoki gwu muliru gwi kivi ni lisalira liavo gulavuuya mihiga ni mihiga. Sihaveeye ni lisosa mbasu nu vudiku ku yavo avasigamiraa king'ang'a ni kifananyi chavo mba; kandi mundu woosi uvugilira chukumanyirwa chi lieta liayo.”
Lidaala linene lia Babiloni liavukanywa mu vidonye vivaga, kandi amadara gi izihiiri gaasambwa. Nyasaye yizuliza lidaala lia Babiloni naaliha kekombe chi iwaini linwi, amageri gu uvutima vwivwe ovonene.
“O, vayaayi! Lidaala linene yilio! Liali nilianala kwivika zinguvu zie katani, ziomusambarao ni izinzakanyu, nu kwikunika nivialombwa ni zahabu, amagina amalahi kandi zilulu!