18 ngoba intaba yaseZiyone isisele ize, ihanjwa ngamakhanka.
18 ngoba intaba iZiyoni silugwadule, sekucathama amakhanka kuyo.
Ngakhoke ngenxa yenu iZiyone lizalinywa njengensimu, leJerusalema libe lunxiwa oludilikileyo, lentaba yethempeli iphenduke ibe lihlathi.
Ngizalenza iJerusalema libe lunxiwa oludilikileyo lendawo yamakhanka, ngenze imizi yakoJuda ibe yinkangala engelamuntu.
Walitshisa ithempeli, lesigodlo senkosi, lezindlu zonke ezinkulu zaseJerusalema.
Kungani utshumayela ngebizo leNkosi usithi: Lindlu izakuba njengeShilo, lomuzi lo uzakuba yinkangala, kungabi lamuntu na? Bonke abantu bambuthanela uJeremiya ethempelini.
laphezu kwezintaba eziselizweni. Imfuyo yenu layo yonke inotho yenu ngizayinikela ibe yimpango yokuhlawulela izono zenu kulo lonke ilizwe lakini.
UTobiya umAmoni wayelaye, yena wathi: Yebo, lalokho abakwakhayo, uba ikhanka likhwela phezu komduli wakho wamatshe lingakudilizela phansi.
Bazakunikelwa ukubulawa, babe yisabelo samakhanka.
Ngakhoke, Nkulunkulu wethu, zwana umkhuleko wenceku yakho lokuncenga kwayo; langenxa yebizo lakho, Nkosi, ukhanyise futhi ubuso bakho endlini yakho engcwele echithekileyo.
Watshisa ithempeli lesigodlo senkosi lazo zonke izindlu zaseJerusalema.
Ungathukutheli kakhulu, Nkosi, ungakhumbuli ububi kokuphela. Khumbula ukuba thina sonke singabantu bakho.
Ngizakhala ngililele izintaba, lamadlelo asenkangala, ngoba kuchithiwe, kakusekho ohamba khona, kakusezwakali ukukhala kwezinkomo, inyoni zaphezulu lenyamazana zibalekile zahamba.
lathi: INkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Likubonile konke okubi engakwehlisela phezu kweJerusalema laphezu kwayo yonke imizi yakoJuda. Lamhla iyinkangala, kakulamuntu ohlala khona,
Ngakho ulaka lwami lokuthukuthela kwami kwavutha emizini yonke yakoJuda lasezindleleni zeJerusalema; zaphenduka zaba yinkangala, zachitheka njengalamhla nje.
Wena Israyeli, abaprofethi bakho banjengamakhanka asemanxiweni.