2. Udaba oluya eJiputa luphathelele kumkhosi kakumkani uNeko waseJiputa owemisa eKarkemishe ngakumlambo iEfrati, wona waswantsuliswa ngukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli ngonyaka wesine ukumkani uJoyakim unyana kaYosiya elawula kwaJuda:
3. “Bophani amakhaka amancini namakhulu,nisinge edabini.
4. Bophani amahashe, nitsho phezulu.Yimani xhonkxosholo, nithwele izigcina-ntloko.Zikhazimliseni iintshuntshe, nifake isinxibo sentsimbi.
5. Nibona ntoni ngoku?Bayankwantya; nâbo behlehla.Ayaswantsuliswa amagorha abo; acela kwabasicatyana; akabheki nangasemva.Lunxunguphalo macala onke, utsho uNdikhoyo.
6. Nonamendu akanakuphuncula; negorha alinakusinda.Bafadalele phaya emantla; bawile ngakumlambokazi iEfrati.
7. Ngubani lo uvumbuluka ngathi yiNayile,ngathi ngamanzi emilambo adlokovayo?
8. Tyhini, yiJiputa le ivumbulukayo ngathi yiNayile!Yiyo engathi ngamanzi emilambo adlokovayo.Ithi: ‘Ndiya kuvumbuluka,ndiwuthi gqume umhlaba,ndikhukhulise izixeko nabemi bazo.’
9. Iwuu, maqela amahashe!Phuthumani, madod' akhwel' iinqwelo; phambili, magorhandini!Nditsho nina, maKushe namaPuti, nina baphethe amakhaka;nani, maLudi, nina bafohlele iintolo!
10. Lo ngumhla kaNdikhoyo, uThixo onamandla onke.Ngumhla wokuziphindezela kwiintshaba zakhe lo.Liza kudla lihluthe ikrele,lisele lide lidikwe ligazi.Ewe kaloku, iNkosi uNdikhoyo onamandla onkewenzelwa idini kwelasentla ngakumlambo iEfrati.
11. “Ntombindini iyiJiputa, yiya eGiliyadi,uye kufuna khona amayeza okubopha.Kudala uwafuna amachiza;alikho eliya kuwanyanga loo manxeba unawo.
12. Ihlazo lakho livakele ezizweni;ukukhala kwakho kuligqibile ihlabathi.Igorha likhubeka kwelinye;omabini awa ndawonye.”
13. Nali ilizwi likaNdikhoyo awalithetha kumshumayeli uJeremiya malunga nokuhlaselwa kweJiputa nguNebhukadenezare ukumkani waseBhabheli:
14. “Bikelani iJiputa,nivakalise eMigidoli,nixele eNofu naseTapanesi.Yithini:‘Lungela imfazwe uxhobe,kuba ikrele liza kudla kuwe macala onke.’
15. Yini na ukuba amakhalipha akho akhahlelwe phantsi?Akanakuma, kuba uNdikhoyo uwathe ntlithi, aya kuwa.
16. Kukhubeka abaninzi;ewe, omnye uwa phezu komnye,baze bathi: ‘Masiphakame,siye kowethu kwelokuzalwa,simke kwikrele eligwazayo.’
17. Apho baya kuvakala besithi:‘Ukumkani waseJiputa uyarharhama nje;uliphosile ithuba lakhe.’