4. Bophelani amahhashi,nikhwele nina bamahhashi,nisuke nime ninezigqoko zempi,niphucuze imikhonto,nembathe amabhantshi ensimbi.
5. Ngikuboneleni na?Baphelile amandla, babuyele emuva.Amaqhawe abo anqotshiwe,ayabaleka nokubaleka engabheki emuva;luvalo nxazonke,” usho uJehova.
6. “Onejubane makangabaleki naye,kungaphunyuki neqhawe;ngasenyakatho eceleni komfula u-Ewufrathebayakhubeka, bawe.
7. “Ngubani lo owenyuka njengeNayile,omanzi akhe agubha njengemifula.
8. IGibithe lenyuka njengeNayile,amanzi alo agubha njengemifula.Lithi: ‘Ngiyakwenyuka,ngisibekele umhlaba;ngiyakuchitha umuzi nabahlala kuwo.’
9. Yenyukani, mahhashi,nihlanye, zinqola,aphume amaqhawe:oKushe noPhuthi ababambe izihlangu,namaLudi abambe ensala umnsalo.
10. Lolu suku lungusuku lweNkosi uJehova Sebawoti,usuku lokuphindisela lokuba aziphindisele kwabamelene naye.Inkemba iyakudla isuthe,izanelise ngegazi labo,ngokuba iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti inomhlatsheloezweni lasenyakatho ngasemfuleni u-Ewufrathe.
11. “Khuphukela kwaGileyadi,uthathe ibhalisamu,*wena ntombi, ndodakazi yaseGibithe;usebenzisela ize imithi eminingi,ukuphuluka akukho kuwe.
12. Izizwe zizwile ngehlazo lakho,umhlaba ugcwele ukukhala kwakho;ngokuba iqhawe likhubeka ngelinye,awa omabili kanyekanye.”
13. Izwi uJehova alikhuluma kuJeremiya umprofethi ngokuza kukaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, ukuchitha izwe laseGibithe.
14. “Yazisani eGibithe,nizwakalise eMigidoli,nizwakalise naseNofi naseThahipanesi,nithi: ‘Suka ume, uzilungise,ngokuba inkemba iyadla nxazonke zakho.’