6. “Balekani eBabele,yilowo nalowo akhulule ukuphila kwakhe,ninganqunywa ngokona kwalo,ngokuba kuyisikhathi sempindiselo kaJehova,uyakuliphindisela.
7. IBabele beliyindebe yegolide esandleni sikaJehovaeyadakisa umhlaba wonke;izizwe zaliphuza iwayini lalo,ngalokho izizwe ziyahlanya.
8. IBabele seliwile ngokuzumayo,lachithwa;hhewulani ngalo,nithathele ubuhlungu balo ibhalisamu;*mhlawumbe lingaphiliswa.
9. “Besiyakuliphilisa iBabele,kepha aliphiliswanga;lishiyeni, masihambe siye,kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo,ngokuba ukwahlulelwa kwalo kufinyelela ezulwini,kuphakanyisiwe nasemafwini.
10. “UJehova uvezile imfanelo yethu;wozani silande eSiyoni umsebenzikaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
11. “Lolani imicibisholo,nibambe izihlangu.UJehova uvusile umoya wamakhosi aseMediya,ngokuba icebo lakhe ngeBabele lingukuba alichithe,ngokuba lokhu kuyimpindiselo kaJehova,impindiselo ngethempeli lakhe.
12. Misani ibhanela* ngasezingangeni zaseBabele,niqinise umlindo, nimise abalindi,nihlele abaqamekeli,ngokuba uJehova ukuhlosile,futhi wakwenza lokho owakukhulumakwabakhileyo eBabele.
13. Wena ohlala ngasemanzini amakhulu,nonengcebo eningi,sekufikile ukugcina kwakho,isilinganiso sokuhaha kwakho.
14. UJehova Sebawoti uzifungile wathi:Noma ngikugcwalisile ngabantu njengangezinkumbi,bayakuhalalisa nokho ngawe.
15. “Wawenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,walimisa izwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,ngokuqonda kwakhe waleneka izulu.
16. Lapho elizwakalisa izwi lakhe,kungukuhlokoma kwamanzi ezulwini;uzikhuphula izinkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba,enzele imvula unyazi,awukhiphe umoya endlini yengcebo.