¹ Simakadze usho naku; Buka, Ngisetawucubula umoya lomkhulu wemphatamiso kuwe Babylon nakulabo labahla eLeb Kamai. ² Ngitawufumela tihambi eBabylon. Utabasakata abhidlite lendzawo, ngoba batawumelana naye kuwo onkhe emalanga ekuhlupheka. ³ Ningavumeli emasotja kutsi adubule butjoki babo; Ningabavumeli bafake kwekutivikela. Ungawabulali emajaha akhe; muhlelele libutfo lonkhe lemphatamiso. ⁴ Ngoba bantfu labalimele batawuwela kulelive lemaBabylon; labo labatawubulalwa batawela esitaladini sakhe. ⁵ EmaIsrael nemaJuda abakashiywa nguNkulunkulu wabo; ngaSimakadze wemabandla, nobe umhlaba wabo ugcwaliswe kukhohlakala lokumelana nalabangcwele bakaIsrael. ⁶ Baleka usuke emkhatsini weBabylon; vumela yonkhe indvodza itisindzise. Ningabhujiswa kulesijziso sakhe. Ngobe sesikhatsi saSimakadze sekuphindzisela. Utawutiphindzisela konkhe kuye. ⁷ Babylon bekusive lebesinendzebe yeligolide esandleni saSimakadze lesenta wonkhe umhlaba udzakwe; tive tanatsa liwayilakhe tahlanya. ⁸ Babylon utakuwa masinyane bese uyabhujisa. Ngiyalila ngaye! muniketeni umutsi webuhlungu; muhlawumbe angaphiliswa. ⁹ 'Sifisa kuphilisa iBabylon, kepha ayilapheki. Asivumelaneni sonkhe kumushiya siye khashane; kuya emhlabeni wetfu. Ngobe kutisola kwakhe sekufinyelele utulu emazulwini; sekupakisheke kuya etulu emafini. ¹⁰ Simakadze ukushito kulunga kwetfu. Wotani, Asitjeleli iSiyoni ngetento taSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.' ¹¹ Lolani tikhali nitsatse nemahawu. Simakadze ucubula umoya wenkhosi yemaMedes ehlelweni lekubhubhisa iBabylon. Simakadze loku kwekutiphindzisela, imphindziselo yekuphatamisa litsempeli lakhe. ¹² Phakamisani umjeka etibondzeni eBabylon; wentani kugadza kucine; bekani bogadzi; lungiselani kuhlasela; ngoba iNkhosi itakwenta loko lekushito mayelana nebantfu base Babylon. ¹³ Nine bantfu lenihlala ngaseticojeni letinyenti temanti, nine bantfu lenicebile ngengcebo, emaphetselo enu sekafikile. Intsambo yemphilo yenu seyijutjwe yaba yimfisha. ¹⁴ Simakadze wemabandla ufunge ngemphilo yakhe, 'Ngitakunigcwalisa ngemadvodza, kube ngatsi ngemabulo etintsetse, batawuphakamisa imphi lenemsidvo bamelane nawe.' ¹⁵ Wakhe lomhlaba ngemandla akhe; uhlala esikhundleni semhlaba ngenhlakanipho yakhe. Ngekucondza kwakhe unweba emazulu. ¹⁶ Uma abanga umsindvo, kuba nekuhokoma kwemanti emazulwini, ngoba yena wehlisa emanti kusukela ekugcineni kwemhlaba. Wenta kumanyata kwelitulu bese utfumela umoya kusuka etinyangwini. ¹⁷ Yonkhe indvodza yase iba nekungalaleli nekubate loluncane. Batfu labasebeta ngensimbi babasehlazweni ngenca yetithico. Ngobe titfombe takhe latijikile tonakele, sekute kuphila kuto. ¹⁸ Atisenamsebenti, imsebenti yebuhlungu; batawubhubha ngesikhatsi sekujeziswa kwabo. ¹⁹ Kepha Nkulunkulu , loyincenye yaJakobe; akasinje,ngobe ungumdali wakokonkhe lokudaliwe. Israyeli usive lesakhetfa; nguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu ligama lakhe. ²⁰ Nisikhali sami, umcibisholo wami wekulwa. Ngawe ngitawulwa netive tibhubhisa imibuso. ²¹ Ngawe ngitabulala emahhashi nebagibeli bawo; ngawe ngitawubulala tinkhalishi nebashayeli bato. ²² Ngawe ngitakuhlasela indvodza nemfati; ngawe kutakubulala labadzala nalabancane.Ngawe ngitawubulala emajaha netitfombi. ²³ Ngawe ngitawubulala umelusi nemfuyo yabo; ngawe ngitawubulala balimi nalabasebenta nabo.Ngawe ngitawubulala tishayamtsetfo netiphatsimandla. ²⁴ Ngoba emehlweni akho ngitayibhadala iBabylon nabobonkhe bantfu baseChaldea kukokonkhe lokubi labakwenta eZion -lona nguSimakadze lokhulumako. ²⁵ Buka, ngisitsa sakho intsaba yeluhlame - lona kuSimakadze atibonakalisa - lebhubhise umhlaba wonkhe. Ngitawelullela sandla sami etikwenu,ngingicitele phansi eweni ngikwente ube yintsaba levutsako. ²⁶ Ngako - ke ngeke batsatse ngisho nalinye litje lekwakha likhona nome sisekelo, ngobe utaba liphakadze lelingeke lakhiwe kabusha - lona nguSimakadze ayaleta. ²⁷ Phakamisani licilongo etikwemhlaba. Ishaye licilongo etukwetive nibite letive tihlasele yona, Ararat,Minni, neAshkenaz. ²⁸ Ketsani umholi amhlasele; letsani emahhashi lanjengelibulo letintsetse. Lungisani letive nimhlasele; Lenkhosi yaseMedes netiphatsimandla, netisebenti ngaye nemihlaba lengaphansi kwemtsetfo wakhe. ²⁹ Lelolive litawutamatama libebutsakatsaka, ngobe Simakadze nemacebo akhe asachubeka ngeBhabhiloni ,kwenta live laseBabylon libeyitfo lengenamusebenti lapho kuyobate bantfu khona. ³⁰ Lamasotja aseBabylon asemile kulwa; bona bahleti ekubambeleleni lokukhulu. Ngobe emandla abo ehlulekile; Sebagukuke baba bafati - Emakhaya abo avutsa umlilo, tisimbi telisangotiphukile. ³¹ Umgijimi wagijimela kulomunye umgijimi, lomgijimi watjela lomunye umgijimi kutsi ayobika enkhosini yaseBabylon kutsi lidolobha lakhe litsetfwe kusukela ekugcineni kuya ekugcineni. ³² Ngako lapho kungashoni khona kwalomfula kwatsatfwa ngenkhani; sitsa sishisa incobozi yelitete, futsi bantfu labalwwako base Babylon basangene. ³³ Ngenca yetimenya taSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema Israel, basho loku: Indvodzakati yase Babylon injenge silo sekubhulela. Sesikhatsi sekutsi abhubhiswe. Ngemzuzwana lomncane ngesikhatsi sekuvuna sitota kuye. ³⁴ 'Nebuchadnezzar inkhosi yase Babylon ungibhubhisile, ungiphushele ekusanganeni base bangenta lidziwo leligobhotako. Njengesilwane ungigwinyile, ugcwalise sisu sakhe ngekudla kwami lokumnadzi, wase uyangukhafula.' ³⁵ Loyo lohlala eSiyoni batakutsi, 'Ngatsi ludlame lolwentiwe kimi kanye nenyama yami ibesebabylon.' Jerusalem uta kutsi, 'Ngatsi ingati yami ingaba sebantfwini base chaldea.' ³⁶ Ngako Simakadze atsi: Buka, Ngisatokumelela ecaleni lakho futsi kuletsa imphindziselo kuwe. Ngitawomisa emanti eBabylon netiyalu titakoma. ³⁷ Babylon utawukubasicuku sematje, umuhome wetitja, lokwetfusako, intfo yekuhhomutela, lapho kute khona bantfu. ³⁸ EmaBabylon batawubhavumula kanye kanye njenge mazinyane. Batawubhodlisa kwelibhubesi. ³⁹ Uma bashiselwa lulaka, ngitabentela sidlo; ngitabenta badzakwenkhona batotfokota, bese balala butfongo lobungapheli futsi bangavuki- ⁴⁰ kusho Simakadze-ngitabatfumela phansi njengetimvu letiyobulalwa, njengemvu nesiphongo. ⁴¹ Ubantjwe kanjani Babylon! Ngako indvumiso yemhlaba wonkhe yaphela. Ibhubhiswe kanjani iBabylon tukwato tonkhe tive. ⁴² Lwandle lufike ngetulu kweBabylon! Umbonye kuhokoma kwemagagasi. ⁴³ Emadolobha akhe litakwesabeka, indzawo leyomile kanye neihlane, umhlaba longeke atsatfwe bantfu, futsi kute umuntfu loyekwengca khona. ⁴⁴ Ngako ngitawujezisa Bel eBabylon; Ngitawikhipha emlinyeni wakhe loku lakumitile, bese tive ngeke tisaya kuye neminikelo. Tibondza tase Babylon titakuwa. ⁴⁵ Phumani emkhatsini wakhe, bantfu bami. ⁴⁶ Tivumeleni ngamunye ngamuye asindzise imphilo yakhe lulaka lwami lami lelikhulu. Ningativumeli tinhlitiyo tenuemahloni nobe kwesaba letiviwa kulendzawo, ngoba letindzaba titakuta umnyaka munye. Ngemuva kwako kulomnyaka lolandzelako kutaba netindzaba, Ludlame litakuba kulomhlaba. Umholi abhekane nemholi. ⁴⁷ Ngako, buka, tinsuku tiyeta lapho ngitakujezisa letithico letibatiwe tasseBabylon. lonkhe lelive litobasehlazweni, bonkhe labajutjiwe batawukuwa embikwakhe. ⁴⁸ Kepha emazulu nemhlaba, nakokonkhe lokukukuwo kutawutfokota etukweBabylon. Babhubhisi batawukuta kuye basuka eshwonalanga - loku kushiwo nguSimakadze. ⁴⁹ Njengobe emaBabylon enta kubulawa kwemaIsryali kume, ngako ke kubulawa kwelive lakhe utawuma eBabylon. ^{50 51} Labaphunyukilela enkembeni, ababaleke! Ningahlali nilindzile. Bitanini Simakadze anikhumbule akhashane. ⁵¹ Sinemahloni , ngobe sive kuhlambalatwa; itfukutselo wetfu ivale buso betfu, ngoba titsa tamitingene endzaweni legcwegcwele yendlu yakayaAimakandze. ⁵² Ngako ke, buka, emalanga ayeta - kusho Simakadze - lengitanimujezisa ngaso letico letibatiwe, nalabo labalimele bantfu labasebuhlungwiniemavevi onkhe alelive. ⁵³ Njengoba nangabe iBabylon ahamba yyenyukela ezulwini nome acinise lombuso wakhe lophakeme, babhubhisi batawuchamuka kimi baye kuye - kusho Simakadze. ⁵⁴ Kumemeta kwekunekukatsateka kwachamuka eBabylon; kuwa lokukhulu kulelive lemaChaldeans. Ngobe Simakadze ubhubhisa iBabylon. ⁵⁵ Simakadze wenta lelivi leBabylon lelikhulu lashbalala. Titsa tabo tigijima kuhle kwemanti emfula; lomsindvwo wakhula ngemandla. ⁵⁶ Ngobe babhubhisi sebamelana naye - bamelana neBabylon! - nemasotja akhe atfunjiwe. Titja tabo tifile ngoba Simakadze nguNkulunkulu wemusa; yena utawutitfwala atibhandale tonkhe. ⁵⁷ Ngobe mine ngitawenta emazinyane, tisebenti, beluleki,nemasotja adzakwe, atawulala butfongo lobungapheli bangeke bavuke - kumulayeto wenkhosi; Simakadze longuSomandla ligama lakhe. ⁵⁸ Simakadze longiSomandla kusho nnaku: Letibondza letimkhulu taseBabylon ngitawutiwisa kuphele,nemasango akhe laphakeme ngitowashisa. Kepha bantfu lababeta kuye imitfwalo yabo itaba lite; konkhe lelive lelizama kukwenta lentele yena kutawushiswa. ⁵⁹ Lelilivi lapho Jeremiya umphrofethi ayala Seraiah indvondzana yaNeriah loyindvodzana yaMahseiah lobekahamba naZedekiah inkhosi wakaJudah kuBabylon kuleminyaka lengu40 kulesihlalo.Nyalo Sereiah bekusikhulu sakhe. ⁶⁰ Ngako Jeremiya ubhale kulesiscroll ngekubhubhiswa lokusetawufika kuBabylon - onkhe lamagama labekabhalwe ngeBabylon. ⁶¹ Jeremiya wakhuluma kuSEreiah, '' Nawuya eBabylon, utobona uphindze ufundze lamagama kakhulu. ⁶² Utobese utsi, ' Simakadze, wena lucobo ukushilo lokutsi utoyibhubhisa lenzawo,ngobe kute indvodza mone silwane lesiyophila kuyo, itakubalihlane phakadze.' ⁶³ Ubotsi nasewucedzile kufundza lencwadzi, ubophele litje kuyo,bese uyijika ekhatsini emfuleni iYufrathe. ⁶⁴ Bese utsi, '' Ibhabhiloni itawucwila kanje. Angeke iphidze ivuke ngenca yenhlekelele lengiyitfumela kubo, nebatfu bakhona batakuwa'' Emavi aJeremiya aphela la.