UDavide wathi kulo lonke ibandla lakwa -Israyeli: Uma kukuhle kini , uma kuvela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, masihlakazeke sithumele kubafowethu abasele ezweni lonke lakwa -Israyeli kanye nabapristi namaLevi emizini yabo enamadlelo ukuba babuthane kithi,

Kuyakuthi bonke abasele endlini yakho bafike bamkhothamele ngohlamvu lwesiliva neqebelen gwane lesinkwa , bathi: Ake ungibeke kwesinye sezikhundla zompristi ukuba ngidle ucezu lwesinkwa.

Abasele enkembeni wabathumbela eBabele ; baba y izinceku zakhe nezamadodana akhe, kwaze kwabusa umbuso wasePheresiya

bese kuthi ngobuningi bobisi ezilwehlisayo idle amangqanga , ngokuba amangqanga nezinyosi bayakukudla bonke abasele ezweni.

Ngasemuva, usho uJehova , ngiyakunikela uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda , nezinceku zakhe , nabantu abasele kulo muzi esifweni , nasenkembeni, nasendlaleni, nasesandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele , nasesandleni sezitha zabo , nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo , abashaye ngosiko lwenkemba, angabasindisi, angabahawukeli, angabi namusa kubo.

Kepha njengamakhiwane amabi engenakudliwa ngobubi bawo , impela kanjalo, usho kanje uJehova , ngiyakwenza kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda , nasezikhulwini zakhe , nakuyo insali yaseJerusalema , abasele kuleli zwe nabakhile ezweni laseGibithe.

Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Abantu abasele enkembeni bafumana umusa ehlane, lapho u-Israyeli eya khona ukuthola ukuphumula kwakhe.

Bheka, bonke abesifazane abasele endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda bayakukhishelwa izikhulu zenkosi yaseBabele ; bheka, bayakuthi: Abahlobo bakho abakhulu bakududile , bakwahlula; kepha lapho izinyawo zakh e zishone exhaphozini, babuyele emuva.

Abasele kuye bayakumbelwa ekufeni, abafelokazi babo bangalili.