13 Wavukela+ uKumkani uNebhukadenetsare, owayemfungise ngoThixo;+ waqhubeka eyenza lukhuni+ intamo yakhe wayenza lukhuni+ intliziyo yakhe kangangokuba akazange abuyele kuYehova uTHIXO kaSirayeli.

12 NakuZedekiya+ ukumkani wakwaYuda ndathetha ngokwala mazwi onke,+ ndisithi: “Zisani iintamo zenu phantsi kwedyokhwe kakumkani waseBhabhiloni, nimkhonze yena nabantu bakhe nize niqhubeke niphila.+

17 Ke kaloku uYeremiya wathi kuZedekiya: “Utsho uYehova, uTHIXO wemikhosi,+ uTHIXO kaSirayeli,+ ukuthi, ‘Ukuba uthe waphuma waya kwiinkosana zokumkani waseBhabhiloni,+ ngokuqinisekileyo umphefumlo wakho uya kuqhubeka uphila nesi sixeko asiyi kutshiswa ngomlilo, yaye wena nendlu yakho ngokuqinisekileyo niya kuqhubeka niphila.+

15 Kodwa ekugqibeleni wamvukela+ ngokuthumela abathunywa bakhe eYiputa, ukuze yona imnike amahashe+ nenkitha yesizwana. Uya kuphumelela na? Uya kusinda na, lo wenza ezi zinto, nowaphule umnqophiso? Ngaba okunene uya kusinda na?’+