Kwathi sebewususele khona , isandla sikaJehova sasiphez u kwalowo muzi ngokungquzula okukhulu , wabulala abantu bomuzi abancane nabakhulu ; kwaqhamuka amathumba kubo.

athumba abesifazane ababe phakathi , abancane nabakhulu engabulalang a muntu, abamukisa, ahamba indlela yawo.

Amadoda omuzi wakubo, amalunga nabakhulu ababehlala emzini wakubo, enza njengokuthumela kuka-Izebeli kuwo nanjengokulotshiweyo ezincwadini ayezithume kuwo.

Ngokuba uJehova wabona ukuhlupheka kuka-Israyeli ukuthi kwakumunyu kakhulu, abancane nabakhulu baphela amandla , kungekho omsizayo u - Israyeli.

Inkosi yenyukela endlini kaJehova, bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema benayo, kanye nabapristi nabaprofethi, yebo, abantu bonke, abancane nabakhulu, yafunda ezindlebeni zabo onke amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano ebifunyenwe endlini kaJehova.

Yathumba uJehoyakini , yamyisa eBabele ; nonina wenkosi , nabafazi benkosi, nezinduna zayo , nabakhulu bezwe yabamukisa ngokubathumba eJerusalema, yabayisa eBabele.

Abantu bonke , abancane nabakhulu , nezinduna zempi basuka baya eGibithe, ngokuba besaba amaKaledi.

Uma ubona u kudlovelwa kwabampofu nokuphangwa kokwahlulela nokokulunga ezweni , ungamangali ngakho , ngokuba omkhulu uqaphela omkhulu kunaye, futhi kukhona nabakhulu kunabo.

Kepha kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli uSolomoni akakhiphanga izigqila zomsebenzi wakhe , ngokuba babengamadoda empi , nabakhulu bezinduna zakhe, nezinduna zezinqola zakhe, nabamahhashi bakhe.

Wazithatha izinduna zamakhulu, nabakhulu, nababusi babantu, nabo bonke abantu bezwe, wayehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehova , bafika ngesango lasenhla endlini yenkosi, bayibeka inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso.

Ababusi babengazi lapho ngangiye khona nengikwenzileyo ; futhi ngangingakabatsheli abaJuda , nabapristi, nabakhulu, nababusi, nabanye ababewenza umsebenzi.

Inhliziyo yami isicabangile , ngathethisana nabakhulu nababusi , ngathi kubo: Nina nonke nibiza inzalo omunye komunye . Ngase ngibiza ibandla elikhulu ngabo.

Ngase ngiphikisana nabakhulu bakwaJuda , ngathi kubo: Okubi kuni lokhu enikwenzayo, nilona usuku lwesabatha na?

ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwayo , yenzela izikhulu zayo zonke nezinceku zayo idili , amaqhawe asePheresiya naseMediya , nabakhulu nezikhulu zezifunda bephambi kwayo,

Lapho nabancane nabakhulu bayafanana ; isigqila sikhululekile enkosini yaso.

Amakhosana abo wenze abe njen go-Orebi noZebi, nabakhulu babo bonke njengoZeba noSalimuna

Uyakubusisa abamesabayo uJehova, abancane nabakhulu.

Ngalokho ngiyakuyabela kanye nabakhulu , yahlukanise impango nabanamandla, ngokuba yawuthulula umphefumulo wayo ekufeni , yabalwa kanye nezelelesi; yathwala nokho izono zabaningi, yakhulekela aboni.

angazithathanga uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele ekuthumbeni kwakhe uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, eJerusalema, wamyisa eBabele nabakhulu bonke bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema;

Zase zisondela zonke izinduna zempi , noJohanani indodana kaKhareya , noJezaniya indodana kaHoshaya, nabantu bonke abancane nabakhulu,

Wayesembiza uJohanani indodana kaKhareya , nazo zonke izinduna zempi ezazinaye, nabo bonke abantu abancane nabakhulu, wathi kubo:

abaseBabele, nawo onke amaKaledi , iPhekodi, neShowa, neKhowa, nabo bonke abase -Asiriya kanye nabo , izinsizwa ezinxanelekayo , izinduna, nababusi, nabakhulu, nezikhulu, nabadumileyo, bonke bekhwele amahhashi.

Yamemezela, yasho eNineve ngomthetho we nkosi nabakhulu bayo , yathi: Makungabikho muntu onambitha utho , nasilwane, nankomo, namvu, bangadli, bangaphuzi manzi,

nezizwe zazinolaka , kepha kwafika ulaka lwakho , nesikhathi sokwahlulelwa kwabafileyo , nokunika umvuzo izinceku zakho , abaprofethi nabangcwele nabesabayo igama lakho , abancane nabakhulu , nokubhubhisa ababhubhisa umhlaba.

Senza futhi ukuba bonke , abancane nabakhulu, nabacebileyo nabampofu, nabakhululekileyo nabayizigqila, bazibeke uphawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma ebunzini labo

Kwase kuphuma izwi esihlalweni sobukhosi , lithi: Dumisani uNkulunkulu wethu nonke nina zinceku zakhe, nina enimesabayo, abancane nabakhulu.

ukuba nidle inyama yamakhosi, nenyama yezinduna, nenyama yamaqhawe, nenyama yamahhashi neyabakhwele kuwo , nenyama yabo bonke abakhululekileyo nabayizigqila, abancane nabakhulu.