2 “Uthi uKumkani uKoreshi wasePersi, ‘UYehova uThixo wamazulu uzinike mna zonke izizwe* zomhlaba,+ yaye undithumile ukuba ndimakhele indlu eYerusalem+ ekwaYuda. 3 Nabani na phakathi kwenu ongowakhe, kwanga uThixo wakhe anganaye. Makahambe aye eYerusalem, ekwaYuda, ayokuphinda akhe indlu kaYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, uThixo wokwenene, owayenendlu eseYerusalem.*

37 ‘Ndiza kubathatha kuwo onke amazwe endibasasazele kuwo ­ngokucaphuka nangomsindo nangobushushu obukhulu ndibaqokelele;+ yaye ndiza kubabuyisela kule ndawo ndize ndibayeke bahlale bekhuselekile.+

13 Ndiza kuzikhupha kwizizwana ndiziqokelele emazweni ndize ndizizise elizweni lazo, ndizondle ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli,+ ngakwimisinga yamanzi nangakuzo zonke iindawo zokuhlala eziselizweni.