20 Yathatha izithunjwa ezasinda enkembeni yaziyisa eBhabhiloni, + zaba yizinceku zayo + nezabantwana bayo kwaze kwaqala ukubusa umbuso* wasePheresiya, + 21 ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi likaJehova elakhulunywa ngoJeremiya, + kuze kube yilapho izwe selikhokhe amasabatha alo. + Zonke izinsuku zokuba kwalo yincithakalo laligcina isabatha, ukuze kuphelele iminyaka engu-70. +

1 Ngonyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi + yasePheresiya, ukuze kufezeke izwi likaJehova elakhulunywa ngoJeremiya, + uJehova washukumisa uKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya ukuba enze isimemezelo kuwo wonke umbuso wakhe, leso asibhala naphansi, + sithi:

2 “Yilokhu uKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya akushoyo, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wamazulu unginike yonke imibuso yomhlaba + futhi ungiyale ukuba ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema + elikwaJuda. 3 Ubani phakathi kwenu ongowesizwe sakhe? Kwangathi uNkulunkulu wakhe angaba naye, amvumele aye eJerusalema elikwaJuda, akhe kabusha indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli—unguNkulunkulu weqiniso—ondlu yakhe yayiseJerusalema.*

2 ngonyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe, mina Daniyeli, ngaqonda ngezincwadi* isibalo seminyaka esashiwo yizwi likaJehova kuJeremiya umprofethi, sokuphela kokuba yincithakalo kweJerusalema, + okungukuthi, iminyaka engu-70. +

12 Ngakho ingelosi kaJehova yathi: “O Jehova wamabutho, kuyoze kube nini ungasibonisi isihe eJerusalema nasemadolobheni akwaJuda, + owathukuthelele le minyaka engu-70?” +