UJehova wathuma kuye amaviyo amaKaledi , namaviyo ama-Aramu, namaviyo abakwaMowabi, namaviyo abantwana bakwa -Amoni, wawathuma kuJuda ukumchitha njengezwi likaJehova alikhulumayo ngesandla sezinceku zakhe abaprofethi.

Kepha wawusufohlwa umuzi , onke amadoda empi abaleka ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi amaKaledi ayekhona nxazonke zomuzi ahamba ngendlela yase-Araba.

Izinsika zethusi ezazisendlini yenkosi , nezinqe, nolwandle lwethusi okwakusendlini kaJehova amaKaledi akuhlephula , athuthela ithusi lakho eBabele.

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

Esakhuluma lowo , kwafika nomunye , wathi: AmaKaledi enza amaviyo amathathu, ahlasela amakamela , awathatha, azibulala izinceku ngosiko lwenkemba; mina ngedwa kuphela ngisindile, ukuze ngikubikele.

Phumani eBabele , nibalekele amaKaledi , nimemezele lokhu ngezwi lokujabula, nikuzwakalise lokhu , nikuphumisele nasemikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngokuthi: UJehova uhlengile inceku yakhe uJakobe.

AmaKaledi alwa nalo muzi ayakufika , awuthungele lo muzi ngomlilo , awushise kanye nalezo zindlu abashisele uBali impepho phezu kwezimpahla zazo, bathululela abanye onkulunkulu iminikelo yokuphuzwa ukuba bangicunule.

Impi kaFaro yayisiphumile eGibithe ; lapho amaKaledi avimbezela iJerusalema ekuzwa, akhuphuka eJerusalema.

AmaKaledi ayakubuya, alwe nalo muzi, awuthathe, awushise ngomlilo.

Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ningazikhohlisi ngokuthi: AmaKaledi ayakusuka nokusuka kithi; ngokuba awayikusuka.

Bayakukhiphela amaKaledi bonke abafazi bakho nabantwana bakho ; awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sabo , kepha uyakubanjwa ngesandla senkosi yaseBabele, wenze ukuba lo muzi ushiswe ngomlilo.

AmaKaledi ashisa indlu yenkosi nezindlu zabantu ngomlilo , azidiliza izingange zaseJerusalema.

UGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani wafunga kubo nakubantu babo , wathi: Ningesabi ukukhonza amaKaledi : hlalani ezweni , niyikhonze inkosi yaseBabele, kuyakuba kuhle kini.

Kepha wawusufohlwa umuzi , onke amadoda empi abaleka , aphuma emzini ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi -- amaKaledi ayekhona nxazonke zomuzi -- ahamba ngendlela yase - Araba.

Izinsika zethusi ezazisendlini yenkosi , nezinqe, nolwandle lwethusi okwakusendlini kaJehova amaKaledi akuhlephula , athuthela lonke ithusi lakho eBabele.

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

Ayesekhuluma amaKaledi enkosini ngesi -Aramu, athi: Mana njalo , nkosi; yisho ezincekwini zakho iphupho, thina sibonise incazelo.

AmaKaledi aphendula phambi kwe nkosi, athi: Akukho muntu emhlabeni ongabonisa indaba yenkosi, ngokuba akukho nkosi, nanduna, nambusi owake wabuza indaba enjalo nakwesisodwa isanusi, nothwebulayo, naKaledi.

Ngalokho kwasondela ngaleso sikhathi amadoda amaKaledi , ahleba abaJuda.

Ngalokho umthetho uba buthakathaka , nokwahlulela akuphumi kuze kube nini, ngokuba omubi uhaqa olungileyo ; ngalokho ukwahlulela kuph uma kuhlanekezelwe. UNkulunkulu uvusela u-Israyeli amaKaledi

Ngokuba bhekani , ngiyavusa amaKaledi , isizwe esibabayo nesiphulukundlelayo, esidabula ebubanzini bomhlab a ukuyokudla izindawo zokuhlala ezingeyizo ezaso.