17 Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. (K) Come, let us rebuild the wall (L) of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace. (M) " 18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me (N) and what the king had said to me.
17Kepha ngase ngithi kubo: "Niyayibona inhlupheko esikuyona, lokhu iJerusalema lichithekile namasango alo eshiswe ngomlilo; wozani sivuse ugange lwaseJerusalema ukuba singabe sisaba yihlazo." 18Ngabatshela ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu wami esasisihle phezu kwami, nangamazwi enkosi eyayiwakhulume kimi.