4 ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Ngizaphendulela kuwe izikhali oziphethe ezandleni zakho, olwa ngazo lenkosi yeBhabhiloni+ kanye lamaKhaledi akugombolozeleyo phandle komduli. Ngizaziqoqa* phakathi laphakathi kwedolobho leli.

2 Mhlaka 9 ngenyanga yesine, ngomnyaka wesi-11 wokubusa kukaZedekhiya, badiliza umduli wedolobho.+

4 UZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lawo wonke amabutho bathi bebabona babaleka+ baphuma edolobheni ebusuku ngendlela eqonda engadini yenkosi. Baphuma ngegedi eliphakathi kwemiduli emibili, babaleka ngendlela eqonda e-Arabha.+ 5 Kodwa amabutho amaKhaledi abaxotshanisa, amthola uZedekhiya emagcekeni eJerikho.+ Ambamba amhambisa kuNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni owayeseRibhila+ elizweni leHamathi.+ UNebhukhadinezari wamgweba uZedekhiya. 6 Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yathi amadodana kaZedekhiya abulawe phambi kwamehlo akhe khonapho eRibhila. Yaphinda yathi kubulawe lezikhulu zonke zakoJuda.+ 7 Ngemva kwalokho uNebhukhadinezari wabulala uZedekhiya amehlo wamenza waba yisiphofu, wasembopha ngamaketane ekhopha ukuze amhambise eBhabhiloni.+

21 Ngemva kwesikhathi kwafika kimi indoda eyayiphunyuke eJerusalema,+ yangitshela yathi: “Idolobho selithunjiwe!” Kwakumhlaka 5 ngenyanga yetshumi ngomnyaka wesi-12 sisekuthunjweni.+