12 UJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda waphuma waya enkosini yeBhabhiloni+ elonina, lezinceku zakhe, labakhokheli* kanye leziphathamandla zesigodlweni.+ Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yathumba uJehoyakhini ngomnyaka wesi-8 wokubusa kwayo.+

14 Yathumba bonke abantu ababeseJerusalema, zonke izikhulu zenkosi,*+ lawo wonke amaqhawe alamandla, lazo zonke izingcitshi zemisebenzi labakhandi bensimbi.+ Yathumba abantu abangu-10 000. Akulamuntu owasalayo elizweni ngaphandle kwalabo ababengabayanga.+

17 Ngakho wathuma inkosi yamaKhaledi+ ukuthi ibahlasele, yafika yabulala amajaha ngenkemba+ endlini engcwele.+ Kayizange izwele muntu kungelani lokuthi lijaha, yintombi, ngolupheleyo loba ngogulayo.+ UNkulunkulu wanikela konke esandleni sayo.+

20 Bonke ababengabulawanga ngenkemba+ yabathumba yabasa eBhabhiloni. Baba zinceku zayo+ lezamadodana ayo kwaze kwaqalisa ukubusa umbuso wePhesiya,+

9 UNebhuzaradani+ induna yabalindi wathumba bonke abantu ababesele edolobheni wabahambisa eBhabhiloni. Wathatha labo ababehlamukele kuye labo bonke nje abantu ababesele.

15 UNebhuzaradani induna yabalindi wathumba abanye abantukazana labo bonke abantu ababesele edolobheni. Wathatha labantu ababehlamukele enkosini yeBhabhiloni kanye lazo zonke izingcitshi zomsebenzi.+

28 Laba yibo abantu uNebhukhadinezari abathumbayo. Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwakhe wathumba amaJuda angu-3 023.+