6 AmaKhaledi ambamba uZedekhiya+ amhambisa enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibhila, lapho afika wagwetshwa khona. 7 Abulala amadodana kaZedekhiya phambi kwamehlo akhe. Ngemva kwalokho uNebhukhadinezari wabulala uZedekhiya amehlo wamenza waba yisiphofu, wasembopha ngamaketane ekhopha wamusa eBhabhiloni.+

17 UJeremiya wasesithi kuZedekhiya: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi, ‘Nxa ungazinikela* ezikhulwini zenkosi yeBhabhiloni awusoze ubulawe, ledolobho leli alisoze litshiswe ngomlilo. Wena labemuli yakho lizaqhubeka liphila.+ 18 Kodwa nxa ungayekela ukuzinikela* ezikhulwini zenkosi yeBhabhiloni, idolobho leli lizanqotshwa ngamaKhaledi alitshise ngomlilo+ njalo wena awusoze uphunyuke esandleni sawo.’”+

5 Kodwa amabutho amaKhaledi abaxotshanisa, amthola uZedekhiya emagcekeni eJerikho.+ Ambamba amhambisa kuNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni owayeseRibhila+ elizweni leHamathi.+ UNebhukhadinezari wamgweba uZedekhiya.

13 Ngizaphosela inethi yami phezu kwakhe ngimbambe,+ besengimhambisa eBhabhiloni elizweni lamaKhaledi, kodwa kasoze alibone njalo uzafela kulo.+