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36 Abantu belizwe bathatha uJehowahazi+ indodana kaJosiya bambeka ukuthi abe yinkosi eJerusalema esikhundleni sikayise.+ 2 UJehowahazi wayeleminyaka engu-23 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa eJerusalema okwenyanga ezintathu. 3 Inkosi yeGibhithe yamsusa esikhundleni sokuba yinkosi eJerusalema futhi yabhadalisa abantu belizwe amathalenta* esiliva angu-100 lethalenta elilodwa legolide.+ 4 UNekho+ inkosi yeGibhithe wabeka u-Eliyakhimu umfowabo kaJehowahazi ukuthi abe yinkosi yakoJuda leJerusalema, wamtshintsha ibizo waba nguJehoyakhimu. Kodwa wathatha umfowabo uJehowahazi wahamba laye eGibhithe.+
5 UJehoyakhimu+ wayeleminyaka engu-25 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-11. Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.+ 6 UNebhukhadinezari+ inkosi yeBhabhiloni wafika wamhlasela, wambopha ngamaketane amabili ekhopha wahamba laye eBhabhiloni.+ 7 UNebhukhadinezari wathatha ezinye izitsha zendlu kaJehova wahamba lazo eBhabhiloni, wafika wazibeka esigodlweni sakhe.+ 8 Yonke imbali kaJehoyakhimu lezinto ezenyanyekayo azenzayo kanye lakho konke okubi okwatholakala kuye, kubhaliwe ebhukwini lamakhosi ako-Israyeli lawakoJuda. Indodana yakhe uJehoyakhini yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.+
9 UJehoyakhini+ wayeleminyaka engu-18 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi, futhi wabusa eJerusalema okwenyanga ezintathu lamalanga alitshumi. Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova.+ 10 Ekuqaliseni komnyaka,* iNkosi uNebhukhadinezari yathi uJehoyakhini ayethathwa alethwe eBhabhiloni,+ kulethwe lezitsha eziligugu zendlu kaJehova.+ Yabeka uZedekhiya umfowabo kayise kaJehoyakhini ukuthi abe yinkosi yakoJuda leJerusalema.+
11 UZedekhiya+ wayeleminyaka engu-21 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-11.+ 12 Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe. Kazange azehlise kumphrofethi uJeremiya+ owayekhuluma laye ethunywe nguJehova. 13 Wahlamukela iNkosi uNebhukhadinezari+ eyayimfungise ngoNkulunkulu, njalo waqhubeka eqinisa ikhanda futhi ewomisa inhliziyo yakhe. Wala ukulalela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 14 Abantu kanye labo bonke abaphristi abakhokhelayo benza okubi kakhulu. Baqhubeka besenza zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo ezazisenziwa ngezinye izizwe. Bangcolisa indlu kaJehova+ eyayiseJerusalema, ayeyenze yaba ngcwele.
15 UJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo wayelokhu ebaxwayisa esebenzisa izithunywa zakhe. Wabaxwayisa ephindaphinda ngoba wayezwela abantu bakhe lendawo yakhe yokuhlala. 16 Kodwa babezihleka izithunywa zikaNkulunkulu weqiniso,+ beseyisa amazwi azo+ njalo bechothoza labaphrofethi bakhe.+ Ulaka lukaJehova lwacina lusehlela phezu kwabantu bakhe+ baze basala bengasancediseki.
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.+ 18 Yathatha zonke izitsha ezazisendlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, ezinkulu lezincane, lenotho eyayisendlini kaJehova kanye lenotho yenkosi leyezikhulu zayo yahamba lakho eBhabhiloni.+ 19 Yatshisa indlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso,+ yadiliza umduli weJerusalema+ futhi yatshisa ngomlilo yonke imiphotshongo eqinileyo. Yatshabalalisa konke okwakuligugu.+ 20 Bonke ababengabulawanga ngenkemba+ yabathumba yabasa eBhabhiloni. Baba zinceku zayo+ lezamadodana ayo kwaze kwaqalisa ukubusa umbuso wePhesiya,+ 21 ukuze kugcwaliseke ilizwi likaJehova alikhuluma esebenzisa uJeremiya,+ lelizwe libhadale wonke amasabatha alo.+ Ngesikhathi ilizwe lingamanxiwa laligcina isabatha, kwaze kwaphela iminyaka engu-70.+
22 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kukaKhoresi+ inkosi yePhesiya, uJehova wathinta inhliziyo kaKhoresi. Ngakho inkosi le yenza isimemezelo kuwo wonke umbuso wayo, ukuze ilizwi likaJehova elakhulunywa nguJeremiya+ ligcwaliseke. Isimemezelo leso yasibhala phansi+ njalo sasisithi: 23 “Nanku okutshiwo nguKhoresi inkosi yePhesiya, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wamazulu usenginike yonke imibuso yomhlaba+ njalo ungithume ukuthi ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema koJuda.+ Ngakho loba ngubani phakathi kwabantu bakhe angaya eJerusalema njalo kwangathi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe angaba laye.’”+