9 Ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kweKosi uHezekiya, okumnyaka wekhomba wokubusa kwakaHotjheya+ indodana ka-Ela ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, uTjhalimaneseri iKosi ye-Asiriya wakhuphuka wayokusahlela iSamariya begodu wathoma ukulivimbezela.+

24 Emihleni kaJehoyakhimu, uNebukadinetsari+ iKosi yeBhabhiloni weza azomsahlela, uJehoyakhimu waba sisebenzi sakhe iminyaka emithathu. Kodwana wamjikela, wahlubuka kuye.

25 Ngomnyaka wethoba wokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya, ngenyanga yetjhumi, ngelanga letjhumi lenyanga, uNebukadinetsari*+ iKosi yeBhabhiloni weza nalo loke ibutho lakhe azokusahlela iJerusalema.+ Wahloma ikampakhe bona alwe nayo begodu wakha iboda lokulivimbezela mahlangothi woke,+

32 Ngemva kobana uHezekiya enze izintwezi ngokuthembeka,+ uSanirheribu ikosi ye-Asiriya weza, wasahlela abantu bakwaJuda. Wavimbezela amadorobho avikelekileko ngomnqopho wokuwangenela bona awathumbe.+

39 Ngomnyaka wethoba wokubusa kweKosi yakwaJuda uTsedekhiya, ngenyanga yetjhumi, uNebukadinetsari* ikosi yeBhabhiloni nalo loke ibutho lakhe beza eJerusalema balivimbezela.+