Yesibili YamaKhosi
24 Emihleni kaJehoyakhimu, uNebukadinetsari+ iKosi yeBhabhiloni weza azomsahlela, uJehoyakhimu waba sisebenzi sakhe iminyaka emithathu. Kodwana wamjikela, wahlubuka kuye. 2 Nje-ke uJehova wathoma ukuthumela ibutho labadlelezeli lamaKhaledi,*+ lamaSiriya, lakwaMowabi nelakwa-Amoni bona amsahlele. Wasolo awathumela bona ayokusahlela uJuda amtjhabalalise, ngokuvumelana nelizwi lakaJehova+ alikhuluma ngeenceku zakhe abaphorofidi. 3 Kwamambala lokhu kwenzeka kwaJuda ngomyalo kaJehova bona abasuse emehlwenakhe+ ngebanga lazo zoke izono ezenziwa nguManase,+ 4 nangebanga leengazi ezinganamlandu aziphalazako,+ ngombana wazalisa iJerusalema ngeengazi ezinganamlandu begodu uJehova akhenge afune ukulibalela.+
5 Malungana nawo woke omunye umlando kaJehoyakhimu, koke akwenzileko, akukatlolwa na encwadini yomlando weenkhathi zamakhosi wakwaJuda?+ 6 Nje-ke uJehoyakhimu walaliswa nabokhokho bakhe;+ indodanakhe uJehoyakini yaba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
7 Ikosi yeGibhide akhenge isaphumela ngaphandle kwenarhayo ngombana ikosi yeBhabhiloni yathatha koke ebekungekwekosi yeGibhide,+ kusukela emRhobeni* weGibhide+ kufikela eMlanjeni iYufrathe.+
8 UJehoyakini+ bekaneminyaka eli-18 nakaba yikosi begodu wabusa iinyanga ezintathu eJerusalema.+ Igama lakanina bekunguNerhutjhita indodakazi ka-Elinathani weJerusalema. 9 Waraga nokwenza okumbi phambi kwakaJehova, ngokuvumelana nakho koke okwenziwa nguyise. 10 Hlangana nesikhatheso iinsebenzi zakaNebukadinetsari iKosi yeBhabhiloni zakhuphuka zayokulwa neJerusalema, idorobho lavinjezelwa.+ 11 UNebukadinetsari iKosi yeBhabhiloni weza edorobheni ngesikhathi iinsebenzi zakhe zilivimbezele.
12 UJehoyakini iKosi yakwaJuda waphuma waya ekosini yeBhabhiloni,+ akhamba nonina, iinsebenzi zakhe, amakhosanakhe neenkhulu zakhe zesigodlo;+ ikosi yeBhabhiloni yamthumba ngomnyaka wobunane wokubusa kwayo.+ 13 Nje-ke yathatha woke amagugu wendlu kaJehova namagugu wendlu yekosi.*+ Yasika zoke izitja zegolide uSolomoni ikosi yakwa-Israyeli azenza ethempelini lakaJehova zaba ziinquqwana. Lokhu kwenzeka njengombana uJehova+ abikezela. 14 Yasa iJerusalema loke ekudingisweni, woke amakhosana,+ zoke iingorho nazo zoke iinsebenzi zobukghwari neensebenzi zesimbi,*+ yathatha abazii-10 000 yabasa ekudingisweni. Akhenge kutjhiywe namunye ngaphandle kwabantu abatlhage khulu enarheni.+ 15 Ngalokho yathatha uJehoyakini+ yamusa ekudingisweni eBhabhiloni;+ yathatha nonina wekosi, abafazi bekosi, iinkhulu zakhe zesigodlo namadoda aqakathekileko enarheni, yabasa ekudingisweni eBhabhiloni basuka eJerusalema. 16 Ikosi yeBhabhiloni yasa ekudingisweni eBhabhiloni zoke iingorho ezizii-7 000, neensebenzi zobukghwari neensebenzi zesimbi* eziyi-1 000, boke bebamadoda anamandla begodu abandulelwe ipi. 17 Ikosi yeBhabhiloni yabeka uMathaniya, usonghwana kaJehoyakini,+ waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe bewatjhugulula igama lakhe kwaba nguTsedekhiya.+
18 UTsedekhiya bekaneminyaka ema-21 nakaba yikosi bewabusa iminyaka eli-11 eJerusalema. Igama lakanina bekunguRhamuthali+ indodakazi kaJoromiya weLibhina. 19 Waraga nokwenza okumbi phambi kwakaJehova, ngokuvumelana nakho koke okwenziwa nguJehoyakhimu.+ 20 Izintwezi zenzeka eJerusalema nakwaJuda ngombana uJehova bekasilingekile bekwaba kulapho abaqotha phambi kwakhe.+ UTsedekhiya wahlubuka ekosini yeBhabhiloni.+