9 Ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kweNkhosi Hezekiya, lokungumnyaka wesi-7 wekubusa kwaHosheya+ indvodzana ya-Ela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, iNkhosi Shalmaneseri yase-Asiriya yenyuka yayohlasela iSamariya futsi yacala kuyivimbetela.+

24 Ngemalanga ekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari+ yaseBhabhulona yamhlasela futsi Jehoyakimu waba yinceku yalenkhosi iminyaka lemitsatfu. Jehoyakimu wabese uyayijikela lenkhosi futsi wayivukela.

25 Ngemnyaka wesi-9 wekubusa kwaSedekiya, ngelilanga lesi-10 enyangeni yesi-10, iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari+ yaseBhabhulona yeta nalo lonkhe libutfo layo yatohlasela iJerusalema.+ Yemisa khona emathende futsi yakha lubondza lwekuyivimbetela lolwayitungeleta,+

32 Ngemuva kwaletintfo kanye netento taHezekiya tekwetsembeka,+ iNkhosi Senaheribi yase-Asiriya yefika yahlasela live lakaJuda. Yavimbetela emadolobha labiyelwe ngenjongo yekudzabula ekhatsi kuwo futsi iwancobe.+

39 Nebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona kanye nalo lonkhe libutfo lakhe befika eJerusalema futsi bayivimbetela ngenyanga yesi-10, emnyakeni wesi-9 wekubusa kweNkhosi Sedekiya yakaJuda.+