14 Wayithabathela ekuthinjweni+ yonke iYerusalem nazo zonke iinkosana+ nawo onke amadoda angamakroti,+ anamandla—wathabathela ekuthinjweni ishumi lamawaka—nazo zonke iingcibi+ nabakhi bodonga lokukhusela. Akukho namnye owasala ngasemva ngaphandle kodidi olusweleyo+ lwabantu belo lizwe.

20 Ngaphezu koko, wathabatha abaseleyo ekreleni wabathimbela eBhabhiloni,+ yaye baba ngabakhonzi bakhe+ naboonyana bakhe de ubukhosi bamaPersi+ baqalisa ukulawula;

9 Yaye abanye abantu ababeshiywe esixekweni, nabo baqhweshileyo ababephambukele kuye, nabanye abantu ababeshiyiwe, uNebhuzaradan+ intloko yamafanankosi+ wabathabathela ekuthinjweni eBhabhiloni.+

15 Nabathile kwabo basweleyo ebantwini nabo bonke abanye abantu ababesele esixekweni+ nabo babeqhweshile ababephambukele kukumkani waseBhabhiloni nabanye abasebenzi abanobuchule uNebhuzaradan intloko yamafanankosi wabasa ekuthinjweni.+

28 Ngabo aba abantu awabathabathayo uNebhukaderetsare wabasa ekuthinjweni: ngonyaka wesixhenxe, amaYuda angamawaka amathathu anamashumi mabini anesithathu.+