Eyesibili EyamaKhosi
25 Mhlaka 10 ngenyanga yetshumi ngomnyaka wesi-9 wokubusa kukaZedekhiya, uNebhukhadinezari+ inkosi yeBhabhiloni wabuya lebutho lakhe lonke wazohlasela idolobho leJerusalema.+ Wafika wamisa inkamba wasesakha umduli wokulivimbezela, waligombolozela.+ 2 Idolobho lavinjezelwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesi-11 wokubusa kweNkosi uZedekhiya. 3 Mhlaka 9 ngenyanga yesine indlala yayisinzima+ edolobheni, kwakungaselakudla elizweni.+ 4 AmaKhaledi adiliza umduli wedolobho+ avula isikhala. Wonke amabutho eNkosi uZedekhiya abaleka ebusuku aphuma ngegedi eliphakathi kwemiduli emibili duze lengadi yenkosi. Inkosi yabaleka ngendlela eqonda e-Arabha.+ Ngalesosikhathi amaKhaledi ayelokhu egombolozele idolobho. 5 Ibutho lamaKhaledi layixotshanisa inkosi layithola emagcekeni eJerikho. Wonke amabutho ayo abaleka asabalala ayitshiya. 6 AmaKhaledi ambamba uZedekhiya+ amhambisa enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibhila, lapho afika wagwetshwa khona. 7 Abulala amadodana kaZedekhiya phambi kwamehlo akhe. Ngemva kwalokho uNebhukhadinezari wabulala uZedekhiya amehlo wamenza waba yisiphofu, wasembopha ngamaketane ekhopha wamusa eBhabhiloni.+
8 Mhlaka 7 ngenyanga yesihlanu ngomnyaka wesi-19 wokubusa kukaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, uNebhuzaradani+ induna yabalindi, inceku yenkosi yeBhabhiloni, wafika eJerusalema.+ 9 Watshisa indlu kaJehova+ lendlu yenkosi,*+ lazo zonke izindlu ezaziseJerusalema.+ Watshisa lezindlu zonke zamadoda ayehlonitshwa.+ 10 Lonke ibutho lamaKhaledi elalihamba lenduna yabalindi ladiliza imiduli yeJerusalema layiwisela phansi.+ 11 UNebhuzaradani induna yabalindi wathatha bonke abantu ababesele edolobheni, labo ababehlamukele enkosini yeBhabhiloni, labantu bonke ababelapho.+ 12 Kodwa watshiya abanye abantu ababengabayanga kakhulu elizweni ukuthi basebenze emasimini amagilebisi njalo babe yizigqili.+ 13 AmaKhaledi abhidliza insika zekhopha+ ezazisendlini kaJehova lezinqola+ kanye letanka yamanzi+ eyayenziwe ngekhopha eyayisendlini kaJehova, asethatha ikhopha ahamba layo eBhabhiloni.+ 14 Athatha lamakani, lamafotsholo, lezigelo zokuquma intambo zezibane, lamankomitsho, lazo zonke izitsha zekhopha ezazisetshenziswa ethempelini. 15 Induna yabalindi yathatha inkezwana zokuthwala amalahle lemiganu okwakwenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo+ langesiliva esicengekileyo.+ 16 Insika zombili letanka yamanzi lezinqola uSolomoni ayekwenzele indlu kaJehova, kwakwenziwe ngekhopha enengi kakhulu, engeke ilinganiswe.+ 17 Insika ngayinye yayizingalo* ezingu-18 ubude.+ Isiduku* esasiphezu kwayo sasingesekhopha futhi sasizingalo ezintathu ubude. Isefa lemiceciso yamaharinathi eyayigombolozele isiduku kwakubunjwe ngekhopha.+ Insika yesibili lesefa yayo lakho kwakunjalo.
18 Induna yabalindi yathatha loSeraya+ umphristi okhokhelayo lomsekeli wakhe uZefaniya+ kanye labalindi beminyango abathathu.+ 19 Edolobheni wathatha isiphathamandla sesigodlweni esasikhangele ibutho, labangane benkosi abahlanu ababesedolobheni, lonobhala wenduna yebutho owayekhangela ukubuthwa kwamabutho elizweni. Wathatha lamanye amadoda angu-60 ayetholakale edolobheni. 20 UNebhuzaradani+ induna yabalindi wabathatha wabahambisa enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibhila.+ 21 Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yababulala eRibhila elizweni leHamathi.+ Le yiyo indlela abantu bakoJuda abathunjwa ngayo basuswa elizweni labo.+
22 UNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wabeka uGedaliya+ indodana ka-Ahikhamu+ indodana kaShafani,+ ukuthi abe ngumphathi wabantu ayebatshiye elizweni lakoJuda.+ 23 Zonke izinduna zamabutho kanye lamabutho azo zathi zisizwa ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhiloni isibeke uGedaliya zahle zaya kuye eMizipha. Izinduna lezo kwakungu-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, loJohanani indodana kaKhareya, loSeraya indodana kaThanihumethi umNethofa, loJazaniya indodana yomMahakhathi. Zahamba lamabutho azo.+ 24 UGedaliya wafunga phambi kwazo kanye lamabutho azo, wasesithi: “Lingesabi ukuba ngaphansi kwamaKhaledi. Hlalani elizweni libe zinceku zenkosi yeBhabhiloni. Lingenza njalo kuzalihambela kuhle.”+
25 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, u-Ishmayeli+ indodana kaNethaniya indodana ka-Elishama owayengowesikhosini, wabuya lamadoda alitshumi bafika babulala uGedaliya kanye lamaJuda lamaKhaledi ayelaye eMizipha.+ 26 Ngemva kwalokho bonke abantu, abancane labadala kanye lezinduna zamabutho basuka baya eGibhithe+ ngoba babesesaba amaKhaledi.+
27 Ngomnyaka wesi-37 wokuthunjwa kukaJehoyakhini+ inkosi yakoJuda, mhlaka 27 ngenyanga yesi-12, u-Evili-merodakhi inkosi yeBhabhiloni wakhipha uJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda ejele. Yiwo umnyaka u-Evili-merodakhi aqalisa ngawo ukubusa.+ 28 Wakhuluma laye ngomusa futhi wabeka isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi saba phezu kwezihlalo zobukhosi zamanye amakhosi ayelaye eBhabhiloni. 29 Ngakho uJehoyakhini wakhipha izigqoko zakhe zejele njalo kusukela lapho wadla etafuleni yenkosi yeBhabhiloni okwempilo yakhe yonke. 30 Wayephiwa ukudla okuvela enkosini nsuku zonke waze wafa.