11 Sedekiya+ bekaneminyaka lengu-21 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-11 eJerusalema.+

13 Sedekiya waphindze wavukela iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari+ leyayimfungise kuNkulunkulu futsi abesolo anenkhani nenhlitiyo lelukhuni, akavumanga nekubuyela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.

12 NaSedekiya inkhosi+ yakaJuda ngamtjela emavi lafanako ngatsi: “Tfwalani lijoka lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona futsi nibe tigcili tayo netebantfu bayo, kuze nichubeke niphila.+

17 Jeremiya wabese ukhuluma naSedekiya watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Nangabe utinikela* etindvuneni tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona angeke ubulawe, nalelidolobha angeke lishiswe futsi wena kanye nemndeni wakho nitawuchubeka niphila.+

12 “Ngicela utjele labantfu labavukelako utsi: ‘Aniboni yini kutsi letintfo tisho kutsini?’ Ubotsi: ‘Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ifikile eJerusalema yatsatsa inkhosi yakhona kanye netindvuna takhona yaya nabo eBhabhulona.+ 13 Ngetulu kwaloko, yatsatsa umntfwana*+ wasebukhosini yenta sivumelwane naye futsi yamfungisa.+ Yabese ihamba nemadvodza lahlonishwako akulendzawo,+ 14 kuze umbuso utowehla ungaphindzi ube nemandla, futsi uphumelele nje kuphela ngekutsi ugcine sivumelwane losente nayo.+ 15 Kodvwa ekugcineni inkhosi yakaJuda yavukela+ inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ngekutfumela titfunywa eGibhithe kuze titsatse emahhashi+ nelibutfo lelikhulu khona.+ Itawuphumelela yini? Lona lowenta loko utasibalekela yini sijeziso? Angasephula yini sivumelwane bese uyaphunyula?’+