Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi
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,+ 2 futsi lelidolobha lavinjetelwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesi-11 wekubusa kweNkhosi Sedekiya. 3 Ngelilanga lesi-9 enyangeni yesine, indlala yaba matima kakhulu+ kulelidolobha futsi bantfu bakhona besebete kudla.+ 4 Lubondza lwalelidolobha lwabhidlitwa+ futsi onkhe emasotja abaleka ebusuku ngematubane egedeni lebelisemkhatsini wetibondza letimbili ngasengadzeni yenkhosi ngesikhatsi emaKhaledi atungelete lelidolobha; futsi inkhosi yahamba ngendlela yase-Arabha.+ 5 Kodvwa libutfo lemaKhaledi lagijimisa inkhosi Sedekiya, layikhandza endzaweni lebekile lelugwadvule yaseJerikho. Onkhe emasotja akhe abaleka amshiya. 6 Lelibutfo labese liyayibamba lenkhosi+ layiyisa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona lebeyiseRibla futsi bakhipha sigwebo sayo. 7 Lelibutfo labulala emadvodzana aSedekiya embikwemehlo akhe; Nebukhadnezari wabese umkupuluta emehlo, wambopha ngetinketane telitfusi wase uya naye eBhabhulona.+
8 Ngelilanga lesi-7 enyangeni yesihlanu, lokungumnyaka wesi-19 wekubusa kweNkhosi Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, Nebuzaradani+ indvuna yabogadzi, inceku yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wefika eJerusalema.+ 9 Washisa indlu yaJehova,+ indlu* yenkhosi+ nato tonkhe tindlu taseJerusalema;+ waphindze washisa tindlu tabo bonkhe bantfu labadvumile.+ 10 Lonkhe libutfo lemaKhaledi lebelikanye nendvuna yabogadzi ladzilita lubondza lobelutungelete iJerusalema.+ 11 Nebuzaradani indvuna yabogadzi watfumba labantfu lebebasele kulelidolobha, bantfu lebebabalekele enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, kanye naso sonkhe sive.+ 12 Kodvwa lendvuna yabogadzi yashiya labanye balabo labaphuye kakhulu kulelive kuze basebente emasimini emagilebisi futsi babe tigcili.+ 13 EmaKhaledi aphihlita tinsika telitfusi+ lebetisendlini yaJehova, netincola+ kanye neLwandle lwelitfusi,+ konkhe bekusendlini yaJehova futsi atsatsa lelitfusi alimikisa eBhabhulona.+ 14 Atsatsa netikotela, emafosholo, tintfo tekucima umlilo, tindzebe kanye nato tonkhe tintfo telitfusi lebetisetjentiselwa kwenta imisebenti yasethempelini. 15 Lendvuna yabogadzi yatsatsa titja tekufaka emalahle netindishi letakhiwe ngeligolide lelingakahlanganiswa nalutfo+ nelisiliva lelingakahlanganiswa nalutfo.+ 16 Letinsika letimbili, Lwandle kanye naletincola Solomoni labekatakhele indlu yaJehova; litfusi lebekwakhiwe ngalo letintfo belingakaleki ngenca yebunyenti.+ 17 Insika ngayinye beyingemamitha langu-8* budze,+ ingcongwane lebeyisetikwensika ngayinye beyingetulu kwemitha* kuphakama, umhlobiso nemahananandza* lebekatungelete lengcongwane, konkhe bekwentiwe ngelitfusi.+ Insika yesibili nemanetha ayo bekufana nalena yekucala.
18 Lendvuna yabogadzi yaphindze yatsatsa Seraya+ umphristi lomkhulu, Zefaniya+ umphristi wesibili kanye nabogadzi basemnyango labatsatfu.+ 19 Kulelidolobha yatsatsa indvuna yesigodlo lebeyiphetse emasotja, yatsatsa bantfu labasihlanu lebebasondzelene kakhulu nenkhosi leyabatfola kulelidolobha, namabhalane wendvuna yelibutfo, lobekabita bantfu balelo live kuze bahlangane, kanye nemadvodza langu-60 kubantfu labavamile balelive lebebasekhona kulelidolobha. 20 Nebuzaradani+ indvuna yabogadzi wabatsatsa wabamikisa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona eRibla.+ 21 Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yabahlasela futsi yababulalela eRibla eveni laseHamathi.+ Ngaleyondlela, sive sakaJuda satsatfwa eveni laso, satfunjwa.+
22 INkhosi Nebukhadnezari yaseBhabhulona yabeka Gedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu+ loyindvodzana yaShafani+ kutsi aphatse bantfu lebeyibashiye eveni lakaJuda.+ 23 Ngesikhatsi tonkhe tindvuna telibutfo kanye nemadvodza lebekangephansi kwato beva kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona seyibeke Gedaliya, ngekushesha baya kuGedaliya eMispa. Laba bekubo-Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya, Johanani indvodzana yaKhareya, Seraya indvodzana yaThanhumethi wesive semaNethofa naJazaniya indvodzana yemMakhathi kanye nalamadvodza lebekangephansi kwabo.+ 24 Gedaliya wafunga kubo nakulamadvodza futsi watsi kubo: “Ningesabi kuba tinceku temaKhaledi. Chubekani nihleli kulelive futsi nisebentele inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nanenta njalo tintfo titanihambela kahle.”+
25 Ngenyanga yesi-7, Ishmayeli+ indvodzana yaNethaniya loyindvodzana ya-Elishama lobekatalwa ebukhosini,* wefika nemadvodza langu-10 batohlasela Gedaliya bambulala kanye nemaJuda nemaKhaledi lebekanaye eMispa.+ 26 Ngemuva kwaloko, bonkhe labantfu kusukela kulabancane kuya kulabakhulu, lokufaka ekhatsi tindvuna telibutfo bahamba baya eGibhithe+ ngoba bebawesaba emaKhaledi.+
27 Ngemnyaka Evili-merodaki inkhosi yaseBhabhulona lacala ngawo kubusa, wakhulula* Jehoyakhini+ inkhosi yakaJuda ejele. Lona bekungumnyaka wesi-37 wekutfunjwa kwaJehoyakhini inkhosi yakaJuda, ngenyanga yesi-12 ngelilanga lesi-27 laleyo nyanga.+ 28 Evili-merodaki wakhuluma naye ngemusa futsi wamphakamisa wambeka esikhundleni lesisetulu kunalalamanye emakhosi lebekanaye eBhabhulona. 29 Ngako Jehoyakhini wakhumula tembatfo takhe tasejele futsi bekahlale adla nalenkhosi, onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwakhe. 30 Bekahlale anikwa kudla lokuvela enkhosini lilanga nelilanga, onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwakhe.