1Kwathi ngomnyaka wethoba wokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya, inyanga yetjhumi nayinamalanga alitjhumi, uNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli nebutho lakhe loke warhwanta asahlela iJerusalema. Waliragelela bewakha iinqabo mazombe nalo. 2Idorobheli lavinjezelwa bekwaba mnyaka wetjhumi nanye wokubusa kwekosi uTsedekhiya.3Indlala beyirhagele khulu ngedorobheni kangangobana abantu bendawo gade bangasenalitho elidliwako. Kwathi ngelanga lethoba lenyanga yesine 4amaKasidi aphundlukela ngedorobheni ngomthangala. Woke amajoni abaleka afahla ngesango elihlangana nemithangala emibili eya esivandeni sekosi. Nanyana amaBhabheli gade azombeleze idorobho loke, amajoni kanye nekosi abaleka ngendlela yangemrhobeni weJordani.
5Kodwana ibutho lamaKasidi layilala nje ikosi uTsedekhiya, belayifunyana emrhobeni weJordani hlanu kweJerikho. Woke amajonayo asuswa kiyo aphadlhalajwa. 6Yona yathunjwa yasiwa ekosini yeBhabheli eRibhila, lapha isigwebo sayo sakhutjhwa khona. 7Amadodana kaTsedekhiya abulawa phambi kwakhe aqalile. Emva kwalokho bagobhodlha amehlwakhe, bambopha ngamakhamandela wekoporo bamusa eBhabheli.
8Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nethoba wokubusa kwakaNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli, lokha inyanga yesihlanu inamalanga alikhomba, uNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba oyinduna yekosi yeBhabheli, weza eJerusalema. 9Wafese wathungelela ithempeli lakaSomnini, isigodlo nezindlu zoke zeJerusalema ngomlilo. Waqothula nezakhiwo zoke eziqakathekileko. 10Ibutho lamaKasidi elalingaphasi komphathi wobuzimba lephula umthangala ozombeleze iJerusalema. 11Labo abazinikela ekosini yeBhabheli ngesikhathi sokuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema, iinhlabani zamadoda egade zisasele ngedorobheni kanye nenengi labantu badingiswa nguNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba. 12Watjhiya enarheni abanye balabo abakhwahlileko bona babe balimi nabatjheji besidiribe.
13AmaKasidi ephula iinsika zekoporo, iinjamiso zezitja zokuhlambela kanye nebhada ekulu yekoporo okwakugade kusethempelini lakaSomnini, athwala ikoporwelo alisa eBhabheli. 14Athwala ngitjho neempoto, iintjhefula, iinquntapete, izitjana nakho koke kwekoporo okusetjenziselwa ukulotjha ngethempelini. 15Umphathi wobuzimba wathatha izitja zokutjhisela itjhwalo nezitja zokunyenyeza, zoke zazenziwe ngegolide nangesiliva elitsengileko. 16Ikoporo yeensika ezimbili, yebhada ekulu neyeenkoloyana uSolomoni azenzela ithempeli lakaSomnini, zazingaphezu kwesilinganiso. 17Enye nenye ikoporo beyimamitha alithoba ukuphakama. Phezu kwayo kunepundu yekoporo elimitha nesiquntu ukuphakama, ikghatjiswe yoke mazombe ngemiluko nangamarharinada wekoporo. Isika yesibili nayo gade ifana neyokuthoma ngomluko.
18Umphathi wobuzimba wathumba uSeraya umphristi omkhulu, uZefaniya ongaphasi kwakhe ngesikhundla kanye nabalindi besango abathathu njengeembotjhwa. 19EJerusalema wathatha isikhulu samajoni nabeluleki abahlanu bekosi ebegade basese ngedorobhenapho, umabhalana womphathibutho ogade abizela abantu bendawo epini kanye namatjhumi asithandathu wabantu bendawo nabo ebegade basese ngedorobheni. 20UNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba wabathatha boke abantwaba wabaletha ekosini yeBhabheli eRibhila. 21Ikosi yeBhabheli yabamadlha beyababulalela khona eRibhila, enarheni yeRhamathi.
Nje-ke uJuda wathunjelwa kude nendawo yekhabo.
UGedaliya wenziwa umbusi wakwaJuda
22UNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli wakhetha uGedaliya umsa ka-Arhikhamu omsa kaTjhafani bona abuse boke abantu ebegade batjhiywe emuva kwaJuda. 23Kwathi lokha zoke iinkhulu zebutho namadoda anazo nazizwa bona ikosi yeBhabheli ikhethe uGedaliya bonyana abe mbusi, zeza kuGedaliya eMitsipha. Zona bekungu-Itjhimayeli umsa kaNetaniya, uJorhanani umsa kaKhareyarhi, uSeraya umsa kaTanirhumethi omNethofathi, uJazaniya umsa kaMakathi kanye namadoda akhamba nazo.
24UGedaliya wenza isifungo kizo nemadodeni anazo wabaqinisekisa wathi: “Ningesabi iinkhulu zamaKasidi. Nanihlala enarheni, nilotjhe ikosi yeBhabheli, kuzanikhambela kuhle.”
25Kodwana kwathi ngenyanga yekhomba, u-Itjhimayeli umsa kaNathaniya omsa ka-Elitjhama ongoweengazi zebukhosini, weza namadoda alitjhumi wasahlela bewabulala uGedaliya, amadoda wakwaJuda namaKasidi agade anaye eMitsipha. 26Ngalokhu, boke abantu kusukela kwabakhulu ukuya kwabancani kanye neenduna zebutho, barhaba babalekela eGibhide ngebanga lokwesaba amaKasidi.
UJehoyakini utjhatjhululwa esikhungweni
27Mhla amalanga amatjhumi amabili nekhomba enyangeni yetjhumi nambili womnyaka wamatjhumi amathathu nekhomba wokudingiswa kwakaJehoyakini ikosi yakwaJuda, u-Evili-Merodaki nakathoma ukubusa eBhabheli, watjhaphulula uJehoyakini esikhungweni. 28Wakhuluma kuhle naye bewamnikela isikhundla esihloniphekako esingaphezu kwamanye amakhosi agade anaye eBhabheli, 29nje-ke uJehoyakini akhange asembatha izambatho zangesikhungweni. Soke isikhathi sokuphila kwakhe wagoma njalonjalo etafuleni lekosi yeBhabheli. 30Ilanga nelanga ikosi yanikela uJehoyakini isibonelelo ipilwakhe yoke.
