Ukuwa kweJerusalema
1UTsedekhiya gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili nanye lokha nakathoma ukubusa. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka elitjhumi nanye. Ibizo lakanina bekunguRhamuthali indodakazi kaJoromiya weLibhina. 2Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini njengoJehoyakhimu. 3Kwaba ngenca yokusilingeka kwakaSomnini uZimu bona koke lokhu kwenzeke eJerusalema nakwaJuda. Ekugcineni wabathanyela phambi kwakhe.
UTsedekhiya wayihlubuka ikosi yeBhabheli. 4Nje-ke ngomnyaka wethoba wokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya, inyanga yetjhumi nayinamalanga alitjhumi, uNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli nebutho lakhe loke warhwanta, wavimbezela iJerusalema bewakha iinqabo mazombe nalo. 5Idorobheli lavinjezelwa bekwaba mnyaka wetjhumi nanye wokubusa kwekosi uTsedekhiya.
6Indlala beyirhagele khulu ngedorobheni kangangobana abantu bendawo gade bangasenalitho elidliwako. Kwathi ngelanga lethoba lenyanga yesine 7amaKasidi aphundlukela ngedorobheni ngomthangala. Woke amajoni abaleka ebusuku afahla ngesango elihlangana nemithangala emibili eya esivandeni sekosi. Nanyana amaKasidi gade azombeleze idorobho loke, amajoni kanye nekosi abaleka ngendlela yangemrhobeni weJordani. 8Kodwana ibutho lamaKasidi layilala nje ikosi uTsedekhiya belayifunyana emrhobeni weJordani emrhuleni weJerikho. Woke amajonayo asuswa kiyo aphadlhalajwa. 9Yona yathunjwa yasiwa ekosini yeBhabheli eRibhila enarheni yeRhamathi, lapha isigwebo sayo sakhutjhwa khona. 10Lapho eRibhila ikosi yeBhabheli yabulala amadodana kaTsedekhiya phambi kwakhe, godu yabulala nazo zoke iinduna zakwaJuda. 11Yagobhodlha amehlo kaTsedekhiya, yambopha ngamakhamandela wekoporo, yakhamba naye eBhabheli lapha yafese yamfaka khona ngesikhungweni bekwaba mhlana ahlongakalako.
12Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nethoba wokubusa kwakaNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli, lokha inyanga yesihlanu inamalanga alitjhumi, uNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba oyinduna yekosi yeBhabheli, weza eJerusalema, 13wafese wathungelela ithempeli lakaSomnini, isigodlo nezindlu zoke zeJerusalema ngomlilo. Waqothula nezakhiwo zoke eziqakathekileko. 14Loke ibutho lamaKasidi elalingaphasi komphathi wobuzimba lephula umthangala ozombeleze iJerusalema. 15Abanye babantu abadududu nalabo abazinikela ekosini yeBhabheli, iinhlabani zamadoda egade zisasele ngedorobheni kanye nabososino, badingiswa nguNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba. 16Watjhiya abanye balabo abadududu benarha bona babe balimi nabatjheji besidiribe.
17AmaKasidi ephula iinsika zekoporo, iinjamiso zezitja zokuhlambela kanye nebhada ekulu yekoporo okwakugade kusethempelini lakaSomnini, athwala ikoporwelo alisa eBhabheli. 18Athwala ngitjho neembiza, iintjhefula, iinquntapete, izitja zokunyenyeza, izitjana nakho koke kwekoporo okusetjenziselwa ukulotjha ngethempelini. 19Umphathi wobuzimba wathatha zoke iinsetjenziswa zegolidembala nezesilivambala, okusankapho, izitja zokutjhisela itjhwalo nezokunyenyeza, iimbiza, ilithi leembani, izitjana kanye neemvubelo.
20Ikoporo yeensika ezimbili, yebhada ekulu neyeenkunzi ezilitjhumi nambili ebezingaphasi kwebhada leyo, kanye nekoporo yeenjamiso zezitja zokuhlambela uSolomoni azenzela ithempeli lakaSomnini, beyingaphezu kwesilinganiso. 21Enye nenye isika begade pheze imamitha abunane nesiquntu ukuphakama namamitha pheze abe mahlanu nesiquntu ubundulungu. Beyimrhohlo, inomphetho ongaba mimino emine ububanzi. 22Phezu kwayo kunepundu yekoporo elimitha nesiquntu ukuphakama, ikghatjiswe yoke mazombe ngemiluko nangamarharinada wekoporo. Isika yesibili beyifana neyokuthoma. 23Amarharinada ebekabonakala ngemahlangothini wepundu bekamatjhumi alithoba nathandathu. Nasele awoke amarharinada nalawo asemlukweni, gade alikhulu.
24Umphathi wobuzimba wathumba uSeraya umphristi omkhulu, uZefaniya ongaphasi kwakhe ngesikhundla kanye nabalindi besango abathathu njengeembotjhwa. 25EJerusalema wathatha isikhulu sesigodlo nabeluleki abalikhomba bekosi ebegade basese ngedorobhenapho, umabhalana womphathibutho ogade abizela abantu bendawo epini kanye namatjhumi asithandathu wabantu bendawo nabo ebegade basese ngedorobheni. 26UNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba wabathatha boke abantwaba wabaletha ekosini yeBhabheli eRibhila. 27Ikosi yeBhabheli yabamadlha beyababulalela khona eRibhila, enarheni yeRhamathi.
Nje-ke uJuda wathunjelwa kude nendawo yekhabo. 28Lesi sibalo sabantu uNebukadiretsari abasa ekuthunjweni:
ngomnyaka wekhomba kwaba maJuda aziinkulungwana ezintathu namatjhumi amabili nantathu,
29emnyakeni wetjhumi nobunane kaNebukadiretsari,
kwaba babantu beJerusalema abamakhulu abunane namatjhumi amathathu nambili;
30emnyakenakhe wamatjhumi amabili nantathu,
amaJuda amakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amane nahlanu athathwa nguNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba wawasa ekuthunjweni.
Kwaba babantu abaziinkulungwana ezine namatjhumi asithandathu sele baboke.
UJehoyakini uyatjhatjhululwa
31Mhla amalanga amatjhumi amabili nahlanu enyangeni yetjhumi nambili womnyaka wamatjhumi amathathu nekhomba wokudingiswa kwakaJehoyakini ikosi yakwaJuda, u-Evili-Merodaki nathoma ukubusa eBhabheli, watjhaphulula uJehoyakini ngesikhungweni. 32Wakhuluma kuhle naye bewamnikela nesikhundla esihloniphekileko esingaphezu kwaleso samakhosi amanye ebegade anaye eBhabheli. 33Yeke uJehoyakini akhange asembatha izambatho zangesikhungweni. Soke isikhathi sokuphila kwakhe wagoma njalo etafuleni lekosi yeBhabheli. 34Imihla ngemihla ikosi yapha uJehoyakini isibonelelo qobe asaphila, iye, bekwaba kumhla ahlongakalako.
