1Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithoba wodwa wobukumkani bakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngolweshumi enyangeni leyo, wayifikela uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, nemikhosi yakhe yonke, wayingqinga iYerusalem; yaye balakha ngeenqaba macala onke.
2Wangqingwa ke umzi, kwada kwangumnyaka weshumi elinamnye wokumkani uZedekiya.
3Ngomhla wesithoba wenyanga yesine kwabakho indlala phakathi komzi, ababa nasonka abantu belizwe.
4Uqhekekile umzi, asaba onke amadoda okulwa ebusuku, ngesango eliphakathi kweendonga zombini, elingasemyezweni wokumkani; AmaKaledi awurhawula umzi, wesuka ukumkani waya entlango.
5Imikhosi yamaKaledi yamsukela ukumkani, yambamba ezinkqantosini zaseYeriko, yamphalala, yemka kuye yonke impi yakhe.
6Ambamba ukumkani, amzisa kukumkani waseBhabheli, eRibhela; bamgweba.
7Ababulala oonyana bakaZedekiya phambi kwamehlo akhe baza bamkrukra amehlo uZedekiya baza bamkhonkxa ngemixokelelwane yobhedu baza bamzisa eBhabhiloni.
8Ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngomhla wesixhenxe enyangeni leyo, oko kukuthi, ngonyaka weshumi elinesithoba kaKumkani uNebhukadenetsare, ukumkani waseBhabhiloni, uNebhuzaradan umphathi wamafanankosi, umkhonzi kakumkani waseBhabhiloni, weza eYerusalem;
9Wayitshisa ngomlilo indlu kaYehova, nendlu yokumkani, nezindlu zonke zaseYerusalem, nendlu yabo bonke abakhulu;
10Yaye ibutho lonke lomkhosi wamaKhaledi elalinomphathi lazaphula iindonga zaseYerusalem ngeenxa zonke.
11Inxenye yabantu ababesele phakathi komzi, neembacu ezigwilike kukumkani waseBhabheli, namasalela amaninzi, wabathimba uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki.
12Kodwa umthetheli wabasiki wabashiya abathile kwizisweli zelizwe, ukuba babe ngabasebenzi bezidiliya nabalimi.
13Neentsika zetempile ezazisendlwini kaYehova neebhafu nedike letempile elisendlwini kaYehova, amaKhaledi azaphula aza ayithabatha itempile kuzo aza aya eBhabhiloni.
14Athabatha neembiza, nemihlakulwana, neenkamba, neendebe, neempahla zonke zobhedu ababelungiselela ngazo.
15Umthetheli wabasiki wathabatha iimbiza zomlilo, nezitya zokutshiza, nayo yonke loo golide, igolide, nesilivere, nesilivere.
16Iintsika zambini, nolwandle olunye, neenqwelo zokuhlambela, awazenzela indlu kaYehova uSolomon; Ubhedu lwezo zinto zonke lwalungenabunzima.
17Ubude bentsika enye bebuziikubhite ezilishumi elinesibhozo, intloko yayo ibiyeyobhedu, intloko yayo ibiyeyobhedu, ukuphakama kwentloko bekuziikubhite ezintathu; Ingqolowa, iingubo, iintloko, zonke ezo nto yayizezobhedu;
18Umthetheli wabasiki wamthabatha uSeraya, umbingeleli omkhulu, noZefaniya, umbingeleli wesibini, nabagcini-masango bobathathu.
19Kuloo mzi wathabatha umthetheli-mkhosi obemiselwe ukuba ube ngumveleli wamagorha, namadoda amahlanu kwaphambi kokumkani, awafunyanwayo phakathi komzi, nonobhala wenkundla, obenyule ukumkani abantu belizwe, namadoda amashumi mathandathu kubantu belizwe, awafunyanwayo phakathi komzi;
20Wayithabatha uNebhuzaradan umthetheli wabasiki, wayisa kukumkani waseBhabheli eRibhela.
21Ukumkani waseBhabhiloni waboyisa waza wababulala eRibhela kwilizwe laseHamati. Ngenxa yoko uYuda wafuduswa emhlabeni wabo.
22Ke abantu abasalayo ezweni lakwaYuda, awabashiyayo uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, wabamisela uGedaliya, unyana ka-Ahikam, unyana kaShafan, wangukumkani.
23Beva bonke abathetheli benkundla, bona namadoda abo, ukuba ukumkani waseBhabheli umenze irhuluneli uGedaliya, beza kuGedaliya eMizpa, inguIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, noYohanan unyana kaKeraki, noSeraya Unyana kaTanumete, kaMonetofa, noYazaniya unyana womAgati, bona namadoda abo.
24Wabafungela bona namadoda abo uGedaliya, wathi kubo: “Musani ukoyika ukuba ngabakhonzi bamaKhaledi; hlalani kweli lizwe, nikhonze ukumkani waseBhabheli; kwaye uya kulunga.
25Kodwa ngenyanga yesixhenxe uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya unyana kaElishama wentsapho yasebukhosini weza waza wabulala amadoda alishumi kunye naye noGedaliya, kangangokuba wafa kunye namaYuda namaKhaledi awayekunye naye eMizpa.
26Besuka ke bonke abantu, bethabathela kumfana besa kwindoda enkulu, nabathetheli bezintlu, beza eYiputa, ngenxa yokoyika amaKaledi.
27Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu anesixhenxe wokuthinjwa kukaYehoyakin, ukumkani wakwaYuda, ngenyanga yeshumi elinesibini, ngosuku lwamashumi omabini anesixhenxe enyangeni leyo, uEvili-merodaki, ukumkani waseBhabheli, ngomnyaka wokuqalisa kwakhe ukuba ngukumkani, ukuba aphakanyiswe intloko kaYehoyakin, ukumkani wakwaYuda, ephuma entolongweni;
28Wathetha naye kakuhle, wayimisa itrone yakhe, yangaphezu kweetrone zookumkani ababenaye eBhabheli;
29Wanxiba iingubo zakhe zasentolongweni, wadla isonka phambi kobuso bakhe yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.
30Imbonakalo yakhe yaba sisabelo samaxesha onke, abesinikwa ukumkani, isonka semihla ngemihla, yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.
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