2 Kings 24

1Ngensuku zakhe uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wenyuka a, njalo uJehoyakhimi waba yisikhonzi sakhe iminyaka emithathu; wasephenduka wamvukela b. 2INkosi yasithuma ukumelana laye c amaviyo amaKhaladiya d lamaviyo amaSiriya e , f lamaviyo amaMowabi g , h lamaviyo abantwana bakoAmoni i, yasiwathuma ukumelana loJuda ukumchitha, njengokwelizwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla sezinceku zayo abaprofethi j. 3Sibili ngokomlayo weNkosi lokho kwehlela koJuda ukubasusa ebusweni bayo ngenxa yezono zikaManase k, njengakho konke akwenzayo, 4njalo langegazi elingelacala alichithayo; ngoba wagcwalisa iJerusalema ngegazi elingelacala, iNkosi engavumanga ukulithethelela l.

5Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehoyakhimi, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda? 6UJehoyakhimi waselala laboyise. UJehoyakhini indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 7Inkosi yeGibhithe kayisaphindanga futhi ukuphuma elizweni layo, ngoba inkosi yeBhabhiloni yayithethe kusukela emfuleni weGibhithe kusiya emfuleni iYufrathi, konke okwakungokwenkosi yeGibhithe.

UJehoyakhini labeJerusalema bathunjelwa eBhabhiloni

8UJehoyakhini wayeleminyaka elitshumi lesificaminwembili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa inyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguNehushita indodakazi kaElinathani weJerusalema m. 9Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza konke kukayise n.

10Ngalesosikhathi izinceku zikaNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni zenyukela eJerusalema, umuzi wasungena ekuvinjezelweni. 11UNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wasefika wamelana lomuzi, izinceku zakhe zisawuvimbezela. 12UJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda wasephuma waya enkosini yeBhabhiloni o, yena lonina lenceku zakhe lenduna zakhe labathenwa bakhe. Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasimthatha ngomnyaka wesificaminwembili wokubusa kwakhe. 13Yasikhupha lapho wonke amagugu endlu kaJehova lamagugu endlu yenkosi p; yaquma zonke izitsha zegolide q uSolomoni inkosi yakoIsrayeli ayezenzile ethempelini likaJehova r, njengokutsho kweNkosi s. 14Yasithumba iJerusalema yonke, leziphathamandla zonke, lawo wonke amaqhawe alamandla t, abathunjwa abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi u, lazo zonke ingcitshi zemisebenzi labakhandi v; kakusalanga loyedwa ngaphandle kwabantukazana ebantwini belizwe w. 15Yasimthumbela uJehoyakhini eBhabhiloni x; lonina wenkosi, lamakhosikazi enkosi, labathenwa bakhe, lamaqhawe elizwe, yabathumbela eBhabhiloni besuka eJerusalema y. 16Lawo wonke amadoda angamaqhawe z, azinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, lezingcitshi zemisebenzi labakhandi, abayinkulungwane, bonke abaqinileyo abangaphuma impi, inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasibaletha bengabathunjwa eBhabhiloni aa.

Ukubusa kukaZedekhiya

17Inkosi yeBhabhiloni ab yasibeka uMathaniya uyise omncinyane ukuba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe ac, yaguqula ibizo lakhe yathi nguZedekhiya ad. 18UZedekhiya wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanye lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lanye eJerusalema ae. Lebizo likanina lalinguHamutali indodakazi kaJeremiya weLibhina af. 19Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza konke kukaJehoyakhimi ag. 20Ngoba ngenxa yentukuthelo yeNkosi lokhu kwenzeka eJerusalema lakoJuda yaze yabaxotsha phambi kwayo. UZedekhiya waseyivukela inkosi yeBhabhiloni ah.

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