2 Kings 25

25 ¹For Zedekiah ninth year, di tenth day of di tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon march come Jerusalem wit im whole army, pitch tent for outside, and build siege wall surround am. ²So di city stay under siege reach di eleventh year of King Zedekiah. ³By di ninth day of di fourth month, di hunger for di city bad well-well sotay di people of di land no get food. ⁴Dem break di city wall, and even though di Babylonians surround am, all di soldiers run comot for night through di gate wey dey between di two walls near di king garden, dey go di Arabah side. ⁵Di Babylonian army chase di king, catch am for di plains of Jericho, and all im soldiers scatter comot from am. ⁶Dem grab di king, carry am go meet di king of Babylon for Riblah, and dem pass judgement ontop am. ⁷Dem kill Zedekiah sons for im front, blind im eyes, tie am wit bronze chain, and carry am go Babylon.

⁸For di fifth month, on di seventh day—di nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan, di commander of di guard, servant of di king of Babylon, come Jerusalem. ⁹E burn di house of our Papa, di king palace, and all di houses for Jerusalem; every big house e burn am. ¹⁰And di whole Babylonian army wey dey under di commander of di guard break down di walls wey surround Jerusalem. ¹¹Nebuzaradan, di commander of di guard, carry go exile di rest of di people wey remain for di city, di ones wey run go join di king of Babylon, and di rest of di crowd. ¹²But di commander of di guard leave some of di poorest people of di land make dem tend di vineyards and farms.

¹³Di Babylonians break to pieces di bronze pillars, di movable stands, and di bronze Sea wey dey for di house of our Papa, and dem carry di bronze go Babylon. ¹⁴Dem also carry di pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all di bronze things wey dem dey take serve for di temple. ¹⁵Di commander of di guard carry di firepans and di sprinkling bowls, all wey be pure gold and pure silver. ¹⁶Di two pillars, di Sea, and di movable stands wey Solomon make for di house of our Papa—di bronze of all dis things heavy pass wetin person fit weigh. ¹⁷Each pillar stand twenty-seven feet high, wit bronze capital wey be four and a half feet high for im top, wey bronze network of pomegranates ring am round. Di second pillar be di same, wit im own network.

¹⁸Di commander of di guard carry Seraiah di chief priest, Zephaniah di second priest, and di three doorkeepers. ¹⁹For di city e carry di officer wey dey ontop di fighting men, five of di king advisers wey dem find for there, di secretary of di army commander wey dey enlist di people of di land, and sixty ordinary people wey dem find for di city. ²⁰Nebuzaradan, di commander of di guard, carry dem go meet di king of Babylon for Riblah. ²¹For there for Riblah wey dey Hamath, di king of Babylon strike dem and kill dem. So dem carry Judah go exile comot from im land.

Dem Put Gedaliah Ontop di Land

²²Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon make Gedaliah, di pikin of Ahikam, wey be pikin of Shaphan, governor ontop di people wey remain for Judah. ²³When all di army officers and dia men hear say di king of Babylon don make Gedaliah governor, dem come meet am for Mizpah: Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah, Johanan di pikin of Kareah, Seraiah di pikin of Tanhumeth di Netophathite, and Jaazaniah di pikin of di Maacathite, wit dia men. ²⁴Gedaliah swear give dem and dia men, "No fear di Babylonian officials. Stay for di land, serve di king of Babylon, and e go beta for una."

²⁵For di seventh month, Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah, wey be pikin of Elishama, wey come from di king family, come wit ten men and strike Gedaliah down, kill am together wit di Judeans and Babylonians wey dey wit am for Mizpah. ²⁶So all di people, from small to big, and di army officers run go Egypt, because dem dey fear di Babylonians.

Hope For di King Wey Dem Carry Go Exile

²⁷For di thirty-seventh year wey dem carry Jehoiachin of Judah go exile, di year wey Evil-merodach become king of Babylon, e show Jehoiachin favour and free am comot from prison on di twenty-seventh day of di twelfth month. ²⁸E talk kind words give am and give am seat wey dey ontop di odaa kings wey dey wit am for Babylon. ²⁹Jehoiachin comot im prison clothes and dey chop for di king table every time for di rest of im life. ³⁰Day by day di king dey give am regular allowance for as long as e dey alive.