Jehoyakimu Anomukira Bhabhironi
Jehoyakimu anomukira, vapambi vanouya, uye rugwaro runodudza chikonzero: ropa risina mhosva raManase, iro Baba vedu vasina kuda kuregerera. Nebhukadhinezari anokomba Jerusarema; Jehoyakini anozvipira otapwa pamwe chete navakuru, mhizha, negoridhe retemberi. Varombo chete ndivo vanosara, pasi pasekuru wake anotumidzwa zita rokuti Zedhekia.
24 1Panguva yaJehoyakimu, Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi akarwisa nyika; Jehoyakimu akamushandira makore matatu, akabva atendeuka akamumukira. 2Ipapo Baba vedu vakatuma mapoka amakororo avaBhabhironi, avaAramu, avaMoabhu, neavaAmoni kuti amurwise; vakaatuma kuti arwise Judha richiparadzwa, sokutaura kwakanga kwaitwa naBaba vedu kubudikidza navaranda vavo vaprofita. 3Izvi zvakaitika kuJudha nokuraira kwaBaba vedu, kuti vabviswe pamberi pavo nokuda kwezvivi zvaManase—zvose zvaakanga aita, 4uyewo nokuda kweropa risina mhosva raakateura, nokuti akanga azadza Jerusarema neropa risina mhosva iro Baba vedu vakanga vasingazoriregereri. 5Zvimwe zvezvakaitwa naJehoyakimu, zvose zvaakaita, hazvina kunyorwa here mubhuku renhoroondo dzamadzimambo eJudha?
6Saka Jehoyakimu akazorora namadzitateguru ake, Jehoyakini mwanakomana wake akava mambo panzvimbo yake.
7Mambo weIjipiti haana kuzobudazve munyika yake, nokuti mambo weBhabhironi akanga atora nyika yose yeIjipiti, kubva paRukova rweIjipiti kusvikira paRwizi rweYufuratesi.
8Jehoyakini akanga ane makore gumi namasere paakava mambo, uye akatonga mwedzi mitatu muJerusarema; amai vake vainzi Nehushita, mwanasikana waErinatani, wokuJerusarema. 9Akaita zvakaipa pameso aBaba vedu, sezvakanga zvaitwa nababa vake.
Jerusarema Rinotapwa Richiendeswa Kuutapwa
10Panguva iyoyo, varanda vaNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi vakakwira kuJerusarema, guta rikakombwa. 11Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi pachake akauya kuzorwisa guta varanda vake vachiri kurikomba. 12Jehoyakini mambo weJudha akabuda akaenda kuna mambo weBhabhironi—iye, amai vake, varanda vake, machinda ake, navaranda vake veparuvazhe—mambo weBhabhironi akamutapa, mugore rechisere rokutonga kwake. 13Akatakura achibva ipapo pfuma yose yeimba yaBaba vedu neyomuzinda wamambo, akagura-gura midziyo yose yegoridhe yakanga yagadzirwa naSoromoni mambo weIsraeri yetemberi, sezvakanga zvataurwa naBaba vedu. 14Akatapa Jerusarema rose: machinda ose, nemhare dzose dzehondo—vatapwa zviuru gumi—nemhizha dzose navapfuri vesimbi. Kwakasara chete varombo vomunyika. 15Akatapa Jehoyakini akamuendesa kuBhabhironi pamwe chete naamai vamambo, navakadzi vake, namachinda ake, navarume vakuru venyika, achivaendesa kubva kuJerusarema kuenda kuBhabhironi. 16Mambo weBhabhironi akatapa akaendesa kuBhabhironi varume vose vehondo zviuru zvinomwe, nemhizha navapfuri vesimbi chiuru chimwe, vose vakanga vakasimba, vakakwanira kurwa hondo. 17Mambo weBhabhironi akaita kuti Matania babamunini vaJehoyakini vave mambo panzvimbo yake, akamupa zita idzva rokuti Zedhekia.
Zedhekia Anotonga muJudha
18Zedhekia akava mambo ava namakore makumi maviri nerimwe, akatonga makore gumi nerimwe muJerusarema; amai vake vainzi Hamutari mwanasikana waJeremiya wokuRibhina. 19Akaita zvakaipa pameso aBaba vedu, sezvakanga zvaitwa naJehoyakimu. 20Nokuda kwokutsamwa kwaBaba vedu, zvose izvi zvakaitika muJerusarema nomuJudha, kusvikira vavadzinga pamberi pavo. Ipapo Zedhekia akamukira mambo weBhabhironi.