Kukombwa Nokuwa kweJerusarema
Kukombwa kunopera nenzara uye rusvingo rwakaputswa. Vanakomana vaZedhekia vanourayiwa pamberi pake asati atsondiwa meso. Temberi inopiswa, vanhu vanotapwa, mubati anourayiwa. Zvinopera namambo akatapwa achidya patafura yeBhabhironi.
25 1Mugore repfumbamwe raZedhekia, pazuva regumi romwedzi wegumi, Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi akananga kuJerusarema nehondo yake yose, akadzika misasa kunze kwaro, akavaka rusvingo rwokukomba rwakaripoteredza. 2Saka guta rakaramba rakakombwa kusvikira pagore regumi nerimwe ramambo Zedhekia. 3Pazuva repfumbamwe romwedzi wechina nzara yakanga yakanyanya muguta zvokuti vanhu venyika vakanga vasisina chokudya. 4Rusvingo rweguta rwakaputswa, uye kunyange vaBhabhironi vakanga vakakomba guta, varwi vose vakatiza usiku vachipfuura napasuo raiva pakati pamasvingo maviri, parutivi rwebindu ramambo, vakananga kuArabha. 5Hondo yavaBhabhironi yakatevera mambo, ikamubata pamapani eJeriko, varwi vake vose vakapararira vachimusiya. 6Vakabata mambo, vakamuendesa kuna mambo weBhabhironi paRibhura, vakamutongera mhosva. 7Vakauraya vanakomana vaZedhekia pamberi pake, vakamupofumadza, vakamusunga nengetani dzemhangura, vakaenda naye kuBhabhironi.
8Mumwedzi wechishanu, pazuva rechinomwe—gore regumi namapfumbamwe raNebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi—Nebhuzaradhani, mukuru wavarindi, muranda wamambo weBhabhironi, akasvika kuJerusarema. 9Akapisa imba yaBaba vedu, muzinda wamambo, nedzimba dzose dzeJerusarema; imba imwe neimwe huru akaipisa. 10Hondo yose yavaBhabhironi yaiva pasi pomukuru wavarindi yakaputsa masvingo akanga akakomba Jerusarema. 11Nebhuzaradhani, mukuru wavarindi, akatapa vanhu vakanga vasara muguta, neavo vakanga vatiza vakanda mapfumo pasi vachienda kuna mambo weBhabhironi, nevamwe vazhinji vakanga vasara. 12Asi mukuru wavarindi akasiya vamwe varombo venyika kuti vachengete minda yemizambiringa neyokurima.
13VaBhabhironi vakaputsa-putsa mbiru dzemhangura, nezvigadziko zvaifambiswa, neGungwa remhangura zvaiva paimba yaBaba vedu, vakatakura mhangura iyoyo vakaenda nayo kuBhabhironi. 14Vakatorawo hari, nemafoshoro, nembato dzokugadzirisa mwenje, nendiro, nenhumbi dzose dzemhangura dzaishandiswa mutemberi. 15Mukuru wavarindi akatora zvaenga zvomoto nemidziyo yokusasa, zvose zvaiva zvegoridhe rakaisvonaka nesirivha yakaisvonaka. 16Mbiru mbiri, neGungwa, nezvigadziko zvaifambiswa zvakanga zvakaitwa naSoromoni kuti zvive zveimba yaBaba vedu—mhangura yezvinhu izvi zvose yakanga isingagoni kuyerwa uremu hwayo. 17Mbiru imwe neimwe yakanga yakareba mafiti makumi maviri namanomwe, pamusoro payo paiva nomusoro wemhangura wakareba mafiti mana nehafu, wakakombwa nemhangura yakarukwa yakashongedzwa namatamba. Mbiru yechipiri yakanga yakafanana nayo, pamwe chete nerukava rwayo.
18Mukuru wavarindi akatora Seraya muprista mukuru, naZefania muprista wechipiri, navachengeti vamasuo vatatu. 19Muguta akatora mukuru aitungamirira varwi, navapi vamazano vamambo vashanu vakanga vawanikwa ipapo, nomunyori womukuru wehondo ainyoresa vanhu venyika kuhondo, navanhuwo zvavo makumi matanhatu vakanga vawanikwa muguta. 20Nebhuzaradhani, mukuru wavarindi, akavaendesa kuna mambo weBhabhironi paRibhura. 21Ipapo paRibhura munyika yeHamati, mambo weBhabhironi akavarova akavauraya. Saka Judha akatapwa kubva munyika yake.
Gedharia Anogadzwa Pamusoro peNyika
22Nebhukadhinezari mambo weBhabhironi akagadza Gedharia mwanakomana waAhikami, mwanakomana waShafani, kuti ave gavhuna pamusoro pavanhu vakanga vasara muJudha. 23Vakuru vose vehondo navarume vavo pavakanzwa kuti mambo weBhabhironi akanga agadza Gedharia kuti ave gavhuna, vakauya kwaari paMizipa: Ishumaeri mwanakomana waNetania, naJohanani mwanakomana waKarea, naSeraya mwanakomana waTanihumeti muNetofati, naJaazania mwanakomana womuMaakati, pamwe chete navarume vavo. 24Gedharia akavapikira ivo navarume vavo, achiti, “Musatya vakuru vavaBhabhironi. Garai munyika, mushandire mambo weBhabhironi, uye zvichakunakirai.”
25Mumwedzi wechinomwe Ishumaeri mwanakomana waNetania, mwanakomana waErishama, worudzi rwoumambo, akauya navarume gumi akauraya Gedharia, achimuuraya pamwe chete navaJudha navaBhabhironi vaaiva navo paMizipa. 26Saka vanhu vose, kubva kuvaduku kusvikira kuvakuru, navakuru vehondo, vakatizira kuIjipiti, vachitya vaBhabhironi.
Tariro Yamambo Akatapwa
27Mugore rechimakumi matatu namanomwe rokutapwa kwaJehoyakini mambo weJudha, mugore iro Evhiri-merodhaki raakava mambo weBhabhironi, akanzwira Jehoyakini nyasha akamusunungura mutorongo pazuva rechimakumi maviri namanomwe romwedzi wegumi nemiviri. 28Akataura naye nomutsa akamupa chigaro chakanga chiri pamusoro pechamamwe madzimambo aaiva nawo muBhabhironi. 29Jehoyakini akabvisa nguo dzake dzomutorongo akadya patafura yamambo nguva dzose kweupenyu hwake hwose. 30Zuva nezuva mambo aimupa mugove wenguva dzose kwoupenyu hwake hwose.