UYehoyakim Uvukela uBhabhilon

UYehoyakim wavukela, kwafika amatutu, waza umbhalo wachaza unobangela: igazi elingenatyala likaManase, uBawo wethu angazange avume ukulixolela. UNebhukadenetsare wayingqinga iYerusalem; uYehoyakin wazinikela, wafuduselwa kunye nabathetheli, neengcibi, negolide yetempile. Ngamahlwempu kuphela aseleyo, phantsi kukayise omncinci owathiywa ngokutsha nguZedekiya.

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Ngemihla kaYehoyakim, uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon walwa nelizwe; uYehoyakim wakhonza iminyaka emithathu, waza wajika wagwilika kuye. Waza uBawo wethu wathumela kuye amatutu amaBhabhilon, nama-Aram, namaMowabhi, nama-Amon; wawathuma kwaYuda ukuze awutshabalalise, njengoko uBawo wethu wayetshilo ngabakhonzi bakhe abaprofeti. Oku kwaYuda kwenzeka ngokomlomo kaBawo wethu, ukuze abalahle ebusweni bakhe, ngenxa yezono zikaManase, ngako konke awakwenzayo, nangenxa yegazi elingenatyala awaliphalazayo, kuba wayeyizalisile iYerusalem ngegazi elingenatyala, elingayi kuxolelwa nguBawo wethu. Ezinye izinto zikaYehoyakim, nako konke awakwenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?

UYehoyakim walala kooyise, waza uYehoyakin unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

Ukumkani waseYiputa akaphindanga waphuma ezweni lakhe, kuba ukumkani waseBhabhilon wayethabathe lonke ilizwe lokumkani waseYiputa, ukususela emlanjaneni waseYiputa kuse emlanjeni ongumEfrati.

UYehoyakin wayeminyaka ilishumi elinesibhozo ezelwe ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe, walawula iinyanga ezintathu eYerusalem; igama likanina belinguNehushta, intombi ka-Elinatan, waseYerusalem. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, njengoko wenzayo uyise.

IYerusalem Ifuduselwa Ekuthinjweni

Ngelo xesha abakhonzi bakaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon benyuka baya eYerusalem, baza bawungqinga umzi. UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon ngokwakhe weza walwa nomzi, ngexa abakhonzi bakhe bewungqinga. UYehoyakin ukumkani wakwaYuda waphuma waya kukumkani waseBhabhilon, yena nonina, nabakhonzi bakhe, nabathetheli bakhe, nabalungiseleli bakhe; waza ukumkani waseBhabhilon wamthabatha, ngomnyaka wesibhozo wokulawula kwakhe. Wabuthabatha apho bonke ubuncwane bendlu kaBawo wethu, nobuncwane bendlu yokumkani, wazityatya zonke iimpahla zegolide awazenzela itempile uSolomon ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, njengoko watshoyo uBawo wethu. Wayifudusa yonke iYerusalem: bonke abathetheli, namagorha onke anobukroti—abathinjwa abangamawaka alishumi—nazo zonke iingcibi nabakhandi. Kwasala kuphela abangamahlwempu belizwe. Wamfudusela eBhabhilon uYehoyakin, kunye nonina wokumkani, nabafazi bakhe, nabathetheli bakhe, namadoda aziinkulu zelizwe, ebakhupha eYerusalem, esiya nabo eBhabhilon. Ukumkani waseBhabhilon wawafudusela eBhabhilon onke amadoda okulwa angamawaka asixhenxe, neengcibi nabakhandi abaliwaka, bonke benamandla, befanele imfazwe. Ukumkani waseBhabhilon wammisa uMataniya uyisekazi kaYehoyakin ukuba abe ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe, waza walitshintsha igama lakhe wamthiya nguZedekiya.

UZedekiya Ulawula kwaYuda

UZedekiya wayeminyaka ingamashumi mabini ananye ezelwe ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe, walawula iminyaka elishumi elinanye eYerusalem; igama likanina belinguHamutali, intombi kaYeremiya, waseLibhena. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, njengoko wenzayo uYehoyakim. Ngenxa yomsindo kaBawo wethu, konke oku kwenzeka eYerusalem nakwaYuda, wada wabalahla ebusweni bakhe. UZedekiya waza wagwilika kukumkani waseBhabhilon.