UJeremiya 52 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

52 ¹UZedekiya wayeminyaka engamashumi mabini ananye ekuthwesweni kwakhe isithsaba, waba ngukumkani eYerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinanye. Unina igama lakhe belinguHamutali, intombi kaYeremiya waseLibhena. ²Wenza okungendawo emehlweni kaBawo wethu, kanye njengokuba wenza uYehoyakim. ³Oku kweza eYerusalem nakwaYuda ngenxa yomsindo kaBawo wethu, wada wabalahla ebusweni bakhe. Waza uZedekiya wasiphakamisa isandla kukumkani waseBhabhilon.

⁴Ngomnyaka wesithoba wobukumkani bakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngolweshumi usuku, uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon wafika eYerusalem enomkhosi wakhe wonke, wayingqinga, wakha udonga lokungqinga ngeenxa zonke. ⁵Wawungqingwa ngoko umzi lowo, kwada kwangumnyaka weshumi elinanye wokumkani uZedekiya.

⁶Ngenyanga yesine, ngolwesithoba usuku, yaba nzima indlala emzini; akwabakho kudla kwabantu belizwe. ⁷Waza wagqojozwa umzi lowo. Onke amadoda okulwa abaleka, aphuma ebusuku ngesango eliphakathi kweendonga zombini elingasemyezweni wokumkani, ngexa amaBhabhilon ewungqinge umzi lowo, aza asinga ngaseArabha. ^a a v7 IArabha yintlambo yeYordan eyehlela ngasezantsi, ithabathela kuLwandle lwaseGalili isiya ngaseLwandle oluFileyo. ⁸Kodwa umkhosi wamaBhabhilon wamsukela ukumkani, wambamba uZedekiya ezinkqantosini zaseYeriko; wonke umkhosi wakhe wachithakala, wemka kuye. ⁹Bambamba ukumkani, bamsa kukumkani waseBhabhilon eRibhela kwelaseHamati, waza wammisela isigwebo. ¹⁰Ukumkani waseBhabhilon wababulala oonyana bakaZedekiya emehlweni akhe, wababulala nabo bonke abathetheli bakwaYuda eRibhela. ¹¹Wamkhupha amehlo uZedekiya, wamkhonkxa ngemixokelelwane yobhedu, waza ukumkani waseBhabhilon wamsa eBhabhilon, wamfaka entolongweni kwada kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe.

Ukutshatyalaliswa kweNdlu kaBawo wethu

¹²Ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngolweshumi usuku—ngumnyaka weshumi elinesithoba kaNebhukadenetsare—weza eYerusalem uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabalindi, umkhonzi kakumkani uNebhukadenetsare. ¹³Wayitshisa indlu kaBawo wethu, nendlu yokumkani, nazo zonke izindlu zaseYerusalem; yonke indlu enkulu wayitshisa ngomlilo. ¹⁴Wonke umkhosi wamaBhabhilon obunomthetheli wabalindi wazidiliza zonke iindonga ezazingqonge iYerusalem. ¹⁵UNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabalindi, wathimba inxenye yabantu abangamahlwempu, nabo babeseleyo emzini, nabagwilikayo abazibhaqa kukumkani waseBhabhilon, neengcibi ezaziseleyo. ¹⁶Kodwa uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabalindi, washiya inxenye yamahlwempu elizwe ukuba asebenze izidiliya namasimi.

¹⁷Iintsika zobhedu zendlu kaBawo wethu, neenqwelwana nolwandle lobhedu olwalusendlwini kaBawo wethu, amaBhabhilon azaphula, aluthwala lonke ubhedu, aya nalo eBhabhilon. ^b b v17 Ulwandle lobhedu belisisitya esikhulu esiyingqukuva ababesebenzisa sona ababingeleli ekuhlambeni kwenkonzo. ¹⁸Bathabatha neenkamba, nemihlakulwana, nezifinyiso, nezitya zokutshiza, nezikotile, nazo zonke iimpahla zobhedu ebezisetyenziswa enkonzweni yetempile. ¹⁹Umthetheli wabalindi wathabatha neendebe ezincinane, neengcedevu zamalahle, nezitya zokutshiza, neenkamba, neziphatho zezibane, neenkamba zeziqhumiso, nezitya zeminikelo ethululwayo—yonke into ebiyigolide eyigolide, nento ebiyisilivere eyisilivere.

²⁰Iintsika ezimbini, nolwandle lobhedu, neenkomo zobhedu ezilishumi elinazibini eziphantsi kwenqwelwana, awazenzayo ukumkani uSolomon endlwini kaBawo wethu—ubhedu bazo zonke ezi zinto babungenakulinganiselwa. ²¹Intsika nganye yayimalunga neekubhite ezilishumi elinesibhozo ukuphakama, inomtya oziikubhite ezilishumi elinazibini ukuthandela yona, zinodonga oluziiminwe ezintathu ubukhulu, zaye ziholoholo. ²²Ingqukuva yayo yobhedu ibiziikubhite ezine nesiqingatha ukuphakama, inomnatha neerharnate zizunguleza, zonke zizobhedu. Intsika yesibini ibifana nayo, ineerharnate. ²³Ibingamashumi asithoba anesithandathu iirharnate ezisecaleni; zonke iirharnate ezisemnatheni bezilikhulu, zizunguleza ngeenxa zonke.

²⁴Umthetheli wabalindi wathabatha uSeraya umbingeleli omkhulu, noZefaniya umbingeleli wesibini, nabagcini-minyango abathathu, ²⁵ethabathela emzini wathabatha umbusi owayephethe amadoda okulwa, namadoda asixhenxe awayecebisa ukumkani awafunyanwa emzini, nombhali womthetheli womkhosi owabahlelayo abantu belizwe, namadoda angamashumi amathandathu abantu belizwe awafunyanwa emzini. ²⁶UNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabalindi, wabazisa kukumkani waseBhabhilon eRibhela. ²⁷Ukumkani waseBhabhilon wababetha, wababulala eRibhela kwelaseHamati. Wafuduswa ke uYuda, wemka ezweni lakhe.

²⁸Nali inani labantu awabafudusayo uNebhukadenetsare: ngomnyaka wesixhenxe, amaYuda angamawaka amathathu anamashumi mabini anesithathu;

²⁹ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo kaNebhukadenetsare, iziqu zabantu ezingamakhulu asibhozo anamashumi mathathu anambini, zivela eYerusalem;

³⁰ngomnyaka wamashumi mabini anesithathu kaNebhukadenetsare, uNebhuzaradan umthetheli wabalindi wathimba amaYuda angamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi mane anesihlanu; inani lonke laba ngabantu abangamawaka amane anamakhulu mathandathu.

UYehoyakin Ukhutshwa Entolongweni

³¹Ngomnyaka wamashumi mathathu anesixhenxe wokufuduswa kukaYehoyakin ukumkani wakwaYuda, ngenyanga yeshumi elinazibini, ngosuku lwamashumi mabini anesihlanu, uEvili-merodaki ukumkani waseBhabhilon, ngomnyaka wokuqala wakhe, wamenzela inceba uYehoyakin ukumkani wakwaYuda, wamkhulula entolongweni. ³²Wathetha kakuhle naye, wayibeka itrone yakhe ngaphezu kwezitrone zookumkani ababenaye eBhabhilon. ³³Waza uYehoyakin wazikhulula iingubo zakhe zasentolongweni, wadla esithebeni sokumkani yonke imihla, ubomi bakhe bonke. ³⁴Ukumkani waseBhabhilon wamnika isabelo semihla ngemihla ubomi bakhe bonke, kwada kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe.