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36 ¹Abantu bezwe bathatha uJehowahazi indodana kaJosiya bambeka waba inkosi eJerusalema esikhundleni sikayise. ²UJehowahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu lapho eba inkosi, wabusa izinyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. ³Inkosi yaseGibhithe yamsusa esikhundleni eJerusalema, yahlawulisa izwe isiliva esingamaphawundi angaba izinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu negolide elingamaphawundi angamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. ⁴Inkosi yaseGibhithe yabeka u-Eliyakimi umfowabo waba inkosi phezu kukaJuda neJerusalema, yamqamba kabusha ngegama elithi Jehoyakimi; uNeko wathatha umfowabo uJehowahazi wamyisa eGibhithe.

UJehoyakimi Wenza Okubi Phambi kukaBaba

⁵UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho eba inkosi; wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema, enza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu. ⁶UNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wamhlasela, wambopha ngamaketanga ethusi ukuze amyise eBhabhiloni. ⁷UNebukadinezari wathatha nezinye zezinto zendlu kaBaba wethu wazisa eBhabhiloni, wazibeka ethempelini lakhe eBhabhiloni. ⁸Ezinye izenzo zikaJehoyakimi, izinto zakhe ezinengekayo, nokubekwa icala kwakhe, kulotshiwe eNcwadini yamaKhosi ka-Israyeli noJuda; indodana yakhe uJehoyakini yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

Ukubusa Okufushane Nokubi kukaJehoyakini

⁹UJehoyakini wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili lapho eba inkosi; wabusa izinyanga ezintathu nezinsuku eziyishumi eJerusalema, enza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu. ¹⁰Entwasahlobo, inkosi uNebukadinezari yamletha eBhabhiloni kanye nezinto eziyigugu zendlu kaBaba wethu, yabeka uZedekiya, isihlobo sikaJehoyakini, waba inkosi phezu kukaJuda neJerusalema.

UZedekiya Uqinisa Inhliziyo Yakhe KuBaba

¹¹UZedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye lapho eba inkosi, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema. ¹²Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, akazithobanga phambi kukaJeremiya umprofethi, owakhuluma ngomlomo kaBaba wethu. ¹³Wahlubuka nenkosi uNebukadinezari, eyayimfungise ngoBaba wethu, waqinisa intamo yakhe wenza inhliziyo yakhe yaba lukhuni, wenqaba ukubuyela kuBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. ¹⁴Bonke abapristi abakhulu nabantu baya ngokuya bengathembeki, belandela zonke izenzo ezinengekayo zezizwe, bangcolisa indlu uBaba wethu ayeyenze ngcwele eJerusalema.

IJerusalema Liwa Ngesahlulelo sikaBaba

¹⁵UBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, wathumela izwi kaningi ngezithunywa zakhe, ehawukela abantu bakhe nendawo yakhe yokuhlala. ¹⁶Kodwa bazibhinqa izithunywa zikaBaba wethu, bawadelela amazwi akhe, babahleka usulu abaprofethi bakhe, kwaze kwavuka ulaka lukaBaba wethu kubantu bakhe, lungasenakuxazululwa. ^a a v16 Ulaka lukaBaba wethu lapha luwusizi lothando olwaliwe, hhayi ukuthukuthela masinyane—isahlulelo sehla kuphela emva kokuba ethumele isithunywa emva kwesithunywa, ekhombisa isihe kubantu bakhe inqobo nje kusenethemba lokuba babuyele ekhaya.

¹⁷Ngakho waletha inkosi yaseKhalediya ukuba imelane nabo, eyabulala izinsizwa zabo ngenkemba endlini yabo engcwele, ingasindisi nsizwa, ntombi, mdala, noma oguga. UBaba wethu wabanikela bonke esandleni sayo. ¹⁸Zonke izinto zendlu kaBaba wethu, ezinkulu nezincane, ingcebo yendlu kaBaba wethu neyenkosi neyezikhulu zayo—konke wakuletha eBhabhiloni. ¹⁹Bayishisa indlu kaBaba wethu, badiliza udonga lweJerusalema, bashisa zonke izigodlo zalo, bachitha konke okuyigugu phakathi kwalo. ²⁰Wathumbela eBhabhiloni labo abasinda enkembeni; bamkhonza yena namadodana akhe kwaze kwaqala ukubusa kombuso wasePheresiya, ²¹ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi likaBaba wethu elakhulunywa ngoJeremiya: izwe laze lajabulela amasabatha alo, zonke izinsuku zalo zencithakalo laphumula, kwaze kwagcwaliseka iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa. ^b b v21 Umthetho wawufuna ukuba izwe liphumule ngonyaka wesikhombisa ngamunye, kodwa u-Israyeli wayekudebeselela lokhu isikhathi eside; iminyaka yokuthunjwa yagcwalisa inani eliphelele.

UBaba Uvusa Inhliziyo kaKoresi

²²Ngonyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya, ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi likaBaba wethu elakhulunywa ngoJeremiya, uBaba wethu wavusa umoya kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya ukuba amemezele kuwo wonke umbuso wakhe, nokuba akubhale phansi, ethi: ²³UKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya uthi: “USimakade, uNkulunkulu wezulu, unginike yonke imibuso yomhlaba, wangiyala ukuba ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema, kwelakwaJuda. Noma ngubani kubantu bakhe ophakathi kwenu—uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakhe makabe naye—akenyukele khona.”