UJeremiya 52

52 ¹UZedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye lapho ebekwa inkosi, wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka eyishumi nanye. Unina kwakunguHamuthali, indodakazi kaJeremiya waseLibna. ²Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, njengoba noJehoyakimi ayenzile. ³Lokhu kwehlela iJerusalema noJuda ngenxa yolaka lukaBaba wethu, waze wabaxosha phambi kwakhe. UZedekiya wayesevukela inkosi yaseBabiloni.

⁴Ngonyaka wesishiyagalolunye wokubusa kwakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngosuku lweshumi, uNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBabiloni wafika ukulwa neJerusalema nebutho lakhe lonke, wamisa ukuyivimbezela, wakha udonga lokuyihanqa. ⁵Ngakho umuzi wavinjezelwa kwaze kwaba unyaka weshumi nanye wenkosi uZedekiya.

⁶Ngenyanga yesine, ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye, indlala yaba nkulu emzini; kwakungasekho kudla kubantu bezwe. ⁷Khona umuzi wafohlwa. Onke amabutho abaleka, aphuma ebusuku ngesango eliphakathi kwezindonga ezimbili eduze nensimu yenkosi, kuyilapho amaBabiloni ewuhanqe umuzi, aqonda ngase-Arabha. ^a a v7 I-Arabha yisigodi esehlayo soMfula iJordani, esisuka oLwandle lwaseGalile siye eningizimu, siqonde oLwandle Olufile. ⁸Kodwa amabutho aseBabiloni ayixosha inkosi, ambamba uZedekiya emathafeni aseJeriko, lonke ibutho lakhe lahlakazeka lamshiya. ⁹Bayibamba inkosi, bayiyisa enkosini yaseBabiloni eRibla ezweni laseHamati, yayisiyigweba. ¹⁰Inkosi yaseBabiloni yabulala amadodana kaZedekiya phambi kwamehlo akhe, yabulala nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaJuda eRibla. ¹¹Yakhipha amehlo kaZedekiya, yambopha ngamaketanga ethusi, inkosi yaseBabiloni yamyisa eBabiloni, yamfaka etilongweni kwaze kwaba usuku lokufa kwakhe.

Ukubhujiswa Kwendlu kaBaba

¹²Ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngosuku lweshumi—okwakungunyaka weshumi nesishiyagalolunye wenkosi uNebukadinezari—uNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, inceku yenkosi uNebukadinezari, wafika eJerusalema. ¹³Washisa indlu kaBaba wethu, nendlu yenkosi, nazo zonke izindlu zaseJerusalema—zonke izindlu ezinkulu wazishisa ngomlilo. ¹⁴Lonke ibutho laseBabiloni elalinenduna yabalindi labhidliza zonke izindonga ezazihanqe iJerusalema. ¹⁵UNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, wathumbela ekudingisweni abanye babantu abampofu kakhulu, nalabo ababesele emzini, nababaleki ababeyozinikela enkosini yaseBabiloni, nabanye bezingcweti. ¹⁶Kodwa uNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, washiya abanye babampofu bezwe ukuba basebenze ezivinini nasemasimini.

¹⁷Izinsika zethusi zendlu kaBaba wethu, nezinqola nolwandle lwethusi olwaluphakathi endlini kaBaba wethu—amaBabiloni akuphahlaza, athwala lonke ithusi aliyisa eBabiloni. ^b b v17 Ulwandle lwethusi lwaluyisitsha esikhulu esiyindilinga esasisetshenziswa abapristi ekugezeni kwenkonzo. ¹⁸Bathatha amakhanzi, namafosholo, nezijubi zezibane, nemicengezi, nezitsha, nazo zonke izitsha zethusi ezazisetshenziselwa inkonzo yethempeli. ¹⁹Induna yabalindi yathatha nezitsha ezincane, nemicengezi yomlilo, nemicengezi, namakhanzi, nezinti zezibane, nezitsha zempepho, nezitsha zomnikelo wokuphuzwayo—konke okwakuyigolide njengegolide, konke okwakuyisiliva njengesiliva.

²⁰Izinsika ezimbili, nolwandle lwethusi, nezinkunzi zethusi eziyishumi nambili ezazingaphansi kwezinqola, akwenzela indlu kaBaba wethu yinkosi uSolomoni—ithusi lakho konke lalingenakulinganiswa ngesisindo. ²¹Insika ngayinye yayiphakeme cishe amafidi angamashumi amabili nesikhombisa, ukuyihanqa kungamafidi ayishumi nesishiyagalombili, izindonga zayo zishuba amayintshi amathathu, iyize ngaphakathi. ²²Isihloko sayo sethusi sasiphakeme cishe amafidi ayisikhombisa nesigamu, sinenethi namahalananda nxazonke, konke kuyithusi. Insika yesibili yayifana nayo, inamahalananda. ²³Amahalananda angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesithupha ayesemaceleni; wonke amahalananda ayelikhulu enethini nxazonke.

²⁴Induna yabalindi yathatha uSeraya umpristi omkhulu, noZefaniya umpristi wesibili, nabalindimnyango abathathu, ²⁵emzini yathatha isikhulu esasiphethe amabutho, nabayisikhombisa babeluleki benkosi ababetholakala emzini, nomabhalane wenduna yebutho owayebutha abantu bezwe, namadoda angamashumi ayisithupha abantu bezwe ayetholakala emzini. ²⁶UNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, wabayisa enkosini yaseBabiloni eRibla. ²⁷Inkosi yaseBabiloni yabashaya yababulala eRibla ezweni laseHamati. UJuda wathunjwa wasuka ezweni lakhe.

²⁸Yileli inani labantu uNebukadinezari abathumbayo: ngonyaka wesikhombisa, abangamaJuda abazinkulungwane ezintathu namashumi amabili nantathu;

²⁹ngonyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaNebukadinezari, abantu abangamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amathathu nambili abavela eJerusalema;

³⁰ngonyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu kaNebukadinezari, uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wathumba amaJuda angamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nanhlanu; isamba kwaba abantu abazinkulungwane ezine namakhulu ayisithupha.

UJehoyakini Ukhishwa Etilongweni

³¹Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa wokuthunjwa kukaJehoyakini inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu, u-Evili-merodaki inkosi yaseBabiloni, ngonyaka wakhe wokuqala wokubusa, wamphatha ngomusa uJehoyakini inkosi yakwaJuda, wamkhulula etilongweni. ³²Wakhuluma naye ngomusa, wabeka isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi ngaphezu kwezihlalo zamanye amakhosi ayenaye eBabiloni. ³³Ngakho uJehoyakini wakhumula izingubo zakhe zasetilongweni, wadla etafuleni lenkosi zonke izinsuku, impilo yakhe yonke. ³⁴Inkosi yaseBabiloni yamnika isabelo sakhe sansuku zonke impilo yakhe yonke, kwaze kwafika usuku lokufa kwakhe.