2 Kings 24:18-20

18UZedekhiya wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanye lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lanye eJerusalema a. Lebizo likanina lalinguHamutali indodakazi kaJeremiya weLibhina b. 19Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza konke kukaJehoyakhimi c. 20Ngoba ngenxa yentukuthelo yeNkosi lokhu kwenzeka eJerusalema lakoJuda yaze yabaxotsha phambi kwayo. UZedekhiya waseyivukela inkosi yeBhabhiloni d.

2 Kings 25:1-21

Ukuchithwa kweJerusalema

1Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesificamunwemunye wokubusa kwakhe e, ngenyanga yetshumi, ngolwetshumi lwenyanga f, uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wafika, yena lebutho lakhe lonke emelene leJerusalema, wamisa inkamba maqondana layo; bayakhela imiduli yokuvimbezela emelene layo inhlangothi zonke g. 2Umuzi wangena ekuvinjezelweni kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wetshumi lanye wenkosi uZedekhiya. 3Ngolwesificamunwemunye lwenyanga yesine h indlala yasisiba lamandla phakathi komuzi, njalo kwakungelakudla kwabantu belizwe i.

4Umuzi wasufohlelwa j. Wonke amadoda empi k asebaleka ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwemiduli emibili l eyayiseduze lesivande senkosi m, (amaKhaladiya ayemelene-ke lomuzi inhlangothi zonke n); inkosi yasihamba o ngendlela yamagceke p. 5Ibutho lamaKhaladiya laselixotshana lenkosi, layifica emagcekeni eJeriko q; ibutho layo lonke laselihlakazeka lisuka kuyo. 6Aseyibamba inkosi, ayenyusela enkosini yeBhabhiloni r eRibila s, akhuluma ukwahlulela kwayo. 7Abulala amadodana kaZedekhiya phambi kwamehlo akhe, akhupha amehlo kaZedekhiya t, ambopha ngamaketane ethusi amabili, amusa eBhabhiloni u.

Ukuthunjwa kwelakoJuda

8Langenyanga yesihlanu v ngolwesikhombisa lwenyanga w (okungumnyaka wetshumi lesificamunwemunye wenkosi uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni x) kwafika uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi, inceku yenkosi yeBhabhiloni, eJerusalema. 9Wasetshisa indlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi y lazo zonke izindlu zeJerusalema z; layo yonke indlu yesikhulu wayitshisa ngomlilo. 10Lebutho lonke lamaKhaladiya elalilenduna yabalindi aa ladilizela phansi imiduli yeJerusalema inhlangothi zonke ab. 11Njalo insali yabantu ababesele emzini, labahlamuki ababehlamukele enkosini yeBhabhiloni, lensali yexuku, uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi yabathumba ac. 12Kodwa induna yabalindi yatshiya ebayangeni belizwe ukuba ngabaphathi bezivini labalimi ad.

13Lensika zethusi ezazisendlini yeNkosi ae , af, lezisekelo ag, lolwandle lwethusi olwalusendlini yeNkosi, amaKhaladiya akuphahlaza ah, athwalela ithusi lakho eBhabhiloni. 14Lezimbiza ai, lamafotsholo aj, lezindlawu ak, lenkezo, lezitsha zonke zethusi, abasebenza ngazo, akuthatha al. 15Lezitsha zokuthwala umlilo am lemiganu yokufafaza, okwakuligolide golide lokwakuyisiliva siliva, induna yabalindi yakuthatha an. 16Insika zombili ao, ulwandle olulodwa, lezisekelo, uSolomoni ayekwenzele indlu yeNkosi ap, ithusi lazo zonke lezizitsha lalingelakulinganiswa ngesisindo aq. 17Ubude bensika eyodwa babuzingalo ezilitshumi lesificaminwembili, lesiduku phezu kwayo sasilithusi ar, lokuphakama kwesiduku kuzingalo ezintathu as, lomsebenzi ophothiweyo, lamapomegranati* phezu kwesiduku inhlangothi zonke, konke kungokwethusi. Lensika yesibili yayilokunje, ilomsebenzi ophothiweyo.

18Induna yabalindi yasithatha uSeraya umpristi oyinhloko loZefaniya umpristi wesibili, labalindi bombundu womnyango abathathu. 19Lemzini yasithatha induna eyayimiswe phezu kwamadoda empi, lamadoda amahlanu ayesebusweni benkosi ayeficwe emzini, lomabhalane omkhulu webutho eyayibuthela abantu belizwe emabuthweni, lamadoda angamatshumi ayisithupha abantu belizwe ayeficwe phakathi komuzi. 20UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wasebathatha laba wabasa enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibila. 21Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasibatshaya yababulalela eRibila elizweni leHamathi. Ngokunjalo uJuda wathunjwa esuswa elizweni lakhe.

Jeremiah 52:27

27Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasibatshaya, yababulalela eRibila elizweni leHamathi. Ngokunjalo uJuda wathunjwa esuswa elizweni lakhe.

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