2 Kings 25

Ukuchithwa kweJerusalema

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

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

Ukuthunjwa kwelakoJuda

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

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

Abantu abaseleyo babalekela eGibhithe

22Abantu abasala-ke elizweni lakoJuda, uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni owayebatshiyile, wabeka phezu kwabo uGedaliya ap indodana kaAhikhamu indodana kaShafani aq. 23Kwathi zonke induna zamabutho, zona labantu bazo, sezizwile ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhiloni ibeke uGedaliya abe ngumbusi ar, zeza kuGedaliya eMizipa as: Ngitsho oIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya loJohanani indodana kaKareya loSeraya indodana kaTanihumethi umNetofa at , au loJahazaniya indodana yomMahakathi av, zona labantu bazo. 24UGedaliya wasefunga kuzo lakubantu bazo wathi kuzo: Lingesabi ukuba zinceku zamaKhaladiya; hlalani elizweni, likhonze inkosi yeBhabhiloni, njalo kuzakuba kuhle kini. 25Kodwa kwathi ngenyanga yesikhombisa, kwafika uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya indodana kaElishama, owenzalo yesikhosini, lamadoda alitshumi elaye, basebemtshaya uGedaliya waze wafa, lamaJuda lamaKhaladiya ayelaye eMizipa. 26Abantu bonke-ke, kusukela komncinyane kuze kuye komkhulu, lenduna zamabutho, basebesuka baya eGibhithe, ngoba besaba amaKhaladiya.

Ukukhululwa lokuphakanyiswa kukaJehoyakhini

27Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa aw wokuthunjwa kukaJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda ax, ngenyanga yetshumi lambili, ngolwamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa lwenyanga ay, uEvili Merodaki inkosi yeBhabhiloni, ngomnyaka aba yinkosi ngawo, waphakamisa ikhanda likaJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda emkhupha entolongweni az. 28Wasekhuluma kuhle laye, wamisa isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi samakhosi ayelaye eBhabhiloni. 29Wasentshintsha izigqoko zokubotshwa kwakhe; wasesidla isinkwa njalonjalo phambi kwakhe insuku zonke zempilo yakhe ba. 30Lesabelo esimiyo, isabelo esimiyo esiqhubekayo sanikwa yena yinkosi, into yosuku ngosuku lwayo, zonke izinsuku zempilo yakhe bb.

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