UJeremiya 52:1-34
52 UZedekhiya+ wayeleminyaka engu-21 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-11. Unina kwakunguHamuthali+ indodakazi kaJeremiya waseLibhina.
2 UZedekhiya waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova, elandela konke okwakusenziwa nguJehoyakhimu.+
3 UJehova wayethukuthele, yikho izinto lezi zenzakala koJuda laseJerusalema waze wacina ebasusile phambi kwakhe.+ UZedekhiya wahlamukela inkosi yeBhabhiloni.+
4 Mhlaka 10 ngenyanga yetshumi ngomnyaka wesi-9 wokubusa kukaZedekhiya, uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni wabuya lebutho lakhe lonke wazohlasela idolobho leJerusalema. Bafika bamisa inkamba basebesakha umduli wokulivimbezela, baligombolozela.+
5 Idolobho lavinjezelwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesi-11 wokubusa kweNkosi uZedekhiya.
6 Mhlaka 9 ngenyanga yesine+ indlala yayisinzima edolobheni, kwakungaselakudla elizweni.+
7 Ekucineni amaKhaledi adiliza umduli wedolobho avula isikhala. Wonke amabutho eNkosi uZedekhiya abaleka edolobheni ebusuku aphuma ngegedi eliphakathi kwemiduli emibili duze lengadi yenkosi. Abaleka ngendlela eqonda e-Arabha.+ Ngalesosikhathi amaKhaledi ayelokhu egombolozele idolobho.
8 Ibutho lamaKhaledi layixotshanisa inkosi layithola+ emagcekeni eJerikho. Wonke amabutho ayo abaleka asabalala ayitshiya.
9 AmaKhaledi ambamba uZedekhiya amhambisa enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibhila elizweni laseHamathi. Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasimgweba.
10 Yabulala amadodana kaZedekhiya phambi kwamehlo akhe, yabulala lazo zonke izikhulu zakoJuda khonapho eRibhila.
11 Yabulala uZedekhiya amehlo yamenza waba yisiphofu,+ yambopha ngamaketane ekhopha yasihamba laye eBhabhiloni, yafika yamvalela ejele lapho ahlala khona waze wafa.
12 Mhlaka 10 ngenyanga yesihlanu ngomnyaka wesi-19 wokubusa kukaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, uNebhuzaradani induna yabalindi owayeyinceku yenkosi yeBhabhiloni, wafika eJerusalema.+
13 Watshisa indlu kaJehova+ lendlu yenkosi,* lazo zonke izindlu zaseJerusalema. Waphinda watshisa lezindlu zonke ezinkulu.
14 Lonke ibutho lamaKhaledi elalihamba lenduna yabalindi ladiliza imiduli yeJerusalema layiwisela phansi.+
15 UNebhuzaradani induna yabalindi wathumba abanye abantukazana labo bonke abantu ababesele edolobheni. Wathatha labantu ababehlamukele enkosini yeBhabhiloni kanye lazo zonke izingcitshi zomsebenzi.+
16 Kodwa watshiya abanye abantu abangabayanga kakhulu elizweni ukuthi basebenze emasimini amagilebisi njalo babe yizigqili.+
17 AmaKhaledi abhidliza insika zekhopha+ zendlu kaJehova lezinqola+ kanye letanka yamanzi+ eyayenziwe ngekhopha eyayisendlini kaJehova, asethatha yonke ikhopha ahamba layo eBhabhiloni.+
18 Athatha lamakani, lamafotsholo, lezigelo zokuquma intambo zezibane, lemiganu,+ lamankomitsho,+ lazo zonke izitsha zekhopha ezazisetshenziswa ethempelini.
19 Induna yabalindi yathatha izinditshi,+ lenkezwana zokuthwala amalahle, lemiganu yokuchela, lamakani, lezinti zezibane,+ lamankomitsho kanye leminye imiganu. Konke lokhu kwakwenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo langesiliva esicengekileyo.+
20 Insika zombili, letanka yamanzi, lenkunzi ezingu-12+ ezazingaphansi kwetanka yamanzi, lezinqola iNkosi uSolomoni eyayizenzele indlu kaJehova, kwakwenziwe ngekhopha enengi kakhulu engeke ilinganiswe.
21 Insika ngayinye yayizingalo* ezingu-18 ubude, njalo kwakungadingeka intambo ezingalo ezingu-12 ukuyithandela yonke.+ Ubuqatha bekhopha ezazenziwe ngayo babulingana lobubanzi beminwe emine* nxa ihlanganisiwe. Insika ngayinye yayigubhekile phakathi ingelalutho.
22 Isiduku* esasiphezu kwayo sasingesekhopha futhi sasizingalo ezinhlanu ubude.+ Isefa lemiceciso yamaharinathi eyayigombolozele isiduku kwakubunjwe ngekhopha. Insika yesibili layo yayinjalo kanye lamaharinathi ayo.
23 Emaceleni kwakulemiceciso yamaharinathi engu-96. Yonke imiceciso yamaharinathi eyayisemasefeni yayingu-100.+
24 Induna yabalindi yathatha loSeraya+ umphristi okhokhelayo lomsekeli wakhe uZefaniya+ kanye labalindi beminyango abathathu.+
25 Edolobheni wathatha isiphathamandla sesigodlweni esasikhangele ibutho, labangane benkosi abayisikhombisa ababesedolobheni, lonobhala wenduna yebutho owayekhangela ukubuthwa kwamabutho elizweni. Wathatha lamanye amadoda angu-60 ayetholakale edolobheni.
26 UNebhuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathatha wabahambisa enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibhila.
27 Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yababulala eRibhila+ elizweni leHamathi. Le yiyo indlela abantu bakoJuda abathunjwa ngayo basuswa elizweni labo.+
28 Laba yibo abantu uNebhukhadinezari abathumbayo. Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwakhe wathumba amaJuda angu-3 023.+
29 Ngomnyaka wesi-18 wokubusa kukaNebhukhadinezari+ kwathathwa abantu abangu-832 eJerusalema.
30 Ngomnyaka wesi-23 wokubusa kukaNebhukhadinezari, uNebhuzaradani induna yabalindi wathumba amaJuda angu-745.+
Sebebonke abantu abathunjwayo babengu-4 600.
31 Ngomnyaka wesi-37 wokuthunjwa kukaJehoyakhini+ inkosi yakoJuda, mhlaka 27 ngenyanga yesi-12, u-Evili-merodakhi inkosi yeBhabhiloni wakhipha uJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda ejele. Yiwo umnyaka u-Evili-merodakhi aqalisa ngawo ukubusa.+
32 Wakhuluma laye ngomusa futhi wabeka isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi saba phezu kwezihlalo zobukhosi zamanye amakhosi ayelaye eBhabhiloni.
33 Ngakho uJehoyakhini wakhipha izigqoko zakhe zejele njalo kusukela lapho wadla etafuleni yenkosi yeBhabhiloni okwempilo yakhe yonke.
34 Nsuku zonke wayephiwa ukudla okuvela enkosini yeBhabhiloni. Lokhu kwenzakala okwempilo yakhe yonke waze wafa.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “uNebhukhadirezari.” Le ngenye indlela ibizo lakhe elibhalwa ngayo.
^ Kumbe, “lesigodlo senkosi.”
^ Ingalo yayilingana lamasentimitha angu-44,5. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Ububanzi bomunwe babulingana lamasentimitha angu-1,85. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Isiduku kwakungumceciso owawufakwa phezu kwensika.
