Bena Yuda balekele kupopwela Yehoba bimye byavula bingi ne kutendeka kupopwela balesa babubela. Pa myaka yavula, Yehoba wibajimunangako kuba’mba baleke byubilo byabo byatama. Wibatuminanga bangauzhi bakwibajimunako, pano bino kechi baumvwanga ne. Baubanga bangauzhi mukeyu. Yehoba waubile byepi pa kuba’mba baleke kupopwela bankishi?

Mfumu wa bena Babilona aye Nebukaneza, washinjile mikoka yavula bingi. Muzhi mutanshi kushinda wajinga wa Yelusalema, wakwachile Mfumu Yehoyakina, babinemanga ne banabalume bayuka kulwa nkondo ne bonse bayuka mingilo ne kwibatwala ku Babilona. Kabiji wasendele byonse bya buneme byajinga mu nzubo ya Yehoba. Kepo Nebukaneza atongwele Zedekiya kwikala mfumu wa bena Yuda.

Patanshitu, Zedekiya wakokelanga Nebukaneza. Byalo byamuzhokolokele ne bangauzhi ba bubela balengejile Zedekiya kusatukila bena Babilona. Bino Yelemiya wamujimwineko amba: ‘Inge usatuke, ukepayisha bantu ku kipowe kya nzala ne kikola kikeya mu Yuda.’

Zedekiya wasatukijile bena Babilona byo alamine pa myaka itanu na isatu. Wayile nakobola nzhita ya bena Ijipita. Kino kyalengejile Nebukaneza kutuma bashilikale banji kuya na kulukuka muzhi wa Yelusalema ne kumuzhokoloka muzhi yense. Yelemiya waambijile Zedekiya amba: ‘Yehoba waamba’mba inge wipaane ku bena Babilona, muzhi kechi bakamonauna ne kabiji obewa ukekala na bumi. Bino inge ubule kuba bino, bena Babilona bakasoka muzhi wa Yelusalema ne kukutwala mu buzha.’ Zedekiya wakaine’mba: ‘Kechi nsakwipana kwi abo ne.’

Byo papichile mwaka umo ne kichika, bashilikale babena Babilona bakundwile nsakwa ya muzhi wa Yelusalema ne kumusoka. Basokele nzubo  ya Lesa, kabiji baipayile bantu bavula. Bavula wibasendele ne kwibatwala mu buzha.

Zedekiya wanyemene mu muzhi wa Yelusalema, bino bena Babilona batatwile kumupupila. Bakamukwachijile kwipi na muzhi wa Yeliko, ne kumuleta kwi Nebukaneza. Mfumu wa bena Babilona waambijile Zedekiya kwiya na kumona baana banji byo bebepayilenga. Nebukaneza wasabawile Zedekiya meso ne kumukasa mu kaleya kabiji momo afwijile. Yehoba walayile bena Yuda amba: ‘Myaka 70 inge yapwa, mukabwela ku Yelusalema.’

Ki ka kyamwekele ku banyike bo batwajile mu buzha mu Babilona? Nanchi bakonsheshe kutwajila kwikala ba kishinka kwi Yehoba nyi?