2 Amakhosi 24
1 Ngezinsuku zokubusa kukaJehoyakhimi uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yahlasela ilizwe, uJehoyakhimi wathela kuye okweminyaka emithathu. Kodwa waphinda waguquka wamvukela uNebhukhadineza.
Hagi Jehoiakimi'ma Juda vahe kinima mani'nea knafina, Babiloni kini ne' Nebukatnesa'a Juda vahera ha' eme huzmagatere'ne. Ana huteno Jehoiakimina atregeno agri agorga mani'ne. Hianagi 3'a kafuma evutegeno'a Jehoiakimina antahintahi'amo'a rukrahe higeno Nebukatnesana ha' renteno agri agorga omani'ne.
2 UThixo wathuma abahlaseli bamaKhaladiya lama-Asiriya lamaBhabhiloni lama-Aramu lamaMowabi, lama-Amoni, amhlasela. Wabathuma ukuchitha uJuda njengelizwi likaThixo alikhuluma ngezinceku zakhe abaphrofethi.
Hagi anama higeno'a Babiloni vahe'ma, Aramia vahe'ma, Moapu vahe'ma, Amoni vahe'mokizmia Ra Anumzamo'a huzmantege'za e'za, Juda vahera eme zamazeri haviza hu'naze. E'ina'ma hu'nazana Ra Anumzamo'a eri'za vahe'a kasnampa vahe zamagipi huvazige'za kore ke'ma huama hu'naza kemofo nena'a efore hu'ne.
3 Ngempela konke lokho kwenzeka koJuda mayelana lomlayo kaThixo ukuze basuswe phambi kwakhe ngenxa yazo zonke izono zikaManase azenzayo,
Tamagerfa huno Ra Anumzamo huzmantege'za e'za Juda vahera zamazeri havizana hu'naze. Na'ankure Manase'ma hu'nea kumi ku'ene ana maka havizama hu'nea zanku Ra Anumzamo'a avugatira zamazeri atre'naku anara hu'ne.
4 langenxa yegazi elachithekayo lingelacala. Ngoba wayegcwalise iJerusalema ngegazi elingelacala njalo uThixo wayengazimiselanga ukuthethelela.
Hagi hazenkezmi omane vahe'ma Manase'ma zamaheno korazamima eri tagitregeno Jerusalemi kumapima avi'mate'nea zanku Ra Anumzamo'a nentahino, Manasena kumi'a atreonte'ne.
5 Ezinye izehlakalo zembali kaJehoyakhimi azilotshwanga yini egwalweni lwembali yamakhosi akoJuda na?
Hagi Jehoiakimi'ma kinima mani'nea knafima fore'ma hu'nea zantamine, agrama tro'ma hu'nea zantamimofo agenkea, Juda vahe kinimofo zamagenkema krenentaza avontafepi krente'naze.
6 Wafa uJehoyakhimi waya ekuphumuleni kubokhokho bakhe. UJehoyakhini indodana yakhe yathatha ubukhosi.
Hagi Jehoiakimi'a frigeno afahe'mofoma asezmante'naza matipi asentetageno, nemofo ne' Jehoiakini'a nefa nona erino kinia mani'ne.
7 Inkosi yaseGibhithe ayizange ihlasele futhi iphuma elizweni layo, ngenxa yokuthi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yayisithethe ingxenye yelizwe layo enkulu kakhulu, kusukela eSihotsheni seGibhithe kuze kuyefika eMfuleni uYufrathe.
Hagi ana knafina Isipi kini ne'mo'ma kegavama hu'nea kumatmina, ana mika Babiloni kini ne'mo kegava higeno, Isipi kini ne'mo'ma eno Juda vahe'ma ha'ma hunezmanteazana osu'ne. Ana higeno Babiloni kini ne'mo'ma kegava hu'nea mopamofo agema'amo'a, Isipi tinteti agafa huteno vuno, Yufretisi rantinte uhanati'ne.
8 UJehoyakhini wayeleminyaka elitshumi lasificaminwembili esiba yinkosi, njalo wabusa eJerusalema okwezinyanga ezintathu. Ibizo likanina lalinguNehushita indodakazi ka-Elinathani; evela eJerusalema.
Hagi Jehoiakini'a 18ni'a kafu nehuno kinia efore huno Jerusalemi kumatera 3'a ikampi Juda vahe kini manino kegava hu'ne. Nerera'a Jerusale kumateti Elnatani mofakino, agi'a Nehusta'e.
9 Wenza ububi phambi kukaThixo, njengalokhu okwakwenziwe nguyise.
Hagi Jehoiakini'a nefa'ma hu'neaza huno Ra Anumzamofo avurera maka havi avu'avaza hu'ne.
10 Ngalesosikhathi amabutho kaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni afika eJerusalema, awuvimbezela umuzi,
Hagi Jehoiakini'ma kini mani'nea knafina, Babiloni kini ne' Nebukatnesa'ene sondia kva vahe'ene, sondia naga'amo'za mareri'za Jerusalemi kumara ha'huzmantenaku ome avazagi kagi'naze.
11 uNebhukhadineza yena ngokwakhe wazafika amabutho akhe esewuvimbezele umuzi.
Hagi Babiloni sondia vahe'mo'zama, Jerusalemi kuma'ma avazagigagiza mani'nageno'a Babiloni kini ne' Nebukatnesa'a zamagenaku Jerusalemi rankumate e'ne.
12 UJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda wazinikela enkosini yaseBhabhiloni, yena lonina lezinceku zakhe kanye labathenwa bakhe. Ngomnyaka wesificaminwembili wokubusa kwenkosi yaseBhabhiloni uNebhukhadineza wathumba uJehoyakhini.
Hagi kini ne' Jehoiakini'ma kegeno Nebukatnesa'ma egeno'a, nererama eri'za vahe'ama, sondia vahete kva vahe'ene, kinimofo nompima eri'zama eneri'za vahe'mo'zanena kumara atre'za ana maka atirami'za vu'za Nebukatnesa'ene hara osanune hu'za hu'naze. Anama hazageno'a Nebukatnesa'a Jehoiakinina kina hunteku azeri'ne. Hagi anazama fore'ma hu'neana, Jehoiakinima Juda vahe kinima 8'a kafuma nemanigeno anara hu'ne.
13 Njengelizwi likaThixo, uNebhukhadineza wabutha yonke inotho yasethempelini likaThixo lenotho yesigodlo senkosi, wabutha zonke izitsha zegolide ezazisethempelini likaThixo, ezazenziwe nguSolomoni inkosi yako-Israyeli, njengokutsho kukaThixo.
Hagi Ra Anumzamo'ma huama hu'nea kante anteno, Ra Anumzamofo mono nompine, kini ne'mofo nompima knare'nare zama me'nea zantamina Nebukatnesa'a e'nerino, Solomoni'ma golireti tro'ma hu'nea zantamima antagino ruprorovazi netreno, Ra Anumzamofo mono nompima me'nea ana maka golia erivagare'ne. (Jeremaia 20:5)
14 Wathumba abaseJerusalema bonke: izikhulu zonke, lawo wonke amadoda empi lazozonke izingcitshi ezileminwe, abantu abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi. Kwasala abantukazana kuphela elizweni.
Ana nehuno Jerusalemi mani'naza vahe'ene, kinimofo eri'za vahera ana maka nezamavareno, hankavenentake sondia vahera 10tauseni'a nezmavreno, zamazanteti ruzahu ruzahu zama tro'ma nehaza vahe'ene, ainireti'ma keonke'zama tro'mahu antahi'zama eri'naza vahera ana maka Nebukatnesa'a zamavareno Babiloni vuno kina ome huzmante'ne. Hagi zamunte omnege'zama havizama hu'naza vahe'age, zamatrege'za Juda mopafina mani'naze.
15 UNebhukhadineza wamthatha uJehoyakhini wayamgqilaza eBhabhiloni. Wathumba njalo eJerusalema unina wenkosi labafazi bayo lezikhulu zayo lamadoda aziwayo elizweni.
Hagi Jerusalemitira Jehoiakinima nererama, a'naneramima'ane, eri'za vahe'ane, Juda kumate ranra kva vahezaganena Nebukatnesa'a zamavareno Babiloni ome kina huzmante'ne.
16 Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yathumbela eBhabhiloni wonke amadoda angamaqhawe, azinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, aqinileyo ayengaphuma impi, kanye lezingcitshi ezileminwe eziyinkulungwane.
Hagi hankavetino ha'ma huga sondia vahera Babiloni kini ne'mo'a 7tauseni'a nezamavareno, zamazanteti ruzahu ruzahu'zama tro'ma nehaza vahe'ene, ainireti'ma keonke'zama tro'mahu antahi'zama eri'naza vahera ana maka 1tauseni'a vahe zamavare'ne.
17 Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabeka uMathaniya isinini sikaJehoyakhini waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikaJehoyakhini, yasimupha ibizo elitsha lokuthi nguZedekhiya.
Hagi Jehoiakinina onasi nefa Mataniana, Jehoiakini no erinka Juda vahe kini manio huno Nebukatnesa'a huhamprinenteno, Mataniana kasefa agi'a Zedekaia'e huno antemi'ne.
18 UZedekhiya waba yinkosi eleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanye, njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka elitshumi lanye. Ibizo likanina lalinguHamuthali indodakazi kaJeremiya, waseLibhina.
Hagi 21ni'a kafu nehuno Zedekaia'a agafa huno kinia mani'ne. Ana huteno Jerusalemi mani'neno 11ni'a kafufi Juda vahera kegava hu'ne. Nerera'a Libna kumateti Jeremaia mofakino, agi'a Hamutali'e.
19 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaThixo, njengalokho okwakwenziwe nguJehoyakhimi.
Hagi Jehoiakini'a nefa'ma hu'neaza huno Ra Anumzamofo avurera maka havi avu'ava zana hu'ne.
20 Kwakungenxa yokuthukuthela kukaThixo ukuze kwenzakale konke lokhu eJerusalema lakoJuda, njalo ekucineni kwabangela ukuthi uThixo abachithe. Ngalokho uZedekhiya wayihlamukela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.
Hagi Jerusalemi vahe'mo'zane, Juda vahe'mo'zama haza havi zamavu zamavaku, Ra Anumzamo'a rimpa ahezamanteno, zamefi hunezamino mopazamifintira zamavare atrege'za, afete moparega vu'naze. Hagi Zedekaia'a Babiloni kinimofona ha'arenteno agri agorga omani'ne.
