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1 Ngensuku zakhe uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wenyuka, njalo uJehoyakhimi waba yisikhonzi sakhe iminyaka emithathu; wasephenduka wamvukela.
I KONA manawa, pii mai la o Nebukaneza ke alii o Babulona, a lilo o Iehoiakima i kauwa nana i na makahiki ekolu; alaila huli ae la ia a kipi aku ia ia.
2 INkosi yasithuma ukumelana laye amaviyo amaKhaladiya lamaviyo amaSiriya lamaviyo amaMowabi lamaviyo abantwana bakoAmoni, yasiwathuma ukumelana loJuda ukumchitha, njengokwelizwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla sezinceku zayo abaprofethi.
A hoouna aku la o Iehova e ku e ia ia i ka poe hao wale no Kaledea, a i ka poe hao wale no Suria, a i ka poe hao wale no Moaba, a i ka poe hao wale no na mamo a Amona, a hoouna aku ia lakou e ku e i ka Iuda e luku aku ia ia, e like me ka olelo a Iehova ana i olelo ai ma kana poe kauwa ma na kaula.
3 Sibili ngokomlayo weNkosi lokho kwehlela koJuda ukubasusa ebusweni bayo ngenxa yezono zikaManase, njengakho konke akwenzayo,
He oiaio ma ke kauoha a Iehova i hiki mai ai keia maluna o ka Iuda, e lawe ae ia lakou mai kona alo aku no ka hewa o Manase, e like me na mea a pau ana i hana'i;
4 njalo langegazi elingelacala alichithayo; ngoba wagcwalisa iJerusalema ngegazi elingelacala, iNkosi engavumanga ukulithethelela.
A no ke koko hala ole ana i hookahe ai, a ua hoopiha oia i Ierusalema i ke koko hala ole, i ka mea a Iehova i kala ole mai ai.
5 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehoyakhimi, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?
A o na hana i koe a Iehoiakima, a o na mea a pau ana i hana'i, aole anei i kakauia lakou iloko o ka buke oihanaalii a na'lii o ka Iuda?
6 UJehoyakhimi waselala laboyise. UJehoyakhini indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
A hiamoe iho la o Iehoiakima me kona poe kupuna: a noho alii iho la o Iehoiakina kana keiki ma kona hakahaka.
7 Inkosi yeGibhithe kayisaphindanga futhi ukuphuma elizweni layo, ngoba inkosi yeBhabhiloni yayithethe kusukela emfuleni weGibhithe kusiya emfuleni iYufrathi, konke okwakungokwenkosi yeGibhithe.
Aole i hele hou mai ke alii o Aigupita mai kona aina mai: no ka mea, ua lawe ke alii o Babulona i na mea a pau a ke alii o Aigupita, mai ka muliwai o Aigupita a hiki i ka muliwai o Euperate.
8 UJehoyakhini wayeleminyaka elitshumi lesificaminwembili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa inyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguNehushita indodakazi kaElinathani weJerusalema.
He umikumamawalu na makahiki o Iehoiakina i kona wa i lilo ai i alii; a ekolu malama o kona alii ana ma Ierusalema. A o Nehuseta ka inoa o kona makuwahine, ke kaikamahine a Elenatana no Ierusalema.
9 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza konke kukayise.
A hana ino aku la ia imua o Iehova, e like me na mea a pau a kona makuakane i hana'i.
10 Ngalesosikhathi izinceku zikaNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni zenyukela eJerusalema, umuzi wasungena ekuvinjezelweni.
Ia manawa, pii mai la na kauwa a Nebukaneza, ke alii o Babulona, e ku e i Ierusalema, a lilo ke kulanakauhale i ka hoopilikiaia.
11 UNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wasefika wamelana lomuzi, izinceku zakhe zisawuvimbezela.
A o Nebukaneza ke alii o Babulona, hele ku e mai la ia i ke kulanakauhale, a hoopilikia aku la kana poe kauwa ia wahi.
12 UJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda wasephuma waya enkosini yeBhabhiloni, yena lonina lenceku zakhe lenduna zakhe labathenwa bakhe. Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasimthatha ngomnyaka wesificaminwembili wokubusa kwakhe.
A hele aku la Iehoiakina ke alii o ka Iuda i ke alii o Babulona, oia, a me kona makuwahine, a me kana poe kauwa, a me kona poe alii, a me kona poe luna hale, a lawe ke alii o Babulona ia ia i ka walu o ka makahiki o kona alii ana.
13 Yasikhupha lapho wonke amagugu endlu kaJehova lamagugu endlu yenkosi; yaquma zonke izitsha zegolide uSolomoni inkosi yakoIsrayeli ayezenzile ethempelini likaJehova, njengokutsho kweNkosi.
A lawe ae la ia mailaila aku i ka waiwai a pau o ka hale o Iehova, a me ka waiwai o ka hale o ke alii, a oki liilii iho la na kiaha gula a pau a Solomona ke alii o ka Iseraela i hana'i ma ka luakini o Iehova, e like me ka Iehova i olelo mai ai.
14 Yasithumba iJerusalema yonke, leziphathamandla zonke, lawo wonke amaqhawe alamandla, abathunjwa abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi, lazo zonke ingcitshi zemisebenzi labakhandi; kakusalanga loyedwa ngaphandle kwabantukazana ebantwini belizwe.
A lawe pio aku la ia i ko Ierusalema a pau, a me na'lii, a me ka poe koa ikaika a pau, he umi tausani ka poe pio, a me ka poe paahana a pau, a me na amara: aohe mea i koe, o na kanaka ilihune o ka aina wale no.
15 Yasimthumbela uJehoyakhini eBhabhiloni; lonina wenkosi, lamakhosikazi enkosi, labathenwa bakhe, lamaqhawe elizwe, yabathumbela eBhabhiloni besuka eJerusalema.
A lawe pio aku la oia ia Iehoiakina i Babulona, a me ka makuwahine o ke alii a me na wahine a ke alii, a me na luna hale, a me ka poe alii o ka aina, o lakou kana i lawe pio ae ai mai Ierusalema a ku i Babulona.
16 Lawo wonke amadoda angamaqhawe, azinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, lezingcitshi zemisebenzi labakhandi, abayinkulungwane, bonke abaqinileyo abangaphuma impi, inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasibaletha bengabathunjwa eBhabhiloni.
A o na kanaka koa a pau, ehiku tausaui, a o ka poe paahana a me ka poe amara, hookahi tausani, o ka poe a pau ikaika i ke kaua a pau, o lakou ka ke alii o Babulona i lawe pio aku ai i Babulona.
17 Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasibeka uMathaniya uyise omncinyane ukuba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, yaguqula ibizo lakhe yathi nguZedekhiya.
A o ke alii o Babulona, hooalii aku la, oia ia Matania, ke kaikaina o kona makuakane, ma kona hakahaka, a kapa aku la i kona inoa o Zedekia.
18 UZedekhiya wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanye lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lanye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguHamutali indodakazi kaJeremiya weLibhina.
He iwakaluakumamakahi na makahiki o Zedekia i kona wa i lilo ai i alii, a he umikumamakahi na makahiki o kona noho alii ana ma Ierusalema. A o Hamutala ka inoa o kona makuwahine, ke kaikamahine a Ieremia no Libena.
19 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza konke kukaJehoyakhimi.
Hana ino aku la ia imua o Iehova, e like me na mea a pau a Iehoiakima i hana'i.
20 Ngoba ngenxa yentukuthelo yeNkosi lokhu kwenzeka eJerusalema lakoJuda yaze yabaxotsha phambi kwayo. UZedekhiya waseyivukela inkosi yeBhabhiloni.
A no ka inaina mai o Iehova, ua hanaia keia ma Ierusalema, a ma Iuda, a ka wa i hookuke aku ai oia ia lakou mai kona alo aku, i kipi aku ai o Zedekia i ke alii o Babulona.
