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1 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesificamunwemunye wokubusa kwakhe, ngenyanga yetshumi, ngolwetshumi lwenyanga, uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wafika, yena lebutho lakhe lonke emelene leJerusalema, wamisa inkamba maqondana layo; bayakhela imiduli yokuvimbezela emelene layo inhlangothi zonke.
Choncho mʼchaka chachisanu ndi chinayi cha ulamuliro wa Zedekiya, mwezi wakhumi, pa tsiku lakhumi la mwezi, Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babuloni anabwera ndi gulu lake lonse la ankhondo, nadzathira nkhondo mzinda wa Yerusalemu. Iye anamanga misasa kunja kwa mzindawo ndipo anamanga mitumbira ya nkhondo kuzungulira mzindawo.
2 Umuzi wangena ekuvinjezelweni kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wetshumi lanye wenkosi uZedekhiya.
Mzindawo anawuzinga mpaka chaka cha khumi ndi chimodzi cha Mfumu Zedekiya.
3 Ngolwesificamunwemunye lwenyanga yesine indlala yasisiba lamandla phakathi komuzi, njalo kwakungelakudla kwabantu belizwe.
Pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chinayi pa mwezi wachinayi, njala inakula kwambiri mu mzindamo kotero kuti anthu analibe chakudya.
4 Umuzi wasufohlelwa. Wonke amadoda empi asebaleka ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwemiduli emibili eyayiseduze lesivande senkosi, (amaKhaladiya ayemelene-ke lomuzi inhlangothi zonke); inkosi yasihamba ngendlela yamagceke.
Pamenepo khoma la mzindawo linabowoledwa ndipo gulu lonse la ankhondo linathawa usiku kudzera pa chipata cha pakati pa makoma awiri pafupi ndi munda wa mfumu, ngakhale kuti Ababuloni anali atazinga mzindawo. Iwo anathawira cha ku Araba,
5 Ibutho lamaKhaladiya laselixotshana lenkosi, layifica emagcekeni eJeriko; ibutho layo lonke laselihlakazeka lisuka kuyo.
koma gulu la ankhondo la ku Babuloni linalondola mfumu Zedekiya ndi kumupeza mʼchigwa cha ku Yeriko. Ankhondo onse anamusiya yekha nabalalika.
6 Aseyibamba inkosi, ayenyusela enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibila, akhuluma ukwahlulela kwayo.
Anagwidwa napita naye kwa mfumu ya ku Babuloni ku Ribula, kumene anagamula mlandu wa Zedekiyayo.
7 Abulala amadodana kaZedekhiya phambi kwamehlo akhe, akhupha amehlo kaZedekhiya, ambopha ngamaketane ethusi amabili, amusa eBhabhiloni.
Iwo anapha ana a Zedekiya iyeyo akuona. Kenaka anakolowola maso a Zedekiya namumanga ndi unyolo wamkuwa ndi kupita naye ku Babuloni.
8 Langenyanga yesihlanu ngolwesikhombisa lwenyanga (okungumnyaka wetshumi lesificamunwemunye wenkosi uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni) kwafika uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi, inceku yenkosi yeBhabhiloni, eJerusalema.
Mwezi wachisanu, pa tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri la mwezi, mʼchaka cha 19 cha Nebukadinezara, mfumu ya Babuloni, Nebuzaradani, mkulu wa asilikali oteteza mfumu, nduna ya mfumu ya Babuloni, anabwera ku Yerusalemu.
9 Wasetshisa indlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi lazo zonke izindlu zeJerusalema; layo yonke indlu yesikhulu wayitshisa ngomlilo.
Iye anatentha Nyumba ya Yehova, nyumba ya mfumu pamodzi ndi nyumba zonse za mu Yerusalemu. Anatentha nyumba iliyonse yofunika.
10 Lebutho lonke lamaKhaladiya elalilenduna yabalindi ladilizela phansi imiduli yeJerusalema inhlangothi zonke.
Gulu lonse la ankhondo la ku Babuloni limene linali ndi mkulu wa asilikali oteteza mfumu ija, linagumula malinga ozungulira Yerusalemu.
11 Njalo insali yabantu ababesele emzini, labahlamuki ababehlamukele enkosini yeBhabhiloni, lensali yexuku, uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi yabathumba.
Nebuzaradani mkulu wa asilikali uja anatenga anthu amene anatsala mu mzindamo, ndi ena amene anathawira kwa mfumu ya Babuloni, pamodzi ndi ena onse kupita nawo ku ukapolo ku Babuloni.
12 Kodwa induna yabalindi yatshiya ebayangeni belizwe ukuba ngabaphathi bezivini labalimi.
Koma mkulu wa asilikaliyo anasiya anthu ena osauka kwambiri mʼdzikomo kuti azisamalira minda ya mpesa ndi minda ina.
13 Lensika zethusi ezazisendlini yeNkosi, lezisekelo, lolwandle lwethusi olwalusendlini yeNkosi, amaKhaladiya akuphahlaza, athwalela ithusi lakho eBhabhiloni.
Ababuloni anaphwanya zipilala zamkuwa, maphaka ndiponso mbiya ya mkuwa zimene zinali mʼNyumba ya Yehova ndipo anatenga mkuwawo napita nawo ku Babuloni.
14 Lezimbiza, lamafotsholo, lezindlawu, lenkezo, lezitsha zonke zethusi, abasebenza ngazo, akuthatha.
Iwo anatenganso miphika, mafosholo, mbaniro za nyale, mbale ndi ziwiya zonse zamkuwa zimene ankagwiritsa ntchito potumikira mʼNyumbayo.
15 Lezitsha zokuthwala umlilo lemiganu yokufafaza, okwakuligolide golide lokwakuyisiliva siliva, induna yabalindi yakuthatha.
Mkulu wa asilikali uja anatenganso zofukizira lubani ndi mbale zowazira magazi. Zonsezi zinali zopangidwa ndi golide wabwino kwambiri kapena siliva.
16 Insika zombili, ulwandle olulodwa, lezisekelo, uSolomoni ayekwenzele indlu yeNkosi, ithusi lazo zonke lezizitsha lalingelakulinganiswa ngesisindo.
Mkuwa wochokera ku zipilala ziwiri zija, mbiya ija ndi maphaka aja, zimene Solomoni anapanga mʼNyumba ya Yehova, kuchuluka kwake kunali kosawerengeka.
17 Ubude bensika eyodwa babuzingalo ezilitshumi lesificaminwembili, lesiduku phezu kwayo sasilithusi, lokuphakama kwesiduku kuzingalo ezintathu, lomsebenzi ophothiweyo, lamapomegranati phezu kwesiduku inhlangothi zonke, konke kungokwethusi. Lensika yesibili yayilokunje, ilomsebenzi ophothiweyo.
Chipilala chilichonse chinali chotalika mamita asanu ndi atatu. Mutu wa mkuwa umene unali pamwamba pa chipilalacho unali mita imodzi ndi theka ndipo unakongoletsedwa ndi ukonde wa makangadza a mkuwa amene anazungulira mutuwo. Chipilala chachiwiri chinali chofanana ndi chinacho, ndipo chinali ndi ukonde.
18 Induna yabalindi yasithatha uSeraya umpristi oyinhloko loZefaniya umpristi wesibili, labalindi bombundu womnyango abathathu.
Mkulu wa asilikali uja anagwira ukapolo mkulu wa ansembe Seraya, Zefaniya wachiwiri wa mkulu wa ansembe ndi alonda atatu apakhomo.
19 Lemzini 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.
Mwa anthu amene anali mu mzindamo, anatenga mkulu amene ankalamulira ankhondo ndiponso alangizi asanu a mfumu. Anatenganso mlembi wa mtsogoleri wa ankhondo amene ankalemba anthu ntchito ya usilikali mʼdzikomo pamodzi ndi anthu ake 60 amene anali mu mzindamo.
20 UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wasebathatha laba wabasa enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibila.
Nebuzaradani mkulu wa asilikali uja anawatenga onsewo napita nawo kwa mfumu ya Babuloni ku Ribula.
21 Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasibatshaya yababulalela eRibila elizweni leHamathi. Ngokunjalo uJuda wathunjwa esuswa elizweni lakhe.
Ku Ribulako, mʼdziko la Hamati, mfumu ya ku Babuloni inalamula kuti awakwapule ndi kuwapha. Choncho Ayuda anatengedwa ukapolo kuwachotsa mʼdziko lawo.
22 Abantu abasala-ke elizweni lakoJuda, uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni owayebatshiyile, wabeka phezu kwabo uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu indodana kaShafani.
Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babuloni anasankha Gedaliya mwana wa Ahikamu, mwana wa Safani, kukhala woyangʼanira anthu amene anatsala ku Yuda.
23 Kwathi zonke induna zamabutho, zona labantu bazo, sezizwile ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhiloni ibeke uGedaliya abe ngumbusi, zeza kuGedaliya eMizipa: Ngitsho oIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya loJohanani indodana kaKareya loSeraya indodana kaTanihumethi umNetofa loJahazaniya indodana yomMahakathi, zona labantu bazo.
Atsogoleri onse ankhondo ndi anthu awo atamva kuti mfumu ya Babuloni yasankha Gedaliya kukhala bwanamkubwa, anabwera kwa Gedaliya ku Mizipa. Atsogoleriwo mayina awo anali awa: Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya, Yohanani mwana wa Kareya, Seraya mwana wa Tanihumeti wa ku Netofa ndi Yaazaniya mwana wa Maakati, pamodzi ndi anthu awo.
24 UGedaliya wasefunga kuzo lakubantu bazo wathi kuzo: Lingesabi ukuba zinceku zamaKhaladiya; hlalani elizweni, likhonze inkosi yeBhabhiloni, njalo kuzakuba kuhle kini.
Gedaliya analumbira powatsimikizira iwo ndi anthu awo. Iye anati, “Musachite mantha ndi atsogoleri Ababuloniwa. Khalani mʼdziko muno ndipo tumikirani mfumu ya Babuloni. Mukatero zinthu zidzakuyenderani bwino.”
25 Kodwa kwathi ngenyanga yesikhombisa, kwafika uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya indodana kaElishama, owenzalo yesikhosini, lamadoda alitshumi elaye, basebemtshaya uGedaliya waze wafa, lamaJuda lamaKhaladiya ayelaye eMizipa.
Koma pa mwezi wachisanu ndi chiwiri, Ismaeli mwana wa Netaniya, mwana wa Elisama, wa banja laufumu, anabwera ndi anthu khumi ndipo anapha Gedaliya pamodzi ndi Ayuda ndi anthu a ku Babuloni amene anali naye limodzi ku Mizipa.
26 Abantu bonke-ke, kusukela komncinyane kuze kuye komkhulu, lenduna zamabutho, basebesuka baya eGibhithe, ngoba besaba amaKhaladiya.
Chifukwa cha zimenezi, anthu onse kuyambira wamngʼono mpaka wamkulu, pamodzi ndi atsogoleri a ankhondo anathawira ku Igupto chifukwa choopa Ababuloni.
27 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa wokuthunjwa kukaJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda, ngenyanga yetshumi lambili, ngolwamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa lwenyanga, uEvili Merodaki inkosi yeBhabhiloni, ngomnyaka aba yinkosi ngawo, waphakamisa ikhanda likaJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda emkhupha entolongweni.
Pa chaka cha 37 cha ukapolo wa Yehoyakini mfumu ya Yuda, chaka chimene Evili-Merodaki anakhala mfumu ya Babuloni, anamasula Yehoyakini mʼndende pa mwezi wa 12 pa tsiku la 27.
28 Wasekhuluma kuhle laye, wamisa isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi samakhosi ayelaye eBhabhiloni.
Anamukomera mtima namukweza kupambana mafumu ena onse amene anali naye ku Babuloni.
29 Wasentshintsha izigqoko zokubotshwa kwakhe; wasesidla isinkwa njalonjalo phambi kwakhe insuku zonke zempilo yakhe.
Choncho Yoyakini anavula zovala zake za ku ndende, ndipo ankadya ndi mfumu masiku onse a moyo wake.
30 Lesabelo esimiyo, isabelo esimiyo esiqhubekayo sanikwa yena yinkosi, into yosuku ngosuku lwayo, zonke izinsuku zempilo yakhe.
Mfumu inkamupatsa Yehoyakini chakudya tsiku lililonse pa moyo wake wonse.
