2 Nyakati 36
1 Watu wa nchi wakamchukua Yehoahazi mwana wa Yosia na kumfanya mfalme mahali pa baba yake huko Yerusalemu.
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
2 Yehoahazi alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na mitatu alipoanza kutawala, akatawala huko Yerusalemu kwa miezi mitatu.
Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
3 Mfalme wa Misri akamwondoa madarakani huko Yerusalemu na akatoza Yuda kodi ya talanta 100 za fedha na talanta moja ya dhahabu.
And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
4 Mfalme wa Misri akamweka Eliakimu, nduguye Yehoahazi, kuwa mfalme juu ya Yuda na Yerusalemu na kubadili jina la Eliakimu kuwa Yehoyakimu. Lakini Neko akamchukua Yehoahazi, Nduguye Eliakimu akampeleka Misri.
And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
5 Yehoyakimu alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na mitano alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu miaka kumi na mmoja. Akafanya maovu machoni pa Bwana Mungu wake.
Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
6 Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli akamshambulia na kumfunga kwa pingu za shaba akampeleka Babeli.
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
7 Nebukadneza akachukua pia vyombo kutoka Hekalu la Bwana na kuviweka katika hekalu lake huko Babeli.
Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
8 Matukio mengine ya utawala wa Yehoyakimu, machukizo aliyoyafanya na yote yaliyoonekana dhidi yake, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Israeli na Yuda. Naye Yehoyakini mwanawe akawa mfalme baada yake.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
9 Yehoyakini alikuwa na miaka kumi na minane alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu miezi mitatu na siku kumi. Akafanya yaliyo maovu machoni pa Bwana.
Jehoiachin [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD.
10 Mnamo majira ya vuli, Mfalme Nebukadneza akatuma watu, nao wakamleta Babeli, pamoja na vyombo vya thamani kutoka Hekalu la Bwana. Naye akamfanya Sedekia, ndugu yake Yehoyakimu kuwa mfalme wa Yuda na Yerusalemu.
And when the year had expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
11 Sedekia alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na mmoja alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu kwa miaka kumi na mmoja.
Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12 Alifanya maovu machoni pa Bwana Mungu wake, wala hakujinyenyekeza mbele ya nabii Yeremia, ambaye alinena neno la Bwana.
And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God, [and] humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet [speaking] from the mouth of the LORD.
13 Pia alimwasi Mfalme Nebukadneza, ambaye alikuwa amemwapisha kwa jina la Mungu. Akashupaza shingo na akafanya moyo wake kuwa mgumu wala hakutaka kumgeukia Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli.
And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning to the LORD God of Israel.
14 Zaidi ya hayo viongozi wote wa makuhani pamoja na watu wakazidi kukosa uaminifu zaidi na zaidi, wakafanya machukizo yote kama walivyofanya mataifa wakinajisi Hekalu la Bwana alilokuwa amelitakasa huko Yerusalemu.
Moreover, all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
15 Bwana, Mungu wa baba zao, akawapelekea neno kupitia wajumbe wake tena na tena, kwa sababu alikuwa anawahurumia watu wake pamoja na mahali pa maskani yake.
And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:
16 Lakini waliwadhihaki wajumbe wa Bwana wakayadharau maneno yake na kuwacheka manabii wake mpaka ghadhabu ya Bwana ikawa kubwa dhidi ya watu wake na hakukuwa na namna ya kuituliza.
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till [there was] no remedy.
17 Mungu akamwinua dhidi yao mfalme wa Wakaldayo, aliyewaua vijana wao wa kiume kwa upanga ndani ya mahali patakatifu, ambaye hakumbakiza kijana mwanaume wala kijana mwanamke, wazee wala vikongwe. Mungu akawatia wote mikononi mwa Nebukadneza.
Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave [them] all into his hand.
18 Akavichukua kwenda Babeli vyombo vyote kutoka Hekalu la Mungu, vikubwa na vidogo, hazina za Hekalu la Bwana pamoja na hazina za mfalme na za maafisa wake.
And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all [these] he brought to Babylon.
19 Wakalichoma Hekalu la Mungu na kuzibomoa kuta za Yerusalemu, wakachoma moto majumba yote ya kifalme na kuharibu kila kitu chake cha thamani.
And they burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its goodly vessels.
20 Wale watu walionusurika kuuawa kwa upanga wakachukuliwa kwenda uhamishoni Babeli. Nao wakawa watumishi wake na wa wanawe mpaka wakati wa utawala wa ufalme wa Uajemi ulifika.
And them that had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia.
21 Nchi ikaendelea kufurahia pumziko lake la Sabato, wakati wote wa kufanywa kwake ukiwa ilipumzika mpaka ile miaka sabini ilipotimia katika kutimiza neno la Bwana lililonenwa na Yeremia.
To fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: [for] as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.
22 Katika mwaka wa kwanza wa utawala wa Koreshi mfalme wa Uajemi, ili kulitimiza neno la Bwana lililosemwa na nabii Yeremia, Bwana aliusukuma moyo wa Koreshi mfalme wa Uajemi kutangaza katika himaya yake yote kwa maandishi:
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD [spoken] by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,
23 “Hili ndilo asemalo Koreshi mfalme wa Uajemi: “‘Bwana, Mungu wa mbinguni, amenipa falme zote duniani, na ameniagiza kumjengea Hekalu huko Yerusalemu katika Yuda. Yeyote wa watu wake miongoni mwenu, Mungu wake na awe pamoja naye, wacha huyo mtu na apande.’”
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah. Who [is there] among you of all his people? The LORD his God [be] with him, and let him go up.
