Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 24:1-20
24 Ngemalanga ekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari+ yaseBhabhulona yamhlasela futsi Jehoyakimu waba yinceku yalenkhosi iminyaka lemitsatfu. Jehoyakimu wabese uyayijikela lenkhosi futsi wayivukela.
2 Jehova wabese ucala kumtfumelela emabutfo lahlaselako emaKhaledi,+ newesive saseSiriya, newesive sakaMowabi kanye newesive saka-Amoni. Wachubeka awatfumela lamabutfo esiveni semaJuda kuze asibhubhise njengobe Jehova bekakhulumile+ asebentisa tinceku takhe baphrofethi.
3 Loko kwenteka kumaJuda ngenca yemyalo waJehova kutsi awasuse emehlweni akhe+ ngenca yato tonkhe tono lebetentiwe nguManase,+
4 nangenca yengati lengenacala labeyicitsile,+ ngobe bekagcwalise iJerusalema ngengati lengenacala, futsi Jehova bekangakatimiseli kuwacolela.+
5 Lomunye umlandvo waJehoyakimu kanye nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi akaJuda.+
6 Jehoyakimu wabese uyafa futsi wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe;+ indvodzana yakhe Jehoyakhini yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
7 Inkhosi yaseGibhithe ayizange iphindze itfumele emasotja ayo kutsi ayohlasela, ngobe inkhosi yaseBhabhulona beyitsetse tonkhe tintfo tenkhosi yaseGibhithe+ kusukela eSihosheni saseGibhithe+ kuze kuyofika eMfuleni iYufrathe.+
8 Jehoyakhini+ bekaneminyaka lengu-18 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa tinyanga letintsatfu eJerusalema.+ Libito lamake wakhe bekunguNehushta indvodzakati ya-Elnathani waseJerusalema.
9 Wachubeka enta lokubi emehlweni aJehova, walingisa konkhe lebekwentiwe ngubabe wakhe.
10 Ngaleso sikhatsi, tinceku teNkhosi Nebukhadnezari yaseBhabhulona takhuphuka tayohlasela iJerusalema futsi lelidolobha lavinjetelwa.+
11 INkhosi Nebukhadnezari yaseBhabhulona yefika kulelidolobha ngesikhatsi letinceku tayo tisalivimbetela.
12 INkhosi Jehoyakhini yakaJuda yaphuma yaya enkhosini yaseBhabhulona+ ihamba namake wayo, tinceku tayo, tindvuna letisesigabeni lesisetulu,* kanye netindvuna tesigodlo;+ futsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yayitfumba ngemnyaka wesi-8 wekubusa kwayo.+
13 Ngemuva kwaloko, yatsatsa wonkhe umcebo wendlu yaJehova kanye nemcebo wendlu* yenkhosi.+ Yaphihlita tonkhe titja teligolide, leto Solomoni inkhosi yaka-Israyeli lebekatentile ethempelini laJehova.+ Loku kwenteka njengobe Jehova bekashito.
14 Yancoba iJerusalema, tonkhe tindvuna lebetisesigabeni lesisetulu,+ emachawe lanemandla, tonkhe tingcweti temisebenti yetandla kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu labasebenta ngensimbi,*+ yancoba labangu-10 000. Kute leyamshiya, ngaphandle kwebantfu labebaphuye kakhulu kulelive.+
15 Yamtsatsa kanjalo-ke Jehoyakhini+ yamtfumbela eBhabhulona;+ yaphindze yatsatsa make wenkhosi, bafati benkhosi, tindvuna tayo, kanye nemadvodza lamcoka kulelive, yabatsatsa eJerusalema yabatfumbela eBhabhulona.
16 Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yaphindze yatfumbela eBhabhulona onkhe emasotja latingwazi, langu-7 000, kanye netingcweti temisebenti yetandla nalabasebenta ngensimbi* labangu-1 000, bonkhe bebangemachawe lanemandla futsi baceceshelwe imphi.
17 Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yabeka Mathaniya, babe lomncane+ waJehoyakhini, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe futsi yashintja nelibito laMathaniya yatsi nguSedekiya.+
18 Sedekiya bekaneminyaka lengu-21 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-11 eJerusalema. Libito lamake wakhe bekunguHamutali+ indvodzakati yaJeremiya waseLibna.
19 Wachubeka enta lokubi emehlweni aJehova, walingisa konkhe lebekwentiwe nguJehoyakimu.+
20 Letintfo tenteka eJerusalema nakaJuda ngenca yentfukutselo yaJehova, kwaze kwaba ngulapho abasusa emehlweni akhe.+ Sedekiya wavukela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “emadvodzana enkhosi.”
^ Nobe “sigodlo.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “bakhi betintfo tekuvikela.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “bakhi betintfo tekuvikela.”
