2 YEZIGANEKO 36

₁Ke abantu belizwe bathatha unyana kaJosiya, uYowahazi bammisela esikhundleni sikayise, wangukumkani eJerusalem.

₂UYowahazi wangena ekulawuleni eneminyaka emashumi mabini anantathu, waza ke wangukumkani eJerusalem iinyanga ezintathu. ₃Ukumkani waseJiputa wamkhiqa eJerusalem, waza uJuda wamrhafisa isiliva ebunzima buziikhilogram ezingamawaka amathathu anamakhulu amane, kunye negolide ebunzima buziikhilogram ezingamashumi amathathu anamakhulu amane. ₄Ukumkani waseJiputa lowo wamisela umntakwabo-Yowahazi uEliyakim wangukumkani wakwaJuda naseJerusalem, waza waliguqula igama likaEliyakim wathi nguJoyakim. Ke yena umntakwabo uYowahazi wamthimba wamsa eJiputa.

₅UJoyakim waqala ukulawula eneminyaka emashumi mabini anantlanu, walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinanye. Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe. ₆Ke kaloku uNebhukadenezare ukumkani waseBhabheli wamhlasela, waza wamthimba wambopha ngamakhamandela obhedu, wamsa eBhabheli. ₇Kananjalo uNebhukadenezare wathatha inxenye yezitya zendlu kaNdikhoyo waya kuzibeka endlwini yothixo wakhe eBhabheli.

₈Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaJoyakim, nezinto ezimanyumnyezi awazenzayo, nako konke okwakhe, nâzo encwadini yookumkani bakwaSirayeli nabakwaJuda. UJoyakin unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe.

₉UJoyakin waqala ukulawula eneminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo, waza walawula eJerusalem iinyanga ezintathu ezineshumi leentsuku. Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. ₁₀Ngentlakohlaza ukumkani uNebhukadenezare wathumela waya kuthathwa wasiwa eBhabheli kunye nezinto ezixabisekileyo zendlu kaNdikhoyo. Wathatha uyisekazi kaJoyakin uZedekiya wamenza ukumkani wakwaJuda naseJerusalem.

₁₁UZedekiya wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini ananye ezelwe ukuqala kwakhe ukuba ngukumkani, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinanye. ₁₂Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe; zange amthobele *nomshumayeli uJeremiya owayemxelela ilizwi likaNdikhoyo.

₁₃UZedekiya wamvukela ukumkani uNebhukadenezare owayemfungise ngegama likaThixo. Wasuka walukhuni waneenkani, akavuma ukubuyela *kuNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. ₁₄Ngaphezu koko ke zonke iinkokheli zababingeleli nezabantu zasuka azanyaniseka ngakumbi, zalandela izenzo ezimasikizi zeentlanga, baza ke bayixabhela indlu kaNdikhoyo, leyo yena wayingcwalisayo eJerusalem.

₁₅Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise waphindelela ukubalumkisa ngamazwi awawathumela ngezithunywa zakhe evelana nabantu bakhe ndawonye nendawo yakhe yokuhlala. ₁₆Kodwa ke bona basuka baphoxisa ngazo izithunywa zakhe, bawadelela amazwi akhe, bebagxeka abashumayeli bakhe; yada ke ingqumbo kaNdikhoyo yavuseleleka mayela nabantu bakhe, ayabi sanqandeka. ₁₇Wabaxhokonxela ukumkani wamaKaledi, owababulalayo abafana babo ngekrele, ebabulalela endaweni engcwele; ewe, akasindisanga mfana nantombi, ndoda naxhego. Xa bebonke uThixo wabanikezela esandleni sokumkani wamaKaledi. ₁₈Yena ke wazithatha zonke izinto ezazisetyenziswa endlwini kaThixo waya nazo eBhabheli – konke nje, ezincinci kwanezinkulu ndawonye nobutyebi bendlu kaNdikhoyo, nobukakumkani, nobamaphakathi. ₁₉Indlu kaThixo bayintumeka umlilo, baludiliza udonga lweJerusalem, baza bazitshisa nezixeko, batshabalalisa yonke into exabisekileyo khona.

₂₀Ke amasalela abhungcayo kwikrele wawathimba wawasa eBhabheli, aba zizicaka zakhe nezoonyana bakhe, wada ke wathwasa umbuso wasePeshiya. ₂₁Ngale ndlela ke azaliseka amazwi kaNdikhoyo awathethwa nguJeremiya, laza ilizwe laxhamla iminyaka yalo yokuphumla. Ewe, lonke elo xesha lalingamiwanga ilizwe beliphumla, nditsho iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe.

₂₂Ngonyaka wokuqala kakumkani uKoreshi wasePeshiya, ukuzalisekisa amazwi awawathetha ngomlomo kaJeremiya, *uNdikhoyo wawuxhokonxa umoya kakumkani uKoreshi wasePeshiya, waza wawisa umthetho kuwo wonke ummandla wakhe, wayalela ukuba ubhalwe, kusithiwa:

₂₃“Utsho uKoreshi, ukumkani wasePeshiya, ukuthi: ‘UNdikhoyo uThixo wezulu uzinikele kum zonke izikumkani zehlabathi; kananjalo undimisele ukuba ndimakhele indlu eJerusalem kwelakwaJuda. Ngoko ke, nabani phakathi kwenu nonke ongowabantu bakhe, ngamana uThixo wakhe waba naye, anduluke aye khona.’ ”