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₁Ngexesha lolawulo lukaJoyakim, ukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli walihlasela elakwaJuda, waza uJoyakim waba phantsi kwakhe iminyaka emithathu. Phofu ke uJoyakim wabuya wamvukela uNebhukadenezare lowo. ₂Kambe ke *uNdikhoyo wamthumelela ngeentshaba ezamhlaselayo, ingamaKaledi, nama-Aram, namaMowabhi, nama-Amon. Ezo ntshaba zazikho ukuze zimtshabalalise uJuda, ngokwelizwi likaNdikhoyo elavakaliswa zizicaka zakhe *abashumayeli. ₃Ewe, ezi zinto uJuda zamhlela ngokomyalelo kaNdikhoyo, ukuze amgxothe phambi kwakhe ngenxa yezono nazo zonke izenzo ezazenziwe nguManase, ₄ndawonye nelo gazi limsulwa waliphalazayo. Kaloku iJerusalem wayizalisa ngegazi labamsulwa, ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wayengazimiselanga ukumxolela.

₅Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaJoyakim, kunye nemisebenzi yakhe nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. ₆UJoyakim waya kuphumla kooyise. Esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uJoyakin.

₇Ukumkani waseJiputa akaphindanga aphume elizweni lakhe aye kuhlasela, kuba kaloku ukumkani waseBhabheli wawuthatha wonke umhlaba wakhe ukuqalela kumda waseJiputa kuye kuthi xhaxhe ngomlambo iEfrati.

₈UJoyakin waqala ukulawula eneminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo, waza walawula eJerusalem iinyanga ezintathu. Unina yayinguNehushta intombi kaElinatan waseJerusalem. ₉Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo kwanjengooyise.

₁₀Ngelo xesha ke iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi zikakumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli zahlasela iJerusalem zayingqinga, ₁₁waza ke nokumkani uNebhukadenezare weza ngokwakhe apho eJerusalem, ngoko ingqingiweyo ngumkhosi wakhe. ₁₂Ke ukumkani wakwaJuda uJoyakin kunye nonina, nezicaka zakhe, izikhulu namagosa akhe, bebonke bazinikezela kukumkani waseBhabheli.

Ke kaloku kwathi kunyaka wesibhozo elawula ukumkani waseBhabheli wamthimba walibanjwa uJoyakin. ₁₃Ke kaloku ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo uNebhukadenezare wabufudusa bonke ubutyebi endlwini kaNdikhoyo nakoovimba basebhotwe, wazinqunqa zonke ezo zinto zegolide ezazenzelwe indlu kaNdikhoyo ngukumkani uSolomon wakwaSirayeli. ₁₄Xa iyonke iJerusalem wayithimba: onke amaphakathi namadoda omkhosi, iingcibi namagcisa, bebonke yayilishumi lamawaka. Kuphela kwasala abona bantu bangamahlwempu kwaJuda.

₁₅UNebhukadenezare wathimba uJoyakin waya naye eBhabheli. Kananjalo wafudusela apho eBhabheli unina kakumkani, nabafazi bakakumkani, namagosa akhe, kunye namadoda aphambili elizweni. ₁₆Waya nawo eBhabheli wonke umkhosi – amawaka asixhenxe amadoda, nditsho amagorha, izinto ezilindele umayenzeke – kunye newaka leengcibi namagcisa. ₁₇Ke ukumkani waseBhabheli wamisela uMataniya uyisekazi kaJoyakin wangukumkani esikhundleni sikaJoyakin. Igama lakhe elo lona walijika wathi nguZedekiya.

₁₈Ukuqala kwakhe ukuba ngukumkani uZedekiya wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini ananye, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinanye. Unina yayinguHamutali intombi kaJeremiya waseLibhena. ₁₉KwanjengoJoyakim naye wenza ububi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. ₂₀Kungenxa yengqumbo kaNdikhoyo ukuba uJuda neJerusalem bahlelwe yile ntlekele, bade ekugqibeleni ke bagxothwa phambi kwakhe.

UZedekiya wavukelana nokumkani waseBhabheli.