Bible Reading Plan – Day 194

₃₅UJoyakim wayeyikhupha loo siliva naloo golide yayimiselwe ngukumkani waseJiputa. Loo mrhumo ke wawukhupha ngokurhafisa abantu belizwe lakhe, bekhupha isiliva negolide ngokwezinto abanazo.

₃₆UJoyakim waqalisa ukulawula eneminyaka emashumi mabini anantlanu, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinanye. Unina yayinguZebhida intombi kaPedaya waseRuma. ₃₇Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo; naye wathatha ikhondo looyise-mkhulu.

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.

₁Ngoko ke kwathi kunyaka wethoba wolawulo lukaZedekiya, ngomhla weshumi wenyanga yeshumi, ukumkani waseBhabheli uNebhukadenezare wagaleleka eJerusalem nomkhosi wakhe uphela. Wamisa ngaphandle kwesixeko, wasingqinga ngokusakhela udonga. ₂Sahlala singqingiwe njalo ke isixeko eso yada yangunyaka weshumi elinanye kakumkani uZedekiya.

₃Kwathi ngomhla wethoba kwinyanga yesine yabe indlala ibhokile apho esixekweni, kangangokuba abantu baphelelwa kukutya. ₄Ke kaloku wonke umkhosi watyhoboza apho eludongeni ngobusuku, wasaba uphuma ngesango eliphakathi kwezo ndonga zimbini ngakumyezo kakumkani, nakuba wona amaKaledi ayesingqingile isixeko. Wabalekela ngakwintili yeJordan. ₅Kambe ke umkhosi wamaKaledi wasukelisa, waza wambamba uZedekiya nomkhosi wakhe xa asezinkqantosini zaseJeriko. Wahlukaniswa nomkhosi lowo, wona wasarhaka, ₆waza yena wathinjwa. Wathathwa wasiwa eRibhela kukumkani waseBhabheli, apho wagwetywa khona. ₇Oonyana bakhe uZedekiya babulawa ekhangele. Yena uZedekiya bamtyhaphaza amehlo, baza bamkhonkxa ngamatyathanga obhedu, baya naye eBhabheli.

₈Ke kaloku kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe wenyanga yesihlanu kunyaka weshumi elinethoba kakumkani waseBhabheli uNebhukadenezare ingqwayi-ngqwayi yabalindi uNebhuzaradan eyayiliphakathi likakumkani waseBhabheli yagaleleka eJerusalem. ₉Indlu *kaNdikhoyo wayintumeka umlilo, yatsha kunye nebhotwe ngokwalo, nazo zonke izakhiwo zaseJerusalem. Zonke izakhiwo ezibalulekileyo wazitshisa. ₁₀Wonke loo mkhosi waseBhabheli phantsi kwaloo ngqwayi-ngqwayi yabalindi basebhotwe walungenela waludiliza lonke udonga olwalujikeleze iJerusalem. ₁₁UNebhuzaradan lowo wababamba wabathimba abantu ababesekhona apho esixekweni, ndawonye namagcisa kwakunye nâbo babesebewelele ngakumaBhabheli. ₁₂Kambe ke ingqwayi-ngqwayi leyo yabashiya abantu abahleleleke kakhulu, ukuze basebenze amasimi nezidiliya.

₁₃AmaBhabheli azaphula iintsika zobhedu kwakunye neenqwelo, nechibi lobhedu, zinto ezo zazisendlwini kaNdikhoyo, aza aluthatha lona ubhedu olo, aya nalo eBhabheli. ₁₄Azithatha neembiza, iifotsholo, izikhwezeli-zibane, namacephe, nazo zonke izinto ezenziwe ngobhedu ezazisetyenziswa apho endlwini kaThixo. ₁₅Ewe, ingqwayi-ngqwayi leyo yazithatha neepani zesiqhumiso, kunye nezitya zokufefa, nayo yonke into eyayenziwe ngegolide okanye isiliva.

₁₆Ubhedu olwafumaneka kwezo ntsika zimbini, kwelo chibi, nakwezo nqwelo – zinto ezo ezazenzelwe indlu kaNdikhoyo nguSolomon – lwalungenamlinganiso ngenxa yobuninzi. ₁₇Intsika nganye kwezo zimbini zobhedu yayiziimitha ezisibhozo ukuphakama, intloko elubhedu iyimitha enesithathu ukuphakama. Intloko nganye yayihonjiswe jikelele ngomnatha wobhedu nangeerharnati zobhedu. Ewe, zombini zazifana, nditsho zinomnatha zinjalo.

₁₈Loo ngqwayi-ngqwayi yabalindi yamthimba umbingeleli omkhulu uSeraya, kunye nombingeleli onganeno kwakhe uZefaniya, nabagcini-mnyango abathathu. ₁₉Kwabaseleyo apho esixekweni yathatha umphathi womkhosi kunye nesihlanu sabacebisi basebhotwe. Yamthatha nonobhala owayeligosa eliyintloko elihlela abomkhosi, kunye namahlakani akhe angamashumi amathandathu, bantu abo babeselapho esixekweni. ₂₀Bonke ke uNebhuzaradan wabathatha waya nabo kukumkani waseBhabheli eRibhela. ₂₁Khona apho eRibhela kwelaseHamati ukumkani lowo wathi mababulawe.

Ngaloo ndlela ke amaJuda afuduselwa ekuthinjweni, kude lee nelizwe lakowawo.

₂₂Ukumkani waseBhabheli uNebhukadenezare wamisela uGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam unyana kaShafan wangumlawuli wâbo bantu wabashiyayo kwelakwaJuda. ₂₃Ke amagosa omkhosi neqela lawo athi akuva ukuba ukumkani waseBhabheli umisele uGedaliya ukuba abe ngumlawuli, asuka aya kuye uGedaliya eMizpa: uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, uYohanan unyana kaKareya, uSeraya unyana kaTanumente umNetofa, noYazaniya unyana kaMahakati, bekunye neqela labo. ₂₄Ke uGedaliya wawaqinisekisa loo madoda efunga esithi: “Musani ukuba naxhala niwoyike amagosa aseBhabheli. Kuphela nina hlalani phantsi nizinze kweli lizwe, nibuse ukumkani waseBhabheli; konke ke konilungela.”

₂₅Kambe ke kwathi ngenyanga yesixhenxe wasuka uIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya kaElishama, owayengumntwana wegazi, weza neshumi lamadoda, bambulala uGedaliya kunye namadoda akwaJuda namaBhabheli awayekunye naye eMizpa. ₂₆Ngenxa yesi sihelegu ke bonke abantu, kuqalela komdala kuye komncinci bekunye namagosa omkhosi, bathi ngokoyika amaBhabheli basaba baya kwelaseJiputa.

₂₇Ke kaloku kwathi ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe wathinjwayo uJoyakin ukumkani wakwaJuda, nyaka lowo waqala ngawo ukulawula uEvili-merodaki ukumkani waseBhabheli, wasuka wamkhulula uJoyakin entolongweni. Loo nto ke yenzeka ngomhla wamashumi mabini anesixhenxe kwinyanga yeshumi elinambini. ₂₈Wathetha naye ngobulali, wamnika isihlalo sembeko esingaphezu kwezo zabanye ookumkani awayenabo apho eBhabheli. ₂₉Ngoko ke uJoyakin wazikhulula iimpahla zasentolongweni, waza wasoloko esesithebeni sokumkani lonke ixesha lobomi bakhe. ₃₀Ukumkani lowo ke wathi rhoqo wamxhasa ngokutya uJoyakin, loo nto eyenza imihla ngemihla ngabo bonke ubomi bukaJoyakin.

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.’ ”