2 AMAKHOSI 24
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1Ngesikhathi sokubusa kwakaJehoyakhimu, uNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli wasahlela inarha. UJehoyakhimu waba yikosi ngaphasi kwakhe iminyaka emithathu. Kodwana wajika wavukela uNebukadinetsari.
2USomnini uZimu wathumela iinqhema ezimigulukudu zamaKasidi, zama-Aramu, zamaMowabi nama-Amoni bona zijamelane noJehoyakhimu. Wazithumela bona zirhayile uJuda ngokuya ngamezwi awamemezela ngeenceku zakhe abaphorofidi. 3Mbala izintwezi zenzeka kuJuda ukuya ngomyalo kaSomnini ukuze abasuse phambi kwakhe ngenca yezono zakaManase nangakho koke akwenzako, 4kanye nokuthulula kwakhe iingazi ezinganamlandu. Ngenca yokobana uManase gade azalise iJerusalema ngeengazi ezinganamlandu, uSomnini uZimu bekangakazimiseli bona athethelele.
5Zoke izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaJehoyakhimu nakho koke akwenzileko kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwaJuda. 6UJehoyakhimu wahlongakala. UJehoyakini indodanakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
7Ikosi yeGibhide akhange isaphumela ngaphandle kwenarhayo godu ngombana ikosi yeBhabheli gade sele ithethe imikhawulwayo kusukela emlanjaneni weGibhide bekwaba semlanjeni iYufrathe.
UJehoyakini ubusa kwaJuda
8UJehoyakini gade aneminyaka elitjhumi nabunane lokha nakathoma ukubusa. Wabusa eJerusalema iinyanga ezintathu. Ibizo lakanina bekunguNerhutjhita indodakazi ka-Elinathani weJerusalema. 9Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini, kwaba njengakho koke okwenziwa boyisemkhulu.
10Ngesikhatheso, iinduna zakaNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli zakhuphuka zavimbezela iJerusalema. 11Kwathi lokha iinduna zisazombeleze iJeruselema, uNebukadinetsari ngokwakhe wakhuphukela kiyo. 12UJehoyakini ikosi yakwaJuda wazinikela ekosini yeBhabheli: yena, unina, iinsebenzi zesigodlo, iinduna zepi kanye neenkhulu zesigodlo. Ikosi yeBhabheli yabopha uJehoyakini lokha nayineminyaka ebunane ibusa.
13UNebukadinetsari wasusa woke amagugu ethempelini lakaSomnini nesigodlweni. Wanamathulula nezinto zoke zegolide uSolomoni ikosi yakwa-Israyeli agade azenzele ithempeli lakaSomnini, wakhamba nazo. Kwaba njengombana uSomnini uZimu atjho. 14Wathumba loke iJerusalema: zoke iinduna zepi nazo zoke iingorho zokulwa ebeziziinkulungwana ezilitjhumi, abososino kanye nabosodzila boke. Kwatjhiywa kwaphela iinkhwahla zabantu bendawo. 15Wadingisela uJehoyakini eBhabheli. Godu wathumba eJerusalema unina lekosi, abomkakhe, iinsebenzi zesigodlo nabosaziwako emphakathini. 16Godu wathumba abantu bakwaJuda: Woke amadoda anamandla, aziinkulungwana ezilikhomba, boke abososino nabosodzila, abaziinkulungwana, iye zoke iintsitsirimba ezazingakghona ukulwa zathunjelwa eBhabheli yikosi uNebukadinetsari.
17Wabeka uMataniya usonghwanakhe lakaJehoyakini bona abe yikosi esikhundleni sakaJehoyakini, wamtjhugulula nebizo bona abe nguTsedekhiya.
UTsedekhiya ubusa eJerusalema
18UTsedekhiya gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili nanye lokha nakathoma ukubusa. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka elitjhumi nanye. Ibizo lakanina bekunguRhamuthali indodakazi kaJoromiya weLibhina.
19Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini njengoJehoyakhimu. 20Kwaba ngenca yokusilingeka kwakaSomnini uZimu bona koke lokhu kwenzeke eJerusalema nakwaJuda. Ekugcineni wabathanyela phambi kwakhe.
Ukuwa nokuthunjwa kweJerusalema noJuda
UTsedekhiya wayihlubuka ikosi yeBhabheli.
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