1 Bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli babalwa ngekwemindeni yabo, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemakhosi aka-Israyeli. Sive sakaJuda sona sase sitfunjelwe eBhabhulona ngenca yekungetsembeki kwaso.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJerobowamu netimphi takhe, nekutsi wabusa njani, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Wayitfumba yonkhe iJerusalema: tonkhe tindvuna, netingwazi, nato tonkhe tingcweti temisebenti yetandla kanye nebabumbi betinsimbi; babeti-10 000 sebabonkhe. Kwashiywa labo bantfu lababetimphofana kuphela.
Nebukhadnezari watfumba Jehoyakhini, wahamba naye waya eBhabhulona. Labanye labatfumba lapha eJerusalema bekungunina wenkhosi Jehoyakhini, nemakhosikati aJehoyakhini, netindvuna takhe kanye nemadvodza lamcoka elive.
Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yatfumbela eBhabhulona tingwazi letiti-7 000, letaticinile tilungele kulwa imphi; watitfumba kanye nenkhulungwane yetingcweti emisebentini yetandla kanye nasekubumbeni tintfo ngensimbi.
Emadvodzana a-Ulamu bekungemachawe labenesibindzi, akwati nekusebentisa butjoki. Abenemadvodzana lamanyenti nebatukulu labadvuna labanyenti lababeli-150 sebabonkhe. Bonkhe-ke laba bekutitukulwane takaBhenjamini.
Ngako Simakadze wehlisela etikwabo libutfo letindvuna temphi tenkhosi yase-Asiriya, tefika tatfumba Manase, tamfaka lihhuka lapha ekhaleni, tambopha ngetinketane telitfusi, tahamba naye tammikisa eBhabhulona.
Laba bantfu besifundza lababuya besuka ekutfunjweni, lababetfunjwe nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wabatfumbela eBhabhulona. Babuyela eJerusalema nakaJuda, nguloyo naloyo edolobheni lakubo.
Laba labalandzelako babephuma emadolobheni aseTheli Mela, naseTheli Hasha, naseKherubi, nase-Adoni, nase-Imeri, kodvwa noko abazange bakwati kuchaza kutsi imindeni yabo yayiyekudzabuka ka-Israyeli yini:
Baholi besive bakha eJerusalema, kwatsi laba labanye nje besive base benta inkatho kutsi bakhetse munye kulabo nalabo labalishumi kutsi ayewuhlala eJerusalema, lidolobha lelingcwele, bese kutsi laba labanye labayimfica babuyele emadolobheni akubo.
Ngako Nkulunkulu wami wakufaka enhlitiyweni yami kutsi ngihlanganise baholi, netiphatsimandla kanye neluntfu lonkhe kutsi kutewubhaliswa ngemindeni. Ngatfola tincwadzi lekwakubhalwe kuto imindeni yalabo bebafike kwekucala. Naku-ke lengakutfola kubhalwe kuto:
Laba bafunisisa imilandvo lebhaliwe yemindeni yabo, kodvwa abazange bayitfole; ngaleso sizatfu abazange babalwe kanye nebaphristi, batsatfwa ngekutsi bangcolile ngekwemtsetfo.
lichawe nelisotja, umehluleli nemphrofethi, sangoma nemholi,
Emadolobha aseNegevu ayawuvalwa, futsi kuyawubate loyakuwavula. Juda wonkhe uyawutfunjwa, ayiswe ekudzingisweni, atsatfwe wonkhe.
Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni benkhosi, watfumba bantfu lababesele edolobheni kanye nalabanye nje bantfu labebasele, wabayisa eBhabhulona kanye nalabo labahlubuke baya kuye.
Simakadze wanikela Jehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, kanye naletinye timphahla tasethempelini laNkulunkulu esandleni saNebukhadnezari. Letimphahla watetfwala watiyisa ethempelini lankulunkulu wakhe kulaseBhabhulona, wafike watibeka endlini yengcebo yankulunkulu wakhe.