26 Wena nenyoko lowakutala ngitanikhukhulela kulelinye live, lapho ningatalelwanga khona nobabili, ngulapho niyawufela khona.
Nebukhadnezari watfumba Jehoyakhini, wahamba naye waya eBhabhulona. Labanye labatfumba lapha eJerusalema bekungunina wenkhosi Jehoyakhini, nemakhosikati aJehoyakhini, netindvuna takhe kanye nemadvodza lamcoka elive.
Jehoyakhini abeneminyaka leli-18 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema tinyanga letintsatfu. Libito lenina bekunguNehushta, indvodzakati ya-Elnathani, waseJerusalema.
Ngemnyaka wema-37 wekudzingiswa kwaJehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngemnyaka lapho Evili Merodaki abekwa khona waba yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wakhulula Jehoyakhini ejele, mhla tingema-27, enyangeni yeli-12.
Ngako Jehoyakhini wabeka eceleni labomfengeni bakhe basejele, kusukela ngalelo langa naye abedla etafuleni lenkhosi njalo nje, imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
Onkhe emalanga inkhosi yayinika Jehoyakhini imbasha nalokunye lekwakusabelo sakhe lesimile semihla ngemihla, yingci nasaphila.
“Caphela-ke, Simakadze sewutakuntfonya akujikijele khashane, awu, wena ndvodza lenemandla.
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngalesikhatsi ngiyawubadzacata labo labakhile kulelive. Ngiyawubacindzetela ngenjabhiso lembi, kuze bakuve bonkhe.”
Khuluma enkhosini nasendlovukazini, utsi: “Yehlani etihlalweni tenu tebukhosi, ngobe lemichele yenu lemanyatelako itawudzilika lapha etinhloko tenu.”
Ngako-ke ngitanikhipha kulelive, nginiyise eveni leningazange senilati, nine kanye naboyihlo; lapho-ke niyawufike nikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu busuku nemini, ngobe angisayikuniphatsa ngesihe.’ ”
Ningeke niphindze nibuye kulelive lenifisa kubuyela kulo.”
Ngitawubuyisa futsi kulendzawo naJehoyakhini, umsa waJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, nabo bonkhe labatfunjwa kaJuda bayiswa eBhabhulona, ngobe ngitakulephula lijoko lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona,’ kusho Simakadze.”
Lapha kwakusemuva kwenkhosi Jehoyakhini, nendlovukazi, nebatsenwa, nebaholi bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, nebakhandzi betinsimbi kanye nebabati labatingcweti sebatfunjiwe bayiswa ekudzingisweni besuswa eJerusalema.
Kute namunye wensali yakaJuda lowayawuhlala eGibhithe loyawuphunyula nome loyawusala bese uyancandzeka ubuyela eveni lakaJuda, lapho afisa kubuyela khona ayewuhlala. Kute nome munye loyawuncandzeka ngaphandle kwalabo labambalwa labayawubaleka.”