2 Emakhosi 24 - Siswati 1996 Bible1 Ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wahlasela live. Jehoyakimu waba yinceku yaNebukhadnezari, iminyaka lemitsatfu. Kodvwa wabe sewugucula ingcondvo yakhe, wavukela Nebukhadnezari. 2 Simakadze wamtfumelela emaBhabhulona, nemaSiriya, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni kutsi atemhlasela. Wabatfumela kutsi batewubhubhisa Juda, ngekulandzela livi laSimakadze lalikhuluma ngetinceku takhe baphrofethi. 3 Ngempela letintfo tenteka kaJuda njengekwemyalo waSimakadze, kuze atekubasusa ebukhoneni bakhe ngenca yetono taManase nako konkhe labekwentile, 4 kanye nekucitsa kwakhe ingati leyayingenacala, ngobe phela iJerusalema yayigcwele ingati yebantfu lababengenacala. Simakadze abengakatimiseli kutsetselela Manase ngaloko. 5 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwenkhosi Jehoyakimu, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda. 6 Jehoyakimu wakhotsama, Jehoyakhini, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe. 7 Inkhosi yaseGibhithe nemabutfo ayo ayizange iphindze ivive iyewuhlasela ngephandle kwelive layo, ngobe phela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yase ilitsetse lonkhe live layo, kusukela emfudlaneni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni iYufrathe. Jehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda ( 2 Khr. 36:9-10 ) 8 Jehoyakhini abeneminyaka leli-18 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema tinyanga letintsatfu. Libito lenina bekunguNehushta, indvodzakati ya-Elnathani, waseJerusalema. 9 Jehoyakhini wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe bekwente uyise. 10 Ngaleso sikhatsi tindvuna taNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, tahlasela iJerusalema tayivimbetela, 11 naNebukhadnezari cobo lwakhe, waya kulo lelidolobha ngesikhatsi tindvuna takhe tisalivimbetele. 12 Jehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, nenina, netinceku takhe, netikhulu takhe, kanye netindvuna takhe bavele baphakamisa tandla bashweleta kuye. Ngemnyaka wesiphohlongo wekubusa kwenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, lenkhosi yatfumba Jehoyakhini, waba siboshwa. 13 Njengobe Simakadze abeshito, Nebukhadnezari watsatsa yonkhe ingcebo, wayisusa ethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni senkhosi, watitsatsa tonkhe leto timphahla tegolide letatentiwe nguSolomoni, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, latentela lithempeli laSimakadze. 14 Wayitfumba yonkhe iJerusalema: tonkhe tindvuna, netingwazi, nato tonkhe tingcweti temisebenti yetandla kanye nebabumbi betinsimbi; babeti-10 000 sebabonkhe. Kwashiywa labo bantfu lababetimphofana kuphela. 15 Nebukhadnezari watfumba Jehoyakhini, wahamba naye waya eBhabhulona. Labanye labatfumba lapha eJerusalema bekungunina wenkhosi Jehoyakhini, nemakhosikati aJehoyakhini, netindvuna takhe kanye nemadvodza lamcoka elive. 16 Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yatfumbela eBhabhulona tingwazi letiti-7 000, letaticinile tilungele kulwa imphi; watitfumba kanye nenkhulungwane yetingcweti emisebentini yetandla kanye nasekubumbeni tintfo ngensimbi. 17 Nebukhadnezari wase ubeka Mathaniya, malume waJehoyakhini, kutsi abe yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe, wabe sewumetsa libito watsi nguSedekiya. Sedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda ( 2 Khr. 36:11-13 ; Jer. 52:1-3a ) 18 Sedekiya abeneminyaka lengema-21 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-11. Libito lenina bekunguHamutali, indvodzakati yaJeremiya, waseLibna. 19 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe naJehoyakimu abentile. 20 Kwabangelwa yintfukutselo yaSimakadze lokutsi loku kwenteke eJerusalema nakaJuda, kwaze kwatsi ekugcineni wabesusa ebukhoneni bakhe. Sedekiya wase uyayivukela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona. |
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