11 Sedekiya abeneminyaka lengema-21 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-11.
Kwatsi ngemnyaka wemfica wekubusa kwenkhosi Sedekiya ngelilanga lelishumi, enyangeni yelishumi, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, washuca nemabutfo akhe onkhe, wahlasela iJerusalema. Bemisa ngephandle kwelidolobha, bakha tivimbetelo letalitungeleta lonkhe.
labuye lefika futsi ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwaze kwaba yinyanga yesihlanu emnyakeni weli-11 wekubusa kwaSedekiya, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngesikhatsi sekutfunjwa kwebantfu baseJerusalema.
Kwatsi nje ekucaleni kwekubusa kwaSedekiya, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwefika nali livi kuJeremiya livela kuSimakadze, litsi:
Ngenyanga yesihlanu kuwo lowo mnyaka, umnyaka wesine, ekucaleni nje kwekubusa kwaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, umphrofethi Hananiya, umsa wa-Azuri, waseGibeyoni, wakhuluma kimi asendlini yaSimakadze embikwebaphristi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu, watsi:
Kodvwa naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngenkhosi lehlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide nangabo bonkhe bantfu labasasele kulelidolobha, bantfu belive lenu labangahambanga kanye nani kuya ekudzingisweni,
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Hamba uye kuSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Lelidolobha sengitalinikela enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, futsi italibhubhisa ngemlilo.
Yena netinceku takhe letatimsingatsile kanye nebantfu nje belive abazange sebawanake emavi labekhulunywe nguSimakadze ngemphrofethi Jeremiya.