Eyesi-2 yooKumkani
25:1 Ke kaloku kwathi, ngomnyaka wesithoba wobukumkani bakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi,
ngolweshumi enyangeni leyo, wafika uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli.
yena nempi yakhe yonke wayirhawula iYerusalem; kwaye
bakha iinqaba zokubonisela ngeenxa zonke.
25:2 Wangqingwa ke umzi, kwada kwangumnyaka weshumi elinamnye wokumkani uZedekiya.
25:3 Kwathi ngomhla wesithoba wenyanga yesine, yaqina indlala phakathi
ababa nasonka abantu belizwe.
25:4 Wagqojozwa umzi, asaba onke amadoda okulwa ebusuku
indlela yesango eliphakathi kweendonga zombini, elingasemyezweni wokumkani: (ngoku
amaKaledi abe phezu komzi ngeenxa zonke. Wahamba ke ukumkani
indlela eya ethafeni.
25:5 Impi yamaKaledi yamsukela ukumkani, yamfumana
Wamphalala wonke umkhosi wakhe, wemka kuye.
25:6 Ambamba ke ukumkani, anyuka naye, amsa kukumkani waseBhabheli
iRiblah; bawagweba ke.
25:7 Abasika oonyana bakaZedekiya phambi kwamehlo akhe, bamtyhaphaza amehlo
UZedekiya wamkhonkxa ngamakhamandela obhedu, wamsa kuwo
eBhabhiloni.
25:8 Ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngolwesixhenxe enyangeni leyo;
Kwafika umnyaka weshumi elinesithoba kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli
uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki, umkhonzi wokumkani waseBhabheli;
ukuya eYerusalem:
25:9 Wayitshisa indlu kaYehova, nendlu yokumkani, neempahla zonke
nezindlu zaseYerusalem, nezindlu zonke zezikhulu wazitshisa ngomlilo.
25:10 nayo yonke impi yamaKaledi, ebinomthetheli-mkhosi;
Zidilizeni iindonga zeYerusalem ngeenxa zonke.
25:11 Ke abanye abantu ababesele esixekweni, kunye nabo babalekayo
owaphambukayo kukumkani waseBhabheli, kunye namasalela ookumkani
Wayifudusa inkitha yabantu uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki.
25:12 Ke umthetheli wabasiki wabashiya abazizisweli belizwe, ukuba babe
balimi nabasebenzi bezidiliya.
25:13 neentsika zobhedu, ezibe zisendlwini kaYehova, nezasebhotwe
Zenjenjalo iinqwelwana, nolwandle lobhedu olube lusendlwini kaYehova
AmaKaledi aluqhekeza, aluthwalela eBhabheli ubhedu lwazo.
25:14 neembiza, nemihlakulwana, nezitshetshe, neenkamba, neempahla zonke.
bazithabatha iimpahla zobhedu, ababelungiselela ngazo.
25:15 neengcedevu, nezitya zokutshiza, nezinto ezizezegolide
Umthetheli wabasiki wathabatha igolide, neyesilivere, eyesilivere.
25:16 neentsika zombini, ulwandle olunye, neenqwelwana, awazenzela uYehova uSolomon
indlu kaYehova; alwaba nakulinganiswa ubhedu lwezo mpahla zonke.
25:17 Ukuphakama kwenye intsika bekuziikubhite ezilishumi elinesibhozo, ingqukuva phezu kwayo;
Yalubhedu; ukuphakama kwengqukuva bekuziikubhite ezintathu; kwaye i
neerharnati eziphezu kwengqukuva ngeenxa zonke, zijikelezile
intsika yesibini yabe ikwanjalo, nomsebenzi osontiweyo.
25:18 Umthetheli wabasiki wamthabatha uSeraya, umbingeleli omkhulu, kunye naye
uZefaniya umbingeleli wesibini, nabagcini bomnyango bobathathu.
25:19 Kuwo umzi wathabatha umbusi, obengumphathi wamadoda okulwa;
kwafunyanwa amadoda amahlanu kwaphambi kokumkani
esixekweni, nonobhala omkhulu womkhosi ubehlanganisa umkhosi
abantu belizwe, namadoda amashumi amathandathu kubantu belizwe elo
bafunyanwa esixekweni.
25:20 Wawathabatha ke uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki, wawazisa phambi koYehova
ukumkani waseBhabheli eRibhela;
25:21 Wabaxabela ukumkani waseBhabheli, wabaxabela eRibhela ezweni.
kwelaseHamati. Afuduswa ke amaYuda ezweni lawo.
25:22 Ke bona abantu abaseleyo ezweni lakwaYuda, ngubani
UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli ushiye, wamisela uGedaliya ukuba abe phezu kwabo
unyana ka-Ahikam, unyana kaShafan, umphathi.
25:23 Beva ke bonke abathetheli bemikhosi, bona namadoda abo
ukumkani waseBhabheli ubemenze umphathi uGedaliya, weza kuGedaliya
eMizpa, inguIshmayeli unyana kaNetaniya, noYohanan unyana ka
noKera, noSeraya unyana kaTanumete waseNetofa, noYazaniya
unyana womMahakati, bona namadoda abo.
25:24 Wabafungela bona namadoda abo uGedaliya, wathi kubo, Yoyikani
ningabi ngabakhonzi bamaKaledi; hlalani ezweni, nikhonze uYehova
ukumkani waseBhabheli; kuya kulunge kuwe.
25:25 Kwathi ngenyanga yesixhenxe, uIshmayeli unyana ka-Amon
Kweza uNataniya, unyana kaElishama, wasembewini yokumkani, enamadoda alishumi
naye, wamxabela uGedaliya, wafa, namaYuda namangqina
namaKaledi abenaye eMizpa.
25:26 nabo bonke abantu, bethabathela komncinane bezisa komkhulu, nabathetheli bebandla
yesuka yaya eYiputa; ngokuba babewoyika amaKaledi.
25:27 Kwathi, ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe wokuthinjwa
uYehoyakin ukumkani wakwaYuda, ngenyanga yeshumi elinesibini, ngomhla wesixhenxe
Ngomhla wamashumi amabini wenyanga kaEvili-merodaki ukumkani waseBhabheli
Unyaka wokuba ngukumkani kwakhe wayiphakamisa intloko kaYehoyakin ukumkani waselo
uYuda uphuma entolongweni;
25:28 Wathetha naye kakuhle, wayimisa itrone yakhe phezu kwetrone yokumkani.
ookumkani ababenaye eBhabheli;
25:29 Wazikhulula iingubo zakhe zasentolongweni, wayesidla isonka ngamaxesha onke
kuye yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.
25:30 Umxhesho wakhe wawunikwa ukumkani wamaxesha onke, a
ixabiso lemihla ngemihla yonke imihla, yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.