2 IziKronike
36:1 Khona-ke abantu bezwe bathatha uJehowahazi, indodana kaJosiya, futhi benza
waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise eJerusalema.
36:2 UJehowahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi yena
wabusa izinyanga ezintathu eJerusalema.
36:3 Inkosi yaseGibithe yamlahla phansi eJerusalema, yalahla izwe
ngamatalenta ayikhulu esiliva netalenta legolide.
36:4 Inkosi yaseGibithe yabeka u-Eliyakimi umfowabo inkosi kwaJuda
eJerusalema, waguqula igama lakhe laba nguJehoyakimi. UNekho wamthatha uJehowahazi owakhe
umfowabo, wamyisa eGibithe.
36:5 UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi yena
wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema, wenza okubi ezweni
emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
36:6 UNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wenyukela ngokumelene naye, futhi wambopha
izibopho, ukuze amyise eBhabhiloni.
36:7 Futhi uNebukadinesari wathwala izitsha zendlu kaJehova
eBhabhiloni, wazibeka ethempelini lakhe eBhabhiloni.
36:8 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo uJehoyakimi, futhi izinengiso zakhe azenzayo
akwenza, nalokho okwafunyanwa kuye, bheka, kulotshiwe encwadini
Incwadi yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda; uJehoyakini indodana yakhe waba yinkosi
esikhundleni sakhe.
36:9 UJehoyakini wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi wabusa
izinyanga ezintathu nezinsuku eziyishumi eJerusalema, wenza okubi
emehlweni kaJehova.
36:10 Kwathi ekupheleni komnyaka, inkosi uNebukadinesari yathumela yamletha.
eBabele, kanye nezitsha ezinhle zendlu kaJehova, wenziwa
uZedekiya umfowabo inkosi kwaJuda naseJerusalema.
36:11 USedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi
wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema.
36:12 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, futhi
kazithobanga phambi kukaJeremiya umprofethi owayekhuluma emlonyeni
kaJehova.
36:13 Futhi wahlubuka enkosini uNebukadinesari, owayemfungise.
ngoNkulunkulu, kepha wenza lukhuni intamo yakhe, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe ukuba ingaphenduki
kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
36:14 Ngaphezu kwalokho, zonke izinduna abapristi, futhi abantu, baphambuka kakhulu
kakhulu phezu kwazo zonke izinengiso zabezizwe; futhi wangcolisa indlu
kaJehova ayeyingcwelisile eJerusalema.
36:15 Futhi uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, wathumela kubo ngezithunywa zakhe, esukuma
ngokushesha, futhi ukuthumela; ngoba wayelesihawu ebantwini bakhe njalo njalo
indawo yakhe yokuhlala:
36:16 Kodwa baziklolodela izithunywa zikaNkulunkulu, futhi badelela amazwi akhe, futhi
waphatha kabi abaprofethi bakhe, kwaze kwavuka ulaka lukaJehova phezu kwakhe
abantu, kwaze kwaba lingekho ikhambi.
36:17 Ngakho waletha phezu kwabo inkosi yamaKaledi, owabulala yabo
izinsizwa ezaziphethe inkemba endlini yendlu yazo engcwele, zingenalutho
ukuhawukela insizwa noma intombi, ikhehla, noma lowo okhotheme
iminyaka: wabanikela bonke esandleni sakhe.
36:18 Futhi zonke izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, ezinkulu nezincane, kanye
ingcebo yendlu kaJehova, nengcebo yenkosi, kanye
wezikhulu zakhe; konke lokhu wakuyisa eBabele.
36:19 Bayishisa indlu kaNkulunkulu, babhidliza ugange lwaseJerusalema.
wazishisa zonke izigodlo zalo ngomlilo, wazibhubhisa zonke
izitsha zalo ezinhle.
36:20 Futhi labo ababephunyukile enkembeni wabayisa eBhabhiloni.
lapho ababeyizinceku zakhe nezamadodana akhe kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaJehova
umbuso wasePheresiya:
36:21 ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi likaJehova ngomlomo kaJeremiya, kuze kube izwe
laliwajabulele amasabatha alo: ngesikhathi liyincithakalo laligcina
isabatha, ukugcwalisa iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa.
36:22 Manje ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, ukuthi izwi likaJehova
okwakhulunywa ngomlomo kaJeremiya kugcwaliseke, uJehova wavusa
waphakamisa umoya kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya ukuba amemezele
embusweni wakhe wonke, wakuloba futhi, wathi:
36:23 Usho kanje uKoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya: Yonke imibuso yomhlaba
UJehova uNkulunkulu wezulu unginikile; futhi ungiyalile ukuthi ngimakhele
endlini eJerusalema, ekwaJuda. Ubani okhona phakathi kwenu kubo bonke abakhe
abantu? UJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe makabe naye, akhuphuke.