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.