2 Amakhosi 24:1 Ezinsukwini zakhe kwakhuphuka uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, uJehoyakimi waba inceku yakhe iminyaka emithathu; wayesephenduke wayihlubuka. 24:2 UJehova wathumela kuye amaviyo amaKaledi namaviyo amaviyo ama-Aramu, namaviyo akwaMowabi, namaviyo abantwana bakwa-Amoni, wabathuma kuJuda ukuyichitha njengezwi likaJehova uJehova, akukhuluma ngezinceku zakhe abaprofethi. 24:3 Ngokuqinisekile, ngesiyalezo sikaJehova, lokhu kwehlela uJuda, ukususa awasuse emehlweni akhe ngenxa yezono zikaManase njengakho konke lokho wenza; 24:4 Futhi ngenxa yegazi elingenacala alichitha, ngoba wagcwalisa iJerusalema ngegazi elingenacala; uJehova angathandanga ukukuxolela. 24:5 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo uJehoyakimi, futhi konke akwenzayo, akuzona kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na? 24:6 UJehoyakimi wayeselala koyise; uJehoyakini indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. esikhundleni sakhe. 24:7 Inkosi yaseGibithe ayiphindanga yaphuma ezweni layo; inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yayithathe kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni i-Ewufrathe konke okungokwenkosi yaseGibithe. 24:8 UJehoyakini wayeneminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa. eJerusalema izinyanga ezintathu. Igama likanina lalinguNehushta indodakazi ka-Elinathani waseJerusalema. 24:9 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuvumelana konke uyise ayekwenzile. 24:10 Ngaleso sikhathi izinceku zikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wenyuka ngokumelene neJerusalema, futhi umuzi wavinjezelwa. 24:11 Futhi uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wahlasela umuzi, kanye neyakhe izinceku zawuvimbezela. 24:12 UJehoyakini, inkosi yakwaJuda, waphuma waya enkosini yaseBhabhiloni. nonina, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zakhe; inkosi yaseBabele yamthatha ngomnyaka wesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe. 24:13 Wakhipha khona yonke ingcebo yendlu kaJehova. nengcebo yendlu yenkosi, bahlahlela zonke izitsha ngegolide uSolomoni inkosi yakwa-Israyeli ayelenzile ethempelini likaJehova; njengokutsho kukaJehova. 24:14 Futhi wathumba lonke iJerusalema, futhi zonke izikhulu, futhi bonke amaqhawe anamandla, abathunjwa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, nazo zonke izingcweti nabakhandi bensimbi: akwasala noyedwa, ngaphandle kwabantu abampofu kakhulu umhlaba. 24:15 Futhi wathumba uJehoyakini eBhabhiloni, kanye nonina wenkosi, futhi abafazi benkosi, nezinduna zayo, namaqhawe ezwe, labo wathumba eJerusalema wamusa eBhabhiloni. 24:16 Futhi wonke amadoda anamandla, izinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, futhi izingcweti nabakhandi abayinkulungwane, bonke ababenamandla nabalungele ukulwa, bona inkosi yase-Araba IBhabhiloni yathunjwa eBhabhiloni. 24:17 Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabeka uMathaniya umfowabo kayise inkosi esikhundleni sakhe esikhundleni sakhe, waliguqula igama lakhe laba nguZedekiya. 24:18 USedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi yena wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguHamutali, indodakazi kaJeremiya waseLibina. 24:19 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuvumelana konke uJehoyakimi ayekwenzile. 24:20 Ngoba ngentukuthelo kaJehova kwenzeka eJerusalema futhi uJuda, waze wabaxosha ebusweni bakhe, lowo Sedekiya bayihlubuka inkosi yaseBabele.