2 YEZIGANEKO 36

1Ke abantu belizwe bathatha unyana kaJosiya, uYowahazi bammisela esikhundleni sikayise, wangukumkani eJerusalem.

UYowahazi ukumkani wakwaJuda

(2 Kum 23:31-35)

2UYowahazi wangena ekulawuleni eneminyaka emashumi mabini anantathu, waza ke wangukumkani eJerusalem iinyanga ezintathu. 3Ukumkani waseJiputa wamkhiqa eJerusalem, waza uJuda wamrhafisa isiliva ebunzima buziikhilogram ezingamawaka amathathu anamakhulu amane, kunye negolide ebunzima buziikhilogram ezingamashumi amathathu anamakhulu amane. 4Ukumkani waseJiputa lowo wamisela umntakwabo-Yowahazi uEliyakim wangukumkani wakwaJuda naseJerusalem, waza waliguqula igama likaEliyakim wathi nguJoyakim. Ke yena umntakwabo uYowahazi wamthimba wamsa eJiputa.

UJoyakim ukumkani wakwaJuda

(2 Kum 23:36 – 24:7)

5UJoyakim waqala ukulawula eneminyaka emashumi mabini anantlanu, walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinanye. Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe. 6Ke kaloku uNebhukadenezare ukumkani waseBhabheli wamhlasela, waza wamthimba wambopha ngamakhamandela obhedu, wamsa eBhabheli. 7Kananjalo uNebhukadenezare wathatha inxenye yezitya zendlu kaNdikhoyo waya kuzibeka endlwini yothixo wakhe eBhabheli.

8Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaJoyakim, nezinto ezimanyumnyezi awazenzayo, nako konke okwakhe, nâzo encwadini yookumkani bakwaSirayeli nabakwaJuda. UJoyakin unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe.

UJoyakin ukumkani wakwaJuda

(2 Kum 24:8-17)

9UJoyakin waqala ukulawula eneminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo, waza walawula eJerusalem iinyanga ezintathu ezineshumi leentsuku. Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. 10Ngentlakohlaza ukumkani uNebhukadenezare wathumela waya kuthathwa wasiwa eBhabheli kunye nezinto ezixabisekileyo zendlu kaNdikhoyo. Wathatha uyisekazi kaJoyakin uZedekiya wamenza ukumkani wakwaJuda naseJerusalem.

UZedekiya ukumkani wakwaJuda nokuwa kweJerusalem

(2 Kum 24:18 – 25:21; Jer 52:1-11)

11UZedekiya wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini ananye ezelwe ukuqala kwakhe ukuba ngukumkani, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinanye. 12Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe; zange amthobele *nomshumayeli uJeremiya owayemxelela ilizwi likaNdikhoyo.

13UZedekiya wamvukela ukumkani uNebhukadenezare owayemfungise ngegama likaThixo. Wasuka walukhuni waneenkani, akavuma ukubuyela *kuNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. 14Ngaphezu koko ke zonke iinkokheli zababingeleli nezabantu zasuka azanyaniseka ngakumbi, zalandela izenzo ezimasikizi zeentlanga, baza ke bayixabhela indlu kaNdikhoyo, leyo yena wayingcwalisayo eJerusalem.

15Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise waphindelela ukubalumkisa ngamazwi awawathumela ngezithunywa zakhe evelana nabantu bakhe ndawonye nendawo yakhe yokuhlala. 16Kodwa ke bona basuka baphoxisa ngazo izithunywa zakhe, bawadelela amazwi akhe, bebagxeka abashumayeli bakhe; yada ke ingqumbo kaNdikhoyo yavuseleleka mayela nabantu bakhe, ayabi sanqandeka. 17Wabaxhokonxela ukumkani wamaKaledi, owababulalayo abafana babo ngekrele, ebabulalela endaweni engcwele; ewe, akasindisanga mfana nantombi, ndoda naxhego. Xa bebonke uThixo wabanikezela esandleni sokumkani wamaKaledi. 18Yena ke wazithatha zonke izinto ezazisetyenziswa endlwini kaThixo waya nazo eBhabheli – konke nje, ezincinci kwanezinkulu ndawonye nobutyebi bendlu kaNdikhoyo, nobukakumkani, nobamaphakathi. 19Indlu kaThixo bayintumeka umlilo, baludiliza udonga lweJerusalem, baza bazitshisa nezixeko, batshabalalisa yonke into exabisekileyo khona.

20Ke amasalela abhungcayo kwikrele wawathimba wawasa eBhabheli, aba zizicaka zakhe nezoonyana bakhe, wada ke wathwasa umbuso wasePeshiya. 21Ngale ndlela ke azaliseka amazwi kaNdikhoyo awathethwa nguJeremiya, laza ilizwe laxhamla iminyaka yalo yokuphumla. Ewe, lonke elo xesha lalingamiwanga ilizwe beliphumla, nditsho iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe.

UKoreshi ukhulula abathinjwa

(Ezra 1:1-4)

22Ngonyaka wokuqala kakumkani uKoreshi wasePeshiya, ukuzalisekisa amazwi awawathetha ngomlomo kaJeremiya, *uNdikhoyo wawuxhokonxa umoya kakumkani uKoreshi wasePeshiya, waza wawisa umthetho kuwo wonke ummandla wakhe, wayalela ukuba ubhalwe, kusithiwa:

23“Utsho uKoreshi, ukumkani wasePeshiya, ukuthi: ‘UNdikhoyo uThixo wezulu uzinikele kum zonke izikumkani zehlabathi; kananjalo undimisele ukuba ndimakhele indlu eJerusalem kwelakwaJuda. Ngoko ke, nabani phakathi kwenu nonke ongowabantu bakhe, ngamana uThixo wakhe waba naye, anduluke aye khona.’ ”

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