2 Amakhosi 25
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2 Amakhosi 25
UNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, nebutho lakhe lonke beza bahlasela iJerusalema
1Kwathi ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye wokubusa kwakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngolweshumi lwenyanga, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, yena nayo yonke impi yakhe, wafika eJerusalema, wamisa ngakulo; akha izinqaba ngakulo nxazonke.
2Umuzi wavinjezelwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka weshumi nanye wenkosi uSedekiya.
3Ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga yesine indlala yaba namandla emzini, kwakungekho sinkwa kubantu bezwe.
4Umuzi wabhodlozwa, wonke amadoda empi abaleka ebusuku ngesango eliphakathi kwezingange ezimbili ezingasensimini yenkosi; amaKaledi ayemelene nomuzi nxazonke, inkosi yahamba yaya ethafeni.
5Ibutho lempi lamaKaledi layixosha inkosi, layifica emathafeni aseJeriko, yonke impi yayo yahlakazeka, yasuka kuyo.
6Bayibamba inkosi, bayiyisa enkosini yaseBabele eRibila; basebemahlulela.
7Abulala amadodana kaZedekiya phambi kwamehlo akhe, amkhipha amehlo kaSedekiya, ambopha ngamaketanga ethusi, amyisa eBabele.
8Ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga, okungukuthi, ngonyaka weshumi nesishiyagalolunye wenkosi uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, uNebuzaradani, induna yemilindankosi, inceku yenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, wafika eJerusalema;
9Washisa indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi nazo zonke izindlu zaseJerusalema nendlu yabo bonke abakhulu ngomlilo.
10Yonke impi yamaKaledi eyayinenduna yemilindankosi yadiliza izingange zaseJerusalema nxazonke.
11Bonke abanye abantu ababesele emzini kanye nababaleki ababehlubuke enkosini yaseBhabhiloni kanye nensali yesixuku uNebusaradani induna yabalindi wabathumba.
12Kodwa induna yabalindi yatshiya abanye kwabampofu belizwe ukuthi babe ngabalimi lezivini.
13Izinsika zethusi ezazisendlini kaJehova, nezitsha zokugezela nolwandle lwethusi okwakusendlini kaJehova, amaKaledi akuphahlaza, alithatha kuzo ithusi, alisa eBabele.
14Amakhanzi, namafosholo, nezinkezo, nezinkezo, nezitsha zonke zethusi ababekhonza ngazo akuthatha.
15Induna yemilindankosi yazithatha imicengezi yomlilo nezitsha nakho konke okwakungokwegolide, igolide nesiliva, okuyisiliva.
16Izinsika ezimbili, nolwandle olulodwa, nezinqola zokuwasha uSolomoni azenzela indlu kaJehova; ithusi lazo zonke lezi zinto lalingenakulinganiswa.
17Ukuphakama kwenye insika kwakuyizingalo eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili, isihloko phezu kwayo sasiyithusi, nokuphakama kwesihloko kwakuyizingalo ezintathu; amabele nezinsingo nxazonke phezu kwesihloko, konke kwakungokwethusi;
18Induna yabalindi yathatha uSeraya umpristi omkhulu, noZefaniya, umpristi wesibili, nabalindisango abathathu.
19Emzini yathatha induna eyayimiswe phezu kwamadoda empi, lamadoda amahlanu ayesebusweni benkosi afunyanwa emzini, kanye lombhali webutho, owayeyinkosi. Abantu bezwe namadoda angamashumi ayisithupha kubantu bezwe abafunyanwa emzini;
20UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi walithatha, waliyisa enkosini yaseBabele eRibila.
21Inkosi yaseBabele yabashaya, yababulala eRibila ezweni laseHamati. Ngalokho uJuda wasuswa ezweni lakubo.
22Kepha abantu abasala ezweni lakwaJuda, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, abashiyile, wabeka phezu kwabo uGedaliya, indodana ka-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, ukuba abe yisikhulu.
23Kwathi lapho zonke izinduna zamabutho, zona namadoda azo, sezizwile ukuthi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni imise uGedaliya umbusi, zafika kuGedaliya eMispa: u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, noJohanani, indodana kaKhareya, noSeraya, Indodana. KaThanhumethi umNethofa, noJahazaniya indodana yomMahagathi, bona namadoda abo.
24UGedaliya wafunga kubo nakubantu babo, wathi kubo: “Ningesabi ukuba yizinceku zamaKaledi; hlalani ezweni, nikhonze inkosi yaseBabele; futhi uzophila.
25Kodwa ngenyanga yesikhombisa u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya indodana ka-Elishama wozalo lwenkosi wafika wabulala amadoda ayishumi kanye naye noGedaliya, wafa, kanye namaJuda namaKhaledi ayenaye eMispa.
26Bonke abantu, abancane nabakhulu, nezinduna zempi, basuka baya eGibithe, ngokuba babewesaba amaKaledi.
27Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa wokuthunjwa kukaJehoyakini, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nesikhombisa lwenyanga, u-Evilimerodaki, inkosi yaseBabele, ngonyaka aqala ngawo. Ukubusa, ukuphakanyiswa. Inhloko kaJehoyakini, inkosi yakwaJuda, ephuma etilongweni;
28Wakhuluma kahle kuye, wabeka isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi ngaphezu kwezihlalo zobukhosi zamakhosi ayenaye eBabele;
29Wakhumula izingubo zakhe zasetilongweni, wadla isinkwa phambi kobuso bakhe zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.
30Isabelo sakhe sasiyisabelo esimiyo njalo, asiphiwa yinkosi, isabelo sezinsuku zonke, zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.
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