1 Mu mazhuba a Jehoyakimu, Nebukadineza mambo we Bhabhiloni kanginilila shango, Jehoyakimu kabe nlanda uwe kwe makole matatu. Koga kashandukila Mambo Nebukadineza kampandukila. 2 Yahwe bakatumila zwilalume zwe Khaladiya nezwe Siriya nezwe Moabu nezwe Amoni kuti banginilile Juda bayilobese. Kuyendidzana nge dama la Yahwe labakaleba nge balanda babo balebesambeli. 3 Ngelebeswa zwithu izwezwi zwaka shingikalila Juda kuyenda nge ndaulo ya Yahwe, kuti babaduse mu mesho abo ngekwe zwibi zwa Manase na zose zwaakathama, 4 nenge lopa lisina nlandu laakatebula, ngoti wakazhadza Jerusalema nge lopa lisina nlandu ngono Yahwe bakasibazwiibhatigwe. 5 Mimwe mishingo ya Jehoyakimu na zose zwaakathama zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Juda. 6 Jehoyakimu kalala na botate babe, Jehoyakini nkololo uwe kan'gala thaka. 7 Mambo we Egipiti kasitjabhude mu shango iye, ngoti mambo we Bhabhiloni wakabe atola zose zwakabe zwili zwa mambo we Egipiti kudwa ku nkuku we Egipiti kunoti ku gwizi gwe Yufuratesi.
Mambo Jehoyakini we Juda
(2 Zwiyitikalo 36:9-10)8 Jehoyakini wakabe mambo ana makole ali gumi lina ali zhanakadzi (18), ngono kabusa mimwedzi mitatu mu Jerusalema. Zina la mmeyabe liyi Nehushita nkololokadzi wa Elinatani we Jerusalema. 9 Kathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, sekwatate babe bakathama. 10 Mu tjibaka itjetjo makombgwa a Nebukadineza mambo we Bhabhiloni bakazha ku Jerusalema ngono bakayikomba nge ngwa. 11 Nebukadineza mambo we Bhabhiloni kazha ku nzi nkulu makobgwa awe atjakaukomba, 12 Jehoyakini mambo we Juda kazwipila muna mambo we Bhabhiloni na mmeyabe ne makombgwa awe ne bashingi be ng'umba iye, mambo we Bhabhiloni kalonga Jehoyakini mu busungwa mu gole le bu zhanakadzi le mbuso wayo, 13 ngono kasenga fumwa yose ye ng'umba ya Yahwe ne fumwa ye ng'umba ya mambo, katola kose ne zwija zose zwe golide zwakabe zwathamiwa na Solomoni mambo we Iziraela zwili zwe ng'umba ya Yahwe koga sekwa Yahwe bakabe baleba. 14 Kalonga bathu bose be Jerusalema ne makombgwa wose ne babhayani ne nyambi ne bathuli mu busungwa, bose bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000). Kwakasala bathu banodziyila koga mu shango. 15 Ngono kasengela Jehoyakini ku Bhabhiloni na mme ba mambo ne bakadzi ba mambo ne makombgwa awe ne batungamili be shango, kabadusa mu Jerusalema, kabatapila ku Bhabhiloni. 16 Mambo we Bhabhiloni kazhisa batapiwa ku Bhabhiloni kuli balume be ngwa bali zwiwulu zwili tendeka (7 000) ne nyambi ne bathuli bali tjiwulu (1 000) bose bakasima bakalizanila ngwa. 17 Ngono mambo we Bhabhiloni kabiga Mataniya batatenini ba Jehoyakini kube mambo mu bumo gugwe ngono kashandula zina lile kan'dana Zedekiya.
Mambo Zedekiya we Juda
(2 Zwiyitikalo 36:11-12Jeremiya 52:1-3a)18 Zedekiya wakabe ana makole ali makumi mabili ana gole (21) tjibaka tjaakabe mambo, wakabusa makole ali gumi lina gole (11) mu Jerusalema. Zina la mmeyabe liyi Hamutali nkololokadzi wa Jeremiya we Libina. 19 Wakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe koga sekwakathama Jehoyakimu. 20 Kwakabe kuli nge bushongola gwa Yahwe kuti Jerusalema ne Juda dzibedzakashingikaligwa na itjetji, ngono kubupelo bakabadusa mu mesho abo. Zedekiya ka pandukila mambo we Bhabhiloni.
1 During Jehoiakim's rule, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded and took control of Judah. Jehoiakim obeyed Nebuchadnezzar for three years, but then he rebelled.
2 At that time, the Lord started sending troops to rob and destroy towns in Judah. Some of these troops were from Babylonia, and others were from Syria, Moab, and Ammon. The Lord had sent his servants the prophets to warn Judah about this, 3 and now he was making it happen. The country of Judah was going to be wiped out, because Manasseh had sinned 4 and caused many innocent people to die. The Lord would not forgive this.
5 Everything else Jehoiakim did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 6 Jehoiakim died, and his son Jehoiachin became king.
7 King Nebuchadnezzar defeated King Neco of Egypt and took control of his land from the Egyptian Gorge all the way north to the Euphrates River. So Neco never invaded Judah again.
King Jehoiachin of Judah Is Taken to Babylon
(2 Chronicles 36.92 10)8 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled only 3 months from Jerusalem. His mother Nehushta was the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. 9 Jehoiachin disobeyed the Lord, just as his father Jehoiakim had done.
10 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia sent troops to attack Jerusalem soon after Jehoiachin became king. 11 During the attack, Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city. 12 Jehoiachin immediately surrendered, together with his mother and his servants, as well as his army officers and officials. Then Nebuchadnezzar had Jehoiachin arrested. These things took place in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's rule in Babylonia.
13 The Lord had warned that someday the treasures would be taken from the royal palace and from the temple, including the gold objects that Solomon had made for the temple. And that's exactly what Nebuchadnezzar ordered his soldiers to do. 14 He also led away as prisoners the Jerusalem officials, the military leaders, and the skilled workers—10,000 in all. Only the very poorest people were left in Judah.
15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon, along with his mother, his wives, his officials, and the most important leaders of Judah. 16 He also led away 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 skilled workers, all of them trained for battle.
17 Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.
King Zedekiah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 36.11-16Jeremiah 52.1-3)18 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. 19 Zedekiah disobeyed the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20 It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the Lord so angry that he turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening.