USedekiya indodana kaKhenahana wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi , wathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngalezi uyakuqhubukusha ama-Aramu aze aphele.

USedekiya indodana kaKhenahana wayesesondela , wamshaya uMikhaya esihlathini, wathi: UMoya kaJehova wasuka kimi ngaph i ukuba akhulume kuwe na?

USedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema ; igama likanina lalinguHamithali, indodakazi kaJeremiya waseLibina.

Ngokuba kwenzeka lokho eJerusalema nakwaJuda ngenxa yentukuthelo kaJehova, waze wabalahla ebusweni bakhe ; uSedekiya wayihlubuka inkosi yaseBabele.

Wawusuvinjezelwa umuzi kwaze kwaba ngumny aka weshumi nanye wenkosi uSedekiya.

USedekiya indodana kaKhenahana wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi , wathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngalezi uyakuqhubukusha ama-Aramu aze aphele.

USedekiya indodana kaKhenahana wayesesondela , wamshaya uMikhaya esihlathini, wathi: UMoya kaJehova wasuka kimi ngaphi ukuba akhulume kuwe na?

Ekuqaleni komnyaka inkosi uNebukadinesari yathumela yamletha eB abele kanye nezitsha ezinxanelekayo zendlu kaJehova , yabeka uSedekiya , umfowabo, inkosi kwaJuda naseJerusalema.

USedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema.

Izwi elafika kuJeremiya , livela kuJehova, ekuthumeni kwenkosi uSedekiya uPhashuri indodana kaMalikhiya noZefaniya indodana kaMahaseya, umpristi, kuye ethi:

Ngasemuva, usho uJehova , ngiyakunikela uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda , nezinceku zakhe , nabantu abasele kulo muzi esifweni , nasenkembeni, nasendlaleni, nasesandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele , nasesandleni sezitha zabo , nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo , abashaye ngosiko lwenkemba, angabasindisi, angabahawukeli, angabi namusa kubo.

lapho uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda ebemvalele khona ngokuthi : Uprofethelani uthi : U sho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuwunikela lo muzi esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, iwuthathe,

uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda angaphunyuki esandleni samaKaledi , kepha anikelwe nokunikelwa esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, akhulume nayo umlomo nomlomo, amehlo akhe awabone amehlo ayo,

yona imyise uSedekiya eBabele , abe khona lapho ngize ngimhambele , usho uJehova; noma nilwa namaKaledi, aniyikuphumelela na?

USedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakhe, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo , nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo , nasesandleni sempi yenkosi yaseBabele, asebenyukile kini.

Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova , lapho inkosi uSedekiya isenzile isivumelwano nabo bonke abantu baseJerusalema ukubamemezela ukukhululeka,

USedekiya, indodana kaJosiya, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikaKhoniya , indodana kaJehoyakimi , wabekwa inkosi ezweni lakwaJuda nguNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele.

uSedekiya inkosi wathumela wamlanda ; inkosi yambuza ngasese endlini yayo, yathi: Kukhona izwi elivela kuJehova na ? UJeremiya wathi: Likhona. Wathi futhi: Uyakunikelwa esandleni senkosi yaseBabele.

UJeremiya wathi futhi enkosini uSedekiya : Ngoneni kuwe, nasezincekwini zakho, nakulaba bantu ukuba ningifake etilongweni na?

USedekiya inkosi wayeseyala ukuba bambeke uJeremiya egcekeni letilongo, bamnika imihla ngemihla iqebelengwane lesinkwa livela esiTaladini Sabaphekizinkwa , kwaze kwaphela isinkwa sonke emzini . UJeremiya wahlala-ke egcekeni letilongo.

USedekiya inkosi wathuma uJehukali , indodana kaShelemiya, noZefaniya, indodana kaMahaseya , umpristi, kumprofethi uJeremiya , wathi: Ake usikhulekele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

USedekiya inkosi wathumela wamthatha uJeremiya umprofethi , wamzisa kuye esikhaleni sesithathu esisendlini kaJehova ; inkosi yathi kuJeremiya : Ngithanda ukubuza into kuwe, ungangifihleli lutho.

Inkosi uSedekiya yayisifunga ngasese kuJeremiya , yathi: Kuphila kukaJehova owasenzela lo mphefumulo , angiyikukubulala, futhi angiyikukunikela esandleni salawa madoda afuna ukuphila kwakho.

Inkosi uSedekiya yathi kuJeremiya : Ngiyesaba abaJud a abahlubukele kumaKaledi, funa nginikelwe esandleni sabo, bangiklolodele.

USedekiya wayesethi kuJeremiya : Makungabikho mu ntu owazi lawa mazwi, funa ufe.

USedekiya inkosi wayesethi : Bhekani, usesandleni senu , ngokuba inkosi ayinamandla okuphambana nani ngalutho.

Kwathi lapho uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda nawo onke amadoda empi bezibona, babaleka, bephuma emzini ebusuku ngendlela yensimu yenkosi ngesango phakathi kwezingange zombili; waphuma ngendlela yase-Araba.

Kepha impi yamaKaledi yabaxosha, yamfica uSedekiya emahlane aseJeriko , yambamba, yamkhuphulela kuNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele , eRibila ezweni laseHamati, wamahlulela.

Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakunikela uFaro uHofira inkosi yaseGibithe esandleni sezitha zakhe nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwakhe, njengalokho nganikela uSedekiya inkosi y akwaJuda esandleni sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele , isitha sakhe esasifuna ukuphila kwakhe.

USedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema ; igama likanina lalinguHamuthali indodakazi kaJeremiya waseLibina.

Ngokuba kwenzeka lok ho eJerusalema nakwaJuda ngenxa yentukuthe lo kaJehova, waze wabalahla ebusweni bakhe ; uSedekiya wayihlubuka inkosi yaseBabele.

Wawusuvinjezelwa umuzi kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka weshumi nanye wenkosi uSedekiya.

Kodwa impi yamaKaledi yayixosha ink osi, yamfica uSedekiya emathafeni aseJeriko, yonke impi yakhe yahlakazeka.