U-Ahimeleki waphendula inkosi , wathi: Ngubani kuzo zonke izinceku zakho othembekile njengoDavide, umkhwenyana wenkosi, nenduna yabalindi bakho, nodumileyo endlini yakho, na?

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli benza ngasese izinto ezingalungile kuJehova uNkulunkulu, bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo emizini yabo yonke ngasemibhoshongweni yabalindi nasemizini ebiyelweyo.

Wachitha amaFilisti kwaze kwaba seGaza nemikhawulo yalo , imibhoshongo yabalindi nemizi ebiyelweyo. IJerusalema lihlaselwa ngoShalimaneseri noSaneheribi

Yonke impi yamaKaledi induna yabalindi eyayinayo yadiliza iz ingange zaseJerusalema nxazonke.

Abanye abantu ababesele emzini , nabahlubukileyo behlubukela enkosini yaseBabele, nesixuku esiseleyo uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathumba.

Kepha induna yabalindi yashiya abantu bezwe abayizimpofana ukuba baphathe izivini namasimu.

Nemicengezi yomlilo, nezitsha, okwegolide lodwa nesiliva lodwa , nalokho induna yabalindi yakuthatha.

Induna yabalindi yathatha uSeraya umpristi omkhulu , noZefaniya umpristi wesibili, nabalindimnyango abathathu;

UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathatha , wabayisa enkosini yaseBabele eRibila.

Ngenyanga yesihlanu ngolwesikhombisa lwenyanga okwakungumnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalolunye wenkosi uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele , kwafika uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi , inceku yenkosi yaseBabele , eJerusalema.

AbakwaMidiyani bathengisa ngaye eGibithe kuPotifari , inceku kaFaro , induna yabalindi bakhe.

Lapho esesangweni lakwaBenjamini , kwakukhona lapho inkosi yabalindi egama layo lalingu -Iriya indodana kaShelemiya kaHananiya ; yambamba uJeremiya umprofethi, yathi: Uyahlubukela kumaKaledi.

Kepha uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabashiya abantu abampofu ababengenalutho ezweni lakwaJuda, wabanika izivini namasimu ngasikhathi sinye.

UNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele , wamyala uNebuzaradani , induna yabalindi, ngoJeremiya, wathi:

UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi kanye noNebushazibani induna yezinceku, noNerigali Sareseri induna yabapristi , nezikhulu zonke zenkosi yaseBabele base bethumela,

Insali yabantu ababesala emzini, nabahlubuki ababehlubukela kuye, nensali yabantu abaseleyo uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathumbela eBabele.

Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova , uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi esemvumele ukuba asuke eRama ngokumthatha eboshiwe ngamaketanga phakathi kwabo b onke abathunjwa baseJerusalema nakwaJuda ababeyakuthunjelwa eBabele.

Induna yabalindi yamthatha uJeremiya , yathi kuye: UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakhuluma lokhu okubi kule ndawo;

Engakabuyi, yathi: Buyela kuGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu kaShafani , inkosi yaseBabele emenze abe ngumbusi phezu kwemizi yakwaJuda , uhlale naye p hakathi kwabantu ; noma lapho kulungile emehlweni akho ukuya khona, yiya lapho . Induna yabalindi yayisimnika umphako nesipho , yamvumela ukuba ahambe.

U-Ishmayeli wayesethumba bonke abantu abaseleyo eMispa , amadodakazi enkosi nabo bonke abantu ababesele eMispa , uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi ayebanikele kuGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu, yebo, u-Ishmayeli indodana k aNethaniya wabathumba , wahamba ukuba adlulele kubantwana bakwa-Amoni.

Ngenyanga yesihlanu , ngolweshumi lwenyanga okwakungumnyaka weshumi nesishiyag alolunye wenkosi uNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele , kwafika uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi , inceku yenkosi yaseBabele , eJerusalema.

Yonke impi yamaKaledi induna yabalindi eyayinayo yadiliza izingange zaseJerusalema nxazonke.

Abantu abathile abayizimpofana, nabantu abaseleyo ababesele emzini , nabahlubukileyo behlubukela enkosini yaseBabele , nesixuku esiseleyo uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathumba.

Kepha uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi washiya abantu abathile bezwe abayizimpofana ukuba baphathe izivini namasimu.

Izindebe, nemicengezi yomlilo , nezitsha, namakhanzi, nezinti zezibani , nezinkezo, nezinkamba, okwegolide lodwa nesiliva lodwa , nalokho induna yabalindi yakuthatha.

Induna yabalindi yathatha uSeraya, umpristi omkhulu, noZefaniya, umpristi wesibili, nabalindimnyango abathathu;

UNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi , wabathatha, wabayisa enkosini yaseBabele eRibila.

Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu kaNebukadinesari uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wathumba abaJuda, abantu abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nanhlanu . Bonke abantu babe yizinkulungwane ezine namakhulu ayisithupha. Ukukhululwa kukaJehoyakini