¹ Sedekia umuli wakwe ali na maha ishirini na moja pahandile atabhale; atabhala amaha ilongo limo nimo uwo hu Yerusalemu. Itawa lya nyina wakwe lyali Hamutali; alilendo wa Yeremia wa Libna. ² Abhomba abhibhi pamaso ga Yahwe; abhomba hala habhomba Yehoyakimu. ³ Hu hasira ya Yahwe, nagafumila iga gundi agafumile hu Yerusalemu ni Yuda, hata pabhefizye witanzi lyakwe yuyo. Ipo Sedekia abhomba ubhibhi juu ya falme wa Babeli. ⁴ Gwahabha umwaha ugwa tisa hutawala wa falme Sedekia, kati yi mwezi ugwa kumi na lisiku lya kumi ili mwezi ugwo, Nebukadneza, ufalme wa hu Babeli, ahinza na sikari bhakhoma kambe akabiliane, nao bhazenga ukuta wa nzije azyungule. ⁵ Isho umji bhuhapona paka umwaha ugwa kumi na moja hutawala wa falme Sedekia. ⁶ Kati yi mwezi ugwa bhone, isiku lya tisa umwaha ugwo, inzala ihabha hali sana hujini sawa habha ni shalye wandtu bhidhi. ⁷ Shisho umuji bhatubhula, abhakhomana bhundi bhanyila hunzi yi mji uwakati uwi siku wi dala lilyango ilya lyali kati yi nkuta nzibhile, hu bustani ya falme, ijapokuwa Wakaldayo bhali bha zyungulile umji. Pipo bhabhala widala lya Araba. ⁸ Lelo asikari bha Wakaldayo bhafuta ufalme nahumwaje Sedekia hutambalale nzibonde li soho Yordani pepe ni Yeliko. Asikari bhunti bhalibhatawanyishe hutali nu mwene. ⁹ Bhakhata ufalme nahulete hadi wa falme wa hu Babeli uwo Ribla kati yi ndhi ya Hamathi, pafumyaga ihukumu juu ya mwene. ¹⁰ Ufalme wa hu Babeli abhabhola abhana bhana Sedekia witanzi li maso gakwe, uwo hu Ribla abhabhola arongozi bhunti abha Yuda. ¹¹ Ipo egefya amaso ga Sedekia, afunga ni vifungo vishaba na hulete hu Babeli. Mfalme wa hu Babeli abhiha mwijela hata isiku ilya fye wakwe. ¹² Basi umwezi ugwa sanu, isiku lya kumi li mwezi, ambao gwali mwaha gwa kumi na tisa wa tawala wa falme Nebukadneza, ufalme wa hu Babeli, Nebuzaradani ahinza hu Yerusalemu. Ali dandamu wigula wa falme natumishi wa falme wa hu Babeli. ¹³ Ayilungulizya inyumba ya Yahwe, hu siri, nazi nyumba zyundti zya bha hu Yerusalemu; pia shila yizegwilye iyi muhimu mjini apembile. ¹⁴ Khashele wankuta zyazizyugulile Yerusalemu, asikari bhundi bha hu Babeli ilya lyali palushimo nu dandamu uwa linzi bhavinanganya. ¹⁵ Kama wa bhanthu apina sana, abhanthu abhasagele abhabhalewilye kati yi mji, bhalibhalile ufalme Babeli, na bazi ya bhanthu abhi ujuzi - Nebuzaradan, udandamu uwasikari abhigula abhe ga badhi yabho bhasama. ¹⁶ Lelo Nebuzaredani udandamu uwagula, abhaleha badhi ya pina sana abhindhi bhatune amizabibu na magunda. ¹⁷ Lelo hu ndoji zi gunda izili hali kati yi nyumba ya Yahwe, amakhatilo ni dhumbe yigunda yihali kati yi nyumba ya Yahwe, Wakaldayo bhahomola vipande bhahashila navyo abhuye hu Babeli. ¹⁸ Insonta, ikoleo, ahanara hitala, amabakuri, ni vinthu vhundti ivishaba ambavyo adimi ivibhatumilaga mushibhanza - Wakaldayo bhaha vyega vyunthi. ¹⁹ Amakalai na chetezo shi uvumba, amabakuri, insota inara shitala, ivhakalanjile amakalai gagalinga nyiziwe kwa dhahabu - kapteni wagula wa falme ahazyega pyaa. ²⁰ Indoji zibhile idhumbe, ni ng'ombe kumi na nzibhile abhi shaba bhahali mudhi yakwe ivindtu samanini ivivyahali avibhombile kwa ajili yi nyumba ya Yahwe, vhali ni shaba zinyinji sana izya saziwezehana apimwe. ²¹ Indoji zyali nutali wi dhiraha kumi nane shila umo namutanani azyugule shila umo uwitali wi dhiraha kumi na dhibele. Shila umuo lyali nuvilima uwi nyobhe nane ni tundu. ²² Itwe lyi shaba lyali pamwanya yakwe. Itwe lyali dhirahanzisanu utali wakwe, imbombo yiwaya zya kinjila naga na makomanga azyungule. Shunti shashalinganiziwe wishaba. Na indonji emo ihali na makomanga gakwe vyahali nishi vyakwanza. ²³ Isho wali na makomanga tisini na sita mulubhanza mwa shila litwe lyali na makomanga mia moja juu mu waya izyakoinjili ne azyungule. ²⁴ Udandamu uwi gula amwega Seraya ufungwa, udimi ugosi, palushimo nu Sefania, udimi uwabhele, na bhala amabawaba bhatatu. ²⁵ Afume hujini ahamwega ufugwa afsa uwahali juu yasikari, na bhanthu saba wa bhala abhashabhuli ufalme, bhali bhasagele hu mjini. Ahamwega ufugwa afsa wa sikari bha falme uwahari nuwajibu wa bhinjizye abhanthu muwa asikari, palushimo na bhanthu mashuhuri sitini afume kati yi ndhi bhabhahali mjini. ²⁶ Ipo uNebuzaradani, udandamu uwagula, abhega na bhalete wafalme wa hu Babeli uwo Ribla. ²⁷ Ufalme wa hu Babeli abhagoga uwo Ribla kati yi ndhi ya Hamathi. Widala ili, Yuda ahashila kati yi ndhi yakwe nashele wisami. ²⁸ Ibhabhali bhanthu Nebukadneza abhasamizye: kati yi mwaha ugwa saba, Wayudea 3, 023. ²⁹ Kati yi mwaha ugwa kumi na nane wa Nebukadneza ahejile 832 afume hu Yerusalemu. ³⁰ Kati yi mwaha ugwa ishilini na tatu ugwa Nebukadneza, Nebuzaradani, dandamu wa gula bhafalme, abhasamya Wayudea 745. Jumula ya bhanthu bhasamiziwe bhali 4, 600. ³¹ Ihabha pamande kati yi mwah ugwi selathini na saba ugwa fugwe wakwe Yohoyakini, ufalme wa Yuda, kati yi mwezi ugwa kumi na mbili, isiku ilya ishilini na zisanu izi wezi, Evili Merodaki, ufalme wa Babeli afungulila Yohoyakini ufalme wa Yuda afume wijela. Gwali mwaha ambao Evili Merodaki ahandile atabhale. ³² Ayanganawo shipole na apela itengo liheshima kuliko lya falme abhaji bhali palushimo nabho uwo hu Babeli. ³³ Evili Merodaki ahashila amenda ga wijela lya Yehoyakini, na Yehoyakini ahalya ishalye daima kati yi meza ya falme isiku zyunthi izya sgala izimaisha gakwe. ³⁴ Na apewilye ishalye sha kila lisiku hu maisha gakwe gundti agasagile mpaka isiku ilyafwe wakwe.