猶大的滅亡
1西底迦二十一歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政十一年。他母親叫哈慕她，是立拿人耶利米的女兒。 2西底迦像約雅敬一樣做耶和華視為惡的事。 3因此，耶和華向耶路撒冷和猶大的人發怒，把他們從祂面前趕走。
後來，西底迦背叛了巴比倫王。 4在他執政第九年十月十日，巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒率領全軍攻打耶路撒冷，在城外紮營，修築圍城的高臺。 5城一直被圍困到西底迦執政第十一年。 6那年四月九日，城裡饑荒非常嚴重，百姓無糧可吃。 7城被攻破，西底迦和士兵便在夜間穿過御花園，從兩城牆中間的門逃往亞拉巴。當時迦勒底人仍四面包圍著城。 8迦勒底的軍隊追趕西底迦，在耶利哥平原追上了他。他的軍隊都四散而逃。 9迦勒底人擒住西底迦，把他押到哈馬的利比拉去見巴比倫王。巴比倫王在那裡審判他， 10當著他的面殺了他的眾子和猶大所有的首領， 11又剜去他的雙眼，用銅鏈鎖著他押往巴比倫，將他終生囚在牢裡。
12巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒執政第十九年五月十日，他的臣僕——護衛長尼布撒拉旦進入耶路撒冷， 13放火焚燒耶和華的殿、王宮及城內所有的房屋。他燒毀了所有重要建築。 14他率領的迦勒底的軍隊拆毀了耶路撒冷四圍的城牆。 15護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去最貧窮的人、城中的餘民、投降的人和剩下的技工， 16只留下一些最貧窮的人，讓他們照料葡萄園、耕種田地。
17迦勒底人打碎耶和華殿中的銅柱、銅底座和銅海，把銅運往巴比倫， 18並帶走了盆、鏟、蠟剪、碗、碟及一切獻祭用的銅器。 19護衛長還帶走了杯、火鼎、碗、盆、燈臺、碟和奠酒的杯等所有金銀器皿。 20所羅門王為耶和華的殿所造的兩根銅柱、一個銅海、銅海下面的十二頭銅牛，以及一些銅底座，用的銅多得無法計算。 21兩根銅柱中空，高八米，周長五點三米，銅壁厚四指。 22銅柱有柱冠，柱冠高二點三米，周圍裝飾著銅網和銅石榴。兩根柱子都一樣。 23每根銅柱周圍裝飾著九十六個石榴，網子四周共有一百個石榴。
24護衛長擄走祭司長西萊雅、副祭司長西番亞、三名殿門守衛， 25又從城中擄走一名將領、王的七個親信、一名負責招兵的書記和六十名平民， 26把他們帶到利比拉去見巴比倫王。 27巴比倫王在那裡處死了他們。猶大人就這樣被擄去，離開了家園。
28以下是尼布甲尼撒擄去的人數：他執政第七年擄去三千零二十三名猶大人； 29執政第十八年，從耶路撒冷擄去八百三十二人； 30執政第二十三年，他的護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去七百四十五名猶大人。總共四千六百人。
31猶大王約雅斤被擄後第三十七年，即巴比倫王以未·米羅達元年十二月二十五日，巴比倫王恩待約雅斤，釋放了他， 32並好言相待，使他的地位高過被擄到巴比倫的其他各王。 33約雅斤脫去了囚服，終生與巴比倫王一起吃飯。 34在他有生之年，巴比倫王供應他每天的需用，直到他去世。
Kũgũa kwa Jerusalemu
152:1 2Ath 24:17; Josh 10:29Zedekia aarĩ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ũmwe rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka ikũmi na ũmwe. Nyina eetagwo Hamutali mwarĩ wa Jeremia; nake oimĩte Libina. 2Nake agĩĩka maũndũ mooru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, o ta ũrĩa Jehoiakimu eekĩte. 352:3 Isa 3:1; Thaam 33:15Na nĩ ũndũ wa marakara ma Jehova-rĩ, nĩkĩo maũndũ macio mothe meekĩkire kũu Jerusalemu na Juda, na mũthia-inĩ akĩmaingata mehere mbere yake.
Na rĩrĩ, Zedekia akĩremera mũthamaki wa Babuloni, akĩaga gwathĩka.
452:4 Zek 8:19; Ezek 24:1-2Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mwaka-inĩ wa kenda wa ũthamaki wa Zedekia, mũthenya wa ikũmi wa mweri wa ikũmi-rĩ, Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni agĩthiĩ kũhũũrana na Jerusalemu arĩ na ita rĩake rĩothe, nao makĩamba hema nja ya itũũra rĩu inene, na magĩaka ihumbu cia tĩĩri mĩena yothe yarĩo cia kũmateithia gũtharĩkĩra itũũra rĩu. 5Narĩo itũũra rĩu inene rĩgĩikara rĩrĩ irigiicĩrie nginya mwaka wa ikũmi na ũmwe wa ũthamaki wa Zedekia.
652:6 Alaw 26:26; Maca 1:11Na rĩrĩ, mũthenya wa kenda wa mweri wa kana, ngʼaragu ĩkĩneneha mũno kũu itũũra-inĩ, o nginya gũkĩaga irio cia kũrĩĩo nĩ andũ a bũrũri ũcio. 7Hĩndĩ ĩyo rũthingo rwa itũũra rĩu inene rũkĩmomorwo, nacio mbũtũ ciothe cia ita ikĩũra. Moimire itũũra-inĩ ũtukũ magereire kĩhingo-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩarĩ gatagatĩ ga thingo cierĩ hakuhĩ na mũgũnda wa mũthamaki, o na gũtuĩka andũ a Babuloni nĩmarigiicĩirie itũũra rĩu inene rĩothe. Nao makĩũra merekeire Araba, 8no mbũtũ ya ita ya Babuloni ĩgĩtengʼeria Mũthamaki Zedekia nginya ĩkĩmũkinyĩra werũ-inĩ ũrĩa mwaraganu wa Jeriko. Thigari ciake ciothe ikĩamũranio nake ikĩhurunjwo. 952:9 Jer 32:4; Ndar 13:21Nayo mbũtũ ya ita ya Babuloni ĩkĩnyiita Mũthamaki Zedekia.
Makĩmũtwara kũrĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni ũrĩa warĩ kũu Ribila, bũrũri-inĩ wa Hamathu, na kũu nĩkuo aamũtuĩrĩire ciira. 10Mũthamaki wa Babuloni arĩ kũu Ribila nĩoragithirie ariũ a Zedekia o hau maitho-inĩ ma ithe wao; agĩcooka akĩũragithia anene othe a Juda. 1152:11 Ezek 12:13; 17:16Nĩacookire agĩkũũrithia Zedekia maitho, na akĩmuoha na bĩngũ cia gĩcango, akĩmũtwara Babuloni, na kũu akĩmũikia njeera nginya mũthenya ũrĩa aakuire.
1252:12 Zek 7:5Mũthenya wa ikũmi wa mweri wa ĩtano, mwaka-inĩ wa ikũmi na kenda wa gũthamaka kwa Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni-rĩ, Nebuzaradani mũnene wa arangĩri a mũthamaki wa Babuloni, ũrĩa watungataga mũthamaki wa Babuloni, agĩũka Jerusalemu, 1352:13 2Maũ 36:19; Gũcook 13:16agĩcina hekarũ ya Jehova, na nyũmba ya ũthamaki, o na nyũmba ciothe cia Jerusalemu. Ningĩ agĩcina nyũmba o yothe yarĩ ya bata kuo. 14Nayo mbũtũ yothe ya ita ya Babuloni, ĩtongoretio nĩ mũnene ũcio wa arangĩri a mũthamaki, ĩkĩmomora thingo ciothe iria ciathiũrũrũkĩirie Jerusalemu. 1552:15 2Ath 24:1Nebuzaradani ũcio warĩ mũnene wa arangĩri a mũthamaki nĩatahire andũ amwe arĩa maarĩ athĩĩni mũno, na andũ arĩa maatigaire kũu itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene, hamwe na mabundi marĩa mangĩ, o na andũ arĩa metwarĩte o ene kũrĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni. 16No Nebuzaradani nĩatigire andũ amwe arĩa maarĩ athĩĩni mũno a bũrũri ũcio kuo, nĩguo marutage wĩra mĩgũnda-inĩ ya mĩthabibũ na mĩgũnda-inĩ ĩrĩa ĩngĩ.
1752:17 1Ath 17:15; Thaam 25:29Andũ a Babuloni makiunanga itugĩ cia gĩcango, na metha cia kũigĩrĩrwo indo, na Karia karĩa kaarĩ ga gĩcango, iria ciarĩ thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova, magĩkuua gĩcango kĩu gĩothe magĩgĩtwara Babuloni. 1852:18 Ndar 4:14; Thaam 27:3Ningĩ magĩkuua nyũngũ, na icakũri, na magathĩ ma gũtinia ndaambĩ, na mbakũri cia kũminjaminjĩria maaĩ, na thaani, o na indo ciothe cia gĩcango iria ciahũthagĩrwo wĩra-inĩ wa hekarũ, magĩthiĩ nacio. 1952:19 1Ath 7:50; Thaam 25:29Mũnene ũcio wa thigari cia mũthamaki nĩakuuire mbakũri iria nene, na Ngĩo, na mbakũri cia kũminjaminjĩria maaĩ, na nyũngũ, na mĩtĩ ya matawa, na thaani, o na mbakũri iria ciahũthagĩrwo na kũruta maruta ma kũnyuuo, iria ciothe ciathondeketwo na thahabu ĩrĩa therie kana betha.
2052:20 1Ath 7:47Gĩcango kĩrĩa kĩarutirwo itugĩ-inĩ icio cierĩ, na Karia kau, na ndegwa iria ikũmi na igĩrĩ cia gĩcango iria ciarĩ rungu rwako, na metha, iria Mũthamaki Solomoni aathondekete cia hekarũ ya Jehova, gĩtingĩathimĩkire nĩ kũingĩha. 2152:21 1Ath 7:15O gĩtugĩ kĩmwe gĩacio kĩarĩ kĩa mĩkono ikũmi na ĩnana52:21 nĩ ta mita 8 kũraiha, na mĩkono ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ52:21 nĩ ta mita ithano na nuthu (5:5) gũthiũrũrũka; na o kĩmwe gĩacio kĩarĩ na ũtungu wa ciara inya, na kĩarĩ na irima gatagatĩ. 2252:22 1Ath 7:16; Thaam 28:33Kĩongo gĩa gĩcango kĩrĩa kĩarĩ hau gĩtugĩ-igũrũ, o kĩmwe kĩarĩ kĩa mĩkono ĩtano52:22 nĩ ta mita igĩrĩ na robo (2:25) kũraiha, na gĩkagemio na rũgara rũrĩ na makomamanga ma gĩcango gũthiũrũrũkĩria. Gĩtugĩ kĩu kĩngĩ gĩa keerĩ, kĩrĩ na makomamanga makĩo nĩkĩahaanaine biũ na kĩu kĩngĩ kĩa mbere. 23Na haarĩ na makomamanga mĩrongo kenda na matandatũ maacuuhĩte mĩena-inĩ; makomamanga mothe marĩa maathiũrũrũkĩirie igũrũ wa magemio macio ma rũgara maarĩ igana rĩmwe.
2452:24 2Ath 25:18; Jer 37:3Mũnene ũcio wa arangĩri nĩanyiitire Seraia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, na Zefania mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa wa keerĩ harĩ we, o na andũ arĩa atatũ maarangagĩra mũrango. 25Harĩ andũ arĩa maatigaire kũu itũũra-inĩ inene, akĩnyiita mũnene ũrĩa warũgamĩrĩire andũ a mbaara, na akĩnyiita andũ mũgwanja arĩa maataaraga mũthamaki. Ningĩ akĩnyiita karani ũrĩa mũnene, ũrĩa wandĩkithagia andũ a gũthiĩ ita a bũrũri ũcio, na andũ ake mĩrongo ĩtandatũ arĩa maakorirwo itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene. 26Nebuzaradani ũcio mũnene wa arangĩri akĩmakuua othe, akĩmatwarĩra mũthamaki wa Babuloni kũu Ribila. 2752:27 Ndar 34:11; Jer 20:4Kũu Ribila, bũrũri-inĩ wa Hamathu, nĩkuo mũthamaki ũcio wa Babuloni aamoragithĩirie.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Juda magĩtahwo, magĩtwarwo bũrũri ũngĩ, makĩrutwo bũrũri wao. 2852:28 Gũcook 28:36Ũyũ nĩguo mũigana wa andũ arĩa Nebukadinezaru aatahire akĩmatwara bũrũri ũngĩ:
mwaka-inĩ wa mũgwanja aatahire Ayahudi 3,023;
29naguo mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩnana wa ũthamaki wa Nebukadinezaru,
agĩtaha andũ 832 kuuma Jerusalemu;
3052:30 Jer 43:3o naguo mwaka-inĩ wake wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩtatũ,
agĩtaha Ayahudi 745 magĩtwarwo bũrũri ũngĩ
nĩ Nebuzaradani ũcio mwathi wa arangĩri a mũthamaki.
Andũ acio othe maarĩ 4,600.
Jekonia Kuohorwo
31Na gũgĩkinya atĩrĩ, mwaka-inĩ wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na mũgwanja kuuma rĩrĩa Jekonia, mũthamaki wa Juda, aatwarirwo bũrũri ũngĩ, mwaka-inĩ ũrĩa Evili-Merodaki aatuĩkire mũthamaki wa Babuloni-rĩ, nĩohorithirie Jekonia mũthamaki wa Juda, akĩmũrekereria oime njeera mũthenya wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩtano wa mweri wa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ. 32Nĩamwarĩirie na ũhooreri, na akĩmũhe gĩtĩ gĩa kũmũtũgĩria gũkĩra athamaki acio angĩ maarĩ nao kũu Babuloni. 3352:33 2Sam 9:7Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jekonia akĩruta nguo ciake cia njeera, na agĩtũũra arĩĩanagĩra irio na mũthamaki matukũ mothe marĩa aatũũrire muoyo. 3452:34 2Sam 9:10Mũthamaki ũcio wa Babuloni nĩaheaga Jekonia indo cia kũmũteithia o mũthenya matukũ mothe marĩa aatũũrire muoyo, nginya mũthenya ũrĩa aakuire.
