125:1 Jer 21:2; Ezek 21:22Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mwaka-inĩ wa kenda wa ũthamaki wa Zedekia, mũthenya wa ikũmi, wa mweri wa ikũmi, Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni agĩthiĩ kũhũũrana na Jerusalemu arĩ na ita rĩake rĩothe. Nake akĩamba hema nja ya itũũra rĩu inene, na agĩaka indo cia kũmũteithia gũtharĩkĩra itũũra mĩena yothe yarĩo. 2Narĩo itũũra rĩkĩrigiicĩrio nginya mwaka wa ikũmi na ũmwe wa Mũthamaki Zedekia. 325:3 Alaw 26:26; Maca 2:20Na rĩrĩ, mũthenya wa kenda wa mweri wa kana, ngʼaragu ĩkĩneneha itũũra-inĩ, o nginya gũkĩaga irio cia kũrĩĩo nĩ andũ. 425:4 Ayub 30:14; Ezek 33:21Hĩndĩ ĩyo rũthingo rwa itũũra rĩu inene rũkĩmomorwo, nayo mbũtũ yothe ya ita ĩkĩũra ũtukũ ĩgereire kĩhingo-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩarĩ gatagatĩ ga thingo cierĩ hakuhĩ na mũgũnda wa mũthamaki, o na gũtuĩka andũ a Babuloni nĩmarigiicĩirie itũũra rĩu inene. Nayo ĩkĩũra ĩrorete Araba, 525:5 Alaw 26:36; Ezek 12:14no mbũtũ ya ita ya Babuloni ĩgĩtengʼeria mũthamaki, ĩkĩmũkinyĩra werũ-inĩ ũrĩa mwaraganu wa Jeriko. Thigari ciake ciothe nĩciamũranĩtio nake na ikahurunjũka. 625:6 Isa 22:3; Ndar 34:11Nayo mbũtũ ya ita ĩkĩnyiita mũthamaki ũcio, na agĩtwarwo kũrĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni kũu Ribila kũrĩa aatuĩrĩirwo ciira. 725:7 Gũcook 28:36; Ezek 40:1Makĩũraga ariũ a Zedekia o hau mbere yake, magĩcooka makĩmũkũũra maitho, makĩmuoha na bĩngũ cia gĩcango, na makĩmũtwara Babuloni.
8Mũthenya wa mũgwanja wa mweri wa ĩtano mwaka-inĩ wa ikũmi na kenda wa Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni, Nebuzaradani mũnene wa arangĩri a mũthamaki, ndungata nene ya mũthamaki wa Babuloni, agĩũka Jerusalemu. 925:9 Thab 74:3-8; Amos 2:5Agĩcina hekarũ ya Jehova, na nyũmba ya ũthamaki, o na nyũmba ciothe cia Jerusalemu. Agĩcina nyũmba yothe yarĩ ya bata. 1025:10 Jer 50:15Nayo mbũtũ yothe ya ita ya Babuloni, ĩtongoretio nĩ mũnene wa arangĩri a mũthamaki ĩkĩmomora thingo iria ciathiũrũrũkĩirie Jerusalemu. 1125:11 Alaw 26:44; 2Ath 24:14Nebuzaradani mũnene wa arangĩri nĩathaamirie andũ arĩa othe maatigaire kũu itũũra-inĩ inene, hamwe na kĩrĩndĩ kĩu kĩngĩ, na arĩa othe maathiĩte kũrĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni. 1225:12 2Ath 24:14No mũnene ũcio wa ita agĩtigia andũ amwe a arĩa athĩĩni mũno a bũrũri ũcio, nĩguo marutage wĩra mĩgũnda-inĩ ya mĩthabibũ na mĩgũnda-inĩ ĩrĩa ĩngĩ.
13Andũ a Babuloni nĩmoinangire itugĩ cia gĩcango, na metha cia kũigĩrĩra indo, na Karia ga gĩcango, iria ciarĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, na magĩkuua icango icio magĩcitwara Babuloni. 1425:14 Ndar 7:14; Ezar 1:7Ningĩ magĩkuua nyũngũ, na icakũri, na magathĩ ma gũtinia ndaambĩ, na mbakũri, na indo ciothe cia icango iria ciahũthagĩrwo wĩra-inĩ wa hekarũ, magĩthiĩ nacio. 1525:15 2Ath 24:13; Jer 15:13Mũnene ũcio wa thigari cia mũthamaki nĩakuuire ngĩo cia mwaki na mbakũri cia kũminjaminjĩria, iria ciothe ciathondeketwo na thahabu therie kana betha.
16Nakĩo gĩcango kuuma itugĩ iria igĩrĩ, na gĩa Karia, na kĩa makaari marĩa Solomoni aakĩte marĩ ma hekarũ ya Jehova, gĩtingĩathimĩkire nĩ kũingĩha. 1725:17 1Ath 7:15-22Gĩtugĩ o kĩmwe kĩarĩ kĩa ũraihu wa buti mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na mũgwanja.25:17 nĩ ta mita inyanya na robo (18:25) Nakĩo kĩongo gĩakĩo kĩrĩa kĩarĩ igũrũ rĩa gĩtugĩ kĩmwe gĩacio kĩarĩ kĩa buti inya na nuthu25:17 nĩ ta mita ĩmwe na nuthu (1:5) kũraiha na igũrũ, na kĩagemetio na gĩgathiũrũrũkĩrio na mũkwa na makomamanga ma gĩcango. Gĩtugĩ kĩu kĩngĩ na mũkwa wakĩo nĩkĩahaanaine na kĩu kĩngĩ.
1825:18 1Maũ 6:14; Jer 21:1Mũnene ũcio wa arangĩri nĩanyiitire Seraia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, na Zefania ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai wa keerĩ, na arangĩri arĩa atatũ maarangagĩra mĩrango. 19Harĩ arĩa angĩ maatigaire kũu itũũra-inĩ inene, akĩnyiita mũnene ũrĩa warũgamĩrĩire andũ a mbaara, na andũ atano arĩa mataaraga mũthamaki. Ningĩ agĩkuua mwandĩki-marũa ũrĩa mũnene na nowe warĩ mũrori mũnene wa wandĩkithia wa andũ a bũrũri ũcio, na andũ ake mĩrongo ĩtandatũ arĩa maakorirwo itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene. 20Nebuzaradani ũcio mũnene wa arangĩri akĩmakuua othe, akĩmatwara kũrĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni kũu Ribila. 2125:21 Ndar 34:11Nake mũthamaki wa Babuloni akĩmooragithĩria kũu Ribila, bũrũri wa Hamathu.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Juda magĩtwarwo ithaamĩrio, kũraya na bũrũri wao.
2225:22 Jer 40:5, 7; 2Ath 22:12Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni agĩthuura Gedalia mũrũ wa Ahikamu, mũrũ wa Shafani akĩmũtua mũrori wa andũ arĩa maatigirwo Juda. 23Rĩrĩa anene a mbũtũ cia ita othe na andũ ao maaiguire atĩ mũthamaki wa Babuloni nĩathuurĩte Gedalia atuĩke barũthi, magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Gedalia kũu Mizipa, nao nĩo, Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania, na Johanani mũrũ wa Karea, na Seraia mũrũ wa Tanihumethu ũrĩa Mũnetofathi, na Jaazania mũrũ wa Mũmaakathi, na andũ ao. 24Gedalia akĩĩhĩta mwĩhĩtwa wa kũmoomĩrĩria hamwe na andũ ao, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Tigai gwĩtigĩra anene a Babuloni. Ikarai bũrũri-inĩ na mũtungatagĩre mũthamaki wa Babuloni, na nĩmũgũikara wega.”
2525:25 2Ath 12:20; Zek 7:5No rĩrĩ, mweri-inĩ wa mũgwanja, Ishumaeli mũrũ wa Nethania, mũrũ wa Elishama ũrĩa warĩ wa thakame ya ũthamaki, agĩũka na andũ ikũmi, akĩũraga Gedalia o hamwe na andũ a Juda, na andũ a Babuloni arĩa maarĩ nake kũu Mizipa. 2625:26 Isa 30:2; Jer 43:7Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo andũ othe kuuma ũrĩa mũnini mũno nginya ũrĩa mũnene mũno, hamwe na atongoria a mbũtũ cia ita, makĩũrĩra Misiri nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra andũ a Babuloni.
Kuohorwo kwa Jehoiakini
2725:27 2Ath 24:12Mwaka-inĩ wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na mũgwanja kuuma rĩrĩa Jehoiakini mũthamaki wa Juda aatwarirwo bũrũri ũngĩ, mwaka-inĩ o ũrĩa Evili-Merodaki aatuĩkire mũthamaki wa Babuloni, nĩ ohorithirie Jehoiakini kuuma njeera, mũthenya wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na mũgwanja mweri-inĩ wa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ. 2825:28 Ezar 5:5; Dan 2:48Akĩmwarĩria na ũhooreri na akĩmũhe gĩtĩ gĩa kũmũtĩĩithia gũkĩra athamaki acio angĩ maarĩ nao kũu Babuloni. 2925:29 2Sam 9:7Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehoiakini akĩruta nguo ciake cia njeera, na agĩtũũra arĩĩagĩra metha-inĩ ya mũthamaki matukũ mothe marĩa aatũũrire muoyo. 3025:30 Kĩam 43:34; Esit 9:22Mũthamaki ũcio nĩaheaga Jehoiakini indo cia kũmũteithia cia o mũthenya, matukũ mothe marĩa aatũũrire muoyo.
1西底迦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，在城外安營，修築圍城的高臺。 2城一直被圍困到西底迦執政第十一年。 3那年四月九日，城裡饑荒非常嚴重，百姓無糧可吃。 4城被攻破，城裡的所有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。 5迦勒底軍隊追趕西底迦，在耶利哥平原追上了他，他的軍隊都四散而逃。 6迦勒底人擒住西底迦，把他押到利比拉見巴比倫王，在那裡審判他。 7巴比倫王在西底迦面前殺了他的眾子，又剜去他的雙眼，把他用銅鏈鎖著押往巴比倫。
聖殿被毀
8巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒執政第十九年五月七日，他的臣僕——護衛長尼布撒拉旦來到耶路撒冷， 9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。 10他率領的迦勒底軍隊拆毀了耶路撒冷四圍的城牆。 11護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄去城裡剩下的百姓、投降巴比倫王的人以及其他人， 12只留下一些最貧窮的人，讓他們照料葡萄園、耕種田地。
13迦勒底人打碎耶和華殿中的銅柱、盆座和銅海，把銅運往巴比倫， 14並帶走了盆、鏟、蠟剪、碟子及一切獻祭用的銅器。 15護衛長還帶走了火鼎、碗等一切金銀器具。
16所羅門為耶和華的殿所造的兩根銅柱、一個銅海和一些盆座，用的銅多得無法計算。 17銅柱高八米，柱頂有柱冠，高一點三五米。柱冠周圍裝飾著銅網和銅石榴。兩根柱子都一樣。
18護衛長尼布撒拉旦擄走祭司長西萊雅、副祭司長西番亞和三名殿門守衛， 19還從城中拿住一名統管士兵的將領、王的五個親信、一名負責招兵的書記和六十名平民。 20護衛長尼布撒拉旦把他們帶到利比拉去見巴比倫王， 21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。
基大利做猶大省長
22巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒任命基大利治理猶大的餘民。基大利是沙番的孫子、亞希甘的兒子。 23猶大眾將領和他們的下屬聽到巴比倫王委任基大利治理猶大的消息後，便都到米斯巴見基大利。他們是尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利、加利亞的兒子約哈難、尼陀法人單戶篾的兒子西萊雅、瑪迦人雅撒尼亞。 24基大利向他們和他們的下屬發誓，說：「你們不用害怕那些迦勒底官員。你們住在這地方服侍巴比倫王，就會平安無事。」 25七月，王室後裔以利沙瑪的孫子、尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利帶著十個人在米斯巴刺殺了基大利以及跟他一起的猶大人和迦勒底人。 26因為害怕迦勒底人報復，猶大眾人不論貴賤，都和眾將領一起逃往埃及。
約雅斤獲釋
27巴比倫王以未·米羅達在他執政的元年十二月二十七日，即猶大王約雅斤被擄後第三十七年，施恩釋放了約雅斤， 28並好言相待，使他的地位高過被擄到巴比倫的其他各王。 29約雅斤脫去了囚衣，終生與巴比倫王一起吃飯。 30在他有生之年，巴比倫王供應他每天的需用。
