11 Zedekiya+ wakaŵa themba wali na vyaka 21, wakawusa vyaka 11 mu Yerusalemu.+

13 Wakagalukiraso Themba Nebukadinezara,+ ilo likamulapizga mwa Chiuta. Wakachita mtafu* na kunonopeska mtima wake, wakakana kuwelera kwa Yehova Chiuta wa Israyeli.

12 Zedekiya+ themba la Yuda nayo nkhamuphalira nthenthena kuti: “Ŵika singo yako ku goliwoli la themba la Babuloni na kuliteŵetera na ŵanthu ŵake, ndipo uŵenge wamoyo.+

17 Yeremiya wakati kwa Zedekiya: “Yehova, Chiuta wa mawumba, Chiuta wa Israyeli, wakuti: ‘Usange wajipeleka* ku ŵakaronga ŵa themba la Babuloni, uthaskenge umoyo wako ndipo msumba uwu uwotchekenge yayi na moto. Iwe na ŵamunyumba yako muŵenge ŵamoyo.+

12 “Chonde, phalira nyumba yachigaluka kuti: ‘Kasi mukumanya yayi icho vinthu ivi vikung’anamura?’ Yowoya kuti, ‘Wonani! Themba la Babuloni likiza ku Yerusalemu na kutora themba na ŵakaronga ŵa mu msumba uwu kuluta nawo ku Babuloni.+ 13 Kweniso, likatora yumoza wa mphapu*+ yauthemba na kuchita nayo phangano na kumulapiska chilapo.+ Pamanyuma likatora ŵanalume ŵakumanyikwa ŵa mu charu na kuluta nawo,+ 14 mwakuti ufumu ukhizgike, uleke kukwezgeka, kuti ulutilire kuŵako pekha para ukusunga phangano lake.+ 15 Kweni paumaliro themba likagaluka+ pakutumizga mathenga ghake ku Eguputo kuti ŵalitumire mahachi+ na ŵankhondo ŵanandi.+ Kasi viliyenderenge makora? Kasi uyo wakuchita ivi wangapona chilango? Kasi wangaswa phangano na kupona?’+