5 Yaye umkhosi wamajoni wamaKhaledi+ wamsukela ukumkani, waza wamfumana+ kumathafa ayinkqantosi aseYeriko;+ kwaye wonke umkhosi wakhe wamajoni wachithwachithwa.

8 “‘Nanjengamakhiwane amabi angenakudliwa ngenxa yobubi,+ enyanisweni utsho uYehova ukuthi: “Ndiya kwenjenjalo ukumnikela uZedekiya+ ukumkani wakwaYuda neenkosana zakhe nentsalela yeYerusalem eseleyo kweli lizwe+ nabo bahlala kwilizwe laseYiputa+—

21 UZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda+ neenkosana zakhe ndiya kubanikela esandleni seentshaba zabo nasesandleni sabo bafuna umphefumlo wabo nasesandleni semikhosi yamajoni yokumkani waseBhabhiloni+ emkayo kuni.’+

17 UKumkani uZedekiya wathumela, wamthabatha, waza ukumkani waqalisa ukumbuza imibuzo endlwini yakhe emfihlekweni.+ Yaye wahlabela mgama wathi: “Likho na ilizwi elivela kuYehova?” Wathi ke uYeremiya: “Likho!” Waza ngokubhekele phaya wathi: “Uya kunikelwa esandleni sokumkani waseBhabhiloni!”+

18 Kodwa ukuba uthe akwaphuma uye kwiinkosana zokumkani waseBhabhiloni, esi sixeko siya kunikelwa esandleni samaKhaledi, kwaye okunene aya kusitshisa ngomlilo,+ yaye wena akuyi kusinda esandleni sawo.’”+

5 Umkhosi wamajoni amaKhaledi wabasukela,+ waza wamfumana uZedekiya emathafeni ayinkqantosi aseYeriko.+ Wandula ke wamthabatha wamzisa kuNebhukaderetsare ukumkani waseBhabhiloni eRibhela+ kwilizwe laseHamati+ ukuze avakalise izigwebo zakhe.+

13 Ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kuwaneka umnatha wam phezu kwaso, yaye simele sibanjiswe ngumnatha wam wokuzingela;+ kwaye ndiza kusizisa eBhabhiloni, kwilizwe lamaKhaledi,+ kodwa lona asiyi kulibona; siya kufela apho ke.+