Ngenyanga yesihlanu ngolwesikhombisa lwenyanga okwakungumnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalolunye wenkosi uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele , kwafika uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi , inceku yenkosi yaseBabele , eJerusalema.

Abanye abantu ababesele emzini , nabahlubukileyo behlubukela enkosini yaseBabele, nesixuku esiseleyo uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathumba.

UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathatha , wabayisa enkosini yaseBabele eRibila.

Insali yabantu ababesala emzini, nabahlubuki ababehlubukela kuye, nensali yabantu abaseleyo uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathumbela eBabele.

Kepha uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabashiya abantu abampofu ababengenalutho ezweni lakwaJuda, wabanika izivini namasimu ngasikhathi sinye.

UNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele , wamyala uNebuzaradani , induna yabalindi, ngoJeremiya, wathi:

UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi kanye noNebushazibani induna yezinceku, noNerigali Sareseri induna yabapristi , nezikhulu zonke zenkosi yaseBabele base bethumela,

Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova , uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi esemvumele ukuba asuke eRama ngokumthatha eboshiwe ngamaketanga phakathi kwabo b onke abathunjwa baseJerusalema nakwaJuda ababeyakuthunjelwa eBabele.

U-Ishmayeli wayesethumba bonke abantu abaseleyo eMispa , amadodakazi enkosi nabo bonke abantu ababesele eMispa , uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi ayebanikele kuGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu, yebo, u-Ishmayeli indodana k aNethaniya wabathumba , wahamba ukuba adlulele kubantwana bakwa-Amoni.

abesilisa, nabesifazane, nabantwana, namadodakazi enkosi , nabo bonke abantu uNebuzaradani induna yab alindi ayebashiyile kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani, noJeremiya umprofethi, noBaruki indodana kaNeriya,

Ngenyanga yesihlanu , ngolweshumi lwenyanga okwakungumnyaka weshumi nesishiyag alolunye wenkosi uNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele , kwafika uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi , inceku yenkosi yaseBabele , eJerusalema.

Abantu abathile abayizimpofana, nabantu abaseleyo ababesele emzini , nabahlubukileyo behlubukela enkosini yaseBabele , nesixuku esiseleyo uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathumba.

Kepha uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi washiya abantu abathile bezwe abayizimpofana ukuba baphathe izivini namasimu.

UNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi , wabathatha, wabayisa enkosini yaseBabele eRibila.

Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu kaNebukadinesari uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wathumba abaJuda, abantu abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nanhlanu . Bonke abantu babe yizinkulungwane ezine namakhulu ayisithupha. Ukukhululwa kukaJehoyakini