1 Ngoko ke kwathi kunyaka wethoba wolawulo lukaZedekiya, ngomhla weshumi wenyanga yeshumi, ukumkani waseBhabheli uNebhukadenezare wagaleleka eJerusalem nomkhosi wakhe uphela. Wamisa ngaphandle kwesixeko, wasingqinga ngokusakhela udonga.
2 Sahlala singqingiwe njalo ke isixeko eso yada yangunyaka weshumi elinanye kakumkani uZedekiya.
3 Kwathi ngomhla wethoba kwinyanga yesine yabe indlala ibhokile apho esixekweni, kangangokuba abantu baphelelwa kukutya.
4 Ke kaloku wonke umkhosi watyhoboza apho eludongeni ngobusuku, wasaba uphuma ngesango eliphakathi kwezo ndonga zimbini ngakumyezo kakumkani, nakuba wona amaKaledi ayesingqingile isixeko. Wabalekela ngakwintili yeJordan.
5 Kambe ke umkhosi wamaKaledi wasukelisa, waza wambamba uZedekiya nomkhosi wakhe xa asezinkqantosini zaseJeriko. Wahlukaniswa nomkhosi lowo, wona wasarhaka,
6 waza yena wathinjwa. Wathathwa wasiwa eRibhela kukumkani waseBhabheli, apho wagwetywa khona.
7 Oonyana bakhe uZedekiya babulawa ekhangele. Yena uZedekiya bamtyhaphaza amehlo, baza bamkhonkxa ngamatyathanga obhedu, baya naye eBhabheli.