1 Ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula uZedekiya wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini ananye, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinanye. Unina yayinguHamutali intombi kaJeremiya waseLibhena.
2 KwanjengoJoyakim naye wenza ububi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo.
3 Kungenxa yengqumbo kaNdikhoyo ukuba uJuda neJerusalem bahlelwe yile ntlekele, bade ekugqibeleni ke bagxothwa phambi kwakhe.UZedekiya ke wavukelana nokumkani waseBhabheli.
4 Ngoko ke kwathi kunyaka wethoba wolawulo lukaZedekiya, ngomhla weshumi wenyanga yeshumi, ukumkani waseBhabheli uNebhukadenezare wagaleleka eJerusalem nomkhosi wakhe uphela. Bamisa ngaphandle kwesixeko, basakhela iindonga zokuhlasela.
5 Sahlala singqingiwe njalo ke isixeko eso yada yangunyaka weshumi elinanye kakumkani uZedekiya.
6 Kwathi ngomhla wethoba kwinyanga yesine yabe indlala iqatsele apho esixekweni, kangangokuba abantu baphelelwa kukutya.
7 Ke kaloku amaKaledi alugqobhoza udonga lwesixeko, waza umkhosi wonke waseJerusalem wasaba ngobusuku, wemka ngendlela edlula ngasemyezweni kakumkani, waphuma ngesango eliphahlwe ziindonga, wabalekela entilini yeJordan. Ngelo xesha amaKaledi ayesasingqingile isixeko.