1 During Jehoiakim's rule, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded and took control of Judah. Jehoiakim obeyed Nebuchadnezzar for three years, but then he rebelled.
2 At that time, the Lord started sending troops to rob and destroy towns in Judah. Some of these troops were from Babylonia, and others were from Syria, Moab, and Ammon. The Lord had sent his servants the prophets to warn Judah about this, 3 and now he was making it happen. The country of Judah was going to be wiped out, because Manasseh had sinned 4 and caused many innocent people to die. The Lord would not forgive this.
5 Everything else Jehoiakim did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 6 Jehoiakim died, and his son Jehoiachin became king.
7 King Nebuchadnezzar defeated King Neco of Egypt and took control of his land from the Egyptian Gorge all the way north to the Euphrates River. So Neco never invaded Judah again.
King Jehoiachin of Judah Is Taken to Babylon
(2 Chronicles 36.92 10)8 Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled only 3 months from Jerusalem. His mother Nehushta was the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. 9 Jehoiachin disobeyed the Lord, just as his father Jehoiakim had done.
10 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia sent troops to attack Jerusalem soon after Jehoiachin became king. 11 During the attack, Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city. 12 Jehoiachin immediately surrendered, together with his mother and his servants, as well as his army officers and officials. Then Nebuchadnezzar had Jehoiachin arrested. These things took place in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's rule in Babylonia.
13 The Lord had warned that someday the treasures would be taken from the royal palace and from the temple, including the gold objects that Solomon had made for the temple. And that's exactly what Nebuchadnezzar ordered his soldiers to do. 14 He also led away as prisoners the Jerusalem officials, the military leaders, and the skilled workers—10,000 in all. Only the very poorest people were left in Judah.
15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon, along with his mother, his wives, his officials, and the most important leaders of Judah. 16 He also led away 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 skilled workers, all of them trained for battle.
17 Then Nebuchadnezzar appointed Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.
King Zedekiah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 36.11-16Jeremiah 52.1-3)18 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 11 years. His mother Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. 19 Zedekiah disobeyed the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20 It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the Lord so angry that he turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening.
1 Jojakim ngunda a ri ombara, Nebukadnesar, ombara ya Babilon, wa rwisa ehi ra Juda, nu Jojakim wa ṋiṋikiziwa okukara kehi yomananeno we oure wozombura ndatu; tjazumba Jojakim otja sekamena Nebukadnesar. 2 Muhona wa hinda ovira vyovapunde voviṋa, Ovababilon nOvasirie nOvamoab nOvaamoni okukarwisa Jojakim nokukanyona Juda otja Muhona pa hungirire notjinyo tjovakarere ve, imba ovaprofete. 3 Otjiṋa hi tja tjitwa otja komarakiza wa Muhona, kokutja Ovajuda ve nyonwe komurungu we mena romauvi aehe ombara Manasse nga tjitire, 4 nu tjinenenene mena rovandu avehe ovehinandjo mba zepere. Muhona ka vangere okuisira Manasse mena rotjiṋa ho.
5 Oviṋa avihe vyarwe Jojakim mbya tjita vya tjangwa mEkuruhungi rOzombara za Juda. 6 Jojakim wa koka, nomuzandu we Jojakin we mu pingena mouhona.
7 Ombara ya Engipte notjimbumba tjayo tjovita kave na pu va pita rukwao mOengipte okukarwa mena rokutja ombara ya Babilon ya honaparera omahi aehe nga ri owombara ya Engipte, okuza konḓonḓu Eufrat nga komukuro wa Engipte wokeyuva kokunene.
Jojakin ma rire ombara mOjuda
(2Eku 36:9-10)8 Jojakin wa rira ombara mOjuda tjari nozombura omurongo na hambondatu; neye wa honapara oure womieze vitatu mOjerusalem. Ina wa ri Nehusta, omusuko wa Elnatan, ngwa zire kOjerusalem. 9 Jojakin wa tura ondjo komurungu wa Muhona mokuhorera kotjikaro tjaihe.
10 Jojakin ngunda a ri ombara, otjimbumba tjarwe tjovita tjOvababilon tjaa tji hongorerwa i ovahongore vombara Nebukadnesar, tja rwisa otjihuro Jerusalem natji tji kovere. 11 Nu Jerusalem ngunda atja koverwa, Nebukadnesar omuini weya ku tjo. 12 Nu ombara Jojakin na ina novazandu novahongore ve, novakarere vondjuwo youhona ve riyandja kOvababilon. Mombura oitjahambondatu youhona we Nebukadnesar wa kambura Jojakin otja omuhuurwa, 13 na twara ovihuze avihe vyondjuwo ya Muhona novyondjuwo youhona kObabilon. Nebukadnesar wa nyanyaura ovitjuma avihe vyongoldo ombara Salomo mbya ungurira ondjuwo ya Muhona otja Muhona pa tjivisire. 14 Nebukadnesar wa twara ovandu avehe va Jerusalem, novaingona avehe vondjuwo youhona, novarumendu avehe ovatjiukwa otja ovahuurwa; avehe kumwe va ri omayovi omurongo. Eye wina wa twara ovarumendu avehe, mba ri ozonongo moviungura vyawo puna ovahambure vovitenda, na sye po ovandu imba ovasyona tjinene porwe mOjuda.
15 Nebukadnesar wa twara Jojakin otja omuhuurwa kObabilon puna ina novakazendu ve novakarere e novarumendu avehe mba ri ovahongore mOjuda. 16 Wina wa twara ovarumendu avehe ovahongore kObabilon, avehe kumwe va ri omayovi hambombari; novaungure eyovi rimwe mba ri ozonongo moviungura vyawo puna ovahambure vovitenda, avehe ovarumendu ozombanḓe mba yenena okuyenda kovita.
17 Nebukadnesar wa zika Matanja, inyangwe ya Jojakin, okurira ombara mOjuda, na rundurura ena re ri rire Sidkija.
Sidkija ma rire ombara mOjuda
(2Eku 36:11-12Jer 52:1-3a)18 Sidkija wa ri notjiwondo tjozombura omirongo vivari na imwe, tja rira ombara mOjuda; eye wa honapara oure wozombura omirongo vivari na imwe mOjerusalem. Ina wa ri Hamutal, omusuko wa Jeremia, ngwa zire kotjihuro Libna. 19 Ombara Sidkija wa tura ondjo komurungu wa Muhona otja ombara Jojakim tja tjitire. 20 Muhona wa pindikire tjinene novature va Jerusalem nOvajuda nga tje ve ramba komurungu we.
