1 Muuyuni waJehoiakim omukwaniilwa gwaBabilonia Nebukadnezzar okwa matukile Juda. Jehoiakim okwa thiminikwa, a igandje kelelo lye, ihe konima yoomvula ndatu okwa tsu ondumbo. 2 Omuwa okwa tumu omatanga ga homata gAababilonia, gAasiria, gAamoabi nogAayammoni, ga kondjithe Jehoiakim noga hanagule po Juda, ngaashi Omuwa e shi lombwelitha aamati ye aahunganeki kutya ote ke shi ninga. 3 Shika osha gwanithwa palombwelo lyOmuwa, opo a geele Aajuda e ya kandule ko koshipala she moluulunde auhe mboka omukwaniilwa Manasse a ningi, 4 ndele unene omolwokudhipaga aantu kaaye na ndjo. Omuwa ina vula nando okukuthila po Manasse molwaambika.
5 Ashihe shilwe shoka Jehoiakim a ningi, osha nyolelwa membo lyondjokonona yaakwaniilwa yaJuda. 6 Jehoiakim okwa si, nomwana Jehoiakin okwe mu landula uukwaniilwa.
7 Omukwaniilwa gwaEgipiti ina pita mo we moshilongo she, a ka hinge iita, oshoka omukwaniilwa gwaBabilonia okwa lala iikandjo mbyoka ya li yomukwaniilwa gwaEgipiti okuza komulonga Eufrat sigo okongamba yaEgipiti muumbangalantu.
Jehoiakin, omukwaniilwa gwaJuda
(2 Ondjal. 36:9-10)8 Jehoiakim okwa li e na omimvo omulongo nahetatu, sho a ningi omukwaniilwa gwaJuda nokwa lele muJerusalem oomwedhi ndatu. Yina oNehushta yaElnatan gwomuJerusalem. 9 Jehoiakin okwa landula oshinkoti shahe e ta yono kOmuwa.
10 Muuyuni we etangakwiita lyAababilonia mewiliko lyomalenga gomukwaniilwa Nebukadnezzar olye ya kuJerusalem e tali shi kondeke. 11 Pethimbo lyekondekela Nebukadnezzar okwe ya kuJerusalem. 12 Nena omukwaniilwa Jehoiakin pamwe nayina, oyanamati, omalenga ge naambala oyi igandja kAababilonia. Momumvo omutihetatu gwepangelo lyaNebukadnezzar okwa fala Jehoiakin onkwatwa 13 e ta fala omaliko agehe gotempeli nogombala kuBabilon. Pahapu yOmuwa Nebukadnezzar okwa tatula iikwaniipangitho ayihe yoshingoli mbyoka ya li ya hambulithilwa otempeli kuSalomo. 14 Nebukadnezzar okwa fala Aajerusalem muupika, aawagona ayehe naanamadhina ayehe, ayehe kumwe omayuvi omulongo. Okwa yi wo nomangomba agehe, mwa kwatelelwa aahambudhi. Aanima yowala okwe ya thigi po, ya kale muJuda.
15 Nebukadnezzar okwa fala Jehoiakin kuBabilon onkwatwa pamwe nayina, aakadhi, omalenga ge naawiliki yaJuda. 16 Nebukadnezzar okwa fala aanenentu ayehe kuBabilon, ayehe kumwe omayuvi gaheyali, omangomba eyuvi, mwa kwatelelwa aahambudhi, ayehe omapenda okuhinga iita.
17 Nebukadnezzar okwa kwaniileke hegona yaJehoiakin, edhina lye Mattania, a ninge omukwaniilwa gwaJuda e ta lundulula edhina lye li ninge Sedekia.
Sedekia, omukwaniilwa gwaJuda
(2 Ondjal. 36:11-12Jer. 52:1-3a)18 Sedekia okwa li e na omimvo omilongo mbali nagumwe, sho a ningi omukwaniilwa gwaJuda nokwa lele muJerusalem omimvo omulongo nagumwe. Yina oHamutal, omuna gwaJeremia gwokuLibna. 19 Omukwaniilwa Sedekia okwa yono kOmuwa, naanaa ngaashi omukwaniilwa Jehoiakim a ningile. 20 Shika osha geyitha Omuwa noonkondo, sigo a kandula ko Aajerusalem nAajuda koshipala she.
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.
