AbakwaMidiyani bathengisa ngaye eGibithe kuPotifari , inceku kaFaro , induna yabalindi bakhe.

U-Ahimeleki waphendula inkosi , wathi: Ngubani kuzo zonke izinceku zakho othembekile njengoDavide, umkhwenyana wenkosi, nenduna yabalindi bakho, nodumileyo endlini yakho, na?

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli benza ngasese izinto ezingalungile kuJehova uNkulunkulu, bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo emizini yabo yonke ngasemibhoshongweni yabalindi nasemizini ebiyelweyo.

Wachitha amaFilisti kwaze kwaba seGaza nemikhawulo yalo , imibhoshongo yabalindi nemizi ebiyelweyo. IJerusalema lihlaselwa ngoShalimaneseri noSaneheribi

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

Yonke impi yamaKaledi induna yabalindi eyayinayo yadiliza iz ingange zaseJerusalema nxazonke.

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

Kepha induna yabalindi yashiya abantu bezwe abayizimpofana ukuba baphathe izivini namasimu.

Nemicengezi yomlilo, nezitsha, okwegolide lodwa nesiliva lodwa , nalokho induna yabalindi yakuthatha.

Induna yabalindi yathatha uSeraya umpristi omkhulu , noZefaniya umpristi wesibili, nabalindimnyango abathathu;

UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathatha , wabayisa enkosini yaseBabele eRibila.

Lapho esesangweni lakwaBenjamini , kwakukhona lapho inkosi yabalindi egama layo lalingu -Iriya indodana kaShelemiya kaHananiya ; yambamba uJeremiya umprofethi, yathi: Uyahlubukela kumaKaledi.

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.

Induna yabalindi yamthatha uJeremiya , yathi kuye: UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wakhuluma lokhu okubi kule ndawo;

Engakabuyi, yathi: Buyela kuGedaliya indodana ka -Ahikamu kaShafani , inkosi yaseBabele emenze abe ngumbusi phezu kwemizi yakwaJuda , uhlale naye p hakathi kwabantu ; noma lapho kulungile emehlweni akho ukuya khona, yiya lapho . Induna yabalindi yayisimnika umphako nesipho , yamvumela ukuba ahambe.

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.

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

Yonke impi yamaKaledi induna yabalindi eyayinayo yadiliza izingange zaseJerusalema nxazonke.

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.

Izindebe, nemicengezi yomlilo , nezitsha, namakhanzi, nezinti zezibani , nezinkezo, nezinkamba, okwegolide lodwa nesiliva lodwa , nalokho induna yabalindi yakuthatha.

Induna yabalindi yathatha uSeraya, umpristi omkhulu, noZefaniya, umpristi wesibili, nabalindimnyango abathathu;

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