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1Yehoiakimu bweyali nga ni kyabazinga, ghaabaagho kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow’e Babilonia yaalumba Buyudaaya. Yehoiakimu yaakakibwa okufuuka omugheereza we okumala entangama ya myaka esatu. Aye yaamala yaamwefuulaku, yaamudheemera.24:1: Yer 25:1-38; Dan 1:1-2 2Agho Musengwa Katonda yaasindika ebikunsu eby’abalwani Abakaladea, n’eby’Abasiria, n’eby’Abamoabu, n’eby’Abammoni, baidha okulumba Yehoiakimu, bazikirize Buyudaaya nga Musengwa Katonda bwe yakoba ng’abita mu bagheereza be abalanzi. 3Bwenebwene Musengwa Katonda n’eyalagira kibe kityo, abantu b’omu Buyudaaya baghange okutoolebwa mu maiso ge, olw’ebibi byonabyona Manasse bye yakola, 4n’olw’abantu abaziraku musango Manasse oyo be yaita kuba yaidhuza Yerusalemu omusaayi gw’abantu be yaitira obwereere. Musengwa Katonda nga taghanga kusonigha Manasse oyo olw’ekyo.
5Ebindi byonabyona kyabazinga Yehoiakimu bye yakola, byaghandiikibwa mu Kitabo ky’Ebyomubyanda bya Bakyabazinga ba Buyudaaya. 6Agho Yehoiakimu oyo yaafa yeeyimba ku badhaadha be abaafa. Mutabane we Yehoiakini yaamusikira ku bwakyabazinga.
7Kyabazinga wa Misiri tiyairamu kabiri kuva mu nsi ye kwidha kulumba, kuba kyabazinga w’e Babilonia yali amaze okunhaga ekiketezo kyonakyona ekyabanga ekya kyabazinga w’e Misiri, okuva ku kaiga k’e Misiri okutuuka ku mwiga Eufurate.
Kyabazinga Yehoiakini owa Buyudaaya
(2 Byom 36:9-10)
8Yehoiakini yali agheza emyaka ikumi na munaana egy’obukulu ghe yafuukira kyabazinga wa Buyudaaya. Era yaafuga okumala entangama ya myezi esatu mu Yerusalemu. Inhina nga ni Nehushita, mughala wa Elinathani ow’e Yerusalemu. 9Yehoiakini yaakolanga ebibi eri Musengwa Katonda ng’oti n’ebyo byonabyona badhaadha be bye baakola.
10Mu biseera ebyo, eigye lya kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow’e Babilonia lyaidha e Yerusalemu, lyazingiza ekibuga okukyezunguluza. 11Ni Nebukadinezzari mwene yaidha e Yerusalemu, ng’eigye lye lizingiiza ekibuga okukyezunguluza. 12Kyabazinga Yehoiakini owa Buyudaaya, ng’ali ghalala n’inhina, n’abagheereza be, n’abakungu be, n’abakulira ekisaagaati kye, yaavaayo, yeeghaayo mu ngalo dha kyabazinga w’e Babilonia. Mu mwaka ogwomunaana ogwo, nga Nebukadinezzari n’afuga Babilonia, Nebukadinezzari oyo yaatwala Yehoiakini nga musibe.24:12: Yer 22:24-30; 24:1-10; 29:1-2 13Yaatoola eby’obukombe byonabyona eby’omu isinzizo, n’eby’omu kisaagaati kya kyabazinga, yaabitwala. Era nga Musengwa Katonda bwe yakoba, Nebukadinezzari yaamenhamenha ebintu byonabyona ebya zaabu, kyabazinga Solomoni owa Isiraeli bye yali ataire mu isinzizo. 14Nebukadinezzari yaatwala abantu b’omu Yerusalemu ng’abanhage: abakungu boonaboona, n’abantu boonaboona ab’amaani abaziramu ntete naire, baagherera irala abasibe omutwalo mulamba (10,000) woonawoona. Era yaatwala abagheesi n’abakugu mu mirimo egya buli nsambo. Ghazira baasigalayo mu Buyudaaya, okutoolaku abo abaali abaavu bweyavuyavu.
15Kyabazinga w’e Babilonia yaatwala Yehoiakini e Babilonia ghalala n’inhina, ni bakazi be, n’abakungu be, n’abantu abakologho mu Buyudaaya. Yabatoola e Yerusalemu, yaabatwala e Babilonia nga basibe.24:15: Ezek 17:12 16Abasaadha boonaboona ab’amaani abaziramu ntete naire baali kasanvu (7,000). Ate abakugu mu kukola emirimo, omwali n’abagheesi, baali lukumi (1,000). Abo boonaboona baali ba maani abaziramu ntete naire, nga basobola okulwana olutalo. Abo boonaboona yaabatwala e Babilonia nga basibe.
17Agho kyabazinga w’e Babilonia yaataagho Mattania, lata wa Yehoiakini omuto, yaamufuula kyabazinga mu kifo kya Yehoiakini, era yaamukyusa n’eriina, yaamutuuma Zedekia.24:17: Yer 37:1; Ezek 17:13
Kyabazinga Zedekia owa Buyudaaya
(2 Byom 36:1-12; Yer 52:1-3a)
18Zedekia yali agheza emyaka abiri na mulala egy’obukulu ghe yafuukira kyabazinga wa Buyudaaya. Era yaafugira entangama ya myaka ikumi na mulala mu Yerusalemu. Inhina nga ni Hamutali, mughala wa Yeremia ow’e Libuna.24:18: Yer 27:1-22; 28:1-17 19Zedekia oyo yaakolanga ebibi eri Musengwa Katonda, ng’oti ni byonabyona Yehoiakimu bye yakola. 20Musengwa Katonda yaasungughalira ab’omu Yerusalemu n’ab’omu Buyudaaya ebitaloodheka, yaababingagho mu maiso ge.
Agho Zedekia yaadheemera kyabazinga Nebukadinezzari ow’e Babilonia.24:20: Ezek 17:15