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 Mansa Yehoyakimu la mansayaa waatoo kono, Babiloni mansa Nebukanesa dunta Yahuuda bankoo kaŋ, a ye jee muta. Bituŋ Yehoyakimu naata tara a la maroo to fo sanji saba. Bari a naata a hakiloo faliŋ, a balanta a ma. 2 Bituŋ Yaawe* ye boyinkannaalu kii ka naa Yahuuda bankoo kasaara, ko a ye a fo nuŋ ñaameŋ ka bo niŋ a la dookuulaalu la, annabiyomoolu. Wo boyinkannaalu le mu Babiloninkoolu ti, Aramunkoolu, Mowabinkoolu, aniŋ Ammoninkoolu. 3 Ñiŋ kuwo keta Yaawe la kumoo le kaŋ ñiŋ kamma la a si Yahuuda moolu bayi ka bo a ñaatiliŋo la. Meŋ ye wo saabu wo le mu Mansa Manase ye junube jawoolu mennu bee ke, 4 sako a ye moolu mennu faa, mennu maŋ kuu ke. A ye ì yeloo boŋ Yerusalaamu saatewo karoo bee le la, aduŋ Yaawe te yamfa noo la wo kuwo la.
5 Mansa Yehoyakimu la mansayaa kuu koteŋolu, aniŋ a ye dookuwo meŋ bee ke, wolu safeeta Yahuuda Mansoolu la Taarika Kitaaboo le kono. 6 Bituŋ Yehoyakimu naata faa, a kafuta a mumuñolu ma, aduŋ a dinkewo Yehoyahini keta a noo to mansa ti.
7 Bituŋ Misira mansa maŋ finti keloo la kotenke ka bo naŋ a la bankoo kaŋ, kaatu Babiloni mansa ye bankoo bee muta le, meŋ tarata marariŋ nuŋ a bulu. Wo dulaa taata le ka bo Misira Wulumbaŋo to ka taa fo Yufurati Boloŋo to.
Yahuuda mansa Yehoyahini
(2 Taarika 36:9-10)8 Yehoyahini siyo be sanji taŋ niŋ seyi le kabiriŋ a be mansayaa dati la, aduŋ a ye kari saba le ke mansayaa la Yerusalaamu kono. A baamaa too mu Nehusita le ti, meŋ faamaa mu Elinatani ti, meŋ bota Yerusalaamu saatewo to.
9 Yehoyahini baarata kuu jawoo le la Yaawe ñaa koto, komeŋ a faamaa ye a ke ñaameŋ. 10 Wo waatoo le mu Babiloni mansa Nebukanesa la kelediŋolu wulita Yerusalaamu saatewo kamma, ì ye jee suki. 11 Nebukanesa faŋo naata jee, wo tumoo a la kelediŋolu tarata muruŋ-murundiŋ Yerusalaamu la. 12 Bituŋ Yahuuda mansa Yehoyahini ye a faŋ seyi Babiloni mansa ma, a niŋ a baamaa, a la dookuulaalu, a la kelediŋ kuntiyolu, aniŋ a la ñaatonkoolu. Babiloni mansa la mansayaa sanji seyinjaŋo kono le, a ye Yehoyahini muta.
13 Bituŋ a ye Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo* naafuloo bee taa ka a samba, aniŋ mansasuwo naafuloo bee. A ye sani jooraŋ dadaariŋolu bee teyi le, Mansa Sulemani ye mennu ke Yaawe Batudulaa Buŋo kono. Ñiŋ kuwo keta le ko Yaawe ye a fo ñaameŋ koomanto. 14 A ye Yerusalaamu saatewo moolu bee le samba ka tara mutoo kono. Wo moolu le mu ñaatonkoolu ti, kelediŋolu, kapintaalu bee, aniŋ numoolu bee. Ì bee kafuriŋo mu moo wuli taŋ ne ti. Bankoo fuwaaroolu doroŋ ne tuta jee.
15 Nebukanesa ye Yehoyahini samba Babiloni le ka tara mutoo kono, aniŋ a baamaa, a la musoolu, a la ñaatonkoolu, ka taa Yahuuda bankoo moo sembemaalu. 16 Babiloni mansa ye kelediŋ wuli woorowuloo bee fanaa muta le ka ì samba Babiloni, mennu bambanta, aduŋ ì si keloo noo, aniŋ kapintaalu niŋ numoolu moo wuli kiliŋ. 17 Bituŋ a ye Yehoyahini faandiŋ Mataniya ke mansa ti a noo to, a ye a too faliŋ ka a ke Sedekiya ti.
Yahuuda mansa Sedekiya
(2 Taarika 36:112 12Yeremiya 52:1-3a)18 Sedekiya siyo be sanji muwaŋ niŋ kiliŋ ne kabiriŋ a be mansayaa dati la, aduŋ a ye sanji taŋ niŋ kiliŋ ne ke mansayaa la Yerusalaamu. A baamaa too mu Hamutali le ti, meŋ faamaa mu Yeremiya ti, meŋ bota Libuna saatewo to. 19 A baarata kuu jawoo le la Yaawe ñaa koto, komeŋ Yehoyakimu ye a ke ñaameŋ. 20 Yaawe kamfaata Yerusalaamu niŋ Yahuuda moolu kamma le, fo a ye ì bayi ka bo a ñaatiliŋo la.
Yerusalaamu saatewo la mutoo
(2 Taarika 36:13-21; Yeremiya 52:3b-11)Sedekiya ye balaŋo le tiliŋ Babiloni mansa la.
