¹ Mumazuwa a Djeoaquim, Nabukunozori,mambo weku Babiloni, Wakarwisa Djuda, kakakutora Djeowaquim kuti amusenzere makore matatu. Hino, Djeoaquim waka whirira sure uye waka mukira Nabukunozori. ² Ishe akatuma matoropa eku Babironi, eku siria, eku moabi, uye eku amonita; Yena wakatuma kurwisa Djuda kuti aiputse.Zvakaitika ne maendererano nosoko raIshe, rakabuiwa kubhudhikidza ne asenzi ake maporofiti. ³ Zvirokwazvo, zvakaituka nokuti Ishe ndiwo akazvironga kuti zvitike neDjuda, kuti aibvse mumadiso Awo, ngondaya ye zvitadzo zva Manase, uye nezvese zvakaita, ⁴ uyezve ngondaya ye ngazi yaka dhurura, nokuti wakadzadza Djerusarema ne ngazi ye anhu asina mhoswa. Ishe anga asikadhi kuregerera izvi. ⁵ Zviro zvimweni zvinotchokuita ne utongi wa Djeoaquim uye zvakaita, azvizi kutarwa mubuku rezvito zve madzimambo ekuDjuda? ⁶ Djeoaqim wakawat ne madzibhabha ake, uye Djoaqim, mwana wake, wakaita mambo pambuto pake. ⁷ Mambo wekuGhipita azozi kurwisa kunza kwe nyika, nokuti mambo waBabironi wanga wanyisa nyika dzese dzai tongwa na mambo weku Ghipita, kubva murambo wekuGhipita dzamara murambo Eufrati. ⁸ Juaquim anga ane makore anokwana gumi nemakumasere pakatanga kutonga ; wakatonga muDjerusarema mwedzi dzitatu. Mai ake aizuwi Neutsa; uye anga ari mwana musikana wa Ernata, wekuDjerusarema. ⁹ Yena wakaita zvakashata pamberi pa Ishe, etchita zvese zvakaituwa na bhabha ake. ¹⁰ Munguwa iya, hondo ya Nabukunozori, yakarwisa Djerusarema uye yakatenderedza guta rese. ¹¹ Nabukunozori, mambo weku Babironi, wakaenda kuguta mahondo ake atenderedza gutero. ¹² Juaquim, mambo weku Djuda, wakatsiira kuna mambo weku Babironi, pamwepo, na mai ake, asenzi ake, akuru amweni ake. Mugore retchi sere pakutonga kwake. Mambo weku Babironi waka mutora. ¹³ Nabukunozori wakatora zviro zvese zvaka kosha zve mumba ma Ishe, uye zve mu parasiyo ya mambo. Yena wakaita zvidhimbu zviro zvese zvakosha zvakakanduwa a na Soromoni , mu nyumba ya Ishe, se kubuya kanga kaita Ishe kuti zvitchaitika. ¹⁴ Yena wakatora Djerusarema yese kwenda nayo ku Babironi, wakatora anhu ese anoziya zvakawanda hinga; mamfundisi, anhu ehondo, anogatsira mapanga, anoita zvemasimbe. Akuzi kusara munhu, kunze kwe arombo enyika iya. ¹⁵ Nabukunozori wakatora Djeoaqim kwenda naye ku Babironi, uye na Mai ake, akadzi ake anozikwana, akuru ake uye ne ai ita zvesimba panyika. Yena wakatora kuwasunga kubva muDjerusarema kwenda mnawo ku Babironi. ¹⁶ Anhu ehondo anokwana zvuru zvinomwe, txuro anhu anoita zve umba zviro, uye nev anoita zvemasimbi, ese akagatsirira kudha kurwa, mambo weku Babironi wakaa tora kwenda nawo ku Babironi se asunguwa. ¹⁷ Mambo wekuBabironi waka kanda Mataniasi, tsekuru a a Juaquim, mambo pambuto pa Juaquim, uye wakatchinja zina rake kuti aite Zedequiasi. ¹⁸ Zedequiasi wanga ane makore anokwana makumi mairi ne rimwe pakatanga kutonga; uye wakatonga makore gumi na rimwe kuDjerusarema. Mai ake aidhainzuwa Hamutari, Yena anga ari mwana wa Djeremia, weku Ribina. ¹⁹ Yena wakaita zvakashata pamberi paIshe, etchiita zvese zvaka ituwa na Djeoaquim. ²⁰ Ngondaya ye hasha dza Ishe, zviro zvese zvaka itika kuDjerusarema uye Djuda dzamara Yena wadzingira pamberi Pake. Hino, Zedequiasi wakamukira kuna mambo weku Babironi.