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Katika siku zake akakwea Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli na Yehoyakimu akawa mtumishi wake muda wa miaka mitatu;kisha ,akageuka,akamwasi.
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
2
Naye Bwana akatuma juu yake vikosi vya Wakaldayo, na vikosi vya Washami, na vikosi vya Wamoabi, na vikosi vya wana wa Amoni, akawatuma juu ya Yuda ili kuiharibu, sawasawa na neno la Bwana alilolinena kwa mkono wa watumishi wake manabii.
And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.
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Hakika kwa amri ya Bwana mambo hayo yalimpata Yuda, ili waondoshwe kutoka machoni pake, kwa sababu ya dhambi zake Manase, kadiri ya yote aliyoyafanya;
Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,
4
tena kwa ajili ya damu zisizo na hatia alizozimwaga; kwani aliujaza Yerusalemu damu zisizo na hatia; wala Bwana hakukubali kusamehe.
and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
5
Basi mambo yote ya Yehoyakimu yaliyosalia, na yote aliyoyafanya, je! Hayakuandikwa katika kitabu-cha-tarehe cha wafalme wa Yuda?
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
6
Yehoyakimu akalala na babaze; na mwanawe Yekonia akatawala mahali pake.
And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
7
Basi mfalme wa Misri hakuja tena kutoka nchi yake; kwa kuwa mfalme wa Babeli alikuwa amemnyang'anya nchi, tangu kijito cha Misri mpaka mto wa Frati, yote aliyokuwa nayo mfalme wa Misri.
Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
8
Yekonia alikuwa na umri wa miaka kumi na minane alipoanza kutawala; akatawala miezi mitatu katika Yerusalemu; na jina la mama yake aliitwa Nehushta binti Elnathani wa Yerusalemu.
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
9
Akafanya yaliyo mabaya machoni pa Bwana, mfano wa yote aliyoyafanya baba yake.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
10
Wakati ule watumishi wa Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli wakakwea kwenda Yerusalemu, na mji ukahusuriwa.
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
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Na Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, akaufikilia huo mji, hapo watumishi wake walipokuwa wakiuhusuru.
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.
12
Na Yekonia, mfalme wa Yuda, akatoka akamwendea mfalme wa Babeli, yeye na mama yake, na watumishi wake, na wakuu wa watu wake, na maakida wake; mfalme wa Babeli akamchukua mateka katika mwaka wa nane wa kutawala kwake.
Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.
13
Akatoa huko hazina zote za nyumba ya Bwana, na hazina za nyumba ya mfalme, akavikata-kata vyombo vyote vya dhahabu ambavyo Sulemani, mfalme wa Israeli, alivifanya katika hekalu la Bwana, kama Bwana alivyosema.
As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.
14
Akawachukua mateka watu wa Yerusalemu wote pia, na wakuu wote, na mashujaa wote, watu elfu kumi; na mafundi wote, na wafua chuma wote; hapana mtu aliyebaki, ila waliokuwa wanyonge wa watu wa nchi.
He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
15
Akamchukua Yekonia mpaka Babeli; na mama yake mfalme, na wake zake mfalme, na maakida wake, na wakuu wa nchi, aliwachukua mateka toka Yerusalemu mpaka Babeli.
Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
16
Na mashujaa wote, watu elfu saba, na mafundi na wafua chuma elfu moja, wote pia wenye nguvu, tayari kwa vita, hao wote mfalme wa Babeli aliwachukua mateka mpaka Babeli.
The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.
17
Mfalme wa Babeli akamtawaza Matania, ndugu ya baba yake, awe mfalme badala yake, akalibadili jina lake, akamwita Sedekia.
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
18
Sedekia alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na mmoja alipoanza kutawala; akatawala miaka kumi na mmoja katika Yerusalemu; na jina la mamaye aliitwa Hamutali, binti Yeremia wa Libna.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
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Akafanya yaliyo mabaya machoni pa Bwana, sawasawa na yote aliyoyafanya Yehoyakimu.
And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
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Maana kwa sababu ya hasira ya Bwana mambo hayo yalitokea katika Yerusalemu na katika Yuda, hata alipokuwa amewaondosha wasiwe mbele ya uso wake; naye Sedekia akamwasi mfalme wa Babeli.</p>
For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.