1 Uyo Yoyakimu, ikyanya âli twaziri ikihugo kyeꞌBuyuda, Nebukandeneza mwami weꞌBabeeri, anayiji kiteera. Uyo Yoyakimu anatee hisa imyaka ishatu agweti agamúkolera. Halikago ha nyuma, anayishungula, anahuna. 2 Kyanatuma Nahano agaatuma abanyazi beꞌBabeeri, naꞌbeꞌHaraamu, naꞌbeꞌMohabu, naꞌbeꞌHamooni, banayiji teera ikihugo kyeꞌBuyuda, gira bakishereeze, ukukulikirana na ngiisi kwo Nahano akadeta ku njira yaꞌbakozi baage abaleevi.

3 Yibyo byoshi, ku kasiisa Nahano ye katuma bigakoleka ku Bayuda, gira alonge ukushaaza ibyaha bya mwami Manaasi, neꞌbihigo byoshi byo âli kizi yifunda mwo. 4 Uyo Manaasi akayita abandu bingi bazira buhube, halinde akaaya keꞌYerusaleemu kanayijula umuko gwabo. Ikyanya akagira kwokwo, Nahano atanalooza ukumúkoga.

5 Uyo Yoyakimu, ibindi byoshi byo âli kizi gira, biyandisirwi mu Kitaabo kyaꞌmagambo gaꞌBaami beꞌBuyuda. 6 Iri hakazinda, Yoyakimu anashaaja. Mugala wage Yoyakini, anayima ahandu haage.

7 Mwami weꞌMiisiri atanaki lyoka mu kihugo kyage. Mukuba, mwami weꞌBabeeri akamúnyaga ibihugo íbyâli riiri byeꞌmwage yaho kare, ukulyokera ku kyambu kyeꞌMiisiri, halinde ku lwiji Hefuraati.

8 Uyo Yoyakini, ikyanya akayima, âli kola neꞌmyaka ikumi na munaana, anahisa imyezi ishatu atwaziri i Yerusaleemu. Nyina ye wâli Nehusita munyere Herinatani, weꞌYerusaleemu. 9 Uyo Yoyakini anakizi gira amabi imbere lya Nahano, nga kwo yishe âli kizi gira.

10 Mu butwali bwoꞌyo Yoyakini, abasirikaani boꞌlya mwami Nebukandeneza weꞌBabeeri, banayija gira bateere i Yerusaleemu, banagisokanana. 11 Ku kyanya bakaba baki gweti bagagisokanana, uyo Nebukandeneza yenyene anahika yo.

12 Haaho, mwami Yoyakini weꞌBuyuda anayabirwa, anayitanga imwa yabo bagoma, kuguma na nyina, naꞌbahanuuzi baage, naꞌbagangambale baage, naꞌbatwali baage.

Ulya mwami Nebukandeneza weꞌBabeeri, iri akahisa imyaka munaana atwaziri, anatwala Abayuda booshi imbohe. 13 Anayabiira ibindu byoshi bya mu nyumba ya Nahano, kiri neꞌbya mu kajumiro. Ibirugu byeꞌnooro byo mwami Sulumaani akalingaania, anabivungula-vungula byoshi. Bikakoleka kwokwo, nga kwo Nahano âli mali gwanwa adeta.

14 Nebukandeneza anayabiira hoofi abandu booshi beꞌYerusaleemu, kuli kudeta abakulu booshi, neꞌbikalage byaꞌbasirikaani, naꞌbanabulenga booshi, naꞌbatuzi beꞌbyuma. Yabo booshi bo akatwala imbohe, bâli riiri bandu bihumbi ikumi. Ndaaye mundu úkasigala, bátali banakahuku naaho.

15 Ulya Nebukandeneza akalyosa Yoyakini i Yerusaleemu, anamútwala imbohe, halinde mu kihugo kyeꞌBabeeri, anatwala na nyina, na bakaage, naꞌbakulu baꞌbasirikaani baage, naꞌbandi bakulu ba mu kihugo. 16 Anatwala abasirikaani booshi beꞌBuyuda. Umuharuuro gwabo, bâli riiri bandu bihumbi birinda, kuguma naꞌbanabulenga, naꞌbatuzi beꞌbyuma kihumbi. Yabo booshi, bâli riiri bikalage, banâli shobwiri ukugira izibo.

17 Nebukandeneza anayimika Matania, yishe wage Yoyakini, abe mwami ahandu haage, anahindula iziina lyage, abe Zedekiya.

18 Uyo Zedekiya, ikyanya akayima, âli kola neꞌmyaka makumi gabiri na muguma, anahisa imyaka ikumi na muguma, atwaziri i Yerusaleemu. Nyina ye wâli Hamutali munyere Yeremiya, wa mu kaaya keꞌRibuna.

19 Uyo Zedekiya anakizi gira amabi imbere lya Nahano, nga kwo Yoyakimu âli kizi gira. 20 Kyanatuma Nahano agarakarira bweneene abandu beꞌYerusaleemu naꞌbeꞌBuyuda, anabahana halinde booshi banatwalwa i mahanga.

Ha nyuma, uyo Zedekiya anahuna imbere lya mwami weꞌBabeeri.