UJehoyakimi wamnika uFaro isiliva negolide, kepha wathelisa izwe ukuba anike imali njengezwi likaFaro . Wakhiphisa abantu bezwe isiliva negolide , kwaba yilowo nalowo njengentela yakhe ukunika uFaro Nekho.

UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa , wabusa iminyak a eyishumi nanye eJerusalema ; igama likanina lalinguZebida, indodakazi kaPhedaya waseRuma.

Emihleni yakhe kwenyuka uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; uJehoyakimi wayeyinceku yakhe iminyaka emithathu; wayesebuya, wamhlubuka.

Wenza okubi emehlweni ka Jehova njengakho konke akwenzileyo uJehoyakimi.

UJehoyakimi wayeselala koyise ; uJehoyakini indodana yakhe waba yink osi esikhundleni sakhe.

UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabi li nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa , wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema ; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.

INkosi yanikela esandleni sakhe uJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nenxenye yezitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu , waziyisa ezweni laseShineyari endlini kankulunkulu wakhe, waziyisa izitsha endlini yengcebo kankulunkulu wakhe.

Inkosi uJehoyakimi, nawo onke amaqhawe ayo, nazo zonke izikhulu bezwa amazwi akhe ; inkosi ya funa ukumbulala; kepha u-Uriya wakuzwa, wesaba, wabaleka, waya eGibithe.

Inkosi uJehoyakimi yayisithuma amadoda eGibithe , u-Elinathani indodana ka-Akibori enamadoda, baye eGibithe.

Bamkhipha u -Uriya eGibithe , bamyisa enkosini uJehoyakimi eyambulala ngenkemba, yasilahla isidumbu sakhe emathuneni abantukazana.

Buya, uzithathele omunye umqulu , ulobe kuwo onke amazwi okuqala ayesemqulwini wokuqala, awushisa uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda.

UJeremiya wayesethatha omunye umqulu , wawunika uBaruki umbhali , indodana kaNeri ya, owaloba kuwo , ewathatha emlonyeni kaJeremiya onke amazwi encwadi uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda ayeyishisile ngomlilo ; kwathasiselwa kuwo amanye amazwi amaningi anjengawo.

Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengakho konke akwenzileyo uJehoyakimi.