11. Ndipo anakolowola maso a Zedekiya, ndipo mfumu ya ku Babulo inammanga m'zigologolo, nimtengera ku Babulo, nimuika m'ndende mpaka tsiku la kufa kwace.
12. Mwezi wacisanu, tsiku lakhumi la mwezi, ndico caka cakhumi ndi cisanu ndi cinai ca Nebukadirezara, mfumu ya ku Babulo, analowa m'Yerusalemu Nebuzaradani kapitao wa alonda, amene anaimirira pamaso pa mfumu ya ku Babulo:
13. ndipo anatentha nyumba ya Yehova ndi nyumba ya mfumu, ndi nyumba zonse za m'Yerusalemu, ngakhale zinyumba zazikuru zonse, anazitentha ndi moto.
14. Ndipo nkhondo yonse ya Akasidi, imene inali ndi kapitao wa alonda, inagumula makoma onse a Yerusalemu pomzungulira pace.
15. Ndipo Nebuzaradani kapitao wa alonda anatenga ndende anthu aumphawi, ndi anthu otsala amene anatsala m'mudzi, ndi amene anapandukira, kutsata mfumu ya ku Babulo, ndi otsala a unyinjiwo.
16. Koma Nebuzaradani kapitao wa alonda anasiya aumphawi a padziko akhale akulima mphesa ndi akulima m'minda.
17. Ndi mizati yamkuwa imene inali m'nyumba ya Yehova, ndi zoikapo ndi thawale lamkuwa zimene zinali m'nyumba ya Yehova, Akasidi anazityolatyola, nanka nao mkuwa wace wonse ku Babulo.
18. Ndiponso miphika, ndi zoolera, ndi mbano zao, ndi mbale, ndi zipande, ndi zipangizo zonse zamkuwa zimene anatumikira nazo, anazicotsa.
19. Ndi zikho, ndi zopalira moto, ndi mbale, ndi miphika, ndi zoikapo nyali, ndi zipande, ndi mitsuko; ndi golidi, wa zija zagolidi, ndi siliva, wa zija zasiliva, kapitao wa alonda anazicotsa.
20. Nsanamira ziwirizo, thawale limodzilo, ndi ng'ombe zamkuwa zinali pansi pa zoikapo, zimene mfumu Solomo anazipangira nyumba ya Yehova; mkuwa wa zipangizo zonsezi sanatha kuyesa kulemera kwace.
21. Koma nsanamirazo, utari wace wa nsanamira yina unafikira mikono khumi mphambu isanu ndi itatu; ndi cingwe ca mikono khumi ndi iwiri cinaizinga; kucindikira kwace kunali zala zinai; inali yagweregwere.
22. Ndipo korona wamkuwa anali pamwamba pace; utari wace wa korona mmodzi unali wa mikono isanu, ndi made ndi makangaza pakorona pozungulira pace, onse amkuwa: nsanamira inzace yomwe inali nazo zonga zomwezi, ndi makangaza.
23. Ndipo pambali pace panali makangaza makumi asanu ndi anai kudza asanu ndi limodzi; ndipo makangaza onse anali zana limodzi pamade pozungulira pace.
24. Ndipo kapitao wa alonda anatenga Seraya mkuru wansembe, ndi Zefaniya wansembe waciwiri, ndi akudikira pakhomo atatu;