1. Ngexesha lolawulo lukaJoyakim, ukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli walihlasela elakwaJuda, waza uJoyakim waba phantsi kwakhe iminyaka emithathu. Phofu ke uJoyakim wabuya wamvukela uNebhukadenezare lowo.
2. Kambe ke *uNdikhoyo wamthumelela ngeentshaba ezamhlaselayo, ingamaKaledi, nama-Aram, namaMowabhi, nama-Amon. Ezo ntshaba zazikho ukuze zimtshabalalise uJuda, ngokwelizwi likaNdikhoyo elavakaliswa zizicaka zakhe *abashumayeli.
3. Ewe, ezi zinto uJuda zamhlela ngokomyalelo kaNdikhoyo, ukuze amgxothe phambi kwakhe ngenxa yezono nazo zonke izenzo ezazenziwe nguManase,
4. ndawonye nelo gazi limsulwa waliphalazayo. Kaloku iJerusalem wayizalisa ngegazi labamsulwa, ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wayengazimiselanga ukumxolela.
5. Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaJoyakim, kunye nemisebenzi yakhe nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda.
6. UJoyakim waya kuphumla kooyise. Esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uJoyakin.
7. Ukumkani waseJiputa akaphindanga aphume elizweni lakhe aye kuhlasela, kuba kaloku ukumkani waseBhabheli wawuthatha wonke umhlaba wakhe ukuqalela kumda waseJiputa kuye kuthi xhaxhe ngomlambo iEfrati.
8. UJoyakin waqala ukulawula eneminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo, waza walawula eJerusalem iinyanga ezintathu. Unina yayinguNehushta intombi kaElinatan waseJerusalem.