2 Amakhosi 17
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2 Amakhosi 17
UHoseya: Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli
1Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili ka-Ahazi inkosi yakwaJuda uHoseya, indodana ka-Ela, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya, iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye.
2Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, kodwa kungenjengamakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayengaphambi kwakhe.
3UShalimaneseri inkosi yase-Asiriya wenyuka wamelana naye; uHoseya waba yinceku yakhe, wamnika izipho.
4Inkosi yase-Asiriya yafumana ugobe kuHoseya, ngokuba yathuma izithunywa enkosini yaseGibithe, ingalethi isipho enkosini yase-Asiriya njengokwenza kwakhe iminyaka ngeminyaka; ngalokho inkosi yase-Asiriya yamvalela, yambopha etilongweni.
5Inkosi yase-Asiriya yadabula izwe lonke, yakhuphukela eSamariya, yalivimbezela iminyaka emithathu.
6Ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye kaHoseya inkosi yase-Asiriya yalithumba iSamariya, yathumbela u-Israyeli e-Asiriya, yababeka eHala naseHabori ngasemfuleni iGoshani nasemizini yamaMede.
7Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bona kanjalo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe phansi kwesandla sikaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, besaba abanye onkulunkulu;
8Wahamba ngezimiso zezizwe uJehova ayezixoshile phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nezamakhosi akwa-Israyeli ababewenzile.
9Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza ngasese okubi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo emizini yabo yonke, kusukela embhoshongweni wabalindi kuze kube emzini onogange.
10Bazimisela izithombe neziqu zemithi phezu kwawo wonke amagquma aphakeme naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza.
11Baqhumisa khona umusi phezu kwazo zonke izindawo eziphakemeyo, njengoba nje kwenza izizwe uJehova aziholile phambi kwabo; futhi benza izinto ezimbi ukuze bamthukuthelise uJehova.
12Bakhonza izithombe uJehova athi kubo: “Ningayenzi le nto.”
13Kepha uJehova wafakaza ngo-Israyeli noJuda ngesandla sabo bonke abaprofethi nangabo bonke ababoni, wathi: “Phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi, nigcine imiyalo yami nezimiso zami ngokomthetho wonke engawuyala oyihlo, engawuyalayo. Ethunyelwe kini ngezinceku zami abaprofethi.
14Kodwa abalalelanga, kodwa izintamo zabo zaba lukhuni njengezintamo zaboyise abangakholwanga nguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
15Bazenqaba izimiso zakhe nesivumelwano sakhe asenza nawoyise nobufakazi bakhe abufakaza ngabo; balandela okuyize, baba yize, balandela izizwe ezazibazungeza, uJehova abayala ngazo ukuba bangenzi njengalokho abakwenzayo.
16Bayishiya yonke imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bazenzela izithombe ezibunjiweyo, amathole amabili, benza isihlahla, bakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, bakhonza uBali.
17Badabulisa amadodana abo namadodakazi abo emlilweni, babhula, benza imilingo, bazithengisela ukwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova ukuba bamcunule.
18Ngakho uJehova wabathukuthelela kakhulu u-Israyeli, wabasusa ebusweni bakhe; akwasala muntu, isizwe sakwaJuda kuphela.
19NoJuda akagcinanga imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, kepha wahamba ngezimiso zakwa-Israyeli ababezenzile.
20UJehova wayilahla yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, wayicindezela, wayinikela esandleni sababhubhisi, waze wabalahla ebusweni bakhe.
21Ngokuba waklebhula u-Israyeli endlini kaDavide; babeka uJerobowamu indodana kaNebati inkosi; uJerobowamu wawaxosha u-Israyeli ekumlandeleni uJehova, wamonisa ngesono esikhulu.
22Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba ezonweni zonke zikaJerobowamu azenzayo; abasukanga kubo;
23UJehova waze wamsusa u-Israyeli ebusweni bakhe, njengokusho kwakhe ngezinceku zakhe zonke, abaprofethi. Ngakho u-Israyeli wathunjwa ezweni lakubo wayiswa e-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.
24Inkosi yase-Asiriya yaletha abantu eBabele, naseKutha, nase-Awa, naseHamati, naseSefarivayimi, yawabeka emizini yaseSamariya esikhundleni sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; balidla iSamariya, bahlala emzini imizi yalo.
25Kwathi ekuqaleni kokuhlala kwabo khona abamesabanga uJehova; ngalokho uJehova wathuma izingonyama phakathi kwabo, zabulala abanye kubo.
26Base bekhuluma enkosini yase-Asiriya, bathi: “Izizwe owazixosha, wazibeka emizini yaseSamariya aziyazi indlela kaNkulunkulu wezwe; ngalokho wathuma izingonyama phakathi kwabo, bheka, ziyababulala, ngokuba abayazi indlela kaNkulunkulu wezwe.
27Inkosi yase-Asiriya yakhipha umyalo, yathi: “Thatha lapho omunye wabapristi enabakhipha lapho; mabahambe bahlale khona, abafundise indlela kaNkulunkulu wezwe.
28Kwasekufika omunye wabapristi ababebathumbile eSamariya, wahlala eBhetheli, wabafundisa indlela yokwesaba uJehova.
29Kodwa isizwe ngasinye sazenzela onkulunkulu baso, sababeka ezindlini zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezazenziwe ngamaSamariya, kwaba yileso naleso sizwe emizini yaso lapho sasihlala khona.
30Abantu baseBabele benza iSukoti-bhenoti, abantu baseKuti benza uNerigali, abantu baseHamati benza uAshima.
31Ama-Avi enza oNibhasi noTharithaki, amaSefarivayimi ashisa abantwana bawo ngomlilo ngenxa ka-Adrameleki no-Anameleki, onkulunkulu baseSefarivayimi.
32Bamesaba uJehova, babamisela abaphansi kunabo bonke abapristi basezindaweni eziphakemeyo, ababebahlabela ezindlini eziphakemeyo.
33Babemesaba uJehova, bakhonza onkulunkulu babo njengezizwe ababezithumbile lapho.
34Kuze kube namuhla benza ngokwemikhuba yakuqala: abamesabi uJehova, abenzi njengezimiso zabo, nezahlulelo zabo, nomthetho nomyalo uJehova ayala ngakho abantwana bakwaJakobe, owambiza ngokuthi u-Israyeli.
35UJehova wenza isivumelwano nabo, wabayala wathi: “Aniyikwesaba abanye onkulunkulu, ningabakhothameli, ningabakhonzi, ningabenzeli imihlatshelo.”
36Kepha uJehova owanikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe ngamandla amakhulu nangengalo eyeluliweyo nguye eniyakumesaba, nimkhonze, nimhlabe.
37Izimiso, nezimiso, nomthetho, nomyalo anilobela khona, niyakukwenza ngokucophelela kuze kube phakade; futhi akumelwe nesabe abanye onkulunkulu.
38Isivumelwano engasenza lani kaliyikukhohlwa; futhi ungesabi abanye onkulunkulu.
39Kepha niyakumesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; uyakukusindisa esandleni sezitha zakho zonke.
40Kodwa kabalalelanga, kodwa benza njengakuqala.
41Lezi zizwe zamesaba uJehova, zakhonza izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo, nabantwana bazo, nabantwana babantwana bazo; njengoba kwenza oyise, benze njalo kuze kube lamuhla.
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