Iivesi zeBhayibhile ezithandwayo ezisuka 2 YEZIGANEKO 20

Yabelana

Wathi: “Phulaphulani, kumkani uYoshafati nani bemi bakwaJuda naseJerusalem. UNdikhoyo uthi kuni: ‘Sanukoyika; ze ningatyhafi ngenxa yale nyambalala yomkhosi. Kaloku imfazwe le asiyoyenu, yekaThixo.

Asinini abaya kulilwa eli dabi. Yimani ngeendawo zenu, niqingqe nje, nibukele uNdikhoyo enihlangula, ndlundini kaJuda nani bemi baseJerusalem. Ze ningoyiki okanye nityhafe. Ngomso phumani nijongane nabo, uNdikhoyo uya kuba nani.’ ”

Thixo wethu, khawubohlwaye. Thina ngokunokwethu asinawo amandla okujongana nale nyambalala yomkhosi osihlaselayo. Ewe, asazi nemasikwenze, koko amehlo ethu akhangele kuwe.”

Akuba ethetha-thethene nabantu uYoshafati wamisela iimvumi zokuculela uNdikhoyo, ukuze zimbonge ngenxa yobunewu-newu bobungcwele bakhe. Zawukhokela ke umkhosi lowo, zimemelela zisithi: “Bulelani kuNdikhoyo, kuba izibele zakhe zimi ngonaphakade.”

Bathe bakucula bedumisa, suka uNdikhoyo wawurhwaqelisa umkhosi wama-Amon namaMowabhi, nâbo bentaba iSeyire ababehlasela uJuda; kubo yaba ngathi bangqingiwe, baza ke boyiswa.

UYoshafati ke wothuka, wazimisela ukufuna uncedo *kuNdikhoyo, wamisela inzila kuJuda ewonke.

‘Sothi sakufikelwa sisithwakumbe, noba sisibetho sekrele, ubhubhani, noba yindlala, thina sime phambi kwakho kule ndlu ibizwa ngegama lakho, sikhale kuwe embandezelweni yethu, ke wena usiphulaphule usihlangule.’

Ngomso phumani niye kubo. Ke bona boba beqabela kwinkalo yaseZizi; nina nobafumana ekupheleni kwengxingwa kwintlango kaJeruweli.

AbakwaJuda ke baqokelelana ukuza kufuna uncedo kuNdikhoyo; ewe, beza bephuma kuzo zonke iidolophu zakwaJuda befuna uNdikhoyo.