2 IziKronike 13
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2 IziKronike 13
u-Abiya nempi yakhe noJerobowamu
1Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJerobowamu u-Abiya waba yinkosi kwaJuda.
2Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka emithathu. Igama likanina lalinguMigaya, indodakazi ka-Uriyeli waseGibeya. Kwakukhona ukulwa phakathi kuka-Abiya noJerobowamu.
3U-Abiya walungisa impi enempi yamaqhawe anamandla, amadoda akhethiweyo ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane;
4U-Abiya wema ezintabeni zaseSemarayimi ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, wathi: “Ngizweni, Jerobowamu no-Israyeli wonke!
5Anazi yini ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wanika uDavide umbuso kwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, yena namadodana akhe ngesivumelwano sikasawoti na?
6Kodwa uJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, inceku kaSolomoni, indodana kaDavide, wasukuma wayihlubuka inkosi yakhe.
7Kwabuthana kuye amadoda ayize, amadodana kaBheliyali, aziqinisa ukumelana noRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni, uRehobowamu esemncane enenhliziyo ethambileyo, engenakumelana nabo.
8Manje nithi niyakumelana nombuso kaJehova osesandleni samadodana kaDavide; seniba isixuku esikhulu, kukhona kini amathole egolide uJerobowamu alenzela wona njengonkulunkulu.
9Anixoshanga yini abapristi bakaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni namaLevi, nabeka abapristi benu njengomthetho wezizwe zakwamanye amazwe? ukuze kuthi loba ngubani oza ukumehlukanisela ngejongosi leduna lezinqama eziyisikhombisa, abe ngumphristi wabangesibo onkulunkulu.
10Kepha thina, uJehova unguNkulunkulu wethu, asimshiyanga; abapristi abakhonza uJehova bangamadodana ka-Aroni, namaLevi alindele umsebenzi wawo.
11Basebehlabela uJehova iminikelo yokutshiswa lempepha yamakha njalo ekuseni lakusihlwa njalo; nezinkwa zokubukwa bazihlela etafuleni elihlanzekile; nothi lwesibani lwegolide nezibani zalo zivutha njalo kusihlwa; kepha nina nimshiyile.
12Bhekani, uNkulunkulu unathi ukuba abe ngumbusi wethu, nabapristi bakhe namacilongo ahlaba umkhosi ukuba banihlabe umkhosi; Nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ningalwi noJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo; ngoba kawuyikuphumelela.
13Kepha uJerobowamu wathuma abaqamekeli emva kwabo; bona babephambi kukaJuda, abaqamekeli babesemva kwabo.
14Lapho uJuda ebheka emuva, impi yayingaphambili nangemuva, bambiza uJehova, abapristi babetha amacilongo.
15Base bekhamuluka abantu bakwaJuda, abantu bakwaJuda besakhamuluka, uNkulunkulu wahlula uJerobowamu no-Israyeli wonke phambi kuka-Abiya noJuda.
16Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babaleka phambi kukaJuda, uNkulunkulu wabanikela esandleni sabo.
17U-Abiya nabantu bakhe bababulala ngokuceka okukhulu, kwaze kwawa amadoda akhethiweyo kwa-Israyeli ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu.
18Ngakho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlala ngaleso sikhathi, futhi abantwana bakwaJuda bazuza amandla, ngoba babethembele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
19U-Abiya wamxosha uJerobowamu, wathatha kuye imizi: iBethele namadlelo ayo, neJeshana namagxamesi ayo, ne-Efrayin namadlelo ayo.
20UJerobowamu akabe abe namandla emihleni ka-Abiya; uJehova wamshaya, wafa.
21Kodwa u-Abiya waba namandla, wathatha abafazi abayishumi nane, wazala amadodana angamashumi amabili nambili namadodakazi ayishumi nesithupha.
22Ezinye izindaba zika-Abhiya nezindlela zakhe namazwi akhe zichazwe endabeni yomprofethi u-Ido.
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