2 IziKronike 28
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2 IziKronike 28
u-Ahazi njengenkosi
1U-Ahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha eJerusalema; kepha akenzanga okulungile emehlweni kaJehova njengoDavide uyise.
2Wahamba ezindleleni zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, wenzela noBali izithombe ezibunjiweyo.
3Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabangela ukuba kushunqe umusi esigodini sendodana kaHinomu futhi washisa abantwana bakhe ngomlilo njengezinengiso zezizwe uJehova azixosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
4Wanikela ngomhlatshelo, washunqisa umusi ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, nasemagqumeni, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza.
5Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wamnikela esandleni senkosi yase-Aramu; bamehlula, bathumba kubo isixuku esikhulu, babayisa eDamaseku. Naye wanikelwa esandleni senkosi yakwa-Israyeli, yamshaya ngokuceka okukhulu.
6UPheka indodana kaRemaliya wabulala kwaJuda izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili ngalusuku lunye, bonke bengamadoda anamandla; ngoba bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
7USigri, iqhawe lakwa-Efrayimi, wabulala uMahaseya, indodana yenkosi, no-Ashirikamu umbusi wendlu, no-Elkana owayelandela inkosi.
8Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumba abesifazane abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili, amadodana namadodakazi abafowabo, bathatha nempango eningi kubo, bayiletha impango eSamariya.
9Kepha kwakukhona umprofethi kaJehova ogama lakhe lingu-Odedi; waphuma phambi kwempi eyafika eSamariya, wathi kuyo: “Bhekani, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo wayethukuthelele uJuda, wabanikela esandleni senu, nababulala ngokufutheka kwenu ifinyelela ezulwini.
10Manje nihlose ukuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda naseJerusalema njengezigqila nezigqilakazi zenu; kepha phakathi kwenu akukho sono kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu na?
11Ngilaleleni manje, nisindise abathunjwa enabathumba kubafowenu, ngokuba ulaka lukaJehova luphezu kwenu.
12Kwasekusukuma abathile ezikhulwini zabantwana bakwaEfrayimi, u-Azariya indodana kaJohanani, noBerekiya indodana kaMeshilemoti, noJishikiya indodana kaShalumi, no-Amasa indodana kaHadilayi, bamelana nabaphuma impi;
13wasesithi kubo: Lingalethi izibotshwa lapha; ngoba njengoba sesonile kuJehova, lina lihlose ukwengezelela ezonweni zethu leziphambeko zethu; ngoba isiphambeko sethu sikhulu futhi kukhona intukuthelo evuthayo ngokumelene no-Israyeli.
14Khona-ke amadoda ahlomile ashiya iziboshwa nempango kubabusi nalo lonke ibandla.
15Asukuma amadoda ayebiziwe, athatha iziboshwa, agqokisa bonke ababenqunu phakathi kwabo, abembathisa, abagqokisa izicathulo, abanika ukuba badle, baphuze, abagcoba, abaphulukisa bonke ababuthakathaka babathwala ngezimbongolo, abaletha. EJeriko, umuzi wamasundu, kubafowabo; ngemva kwalokho babuyela eSamariya.
16Ngaleso sikhathi inkosi u-Ahazi yathumela emakhosini ase-Asiriya ukuba ayisize.
17Ngokuba abakwa-Edomi baphinda beza, banqoba uJuda, bathumba abathunjwa.
18AmaFilisti ahlasela imizi yasethafeni neningizimu yakwaJuda, athumba iBeti Shemeshi, ne-Ajaloni, neGederoti, neSogo namaduka ayo, neThimna namadlelo ayo, neGimizo nemizana yalo bahlala khona.
19Ngokuba uJehova wathobisa uJuda ngenxa ka-Ahazi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli; ngoba wamhlubula uJuda, waphambuka ngokubi kuJehova.
20UThiligati Philineseri inkosi yase-Asiriya weza kuye, wamcindezela, kepha akamqinisanga.
21Ngoba u-Ahazi wathatha isabelo sendlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi lezikhulu wasinika inkosi yeAsiriya, kodwa kayimsizanga.
22Ngesikhathi sokucindezeleka kwakhe wabuye waphambuka kuJehova; yiyo leyo nkosi u-Ahazi.
23Wahlabela onkulunkulu baseDamaseku ababemehlulile, wathi: “Ngokuba onkulunkulu bamakhosi ase-Aramu bayawasiza, ngiyakuhlabela wona ukuba angisize.” Kodwa zaba incithakalo kuye nakuye wonke u-Israyeli.
24U-Ahazi wabutha izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, waphihliza izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, wavala iminyango yendlu kaJehova, wazenzela ama-altare emagumbini onke eJerusalema.
25Kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda wenza izindawo eziphakemeyo zokushunqisela abanye onkulunkulu umusi, wamthukuthelisa uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
26Ezinye izindaba zakhe nazo zonke izindlela zakhe, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
27U-Ahazi wayeselala koyise, bammbela emzini, eJerusalema; kepha abamyisanga emathuneni amakhosi akwa-Israyeli; uHezekiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
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