2 Chronicles 28

Ukubusa kukaAhazi

1UAhazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesithupha eJerusalema. Kodwa kenzanga okuqondileyo emehlweni eNkosi, njengoDavida uyise a. 2Ngoba wahamba ezindleleni zamakhosi akoIsrayeli, wasesenzela oBhali b izithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa c. 3Yena watshisa impepha esihotsheni sendodana kaHinomu d, watshisa lamadodana akhe emlilweni, njengokwamanyala ezizwe iNkosi eyazixotsha elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli e. 4Wanikela imihlatshelo watshisa impepha endaweni eziphakemeyo laphezu kwamaqaqa langaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza. 5Ngakho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe yamnikela esandleni senkosi yeSiriya; asemtshaya, athumba kuye abathunjiweyo abanengi, abasa eDamaseko f. Futhi wanikelwa esandleni senkosi yakoIsrayeli eyamtshaya ngokutshaya okukhulu.

6Ngoba uPheka indodana kaRemaliya g wabulala koJuda abazinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili ngasuku lunye, bonke bengamadoda alamandla, ngoba babeyidelile iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyise. 7UZikiri iqhawe lakoEfrayimi wasebulala uMahaseya indodana yenkosi h loAzirikamu umphathi wendlu loElkana owesibili enkosini i. 8Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebethumba kubafowabo abazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili, abesifazana, amadodana, lamadodakazi; baphanga lempango enengi kibo, bayiletha impango eSamariya j. 9Kodwa kwakukhona lapho umprofethi weNkosi obizo lakhe lalinguOdedi; wasephuma phambi kwebutho elalisiza eSamariya, wathi kibo: Khangelani, ngenxa yolaka lweNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo phezu kukaJuda k, ibanikele esandleni senu; libabulele-ke ngolaka olufinyelele emazulwini l. 10Khathesi-ke lina lithi lehlisela ngaphansi kwenu abantwana bakoJuda labeJerusalema babe yizigqili lezigqilikazi. Kodwa lina kakulamacala yini kini amelene leNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu? 11Ngakho-ke ngilalelani; libuyisele abathunjiweyo elibathumbe kubafowenu, ngoba ukuvutha kolaka lweNkosi kuphezu kwenu. 12Kwasekusukuma amadoda kunhloko zabantwana bakoEfrayimi, oAzariya indodana kaJohanani, uBerekiya indodana kaMeshilemothi, loJehizikiya m indodana kaShaluma n, loAmasa indodana kaHadilayi, bamelana lalabo ababengena bevela ebuthweni. 13Basebesithi kibo: Kaliyikungenisa abathunjiweyo lapha kube licala eNkosini limelene lathi; ngoba lina lithi lizakwengeza ezonweni zethu lemacaleni ethu, ngoba isiphambeko sethu sikhulu, lokuvutha kolaka kuphezu kukaIsrayeli. 14Ngakho abahlomileyo batshiya abathunjiweyo lempango phambi kweziphathamandla lebandla lonke o. 15Lamadoda abizwa ngamabizo asukuma, abamba abathunjiweyo p, agqokisa bonke ababenqunu babo ngokuvela empangweni; yebo abagqokisa, abafaka amanyathela, abanika ukudla, abanathisa q, abagcoba, athwala bonke ababuthakathaka ngabobabhemi r, abasa eJeriko, umuzi wamalala, duze labafowabo; basebebuyela eSamariya s.

16Ngalesosikhathi inkosi uAhazi yathuma emakhosini eAsiriya ukumncedisa. 17Ngoba amaEdoma ayesebuye atshaya uJuda, athumba abathunjwa t. 18LamaFilisti u ayehlasele imizi v yesihotsha w leningizimu yakoJuda, athumba iBeti-Shemeshi x, leAjaloni y, leGederothi z, leSoko aa lemizana yayo ab, leTimina ac lemizana yayo ad, leGimizo lemizana yayo ae; ahlala khona. 19Ngoba iNkosi yamthobisa uJuda ngenxa kaAhazi inkosi yakoIsrayeli af, ngoba wamenza ze uJuda, wasephambuka kakhulu eNkosini ag. 20Ngakho uTiligathi-Pileseri inkosi yeAsiriya ah wafika kuye, wamhlupha, kodwa kamqinisanga. 21Ngoba uAhazi wathatha isabelo sendlu kaJehova lesendlu yenkosi leseziphathamandla, wasipha inkosi yeAsiriya; kodwa kayimsizanga ai.

22Ngesikhathi sohlupho lwakhe wengeza-ke ekuphambekeni emelene loJehova. Le yinkosi uAhazi. 23Ngoba wahlabela onkulunkulu beDamaseko ababemtshayile aj, wathi: Ngoba onkulunkulu bamakhosi eSiriya bayawasiza, ngizahlabela bona ukuze bangisize ak. Kodwa bona baba yimbangela yokuwa kwakhe al, kuye lakuIsrayeli wonke am. 24UAhazi waseqoqa izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, waziquma iziqa izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu an, wavala iminyango yendlu yeNkosi ao, wazenzela amalathi kuyo yonke ingonsi eJerusalema ap. 25Lakuwo wonke umuzi ngomuzi wakoJuda wenza indawo eziphakemeyo zokutshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, wayithukuthelisa iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyise aq.

26Ezinye-ke zezindaba zakhe lazo zonke indlela zakhe ar, ezokuqala lezokucina, khangela, zibhaliwe egwalweni lwamakhosi akoJuda lawakoIsrayeli as. 27UAhazi waselala laboyise, basebemngcwabela emzini, eJerusalema; kodwa kabamlethanga emangcwabeni amakhosi at akoIsrayeli au. UHezekhiya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

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