2 Kings 21

Ukubusa kukaManase

1UManase wayeleminyaka elitshumi lambili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguHefiziba a. 2Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwamanyala ezizwe iNkosi eyazixotsha elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli b. 3Ngoba wabuya wakha indawo eziphakemeyo uyise uHezekhiya ayezichithile c, wamisela uBhali amalathi, wenza isixuku, njengokwenza kukaAhabi inkosi yakoIsrayeli d, wakhothamela ibutho lonke lamazulu, walikhonza e. 4Wasesakha amalathi endlini yeNkosi f, iNkosi eyathi ngayo: EJerusalema ngizabeka ibizo lami g. 5Wasesakhela ibutho lonke lamazulu amalathi h emagumeni womabili endlini yeNkosi i. 6Wasedabulisa indodana yakhe emlilweni j, wachasisa ngemibono k, wenza imilingo l, wasebenza labalamadlozi labalumbayo m. Wenza okubi kakhulu emehlweni eNkosi ukuyithukuthelisa n. 7Wasemisa isithombe esibaziweyo sesixuku ayesenzile endlini, iNkosi eyakhuluma ngayo kuDavida lakuSolomoni indodana yakhe yathi: Kulindlu, leJerusalema engiyikhethe kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ngizabeka ibizo lami kuze kube nininini o. 8Kangisayikuzulisa unyawo lukaIsrayeli luphume futhi elizweni engalinika oyise, kuphela uba bezananzelela ukwenza njengakho konke engabalaya khona langokomlayo wonke inceku yami uMozisi eyabalaya wona p. 9Kodwa kabalalelanga; uManase wasebaphambukisa ukuthi benze okubi okwedlula izizwe iNkosi eyazichitha phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

10INkosi yasikhuluma ngezinceku zayo abaprofethi isithi: 11Ngenxa yokuthi uManase inkosi yakoJuda wenzile lamanyala q, wenze okubi okwedlula konke amaAmori akwenzayo r, ayephambi kwakhe, wonisa loJuda s ngezithombe zakhe t. 12Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Khangela, ngiletha okubi phezu kweJerusalema loJuda kuthi laye wonke ozwayo indlebe zakhe zombili zizakhenceza ngakho u. 13Ngizakwelula phezu kweJerusalema intambo yeSamariya v, lentambo yokulinganisa yendlu kaAhabi, ngiyesule iJerusalema njengowesula umganu, awesule awumbokothe. 14Njalo ngizatshiya insali yelifa lami, ngibanikele esandleni sezitha zabo, babe ngokubanjiweyo lempango kwezitha zabo zonke, 15ngenxa yokuthi benzile okubi emehlweni ami, bayangithukuthelisa, kusukela osukwini oyise abaphuma ngalo eGibhithe ngitsho kuze kube lamuhla. 16Futhi-ke uManase uchithile igazi elinengi kakhulu elingelacala waze wayigcwalisa iJerusalema kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekucineni, ngaphandle kwesono sakhe enza ngaso uJuda ukuthi one, ukwenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi.

17Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaManase, lakho konke akwenzayo, lesono sakhe asonayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda w? 18UManase waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa esivandeni sendlu yakhe x, esivandeni sikaUza y. UAmoni indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Ukubusa kukaAmoni

19UAmoni wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lambili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema z. Lebizo likanina lalinguMeshulemethi indodakazi kaHaruzi weJotiba aa. 20Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza kukaManase uyise ab. 21Wahamba ngendlela yonke uyise ahamba ngayo, wakhonza izithombe uyise azikhonzayo, wakhothama kuzo. 22Wayidela iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, kahambanga ngendlela yeNkosi ac.

23Izinceku zikaAmoni zasezimenzela ugobe, zabulala inkosi endlini yayo. 24Kodwa abantu belizwe babatshaya bonke labo ababenzele inkosi uAmoni ugobe; abantu belizwe basebebeka uJosiya indodana yakhe ukuba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

25Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAmoni azenzayo kazibhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda? 26Wasengcwatshelwa engcwabeni lakhe esivandeni sikaUza ad. UJosiya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

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