2Ch 16 | NdeIBE | STEP | Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesithupha wokubusa kuka-Asa uBhahasha inkosi yako-Israyeli wasuka wayavimbezela uJuda wakhela iRama inqaba ukunqabela loba ngubani ukuthi angaphumi loba angangeni elizweni lika-Asa inkosi yakoJuda.

2 Chronicles 16

Iminyaka Yokucina ka-Asa

1 Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesithupha wokubusa kuka-Asa uBhahasha inkosi yako-Israyeli wasuka wayavimbezela uJuda wakhela iRama inqaba ukunqabela loba ngubani ukuthi angaphumi loba angangeni elizweni lika-Asa inkosi yakoJuda.

2 Ngakho u-Asa wathatha isiliva legolide esiphaleni senotho sethempeli likaJehova lakwesakhe esigodlweni sakhe wakuthumela kuBhenihadadi inkosi yase-Aramu, owayebusa eDamaseko. 3 Wathi, “Kasenze isivumelwano mina lawe njengalokho okwakwenziwe ngubaba loyihlo. Uyabona, nanku mina ngikuthumele isiliva legolide. Wena yesula isivumelwano sakho loBhahasha inkosi yako-Israyeli yikho ezahlehla angiyekele.”

4 UBhenihadadi wavumelana lenkosi u-Asa wahle wathumela abalawuli bamabutho akhe ukuba bayehlasela imizi yako-Israyeli. Banqoba elako-Ijoni, lelakoDani le-Abheli-Mayimi kanye layo yonke imizi yeziphala zakoNafthali.

5 UBhahasha wathi ekuzwa lokhu wema ukubiyela iRama wahle wayekela umsebenzi wakhe. 6 Ngakho inkosi u-Asa yaletha wonke amadoda akoJuda athutha amatshe lezigodo eRama okwakusetshenziswa nguBhahasha. Wayakwakha ngakho iGebha leMizipha.

7 Ngalesosikhathi uHanani umboni wafika ku-Asa inkosi yakoJuda wathi kuye: “Ngenxa yokuthi wethembele enkosini yase-Aramu wadela ukwethembela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ibutho lenkosi yase-Aramu seliphunyukile esandleni sakho. 8 Kanti amaKhushi lamaLibhiya babengelabutho elilamandla amakhulu lamanani amanengi ezinqola zokulwa lamadoda alwa ngamabhiza na? Kodwa-ke kwathi usuthembele kuJehova, wabanikela esandleni sakho. 9 Ngoba amehlo kaJehova athungatha umhlaba wonke ukuze aqinise labo abanhliziyo zabo zizimisele kuye. Usuwenze ubuwula, ngakho kusukela khathesi uzahlala usempini.”

10 U-Asa wazondela umboni ngenxa yalokho; wathukuthela wahle wamfaka entolongweni. Kusenjalo u-Asa waphatha abanye babantu ngochuku.

11 Izehlakalo zombuso ka-Asa, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni, zilotshwe egwalweni lwamakhosi akoJuda lawako-Israyeli.

12 Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu laficamunye wokubusa kwakhe u-Asa wahlaselwa ngumkhuhlane ezinyaweni zakhe. Loba umkhuhlane wakhe wawubuhlungu kakhulu, kazange adinge usizo kuJehova, kodwa wayesiya ezinyangeni. 13 Kwathi ngomnyaka wamatshumi amane lowodwa u-Asa wafa walala kunye laboyise. 14 Bamngcwaba ethuneni ayezenzele lona eMzini kaDavida. Bambeka phezu kwethala elaligcwele amakha enhlobo ngenhlobo ayexutshwe ngokuhlakanipha kwezingcitshi zamakha, babasa umlilo omkhulu wokumhlonipha.