2Ch 28 | NdeIBE | STEP | U-Ahazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili ubudala nyakana esiba yinkosi, njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka elitshumi lesithupha. Kenzanga njengoyise uDavida, kazange enze okulungileyo emehlweni kaJehova.

2 Chronicles 28

U-Ahazi Inkosi YakoJuda

1 U-Ahazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili ubudala nyakana esiba yinkosi, njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka elitshumi lesithupha. Kenzanga njengoyise uDavida, kazange enze okulungileyo emehlweni kaJehova. 2 Wahamba ngezindlela zamakhosi ako-Israyeli njalo wabaza izithombe zokukhonza oBhali. 3 Watshisa imihlatshelo eSigodini saseBheni Hinomu wanikela amadodana akhe emlilweni, elandela izindlela ezenyanyekayo zezizwe uJehova ayezixotshe mandulo kokufika kwabako-Israyeli. 4 Wanikela imihlatshelo watshisa impepha ezindaweni zokukhonzela, laphezu kwamaqaqa langaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziyizithingithingi.

5 Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wamnikela enkosini yama-Aramu. Ama-Aramu amnqoba athumba abantu bakhe abanengi abaletha eDamaseko. Yena njalo wanikelwa ezandleni zenkosi yako-Israyeli, yona eyambulalela abantu abanengi kakhulu.

6 Kwathi ngelanga elilodwa uPhekha indodana kaRemaliya wabulala amabutho ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili koJuda – ngoba abakoJuda babemfulathele uJehova, uNkulunkulu waboyise. 7 UZikhiri ibutho lako-Efrayimi, wabulala uMahaseya indodana yenkosi, lo-Azirikhamu isikhulu somndlunkulu, kanye lo-Elikhana, owayengumsekeli wenkosi. 8 Abako-Israyeli bathumba ezihlotsheni zabo zakoJuda omkabo, lamadodana lamadodakazi abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili. Babutha njalo impango enengi kakhulu, abayithwala babuyela layo eSamariya.

9 Kodwa umphrofethi wenkosi okwakuthiwa ngu-Odedi wayekhonale, ngakho waphuma ukuyahlangabeza ibutho ekuphendukeni kwalo eSamariya. Wathi kulo, “Ngenxa yokuthi uJehova, uNkulunkulu waboyihlo wayethukuthelele abako-Juda, wabanikela ezandleni zenu. Kodwa lina selibabhubhise ngolaka oluze lwayathinta ezulwini. 10 Khathesi selifuna ukuthi amadoda labesifazana bakoJuda laseJerusalema babe yizigqili zenu. Kodwa lina ngokwenu kalonanga yini kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu na? 11 Lalelani kimi! Buyiselani amadoda akini eliwenze izibotshwa, ngoba ulaka lukaJehova olwesabekayo luphezu kwenu.”

12 Abanye babakhokheli bako-Efrayimi u-Azariya indodana kaJehohanani, loBherekhiya indodana kaMeshilemothi, loJehizikhiya indodana kaShalumi, kanye lo-Amasa indodana ka-Hadilayi – bajamelana lalabo ababevela empini bathi kubo, 13 “Lingalethi lezozibotshwa lapha, ngoba kungenzeka sibe lecala phambi kukaJehova. Selidinga ukuthi lengezelele lelocala phezu kwesono sethu na? Ngoba icala lethu livele likhulu, njalo lentukuthelo yakhe eyesabekayo iphezu kwabako-Israyeli.”

14 Ngakho amabutho akhulula ababebotshiwe asebuyisela lezimpahla ezaziyimpango phambi kwezikhulu laphambi kwebandla. 15 Amadoda ayeqanjwe ngamabizo abuyisela izibotshwa ezimpahleni zempango bagqokisa ababenqunu. Babanika izigqoko lamanyathelo, ukudla lokunathwayo, kanye lomuthi wokwelapha. Bonke abasebesehluleka babagadisa obabhemi. Ngakho babathatha bababuyisela kwabanye babo eJerikho, iDolobho lamaLala, basebebuyela eSamariya.

16 Ngalesosikhathi inkosi u-Ahazi yacela uncedo enkosini yase-Asiriya. 17 Ama-Edomi ayesephendukile ezohlasela abakoJuda njalo asuka eqhuba izibotshwa, 18 kanti amaFilisti lawo ngapha ayesehlasele amadolobho angaphansi kwamaqaqa kanye laseNegebi yakoJuda. Bathumba basebehlala khona eBhethi Shameshi, le-Ayijaloni leGederothi, kanye laseSokho, leThimna leGimizo lemizana eyayiseduze lalapho. 19 UJehova wabatshaya abakoJuda ngoba u-Ahazi inkosi yako-Israyeli wayekhuthaze ukona kwabakoJuda watshengisela ukungathembeki okukhulu kuJehova. 20 UThigilathi-Phileseri inkosi yase-Asiriya esikhundleni sokumsiza laye wafika wengezelela uhlupho. 21 U-Ahazi wathatha ezinye zezimpahla zasethempelini likaJehova lezinye azithatha endlini yomndlunkulu esigodlweni waze wathatha lezamakhosana wayaziqhubela inkosi yase-Asiriya, kodwa lakho lokhu akumncedanga.

22 Kwathi lanxa ephakathi kobunzima u-Ahazi watshengisela ukungethembeki okukhulu kuJehova. 23 Wanikela imihlatshelo kubonkulunkulu baseDamaseko, ababemehlule, ngoba wakhumbula wathi, “Njengoba onkulunkulu bamakhosi ama-Aramu bewancedile, ngizanikela imihlatshelo kubo ukuze bangisize lami.” Kodwa-ke kwahle kwaba yikuwa kwakhe lokuchitheka kwabako-Israyeli.

24 U-Ahazi wabutha zonke izitsha ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wazisusa. Wavala iminyango yethempeli likaJehova wasesakha ama-alithare kuwo wonke amajiko eJerusalema.

25 Wakha izindawo zokukhonzela kuwo wonke amadolobho akoJuda ukuze atshisele onkulunkulu imihlatshelo; wathukuthelisa uJehova uNkulunkulu waboyise.

26 Ezinye izehlakalo zombuso wakhe lezindlela zakhe zonke, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni, zilotshiwe egwalweni lwembali yamakhosi akoJuda lako-Israyeli.

27 U-Ahazi waya ekuphumuleni kubokhokho bakhe wangcwatshwa labo emzini waseJerusalema, kodwa kafakwanga emathuneni amakhosi ako-Israyeli. UHezekhiya indodana yakhe wathatha isikhundla waba yinkosi.