Xhosa - The Book of 2nd Chronicles

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ISAHLUKO1

USolomon,unyanakaDavide,womelelaebukumkanini bakhe;uYehovauThixowakhewabanaye,wamenza mkhulu,wamphakamisa

2WathethauSolomonkumaSirayelionke,kubathetheli bamawakanabamakhulu,nakubagwebi,kwizikhuluzonke, kumaSirayelionke,kwiintlokozezindluzooyise

3BayakeooSolomonnebandlalonkeesigangeniesibe siseGibheyon;ngokubayabeikhonaintenteyokuhlangana kaThixo,awayenzayouMosesumkhonzikaYehova entlango.

4KeyonaityeyakaThixowayeyinyusileuDavide eKiriyati-yeharim,wayisakuloondawoabeyilungisele yonauDavide;ngokubawayeyimiseleintenteeYerusalem.

5Isibingelelosobhedu,abesenzileuBhetsaleliunyana kaUri,unyanakaHuri,wasibekaphambikomnquba kaYehova;babubuzakusouSolomonnebandla.

6WenyukawayakhonauSolomonesibingelelweni sobheduphambikoYehova,esibesisententeni yokuhlangana,wenyusaphezukwasoamadinianyukayo aliwaka

7UThixowabonakalangobobusukukuSolomon,wathi kuye,Celainto,ndikuphe.

8WathiuSolomonkuThixo,WenawenzekuDavideubawo incebaenkulu,wandenzaukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

9Kekaloku,YehovaThixo,malinyanisekeilizwilakho owalenzakuDavideubawo;ngokubaundenzéukumkani wabantuabaninzinjengothulilomhlaba 10Ndinikekalokuubulumkonokwazi,ndiphumendingene phambikwababantu;ngokubangubaninaonokubalawula ababantubakhobangaka?

11WathiuThixokuSolomon,Ngenxaenokubaloonto ibisentliziyweniyakho,akwacelaubutyebi,nenzuzo, nozuko,nobomibeentshabazakho;wazicelelake ubulumkonokwazi,ukubaubalawuleabantubam, endikwenzeukumkanikubo;

12Unikiweubulumkonokwazi;ndikunikeubutyebi, nokuqweba,nozuko,ekungabangakhonamnye wookumkaniababephambikwakhoekungabangakho, ekungayikubakhounjengaboemvakwakho;

13WesukakeuSolomoneluhambenilwakhe,waya esigangeniesibesiseGibheyon,wezaeYerusalem,esuka phambikwententeyokuhlangana,wabangukumkani kumaSirayeli

14USolomonwahlanganisaiinqwelozokulwanamahashe akhwelwayo,wabanewakaelinamakhuluamaneeenqwelo zokulwa,namawakaalishumielinamabiniamahashe akhwelwayo;wazibekaemiziniyeenqwelo,nakukumkani eYerusalem.

15Ukumkaniwayenzaisiliverenegolideyaninzi njengamatyeeYerusalem,nemisedarewayenza yanjengemithombeesesihlanjeni,ukubamininzi.

16USolomonubenamahasheaphumaeYiputa,nelinen ecikizekileyoephumaeYiputa;

17Benyukake,bakhuphainqweloyokulwaeYiputa ngamakhuluamathandathueeshekelezesilivere,nehashe ngekhuluelinamancimahlanu;

ISAHLUKO2

USolomonwacingaukulakhelaindluigamalikaYehova, nokubakhelaindluubukumkanibakhe

2USolomonwathiamashumiasixhenxeamawaka amadodaathwalaimithwalo,namashumiasibhozo amawakaaqingqeimithwaloezintabeni,namawaka amathathuanamakhuluamathandathuukubaabe ngabaphathibona.

3WathumelauSolomonkuHiramukumkaniwaseTire, wathi,NjengokowakwenzayokuDavideubawo, wathumelakuyeimisedareyokuzakhelaindluyokuba ahlalekuyo,yenjenjalonakum

4Yabona,ndilakhelaindluigamalikaYehovauThixowam, ukubaingcwaliselwekuye,kuqhunyiselwephambikwakhe isiqhumisoesimnandi,kucwangciswengamaxeshaonke kucwangco,kunyusweamadinianyukayoakusasa nangokuhlwa,ngeesabatha,nasekuthwasenikwenyanga, nangamaxeshaamisiweyokaYehovauThixowethuLo ngummiseloongunaphakadekuSirayeli

5Indluendiyakhayoinkulu;ngokubamkhuluuThixo wethukoothixobonke

6Ngubaninaonakoukumakhelaindlu,lingenakumlingana izulu,nezululawoamazulu?Ndingubaninakemna,ukuba ndimakheleindlu,ingekukokuqhumiselaphambikwakhe?

7Ndithumelekengokoindodaenobuchulebokusebenza ngegolide,nangesilivere,nangobhedu,nangesinyithi, nangemisontoemsinemfusanebomvu,nemisontoemsi, ekwaziyoukukrolandawonyenamachuleakumkwaYuda naseYerusalem,awawalungiselelayouDavideubawo

8Ndithumelenemisedare,nemisipres,nemialgumi,evela eLebhanon;ngokubandiyazimnaukubaabakhonzibakho bayakwaziukugawulaimithieLebhanon;yabona, abakhonzibambayakubanabakhonzibakho; 9bandilungiselenemithiemininzi;ngokubaindlu endiyakhayoinkulungokubalulekileyo.

10Yabona,abakhonzibakhoabaqingqibemithindibanika amashumiamabiniamawakaeekorezengqolowa, namashumiamabiniamawakaeekorezerhasi,namashumi amabiniamawakaeebhatezewayini,neebhatezeoli ezingamawakaangamashumiamabini.

11WaphendulauHiramukumkaniwaseTire,ngokubhala, awathumelakuSolomon,wathi,UYehova,ngokubathanda kwakheabantubakhe,ukumisileukubaubengukumkani kubo

12WathiuHiram,MakabongweuYehova,uThixo kaSirayeli,owenzaizulunehlabathi,omnikileyouDavide ukumkaniunyanaosisilumko,oqiqayo,oqiqayo,oqondayo, oyakumakhelauYehovaindlu,nendluyobukumkanibakhe 13Ngokukendithumeleindodaenobuqili,enengqondo, kaHiramkabawo;

14UnyanawenkazanayasezintombinizakwaDan,uyise eyindodayaseTire,okwaziyoukusebenzangegolide, nangesilivere,nangobhedu,nangesinyithi,nangelitye, nangemithi,nangemisontoemsinelinenecikizekileyo, nebomvu;nokukrolayonkeintoayenzayo,nokubayiyiphi naintoayinikelayo,namadodaakhoanobuqili,nezilumko zenkosiyamuDavideuyihlo

15Keingqolowa,nerhasi,neoli,newayini,ethethengazo inkosiyam,mayizithumelekubakhonzibayo

16KethinasogawulaimithieLebhanonnjengokufuna kwakhokonke,siyizisekuweeYafongokuyidadisa elwandle;wenawoyinyusauyiseeYerusalem

17USolomonwababalabonkeabasemziniababesezweni lakwaSirayeli,ngokwenaniawababalayouDavideuyise; kwafunyanwaikhuluelinamancimahlanuamawaka, anesithathusamawaka,anamakhulumathandathu.

18Wamisaamashumiasixhenxeamawakakuboukubaabe ngabathwali,namashumiasibhozoamawakaabe ngabaqingqibamatyeezintabeni,namawakaamathathu anamakhuluamathandathu,abengabavelelibokusebenzisa abantuemsebenzini

ISAHLUKO3

USolomonwaqalaukuyakhaindlukaYehovaeYerusalem, entabeniyeMoriya,aphouYehovawabonakalakhona kuDavideuyise,endaweniawayilungisayouDavide, esandenisikaOrnanumYebhusi.

2Waqalaukwakhangenyangayesibini,ngowesibiniumhla, ngomnyakawesinewobukumkanibakhe

3SisoesiisisekoawasinikelayouSolomonekuyakheni kwakheindlukaThixo;ubudengeekubhite ngokomlinganisowokuqalababaziikubhiteezimashumi mathandathu,ububanzibabaziikubhiteezimashumimabini.

4Ivaranda,ebingaphambikwendlu,ibinobudebayo bungangobubanzibendlu,buziikubhiteezimashumimabini, nokuphakamakwayokwakulikhuluelinamancimabini; wayalekangaphakathingegolideecocekileyo

5Indluenkuluwayalekangemisipres,wayalekakeyona ngegolideengcwengiweyo,wenzakuyoamasundu nemixokelelwane

6Wayivathisaindlungamatyeanqabileyoukuyihombisa; igolideleyoibiyigolideyaseParvayim.

7Wayalekaindlu,imiqadi,nemigubasi,neendongazayo, neengcangozayo,ngegolide;wakrolaiikerubhi ezindongeni.

8Wenzaindluyengcwelekangcwele:ubudebayo, ngangobubanzibendlu,bebuziikubhiteezimashumimabini, nobubanzibayobuziikubhiteezimashumimabini; wayalekangegolideengcwengiweyo,eziitalente ezimakhulumathandathu

9Ubunzimabezikhonkwanebabangamashumiamahlanu eeshekelezegolideWawalekaamagumbiaphezulu ngegolide

10Wenzaendlwiniyengcwelekangcweleiikerubhi ezimbini;zakrolwaukusetyenzwakwazo;

11Amaphikoeekerubhiubudebawobebuziikubhite ezimashumimabini;iphikoelinyebeliziikubhiteezintlanu, ladalayakufikelelaeludongenilwendlu;nelinyeiphiko beliziikubhiteezintlanu,ladalayakufikelelaephikweni lenyeikerubhi

12Iphikolenyeikerubhibeliziikubhiteezintlanu,ukuya kufikelelaeludongenilwendlu;nelesibiniiphiko beliziikubhiteezintlanu,ukuyakuhlangananephikolenye ikerubhi

13Amaphikoezokerubhiolukaiikubhiteezimashumi mabini;zemangeenyawo,zikhangeliseubusokuyoindlu 14Benzaumkhusanengemisontoemsinemfusanebomvu, nelinenecikizekileyo,ephothiweyo; 15Wenzaphambikwendluiintsikazambini:zaziikubhite ezimashumimathathuanantlanuubudebazo,nengqukuva esemantlokoazoibiziikubhiteezintlanu.

16Wenzaizidangaemqaleni,wazibekaemantlokoeentsika; wenzaikhululeerharnate,wazibekaezityaleni

17Wazimisaiintsikaphambikwetempile,enye yangasekunene,enyeyangasekhohlo;wathiigama leyasekunenenguYakin,negamaleyasekhohlonguBhohazi;

ISAHLUKO4

Wenzanesibingelelosobhedu:baziikubhiteezimashumi mabiniubudebaso,baziikubhiteezimashumimabini ububanzibaso,kwaziikubhiteezilishumiukuphakama kwaso

2Wenzaulwandleolutyhidiweyo:lwaziikubhiteezilishumi ukusukakolunyeudinilwalo,uyekolunyeudinilwalo, luyinqilangeenxazonke,iwaziikubhiteezintlanu ukuphakamakwalo;kwajikelezakuloumtyaoziikubhite ezimashumimathathungeenxazonke

3Yangumfuziselowamathangazanangaphantsikodini ngeenxazonke,alujikelezangeenxazonke:yalishumi ekubhitini-nye,aluzungulezaulwandleYatyhilwa imikrozoemibiniyeenkomoekutyhidwenikwalo.

4Lwemaphezukweenkomoezilishumi elinambini:ezintathuzibhekeentla,ezintathuzibheke entshonalanga,ezintathuzibhekeezantsi,ezintathuzibheke empumalanga;ulwandlelubekwephezukwazongaphezulu, imivayazoyonkeisingephakathi

5Ubungqingqwabalobebungangobubanzibesandla;udini lwalobelwenziwelwanjengodinilwendebe, lwaneentyantyambozeenyibiba;lwayelungenaamawaka amathathueebhate.

6Wenzanezityazokuhlambelazalishumi,wabeka ezintlanungasekunene,ezintlanungasekhohlo, zokuhlambelakuzo;keulwandlelwabalolwababingeleli ukuhlambela

7Wenzaneziphathozezibanezegolide,zalishumi, ngokwendlelayazo,wazimisaetempileni:zantlanu ngasekunene,zantlanungasekhohlo

8Wenzaiitafilezalishumi,wazibekaetempileni:zantlanu ngasekunene,zantlanungasekhohlo.Wenzaikhululezitya zokutshizazegolide

9Wenzaintendelezoyababingeleli,nentendelezoenkulu, neengcangozentendelezo;wazalekaiingcangozazo ngobhedu

10Walubekaulwandlengecalalasekunenelayoindlu, lwabhekangasezantsi.

11UHuramwenzaiimbiza,nemihlakulwana,nezitya zokutshizaWawugqibakeuHuramumsebenzi, abewenzelaukumkaniuSolomon,wendlukaThixo; 12iintsikazombini,neengqukuva,neengqukuva,ezibe zisemantlokoeentsikazombini,nemidangaemibini yokuzungulezaiimbumbaezimbinizeengqukuva,ezibe zisemantlokoeentsikaezo; 13neerharnateezimakhulumanezeminathayomibini; yamibiniimikrozoyeerharnatemnathenimnye, yokuzungulezaiimbumbaezimbinizeengqukuva,ezibe zisezintsikenizombini; 14Wenzaiinqwelwana;wenzanezityazokuhlambela ezinqwelwaneni;

15Ulwandlelwalunye,lwaneenkomoezilishumi elinambiningaphantsikwalo

16Neembiza,nemihlakulwana,neefolokhwe,ezompahla kezonkeinkunkqeleuHuramwazenzelauSolomon, zizezendlukaYehova,ngobheduolukhazimlisiweyo

17UkumkaniwazityhidelaethafenilaseYordanemhlabeni wodongwephakathikweSukotineTsereda.

18WazenzauSolomonzonkeezompahla,zaninzikakhulu; badaubunzimabobheduoloababanakufunyanwa.

19WazenzakeuSolomonzonkeiimpahlazendlukaThixo, nesibingelelosegolide,neetafileebezibekwekuzoizonka zokubonisa; 20neziphathozezibane,nezibanezazo,zivutha ngokwesikophambikwendawoyezihlabo,ngegolide ecocekileyo;

21neentyantyambo,nezibane,nezifinyisozegolide,yona iyigolideeyonke;

22nezitshetshe,nezityazokutshiza,neenkamba, neengcedevu,zezegolideecocekileyo;nomnyangowendlu, neengcangozayoezingaphakathizengcwelekangcwele, neengcangozendluyetempile,zabazezegolide.

ISAHLUKO5

Wagqitywakewonkeumsebenziawawenzelaindlu kaYehovauSolomonWazingenisauSolomonzonkeizinto, abezingcwalisileuDavideuyise;Isilivere,negolide, neempahlazonke,wazibekaebuncwanenibendlukaThixo 2WazauSolomonwawabizelandawonyeamadoda amakhuluakwaSirayeli,neentlokozonkezezizwe,iintloko zezindluzooyisezoonyanabakaSirayeli,uSolomon eYerusalem,ukubakuyinyuseityeyayomnqophiso kaYehova,iphumeemzinikaDavide:yiZiyonkeleyo.

3Abizelwandawonyekukumkanionkeamadoda akwaSirayeliemthendelekweniwenyangayesixhenxe

4EzakeonkeamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli; bayithwalaabaLeviityeya

5Benyukanayoityeya,nententeyokuhlangana,neempahla zonkezengcwele,ezibezisententeni;benyukanazo ababingelelinabaLevi

6KeukumkaniuSolomon,nebandlalonkelamaSirayeli, elibelihlanganiselwekuyephambikwetyeya,babingelela impahlaemfutshaneneenkomoezingenakubalwa, ezingenakulinganiswaukubazininzikwazo

7BayingenisaababingeleliityeyayomnqophisokaYehova endaweniyayo,endaweniyezihlaboendlwini,engcweleni kangcwele,phantsikwamaphikoeekerubhi; 8ngokubaiikerubhizayeziwoluleamaphikophezu kwendawoyetyeya,iikerubhizayisithelisaityeya nezibondazayongaphezulu

9Zazizideizibonda,zibonakalaiincamzezibonda,zivelile etyeyeniphambikwendawoyezihlabo;kodwa zazingabonakalingaphandle.Ikhonakeunanamhla.

10Kwakungekhontoetyeyeni,yayingaloomacwecwe mabinikuphela,wawabekayokuyouMoseseHorebhe,oko uYehovawanqophisananoonyanabakaSirayeli, ekuphumenikwaboeYiputa.

11Kwathi,ekuphumenikwababingeleliengcweleni;

12KananjaloabaLeviababeziimvumi,bephela,bephela ngoAsafu,kaHeman,+waseYedutun,noonyanababo nabazalwanababo,bevatheilinenemhlophe,benamacangci nemirhubhe+neehadi,bemiekuphelenikwesibingelelo ngasempumalanga,benababingeleliabalikhulu elinamashumiamabinibevuthelaamaxilongo

13Kwathikeabavuthelibamaxilongoneemvumi bavakalisanjengamntumnye,ngazwi-nye,bedumisa, bebulelakuYehova;Bathikebakuphakamisailizwi

ngamaxilongo,nangamacangci,nangeempahlazokuvuma, nangokumdumisauYehova,besithi,Ulungile,ulungile; Ngokubaingunaphakadeincebayakhe;keindluyazala lilifu,indlukaYehova; 14Ababingeleliababanakumabalungiselelengenxayelifu; ngokubaubuqaqawulibukaYehovabayizalisaindlu kaThixo

ISAHLUKO6

1WathiuSolomon,UYehovawathi,úyakuhlala esithokothokweni

2Mnakendikwakheleindluyokuhlala,indawoyokuba uhlalengonaphakade

3Weeguququukumkaniwalisikelelalonkeibandla lakwaSirayeli;lonkeibandlalakwaSirayelilema.

4Wathi,MakabongweuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, okuzaliseyongezandlazakheokowakuthethayongomlomo wakhekuDavideubawo,esithi,

5Kususelakwiminiendabakhuphayoabantubamezweni laseYiputa,andinyulangamziezizwenizonke zakwaSirayeliwokwakhaindlu,yokubalibekhonaigama lam;andinyulangamntuukubaabeyingangayabantubam amaSirayeli;

6ndanyulaiYerusalem,ukubaigamalamlibekhona; ndanyulauDavideukubaabephezukwabantubam amaSirayeli

7KwayekukhoentliziywenikaDavideubawoukuthi alakheleindluigamalikaYehova,uThixokaSirayeli

8WathiuYehovakuDavideubawo,Ngenxaenokuba kwakukhoentliziyweniyakhoukuthiulakheleindluigama lam,walungisangokuthikubekhookoentliziyweniyakho; 9nokokeindluyonaayisayikwakhiwanguwe;keunyana wakhoophumaesinqenisakho,nguyeoyakulakhelaindlu igamalam

10UlimisilekeuYehovailizwilakheawalithethayo; ndivelileesikhundlenisikaDavideubawo,ndihlelietroneni yakwaSirayeli,njengokowakuthethayouYehova, ndalakhelaindluigamalikaYehovauThixokaSirayeli 11ndibekekhonaityeya,aphoukhonaumnqophiso kaYehova,awawenzayonoonyanabakaSirayeli 12WemaphambikwesibingelelosikaYehova,phambi kwebandlalonkelakwaSirayeli,wazolulaizandlazakhe; 13USolomonwayenzeisikafulasobhedu:ubudebasobaba ziikubhiteezintlanu,ububanzibasobabaziikubhite ezintlanu,sambombo-ne,wasibekaesazulwini sentendelezo,wemaphezukwaso,waguqangamadolo phambikwebandlalonkelakwaSirayeli,wazolulela ezulwiniizandlazakhe; 14wathi,Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,akukhoThixo unjengaweemazulwininasehlabathini;ubagcinelayo umnqophisonencebaabakhonzibakho,abahambaphambi kwakhongentliziyoyaboyonke; 15wenaumgcineleyoumkhonziwakhouDavideubawo okowakuthethayokuye;wakuthethangomlomowakho, wakuzalisangesandlasakho,njengokokunjalonamhla 16Kaloku,Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,mgcineleumkhonzi wakhouDavideubawookowakuthethayokuye,usithi, Ebuswenibamakuyikunqunyukelwandodayakuhlala etroneniyakwaSirayeli;nokokubaoonyanabakho bayigcineindlelayabo,bahambengomyalelowam, njengokouhambengakowenaphambikwam

17Kaloku,Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,malinyanisekeilizwi lakho,owalithethayokumkhonziwakhouDavide. 18Gxebe,uThixoangadeahlalenabantuemhlabenina?

Yabona,izulu,nezululawoamazulu,alinakukwanela;hina ke,yonalendlundiyakhileyo!

19Kunonekeukuthandazakomkhonziwakho, nokutarhuzisakwakhe,YehovaThixowam,ukuphulaphule ukumemelelanokuthandaza,athandazangakoumkhonzi wakhophambikwakho;

20ukubaamehloakhoakhangelekulendluimininobusuku, kwindawootheuyakulibekakuyoigamalakho; uphulaphuleumthandazoathandazangawoumkhonzi wakhokulendawo.

Phulaphulaukutarhuzisakomkhonziwakho,nabantubakho amaSirayeli,abayakuthandazangakokulendawo;uveke wenaendaweniohlalakuyoemazulwini;xautheweva, xolela

22Xaatheumntuwonaummelwanewakhe,wathweswa isifungosokumfungisa,wezawafungiswaphambi kwesibingelelosakhokulendlu;

23yivakewenaemazulwini,wenze,ugwebekubakhonzi bakho,umbuyiseleongendawo,uyibekeindlelayakhe entlokweniyakhe;nangokumgwebelaolilungisa,umnike ngokobulungisabakhe

24UkubabatheabantubakhoamaSirayeliboyiswa lutshaba,kubabekonile;abuyealidumiseigamalakho, athandaze,atarhuzisephambikwakhokulendlu; 25yivakewenaemazulwini,usixoleleisonosabantu bakhoamaSirayeli,ubabuyiseleemhlabeniowawunika bonanooyise

26Xalithelavalwaizulu,akwabakhomvula,ngokuba bakonile;ukubabathebathandazakulendawo,balivuma igamalakho,babuyaesonwenisabo,ngokubaubacinezele;

27yivakewenaemazulwini,usixoleleisonosabakhonzi bakho,abantubakhoamaSirayeli,ngokubaubafundise indlelaelungileyoabayakuhambangayo;uniseimvula ezwenilakho,olinikeabantubakhoukubalibelilifa.

28Xakuthekwabakhoindlalaelizweni,xakuthe kwabakhoindyikityayokufa,xakuthekwabakhoimbabala, nexoshomba,neenkumbiezinqunquthayo;xazithe iintshabazabangqingaemiziniyelizwelabo;nasiphina isifookanyeisifoesikhoyo: 29ukuthandazanokutarhuzisanokubakukuphi,okuthe kwenziwa,nokubakukuphina,nokubakukuphina,nokuba kukuphina,nokubakukuphina,nokubakukuphina, kwabantubakhoamaSirayeli,abathebasazielowoisibetho sakhe,nesingqalasakhe,bazolulelakulendluizandlazabo; 30yivakewenaemazulwini,endaweniohlalakuyo, uxolele,umnikeelowongokweendlelazakhezonke, ngokuyazikwakhointliziyoyakhe(ngokubanguwewedwa ozaziyoiintliziyozoonyanababantu);ngokubanguwe wedwaozaziyoiintliziyozoonyanababantu; 31ukuzebakoyike,bahambengeendlelazakho,yonke imihlaabahlelingayoezweniowalinikaoobawo

32Kananjaloowasemziniongengowabantubakho amaSirayeli,ovelaezwenielikudengenxayegamalakho elikhulu,nesandlasakhoesithenkqi,nengaloyakho eyolukileyo;ukubabezabathandazakulendlu; 33yivakewenaemazulwini,endaweniohlalakuyo,wenze ngakokonkeakubizayoowasemzini;ukuzezonkeizizwe zehlabathizilaziigamalakho,zikoyikenjengabantubakho

amaSirayeli,zaziukubalendlundiyakhileyoibizwa ngegamalakho.

34Xabatheabantubakhobaphumabayakulwaneentshaba zabo,ngendlelaobathumengayo,bathandazakuwe, bebhekisakulomziuwunyulileyo,nakulendlundiyakhele igamalakho; yivakeemazulwiniumthandazowabo,nokutarhuzisa kwabo,ubagwebele.

36Xabathebakona(ngokubaakukhomntuungoniyo), wabanomsindo,wabanikelaelutshabeni,bathiabathimbi babathimba,babasaezweninokubalikude,nokuba likufuphi;

37bazabakunyamekelaokongentliziyokwelozwe bathinjelwekulo,babuya,batarhuzisakuweezweni lakuthinjwa,besithi,Sonile,senzeubugwenxa,senza okungendawo;

38Xabathebabuyelakuwengentliziyoyaboyonke, nangomphefumlowabowonke,kwelozwebathinjelwe kulo,basukabathandazabebhekisakwilizwelabo owalinikaooyise,nakuloomziuwunyulileyo,nakulendlu ndiyakheleigamalakho:

39yivakeemazulwini,endaweniohlalakuyo,umthandazo wabonokutarhuzisakwabo,ubagwebele,ubaxoleleabantu bakhoabakonileyo

40Kaloku,Thixowam,makavulekeamehloakho,iindlebe zakhozibazeleukuthandazaokukulendawo

41Kaloku,YehovaThixo,phakamelaendaweni yokuphumlakwakho,wenanetyeyayamandlaakho. Ababingelelibakho,YehovaThixo,mabambatheusindiso, abakhobencebabavuyengokulungileyo

42YehovaThixo,musaukubujikaubusobomthanjiswa wakho:KhumbulaiincebazikaDavide,umkhonziwakho

ISAHLUKO7

1KekalokuakugqibauSolomonukuthandaza,umlilo welulaezulwini,walidlaidinielinyukayonemibingelelo; ubuqaqawulibukaYehovabayizalisaindlu

2AbabingeleliababanakungenaendlwinikaYehova, ngokubaubuqaqawulibukaYehovabayizalisaindlu kaYehova

3BakubonabonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli,ukubakuhle umlilo,nobuqaqawulibukaYehovabuphezukwendlu, baqubuda,bebhekiseubusoemhlabeniphezukombekelelo wamatye,baqubuda,badumisauYehova,besithi,Elungile, ewe;Ngokubaingunaphakadeincebayakhe.

4Ukumkaninabantubonkebabingelelaimibingelelo phambikoYehova.

5WabingelelaukumkaniuSolomonumbingelelo weenkomoezimawakaamashumiamabinianesibini, nekhuluelinamanciamabinilamawakaempalula emfutshane.BayisungulakeindlukaThixoukumkani nabantubonke

6Ababingelelibemaezigxinenizabo;nabaLevi beneempahlazokuvumazikaYehova,awazenzayouDavide ukumkaniukubakubulelwekuYehova,ngokuba ingunaphakadeincebayakhe,ekudumisenikukaDavide ngezandlazabo;ababingelelibavuthelaamaxilongo phambikwabo,emionkeamaSirayeli

7USolomonwawungcwalisaumphakathiwentendelezo ephambikwendlukaYehova;ngokubaubesondezakhona amadinianyukayo,namanqathaemibingeleloyoxolo;

ngokubaisibingelelosobhedu,awasenzayouSolomon, besingenakoukulilinganaidinielinyukayo,nomnikelo wokudla,namanqatha

8USolomonwenzakeumthendelekongeloxeshaiintsuku zasixhenxeenamaSirayelionke,ibandlaelikhulukunene, elithabatheleekungenenikweHamati,lesaemlanjeni waseYiputa

9Benzangomhlawesibhozoingqungquthela;ngokuba ukusungulwakwesibingelelobakwenzaiintsuku zasixhenxe,nomthendelekoiintsukuzasixhenxe

10Ngomhlawamashumiamabinianesithathuwenyanga yesixhenxe,wabandululaabantu;bayaezintentenizabo bevuya,bechwayithile,ngenxayokulungaawakwenzayo uYehovakuDavide,nakuSolomon,nakumaSirayeliabantu bakhe

11WayigqibakeuSolomonindlukaYehovanendlu yokumkani;nentoyonkeekwathiqathaentliziyweni kaSolomonukubaayenze,endlwinikaYehovanasendlwini yakhe,wayiphumelelisa.

12WabonakalauYehovakuSolomonebusuku,wathikuye, Ndikuvileukuthandazakwakho;

13Ukubandithendalivalaizulu,akwabakhomvula,ukuba ndithendaziwiselaumthethoiinkumbi,ukubazilidleilizwe, nokubandithendathumelaebantwinibamindyikitya yokufa;

14bathobakeabantubam,ababizwangegamalam, bathandaza,bafunaubusobam,babuyaezindlelenizabo ezimbi;ndiyakuvakeemazulwini,ndibaxoleleizonozabo, ndiliphiliseilizwelabo

15Kalokuovulekaamehloam,iindlebezamziwubazele umthandazowalendawo.

16Kubangokundiyinyule,ndayingcwalisalendlu,ukuba libekuyoigamalamkudekuseephakadeni,abekhona amehloamnentliziyoyamimihlayonke.

17Kewena,ukubauthewahambaphambikwam, njengokowahambangakouDavideuyihlo,wenzengako konkeendikuwiseleumthethongako,wayigcinaimimiselo yamnamasikoam;

18ndoyimisaitroneyobukumkanibakho,njengoko ndanqophisanangakonoDavideuyihlo,ndisithi,Akuyi kunqunyukelwandodayakulawulakwaSirayeli

19Keukubanithenajika,nayilahlaimimiseloyam, nemithethoyam,endiyibekephambikwenu,nakhonza thixobambi,nabanqula;

20ndiyakubanyothulaezingcanjiniemhlabeniwam endibanikewona;nalendlu,ndiyingcwaliseleigamalam, ndoyilahlaebuswenibam,ndiyenzeumzekelisonento yentsiniezintlangenizonke.

21Nalendlu,nokoiphezulunje,bomangaliswabonke abadlulayokuyo;athi,YininaukubauYehovaenjenje kwelilizwe,nakulendlu?

22Wothike,KungenxaenokubabamshiyayouYehova, uThixowooyise,owabakhuphayoezwenilaseYiputa, babambelelathixwenibambi,babanqula,babakhonza;

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathiekuphelenikweminyakaemashumimabini, abeyakhangayouSolomonindlukaYehovaneyakheindlu; 2USolomonwayakhaimizileyouHuramawayibuyisela kuSolomon,wabahlalisakuyooonyanabakaSirayeli

3WayauSolomoneHamati-tsobha,wayeyisa

4WakhaiTademoreentlango,nemiziyonkeengoovimba, awayakhayoeHamati.

5WakhaneBhete-horonengasentlaneBhete-horon esezantsi,imizienqatyisiweyo,eneendonganeengcango, nemivalo;

6neBhahalati,nemiziyonkeengoovimbaabenayo uSolomon,nemiziyonkeyeenqwelozokulwa,nemizi yabamahashe,nakokonkeawakunqwenelayouSolomon ukwakhaeYerusalem,naseLebhanon,nasezwenilonke lolawulolwakhe

7BonkeabantuabaseleyokumaHeti,nama-Amori, namaPerizi,namaHivi,namaYebhusi,ababengengabo abakwaSirayeli;

8Koonyanababoabasalaemvakwaboezweni,abo babengagqitywangangoonyanabakaSirayeli,uSolomon wabamiselaukubabafakweuviko,unanamhla.

9KekoonyanabakaSirayeliuSolomonakenzangakhoboka lomsebenziwakhe;babangamadodaokulwa,nabathetheli bakhe,nabathethelibeenqwelozakhezokulwa, nabamahashebakhe

10AbayayingabongamelibokumkaniuSolomon, ibingamakhuluamabini,anamancimahlanu,aphethe abantu

11USolomonwayinyusaintombikaFaroemzinikaDavide, wayisaendlwiniabeyakhele,wathi,Akayikuhlalaumkam endlwinikaDavideukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,ngokuba zingcweleiindawoaphoityeyakaYehovaingenekhona 12USolomonwenyusaamadinianyukayokuYehova esibingelelwenisikaYehova,abesakhaphambikwevaranda; 13Kwabakhoummiseloweminingemini,ngokomthetho kaMoses,ngeesabatha,nasekuthwasenikwenyanga, nangamaxeshaamisiweyo,kathathungomnyaka, ngomthendelekowezonkaezingenagwele, nangomthendelekoweeveki,nangomthendeleko weminquba

14WawamisangokommiselokaDavideuyiseamaqela ababingeleliemsebenziniwabo,nabaLeviezigxinenizabo, ukubabadumise,balungiselelephambikwababingeleli ngokwentoyeminingangeminiyayo,nabamasango ngokwamaqelaabo,emasangweningesango;

15Akatyekaemyalelweniwokumkanikubabingeleli nabaLevi,nakuwuphinaumcimbi,nasebuncwaneni 16WalungiswakewonkeumsebenzikaSolomon,kwada kwayiloominiyasekwangayoindlukaYehova,kwasa nasekugqitywenikwayo;YalungiswakeindlukaYehova 17WayauSolomone-Etsiyon-gebherenase-Eloti, ngaselwandle,ezwenilakwaEdom

18UHiramwamthumelelangabakhonzibakheiinqanawa, nabakhonziababelwaziulwandle;Bayakunyenabakhonzi bakaSolomoneOfire,bathabathakhonaamakhuluamane anamancimahlanueetalentezegolide,bazisakukumkani uSolomon.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1KekalokuukumkanikaziwaseShebhawaluvaudaba lukaSolomon,wezakumlingauSolomonngemibuzo enzimaeYerusalem,enesihlweleesikhulukunene, neenkamelaezithweleubulawu,negolideeninzi,namatye anqabileyo;wezakuSolomon,wathethanayekonkeokube kusentliziyweniyakhe

2USolomonwamtyhilelaonkeamazwiakhe;akubangakho lizwilifihlakeleyokuSolomon,angabanganakumtyhilela lona

3WabubonaukumkanikaziwaseShebhaubulumko bukaSolomon,nendluabeyakhile;

4nokudlakwetafileyakhe,nokuhlalakwabakhonzibakhe, nokumakwabalungiselelibakhe,nezambathozabo; nabangcamlibakhe,nezambathozabo;nokunyukakwakhe, abenyukangakoukuyaendlwinikaYehova;akwaba sabakhokuqinakwamxhelokuye

5Wathikukumkani,Libeliyineneilizwiendaliva,ezweni lam,lezintozakhonobulumkobakho

6Andikholwangangamazwiabo,ndadandeza,abona amehloam;uyabona,ndibendingaxelelwanganesiqingatha esisobuninzibobulumkobakho;ulugqithileudabaendibe ndiluvile.

7Anoyoloamadodaakho;banoyoloababakhonzibakho bemiyophambikwakhoamaxeshaonke,bebuvaubulumko bakho.

8MakabongweuYehovauThixowakho,okunoneleleyo, wakubekaetroneniyakhe,ukubaubengukumkani kuYehovauThixowakho,ngenxaenokubauThixowakho wawathandaamaSirayeli,ukubaawamisengonaphakade, wakumisawabangukumkaniwawo,ukubawenze okusesikweninobulungisa.

9Ukumkanikaziwanikaukumkaniikhuluelinamanci amabinieetalentezegolide,nasebulawiniintoeninzi kunene,namatyeanqabileyo;

10KananjaloabakhonzibakaHiramnabakhonzi bakaSolomon,abezanegolidebevelakwaOfire,beza nemialguminamatyeanqabileyo.

11Imialgumileyoukumkaniwayenzaizinyukozendlu kaYehova,nezendluyokumkani,neehadi,nemirhubhe yeemvumi;

12UkumkaniuSolomonwanikaukumkanikazi waseShebhakonkeukuthandakwakheawakucelayo; Wajikake,wemkawayaezwenilakhe,yenanabakhonzi bakhe

13Kekalokuubunzimabegolide,eyezakuSolomon ngamnyakamnye,babangamakhuluamathandathu anamancimathandathuanesithandathuiitalentezegolide; 14iyodwaeyabarhwebi,ebiziswangabathengisiBonke ookumkanibama-Arabhinabalawulibelizwebabezisa igolidenesiliverekuSolomon

15UkumkaniuSolomonwenzaamakhuluamabini amakhakaegolideekhandiweyo;

16Wenzaiingweletshetsheezimakhulumathathu ngegolideekhandiweyo;Ukumkaniwawabekaendlwini yehlathilaseLebhanon

17Ukumkaniwenzaitroneenkulungeempondozeendlovu, wayalekangegolideengcwengiweyo

18Itroneleyoibinezinyukoezithandathu,inesihlalo seenyawosegolide,esoebethelelweetronenileyo, neengalongaphanangaphakwendawoyokuhlala;kumi iingonyamaezimbiniecalenileengaloezo

19kumiiingonyamaezilishumielinambinikhona ezinyukweniezithandathu,ngaphanangapha;akuzanga kwenziweintoenjalokuzozonkeizikumkani

20YonkeimpahlayokuselayokumkaniuSolomonyabe iyeyegolide,nempahlayonkeyendluyehlathi laseLebhanonyabeiyeyegolideecikizekileyo;bekungekho yasilivere;ibingentoyakontongemihlakaSolomon

21NgokubaukumkaniubeneenqanawaeziyaeTarshishe ndawonyenabakhonzibakaHiram;zezakanyengeminyaka emithathuiinqanawaezozaseTarshishe,zithweleigolide, nesilivere,neempondozeendlovu,neentsimango, neepikoko.

22WakhulakeukumkaniuSolomonngaphezu kookumkanibonkebehlabathingobutyebinangobulumko 23Bonkeookumkanibomhlababafunaubuso bukaSolomon,ukubabeveubulumkobakhe,awayebubeke entliziyweniyakheuThixo

24Bazisaelowoumnikelowakhe,iimpahlazesilivere, neempahlazegolide,nezambatho,nezikrweqe,nobulawu, namahashe,noondlebende,intoyeminyakangeminyaka.

25USolomonwayenezitalizamahasheneenqwelo ezingamawakaamane,namawakaalishumielinamabini amahasheakhwelwayo;wazibekaemiziniyeenqwelo, nakukumkanieYerusalem

26Ubelawulaookumkanibonke,ethabathelakuwo uMlambo,aseezwenilamaFilisti,wesanasemdeni waseYiputa

27Ukumkaniwayenzaisilivereyanjengamatye eYerusalem,nemisedarewayenzayanjengemithombe esezihlanjeni,ukubamininzi

28BazisakuSolomonamahasheevelaeYiputa,evela emazwenionke.

29EzinyeizintozikaSolomon,ezokuqalanezokugqibela, azibhalwanganaencwadinikaNatanumprofeti, naseziprofetwenizika-AhiyawaseShilo,nasemibonweni kaIdoimboni,ngoYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati?

30USolomonwabangukumkanikumaSirayelionke eYerusalemiminyakaemashumimane.

31USolomonwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavideuyise;uRehabheham,unyanawakhe,waba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe.

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1URehabhehamwayakwaShekem;ngokubaamaSirayeli onkeabeyekumenzaukumkanikwaShekem

2Kwathi,akuvauYarobheham,unyanakaNebhati, oseseYiputa,aphowayebalekelekhonaebusweni bukaSolomonukumkani,wabuyauYarobhehameYiputa; 3Bathumelake,bambiza.BezakeooYarobheham namaSirayelionke,bathethakuRehabheham,bathi, 4Uyihlowayenzanzimaidyokhweyethu;kewenayenze lulainkonzoelukhunikayihlo,nedyokhweyakheenzima awayibekaphezukwethu,sikukhonze

5Wathikubo,Khanindikhweleleiintsukuzibentathu, nibuyenizekumBahambakeabantu

6UkumkaniuRehabhehamwacebisananamadoda amakhulu,abesakumaphambikoSolomonuyiseoko ebesahleli,wathi,Ninikacebolininanina,ukuze ndibanikeilizwiababantu?

7Athethakekuye,esithi,Ukubauthewanobubelekwaba bantu,wabakholisa,wathethaamazwiamahlekubo,boba ngabakhonzibakhoyonkeimihla

8Walishiyaiceboabemnikelonaamadodaamakhulu, wacebisananamadodanaaziintangazakhe,abemiphambi kwakhe

9Wathikuwo,Ninikacebolininanina,ukuzesibanike ilizwiababantubathethileyokum,besithi,Yenzelula idyokhweawayibekaphezukwethuuyihlo?

10Athethakekuyeamadodanaaziintangazakhe,esithi, Yithikubantuabathethekuwe,besithi,Uyihlowayenza nzimaidyokhweyethu,yenzelulakuthiwena;wothikubo, Ucikicanewamuyakubamkhulukunesinqesikabawo.

11Ke,ekubeniubawoebenithwaliseidyokhweenzima, mnakendiyakongezaedyokhweniyenu;ubawo ubenibethangeentsontelo,kemnandiyakunibetha ngeekatsi.

12BezakeooYarobhehamnabantubonkekuRehabheham ngomhlawesithathu,njengokowayethethengako ukumkani,esithi,Nobuyanizekumngomhlawesithathu 13Ukumkaniwabaphendulakalukhuni;Walishiya ukumkaniuRehabhehamicebolamadodaamakhulu; 14Wathethakubongokwecebolamadodana,esithi,Ubawo wayenzanzimaidyokhweyenu,mnakendiyakongeza kuyo;ubawoubenibethangeentsontelo,kemnandiya kunibethangeekatsi

15Akabaphulaphulangakeabantuukumkani;ngokuba ibiphumakuThixoloonto,ukuzealimiseuYehovailizwi lakhe,abelithethilengoAhiyawaseShilokuYarobheham unyanakaNebhati

16AkubonakeonkeamaSirayeliukubaukumkani akawaphulaphuli,abantubambuyiselaukumkaniilizwi elithi,SinasabelosininakuDavide?Asinalifakunyana kaYese;yiyanielowoententeniyakhe,maSirayeli! zikhangelelengoku,Davide,indluyakhoAyaezintenteni zawokeonkeamaSirayeli

17KeoonyanabakaSirayeli,ababehleliemizini yakwaYuda,uRehabhehamwabangukumkanikubo

18UkumkaniuRehabhehamwathumauHadoram, obephetheabafakwauviko;oonyanabakaSirayeli bamxulubangamatye,wafaUkumkaniuRehabheham wakhawulezawayakukhwelaenqwelweniyakhe,ukuba asabeleeYerusalem.

19AkreqakeamaSirayelikwindlukaDavide,unanamhla

ISAHLUKOSE-11

WezauRehabhehameYerusalem,wabizelandawonye indluyakwaYudaneyakwaBhenjamin,ikhuluelinamanci asibhozoamawakaamadodanaokulwaimfazwe,ukubaaye kulwanamaSirayeli,bubuyiselweubukumkani kuRehabheham.

2LafikailizwilikaYehovakuShemayaumfowakwaThixo, lisithi,

3ThethakuRehabhehamunyanakaSolomon,ukumkani wakwaYuda,nakumaSirayelionke,kwaYuda nakwaBhenjamin,uthi, 4UtshouYehovaukuthi,Izeninganyuki;izeningalwi nabazalwanabenuBuyani,ayeelowoendlwiniyakhe; ngokubaiphumekumlentoBawaphulaphulakeamazwi kaYehova,babuyaekulweninoYarobheham.

5WahlalauRehabhehameYerusalem,wakhaimizi yokunqabisakwaYuda

6WakhaiBhetelehem,ne-Etam,neTekowa; 7neBhete-tsure,neShoko,neAdulam; 8neGati,neMaresha,neZifi; 9neAdoraim,neLakishe,neAzeka; 10neTsora,neAyalon,neHebron,ekwaYuda nekwaBhenjamin,imizienqatyisiweyo.

11Wazomelezaiimboniselo,wabekakuzoabathetheli, nobuncwanebokudla,neoli,newayini

12Kwimizingemiziyonkewabekaiingweletshetshe nemikhonto,wawomelezakunene;uYudanoBhenjaminke bengakuye

13AbabingelelinabaLeviababekumaSirayelionke bathelelakuye,bevelaemideniyaboyonke.

14AbaLevibawashiyaamadleloabo,nemfuyoyabo,beza kwaYudanaseYerusalem;ngokubauYarobheham noonyanabakhebabebakhuphile,ukubabangabi ngababingelelikuYehova;

15Wammiselaababingelelibeziganga,nabamademoni, nabamatholeamatholeawawenzayo

16Emvakwaboke,ezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli,bathi abazinikelayoiintliziyozaboukumquqelauYehova, uThixokaSirayeli,bezakubingelelaeYerusalemkuYehova, uThixowooyise

17BabuzinzisaubukumkanibukaYuda,bamomeleza uRehabhehamunyanakaSolomoniminyakaemithathu; ngokubabahambangendlelakaDavidenoSolomon iminyakaemithathu.

18URehabhehamwazekauMahalati,intombikaYerimoti unyanakaDavide,yangumkakhe,noAbhihayiliintombi kaEliyabhiunyanakaYese;

19owamzalelaabantwana;uYehushe,noShamariya, noZaham

20EmvakwakhewazekauMahakaintombika-Abhisalom; wamzalelauAbhiya,noAtayi,noZiza,noShelomoti

21URehabhehamwathandauMahakaintombikaAbhisalom,ngaphezukwabafazibakhebonke namashweshweakhe(ngokubaubenabafaziabalishumi elinesibhozo,namashweshweangamashumiamathandathu; wazalaoonyanaabamashumimabinianesibhozo, neentombiezimashumimathandathu)

22URehabhehamwamisauAbhiyaunyanakaMahaka ukubaabeyinkulu,abeyingangaphakathikwabazalwana bakhe;

23Wenzangengqiqo,wabathisaaoonyanabakhebonke emazwenionkeakwaYudanakwaBhenjamin,emizini yonkeenqatyisiweyo,wabanikaukudlaokuninziWafuna abafaziabaninzi

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1Kwathibakubon'ukubabuzinzileubukumkani bukaRehabheham,akomelela,wawushiyaumyalelo kaYehova,namaSirayelionkekunyenaye

2Kwathi,ngomnyakawesihlanuwokumkani uRehabheham,kwenyukauShishakiukumkaniwaseYiputa, wayifikelaiYerusalem,ngokubabebemenezilekuYehova; 3enewakaelinamakhuluamabinieenqwelozokulwa, namashumiamathandathuamawakaabamahashe,nabantu abangenakubalwa,abephumanayeeYiputa;amaLubhi, namaSuki,namaKushi.

4WayithimbaimizienqatyisiweyoekwaYuda,wafika naseYerusalem

5WezauShemayaumprofetikuRehabheham, nakubathethelibakwaYudaababehlanganiseneeYerusalem ngenxakaShishaki,wathikubo,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Ninanindishiyile,namndinishiyile,namndinishiyile, ndaninikelaesandlenisikaShishaki

6BazithobaabathethelibakwaSirayelinokumkani;bathi, UlilungisauYehova

7AkubonauYehovaukubabazithobile,lafikailizwi likaYehovakuShemaya,lisithi,Bazithobile;kengoko andiyikubatshabalalisa,kodwandiyakubanikausindiso oluthile;+nobushushubamabuyikuthululwaphezu kweYerusalemngesandlasikaShishaki.

8Nokobayakubangabakhonzibakhe;ukuzebayazi inkonzoyam,nenkonzoyezikumkanizamazwe 9WenyukakeuShishakiukumkaniwaseYiputa, wayingenelaiYerusalem,wabuthabathaubuncwanebendlu kaYehova,nobuncwanebendluyokumkani;wazithabatha zonke,wathabathaiingweletshetshezegolideawazenzayo uSolomon 10UkumkaniuRehabhehamwenzaiingweletshetshe zobheduesikhundlenisazo,waziphathisaabathetheli bezigidimi,abagcinaumnyangowendluyokumkani

11WezaukumkaniendlwinikaYehova,zezaizigidimi, zizithabatha,zazibuyiselaegumbinilezigidimi

12Wathiakuzithoba,umsindokaYehovawabuyakuye, ukubaangamtshabalalisikuthitu;kananjalokwaYuda kwakukhoizintoezilungileyo

13UkumkaniuRehabhehamwazomelezaeYerusalem, wabangukumkani;ngokubauRehabhehamubeminyaka imashumimaneanamnyeezelwe,ukubangukumkani kwakhe;wabaneminyakaelishumielinesixhenxe engukumkanieYerusalem,umziawawunyulayouYehova ezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli,ukubaalibekekhonaigama lakheIgamaloninabelinguNahamaumAmon

14Wenzaokubi,ngokubaebengayibhekisangaintliziyo yakheukumquqelauYehova

15IzintozikaRehabheham,ezokuqalanezokugqibela, azibhalwanganaemicimbinikaShemayaumprofetinoIdo imboni,ngokokubhalwakwemiliboyokuzalwa?Kwaye kukhoiimfazwephakathikoRehabhehamnoYarobheham 16URehabhehamwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavide;wabangukumkaniuAbhiya,unyanawakhe, esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Ngomnyakaweshumielinesibhozowokumkani uYarobheham,uAbhiyawabangukumkanikwaYuda 2WabaneminyakaemithathuengukumkanieYerusalem IgamaloninabelinguMikaya,intombikaUriyeli waseGibhehaKwabakhoimfazwephakathikoAbhiya noYarobheham

3UAbhiyawayikhaizintluzakhe,enempiyamagorha okulwa,amakhuluamanéamawakaamadodaahleliweyo; 4WesukawemauAbhiyaentabeniyeTsemarim, ekweleentabalakwaEfrayim,wathi,Ndiphulaphuleni,wena Yarobheham,nanimaSirayelinonke;

5AnazinaukubauYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, ubukumkanikuSirayeliwabunikauDavidengonaphakade, yenanoonyanabakhe,ngomnqophisowetyuwa?

6WesukauYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,umkhonzi kaSolomonunyanakaDavide,wagwilikakwinkosiyakhe; 7wabuthelakuyeamadodaangenabuntu,angamatshijolo, aziqinisa,amchasauRehabhehamunyanakaSolomon; uRehabhehamengumfanaontliziyoithambileyo, engomelelephambikwabo

8Ngokukenithiniyakomelelaphambikobukumkani bukaYehova,obusesandlenisoonyanabakaDavide;

niyingxokoloeninzinje,ninamatholeegolide, awanenzelayouYarobhehamukubaabengoothixo.

9AnibagxothangayininaababingelelibakaYehova, oonyanabaka-Aron,nabaLevi;badabonkeabasukuba bezingcwalisangenkunzientsha,itholelenkomo, neenkunzizeegushaezisixhenxe,benziwaababingeleli kwabangethixo

10Kethina,uYehovanguThixowethu,asimshiyanga; ababingeleliabalungiselelakuYehovangoonyanabakaAron,nabaLevibomsebenziwabo;

11baqhumiselakuYehovangamadinianyukayoimiso ngemiso,ukuhlwangokuhlwa,nangesiqhumisoesimnandi, nokucwangcisaizonkaetafileniecocekileyo;nesiphatho segolide,nezibanezasozivuthangokuhlwaonke;ngokuba thinasiyasigcinaisigxinasikaYehovauThixowethu;Ke ninanimshiyile.

12Niyabona,unathiengumthetheliwethu,nababingeleli bakhebanathi,namaxilongookuduma,ukubaanivuse NyanabakaSirayeli,musaniukulwanoYehovauThixo wooyihlo;ngokubaaniyikubanampumelelo

13KeuYarobhehamwazungulezaabalaleli,ukubabaye ngasemvakwawo;babangaphambikwamaYudabona, abalalelibabangasemvakwawo

14AbhekaamaYuda,ayibonaimfazwengaphambili nangasemva.AkhalakuYehova,ababingelelibaqupha ukuvuthelangezigodlo

15AdumaamadodaakwaYuda,kwathiekudumeni kwamadodaakwaYuda,kwathi,uThixowabetha kuYarobhehamnamaSirayelionkephambikoAbhiya namaYuda

16BasabaoonyanabakaSirayeliphambikwamaYuda, uThixowabanikelaesandlenisawo

17UAbhiyanabantubakhebababulalangobulaloolukhulu; kwawaababuleweyokwaSirayeliamakhuluamahlanu amawakaamadodaahleliweyo

18BathotywakeoonyanabakaSirayelingeloxesha, bakhaliphaoonyanabakaYuda;ngokubabayama ngoYehovauThixowooyise

19UAbhiyawamsukelauYarobheham,wathimbakuye imizi:iBhetelinamagxamesiayo,neYeshananamagxamesi ayo,ne-Efrayinnamagxamesiayo

20AkaphindangaabenamandlauYarobhehamngemihla ka-Abhiya;uYehovawambetha,wafa.

21WayaesomelelangokomelelauAbhiya,wazekaabafazi abalishumielinabane,wazalaoonyanaabamashumimabini anababini,neentombiezilishumielinantandathu.

22Ezinyeizintozika-Abhiya,neendlelazakhe,namazwi akhe,zibhaliweembaliniyomprofetiuIdo.

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1UAbhiyawalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavide;uAsaunyanawakhewabangukumkani esikhundlenisakheNgemihlayakheilizwelazola iminyakayalishumi

2UAsawenzaokulungileyonokuthetyeemehlweni kaYehovauThixowakhe.

3Wazisusaizibingelelozezithixozasemzini,neziganga, waziqhekezaizimisozamatye,wabagawulaooAshera

4WathikumaYudamakamquqeleuYehova,uThixo wooyise,awenzeumyalelonomthetho

5WazisusakeemiziniyonkeyakwaYudaiziganga, neentsikazelanga;bazolaubukumkaniphambikwakhe.

6WakhaimizienqatyisiweyokwaYuda;ngokubailizwe belizolile,kungekhomfazweayilwayongaloominyaka; ngokubauYehovaebemphumzile.

7WathikekumaYuda,Masiyakhelemizi,siyijikeleze ngeendonganeenqabaezinde,senzeiingcangonemivalo, lisephambikwethunjeilizwe;ngokubasiyesamquqela uYehovauThixowethu,samquqela,wasiphumzangeenxa zonkeBakhakebabanempumelelo

8UAsawayenempiephathaamakhakaneentshuntshe, ephumakwaYudaengamakhuluamathathuamawaka; nakwaBhenjamin,abaphathaiingweletshetshenabatyeda izaphetha,babengamakhuluamabinianamanciasibhozo amawaka;bonkeabobabengamagorhaanobukroti

9WaphumawayakubouZeraumKushi,enempieliwaka lamawaka,neenqwelozokulwaezimakhulumathathu; wayaeMaresha

10UAsawaphumawayakuye,bakhaizintluemfuleni weTsefataeMaresha

11UAsawabizakuYehovauThixowakhe,wathi,Yehova, akukhobaniingenguweonokuncedaphakathikonamandla nongenawongokubasayamengawe,siyakulengxokolo egamenilakhoYehova,unguThixowethu;musaukoyisa umntuphezukwakho.

12UYehovawawaxabelaamaKushiphambikoAsa, naphambikwamaYuda;asabakeamaKushi

13UAsanabantuababenayebawasukela,badabesa eGerare;ngokubaaqotywaphambikoYehova,naphambi komkhosiwakhe;bemkanamaxhobaamaninzikakhulu 14BayingenelayonkeimizingeenxazonkeeGerare; ngokubabafikelwakukunkwantyakukaYehova, bayiphangayonkeimizi;ngokubaamaxhobaabemaninzi kunenekuzo.

15Batshabalalisaneententezemfuyo,bathimbaimpahla emfutshaneyaninzi,neenkamela;babuyakebaya eYerusalem.

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1UMoyakaThixowamfikelauAzariyaunyanakaOdedi; 2Waphuma,esiyakukhawulelauAsa,wathikuye, Ndiphulaphuleni,Asa,naninonkemaYuda namaBhenjamin;uYehovaunaniekubenininaye;ukuba nithenamquqela,nomfumana;ukubanithenamshiya, wonishiyanani.

3YabalithubaelideamaSirayeliengenayeuThixo oyinyaniso,engenambingeleliufundisayo,engenamthetho; 4KeathiekubandezelekenikwawoakubuyelakuYehova, uThixokaSirayeli,ukubaamquqele,amfumana 5Ngaloomaxeshabekungekholuxolokophumayo nakongenayo;zabakhoizidubedubeezinkulukubemi bonkebaloomazwe

6Uhlangalwaqotywaluhlanga,umzingumzi;ngokuba uThixowabadubadubangeembandezelozonke

7Yomelelaningoko;mazingawiizandlazenu;ngokuba umsebenziwenuunomvuzo.

8WathiuAsa,akuwevalamazwi,nesiprofetosikaOdede umprofeti,womelela,wazisusaizintoezinezotheezweni lonkelakwaYudanelakwaBhenjamin,nasemizini abeyithimbilekweleentabalakwaEfrayim,wasihlaziya isibingelelosikaYehova,esiphambikwevarandakaYehova

9WawahlanganisaonkeamaYudanamaBhenjamin, nabasemziniababekuwo,bakwaEfrayim,nabakwaManase, nabakwaSimon;

10BahlanganisanakeeYerusalemngenyangayesithathu ngomnyakaweshumielinesihlanuwobukumkanibuka-Asa.

11BabingelelakuYehovangeloxeshakumaxhobaababeze nawo:amakhuluasixhenxeeenkomo,namawakaasixhenxe empahlaemfutshane.

12BenzaumnqophisowokumquqelauYehovauThixo wooyisengentliziyoyaboyonke,nangomphefumlowabo wonke;

13BonkeabasukubabengamquqeliuYehova,uThixo kaSirayeli,mababulawe,kuthabathelekomncinanekuse komkhulu,kuthabathelekwindodakusekwinkazana

14BafungakuYehovangezwielikhulu,nangokuduma, nangamaxilongo,nangezigodlo.

15AsivuyelaonkeamaYudaisifungoeso;ngokubaafunga ngentliziyoyawoyonke,amquqelangemvumeyawoyonke, amfumana;wafunyanwakubo;uYehovawabaphumza ngeenxazonke

16KananjalouMahakauninaka-Asaukumkani wamguzulaekubeniyinkosikazi,ngokubaubemenzele uAsherauAsheraisithixosakheUAsawasigawulaisithixo sakhe,wasinyathela,wasitshiselaemlanjanenioyiKidron 17KeizigangaazisuswangakwaSirayeli;kodwayona intliziyoka-Asayabeipheleleyonkeimihlayakhe 18Wazingenisaizintoezingcwelezikayise,nezakhe ezingcwele,endlwinikaThixo,isilivere,negolide, nempahla

19Akwabasabakhomfazwe,kwadakwabangumnyaka wamashumiamathathuanesihlanuwobukumkanibuka-Asa.

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1Ngomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesithandathu wobukumkanibuka-Asa,wenyukauBhaheshaukumkani wakwaSirayeli,esizakulwanamaYuda,wayakhaiRama, ukuzeangavumiukubakuphumebaniayekuAsa ukumkaniwakwaYuda

2UAsawayirholaisiliverenegolideebuncwanenibendlu kaYehovanobendluyokumkani,wayithumelakuBhenhadadeukumkaniwakwa-Aram,ohlelieDamasko,esithi, 3Kukhoumnqophisophakathikwamnawe,njengoko wawuphakathikobawonoyihlo;yabona,ndikuthumele isiliverenegolide;yiyauwaphuleumnqophisowakho noBhaheshaukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,emkekum.

4UBhen-hadadewamphulaphulaukumkaniuAsa, wathumelaabathethelibemikhosiyakheemizini yakwaSirayeli;Bayixabelai-Iyon,nowakwaDan, neAbhele-mayim,nemiziyonkeengoovimba yakwaNafetali

5Kwathi,akuvauBhahesha,wayekaukuyakhaiRama, wawuyekaumsebenziwakhe

6UAsaukumkaniwawathabathaonkeamaYuda; bawafudusaamatyeeRama,nemithiyayo,abesakhangayo uBhahesha;wakhangayoiGebhaneMizpa

7NgeloxeshauHanani,imboni,wezakuAsaukumkani wakwaYuda,wathikuye,Ngenxaenokubawayama kukumkaniwakwa-Aram,akwayamangoYehovauThixo wakho,ngokokeimpiyokumkaniwakwa-Aramyasinda esandlenisakho

8AmaKushinamaLubhiebengeyeyonaimpiininzi, eneenqwelozokulwanabamahashena?nokongokuba wayamangoYehova,wawanikelaesandlenisakho

9NgokubaamehlokaYehovaasingasingaehlabathini lonke,ukubaazomelezeleabantliziyoziphelelekuye.Kuba wenzengobudenge;ngokoke,ukususelangokuwoba neemfazwe

10UAsawayiqumbelaimbonileyo,wayifakaendlwini yesitokisi;ngokubaebevuthangumsindongenxayalento UAsawabacinezelaabantukwangeloxesha

11Yabona,izintozika-Asa,ezokuqalanezokugqibela, nanzozibhaliweencwadiniyookumkanibakwaYuda nabakwaSirayeli.

12UAsangomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesithoba wobukumkanibakhe,wabanesifoezinyawenizakhe,sada sabasikhulukakhuluisifosakhe;

13UAsawalalakooyise,wafangomnyakawamashumi omaneanamnyewobukumkanibakhe

14Bamngcwabelaemangcwabeniakhe,abezenzelewona emzinikaDavide,bamlalisaesingqengqelweniesizele livumbaelimnandi,neentlobongeentlobozobulawu, obulungisiwengobugcisababaqholi;

ISAHLUKOSE-17

UYehoshafati,unyanawakhe,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe,wazomelezakumaSirayeli

2Wamisaimikhosiemiziniyonkeenqatyisiweyo yakwaYuda,wamisaiinkampuzomkhosiezweni lakwaYuda,nasemiziniyakwaEfrayim,awayithimbayo uAsauyise.

3UYehovawabanoYehoshafati;ngokubawahamba ngeendlelazokuqalazikaDavideuyise;akabaquqela ooBhahali;

4kodwawamquqelauYehova,uThixokayise,wahamba ngemithethoyakhe,engazilandeliizenzozamaSirayeli

5UYehovaubuzinzisilekeubukumkaniesandlenisakhe; onkeamaYudaazisaiziphokuYehoshafati;waye enobutyebinozukongokugqithisileyo

6YaphakamaintliziyoyakheezindlelenizikaYehova; kananjalowazisusaiziganganooAsherakwaYuda

7Ngomnyakawesithathuwobukumkanibakhe,wathumela kubathethelibakhe,ooBhen-hayili,no-Obhadiya, noZekariya,noNataniyeli,noMikaya,ukubabafundise emiziniyakwaYuda

8BahambanaboabaLevi,ooShemaya,noNetaniya, noZebhadiya,noAsaheli,noShemiramoti,noYehonatan, noAdoniya,noTobhiya,noTobhadoniya,abaLevi;bekunye noElishamanoYehoramababingeleli

9BafundisakwaYuda,benencwadiyomyalelokaYehova, bayijikelezaimiziyonkeyakwaYuda,befundisaabantu 10UkoyikwakukaYehovakwazifikelazonkeizikumkani zamazweajikelezeuYuda,ukubakungabikhomfazwe kulwanoYehoshafati

11NakumaFilistiathileamziselauYehoshafatiizipho, nesilivereyomnikelo;ama-Arabhiamziselaimihlambi, amawakaasixhenxeanamakhuluasixhenxeeenkunzi zeegusha,namawakaasixhenxeanamakhuluasixhenxe eenkunzizeebhokhwe

12UYoshafatiwayaesomelelangokomelela;wakha kwaYudaiinqabanemiziengoovimba

13WayenemisebenzieninziemiziniyakwaYuda; kwakukhonamadodaokulwa,amagorhaanobukroti eYerusalem

14Ngawolaamananiabongokwezindluzooyise: KwaYuda,iintlokozamawaka;nguAdenaumthetheli, enamagorhaanobukrotiangamakhuluamathathuamawaka 15ngakuyeinguYehohananumthetheli,enamakhulu amabinianamanciasibhozoamawaka; 16nganenokwakhenguAmasiyaunyanakaZikri, owazinikelayongokuqhutywayintliziyokuYehova;kunye nayeamakhuluamabiniamawakaamagorhaanobukroti 17KwaBhenjamin;uEliyada,igorhaelinobukroti, enamadodaaxhobengeentolonamakhakaamakhulu amakhuluamabiniamawaka

18nganenokwakhenguYozabhadi,enekhuluelinamanci asibhozoamawaka,axhobeleimfazwe.

19Ngaboaboababekhonzaukumkani,ngaphandlekwabo ukumkaniwababekayoemizinienqatyisiweyo,kulolonke elakwaYuda.

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1KeuYehoshafatiubeenobutyebinozukongokukhulu, wazekelananoAhabhi

2Wehlaekuphelenikweminyakaethile,wayakuAhabhi kwaSamariUAhabhiwamxhelelaimpahlaemfutshane neenkomozaninzi,waxhelelanabantuabenabo,wamcenga ukubaanyukenayeayeeRamotiyaseGiliyadi.

3WathiuAhabhiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuYehoshafati ukumkaniwakwaYuda,Wohambananam,siyeeRamoti yaseGiliyadi?Wathikuye,Ndinjengawe,abantubam banjengabantubakho;yayesiyakubanaweemfazweni 4WathiuYehoshafatikukumkaniwakwaSirayeli, KhawubuziseelizwinilikaYehovanamhla.

5WabahlanganisakeukumkaniwakwaSirayeliabaprofeti abangamakhuluomane,wathikubo,siyenaeRamoti yaseGiliyadiukubasilwe,ndiyeke,kusinina?Athi,Nyuka; ngokubauThixouyakuyinikelaesandlenisokumkani 6WathiuYehoshafati,AkukhomprofetikaYehovanaapha, sibuzisekuye?

7WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuYehoshafati,Kusekho indodaenyeesingabuzisangayokuYehova,kemna ndiyithiyile;ngokubaayiprofetiokulungileyongam, iprofetaokubiimihlayayoyonke;nguMikaya,unyana kaImlaWathiuYehoshafati,Makangatshoukumkani 8UkumkaniwakwaSirayeliwabizaumbusiwakhe,wathi, KhawulezisauMikayaunyanakaImla,ezeapha 9KeukumkaniwakwaSirayelinoYehoshafatiukumkani wakwaYudababehlelielowoetroneniyakhe,bambethe iingubozabo,behleliebaleniekungenenikwesango lakwaSamari;bonkeabaprofetibeprofetaphambikwabo 10UZedekiya,unyanakaKenahana,wazenzelaiimpondo zesinyithi,wathi,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Uyakuwangqula ngazoeziama-Aram,udeuwagqibe

11Bonkeabaprofetibenjenjaloukuprofeta,besithi,Nyuka uyeeRamotiyaseGiliyadi,ubenempumelelo,ngokuba uYehovauyakuyinikelaesandlenisokumkani.

12KeumthunywaobeyekubizauMikaya,wathethakuye esithi,Khawubone,amazwiabaprofetiathethaokuhle ngamlomomnyekukumkani;ilizwilakhomakhelibe njengelabo,uthetheokulungileyo

13WathiuMikaya,EhlelinjeuYehova,athewakuthetha uThixowam,ndothethakona.

14Wafikakukumkani;wathiukumkanikuye,Mikaya,siye naeRamotiyaseGiliyadiukubasilwe,ndiyeke,kusinina?

Wathi,Nyukani,niphumelele,kwayeziyakunikelwa esandlenisenu

15Wathiukumkanikuye,Makubezizihlandloezingaphi nandikufungisa,ukubaungathethintokum,ingeyiyo nyanisoegamenilikaYehova?

16Wathiyena,NdiboneamaSirayelionkeelusali ezintabeni,njengezimvuezingenamalusimababuyeleke elowoendlwiniyakheenoxolo

17WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuYehoshafati, Bendingatshongonakuweukuthi,akayikuprofeta okulungileyongam,woprofetaububibodwa?

18Wathi,NgakookoliveniilizwilikaYehova.Ndayibona iNkosiihlelietroneniyakhe,umiwonkeumkhosiwezulu ngasekunenekwakhenangasekhohlokwakhe

19WathiuYehova,NgubaninaoyakulukuhlauAhabhi, ukumkaniwamaSirayeli,enyukeayeaweeRamoti yaseGiliyadi?Wathethaomnyeethethangoluhlobo, nomnyeethethangoluya.

20Kwaphumakemoya,wemaphambikoYehova,wathi, NdomlukuhlamnaWathiuYehovakuye,Ngantonina?

21Wathiwona,Ndophumandiye,ndibengumoya wobuxokiemlonyeniwabaprofetibakhebonkeWathi uYehova,Wòmlukuhla,woyise;phuma,wenjenjalo

22UyabonakalokuuYehovaungeniseumoyawobuxoki emlonyeniwabobaprofetibakho;uYehovauthetheokubi ngawe

23WesukauZedekiya,unyanakaKenahana,wafika wambethauMikayaesidleleni,wathi,Ugqithephinakum uMoyakaYehova,ukubaayekuthethakuwe?

24WathiuMikaya,Khangela,uyakubonangaloomini, uyakuzauthungeleamagumbi,uzimela

25WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,MthabatheniuMikaya, nibuyenaye,nimsekuAmonumphathiwomzi, nakuYowasheunyanawokumkani;

26nithi,Utshoukumkaniukuthi,Mfakenientolongwenilo, nimdliseisonkasoxiniweyo,namanzioxiniweyo,ndide ndibuyendinoxolo

27WathiuMikaya,Ukubauthewabuyawabuyaunoxolo, wobauYehovaakathethangangam.Wathi,Bazaniiindlebe, nonkezizwe

28WenyukakeukumkaniwakwaSirayelinoYehoshafati, ukumkaniwakwaYuda,bayaeRamotiyaseGiliyadi.

29WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuYehoshafati,Ndiya kuzenzamntuwumbi,ndingeneekulweni;yambatha iingubozakhowenaWazenzamntuwumbiukumkani wakwaSirayeli;bayaekulweni

30Kekalokuukumkaniwakwa-Aramwabawisela umthethoabathethelibeenqwelozokulwaababenaye,wathi, Izeningalwinomncinanenomkhulu;

31Kwathi,bakumbonauYehoshafatiabathetheli beenqwelozokulwa,bathibona,Ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli;bamrhawula,bezakulwanaye;wakhala uYehoshafati;uThixowabasusakuye.

32Kwathi,bakubonaabathethelibeenqwelozokulwa, ukubaasinguyeukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,babuya ekumsukeleni.

33Wathiumntuwatyedaisaphethaefunisela,watola ukumkaniwakwaSirayeliekuhlanganenikwengubo yentsimbinamasondoayongokubandingxwelerhiwe 34Ukulwakwenyukaloomini;kodwaukumkani wakwaSirayeliwazimisaenqwelweniyakhe,wayakuma kuma-Aramkwadakwahlwa;wafamalunganokutshona kwelanga

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1WabuyauYehoshafatiukumkaniwakwaYuda,waya endlwiniyakheeYerusalemenoxolo

2WaphumauYehu,unyanakaHanani,imboni,esiya kumkhawulelaWathikukumkaniuYehoshafati,Kukuthini naukubauncedeongendawo,ubathandeabathiyi bakaYehova?ngenxayokouburhalarhumebuphezu kwakhophambikoYehova

3Nokoke,kufunyenweizintoezilungileyokuwe,ngokuba ubakhuphileooAsheraezweni,wayibhekisaintliziyoyakho ekumquqeleniuThixo

4WahlalauYehoshafatieYerusalem;wabuyawaphuma, waphuma,wahambaphakathikwabantu,ethabathela eBher-shebha,wesakweleentabalakwaEfrayim, wababuyiselakuYehova,uThixowooyise

5Wamisaabagwebiezweni,emiziniyonkeenqatyisiweyo yakwaYuda,imizingemizi;

6Wathikubagwebi,Kulumkelenienikwenzayo;ngokuba akungenxayomntuukugwebakwenu,kungenxakaYehova; 7NgokokeukoyikauYehovamakubephezukwenu; ngokubaakukhobugqwethakuYehovauThixowethu, nakukhethabuso,nakwamkelasicengo.

8KananjaloeYerusalemuYehoshafatiwamisainxenye yabaLevi,nababingeleli,neentlokozezindluzooyise zakwaSirayeli,ngenxayogwebolukaYehova,nangenxa yokubambanakwabantu

9Wabawiselaumthetho,wathi,Niyakwenjenjalo ukumoyikauYehovangokunyanisekileyo,nangentliziyo epheleleyo

10Xanithenalifumanaixhoba,livelakubazalwanabenu, abahleliemiziniyabo,phakathikwegazinegazi,phakathi komyalelonomthetho,nemimiselo,namasiko, nobakhalimela,ukubabanganenzelikuYehova,bufikekuni, nabazalwanabenu,ukubaningabinatyala.

11NankouAmariyaumbingeleliomkhulu,unokuphatha ezintwenizonkezikaYehova;noZebhadiyaunyana kaIshmayeli,ingangayendluyakwaYuda,ezintwenizonke zokumkani;kananjaloabaLevibobangababhaliphambi kwenu.Yomelelani,uYehovaabenolungileyo;

ISAHLUKO20

1Kwathiemvenikoko,oonyanabakaMowabhinoonyana baka-Amon,benamaMahun,bezakulwanoYehoshafati 2BezabamxelelauYehoshafati,bathi,Kuzakuwe ingxokoloeninzi,evelaphesheyakolwandlekwa-Aram; nanzobeseHatsatson-tamare,eyi-Engedi

3WoyikauYehoshafati,wazimiselaukumquqelauYehova, wabizainzilokuwoonkeamaYuda

4AhlanganisanakeamaYuda,efunauncedokuYehova; nasemiziniyonkeyakwaYudabaphumabequqelauYehova.

5WemauYehoshafatiebandlenilakwaYuda nelaseYerusalem,endlwinikaYehova,phambi kwentendelezoentsha; 6wathi,Yehova,Thixowoobawo,asinguwenaonguThixo emazulwini?Asinguwenaolawulazonkeizikumkani zeentlanga?Akukhomandlanobugorhaesandlenisakho, ukubakungabikhobaniunokumaphambikwakho?

7AsinguwenauThixowethu,owabagqogqayoabemibeli lizwephambikwabantubakhoamaSirayeli,wazawalinika imbewuka-Abrahamokuthandayo,ngonaphakade?

8Bemakhona,bakwakhelaingcwelekuyoigamalakho, besithi, 9Ukubasithesafikelwabububi,nanjengekrele,nalicala, nayindyikityayokufa,nayindlala,semaphambikwalendlu naphambikwakho(ngokubalikulendluigamalakho), sakhalakuweembandezelweniyethu,wosiva,usincede.

10Yabonakenabaoonyanabaka-Amon,nabakaMowabhi, nabasentabeniyakwaSehire,owawungavumangaukuba amaSirayeliabangeneleekuphumenikwawoezweni laseYiputa,wabajikela,akabatshabalalisa;

11Yabona,ndithibasibuyekezangokuzakusigxotha elifenilakho,owasinikayoukubasilidle.

12Thixowethu,akuyikubagwebana?ngokuba asinamandlaokumelananalengxokoloininziisizelayo; Asaziukubasothinina,kodwaamehloethuakuwe.

13EmakeonkeamaYudaphambikoYehova,neentsana zawo,nabafazibawo,noonyanabawo

14UYahaziyeli,unyanakaZekariya,unyanakaBhenaya, unyanakaYehiyeli,unyanakaMataniya,umLevi wakoonyanabaka-Asafu,wafikelwanguMoyakaYehova ephakathikwebandlaelo;

15wathi,Bazaniiindlebe,nonkemaYuda,nanibemi baseYerusalem,nawekumkaniYehoshafatiUtsho uYehovaukuthi,Musaniukoyika,musaniukuqhiphuka umbiliningenxayalengxokoloinjeukubaninzi;ngokuba imfazweasiyeyenu,yekaThixo 16yihlaningomsoniyekulwanabo;nabobenyuka ngeqhinaleTsitsi;nobafumanaekuphelenikwesihlambo, phambikwentlangoyaseYeruweli

17Lemfazweakuyikubayimfuneko;zimiseninime, niluboneusindisolukaYehovaonani,maYuda neYerusalemMusaniukoyika,musaniukuqhiphuka umbilini;phumaniniyekubongomso;ngokubauYehova unani

18WathobauYehoshafati,ebubhekiseubusoemhlabeni; namaYudaonkenabemibaseYerusalembawaphambi koYehova,bamnqulauYehova

19BasukabemaabaLevi,bakoonyanabakaKehati, nabakoonyanabakaKora,ukubabadumiseuYehova, uThixokaSirayeli,ngezwielikhulukunene 20Bavukakusasangengomso,baphumabayaentlango yeTekowa.EkuphumenikwabowemauYehoshafati,wathi, Ndiphulaphuleni,ninamaYuda,nanibemibaseYerusalem; KholwanikuYehovauThixowenu,nozimaseka;kholwani ngabaprofetibakhe,nobanempumelelo

21Utheakucebisananabantu,wamisaiimvumi zikaYehovazokudumisa,zivetheezingcwele,eziya kuphumazihambephambikwabaxhobileyo,zisithi, bulelanikuYehova;Ngokubaingunaphakadeincebayakhe 22Bathebakuqalaukumemelelanokudumisa,uYehova wababekaabalalelioonyanabaka-Amon,nabakaMowabhi, nabasentabeniyakwaSehire,ababezekumaYuda;babethwa

23Basukaoonyanabaka-AmonnabakaMowabhibesuka balwanabemibentabayakwaSehire,ukubababasingele phantsi,babatshabalaliseBakubagqibaabemibakwaSehire, babulalanakwabodwa.

24AfikaamaYudaemboniselweniyasentlango,akhangela kuloongxokolo,abonabezizidumbu,bequngquluzile emhlabeni,kungekhousindileyo

25WezauYehoshafatinabantubakhe,bezakuthabatha amaxhobakubo,bafumanakuboubutyebiobuyintabalala, nezidumbu,neempahlaezinqwenelekayo,bazihluba,ababa nakoukuzithwala;

26NgomhlawesinebahlanganisanaentiliniyeBheraka; ngokubabamdumisakhonauYehova,ngenxayoko kwathiwaigamalaloondawoyiNtiliyokuBonga, unanamhla

27AbuyaonkeamadodaakwaYudanawaseYerusalem, uYehoshafatiesentlokokuwo,ukuzeabuyeaye eYerusalem,enovuyo;ngokubauYehovawabavuyisa iintshabazabo.

28AngenaeYerusalemenemirhubhe,neehadi, namaxilongo,ayaendlwinikaYehova

29UkoyikwakukaYehovakwazifikelazonkeizikumkani zamazwe,zakuvaukubauYehovaulwileneentshaba zakwaSirayeli

30BazolakeubukumkanibukaYehoshafati;uThixowakhe wamphumzangeenxazonke

31UYehoshafatiubeengukumkanikwaYuda;ubeminyaka imashumimathathuanamihlanuezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumimabini anamihlanuengukumkanieYerusalemIgamalonina belinguAzubha,intombikaShilehi.

32WahambangendlelakayiseuAsa,akatyekakuyo; esenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova

33Kodwaizigangaazisuswanga;ngokubaabantu bebengekaqiniseliiintliziyozabokuThixowooyise

34EzinyeizintozikaYehoshafati,ezokuqala nezokugqibela,nanzozibhaliweencwadinikaYehuunyana kaHanani,ekwincwadiyookumkanibakwaSirayeli

35EmvenikokouYehoshafatiukumkaniwakwaYuda wazimanyanoAhaziyaukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,lowo wenzaokubikunene

36Wazimanyanayengokwenzaiinqanawazokuya eTarshishe;bazenzaiinqanawae-Etsiyon-gebhere.

37WaprofetauEliyezere,unyanakaDodavahu waseMaresha,ngoYehoshafati,esithi,Ngokudibana kwakhonoAhaziya,uyaphuleuYehovaizenzozakho. Zaphukakeiinqanawaezo,azabanakuyaeTarshishe

ISAHLUKO21

1UYehoshafatiwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwakooyise emzinikaDavide.UYehoram,unyanawakhe,waba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

2Wayenabazalwana,oonyanabakaYehoshafati,uAzariya, noYehiyeli,noZekariya,noAzariya,noMikayeli, noShefatiya;bonkeabangoonyanabakaYehoshafati ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli.

3Uyisewabanikaiziphoezininzizesiliverenezegolide, nezintoezintle,kunyenemizienqatyisiweyokwaYuda;ke ubukumkaniwabunikauYehoram;ngokuba ebengowamazibulo

4WesukauYehoramebukumkaninibukayise,wazomeleza, wababulalabonkeabaninawabakhengekrele,nenxenye yeenkosanazakwaSirayeli

5UYehoramubeminyakaimashumimathathuanamibini ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka esibhozoengukumkanieYerusalem

6WahambangendlelayookumkanibakwaSirayeli, njengokoyenzangakoindluka-Ahabhi;ngokubaubezeke intombika-Ahabhi;wenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova

7KeakavumangauYehovaukuyonakalisaindlukaDavide, ngenxayomnqophisoawawenzelauDavide,njengoko wathethayo,ukubauyakumnikaisibane,kwanoonyana bakhe,kudekuseephakadeni.

8NgemihlayakheakreqaamaEdom,aphumaphantsi kwesandlasamaYuda,azenzelaukumkani

9WaphumauYehoram,enabathethelibakhe,eneenqwelo zakhezonkezokulwa;wavukaebusuku,wawaxabela amaEdomawayemrhawulengeenxazonke,nabathetheli beenqwelozokulwa.

10AkreqakeamaEdom,aphumaphantsikwesandla samaYuda,unanamhlaYazayakreqaiLibhenaesandleni sakhekwangeloxesha;ngokubaebemshiyileuYehova, uThixowooyise

11KananjalowenzaizigangaezintabenizakwaYuda, wabahenyuzisaabemibaseYerusalem,wawawexula amaYuda

12KwafikakuyeincwadievelakuEliyaumprofeti,isithi, UtshouYehova,uThixokaDavideuyihlo,ukuthi,Ngenxa enokubaungahambangangeendlelazikaYehoshafatiuyihlo, nangeendlelazika-AsaukumkaniwakwaYuda;

13kodwawahambangendlelayookumkanibakwaSirayeli, wawahenyuzisaamaYudanabemibaseYerusalem, njengokuhenyuzakwendluka-Ahabhi,wababulala nabantakwenubendlukayihlo,ababelungilekunawe; 14Yabona,uYehovauyakubabethangesibethoesikhulu abantubakho,nabantwanabakho,nabafazibakho, nempahlayakhoyonke;

15ubesisifoesikhulusisibethosezibilinizakho,zide ziphumeizibilinizakhongenxayesisifoimihlangemihla 16KeuYehovawawaxhokonxaumoyawamaFilisti nowama-Arabhi,kuYehoram,amalunganamaKushi 17EnyukaezakwelamaYuda,atyhoboza,angenakulo, athimbayonkeimpahlaeyafumanekaendlwiniyokumkani, kwanoonyanabakhe,nabafazibakhe;akwasalananyana, yabanguYehowahaziunyanawakheomncinaneyedwa 18Emvenikwakokonkeoko,uYehovawambetha emathunjiniakhengesifoesinganyangekiyo 19Kwathi,ekuphelenikweminyakaemibini,ekupheleni kweminyakaemibini,zaphumaizibilinizakhengenxa yesifosakhe,wafakezizifoezimbikakhuluAbantubakhe abamenzelangasikhusonjengokutshiselakooyise 20Ubeminyakaimashumimathathuanamibiniezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaesibhozo engukumkanieYerusalem;Bamngcwabelaemzini kaDavide,kodwaakangcwatyelwaemangcwabeni ookumkani

ISAHLUKO22

1AbemibaseYerusalembamenzaukumkaniuAhaziya, unyanawakheomncinaneesikhundlenisakhe;Waba

ngukumkanikeuAhaziya,unyanakaYehoram,ukumkani wakwaYuda.

2UAhaziyaubeminyakaimashumimaneanamibiniezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabanamnyakawamnye engukumkanieYerusalem.IgamaloninabelinguAtaliya, intombikaOmri

3Nayewahambangendlelayendluka-Ahabhi;ngokuba uninaubengumcebisiwakhe,ukubaenzeokungendawo. 4WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengendlukaAhabhi;ngokubababengabacebisibakhebonaemva kokufakukayise,bemonakalisa

5Nayewahambangokwecebolabo,wahambanoYehoram unyanaka-AhabhiukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,bayakulwa noHazayeliukumkaniwakwa-ArameRamotiyaseGiliyadi; 6Wabuya,ezakunyangwaeYizereliloomanxeba wawafumanaeRama,ekulwenikwakhenoHazayeli ukumkaniwakwa-AramWehlauAzariyaunyana kaYehoram,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wayakubona uYehoramunyanaka-AhabhieYizereli,ngokubaebesifa. 7KwaphumakuThixoukutyunyuzwakuka-Ahaziya, ngokuthiezekuYoramEkufikenikwakhewaphuma noYehorambayakuYehuunyanakaNimshi, awamthambisayouYehovaukubaayinqamleindlukaAhabhi

8Kwathi,ekugwebenikukaYehuindluka-Ahabhi, wafumanaabathethelibakwaYuda,noonyanababazalwana baka-Ahaziya,ababelungiselelakuAhaziya,wababulala 9WamfunauAhaziya;bambamba,(ezimelekwaSamari,) bamzisakuYehuBambulalake,bamngcwaba;ngokuba bebesithi,NgunyanakaYehoshafati,obemquqelauYehova ngentliziyoyakheyonke.Indluka-Ahaziya yayingenagunyalokubuphelisaubukumkani

10UtheuAtaliya,uninaka-Ahaziya,akubonaukuba unyanawakheufile,wesukawayitshabalalisayonke imbewuyobukumkanibendluyakwaYuda

11KeuYehoshabhati,intombiyokumkani,wamthabatha uYowasheunyanaka-Ahaziya,wambaphakathikoonyana bokumkaniababulawayo,wambekayenanomondliwakhe egumbinilokulalaUYehoshabhati,intombiyokumkani uYehoram,umkaYehoyadaumbingeleli(ngokuba ubengudadeboAhaziya),wamfihlakuAtaliya,ukuze angambulali

12WayenaboendlwinikaThixo,ezinyeziwe,iminyaka emithandathu;uAtaliyawabangukumkanikaziwelizweelo

ISAHLUKO23

1NgomnyakawesixhenxewazomelezauYehoyada, wabathabathaabathetheli-makhulu,ooAzariyaunyana kaYeroham,noIshmayeliunyanakaYohanan,noAzariya unyanakaObhedi,noMahaseyaunyanaka-Adaya, noElishafatiunyanakaZikri,banqophisananaye.

2BajikelezakwaYuda,babahlanganisaabaLeviemizini yonkeyakwaYuda,neentlokozezindluzooyise zakwaSirayeli,bezanaboeYerusalem 3Lesukalonkeibandlalenzaumnqophisonokumkani endlwinikaThixo.Wathikubo,Yabonani,unyana wokumkaniuyakubangukumkani,njengoko wakuthethayouYehovangoonyanabakaDavide 4Yiyoleintoeniyakuyenza;esinyeisahlulosesithathu kunibangenayongesabatha,kubabingelelinakubaLevi, sobangabagcinibamasango;

5esinyeisahlulosesithathusobasendlwiniyokumkani; esinyeisahlulosesithathusibesesangwenilesiseko;bonke abantubobasezintendelezwenizendlukaYehova

6IzekungangenibaniendlwinikaYehova,ngaphandle kwababingelelinabalungiselelibakubaLevi;bonabaya kungenangokubabangcwele;bonkeabantubazigcine izigxinazikaYehova

7AbaLevibomngqongaukumkaningeenxazonke,elowo ephetheiintongazakhengesandla;ongobaniothewangena endlwini,makabulawe;yibaninokumkaniekungeneni kwakhenasekuphumenikwakhe

8BenzakeabaLevinamaYudaonkenjengakokonke abewiseumthethongakouYehoyadaumbingeleli;

9UYehoyadaumbingeleliwabanikaabathetheli-makhulu imikhonto,neengweletshetshe,namakhaka,ezibe ezikakumkaniuDavide,ezibezisendlwinikaThixo.

10Wabamisabonkeabantu,elowoephetheiintongazakhe esandleni,bethabathelakwelokuneneigxalabalendlubesa kwelokhohloigxalabalendlu,ngasesibingelelweni nangasendlwini,kukumkaningeenxazonke

11Bamkhuphelaphandleunyanawokumkani,bamthwesa isithsaba,bamnikaisingqiniso,bamenzaukumkani. UYehoyadanoonyanabakhebamthambisa,bathi,Makadle ubomiukumkani!

12UtheuAtaliyaakusivaisandisokubalekakwabantu, bedumisaukumkani,wezaebantwiniendlwinikaYehova

13Wakhangela,nankoukumkaniemiendaweni ephakamileyoekungeneni,abathethelinabavuthelimaxilongobengakukumkani;UAtaliyawazikrazula iingubozakhe,wathi,Licebo!

14WabakhuphauYehoyadaumbingeleliabathethelimakhulu,abavelelibomkhosi,wathikubo,Mkhupheleni phandlephakathikwezintlu;omlandelayomakabulawe ngekrele.Wathiumbingeleli,Musaniukumbulalaendlwini kaYehova

15Bamsakeizandla;yathiyakufikaekungenenikwesango lamahasheendlwiniyokumkani,yambulalelakhona.

16WenzauYehoyadaumnqophisophakathikwakhe nabantubonke,nokumkani,ukubababengabantu bakaYehova.

17BayabonkeabantuendlwinikaBhahali,bayidiliza, nezibingelelozakhe,nemifanekisoyakhebayiqhekeza; bambulalauMatan,umbingelelikaBhahali,phambi kwezibingelelo

18UYehoyadawayimisaisigxinasendlukaYehova ngesandlasababingeleli,abaLevi,awababelayouDavide endlwinikaYehova,ukubabanyuseamadinianyukayo kaYehova,njengokokubhaliweyoemyalelwenikaMoses, ngovuyonangeengoma,njengokowayewumisileuDavide

19WabamisaabamasangoemasangweniendlukaYehova, ukuzekungangenioyinqambinangayiphinainto 20Wabathabathaabathetheli-makhulu,nabanumzana, namabambaabantu,nabantubonkebelizwe,wehla nokumkaniendlwinikaYehova,bezangesango eliphakamileyoendlwiniyokumkani,bambekaukumkani etroneniyobukumkani

21Bavuyakebonkeabantubelizwe,umziwazola, bambulalakeuAtaliyangekrele

ISAHLUKO24

1UYowasheubeminyakaisixhenxeezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumimane engukumkanieYerusalem.IgamaloninabelinguTsibhiya waseBher-shebha

2UYowashewenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova yonkeimihlakaYehoyadaumbingeleli.

3UYehoyadawamzekelaabafaziababini;wazalaoonyana neentombi

4KwathiemvenikokokwabasentliziywenikaYowashe ukubaayihlaziyeindlukaYehova

5WabahlanganisaababingelelinabaLevi,wathikubo, PhumaniniyeemiziniyakwaYuda,nibutheimali kumaSirayelionke,yokuyihlaziyaindlukaThixowenu iminyakangeminyaka;yikhawuleziseniloonto.Ke abaLeviabayingxamanga;

6UkumkaniwambizauYehoyadaumthetheli,wathikuye, YininaukubaungabizangakubaLevi,ukubabayizise irhafuephumakwaYudanaseYerusalem,ngokomthetho kaMosesumkhonzikaYehova,nowebandlalamaSirayeli, zententeyesingqino?

7Ngokubaoonyanabaka-Ataliya,laankazanaingendawo, babeyiqhekezaindlukaThixo;Kananjalozonkeizinto ezingcwalisiweyozendlukaYehova,bazinikelakooBhahali. 8Ngokomthethowokumkanimabenzeityesi,bayibeka ngaphandlekwesangolendlukaYehova

9BathumelailizwikwaYudanaseYerusalem,ukuba kuziswekuYehovairhafueyamiswanguMosesumkhonzi kaThixo,phezukwamaSirayelientlango

10Bavuyabonkeabathethelinabantubonke,bazingenisa, baphosaetyeyeni,badabagqiba

11Kwathi,ngexeshalokuziswakwetyeyaesandleni sabaLevi,bakubonaukubaininziimali,wezaumbhali wokumkani,negosalombingeleliomkhulu,bayikhuphela ityeya,bayithabatha,bayisaendaweniyakheBenjenjalo imihlangemihla,bahlanganisaimaliyaninzi.

12UkumkaninoYehoyadabayinikelakubasebenzi benkonzoyendlukaYehova;

13Basebenzakeabenzibomsebenzi;wagqitywake umsebenzingabo;

14Bathekebakubabegqibile,bayizisaimalieseleyo phambikokumkaninoYehoyada,benzangayoiimpahla zendlukaYehova,iimpahlazokulungiselela, nezokulungiselela,neenkamba,neempahlazegolide nezesilivere.Bayebenyusaamadinianyukayoendlwini kaYehovangamaxeshaonke,yonkeimihlakaYehoyada

15KeuYehoyadawayeseleyingwevu,ehambisekile ebudaleni,ukufakwakhe;ubeminyakailikhuluelinamanci mathathuezelwe,ukufakwakhe

16BamngcwabelaemzinikaDavidekookumkani;ngokuba wenzaokulungileyokwaSirayeli,nakuThixo,nakwindlu yakhe

17EmvakokufakukaYehoyada,bezaabathetheli bakwaYuda,baqubudakukumkaniWabaphulaphulake ukumkani

18BayishiyaindlukaYehova,uThixowooyise,bakhonza ooAsheranezithixoAfikelwabuburhalarhumeamaYuda neYerusalemngenxayelotyalalawo

19WathumaabaprofetikubobokubabuyiselakuYehova, babaqononondisa;baqononondisakubo,kodwa abaphulaphula

20UMoyakaThixowamfikelauZekariya,unyana kaYehoyadaumbingeleli,wemaphezukwabantu,wathi kubo,UtshouThixoukuthi,Yininaukubaniyigqithe imithethokaYehova,nizeningabinampumelelo?ngokuba nimshiyileuYehova,wonishiyanani.

21Bamceba,bamxulubangamatyengomthetho wokumkanientendelezweniyendlukaYehova

22WenjenjalouYowasheukumkani,akayikhumbula incebaabeyenzileuYehoyada,uyisekuye;wesuka wambulalaunyanawakheEkufenikwakhewathi, UYehovamakakhangele,abuze

23Kwathiekuphelenikomnyaka,wenyukaumkhosi wama-Aramwezakuye,wezakwaYudanaseYerusalem, wabatshabalalisabonkeabathethelibabantuebantwini; onkeamaxhobaaboawathumelakukumkaniwaseDamasko 24Ngokubaimpiyama-Aramyezainamadodaambalwa; uYehovawanikelaesandlenisawoimpieninzikunene; ngokubababemshiyileuYehova,uThixowooyise BamgwebakeuYowashe.

25Ekumkenikwawokuye(ngokubaamshiyaenesifo esikhulu),bamcebaabakhonzibakhengenxayamagazi oonyanabakaYehoyadaumbingeleli,bambulalela esingqengqelwenisakhe,wafa;bamngcwabelaemzini kaDavide,kodwaabamngcwabelangaemangcwabeni ookumkani.

26Ngaboababamcebayo;uZabhadi,unyanakaShimehati, umAmon,noYozabhadi,unyanakaShimriti umMowabhikazi.

27Keoonyanabakhe,nobuninzibezihlaboezimsongelayo, nokusekwakwendlukaThixo,nanzozibhaliweezincwadini zamabaliookumkani.UAmatsiyaunyanawakhewaba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO25

1UAmatsiyaubeminyakaimashumimabinianamihlanu ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka emashumimabinianesithobaengukumkanieYerusalem IgamaloninabelinguYehowadanwaseYerusalem 2WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova;kodwa kungengantliziyoipheleleyo

3Kwathi,bakubabuqinileubukumkanikuye,wababulala abakhonzibakheababembuleleukumkaniuyise.

4Akababulalangaoonyanababo,wesukawenzanjengoko kubhaliweyoemyalelwenikaMoses,aphouYehovawawisa umthetho,esithi,Ooyisemabangafengenxayoonyana, noonyanamabangafengenxayooyise;elowouyakufa ngesakheisono.

5UAmatsiyawawahlanganisandawonyeamaYuda, wabamisaabangabathetheli-wakanabathetheli-makhulu ngokwezindluzooyise,kumaYudaonkenakwaBhenjamin, wababalaethabathelakominyakaimashumimabiniezelwe, wenyusa,wabafumanabengamakhuluamathathuamawaka amadodaahleliweyo,aphumaumkhosi,aphatha iintshuntshenekhaka

6WaqeshakwaSirayeliikhululamawakaamagorha anobukroti,ngekhululeetalentezesilivere.

7KwezakuyeumfowakwaThixo,esithi,Kumkani, mawungahambinaweumkhosiwamaSirayeli;ngokuba akakhouYehovakuSirayelikoonyanabonke bakwaEfrayim

8Ukubauthewahambahamba,yomelelaekulweni;UThixo woniwisaphambikotshaba;ngokubauThixounamandla okuncedanawokuwisa

9WathiuAmatsiyakumfowakwaThixo,Liyakuthiwanina ikhululeetalente,endalinikaumkhosiwamaSirayeli?Wathi umfowakwaThixo,UYehovaunakoukukunikaokuninzi kunoko

10UAmatsiyakewayahlulaimpileyoyayizekuye,ivela kwaEfrayim,ukubaiyeendaweniyayo;

11UAmatsiyawazomeleza,wabakhokelaabantubakhe, wayaeSihlanjeniseTyuwa,wabulalakoonyanabakaSehire ishumilamawaka

12Ishumilamawakaelinyelasalaliphilile,lathinjwa oonyanabakaYuda,labasaencotsheniyengxondorhaleyo, babaphosaencotsheniyengxondorhaleyo,badlabhuka bonkebephela.

13KeabomkhosiawababuyisayouAmatsiya,ukuba bangayinayeekulweni,bayingenelaimiziyakwaYuda, bethabathelakwaSamari,besaeBhete-horon,babulala kuyoamawakaamathathu,baphangaintoeninzi yamaxhoba

14Kwathi,ekubuyenikukaAmatsiyaekuwabulaleni amaEdom,wezisaizithixozoonyanabakaSehire,wazimisa zibezizithixozakhe,waqubudakuzo,waqhumiselakuzo 15WavuthakeumsindokaYehovakuAmatsiya, wathumelaumprofetikuye,wathikuye,Yininaukuba uquqeleizithixozabantuezingabahlangulangaabantubazo esandlenisakho?

16Kwathiesathethanaye,ukumkaniwathikuye,Ùlilungu lokumkaniyinina?nyamezela;yininaukubaubethwe?

Wayekaumprofetilowo,wathi,NdiyaziukubauThixo ugqibekwelokubaakutshabalalise,ngokubauyenzilelento, akwaliphulaphulaicebolam

17UAmatsiyaukumkaniwakwaYudawathabathaicebo, wathumelakuYowashe,unyanakaYehowahazi,unyana kaYehu,ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wathi,Yiza siqwalaselanengamehlo.

18UYowasheukumkaniwakwaSirayeliwathumela kuAmatsiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,wathi,Ikhakakhaka eliseLebhanonlathumelakumsedareoseLebhanon,lisithi, Unyanawammnikeintombiyakho,ibengumfazi; 19Uthi,Yabona,uwabuleleamaEdom;yakuphakamisa intliziyoyakho,ukubauzizukise;hlalakengokuekhaya; Yininaukubaufekethengobubi,uwe,wenanamaYuda anawe?

20AkaphulaphulauAmatsiya;ngokubaokokwakuphuma kuThixo,ukuzeabanikeleesandleniseentshabazabo; ngokubababequqeleizithixozakwaEdom.

21WenyukakeuYowasheukumkaniwakwaSirayeli; baqwalaselanangamehlo,yenanoAmatsiyaukumkani wakwaYuda,eBhete-shemesheyakwaYuda

22OyiswakeamaYudaphambikwamaSirayeli,asaba, yangulowowayaententeniyakhe

23UYowasheukumkaniwakwaSirayeliwamthabatha uAmatsiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,unyanakaYowashe, unyanakaYehowahazi,eBhete-shemeshe,wamzisa eYerusalem,waluqhekezaudongalweYerusalem, ethabathelaesangwenilakwaEfrayim,wesaesangweni lembombo,iikubhiteezimakhulumane

24Wayithabathayonkeigolide,nesilivere,neempahla zonkeezafunyanwayoendlwinikaThixo,ebino-Obhedi-

edom,nobuncwanebendluyokumkani,nabazizibambi, wabuyelakwaSamari.

25WadlaubomiuAmatsiyaunyanakaYowashe,ukumkani wakwaYuda,iminyakaelishumielinesihlanuemvakokufa kukaYowasheunyanakaYehowahazi,ukumkani wakwaSirayeli

26Ezinyeizintozika-Amatsiya,ezokuqalanezokugqibela, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyookumkanibakwaYuda nabakwaSirayeli?

27Kekaloku,emvenikwexeshaawatyekangalo uAmatsiyaekumlandeleniuYehova,bamcebaeYerusalem; wabalekelaeLakishe;bathumelaemvakwakheeLakishe, bambulalelakhona.

28Bamthwalangamahashe,bamngcwabelakooyiseemzini wakwaYuda

ISAHLUKO26

1BonkeabantubakwaYudabamthabathau-Uziya,akubon’ ukubauminyakailishumilinamithandathuezelwe, bamenzaukumkaniesikhundlenisika-Amatsiyauyise

2YakhiwanguyeiEloti,wayibuyiselakumaYuda,emveni kokubaukumkaniwalalayokooyise

3U-Uziyaubeminyakailishumielinamithandathuezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumi mahlanuanamibiniengukumkanieYerusalemIgama loninabelinguYekoliyawaseYerusalem

4WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke awakwenzayouAmatsiyauyise

5WamquqelauThixongemihlakaZekariya, owamfundisayoukumoyikauThixo;ngemihla yokumquqelakwakheuYehova,uThixowamenza wanempumelelo

6WaphumawalwanamaFilisti,waludilizaudonga lwaseGati,nodongalwaseYabhene,nodonga lwaseAshdode,wakhaimizieAshdodenaphakathi kwamaFilisti.

7UThixowamncedakumaFilisti,nakuma-Arabhiabehleli eGurbhahali,nakumaMehun

8Oonyanabaka-Amonbamphaiziphou-Uziya;ngokuba wazomelezangokuncamisileyo

9U-UziyawakhaiinqabaezindeeYerusalem,esangweni lembombo,nasesangwenilomfula,naxaekujikeni, ezomeleza

10Wakhaiinqabaezindeentlango,wembaamaqula amaninzi;

11U-Uziyaubenempielwayo,ephumaumkhosi ngamaqela,ngenanilokubalwakwabongesandla sikaYehiyeliumbhali,noMahaseyaumphathi,phantsi kwesandlasikaHananiya,ongomnyewakubathetheli bokumkani

12Lonkeinanileentlokozezindluzooyise,amagorha anobukroti,labangamawakaamabini,anamakhulu mathandathu

13Phantsikwesandlasaboumkhosiwawungamakhulu amathathuamawaka,anesixhenxesamawaka,anamakhulu mahlanu,aphumaumkhosienamandlaobukroti,ukuba ancedeukumkanielutshabeni

14U-Uziyawabalungiselela,emkhosiniwonke, iingweletshetshe,nezikhali,nezigcina-ntloko,neengubo zentsimbi,nezaphetha,namatyeokusawula

15WenzaeYerusalemomatshini,abeqingqwengobuqili, bokubaphezukweenqabaezindenaphezukoqoqo,ukuba kutolwengeentolo,kusawulwengamatyeamakhulu Ladumaigamalakhe;ngokubawancedwa ngokubalulekileyo,wadawomelela.

16Uthekeakomelela,yaphakamaintliziyoyakhe,wada wenzaububi;ngokubawenzaubumenemenekuYehova uThixowakhe,wangenaetempilenikaYehova,ukuba aqhumiseleesibingelelwenisesiqhumiso

17WangenauAzariyaumbingeleliemvakwakhe, enababingelelibakaYehovaabangamashumiasibhozo, amadodaanobukroti

18Bammelau-Uziyaukumkani,bathikuye,Asikokwakho, Uziya,ukuqhumiselakuYehova;kokwababingeleli, oonyanabaka-Aronabangcwaliselwaukuqhumisela; phumaengcweleni;ngokubawenzeubumenemene;akuyi kubanaluzukokuwephambikoYehovauThixo

19Wavuthangumsindou-Uziya,ephethengesandla isiqhumisosokuqhumisela.Ebajaleleababingeleli,lesuka iqhenqalenyukalayaebunzi,phambikwababingeleli endlwinikaYehova,ecalenilesibingelelosokuqhumisela 20UAzariya,umbingeleliomkhulu,nababingelelibonke, babhekakuye,nankoeneqhenqaebunzi,bamgxotha ngobungxamokhona;nayewangxamaukuphuma,ngokuba uYehovaubembethile.

21Wayeu-Uziyaukumkanieneqhenqa,kwadakwayimini yokufakwakhe,wahlalaendlwinieyodwa,eneqhenqa; ngokubawanqanyulwaendlwinikaYehova.UYotam, unyanawakhe,wayiphathaindluyokumkani,ebalawula abantubelizwe

22EzinyeizintozikaUziya,ezokuqalanezokugqibela, wazibhalauIsayaunyanaka-Amotsi,umprofeti

23U-Uziyawalalakooyise;bamngcwabelakooyise emhlabeniwokungcwabaookumkani.ngokubababesithi, UneqhenqaUYotam,unyanawakhe,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO27

1UYotamubeminyakaimashumimabinianamihlanu ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka elishumielinamithandathuengukumkanieYerusalem IgamaloninabelinguYerusha,intombikaTsadoki.

2WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke awakwenzayou-Uziya;akangenaetempilenikaYehova Abantubaqhubekabonakalisa.

3YenawalakhaisangoeliphakamileyolendlukaYehova, eludongenilweOfeliwayakhakakhulu.

4WakhaimizikweleentabalakwaYuda,nasemahlathini wakhaiinqabaneemboniselo

5Walwanokumkaniwoonyanabaka-Amon,waboyisa Oonyanabaka-Amonbamnikangaloomnyakaikhulu leetalentezesilivere,neshumilamawakaeekore zengqolowa,neshumilamawakaerhasiOkooonyana baka-Amonbambuyiselakuyengomnyakawesibini nangowesithathu

6WomelelakeuYotam;ngokubawaziqiniselaiindlela zakhephambikoYehovauThixowakhe

7EzinyeizintozikaYotam,neemfazwezakhezonke, neendlelazakhe,nanzozibhaliweencwadiniyookumkani bakwaSirayelinabakwaYuda

8Ubeminyakaimashumimabinianamihlanuezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaelishumi elinamithandathuengukumkanieYerusalem 9UYotamwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavide;uAhaziunyanawakhewabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO28

1UAhaziubeminyakaimashumimabiniezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaelishumi elinamithandathuengukumkanieYerusalem;akenza okuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,njengoDavideuyise.

2wahambangeendlelazookumkanibakwaSirayeli, kananjalowabenzelaooBhahaliimifanekisoetyhidiweyo 3WaqhumiselaemfuleniwakwaBhen-hinom,wabatshisa oonyanabakheemlilweni,ngokwamasikizieentlanga, awazigqogqayouYehovaphambikoonyanabakaSirayeli

4Wabingelelawaqhumiselaezigangeni,nasezindulini, naphantsikwemithiyonkeeluhlaza

5UYehovauThixowakhewamnikelaesandlenisokumkani wakwa-Aram;ameyisa,athimbakuyeintoeninzi yabathinjwa,abasaeDamaskoKananjalowanikelwa esandlenisokumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wamxabela ngogonyameloolukhulu.

6UPeka,unyanakaRemaliya,wabulalakumaYudaikhulu elinamancimabinilamawakangamini-nye,bonke bengamadodaanobukroti.ngokubababemshiyileuYehova, uThixowooyise

7UZikri,igorhalakwaEfrayim,wabulalauMahaseya unyanawokumkani,noAzerikamingangayendluyakhe, noElikanaonganenokokumkani

8OonyanabakaSirayelibathimbakubazalwanababo amakhuluamabiniamawaka,abafazi,noonyana, neentombi,kananjalobabaphangaamaxhobaamaninzi, bawazisaamaxhobalawokwaSamari

9KekwakukhoumprofetikaYehova,ogamalinguOdedi, waphumaphambikomkhosiowawufikekwaSamari,wathi kuwo,Yabonani,ngenxayokubauYehovauThixo wooyihlowayenoburhalarhumekuYuda,uwanikele esandlenisenu;

10NgokukeoonyanabakwaYudaneYerusalem,nithenina niyakubanyathela,babengamakhobokanamakhobokazana kuniKunikeaninasononakuYehovauThixowenu?

11Ndiphulaphuleningoko,nibabuyiseabathinjwa, enabathimbakubazalwanabenu;ngokubaukuvutha komsindokaYehovakuphezukwenu

12Kwazakwesukaabathilekwiintlokozoonyana bakaEfrayim,uAzariyaunyanakaYohanan,noBherekiya unyanakaMeshilemoti,noYehizekiyaunyanakaShalum, noAmasaunyanakaHadlayi,malungananabavela emfazweni;

13athikubo,Ningabazisiaphaabathinjwa,ngokubasenile kuYehova,nifunaukongezaezonwenizethunasetyaleni lethu;

14Abaxhobileyobabashiyakeabathinjwanamaxhoba phambikwabathethelinebandlalonke.

15Asukaamadodalawoakhankanywengamagama, abathabathaabathinjwa,ababambangamaxhobabonke ababehambazephakathikwabo,abanxibaizambatho, abanxibaizihlangu,abaphaukubabadle,basele, abathambisa,abakhwelisabonkeabatyhafileyongamaesile,

abasaeYeriko,umziwamasundu,babuyelakubazalwana babokwaSamari.

16NgeloxeshaukumkaniuAhaziwathumelake kookumkanibaseAsiriyaukubabazekumnceda.

17AbuyaezaamaEdom,awaxabelaamaYuda,athimba abathinjwa

18KananjaloamaFilistiabezingeneleizixekoeziphantsi kweThafanelasezantsilakwaYuda,ayithimbaiBheteshemeshe,neAyalon,neGederoti,neSokonamagxamesi ayo,neTimnanamagxamesiayo,neGimzonamagxamesi ayo,ahlalakhona

19NgokubauYehovawawathobaamaYudangenxakaAhaziukumkaniwakwaSirayeli;ngokubawamenzaabeze uYuda,wenzaubumenemenekuYehova

20KekalokuuTilegati-pilenezereukumkaniwaseAsiriya wezakuye,wambandezela,akamomeleza.

21UAhaziwathabathaendlwinikaYehova,nasendlwini yokumkani,nabathetheli,wanikaukumkaniwaseAsiriya; 22Ngexeshalokubandezelwakwakhewaphindawenza ubumenemenekuYehova,yenaukumkaniuAhazi

23WabingelelakwizithixozaseDamaskoezazimeyisile, wathi,Izithixozookumkanibama-Aramezawancedayo, ndobingelelakuzo,zondincedaKebonababa sisikhubekisokuyenakumaSirayelionke

24UAhaziwazihlanganisaiimpahlazendlukaThixo, wazinqunqaiimpahlazendlukaThixo,wazivalaiingcango zendlukaYehova,wazenzelaizibingelelokwiimbombo zonkezeYerusalem.

25WenzaizigangaemiziniyonkengemiziyakwaYuda, zokuqhumiselathixwenibambi,wamqumbisauYehova uThixowooyise.

26Ezinyeizintozakhe,neendlelazakhezonkeezokuqala nezokugqibela,nanzozibhaliweencwadiniyookumkani bakwaYudanabakwaSirayeli.

27UAhaziwalalakooyise,bamngcwabelakuwoumzi oyiYerusalem;abamzisaemangcwabeniookumkani bakwaSirayeli;wabangukumkaniuHezekiya,unyana wakhe,esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO29

1UHezekiyawabangukumkanieneminyakaemashumi mabinianantlanu;wabaneminyakaemashumimabini anesithobaengukumkanieYerusalemIgamalonina belinguAbhiya,intombikaZekariya

2WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke awakwenzayouDavideuyise

3Yena,ngomnyakawokuqalawobukumkanibakhe, ngenyangayokuqala,wazivulaiingcangozendlukaYehova, wazilungisa

4WabangenisaababingelelinabaLevi,wabahlanganisela endaweniyembuthoyasempumalanga;

5Wathikubo,Ndiphulaphuleni,baLevi;zingcwaliseni kaloku,niyingcwaliseindlukaYehova,uThixowooyihlo, nikukhupheukungcolaokusendaweniengcwele

6Ngokubaoobawobenzaubumenemene,benzaokubi emehlwenikaYehovauThixowethu,bamshiya,babusonga ubusobaboemnqubenikaYehova,bawunikelaikhosi; 7kananjalobazivalaiingcangozevaranda,bazicima izibane,abaqhumiselangesiqhumiso,abawanyusaamadini anyukayoengcwelenikuThixokaSirayeli

8NgokokeafikelwaamaYudaneYerusalem buburhalarhumebukaYehova,wawanikelaabayinto yokukhwankqiswa,neyokumangalisa,neyomsondlo, njengokonikubonayongamehloenu.

9Yabona,bawileoobawolikrele;oonyanabethu neentombizethunabafazibethubasekuthinjweningenxa yoko

10Ngokukekusentliziyweniyamukumenzela umnqophisouYehovauThixokaSirayeli,kubuyekuthi ukuvuthakomsindowakhe

11Nyanabam,kungokunjemusaniukuhiliza;

12BasukakeabaLevi,ooMahatiunyanaka-Amasayi, noYoweliunyanaka-Azariya,koonyanabamaKohati; nakoonyanabakaMerari,uKisheunyanaka-Abhedi, noAzariyaunyanakaYehaleli;uYowaunyanakaZima, noEdenunyanakaYowa; 13koonyanabakaElitsafanyanguShela;koonyanabakaAsafu,yanguShimrinoYehiyeli;uZekariya,noMataniya; 14nakoonyanabakaHeman;nakoonyanabakaYedutun nguYehiyelinoShimehi;uShemayanoUziyeli

15Babahlanganisakeabazalwanababo,bazingcwalisa, bezangokomthethowokumkaningamazwikaYehova, ukubabayihlambululeindlukaYehova

16Bangenakeababingelelingaphakathikwendlu kaYehova,ukuzebayihlambulule;BayithabathaabaLevi, ukuzebayikhuphelengaphandleemlanjanenioyiKidron 17Baqalaukungcwalisangomhlawokuqala,ngenyanga yokuqala;ngomhlawesibhozowenyangaleyobafika evarandenikaYehova,bayingcwalisakeindlukaYehova imihlaesibhozo;bagqibangomhlaweshumi elinesithandathuwenyangayokuqala.

18BangenakebayakuHezekiyaukumkani,bathi, SiyihlambululeindluyonkekaYehova,nesibingelelosedini elinyukayo,neempahlazasozonke,netafileyezonka ezicwangciswayo,neempahlazayozonke 19NeempahlazonkeawazilahlayoukumkaniuAhazi, ngexalokulawulakwakheubumenemene,sizilungisile sazingcwalisa;nanzoziphambikwesibingelelosikaYehova 20WavukakusasauHezekiyaukumkani,wabahlanganisa abathethelibawoumzi,wenyukawayaendlwinikaYehova.

21Bazisaiinkunziezintshazeenkomozasixhenxe, neenkunzizeegushazasixhenxe,neemvanazasixhenxe, neenkunzizeebhokhwezasixhenxe,ukubazibelidini lesonongenxayobukumkani,nangenxayendawoengcwele, nangenxayamaYudaWabawiselaumthethooonyana baka-Aron,ababingeleli,ukubabawanikele esibingelelwenisikaYehova

22Bazixhelaiinkunziezintshazeenkomo,ababingeleli balithabathaigazi,balitshizaesibingelelweni;

23Bazizisaiinkunzizeebhokhwezedinilesonophambi kokumkaninebandla;bazibekaizandlaphezukwabo 24bazixhelaababingeleli,ukubabawacamagushele amaSirayelionke,ngegazilazo;ngokubaukumkaniebethe makenzelweonkeamaSirayeliidinielinyukayonedini lesono

25WabamisaabaLeviendlwinikaYehova,benamacangci, nemirhubhe,neehadi,ngokomthethokaDavide,noGadi imboniyokumkani,noNatanumprofeti;

26BemaabaLevibeneempahlazikaDavide,ababingeleli benamaxilongo.

27WathiuHezekiyamakwenziweidinielinyukayo esibingelelweniLithelakuqalwaidinielinyukayo,yaqala

ingomakaYehovanamaxilongo,ngokweempahla zikaDavideukumkaniwakwaSirayeli.

28Lonkeibandlalaqubuda,iimvumizivuma,abavuthelimaxilongobevuthela;okokonkekwenziwaladalagqitywa idinielinyukayo.

29Kwathi,kwakugqitywaukunyuswaidinielinyukayo, ukumkaninabobonkeabafumanekabenaye,baqubuda, baqubuda.

30BathiooHezekiyaukumkaninabathetheli, mabamdumiseuYehovaabaLevingamazwikaDavide naka-AsafuimboniBavumaiingomazovuyo,baqubuda, baqubuda

31WaphendulauHezekiyawathi,Ngokunizingcwalisileyo kuYehova,sondelaniniziseimibingeleloneyombulelo endlwinikaYehovaLayizisakeibandlaimibingelelo neyombulelo;nabobonkeababeqhutywayintliziyo, banikelaamadinianyukayo

32Inanilamadinianyukayoelawazisayoibandla, lalingamashumiasixhenxeeenkomo,nekhululeenkunzi zeegusha,namakhuluamabinieemvanaEzozonkezaba zezedinielinyukayokuYehova

33Izintoezingcwalisiweyozabangamakhulu amathandathueenkomo,namawakaamathathuempahla emfutshane

34Keababingelelibabembalwa,ababanakuwahlinzaonke amadinianyukayo;bababambisakeabazalwanababo abaLevi,wadawagqitywaumsebenzi,badabazingcwalisa ababingeleli;ngokubaabaLevibabethetyengentliziyo ukuzingcwalisa,kunababingeleli

35Kananjaloamadinianyukayoabamaninzi,enamanqatha emibingeleloyoxolo,neminikeloethululwayoyawo amadinianyukayo;Yaqiniselwakeinkonzoyendlu kaYehova

36KeuHezekiyanabantubonkebakuvuyelaokouThixo akuqiniseleabantu;ngokubalentoyenziwangesiquphe

ISAHLUKO30

1WathumelauHezekiyakuwoonkeamaSirayeli namaYuda;kananjalowabhalaiincwadieziya kumaEfrayimnamaManase,ukubakuziweendlwini kaYehovaeYerusalem,kwenziweipasikakuYehova, uThixokaSirayeli.

2Ukumkaniwacebisananabathethelibakhenebandla lonkeeYerusalem,ukubakwenziweipasikangeyesibini inyanga.

3Kubababengenakuyenzangeloxesha;ngokuba ababingelelibayebengazingcwalisangangokwaneleyo, nabantubayebengazihlanganiselangaeYerusalem

4Loontoyalungaemehlweniokumkani,nasemehlweni ebandlalonke

5BamisaumthethowokubalihanjisweilizwikumaSirayeli onke,kuthabatheleeBher-shebha,kusekwaDan,ukuba bazekwenzaipasikakuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli eYerusalem;

6Zahambaizigidimineencwadizokumkaninabathetheli bakhe,zayakuwoonkeamaSirayelinamaYuda, nangokwelizwilokumkani,zisithi,Ninanyana bakaSirayeli,buyelanikuYehova,uThixoka-Abraham, kaIsake,kaSirayeli,ukubaabuyelekwabaseleyokuni, abasindileyoesandlenisookumkanibaseAsiriya

7Musaniukubanjengooyihlo,nanjengabazalwanabenu, abenzaubumenemenekuYehova,uThixowooyise, owabanikelaukubababaphanzise,njengokonikubonayo 8Musaniukwenzalukhuningokuintamoyenu, njengooyihlo;

9Kuba,xanithenabuyelakuYehova,abazalwanabenu noonyanabenubofumanaimfesanephambi kwababathimbileyo,babuyelekwelilizwe; 10Izigidimizatyhutyhaimizingemiziezweni lakwaEfrayimnelakwaManase,zesakwaZebhulon; 11Kodwainxenyeyakwa-AshereneyakwaManase neyakwaZebhulonyazithoba,yezaeYerusalem 12KananjaloisandlasikaThixosabakhokwaYuda,ukuba abanikentliziyo-nyeyokwenzaumthethowokumkani nowabathetheli,ngowelizwilikaYehova 13KwahlanganaeYerusalemabantuabaninzi,ukuzebenze umthendelekowezonkaezingenagwelengenyangayesibini; babalibandlaelikhulukunene 14Besukake,bazisusaizibingeleloezibeziseYerusalem, bazisusazonkeiziqhumiso,baziphosaemlanjaneni oyiKidron 15Bayixhelaipasikangosukulweshumielinesine lwenyangayesibini;badanaababingelelinabaLevi, bazingcwalisa,bawangenisaamadinianyukayoendlwini kaYehova.

16Bemaezindawenizabongokwesikolabo,ngokomyalelo kaMoses,umfowakwaThixo; 17Ngokubababebaninziebandleniabe bengazingcwalisangaAbaLevibenegunyalokuxhelela ipasikangenxayabobonkeababengahlambulukile,ukuba bangcwaliselwekuYehova.

18ngokubaingxokoloyabantu,abaninziababevele kwaEfrayimnakwaManase,kwaIsakarenakwaZebhulon, bayebengazihlambululanga.Bayidlaipasika ngokungengamthetho;WabathandazelakeuHezekiya, esithi,UYehovaolungileyomakabaxoleleelowo 19oyibhekiseintliziyoyakheekumquqeleniuThixo, uYehova,uThixowooyise,nakuba kungengokwentlambululoyendawoengcwele

20UYehovawamvauHezekiya,wabaphilisaabantu.

21OonyanabakaSirayeliabafunyanwayoeYerusalem bawenzakeumthendelekowezonkaezingenagweleimihla esixhenxe,bevuyakakhulu,bemdumisauYehovaiimini ngeeminiabaLevinababingeleli,ngeempahlazokumzukisa uYehova

22UHezekiyawathethakakuhlenaboabaLevibonke, ababenokuyiqondakakuhleindlelakaYehova,badlake umthendelekoimihlaesixhenxe,bebingelelaimibingelelo yoxolo,bebulelakuYehovauThixowooyise

23Ibandlalonkelacebisanaukwenzanesinyeisixhenxe semihla;basenzakeisixhenxesemihla,bevuya

24NgokubauHezekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda walirhumelaibandlaiwakaleenkunziezintshazeenkomo, namawakaasixhenxeempahlaemfutshane;nabathetheli balirhumelaibandlaiwakaleenkunziezintshazeenkomo, namawakaalishumiempahlaemfutshane;bazingcwalisa ababingeleliabaninzi.

25LavuyalonkeibandlalakwaYuda,nababingeleli, nabaLevi,nebandlalonkeelaphumakwaSirayeli, nabasemzini,abaphumaezwenilakwaSirayeli,nababehleli kwaYuda

26KwabakhouvuyoolukhulukeeYerusalem;ngokuba kususelakwiiminizikaSolomonunyanakaDavide, ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,akuzangakubekhontoinjalo eYerusalem.

27Besukabemaababingeleli,abaLevi,babasikelelaabantu;

ISAHLUKO31

1Kekaloku,kwakugqitywakonkeoko,onkeamaSirayeli afumanekayoaphumaayaemiziniyakwaYuda,aziqhekeza izimisozamatye,abagawulaooAshera,azidilizaiziganga nezibingelelokuwoonkeamaYudanamaBhenjamin, kwaEfrayimnakwaManase,adeazisingelaphantsizonke. BabuyakebonkeoonyanabakaSirayeli,elowowaya elifenilakhe,emiziniyabo

2UHezekiyawawamisaamaqelaababingelelinabaLevi ngokwamaqelaabo,elowongokomsebenziwakhe, ababingelelinabaLevi,ukubababengamadinianyukayo nemibingeleloyoxolo,ukubabalungiselele,babulele, badumiseemasangwenieminqubakaYehova

3Kananjaloisabelosokumkanisempahlayakhe wasimiselaukubasibengamadinianyukayo,amadini anyukayoakusasanangokuhlwa,namadinianyukayo eesabatha,nawokuthwasakwenyanga,nawamaxesha amisiweyo,njengokokubhaliweyoemyalelwenikaYehova.

4Wathikubantu,kubemibaseYerusalem,mabanike isabelosababingelelinabaLevi,ukuzebabambelele emyalelwenikaYehova.

5Lakuvakalaelolizwi,oonyanabakaSirayelibazisa kakhuluiintlahlelazengqolowa,newayini,neoli,nobusi, nolungeniselolonkelwamasimi;bazabangenisakakhulu isishumisezintozonke

6OonyanabakaSirayelinabakwaYuda,ababehleliemizini yakwaYuda,nabobazisaisishumiseenkomo,nesempahla emfutshane,nesishumisezintoezingcwele,ezibe zingcwaliselweuYehovauThixowabo,bazibekaiimfumba ngeemfumba.

7Baqalangenyangayesithathuukuzenzaiimfumba, bagqibangenyangayesixhenxe

8BezaooHezekiyanabathetheli,bazibonaiimfumbaezo, babulelakuYehovanakubantubakheamaSirayeli

9WababuzauHezekiyaababingelelinabaLevi ngeemfumbaezo.

10WaphendulauAzariya,umbingelelioyintlokowendlu kaTsadoki,wathikuye,Kususelaokoabantubaqala ukuzisaimirhumoendlwinikaYehova,sahlutha,sashiya kakhulu;ngokubauYehovaubasikeleleabantubakhe; okuseleyokulendyeboinkulu.

11WathiuHezekiya,makulungisweamagumbiendlwini kaYehova;bazilungiselela

12bawungenisaumrhumo,nezishumi,nezinto ezingcwalisiweyongokukholekileyo.Umphathiwazo ibiyingangauKonaniyaumLevi,noShimehiumninawa wakhe,obengowesibini;

13OoYehiyeli,noAzaziya,noNahati,noAsaheli, noYerimoti,noYozabhadi,noEliyeli,noIsmakiya, noMahati,noBhenaya,babengabaveleliphantsikwesandla sikaKonaniyanoShimehiumninawawakhe,ngokomyalelo kaHezekiyaukumkani,noAzariyaumphathiwendlu kaThixo.

14UKoreunyanakaImna,umLevi,ongowesango lasempumalanga,ubemeleiminikelokaThixoyabaqhutywa

yintliziyo,ukubaawabeumrhumokaYehovanezinto eziyingcwelekanye.

15NgaphantsikwakheibinguEden,noMinyamin, noYeshuwa,noShemaya,noAmariya,noShekaniya, emiziniyababingeleli,ngokwesigxinasabo,ukubababele abazalwanababongamaqela,abakhulu kwanjengabancinane;

16iyodwaintoeyindodaebhalweemilibeniyokuzalwa, ethabathelekominyakamithathuezelwekwenyusa,kubo bonkeabangenayoendlwinikaYehovaukwamkelainto yeminingangeminiyayo,yomsebenziwabo,ezigxineni zabongokwamaqelaabo;

17babhalwaemilibeniyokuzalwayababingeleli ngokwezindluzooyise,nabaLevi,bethabathelakominyaka imashumimabiniezelwe,banyuse,ezigxinenizabo ngokwamaqelaabo.

18ukubakubhalweiintsatshanazabozonkeemilibeni yokuzalwa,nabafazibabo,noonyanababo,neentombizabo, kwibandlalonke;

19Koonyanabaka-Aron,ababingeleli,ababesemadlelweni emiziyabo,emiziningemizi,amadodalawoabizwe ngamagama,ukubaanikeizabeloyonkeintoeyindoda phakathikwababingeleli,nababebhalweemilibeni yokuzalwakubaLevi

20WenjenjalouHezekiyakumaYudaonke;wenza okulungileyo,nokuthetye,nokunyanisileyo,phambi koYehovauThixowakhe

21Nasemsebenziniwonke,awawuqalayowenkonzo yendlukaThixo,nomyalelo,nomthetho,ukubaamquqele uThixowakhe,wawenzangentliziyoyakheyonke, waphumelela.

ISAHLUKO32

1Emvenikwezizintonokukunyanisa,wezauSaneribhe, ukumkaniwaseAsiriya,walingenelaelakwaYuda, wangqingaimizienqatyisiweyo,wathiuyakuzigqobhozela.

2WabonauHezekiyaukubauSenaribheufikile,ucinge ukulwaneYerusalem

3Wacebisananabathethelibakhenamagorhaakhe,ukuba bawavaleamanziemithomboengaphandlekomzi; bamncedake

4Kwabuthelanaabantuabaninzi,bawavalaonkeamaso emithombo,nomlanjanaobuqukuqelaphakathikwelizwe; bathi,YininaukubaookumkanibaseAsiriyabeze bafumaneamanziamaninzi?

5Wazomeleza,walwakhalonkeudongaolwaludiliziwe, wenyusaiinqabaezindengako,wakhanolunyeudonga ngaphandle,wayihlaziyaiMiloyomzikaDavide,wenza izikhalineengweletshetsheezininzi

6Wamisaabathethelibemfazwephezukwabantu, wabahlanganiselakuyeendaweniyembuthoyesangolomzi, wathethakakuhlenabo,esithi,

7Yomelelaninikhaliphe;musaniukoyika;musani ukuqhiphukaumbiliningukumkaniwaseAsiriya, nayingxokoloyonkeanayo,ngokubabaninziabangakuthi, ngaphezukwabangakuye;

8Okunayeyingaloyenyama;okunathinguYehovauThixo wethu,ukubaasincede,alweamadabiethuAbantubayama emazwinikaHezekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda.

9Emvenikoko,uSenaribheukumkaniwaseAsiriya wabathumaabakhonzibakheeYerusalem,wayingqinga

iLakishe,namandlaakheonkeenaye,kuHezekiya ukumkaniwakwaYuda,nakumaYudaonkeaseYerusalem, esithi,

10UtshouSaneribheukumkaniwaseAsiriya,ukuthi, Nikholosengantonina,nihlelinjeekungqingweni eYerusalem?

11AkanilahlekisinauHezekiya,ukubaaninikeleekufeni yindlalanakukunxanwa,esithi,UYehovauThixowethu wosihlangulaesandlenisokumkaniwaseAsiriya?

12AsinguHezekiyanalouzisusileyoizigangazakhe nezibingelelozakhe,wathikumaYudanakwiYerusalem, Izeniqubudephambikwesibingelelosinye,niqhumisele phezukwaso?

13Aniyazinaintoendayenzayo,mnanoobawokubantu bonkebezinyeizizwe?Babanakonokubanakonaoothixo beentlangazamazwela,ukuwahlangulaamazweazo esandlenisam?

14Nguwuphinakoothixobonkebezontlanga,bazisingela phantsioobawo,owabanakoukubahlangulaabantubakhe esandlenisam,ukubaabenakouThixowenu ukunihlangulaesandlenisam?

15KengokomakanganilukuhliuHezekiya, makanganirholelingolohlobo,ningakholwakuye;ngokuba akubangakhothixowazozonkeiintlanganobukumkani, wabanakoukuhlangulaabantubakheesandlenisam, nasesandlenisoobawo;wobekaphinakeyenauThixo wenu,ukunihlangulaesandlenisam?

16BabuyabathethaabakhonzibakhengoYehovauThixo, nangoHezekiyaumkhonziwakhe

17KananjalowabhalaiincwadizokumnyelisauYehova uThixokaSirayeli,ezithethangaye,zisithi,Njengokuba oothixobezizwezamazwebengabahlangulangaabantu baboesandlenisam,ngokunjaloakayikubahlangula uThixokaHezekiyaabantubakheesandlenisam.

18BamemezangelizwielikhulungesiYudaebantwini baseYerusalemababeseludongeni,beboyikisa,bebaphelisa amandla;ukuzebawuthimbeumzi.

19BathethangoThixoweYerusalemnjengoothixobezizwe zehlabathi,umsebenziwezandlazomntu

20BathandazakeuHezekiyaukumkani,noIsayaunyana ka-Amotsi,umprofeti,ngenxayoko;

21UYehovawathumaisithunywasezulu,sawanqumla onkeamagorhaanobukroti,nabathetheli,nabathetheli, emkhosiniwokumkaniwaseAsiriyaWabuyakeeneentloni, wayaezwenilakowaboUthekeekungenenikwakhe endlwiniyothixowakhe,abaphumaezibilininizakhe bambulalakhonangekrele

22UYehovawamsindisakeuHezekiyanabemi baseYerusalemesandlenisikaSaneribheukumkani waseAsiriya,nasesandlenisabobonkeabanye, wabakhokelangeenxazonke

BababaninziabazisaumnikelokuYehovaeYerusalem, nezintoezinqabileyokuHezekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda Waphakanyiswaemehlwenieentlangazonkeemvenikoko 24NgaloomihlawayesifauHezekiya,wayezakufa, wathandazakuYehova;wathethanaye,wamnika umqondiso.

25AkaphindauHezekiyangokokulungakwakhe;ngokuba intliziyoyakheyaphakamaBafikelwabuburhalarhume, yenanamaYudaneYerusalem.

26WazithobauHezekiyaekuphakamenikwentliziyoyakhe, yenanabemibaseYerusalem;ababafikelangemihla kaHezekiyauburhalarhumebukaYehova

27UHezekiyaubeenobutyebinozukooluncamisileyo, wazenzelaubuncwanebesilivere,nobegolide,nobamatye anqabileyo,nobulawu,nobamakhaka,nobezintozonke ezinqwenelekayo; 28noovimbabendyeboyengqolowa,neyewayini,neyeoli; nezitalizeentlobongeentlobozeenkomo,nezibaya zempahlaemfutshane

29Wazenzelaimiziyabalusibempahlaemfutshane, neyeenkomoezininzi;ngokubauThixoubemnikeimpahla eninzikunene.

30UHezekiyalowalivalaithendeeliphezululamanzi aseGihon,wawahambisangaphantsi,esinga ngasentshonalangakomzikaDavide.UHezekiya waphumelelakuyoyonkeimisebenziyakhe

31Kodwakeemcimbiniwabathunywababathetheli baseBhabheli,ababethunyiwekuye,bebuzisangesimanga esabakhoezweni,uThixowamshiya,ukubaamlinge, akwazikonkeokusentliziyweniyakhe

32EzinyeizintozikaHezekiya,nokwenzakwakhe ngenceba,nankokubhaliweembonwenikaIsayaunyana ka-Amotsi,umprofeti,encwadiniyookumkanibakwaYuda nabakwaSirayeli.

33UHezekiyawalalakooyise,bamngcwabelaendulini yamangcwabaoonyanabakaDavideAmzukisaekufeni kwakheamaYudanabemibaseYerusalem.UManase, unyanawakhe,wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO33

1UManaseubeminyakailishumielinamibiniezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumi mahlanuanamihlanuengukumkanieYerusalem

2WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,ngokwamasikizi eentlanga,awazigqogqayouYehovaphambikoonyana bakaSirayeli

3Wabuyawazakhaiziganga,awayezidilizileuHezekiya uyise,wabamiselaooBhahaliizibingelelo,wenzaooAshera, waqubudakumkhosiwonkewezulu,wawukhonza

4WazakhaizibingeleloendlwinikaYehova,awathi uYehova,KuseYerusalemapholiyakubakhonaigamalam ngonaphakade

5Wawakhelaizibingelelowonkeumkhosiwezulu ezintendelezwenizombinizendlukaYehova.

6Wabacandisaoonyanabakheemlilweni,emfuleni wakwaBhen-hinom,wabhekaamatola,wahlabaizihlabo, wahlabaizihlabo,wamisaabaneshologunoosiyazi;wenza ububiobukhuluemehlwenikaYehova,ukuzeamqumbise

7Wawumisaumfanekisooqingqiweyo,lowoabewenzile, endlwinikaThixo,awathiuThixongayokuDavide nakuSolomonunyanawakhe,KuyolendlunaseYerusalem, endiyinyulileyoezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli,ndiya kulibekakhonaigamalamngonaphakade; 8ndingabisalususaunyawolukaSirayeliemhlabeni endawumiselaooyihlo;ukuzebagcineukwenzakonke endibawiseleumthethongako,ngokomyalelowonke, nemimiselo,namasiko,ngesandlasikaMoses

99UManasewawawexulaamaYudanabemi baseYerusalem,ukubabenzeokubi,ngaphezukweentlanga

awazitshabalalisayouYehovaphambikoonyana bakaSirayeli.

10UYehovawathethakuManasenakubantubakhe; 11UYehovawabaziselaabathethelibomkhosiwokumkani waseAsiriya;

12Uthekeekubandezelekenikwakhe,wambongoza uYehovauThixowakhe,wazithobakakhuluphambi koThixowooyise.

13Wathandazakuye,wathandazekanguye,wakuva ukutarhuzisakwakhe,wambuyiselaeYerusalem ebukumkaninibakheWaziuManaseukubauYehova nguyeuThixo

14Emvenikokowakhaudongangaphandlekomzi kaDavide,ngasentshonalangakweGihon,entilini,wesa ekungenenikwesangoleentlanzi,wayizungulezaiOfeli, wayimisaintsikakakhulu,wamisaabathethelibemfazwe emiziniyonkeenqatyisiweyoyakwaYuda

15Wabasusaizithixozasemzini,nesithixosendlu kaYehova,nezibingelelozonkeabezakheentabeniyendlu kaYehova,naseYerusalem,wazikhuphelangaphandle komzi

16WakhaisibingelelosikaYehova,wabingelelaphezu kwasoimibingeleloyoxoloneyombulelo;wathikumaYuda makamkhonzeuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli

17Abantubebesabingelelanokoezigangeni;

18EzinyeizintozikaManase,nomthandazowakhe kuThixowakhe,namazwiweemboniezathethakuye egamenilikaYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,nanzozibhaliwe encwadiniyookumkanibakwaSirayeli

19Nomthandazowakhe,nokuthandazekakwakheuThixo, nesonosakhesonke,nobumenemenebakhe,neendawo awakhakuzoiziganga,wamisaooAsheranemifanekiso eqingqiweyo,engekathotywa;nanzozibhaliweemazwini eemboni.

20UManasewalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwaendlwini yakhe,uAmon,unyanawakhe,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe.

21UAmonubeminyakaimashumimabinianamibini ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka emibiniengukumkanieYerusalem.

22WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengokowenza ngakouManaseuyiseUAmonwabingelelakwimifanekiso yonkeeqingqiweyoawayenzayouManaseuyise, wayikhonza

23AkazithobangaphambikoYehova,njengoko wazithobayouManaseuyise;keyenauAmonwabanetyala elikhulu

24Bamcebaabakhonzibakhe,bambulalaendlwiniyakhe.

25Abantubelizweelobababulalabonkeabobabecebe ukumkaniuAmonabantubelizwebamenzaukumkani uYosiya,unyanawakhe,esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO34

1UYosiyaubeminyakaisibhozoezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumi mathathuanamnyeengukumkanieYerusalem.

2WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,wahamba ngendlelakaDavideuyise,akatyekelangasekunene nangasekhohlo.

3Kubangomnyakawesibhozowobukumkanibakhe, esemncinane,waqalawamquqelauThixokaDavideuyise,

ngomnyakaweshumielinesibiniwaqalawawahlambulula amaYudaneYerusalem,ezigangeni,nooAshera, nemifanekisoeqingqiweyo,nemifanekisoetyhidiweyo

4BazidilizaphambikwakheizibingelelozooBhahali; nezimisozamatyeezibeziphezukwazo,wazigawula; waziqhekezaooAshera,nemifanekisoeqingqiweyo, nemifanekisoetyhidiweyo,wayicolayaluthuli,wayisasaza phezukwamangcwabaabobabebingelelekuyo.

5Wawatshisaamathamboababingeleliphezu kwezibingelelozabo,wawahlambululakeamaYuda neYerusalem

6WenjenjaloemiziniyakwaManase,neyakwaEfrayim, neyakwaSimon,kwesakwaNafetali,kumanxuwaayo ngeenxazonke

7wazidilizaizibingelelo,nooAshera,wayikhanda imifanekisoeqingqiweyoyabaluthuthu,wazigawulazonke izithixoezwenilonkelakwaSirayeli,wabuyelaeYerusalem 8Ngomnyakaweshumielinesibhozowobukumkanibakhe, ekulihlambululenikwakheilizwenendluleyo,wathuma uShafanunyanaka-Atsaliya,noMahaseyaumphathiwomzi, noYowaunyanakaYowahazi,umkhumbuziwezinto zakomkhulu,ukubabayihlaziyeindlukaYehovauThixo wakhe

9BezakekuHilekiyaumbingeleliomkhulu,bayinikela imaliebizisweendlwinikaThixo,ababeyiqokeleleabaLevi ababegcinaiingcangoesandlenisikaManasenoEfrayim, nakuwoonkeamasalelaakwaSirayeli,nakuwoonke amaYudanamaBhenjamin;babuyelaeYerusalem.

10Bayinikelaesandlenisabenzibomsebenzi,ababephethe indlukaYehova,bayinikaabenzibomsebenzi ababesebenzaendlwinikaYehova,ukubabayilungise bayilungiseindlukaYehova;

11bayinikaiingcibinabakhi,ukubakuthengweamatye axholiweyo,nemithiyemiqadiyokuhlanganisa,neyophahla lwezindlu,ababeziwisileookumkanibakwaYuda

12Amadodalawoebesebenzakuloomsebenzi enyanisekile;abaphathibawonguYahatino-Obhadiya, abaLevi,bakoonyanabakaMerari;+yayeuZekariya noMeshulambakoonyanabakaKehati+bayinikela; nabaLevibonkeabobaziqondayoiimpahlazokuvuma.

13Babephetheabathwalibemithwalo,bebongamelabonke abenzaumsebenziwenkonzoyeyiphinaindlela;kubaLevi bekukhoababhali,nababhali,nabamasango.

14Ekuyikhuphenikwaboimaliebizisweendlwini kaYehova,uHilekiyaumbingeleliwayifumanaincwadi yomyalelokaYehova,eyabhalwangesandlasikaMoses.

15WaphendulauHilekiya,wathikuShafanumbhali, IncwadiyomyalelondiyifumeneendlwinikaYehova.

UHilekiyawayinikauShafanincwadileyo

16UShafanwayizisaincwadikukumkani,wambuyisela ilizwiukumkani,wathi,Konkeobekunikelweyo kubakhonzibakhobayakwenza.

17bayiqokeleleimalieyafumanekayoendlwinikaYehova, bayinikelaesandlenisabaveleli,nasesandlenisabenzi bomsebenzi

18WaxelelauShafanumbhalikukumkani,wathi, UHilekiyaumbingeleliundinikeincwadi.Wayilesa uShafanphambikokumkani

19Kwathi,akuwevaukumkaniamazwiomyalelo, wazikrazulaiingubozakhe.

20UkumkaniwabawiselaumthethouHilekiya,noAhikam unyanakaShafan,noAbhedonunyanakaMika,noShafan umbhali,noAsayaumkhonziwokumkani,wathi, 21YiyaninibuzisekuYehovangenxayam,nangenxa yamasalelaakwaSirayelinakwaYuda,malunganamazwi alencwadiifunyenweyo;ngokubabukhuluubushushu bukaYehova,obuphalazelwephezukwethu,ngenxa enokubaoobawobengaligcinangailizwilikaYehova, ukubabenzenjengakokonkeokubhaliweyokulencwadi 22WayakeuHilekiyanabakwakumkanikuHulida umprofetikazi,umkaShalumunyanakaTikwa,unyana kaHasera,umgcini-ngubo;(ngokukeyenaehleli eYerusalemekholejini)Bathethakuyekwangokunjalo. 23Wathikubo,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Nothikuloondodainithumileyokum, 24UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndiyiziselaububile ndawo,naphezukwabemibayo,zonkeiziqalekiso ezibhaliweyoencwadini,abayilesileyophambikokumkani wakwaYuda;

25ngethubalokubabendishiyilemna,baqhumisela thixwenibambi,ukuzebandiqumbisengomsebenziwonke wezandlazabo;kengokoubushushubambuya kuphalazelwaphezukwalendawo,bungacinywa 26KeukumkaniwakwaYuda,onithumeukubanibuzise kuYehova,nothikuye,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, ngokuphatheleleamazwiowavileyo; 27ngokokubaibithambileintliziyoyakho,wasuka wazithobaebuswenibukaThixoekuwevenikwakho amazwiakhe,malunganalendawonabemibayo; wazithobaphambikwam,wazikrazulaiingubozakho, walilaphambikwam;Namndikuvile;utshouYehova.

28Uyabona,ndiyakukuhlanganiselakooyihlo, uhlanganiselweengcwabenilakhounoxolo,angabuboni amehloakhobonkeububiendibuziselalendawo,naphezu kwabemibayoBambuyiselakeilizwiukumkani 29Wathumelaukumkani,wahlanganisanaonkeamadoda amakhuluakwaYudanawaseYerusalem.

30WenyukaukumkaniwayaendlwinikaYehova, namadodaonkeakwaYuda,nabemibaseYerusalem, nababingeleli,nabaLevi,nabantubonke,abakhulu kwanabancinane,wawalesaezindlebenizaboonkeamazwi encwadiyomnqophisoeyafunyanwaendlwinikaYehova 31Wemaukumkaniendaweniyakhe,wenzaumnqophiso phambikoYehovawokulandelauYehova,nokugcina imithethoyakhe,nezingqinozakhe,nemimiseloyakhe, ngentliziyoyakheyonke,nangomphefumlowakhewonke, ukubaawenzeamazwialomnqophisoabhaliweyokule ncwadi.

32WabamisakuwobonkeabafumanekayoeYerusalem nakwaBhenjaminAbemibaseYerusalembenzake ngokomnqophisokaThixo,uThixowooyise

33UYosiyawawasusaonkeamasikiziemazwenionke, angawoonyanabakaSirayeli,wabakhonzisabonke abafumanekayokwaSirayeli,ukubabakhonzeuYehova uThixowaboAbatyekangaekumlandeleniuYehova, uThixowooyiseyonkeimihlayakhe

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UYosiyawenzaipasikakuYehovaeYerusalem;bayixhela ipasikangosukulweshumielinesinelwenyangayokuqala

2Wabamisaababingeleliezigxinenizabo,wabakhuthaza enkonzweniyendlukaYehova.

3WathikubaLeviababefundisaamaSirayelionke, ababengcwelekuYehova,Yibekeniityeyaengcwele endlwini,awayakhayouSolomonunyanakaDavide ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli;izeingabimthwaloemagxeni enuMkhonzenikalokuuYehovauThixowenu,nabantu bakheamaSirayeli.

4Zilungiseningokwezindluzooyihlo,ngokwamaqelaenu, ngokwesibhalosikaDavideukumkaniwakwaSirayeli, nangokwesibhalosikaSolomonunyanawakhe;

5nithiengcweleninimeleizahlulozezindluzooyise zabazalwanabenu,oonyanababantu,iqelalezindluzooyise zabaLevi

6Niyixheleipasika,nizingcwalise,nibalungisele abazalwanabenu,benzengokwelizwilikaYehova ngesandlasikaMoses

7UYosiyawabarhumelaabantu,yonkeimpahla emfutshane,iimvana,namatakaneeebhokhwe,onkelawo angawepasika,engamawakaamashumimathathuinani, namawakaamathathueenkomo;

8Abathethelibakhebabarhumelaabantunababingeleli nabaLevingokuqhutywayintliziyo:uHilekiya,noZekariya, noYehiyeli,abaphathibendlukaThixo,babarhumela ababingeleliamawakaamabinianamakhuluamathandathu amatakane,namakhuluamathathueenkomo

9KananjalouKonaniya,noShemaya,noNataniyeli, abazalwanabakhe,noHashabhiya,noYehiyeli, noYozabhadi,abathethelibabaLevi,babarhumelaabaLevi amawakaamahlanuamatakaneepasika,namakhulu amahlanueenkomo.

10Yalungiswakeinkonzoleyo;bemaababingeleli ezindawenizabo,abaLeviemaqeleniabo,ngokomthetho wokumkani.

11Bayixhelaipasika,ababingelelibalitshizaigazi ezandlenizabo,abaLevibahlinza

12Bawasusakeamadinianyukayo,ukubakunikelwe ngokwezahlulozemizalwaneyabantu,kusondezwe kuYehova,njengokokubhaliweyoencwadinikaMoses Benjenjaloneenkomo.

13Bayosaipasikangomlilongokwesiko; 14Emvenikokobazilungiselangokwabokwanababingeleli ngokubaababingeleli,oonyanabaka-Aron,babenyusa amadinianyukayonamaqatha,kudekubesebusukuKe abaLevibazilungiselangokwabokwanababingeleli, oonyanabaka-Aron.

15Iimvumi,oonyanabaka-Asafu,zibezisezindawenizazo ngokomthethokaDavide,noAsafu,noHeman,noYedutun imboniyokumkani;nabamasangobemaesangweni ngesango;bangemkienkonzweniyabo;ngokuba abazalwanababoabaLevibabalungisela

16YalungiswakeyonkeinkonzokaYehova,ngaloomini ukwenzaipasika,nokunyusaamadinianyukayo esibingelelwenisikaYehova,ngokomthethowokumkani uYosiya

17OonyanabakaSirayeliababekhobayenzaipasikangelo xesha,nomthendelekowezonkaezingenagwele,imihla esixhenxe

18Bekungazangakwenziwepasikangokwaleyo kwaSirayeli,kususelakwimihlakaSamuweliumprofeti. OokumkanibonkebakwaSirayeliabazangabenzepasika, ngokwaloopasikawayenzayouYosiya,nababingeleli,

nabaLevi,nawoonkeamaYudanamaSirayeliabekhona, nabemibaseYerusalem.

19Kwenziwakelepasikangomnyakaweshumi elinesibhozowobukumkanibukaYosiya.

20EmvenikwakokonkeukuyilungisakukaYosiyaindlu, kwenyukauNeko,ukumkaniwaseYiputa,ezakulwa neKarkemishengase-Efrati;uYosiyawaphuma,waya kulwanaye.

21Wathumaabathunywakuye,wathi,Yintoninaenam nawe,kumkaniwakwaYuda?Andizekulwanawenamhla; ndizeendlwiniendilwanayo;ngokubauThixoundiwisele umthethowokubamandenzemsinya;yeka,ekubambaneni noThixo,onam,ukubaangonakalisi.

22KeuYosiyaakabusongangaubusobakhekuye;wazenza mntuwumbi,ukubaalwenaye;akawaphulaphulaamazwi kaNeko,aphumaemlonyenikaThixo;

23AbatolibamtolaukumkaniuYosiya;Wathiukumkani kubakhonzibakhe,Ndikhupheni;ngokuba ndingxwelerhiwe.

24Abakhonzibakhebamthulaenqwelweni,bamkhwelisa kweyesibiniinqweloabenayoBamsaeYerusalem,wafa, wangcwatyelwakwelinyelamangcwabaooyise.Onke amaYudaneYerusalemwamzilelauYosiya

25UYeremiyawamenzelaisimbononouYosiya;zathetha zonkeiimvumineemvumikaziezimbononwenizabo ngoYosiya,unanamhla;bazenzaummiselokwaSirayeli; nanzozibhaliweezimbononweni

26EzinyeizintozikaYosiya,nencebayakhe,njengoko kubhaliweyoemyalelwenikaYehova, 27Nezenzozakhe,ezokuqalanezokugqibela,nanzo zibhaliweencwadiniyookumkanibakwaSirayeli nabakwaYuda

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1AbantubelizwebathabathauYehowahazi,unyana kaYosiya,bamenzaukumkaniesikhundlenisikayise eYerusalem

2UYehowahaziubeminyakaimashumimabini anamithathuezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;waba neenyangaezintathuengukumkanieYerusalem

3UkumkaniwaseYiputawamguzulaeYerusalem, walihlawulisailizweikhululeetalentezesiliverenetalente yegolide

4UkumkaniwaseYiputawamenzauEliyakim,umkhuluwa wakhe,ukubaabengukumkanikwaYudaneYerusalem, waliguqulaigamalakhelabanguYehoyakimUNeko wamthabathauYehowahazi,umninawawakhe,wamsa eYiputa

5UYehoyakimubeminyakaimashumimabinianamihlanu ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka elishumielinamnyeengukumkanieYerusalem;wenza okubiemehlwenikaYehovauThixowakhe

6wenyukauNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli, wamchasa,wamkhonkxangamakhamandelaobhedu, wamsaeBhabheli

7KananjalouNebhukadenetsarewayisainxenye yeempahlazendlukaYehovaeBhabheli,wazibeka etempileniyakheeBhabheli

8EzinyeizintozikaYehoyakim,namasikiziakhe awawenzayo,nokwafumanekayokukuye,nankokubhaliwe encwadiniyookumkanibakwaSirayelinabakwaYuda

WabangukumkaniuYehoyakin,unyanawakhe, esikhundlenisakhe.

9UYehoyakinubeminyakaisibhozoezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneenyangaezintathu ezineentsukuezilishumiengukumkanieYerusalem;wenza okubiemehlwenikaYehova

10Ekuvelenikomnyaka,ukumkaniuNebhukadenetsare wathumelawamzisaeBhabheli,kunyeneempahla ezinqwenelekayozendlukaYehova;wenzauZedekiya, umninawawakhe,ukubaabengukumkanikwaYuda naseYerusalem

11UZedekiyaubeminyakaimashumimabinianamnye ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka elishumielinamnyeengukumkanieYerusalem

12WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehovauThixowakhe; akazithobaphambikoYeremiyaumprofeti,owayethetha okwaphumaemlonyenikaYehova

13Kananjalowagwilikakukumkani,kuNebhukadenetsare, obemfungiseuThixo;wabangontamoilukuni,wayenza ingqoshombaintliziyoyakhe,ukuzeangabuyelikuYehova, uThixokaSirayeli

14Kananjalobonkeabathethelibababingelelinabantu bandisaukwenzaubumenemenengokwamasikizionke eentlanga;wayenzainqambiindlukaYehova, awayingcwalisayoeYerusalem.

15UYehova,uThixowooyise,wathumelakubo ngabathunywabakhe,wanyamekaukuthumela;ngokuba wayenemfesanengabantubakhe,nekhayalakhe.

16BayebebagculelaabathunywabakaThixo,bewadela amazwiakhe,bebagxekaabaprofetibakhe,badabenyuka ubushushubukaYehova,bezakubantubakhe,kwada akwabakhompilo

17WabazisaukumkaniwamaKaledi,owawabulala amadodanaabongekreleendlwiniyengcweleyabo, akacongandodananantombi,naxhego,naxhephe,bonke wabanikelaesandlenisakhe

18nazozonkeiimpahlazendlukaThixo,ezinkulu nezincinane,nobuncwanebendlukaYehova,nobuncwane bokumkani,nobabathethelibakhe;zonkeezontowazisa eBhabheli.

19BayitshisaindlukaThixo,baludilizaudonga lwaseYerusalem,bawatshisangomliloonkeamabhotwe ayo;bazitshabalalisazonkeiimpahlazayo ezinqwenelekayo

20WabafuduselaeBhabheliabasindileyoekreleni;apho babangabakhonzikuyenakoonyanabakhe,kwadakwaba sebukumkaninibamaPersi

21ukubalizalisekeilizwilikaYehovangomlomo kaYeremiya,lideilizwelaneleziisabathazalo;ngayo yonkeimihlayokubasenkangalakwalo,laphumla,ukuba kuzalisweiminyakaemashumiasixhenxe 22Kekaloku,ngomnyakawokuqalakaKoreshiukumkani wasePersi,ukuzelizalisekeilizwilikaYehova, awalithethayongomlomokaYeremiya,uYehova wawuxhokonxaumoyakaKoreshiukumkaniwasePersi, ukubakuhanjisweilizwiebukumkaninibakhebonke, wasibhala,esithi, 23UtshouKoreshiukumkaniwasePersiukuthi,Zonke izikumkanizehlabathiuzinikemnauYehova,uThixo wamazulu;Yenaundiyaleleukubandimakheleindlu eYerusalem,ekwaYudaNgubaninaphakathikwenu

ebantwinibakhebonke?UYehovauThixowakhemakabe naye,anyuke.