Xhosa - The Book of 2nd Kings

Eyesi-2yooKumkani

ISAHLUKO1

1WakreqakeamaMowabhikumaSirayeliemvakokufa kuka-Ahabhi.

2UAhaziyawawaefestileniyegumbi:lakheeliphezulu elikwaSamari,wahliwakukufake,wathumaabathunywa, wathikubo,HambaniniyekubuzisakuBhahali-zebhubhi, uthixowase-Ekron,ukubandiyakuphilanakwesisifo

3SathiisithunywasikaYehovakuEliyawaseTishbhi,Suk’ ume,unyukeuyekukhawulelaabathunywabokumkani wakwaSamari,uthethekubo,uthi,Kungokubakungekho ThixokwaSirayelina,lentoniyekubuzisakuBhahalizebhubhi,uthixowase-Ekron?

4NgakookoutshouYehovaukuthi,Isingqengqeloeso, unyukewayakuso,akusayikuhlakuso;inene,uyakufa. WemkakeuEliya

5Babuyaabathunywabezakuye,wathikubo,Yinina ukubanibuye?

6Bathikuye,Kunyukeindoda,yezakusikhawulela,yathi kuthi,Hambaninibuyelekukumkanionithumileyo,nithi kuye,UtshouYehovaukuthi,KungokubakungekhoThixo kwaSirayelina,lentouthumelaukubakubuziswe kuBhahali-zebhubhi,uthixowase-Ekron?Ngakooko, isingqengqeloeso,unyukewayakuso,akusayikuhlakuso; inene,uyakufa

7Wathikubo,Iluhloboluninaindodaleyoinyukileyoyeza kunikhawulela,yathethaloomazwikuni?

8Bathikuye,Yindodaexhonti,ebhinqeumbhinqo wentlonzeesinqenisayoWathi,NguEliyawaseTishbhi 9Ukumkaniwathumelakuyeumthetheli-mashumimahlanu,enamashumiomahlanuakheWenyukawaya kuye,nankoehleliencotsheniyentaba.Wathikuye,Mfo wakwaThixo,utheukumkani,Yihla.

10WaphendulauEliya,wathikumthetheli-mashumimahlanu,UkubakendingumfowakwaThixo,makuhle umliloezulwini,ukudlewenanamashumiomahlanuakho. kwehlaumliloezulwini,wamtshisayenanamashumi omahlanuakhe

11Wabuyawamthumelakuyeomnyeumthethelimashumi-mahlanu,enamashumiomahlanuakhe Waphendulawathikuye,MfowakwaThixo,utsho ukumkaniukuthi,Yihlangokukhawuleza

12WaphendulauEliya,wathikubo,Ukubakendingumfo wakwaThixo,makuhleumliloezulwini,ukudlewena namashumiomahlanuakhoWehlaumlilokaThixo ezulwini,wamtshisayenanamashumiomahlanuakhe

13Wabuyawathumaowesithathuumthetheli-mashumimahlanu,enamashumiomahlanuakheWenyukake owesithathuumthetheli-mashumi-mahlanu,waguqa ngamadolophambikoEliya,wambongoza,wathikuye, MfowakwaThixo,mawunqabeemehlweniakho umphefumlowam,nomphefumlowababakhonzibakho bamashumimahlanu.

14Uyabona,kwehlaumliloezulwini,wabadlaabathetheli bobabinibaloomashumiangamahlanu,kunyenamashumi omahlanuabo;ngokomawunqabeemehlweniakho umphefumlowam

15SathiisithunywasikaYehovakuEliya,Yihlanaye; Wesukake,wehlanaye,wayakukumkani.

16Wathikuye,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ngenxaenokuba uthumeleabathunywabokubuzisakuBhahali-zebhubhi, uthixowase-Ekron,kungokubakungekhoThixo kwaSirayelina,kungabuziswakuye?Ngakooko, isingqengqeloeso,unyukewayakuso,akusayikuhlakuso; inene,uyakufa.

17WafakengokwelizwilikaYehovaelathethwanguEliya WabangukumkaniuYehoramesikhundlenisakhe, ngomnyakawesibinikaYehoramunyanakaYehoshafati, ukumkaniwakwaYuda;ngokubaebengenanyana

18Ezinyeizintozika-Ahaziyaawazenzayo,azibhalwanga naencwadiniyemicimbiyemihlayookumkani bakwaSirayeli?

ISAHLUKO2

1KwathiekuzakumnyusenikukaYehovauEliyangomoya ovuthuzayo,ukubaayeemazulwini,wabeuEliyaehamba noElisha,besukaeGiligali

2WathiuEliyakuElisha,Khawuhlaleapha;ngokuba uYehovaundithumeeBheteli.WathiuElishakuye,Ehleli njeuYehova,uhlelinjeumphefumlowakho,andiyi kwahlukananawe.BehlakebayaeBheteli.

3Baphumaoonyanababaprofeti,ababeseBheteli,baya kuElisha,bathikuye,Uyazinakodwaukubanamhla uyayisusauYehovainkosiyakhoentlokweniyakho?Wathi, Ewe,ndiyazi;thulani.

4WathiuEliyakuye,Elisha,khawuhlaleapha;ngokuba uYehovaundithumeeYerikoWathiyena,Ehlelinje uYehova,uhlelinjeumphefumlowakho,andiyi kwahlukananaweBafikakeeYeriko

5BezaoonyanababaprofetiababeseYerikokuElisha,bathi kuye,UyazinakodwaukubanamhlauyayisusauYehova inkosiyakhoentlokweniyakho?Wathiyena,Ewe,ndiyazi; thulani.

6WathiuEliyakuye,Khawuhlaleapha;ngokubauYehova undithumeeYordanWathiyena,EhlelinjeuYehova, uhlelinjeumphefumlowakho,andiyikwahlukananawe. Bahambakebobabini

7Kwahambaamadodaamashumimahlanukoonyana babaprofeti,afikaemamgamamalunganabo.Bonabema bobabiningaseYordan

8UEliyawayithabathainguboyakheenkulu,wayisonga, wabethangayoemanzini;ahluka,asingangaphanangapha; bawelabobabinikomile

9Kwathi,xabawelileyo,wathiuEliyakuElisha,Celainto, ndikwenzele,ndingekasuswakuwe.WathiuElisha,Makhe zibephezukwamizahluloezibinizomoyawakho

10Wathi,Uceleintoenzima;kodwakeukubauthe wandibonaukususwakwamkuwe,kobanjalo,ukubauthe wandibonaukususwakwamkuwe;ukubaakunjalo,akuyi kubanjalo

11Kwathi,besahamba,behambabethetha,kwabonakala inqweloyomlilonamahasheomlilo,yabahlulabobabini; wenyukauEliyangomoyaovuthuzayo,wayaemazulwini

12UElishaakukubonaoko,wadanduluka,wathi,Bawo, bawo,nqweloyokulwayakwaSirayeli,nabamahasheayo! Akabasambona;wazibambaezakheiingubo,wazikrazula zaziqwengazibini.

13wayicholainguboenkulukaEliya,eyayiwekuye; wabuya,wafikawemaelunxwemenilweYordan

14WayithabathainguboenkulukaEliya,eyayiwekuye, wabethangayoemanzini,wathi,UphinauYehova,uThixo

kaEliya,yenakanye?wawabethakenamanzilawo;ahluka, asingangaphanangapha;uElishawawela.

15BambonaoonyanababaprofetiababeseYerikomalunga naye,bathi,UmoyakaEliyauhlelikuElisha.Beza kumkhawulela,baqubudakuye;

16Bathikuye,Yabona,kukhokubakhonzibakhoamadoda amashumimahlanuanobukroti;makheayekuyifunainkosi yakho,mhlawumbiuMoyakaYehovawayifunqula, wayiphosaentabeniethile,nokubakusemfuleniothile Wathiyena,Izeningathumi

17Bamjoka,wadawaneentloni,wathi,Thumani Bawathumakeamadodaamashumimahlanu;amfuna iintsukuezintathu,akamfumana.

18Abuyaezakuye;eseYeriko,wathikuwo,Ndibe ndingatshongonakuniukuthi,Musaniukuya?

AthiamadodaaloomzikuElisha,Uyabona,ukumakwalo mzikuhle,njengokoibonayoinkosiyethu;keamanzimabi, nalomhlabaawunikinto

20Wathi,Ndiziseleniisityaesitsha,nigaleleityuwakuso. Bamziselake

21Waphuma,wayaemthonjeniwamanzi,wayigalela ityuwakhona,wathi,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Ndiwaphilisilelamanzi;akusayikuphindakuphumekufa namhlabaonguthafa

22Aphilakeamanzilawounanamhla,ngokwelizwi likaElishaawalithethayo

23Wenyukakhona,wayaeBheteliEkunyukenikwakhe ngendlela,kwaphumaiintsanakuwoumzi,zamgculela, zathikuye,Nyuka,nkqayindini;Nyuka,nkqayindini

24Wajika,wabakhangela,wawaqalekisaegameni likaYehova.Kwaphumaiibherekazizambiniehlathini, zabaqwengaabantwanaabamashumimaneanababinikubo 25Wesukakhona,wayaentabeniyeKarmele,wesuka khonawabuyelakwaSamari.

ISAHLUKO3

1KekalokuuYehoram,unyanaka-Ahabhi,waba ngukumkanikumaSirayelikwaSamari,ngomnyaka weshumielinesibhozokaYehoshafatiukumkani wakwaYuda,wabaneminyakaelishumielinamibini engukumkani

2WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova;kodwaakaba njengoyisenanjengonina;wasisusaisithixosikaBhahali, awasenzayouyise

3NokokewanamathelaezonwenizikaYarobheham unyanakaNebhati,awawonisangazoamaSirayeli; akatyekakuyo.

4UMeshaukumkaniwakwaMowabhiubengumfuyi wempahlaemfutshane,warhumakukumkani wakwaSirayeliikhululamawakaeemvana,nekhulu lamawakaeenkunzizeegushangoboya.

5KwathikeakufauAhabhi,wakreqaukumkani wakwaMowabhikukumkaniwakwaSirayeli

6WaphumaukumkaniuYehoramngeloxeshakwaSamari, wawabalaonkeamaSirayeli

7WayawathumelakuYehoshafatiukumkaniwakwaYuda, esithi,UkreqilekumukumkaniwakwaMowabhi;wohamba nanamsiyekulwanamaMowabhi?Wathi,Ndonyuka ndiye,ndinjengawe,abantubambanjengabantubakho, amahasheamanjengamahasheakho

8Wathi,Sonyukangayiphinaindlela?Wathi,Ngendlela yentlangoyakwaEdom.

9WahambakeukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,nokumkani wakwaYuda,nokumkaniwakwaEdom,bajikelezauhambo lweentsukuezisixhenxe;

10WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,Yoo!ukubauYehova ubabizelendawonyeabakumkanibathathu,ukuba abanikeleesandlenisikaMowabhi.

11WathiuYehoshafati,AkukhomprofetikaYehovana apha,sibuzisekuYehovangaye?Waphendulaomnye wakubakhonzibokumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wathi,Nanku uElisha,unyanakaShafati,obegalelaamanziesandleni sikaEliya.

12WathiuYehoshafati,IlizwilikaYehovalinayeWehla keukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,noYehoshafati,nokumkani wakwaEdom,bayakuye.

13WathiuElishakukumkaniwamaSirayeli,Yintonina enamnawe?Hambauyekubaprofetibakayihlo, nakubaprofetibakanyoko.WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayeli kuye,Hayi;ngokubauYehovaubabizeleabakumkani bathathu,ukubaabanikeleesandlenisikaMowabhi

14WathiuElisha,EhlelinjeuYehovawemikhosi,endimi phambikwakhe,ndingendingakubheki,ndikubone,koko bendihloneleuYehoshafati,ukumkaniwakwaYuda 15Ndiziselenikengokuumbethi-luhadi.Kwathi,xa umbethi-luhadilubetha,samfikelaisandlasikaYehova 16Wathi,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yenzenilentiliibe yimijelo;

17NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Aniyikubonamoya, aniyikubonamvula;kodwaloomfulauyakuzalaamanzi, niselenina,neenkomozenu,namaqeguenu.

18KuncinaneokokeemehlwenikaYehova;wowanikela namaMowabhiesandlenisenu

19Noyixabelayonkeimizienqatyisiweyo,nemiziyonke enyuliweyo,niyiwiseyonkeimithiemihle,niyidibelele yonkeimithomboyamanzi,niwonakaliseonkeamasimi amahlengamatye.

20Kwathikusasa,xakunyuswaumnikelowokudla,nanko kuvelaamanzi,evelangendlelayakwaEdom,ilizwelazala ngamanzi.

21EvakeonkeamaMowabhiukubabenyukileookumkani, besizakulwanawo,ahlanganisaonkeamadodaaxhobileyo, athabathelaphezulu,emaemdeni.

22Bavukakusasangengomso,labonakalailangaphezu kwamanzi,awabonaamaMowabhiamanzingaphesheya ebomvunjengegazi.

23Bathike,Ligazieli;ookumkanibabulewengenene, babulalane;

24AfikakeemkhosiniwakwaSirayeli,asukaamaSirayeli, awaxabelaamaMowabhi,asabaphambikwawo,ahamba ewaxabelaamaMowabhiezwenilawo

25Bayidilizaimizi,emasiminionkeamahle,elowo waphosailityelakhe,bawazalisa;bawavalaonkeamaqula amanzi,bayiwisayonkeimithiemihle,bawasaeKirhareshetikuphelaamatyeayo;bayirhawulaabasawuli, batshokuyo

26WabonaukumkaniwakwaMowabhi,ukubaimfazwe inzimakuye,wathabathaamakhuluasixhenxeamadoda arholaikrele,ukubaatyhobozelekukumkaniwakwaEdom; 27Wathabathaunyanawakhewamazibulo,obeyakuba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe,wamnyusawabalidini elinyukayophezukodongaKwabakhouburhalarhume

obukhulungakumaSirayeli;emkakuye,abuyelaezweni lawo.

ISAHLUKO4

1Kekalokuumfaziothilekubafaziboonyanababaprofeti wakhalakuElisha,esithi,Umkhonziwakhoindodayam ifile.Uyaziwenaukubaumkhonziwakholoebemoyika uYehova;keumboleki-maliuzekubathabathelakuye oonyanabambobabini,ukubababengamakhoboka 2WathiuElishakuye,Ndikwenzelentonina?Ndixelele, unantoninaendlwini?Wathi,Umkhonzazanawakho akanantoendlwini,ingeyiyoingqayiyeoli.

3Wathi,Hambauyekuzibolekelaizityangaphandle, kubamelwanebakhobonke,izityaezizé;ingabimbalwa 4ungene,uzivalelewenanoonyanabakho,uthululele kwezozityazonke,uzishenxiseezizeleyo

5Wemkakekuye,wazivalela,yenanoonyanabakhe, bezisakuyeizitya;waphalala.

6Kwathi,zakuzalaizitya,wathikunyanawakhe,Zisa esinyeisityakumWathikuye,Akusekhositya;Yahlalake ioli.

7WayawaxelelaumfowakwaThixo;Wathiyena,Hamba uyekuthengisangeolileyo,uhlawuleityalalakho,uphile wenanoonyanabakhongeseleyo.

8Kwathingamhlauthile,uElishawagqithelaeShunem, aphokwayekukhointokazielinonokazi;Wamnyanzela ukubaadleisonka.Ubesithi,xaagqithayo,aphambukele khonaukubaadleisonka

9Yathiendodeniyayo,Uyabonake,ndiyaqondaukubalo mfoungcwelewakwaThixoumanaegqithaapha.

10Makhesenzeigunjanaeludongeni;simmiselekhona umandlalo,netafile,nesihlalo,nesiphathosezibane;wothi, xaathewezakuthi,aphambukelekhona.

11Kwathingamhlauthile,wayakhona,waphambukela egumbinieliphezulu,walalakhona

12WathikuGehaziumfanawakhe,BizalomShunemkazi. Wambiza,wemaphambikwakhe

13Wathikuye,Khawuthikuye,Uyabona,usinyamekele ngayoyonkelenyameko;wenzentoninakuwe?Kuya kuthiwakukumkani,nokubakukumthetheli-mkhosi,kusini na?Wathiyena,Ndihleliphakathikwabantubakowethu 14Wathi,Makenzelwentonina?WathiuGehazi,Inyaniso, akanamntwana;nendodayakheyaluphele

15Wathi,MbizeWambiza,wemaemnyango

16Wathi,Mayelanelixeshanyakenyeuyakusingatha unyanaWathiyena,Hayi,nkosiyam,mfowakwaThixo, musaukumxokisaumkhonzazanawakho.

17Wamithakeloomfazi,wazalaunyanangeloxesha limisiweyolanyakenye,abelithethileuElishakuye 18Wakhulaumntwana,kwathingamhlauthile,waphuma wayakuyise,kubavuni.

19Wathikuyise,Intlokoyam,intlokoyam!Wathi kumfana,Mthabatheumsekunina 20Wamthabatha,wamsakunina,wahlalaemathangeni akhekwadakwaseminienkulu,wafa 21Wenyuka,wamlalisaesingqengqelwenisomfo wakwaThixo,waluvalaucango,waphuma

22Wabizaindodayakhe,wathi,Khawundithumeleomnye wakubafana,nenyeyeemazizamaesile,khendithigxada, ndiyekumfowakwaThixo,ndibuyendibuye

23Wathiyena,Yininaukubauhambeuyekuyenamhla? akuthwasanyanga,asiyisabatha.Wathi,Kulungile.

24Wayibophaiesile,wathikumfanalowo,Qhubauhambe; musaukuzibambezelaekukhweleningenxayam, ndingatshongokuwe.

25WahambakewayakumfowakwaThixoentabeni yeKarmeleKwathi,akumbonaumfowakwaThixoesekude, wathikuGehaziumlungiseleliwakhe,Nankuyalaa mShunemkazi

26Khawubaleke,umkhawulele,uthikuye,Uhlelikakuhle na?Ihlelikakuhlenaindodayakho?Uhlelikakuhlena umntwana?Wathiyena,Kulungile

27AkufikakumfowakwaThixoentabeni,wambamba ngeenyawoWasondelauGehaziukubaamsunduze;Wathi umfowakwaThixo,Myeke;ngokubaumphefumlowakhe ukrakra;uYehovaundifihlele,akandixelela.

28Wathi,Ndakhandacelaunyanayininaenkosiniyam? Anditshongonaukuthi,Musaukundikhohlisa?

29WathikuGehazi,Bhinqaisinqesakho,uphathe umsimelelowamngesandlasakho,uhambe;ukubauthe umntuwakubulisa,uzeungaphindiumphendule;uze uwubekeumsimelelowamphezukobusobenkwenkwe leyo

30Wathiuninawomntwana,EhlelinjeuYehova,uhlelinje umphefumlowakho,andiyikwahlukananawe.Wesukake, wamlandela

31UGehaziwagqithelaphambilikubo,wawubeka umsimelelophezukobusobenkwenkwe;akwabakholizwi, akwabakhokuvaWabuyawayakumkhawulela, wamxelela,wathi,Inkwenkweayivukanga

32WafikauElishaendlwini;nantsoinkwenkweifile,ilele esingqengqelwenisakhe

33Wangena,waluvalaucango,bebobabini,wathandaza kuYehova.

34Wenyuka,walalaphezukomntwanalowo,wabeka umlomowakhephezukomlomowakhe,namehloakhe phezukwamehloakhe,nezandlazakhephezukwezandla zakhe,wazolulaphezukomntwanalowo;yafudumala inyamayomntwana

35Wabuya,wahambaendlwini,wasingangaphakwakanye, wasingangaphakwakanye,wasingangaphakwakanye, wahambaendlwini;Yenyuka,wazolulaphezukwakhe Yathimlainkwenkweizihlandloezisixhenxe,yawavula inkwenkweamehloayo

36WabizauGehazi,wathi,BizalomShunemkazi Wambizake.Wezakekuye,wathi,Mthabatheunyana wakho

37Weza,wawaezinyawenizakhe,waqubudaemhlabeni, wamthabathaunyanawakhe,waphuma

38UElishawabuya,wayaeGiligaliKwakukhoindlala elizweni;oonyanababaprofetibabehleliphambikwakhe, wathikumfanalowo,Bekaimbizaenkuluembizenienkulu, ubaphekeleukudlaoonyanababaprofeti

39Waphumaomnye,wayakufunaimifunoendle; wafumanauthangazana,wakhaamathangazanakulo, yazalainguboyakhe;weza,wawaxabeleembizeni yokupheka;

40BawaphakelaamadodaukubaadleKwathi,xabadlayo oko,bakhala,bathi,MfowakwaThixo,kukhoukufa embizeni.Ababanakudlakuyo.

41Wathi,ZisaniumguboWayiphosaembizeni;Wathi, Bagaleleabantu,badleakwabakhobubiembizeni

42Kwafikaindoda,ivelaeBhahali-shalisha,yamzisela umfowakwaThixoisonkasentlahlela,izonkazerhasi ezimashumimabini,nezikhwebuzengqolowaengxoweni yakhe.Wathi,Nikaabantu,badle.

43Wathiumlungiseleliwakhe,Yinina,ndiyibekephambi kwekhululamadoda?Wathi,Nikaabantu,badle;ngokuba utshouYehovaukuthi,Bayakudla,badebakushiye 44Wabekakephambikwabo;badlabakushiya, ngokwelizwilikaYehova

ISAHLUKO5

1KekalokuuNahaman,umthetheli-mkhosiwokumkani wakwa-Aram,wayeeyindodaenkuluenkosiniyakhe, ebekekileyo,ngokubauYehovawayewanikeama-Aram usindisongaye;

2Ama-Aramayephumengokwamaqela,athimbaezweni lakwaSirayeliintombazana;+yayewaqhubekaekhonza umkaNahaman.

3Yathikwinkosikaziyayo,Akwabainkosiyamle ibiphambikomprofetiokwaSamari!ngokubaubeya kuyiphilisaeqhenqenilayo.

4Wayawayixelelainkosiyakhe,wathi,Itheyathi,yathi ukuthetha,intombievelaezwenilakwaSirayeli

5Wathiukumkaniwakwa-Aram,Hambauye,ndithumele incwadikukumkaniwakwaSirayeliWahambake, wathabathaishumileetalentezesilivere,namawaka amathandathueeshekelezegolide,neshumileengubo zokukhululana

6WayizisaincwadikukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,isithi, Kaloku,ekufikenikwalencwadikuwe,yabona, ndikuthumeleuNahamanumkhonziwam,ukubaumphilise eqhenqenilakhe

7Kwathi,akuyilesaukumkaniwakwaSirayeliincwadi, wazikrazulaiingubozakhe,esithi,NdinguThixoyinina, ukubandibulale,nokubandiphilise,ngokubalouthumele kum,ukubandiphiliseindodaeqhenqenilayo?Khaniqonde ke,nibone,ukufunakwakheisizathusokuxabananam

8Kwathi,akuvauElisha,umfowakwaThixo,ukuba ukumkaniwakwaSirayeliuzikrazuleiingubozakhe, wathumelakukumkaniwathi,Uzikrazulelentonina iingubozakho?makezekumngoku,aziukubakukho umprofetikwaSirayeli.

9WezauNahamannamahasheakheneenqwelozakhe, wemaemnyangowendlukaElisha

10UElishawathumaumthunywakuye,esithi,Yiya uhlambeizihlandloezisixhenxeeYordan,ibuyelekuwe inyamayakho,uhlambuluke.

11WavuthangumsindouNahaman,wemka,wathi, Yabonani,bendibamnawophumaezekum,eme,anqule igamalikaYehovauThixowakhe,asibetheisandlasakhe phezukwaloondawo,aphiliseoneqhenqa.

12IAbhananeFarpare,imilamboyaseDamasko,ayilungile na,ngaphezukwamanzionkeakwaSirayeli? Andingehlambikuyona,ndihlambuluke?Wajikake wemkaenomsindo

13Bafikaabakhonzibakhe,bathethanaye,bathi,Bawo, ukubaumprofetiubethetheintoenkulukuwe,ubungayi kuyenzayinina?Kangakananinakexaathekuwe,Hlamba, uhlambuluke?

14Wehlake,wantywilaizihlandloezisixhenxeeYordan, ngokwelizwilomfowakwaThixo;yabuyakeinyamayakhe, yanjengenyamayomntwana,wahlambuluka

15WabuyelakumfowakwaThixo,yenanebandlalakhe lonke,weza,wemaphambikwakhe,wathi,Uyabona, ndiyaqondangoku,ukubaakukhoThixoehlabathinilonke, kukwaSirayelikodwa;

16Wathiyena,EhlelinjeuYehova,endimiphambi kwakhe,andiyikuyamkelaWamjokaukubaayamkele; akavuma

17WathiuNahaman,Umkhonziwakhoakangekheanikwe nakeumhlabaongumthwalowoondlebendeababini? ngokubaumkhonziwakhoakasayikubasenzadini linyukayonambingelelothixwenibambi;uyakwenza kuYehovayedwa

18KulentouYehovaazeamxoleleumkhonziwakho,xa itheyangenainkosiyamendlwinikaRimon,ukubaiqubude khona,yayameesandlenisam,namndaqubudaendlwini kaRimon,ekuqubudenikwamendlwinikaRimon,uYehova azeamxoleleumkhonziwakhokuloonto

19Wathikuye,HambaunoxoloWemkakuye,umganyana 20WathiuGehazi,umkhonzikaElishaumfowakwaThixo, Yabona,inkosiyamimyekileuNahamanumAramlo, àkayamkelaesandlenisakheintoabeyizisile;ehlelinje uYehova,ndiyakumsukela,ndithabatheintwanakuye.

21UGehaziwamsukelakeuNahamanUNahaman wambonaemsukela,wehlaenqwelweniyakhe,eya kumkhawulela,wathi,Kuhlentonina?

22Wathi,AkukhontoInkosiyamindithumile,isithi, Nanku,kufikekumngokuamadodanaamabiniakoonyana babaprofeti,evelakweleentabalakwaEfrayim; khawuwanikeitalenteyesilivere,neenguboezimbini zokukhululana

23WathiuNahaman,Makukholekekuweukuthabathazibe mbiniiitalenteWamjoka,wabophaiitalentezambini zesilivereezingxoweniezimbini,neenguboezimbini zokukhululana,wanikaabafanaababini;bazithwala phambikwakhe

24Utheakufikaendulini,wazithabathaesandlenisabo, wazibekaendlwini,wawandululaamadodalawo,emka.

25Wangena,wemaphambikwenkosiyakheWathi uElishakuye,Uvelaphina,Gehazi?Wathi,Umkhonzi wakhoebengayangandawo.

26Wathikuye,Intliziyoyamayihambanganaweyinina, okuyayajikayoindodaenqwelweniyayo,yeza kukukhawulela?Lixeshanaelilokwamkelaimali, nelokwamkelaiingubo,neminquma,nezidiliya,nempahla emfutshane,neenkomo,nabakhonzi,nabakhonzazana?

27IqhenqalikaNahamanmalinamathelekuwe nakwimbewuyakhongonaphakadeWaphumaebusweni bakheeneqhenqa,emhlophenjengekhephu

ISAHLUKO6

1BathioonyanababaprofetikuElisha,Khawubonele ndawo,sihlelikuyophambikwakho;sixinenekuyo 2MakhesiyeeYordan,sizithabathelekhonaelowoumqadi ubemnye,sizenzelekhonaindawoyokuhlalaWathiyena, Hambani

3Wathiomnye,Makukholekekuweukuhambanabakhonzi bakhoWathi,Ndiyakuhamba 4WahambakenaboAfikaeYordan,agawulaimithi

5Kwathi,omnyeewisaumqadi,izembelawelaemanzini; wakhala,wathi,Yoo,nkosiyam!ngokubabelibolekiwe.

6WathiumfowakwaThixo,Iwephina?Wambonisaloo ndawo.Wagawulaintonga,wayiphosakhona;yadada intsimbi.

7Wathi,YithabatheWasolulaisandlasakhe,wayithabatha 8Wazaukumkaniwakwa-AramwalwanamaSirayeli, wacebisananabakhonzibakhe,wathi,Kuyakubasekuthini, nasekuthini,aphondomisakhona

9WathumelaumfowakwaThixokukumkani wakwaSirayeli,esithi,Zigcine,ungegqithikulaandawo; ngokubaehlakhonaama-Aram

10UkumkaniwakwaSirayeliwathumelakuloondawo, abemxeleleyonaumfowakwaThixo,embonisa; wazikhuselakhona,akwabakanyenakabini

11Yabhabhamaintliziyoyokumkaniwakwa-Aramyiloo nto;wababizaabakhonzibakhe,wathikubo,Anindixeleli naukubangubaninakuthiongakukumkaniwakwaSirayeli?

12Wathiomnyewakubakhonzibakhe,Asisithi,nkosiyam kumkani;kenguElisha,umprofetiokwaSirayeli,oxelela ukumkaniwamaSirayeliamazwiowathethausengontsini yakhoyokulala.

13Wathi,Yiyani,nikhangeleaphoakhona,ndithumele, ndimthabatheWaxelelwakwathiwa,NankoeDotan 14Wathumelakhonaamahashe,neenqwelozokulwa, nempieninzi;bayaebusuku,bawungqingaumzi 15WavukakusasaumlungiseleliwomfowakwaThixo, wesukawaphuma,nantsoimpiiwujikelezileumzi, inamahasheneenqwelozokulwaWathiumfanalowokuye, Yoo,nkosiyam!singenzanjani?

16Wathiyena,Musaukoyika;ngokubabaninzi abangakuthi,ngaphezukwabangakubo

17WathandazauElisha,wathi,Yehova,khawuwavule amehloakhe,abone.UYehovawawavulaamehloomfana; wabona,nantsointabaizelengamahasheneenqwelo zokulwazomlilo,zimjikelezileuElisha

18Behlabayakuye,wathandazauElishakuYehova,wathi, KhawulubetheoluhlangangobumfamaWababethake ngobumfama,ngokwelizwilikaElisha

19WathiuElishakubo,Asiyiyoindlelale,asinguwoumzi lo;ndilandeleni,ndinisekuloondodaniyifunayo;Kodwa yenawabasakwaSamari

20Kwathi,bakufikakwaSamari,wathiuElisha,Yehova, wavuleamehloababantu,baboneUYehovawawavula amehloabo,babona;nanzoziphakathikwelakwaSamari

21WathiukumkaniwakwaSirayelikuElisha,akubabona, Ndibaxabelena,ndibaxabelena,bawo?ndibaxabelena?

22Wathiyena,Uzeungabaxabeli.Obathimbileyongekrele lakhonesaphethasakhoubungabaxabelana?ubekeisonka namanziphambikwabo,badle,basele,bayeenkosiniyabo 23Wabenzelanomphakoomkhulu;badla,basela, wabandulula,bayaenkosiniyabo.Akabasaphindaamatutu ama-AramezwenilakwaSirayeli

24Kwathiemvenikoko,wayihlanganisauBhen-hadade ukumkaniwakwa-Aramyonkeimpiyakhe,wenyuka wawungqingaumziwakwaSamari

25KwabakhokeindlalaenkulukwaSamari.Yabona, wawungqingake,yadaintlokoye-esileyathengiswa ngamashumiosibhozoeeshekelezesilivere,nesahlulo sesinesekabheyendleloyamavukuthusabasisihlanu sesilivere

26Kwathi,edlulaukumkaniwakwaSirayeliphezu kodonga,intokaziyamemezakuye,isithi,Sindisa,nkosi yam,kumkani

27Wathiyena,EngakusindisinjeuYehova,ndokusindisa ngantoninamna?ngesanda,okanyengesixovulelo sewayini?

28Wathiukumkanikuyo,Uhlelweyintonina?Wathi,Lo mfaziuthekum,Ndinikeunyanawakho,simdlenamhla, sidleunyanawamngomso

29Samphekakeunyanawam,samdla;ndathikuye ngomhlaolandelayo,Etheunyanawakho,simdle; wamzimezaunyanawakhe

30Kwathi,akuwevaukumkaniamazwientokazileyo, wazikrazulaiingubozakhe;Wadlulaeludongeni, bakhangelaabantu,nankoeneenguboezirhwexayo ngaphakathienyameniyakhe.

31Wathi,MakenjenjekumuThixo,aqokeleukwenjenje, ukubaintlokokaElisha,unyanakaShafati,iyakumaphezu kwakhenamhla.

32KeuElishaehleliendlwiniyakhe,namadodaamakhulu ehlelinaye;Ukumkaniwathumaindodaphambikwakhe Engekafikiumthunywalowokuye,wathikumadoda amakhulu,Niyabonana,ukubolonyanawombulali uthumeleukubandisusweintloko?Niyabona,akufika umthunywalowo,luvaleniucango,nimbambeelucangweni; nasisandiseenyawozenkosiyakhesisemvakwakhe?

33Esathethanawo,nankoumthunywaloesihlaesizakuye Wathi,Yabona,obububibuphumakuYehova; ndisamlindelengantoninauYehova?

ISAHLUKO7

WathiuElisha,LiveniilizwilikaYehovaUtshouYehova ukuthi,Elixangomsoisehayomguboocoliweyo yothengiswaibeyishekele,neesehaezimbinizerhasizibe yishekele,esangwenilakwaSamari

2WamphendulaumfowakwaThixoumphathi-mkhosi, abesayamaesandlenisakheukumkani,wathi,Yabona, khonaukubauYehovawenzeiifestileezulwini,ingabakho naloonto?Wathiyena,Khangela,uyakuyibonaloonto ngamehloakho,ungadlikuyo

3Kekalokukwakukhoamadodaamaneaneqhenqa ngaphandlekwesango.Yathienyekwenye,Sihlalelenina apha,sidesife?

4Ukubasithe,masingenekulomzi,kukhoindlalakuwo umzilo,siyakufakhona;ukubasithesahlalaapha,siya kufaYizanikengoko,siweleemkhosiniwama-Aram; ukubaasisindisa,sophila;ukubaatheasibulala,sofa.

5Asukangongcwalazi,ayaeminqubeniyama-AramAfika ekuphelenikweminqubayama-Aram,nankokungekho mntukhona

6KubauYehovawawuvisaumkhosiwama-Aramukuba uveisandiseenqwelozokulwa,isandisamahashe,isandi sempienkulu;athiomnyekomnye,Yabonani,ukumkani wakwaSirayeliusiqesheleookumkanibamaHeti nookumkanibamaYiputa,ukubabasihlasele

7Besukake,basabangongcwalazi,bazishiyaiintentezabo, namahasheabo,namaesileaboeminqubeni,injengoko ibinjalo;basabisaubomibabo

8Afikakeloomadodaaneqhenqaekuphelenikweminquba, angenakwenyeintente,adla,asela,athabathakhona isiliverenegolideneengubo,ayakuziqhusheka;abuya,

Eyesi-2yooKumkani

angenakwenyeintente,athabathanakhona,aya kuqhusheka.

9Bathiomnyekomnye,Asilungisi;leminiyimini yeendabaezilungileyo,sithecwakanje;ukubasithe salibalakwadakwasa,sofikelwabububi;yizanikengoko, siyekuyixelaindluyokumkani

10Afika,abizaumlindiwesangolomzi,amxelela,athi, Sifikeeminqubeniyama-Aram,nankokungekhomntu khona,nalizwilamntu,ingamahasheabotshelelweyo, needesizibotshelelwe,neententezinjengokobezinjalo 11Wababizaabamasango;baxelelaindluyokumkani ngaphakathi

12Wavukaukumkaniebusuku,wathikubakhonzibakhe, Makhendinixeleleintoayenzileyokuthiama-AramAyazi ukubasilambile;ngenxayokoaphumileeminqubeni,aya kuzimelaendle,esithi,Ekuphumenikwawophakathi komzi,sobabambaehleli,siyekungenakuwoumzi 13Waphendulaomnyewakubakhonzibakhe,wathi, Makhekuthatyathweabemahlanukumahasheaseleyo, aseleyophakathikomzi;yabona,anjengengxokoloyonke yakwaSirayelieseleyokuwo;yabonani,anjengengxokolo yonkeyamaSirayeliaphelileyo;sithumelesibone.

14Bathabathaamahasheeenqwelozokulwaamabini; wathumelaukumkaniemvakomkhosiwama-Aram,wathi, Hambaniniyekubona.

15Bawaphuthuma,badabayaeYordan;nantsoindlela yonkeizeleziinguboneempahla,abezilahlileama-Aram ekubalekenikwawobuphuthuphuthu.Babuyaabathunywa abo,bamxelelaukumkani

16Baphumakeabantu,baziphangaiintentezama-Aram Yathiisehayomguboocoliweyoyayeyeshekele,neeseha ezimbinizerhasizazezeshekele,ngokwelizwilikaYehova 17Ukumkaniwayimisainkosiabesayamaesandlenisakhe, ukubailawuleisango;

18Kwathi,njengokowakuthethayoumfowakwaThixo kukumkani,wathi,Iisehaezimbinizerhasizobayishekele, isehayomguboocoliweyoyobayishekele,elixangomso, esangwenilakwaSamari;

19Umphenduleumphathi-mkhosilowoumfowakwaThixo, wathi,Yabona,khonaukubauYehovawenzeiifestile ezulwini,ingabakhonaloonto?Wathiyena,Khangela,uya kuyibonaloontongamehloakho,ungadlikuyo 20Kwabanjalokekuye;ngokubaabantubamnyathele esangweni,wafa

ISAHLUKO8

1Ke,uElishawayethethilekwintokazileyo,wayephilise unyanawayo,esithi,Sukauhambe,wenanendluyakho, uphambukeleaphoungaphambukelakhona;ngokuba uYehovaubizeindlala;kananjaloliyakulifikelailizwe iminyakaesixhenxe.

2Yayisukilekeintokazileyo,yenzangokwelizwilomfo wakwaThixo,yahambanendluyayo,yaphambukelaezweni lamaFilistiiminyakaesixhenxe

3Kekalokukwathiekuphelenikweminyakaesixhenxe leyo,yabuyaloontokaziezwenilamaFilisti;yaphumayaya kuzibikangendluyayonentsimiyayokukumkani

4KeukumkaniubethethanoGehazi,umkhonziwomfo wakwaThixo,esithi,Khawundibaliselezonkeizinto ezinkuluazenzileyouElisha

5Kwathi,esamxelelaukumkaniukuphilisakwakhe isidumbu,kwabonakalalaantokazi,abephiliseunyana wayo,izibikangendluyayonentsimiyayokukumkani WathiuGehazi,Nkosiyam,kumkani,yiloontokazikele, ngulokelonyanawayo,owaphiliswayonguElishakelo.

6Wayibuzaukumkaniintokazileyo;yamxelelaUkumkani wayinikaumbusiothile,wathi,Yibuyiselezonkeizinto zayo,nokutyakonkekwentsimiyayo,kuthabathela kwiminieyemkangayokwelilizwe,kuzisenakwelixesha langoku

7WafikauElishaeDamasko;KeuBhen-hadadeukumkani wakwa-Aramwayesifa;Waxelelwakwathiwa,Umfo wakwaThixoufikileapha.

8WathiukumkanikuHazayeli,Thabathaumnikelo ngesandlasakho,uyekumkhawulelaumfowakwaThixo, ubuzisekuYehovangaye,uthi,Ndiyakuphilanakwesisifo?

9UHazayeliwayakumkhawulela,waphathaisipho ngesandlasakhe,nayoyonkeintoelungileyoyaseDamasko, imithwaloyeenkamelaezimashumimane,weza,wema phambikwakhe,wathi,UnyanawakhouBhen-hadade ukumkaniwakwa-Aramundithumelekuwe,esithi,Ndiya kuphilanakwesisifo?

10WathiuElishakuye,Hambauyekuthi,Ungaphila;koko uYehovaundibonisile,ukuba,inene,uyakufa

11Wamkhangela,wamthintsho,wadawaneentloni;walila umfowakwaThixo

12WathiuHazayeli,Ililelaninainkosiyam?Wathiyena, Kungokubandiyabaziububioyakubenzakoonyana bakaSirayeli;iinqabazabouyakuzitshisangomlilo, amadodanaabouwabulalengekrele,ubaqobeabantwana babo,ubaqambuleabamithiyobabo.

13WathiuHazayeli,Uyintoninaumkhonziwakho,eyinja nje,ukubaadeenzeloontoingako?WathiuElisha, UYehovaundibonisile,ukubauyakubangukumkani wakwa-Aramwena

14WemkakuElisha,wayaenkosiniyakhe;yathikuye, UtheninauElishakuwe?Wathi,Uthekum,Inene,uya kuphila

15Kwathingengomsowathabathaingcawa,wayithinkxu emanzini,wayanekaebuswenibakhe;yafa;uHazayeli wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

16NgomnyakawesihlanukaYoramunyanaka-Ahabhi ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,uYehoshafatiengukumkani wakwaYuda,wabangukumkaniuYehoram,unyana kaYehoshafati,ukumkaniwakwaYuda

17Ubeminyakaimashumimathathuanamibiniezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaesibhozo engukumkanieYerusalem.

18WahambangendlelayookumkanibakwaSirayeli, njengokoyenzangakoindluka-Ahabhi;ngokubaintombi ka-Ahabhiyayingumkakhe;wenzaokubiemehlweni kaYehova.

19NokouYehovaebengavumiukulonakalisaelakwaYuda, ngenxakaDavideumkhoziwakhe; 20NgemihlayakheakreqaamaEdom,aphumaphantsi kwesandlasamaYuda,azenzelaukumkani

21WagqithauYehoram,wayaeTsahira,eneenqwelozonke zokulwaWavukaebusuku,wawaxabelaamaEdom awayemrhawulengeenxazonke,nabathethelibeenqwelo zokulwa;basabaabantu,bayaezintentenizabo.

22AkreqakeamaEdom,aphumaphantsikwesandla samaYudaunanamhla.YazayakreqaiLibhenakwangelo xesha

23EzinyeizintozikaYoram,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaYuda?

24UYoramwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwakooyise emzinikaDavide;uAhaziyaunyanawakhewaba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

25NgomnyakaweshumielinesibinikaYoramunyanakaAhabhiukumkaniwamaSirayeli,wabangukumkani uAhaziya,unyanakaYehoramukumkaniwakwaYuda

26UAhaziyaubeminyakaimashumimabinianamibini ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabanamnyakamnye engukumkanieYerusalemIgamaloninabelinguAtaliya, intombikaOmriukumkaniwakwaSirayeli.

27Wahambangendlelayendluka-Ahabhi,wenzaokubi emehlwenikaYehova,njengendluka-Ahabhi;ngokuba ebengumyeniwakwa-Ahabhi.

28WahambanoYoramunyanaka-Ahabhi,bayakulwa noHazayeliukumkaniwakwa-ArameRamotiyaseGiliyadi; ama-AramamngxwelerhauYoram.

29WabuyauYoramukumkani,wayakunyangwaeYizereli loomanxebawawafumanayokuma-ArameRama, ekulwenikwakhenoHazayeliukumkaniwakwa-Aram. WehlauAhaziya,unyanakaYehoram,ukumkani wakwaYuda,wayakubonauYoramunyanaka-Ahabhi eYizereli,ngokubaebesifa.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1UElishaumprofetiwabizaomnyekoonyanababaprofeti, wathikuye,Bhinqaisinqesakho,uphathelentsubayeoli esandlenisakho,uyeeRamotiyaseGiliyadi.

2ungenekhona,ukhangelekhonauYehu,unyana kaYehoshafati,unyanakaNimshi,uyeutshoesukephakathi kwabazalwanabakhe,umseengontsiniengaphakathi; 3uthabatheigutyanaleoli,umgaleleentloko,uthi,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Ndikuthambisileukubaubengukumkani kumaSirayeli.Luvulekeucango,ubaleke,ungalibali.

4Wayaumfanalowo,umkhonzilowowomprofeti, eRamotiyaseGiliyadi

5Wafikake,nabaabathethelibempibehleliphantsi;Wathi, Ndinelizwikuwe,mthetheli-mkhosiWathiuYehu, Kuwuphinakuthisonke?Wathi,Kuwe,mthetheli-mkhosi 6Esukileke,wangenaendlwini;wamgalelaiolientloko, wathikuye,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Ndikuthambisileukubaubengukumkanikubantu bakaYehova,kumaSirayeli

7Woyixabelaindluka-Ahabhiinkosiyakho, ndiwaphindezeleamagaziabakhonzibamabaprofeti, namagaziabakhonzibonkebakaYehova,esandleni sikaIzebhele

8idakeyonkeindluka-Ahabhi; 9Ndoyenzaindluka-Ahabhiibenjengendlu kaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,nanjengendlu kaBhaheshaunyanaka-Ahiya; 10zimdleizinjauIzebheleesiqwengeniesiseYizereli, kungabikhoumngcwabayoWaluvulaucango,wabaleka 11EphumileuYehu,wayakubakhonzibenkosiyakhe. Kwathiwakuye,Luxolona?Yininaukubaezekuwelo

uphambene?Wathikubo,Lomntuniyamazi kwanokuthethakwakhe.

12Bathike,Bubuxoki;sixelelengokuWathi,Yenjenje ukuthethakum,esithi,UtshouYehovaukuthi, NdikuthambisileukubaubengukumkanikumaSirayeli.

13Bakhawuleza,wathabathaelowoinguboyakhe, wayibekaphantsikwakheuYehuezinyukweni,bavuthela izigodlo,bathi,UYehungukumkani.

14UYehu,unyanakaYehoshafati,unyanakaNimshi, wamcebakeuYoramKeuYoramubeyigcinileiRamoti yaseGiliyadi,yenanamaSirayelionke,ngenxakaHazayeli ukumkaniwakwa-Aram

+15KodwauKumkaniuYoramwayebuyeleeYizereli+ ukuzeanyangweamanxebaawawafumanakumaSiriya ekulwenikwakhenoHazayeliukumkaniwaseSiriya)+ YayeuYehuwathi:“Ukubaniyavuma,makungaphumi nabaninaesixekweniayekuxelaeYizereli+okanye abaleke

16WakhwelauYehuenqwelweni,wayaeYizereli; ngokubauYoramelelekhonaKeuAhaziyaukumkani wakwaYudawehla,wayakubonauYoram

17KwakumiumlindiphezukwenqabaeYizereli,walibona iqelalikaYehulisiza,wathi,NdibonaimpiWathiuYoram, Thabathaokhweleihashe,umthumeayekubakhawulela, athi,Luxolona?

18Wayakumkhawulelaokhweleihashe,wathi,Utsho ukumkaniukuthi,Luxolona?WathiuYehu,Yintonina enawenoxolo?Jikaemvakwam.Waxelaumlindi,wathi, Umthunywaufikekubo,keakabuyi

19Wathumaowesibiniumkhweli-hashe,wayakubo,wathi, Utshoukumkaniukuthi,Luxolona?WathiuYehu,Yintoni naenawenoxolo?Jikaemvakwam

20Waxelaumlindi,wathi,Uyewafikakubo,keakabuyi; keukuqhubakunjengokuqhubakukaYehu,unyana kaNimshi;ngokubauqhubangobudlongodlongo 21WathiuYoram,BophaYabotshwainqweloyakhe yokulwa.WaphumauYoramukumkaniwakwaSirayeli, noAhaziyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,elowoesenqwelweni yakheyokulwa,baphumabayakuYehu,bamfumana esiqwengenisomhlabasikaNabhotiwaseYizereli.

22KwathiuYoram,akumbonauYehu,wathi,Luxolona, Yehu?Wathi,Luxololwanina,xaubuhenyubukaIzebhele unyoko,nobugqwirhabakhebusangaka?

23UYoramwazijikaizandlazakhe,wasaba,wathi kuAhaziya,Linginingini,Ahaziya

24UYehuwaqubulaisaphethasakhe,watshokuYehoram phakathikwamagxa,utololwaphumelaentliziyweniyakhe, weebuphuthuphuthuenqwelweniyakhe.

25WathiuYehukuBhidekare,umphathi-mkhosiwakhe, Mthabathe,umphoseesiqwengenisomhlabakaNabhoti waseYizereli;

26IneneamagazikaNabhoti,namagazioonyanabakhe, ndiwabonileizolo,utshouYehova;ndiyakukuphindezelela kwesisiqwengasomhlaba,utshouYehovaMthabathe ngoko,umphoseesiqwengeniesongokwelizwilikaYehova 27UAhaziyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,ekubonileoko, wasabangendlelayendluyasemyezweni.UYehu wamsukela,wathi,MbetheninayeenqwelweniBenjenjalo ekunyukenikwaboeGure,engaseIbleyamWabalekela eMegido,wafelakhona.

28AbakhonzibakhebamsangenqweloeYerusalem, bamngcwabelaengcwabenilakhekooyise,emzini kaDavide

29NgomnyakaweshumielinamnyekaYoramunyanakaAhabhi,uAhaziyawabangukumkaniwakwaYuda.

30UtheuYehuakufikaeYizereli,wevauIzebhele;waqaba ubusobakhe,wayihombisaintloko,wakrobangefestile

31Kwathi,ekungenenikwesangouYehu,wathiyena, Luxolona,Zimri,wenambulaliwenkosiyakhe?

32Wabuphakamisaubusobakheefestileni,wathi,Ngubani naongakum?I-WHO?Kwakhangelakuyeamathenwa amabiniokanyeamathathu

33Wathi,Mkhahleleniphantsi.Amkhahlelaphantsi,igazi lakhelatshizwaeludongeninasemahasheni,wamnyathela ngeenyawo

34Wangena,wadla,wasela;wathi,Khanimkhangelelaa mqalekiso,nimngcwabe;ngokubayintombiyokumkani

35Bayakumngcwaba:abawufumanaumzimbawakhe, yabalukakayi,neenyawo,neentendezezandlakuphela.

36BabuyangokobamxelelaWathi,LilizwilikaYehova elo,awalithethayongomkhonziwakheuEliyawaseTishbhi, lisithi,EsiqwengeniesiseYizereliziyakuyidlaizinja inyamakaIzebhele;

37isidumbusikaIzebhelesiyakubangumgqubaphezu komhlabaesiqwengenisaseYizereli;ukuzebangathi,Lo nguIzebhele

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1WayeuAhabhienoonyanaabamashumiasixhenxe kwaSamari.UYehuwabhalaiincwadi,wazithumela kwaSamarikubathethelibaseYizereli,kumadodaamakhulu, nakubanyusiboonyanabaka-Ahabhi,wathi,

2Ngokuke,xaitheyafikakunilencwadi,yakubon’ukuba oonyanabenkosiyenubenani,kukhokuniiinqwelo zokulwa,namahashe,nomzionqatyisiweyo,nezikrweqe;

3Khangelanioyenaufanelekileyo,othetye,koonyana benkosiyenu,nimbekeetronenikayise,niyilweleindlu yenkosiyenu

4Boyikangoloyikoolukhulu,bathi,Yabonani,ookumkani bebabiniabemangaphambikwakhe;

5Bathumelaophetheindlu,nophetheumzi,namadoda amakhulu,nabagcinibabantwanakuYehu,besithi, Singabakhonzibakho;asiyikumisakumkani;yenza okulungileyoemehlweniakho

6Wababhalelaokwesibiniincwadi,esithi,Ukuba ningakum,niphulaphulaizwilam,thabathaniiintloko zamadodaangoonyanabenkosiyenu,nizizisekum eYizerelielixangomsoKe,oonyanabokumkani, bengamashumiasixhenxeamadoda,babekwizikhuluzomzi, ezibezibakhulisa

7Kwathi,yakufikakubolencwadi,babathabathaoonyana bokumkani,babasikabengamadodaangamashumi asixhenxe,bazibekaiintlokozaboezingobozini, bazithumelakuyeeYizereli

8Wafikaumthunywa,wamxelela,wathi,Bazizisile iintlokozoonyanabokumkani.Wathi,Zibekenizibe ziimfumbaezimbiningaphandlekwesangokudekuse

9Kwathikusasawaphuma,wema,wathiebantwinibonke, Ningamalungisa;yabonani,mnandacebainkosiyam, ndayibulala;ngubaninakelouxabelebonkeaba?

10Yazinikengoku,ukubaakuyikuwaphantsinento yelizwilikaYehova,awalithethayouYehovangendlukaAhabhiUYehovaukwenzilekeokowakuthethayo ngomkhonziwakheuEliya.

11UYehuwababulalabonkeabaseleyobendluka-Ahabhi eYizereli,nezikhuluzakhezonke,nabazalwanabakhe, nababingelelibakhe,kwadaakwasalakuyenamnye usindileyo.

12Wesukawemka,wayakwaSamariKwathi,esendlwini yokucheba,endleleni

13waqubisananoYehunabazalwanabaka-Ahaziya, ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wathi,Ningoobaninanina?Bathi, Singabazalwanabaka-Ahaziya;siyehla,siyakubulisa oonyanabokumkaninoonyanabenkosikazi

14Wathi,BabambenibehleliBababambabehleli, babasikelaemhadiniwendluyokucheba,amadoda amashumimaneanamabini;akashiyanamnyekubo

15Utheakundulukakhona,wafumanananoYehonadabhi unyanakaRekabhi,emkhawulela,wambulisa,wathikuye, Ithetyenaintliziyoyakho,njengokubainjalointliziyoyam kwintliziyoyakho?WathiuYehonadabhi,InjaloUkuba kunjalo,ethekumisandlasakho.Wamnikakeisandla sakhe;wamkhwelisaenqwelweniyakhe

16Wathi,Hambanam,uboneikhwelelamngenxa kaYehova.Bamkhwelisakeenqwelweniyakhe.

17WezakwaSamari,wababulalabonkeabaseleyo kuAhabhikwaSamari,wadawamtshabalalisangokwelizwi likaYehova,abelithethilekuEliya.

18WabahlanganisauYehubonkeabantu,wathikubo, UAhabhiwamkhonzakancinaneuBhahali;uYehuuya kumkhonzakakhulu.

19KengokobabizelenikumabaprofetibakaBhahalibonke, abakhonzibakhebonke,nababingelelibakhebonke makungabikhoungekhoyoungekhoyo;ngokuba ndinombingeleloomkhulukuBhahali;osukubaeswelekile akayikuphilaUYehuwayeesenzalentoebalalanisa, ukuzeabatshabalaliseabakhonzibakaBhahali.

20WathiuYehu,Mmemeleniingqungquthelaengcwele uBhahaliBayekebabavakalisa

21WathumelauYehukumaSirayelionke;bezabonke abakhonzibakaBhahali,kwadaakwasalanamnye ungezangaBangenaendlwinikaBhahali;yazalaindlu kaBhahali,kwathabathelakwelinyeicalakwesakwelinye. 22Wathikumphathiwengubo,Baziseleiingubobonke abakhonzibakaBhahali;Wabarholelakeiingubo 23WangenauYehunoYehonadabhi,unyanakaRekabhi, endlwinikaBhahali,wathikubakhonzibakaBhahali, Khangelaninikhangele,hlezekubekhokuniaphaomnye wakubakhonzibakaYehova;mayibengabakhonzi bakaBhahalibodwa

24Kekaloku,ekungenenikwabo,besizakubingelela imibingelelonamadinianyukayo,uYehuwamisa ngaphandleamashumiasibhozoamadodaamashumi asibhozo,wathi,Xaitheyasindaindodakulamadoda, ndiwazisileyoezandlenizenu,umphefumlowayowoba sesikhundlenisomphefumlowayo

25Kwathi,xaagqibileyoukulenzaidinielinyukayo,wathi uYehukwizigidiminakubaphathi-mikhosi,Ngenani nibabulale;makungabikhonamnyeuphumayoAbaxabela ngohlangothilwekrele;Zabaphosangaphandleabalindi nabathetheli,bayaemziniwendlukaBhahali

26ZazikhuphaiintsikazendlukaBhahali,zazitshisa;

27zazidilizaizimisozamatyezikaBhahali,zayidilizaindlu kaBhahali,zayenzaindawoekuyiwakuyoendleunanamhla. 28UYehuwamtshabalalisakeuBhahalikwaSirayeli; 29KodwaezonwenizikaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati, awawonisangazoamaSirayeli,uYehuakatyeka ekuzilandeleni,kumatholeegolideabeseBhetelinakwaDan 30WathiuYehovakuYehu,Ekubeniwenzeokulungileyo emehlweniam,wenzekwindluka-Ahabhinjengakokonke okubekusentliziyweniyam:oonyanabakhobesizukulwana sesinebayakuhlalaetroneniyakwaSirayeli

31KeuYehuakakugcinangaukuhambangomyalelo kaYehovauThixokaSirayelingentliziyoyakheyonke; akatyekaezonwenizikaYarobheham,awawonisangazo amaSirayeli

32NgaloomihlawaqalauYehovaukunciphisa kumaSirayeli,uHazayeliwawaxabelaemideniyonke yakwaSirayeli;

33kwathabathelaeYordanngasempumalanga,lonkeilizwe laseGiliyadi,nelakwaGadi,nelamaRubhen, nelakwaManase,ukusukaeArohere,engasemlanjaneni oyiArnon,eGiliyadineBhashan

34EzinyeizintozikaYehu,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, nobukrotibakhebonke,azibhalwanganaencwadini yemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

35UYehuwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwakwaSamari. UYehowahazi,unyanawakhe,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

36KeimihlaabengukumkaningayouYehukumaSirayeli kwaSamari,yabayiminyakaemashumimabinianesibhozo

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1KekalokuuAtaliya,uninaka-Ahaziya,uthe,akubona ukubaunyanawakheufile,wesukawayitshabalalisayonke imbewuyokumkani

2KeuYoshebha,intombiyokumkaniuYoram,udade boAhaziya,wamthabathauYowasheunyanaka-Ahaziya, wambaphakathikoonyanabokumkaniababulawayo; BamfihlakeyenanomondliwakhekwigumbilokulalalikaAtaliya,ukuzeangabulawa.

3WayenayeendlwinikaYehova,ezinyeziwe,iminyaka emithandathuKeuAtaliyawabangukumkanikaziwelizwe elo.

4NgomnyakawesixhenxeuYehoyadawathumela, wabathabathaabathetheli-makhulu,nabathetheli-khulu, nabathethelinabagcini,wabazisakuyeendlwinikaYehova, wenzaumnqophisonabo,wabafungisaendlwinikaYehova, wababonisaunyanawokumkani.

5Wabawiselaumthetho,wathi,Yiyoleintoeniyakuyenza; Isahlulosesithathukuni,bangenayongesabatha,sogcina isigxinasendluyokumkani; 6esinyeisahlulosesithathusibesesangwenilaseSure; esinyeisahlulosesithathusibesesangwenielisemva kwentolongo,nigcineisigxinasendlu,ingachithwa 7Izahluloezibinikuninonke,niphumayongesabatha, zosigcinaisigxinasendlukaYehovakukumkani; 8nimphahleukumkaningeenxazonke,elowoeneentonga zakheesandlenisakhe,athiongeneezintlwiniabulawe, nibenokumkaniekuphumenikwakhenasekungeneni kwakhe.

9Benzakeabathetheli-makhulunjengakokonke uYehoyadaumbingeleliabewiseumthethongako,

bathabathaelowoamadodaakheabengenayongesabatha, nabephumangesabatha,bezakuYehoyadaumbingeleli.

10Keabathetheli-makhuluwabanikaumbingeleli imikhonto,namakhakaabesekakumkaniuDavide, abesendlwinikaYehova.

11Bemaabalindi,elowoeneentongazakheesandleni, ngeenxazonkekukumkani,bethabathelakwikona yasekuneneyendlubesakwikonayasekhohloyendlu, ngasesibingelelweninangasendlwini

12Wamkhuphelaphandleunyanawokumkani,wamfaka isithsaba,wamnikaisingqiniso;bamenzaukumkani, bamthambisa;baqhwabaizandla,bathi,Makadleubomi ukumkani!

13UtheuAtaliya,akusivaisandisezigidiminesabantu, wayaebantwiniendlwinikaYehova

14Wakhangela,nankoukumkaniemingasentsikeni ngokwesiko,abathethelinabavutheli-maxilongo bengakukumkani,abantubonkebelizwebevuya,bevuthela amaxilongo;uAtaliyawazikrazulaiingubozakhe, wadandulukaesithi,Licebo!

15UYehoyadaumbingeleliwabawiselaumthetho abathetheli-makhulu,abavelelibomkhosi,wathikubo, Mkhupheleniphandlephakathikwezintlu;omlandelayo mbulaleningekrelengokubaebesithiumbingeleli, MakangabulawelwaendlwinikaYehova.

16Bamsakeizandla;wahambangendlelaawangenangayo amahasheendlwiniyokumkani,wabulawakhona

17WenzauYehoyadaumnqophisophakathikoYehova nokumkaninabantu,ukubababengabantubakaYehova; naphakathikokumkaninabantu

18BayabonkeabantubelizweendlwinikaBhahali, bayidiliza;izibingelelozakhenemifanekisoyakhe bayiqhekezakwaphela,bambulalauMatan,umbingeleli kaBhahali,phambikwezibingelelo.Umbingeleliwamisa abaveleliendlwinikaYehova

19Wabathabathaabathetheli-makhulu,nabathetheli, nabagcini,nabantubonkebelizwe;behlaukumkani endlwinikaYehova,bezangendlelayesangolezigidimi endlwiniyokumkaniWahlalaetroneniyookumkani 20Bavuyabonkeabantubelizwe;wazolaumzi; babembuleleuAtaliyangekreleendlwiniyokumkani 21UYehowasheubeminyakaisixhenxeezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe.

ISAHLUKOSE-12

WabangukumkaniuYowashengomnyakawesixhenxe kaYehu;wabaneminyakaemashumimaneengukumkani eYerusalemIgamaloninabelinguTsibhiyawaseBhershebha

2UYowashewenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova yonkeimihlayakhe,abemyalangayouYehoyada umbingeleli

3Keizigangaazisuswanga;abantubebesabingelela beqhumiselaezigangeni

4WathiuYowashekubabingeleli,Yonkeimaliyezinto ezingcwalisiweyo,eziswayoendlwinikaYehova,imali yabobonkeabagqithelaebalini,nemaliyokulingana komntuwonke,nemaliyonkeekutheqathaentliziyweni yomntu,ukubaayiziseendlwinikaYehova;

5Mabayithabathelekuboababingeleli,elowokwabazana naye,batywineiintandazendlu,aphokufunyenwekhona iintanda

6Kwathi,ngomnyakawamashumiamabinianesithathu wokumkaniuYowashe,ababingelelibengazitywini iintandazendlu

7UkumkaniuYowashewambizauYehoyadaumbingeleli nabanyeababingeleli,wathikubo,Yininaukuba ningazitywiniiintandazendlu?kengokozeningabi sathabathamalikwabazananani;yinikeleningenxa yeentandazendlu

8Bakuvumaababingeleliukungabisathabathamali ebantwini,nokuthizingatywinwangaboiintandazendlu.

9UYehoyadaumbingeleliwathabathaumkhombe, waphehlaintunjaesicikwenisawo,wawubekaecaleni lesibingelelo,ngasekuneneekungeneniendlwinikaYehova, ukuzeababingeleliabagcinaumnyangobawubekekuyo yonkeimalieziswayoendlwinikaYehova

10Bekusithi,bakubonaukubakukhoimalieninzi emkhombeni,bezeumbhaliwokumkaninombingeleli omkhulu,bayibopheezingxoweni,bayibaleimali efunyenweyoendlwinikaYehova.

11Bayinikelaimalileyoesandlenisabenzibomsebenzi, ababephetheindlukaYehova;

12nakubakhi,nakubaxholibamatye,ukubabathenge imithinamatyeaxholiweyo,ukubakutywinweiintanda zendlukaYehova,beyikhuphelaintoyonkeekhutshelwe ukuhlaziyaindlukaYehova.

13KeindlukaYehovaayenzelwangazityazasilivere, nazitshetshe,nazityazokutshiza,namaxilongo,nanye impahlayegolide,nempahlayesilivere,ngemalileyo ibizisweendlwinikaYehova

14bayinikaabenzibomsebenzi,ukubabahlaziyengayo indlukaYehova.

15Babengabalelaninamadoda,ababeyinikelaezandleni zawoimalileyo,ukubaahlawuleabenzibomsebenzi; ngokubaebesebenzaenyanisekile.

16Keimaliyediniletyala,nemaliyelesono,ibingaziswa endlwinikaYehova;yabayeyababingeleli

17UHazayeliukumkaniwakwa-Aramwenyukawaya kulwaneGati,wayithimbaUHazayeliwabubhekisaubuso bakheukubaenyukeayeeYerusalem

18WazithabathauYehowasheukumkaniwakwaYuda zonkeizintoezingcwele,ababezingcwalisileooYehoshafati, noYehoram,noAhaziya,ooyise,ookumkanibakwaYuda, nezakheizintoezingcwele,negolideyonkeeyafumanekayo ebuncwanenibendlukaYehova,nasendlwiniyokumkani, wayithumelakuHazayeliukumkaniwakwa-Aram,wemka eYerusalem

19EzinyeizintozikaYowashe,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaYuda?

20Besukaabakhonzibakhe,bamceba,bambulala uYowasheendlwiniyeMilo,ehleiyeeSila

21UYozakareunyanakaShimehati,noYozabhadiunyana kaShomere,abakhonzibakhe,bamxabelake,wafa; WangcwatyelwakooyiseemzinikaDavide;uAmatsiya unyanawakhewabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Ngomnyakawamashumiomabinianamithathu kaYowasheunyanaka-Ahaziya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda, wabangukumkaniuYehowahazi,unyanakaYehu, kumaSirayelikwaSamari,iminyakaelishumielinesixhenxe 2WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,walandelaizono zikaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,awawonisangazo amaSirayeli;akatyekakuyo

3WavuthaumsindokaYehovakumaSirayeli,wawanikela esandlenisikaHazayeliukumkaniwakwa-Aram, nasesandlenisikaBhen-hadadeunyanakaHazayeli,yonke imihla.

4UYehowahaziwambongozauYehova,uYehova wamphulaphula;

5UYehovawawanikauSirayeliumsindisi,aphumaphantsi kwesandlasama-Aram;bahlalaoonyanabakaSirayeli ezintentenizabo,njengokwangaphambili

6NokokeabatyekangaezonwenizendlukaYarobheham, awawonisangazoamaSirayeli,bahambakuzo;kwasala uAsherakwaSamari

7AkashiyangabantukuYehowahazi,yabangamashumi amahlanuabamahashe,neshumileenqwelozokulwa, neshumilamawakaangumqikela;ngokuba wabatshabalalisaukumkaniwakwa-Aram,wabenzababa njengothulilokubhulwa

8EzinyeizintozikaYehowahazi,nakokonke awakwenzayo,nobukrotibakhe,azibhalwangana encwadiniyemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

9WalalauYehowahazikooyise;Bamngcwabela kwaSamari,uYowasheunyanawakhewabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

10Ngomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesixhenxe kaYowasheukumkaniwakwaYuda,uYehohasheunyana kaYehowahaziwabangukumkanikumaSirayelikwaSamari, iminyakaelishumielinamithandathu

11WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova;akatyekaezonweni zonkezikaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,awawonisa ngazoamaSirayeli;wasukawahambakuzo

12EzinyeizintozikaYowashe,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, nobukrotibakheawalwangabonoAmatsiyaukumkani wakwaYuda,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbi yemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

13WalalauYowashekooyise;WahlalauYarobheham etroneniyakhe;uYowashewangcwatyelwakwaSamari, ndawonyenookumkanibakwaSirayeli.

14KeuElishawayesifasisifoawafangasoWehla uYowasheukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wayakuye,walila ebuswenibakhe,wathi,Bawo,bawo,nqweloyokulwa yakwaSirayeli,nabamahasheayo!

15WathiuElishakuye,Thabathaisaphethaneentolo Wathabathaisaphethaneentolo.

16WathikukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,Sityedeisaphetha ngesandlasakho;Wasibekaisandlasakhephezukwayo; uElishawabekaizandlazakhephezukwezandlazokumkani 17Wathi,VulaifestilengasempumalangaWatshoeyivula WathiuElisha,Tola.Kwayewadubula.Wathi,Utolo lukaYehovalosindiso,utololosindisolukaYehovaonani, ngokubauyakuwabulalaama-ArameAfeki,udeuwagqibe 18Wathi,Zithabatheiintolo.Wazithabatha.Wathi kukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,BethaemhlabeniWabetha kathathu,wayeka

19WesukaumfowakwaThixo,wanoburhalarhume ngakuye,wathi,Ungeutshoizihlandlozazihlanu,nokuba zithandathu;ubuyakuwabethaama-Aramwadawawagqiba; kodwangokuuyakuwabethakathathuama-Aram.

20WafakeuElisha,bamngcwaba.+Yayeamatutu+ amaMowabhiayehlaselailizweekuqalenikonyaka 21Kwathi,bakubabengcwabileumntu,babonaigqiza lamadoda;BayiphosaindodaleyoengcwabenilikaElisha. Yazihlikaindodaleyo,yawachukumisaamathambo kaElisha,yaphila,yemangeenyawo

22UHazayeliukumkaniwakwa-Aramwayewaxinile amaSirayeliyonkeimihlakaYehowahazi

23UYehovawawababala,wabanemfesanekuwo, wawabhekangenxayomnqophisowakhenoAbraham, noIsake,noYakobi;akavumaukuwonakalisa,akabalahla ebuswenibakheokwangoku.

24WafakeuHazayeliukumkaniwakwa-Aram;uBhenhadade,unyanawakhe,wabangukumkaniesikhundleni sakhe.

25WabuyauYehowasheunyanakaYehowahazi, wayithimbaimizileyoawayeyithimbekuYehowahazi uyise,esandlenisikaBhen-hadadeunyanakaHazayeli. UYowashewambethaizihlandlozazithathu,wayibuyisela imiziyakwaSirayeli

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1NgomnyakawesibinikaYowasheunyanakaYehowahazi, ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wabangukumkaniuAmatsiya, unyanakaYowasheukumkaniwakwaYuda

2Ubeminyakaimashumimabinianamihlanuezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumi mabinianesithobaengukumkanieYerusalemIgamalonina belinguYehowadanwaseYerusalem.

3WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova;akaba njengoDavideuyise;wenzanjengakokonkeawakwenzayo uYowasheuyise.

4Kodwaizigangaazisuswanga;abantubabesabingelela beqhumiselaezigangeni

5Kwathi,bakuqinisekaubukumkaniesandlenisakhe, wababulalaabakhonzibakheababembuleleukumkani uyise

6Keoonyanabababulaliakababulalanga,njengoko kubhaliweyoencwadiniyomyalelokaMoses,apho uYehovawayewiseumthethowokuthi,Ooyise mabangabulawangenxayoonyana,oonyana mabangabulawangenxayooyise;keelowomakabulawe ngesakheisono.

7WabulalaamaEdomeSihlanjeniseTyuwa,ishumi lamawaka,wayithimbaiSela,emfazweni,wathiigamalayo yiYoketeliunanamhla

8UAmatsiyawathumelaabathunywakuYehowashe, unyanakaYehowahazi,unyanakaYehu,ukumkani wakwaSirayeli,esithi,Yizasiqwalaselanengamehlo

9UYehowasheukumkaniwakwaSirayeliwathumela kuAmatsiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,wathi,Ikhakakhaka eliseLebhanonlathumelakumsedareoseLebhanon,lisithi, Unyanawammnikeintombiyakho,ibengumfazi; 10UwabuleleokuneneamaEdom,yakuphakamisaintliziyo yakho;zukake,uhlaleendlwini; 11AkaphulaphulauAmatsiyaWenyukakeuYehohashe ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli;bakhangelanangamehlo,yena

noAmatsiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,eBhete-shemeshe yakwaYuda.

12OyiswakeamaYudaphambikwamaSirayeli;basaba elowowayaententeniyakhe.

13UYehohasheukumkaniwakwaSirayeliwamthabatha uAmatsiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,unyanakaYehowashe, unyanaka-Ahaziya,eBhete-shemeshe,wezaeYerusalem, waluqhekezaudongalweYerusalem,ethabathela esangwenilakwaEfrayim,wesaesangwenilembombo, iikubhiteezimakhulumane

14Wayithabathayonkeigolidenesilivere,neempahla zonkeezafunyanwayoendlwinikaYehova, nasebuncwanenibendluyokumkani,nabazizibambiso, wabuyelakwaSamari

15EzinyeizintozikaYehowasheawazenzayo,nobugorha bakhe,nokulwakwakhenoAmatsiyaukumkani wakwaYuda,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbi yemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

16WalalauYehohashekooyise,wangcwatyelwa kwaSamari,nookumkanibakwaSirayeliUYarobheham, unyanawakhe,wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

17WadlaubomiuAmatsiyaunyanakaYowashe,ukumkani wakwaYuda,iminyakaelishumielinesihlanuemvakokufa kukaYehohasheunyanakaYehowahazi,ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.

18Ezinyeizintozika-Amatsiyaazibhalwangana encwadiniyemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaYuda?

19BamcebaeYerusalem,wasabelaeLakishe;bathumela emvakwakheeLakishe,bambulalelakhona

20Bamthwalangamahashe,wangcwatyelwaeYerusalem kooyise,emzinikaDavide.

21BonkeabantubakwaYudabamthabathauAzariya, akubon’ukubauminyakailishumilinamithandathuezelwe, bamenzaukumkaniesikhundlenisika-Amatsiyauyise.

22YakhiwanguyeiElati,wayibuyiselakuYuda,emveni kokubaukumkaniwalalayokooyise

23Ngomnyakaweshumielinesihlanuka-Amatsiyaunyana kaYowashe,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wabangukumkani uYarobheham,unyanakaYowasheukumkani wakwaSirayeli,kwaSamari,iminyakayamashumimane anamnye

24WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova;akatyekaezonweni zonkezikaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,awawonisa ngazoamaSirayeli

25YenawawubuyiselaumdawakwaSirayeli,wathabathela ekungenenikweHamati,wesaelwandlelweArabha, ngokwelizwilikaYehovauThixokaSirayeli,awalithethayo ngomkhonziwakheuYona,unyanaka-Amitayi,umprofeti waseGati-hefere

26UYehovawakubonaukubandezelwakwamaSirayeli ukubakukrakrakakhulu,uphelileovalelweyonovulelweyo, kungekhomncedikwaSirayeli.

27UYehovaakatshongoukuthi,uyakulicimaigama lamaSirayeliphantsikwezulu;wawasindisakengesandla sikaYarobhehamunyanakaYowashe

28EzinyeizintozikaYarobheham,nakokonke awakwenzayo,nobukrotibakhe,ukulwakwakhe, nokuyibuyiselakwaboiDamaskoneHamatiyakwaYuda kumaSirayeli,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbi yemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

29WalalauYarobhehamkooyise,kookumkani bakwaSirayeli;uZekariya,unyanawakhe,waba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1Ngomnyakawamashumiomabinianesixhenxe kaYarobhehamukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,waba ngukumkaniuAzariya,unyanaka-Amatsiyaukumkani wakwaYuda

2Ubeminyakailishumielinamithandathuezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumimahlanu anamibiniengukumkanieYerusalem.Igamalonina belinguYekoliyawaseYerusalem

3WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke awakwenzayouAmatsiyauyise; 4Kezonaizigangaazisuswanga;abantubebesabingelela beqhumiselaezigangeni

5UYehovawambethaukumkani,wabaneqhenqakwada kwayiminiyokufakwakhe,wahlalaendlwinieyodwaKe uYotam,unyanawokumkani,ebephetheindlu,ebalawula abantubelizwe.

6Ezinyeizintozika-Azariya,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaYuda?

7WalalauAzariyakooyise;Wangcwatyelwakooyise emzinikaDavide;uYotamunyanawakhewaba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe.

8NgomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesibhozokaAzariyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,wabangukumkani uZekariya,unyanakaYarobheham,kumaSirayeli kwaSamari,iinyangaezintandathu

9WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengokobenza ngakoooyise;akatyekaezonwenizikaYarobhehamunyana kaNebhati,awawonisangazoamaSirayeli

10UShalumunyanakaYabheshewamceba,wamxabela phambikwabantu,wambulala,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

11EzinyeizintozikaZekariya,nanzozibhaliweencwadini yemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaSirayeli.

12LilizwieloawalithethayouYehovakuYehuukuthi, Kwesesineisizukulwanakuyakuhlalaoonyanabakho etroneniyakwaSirayeli.Kwayekwabanjalo.

13UShalumunyanakaYabheshewabangukumkani ngomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesithobakaUziya ukumkaniwakwaYuda;wabanenyangaepheleleyo kwaSamari

14WenyukauMenahemunyanakaGadi,esukaeTirtsa, wezakwaSamari,wamxabelauShalumunyana kaYabheshekwaSamari,wambulala,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

15EzinyeizintozikaShalum,necebolakheawalicebayo, nanzozibhaliweencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaSirayeli

16WazauMenahemwachithaiTifesanentoyonkeebikuyo, nemidayayo,ethabathelaeTirtsa;wabaqwengabonke abafaziabamithiyokulo.

17NgomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesithobakaAzariyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,wabangukumkani uMenahemunyanakaGadikumaSirayelikwaSamari, iminyakayalishumi

18WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova;akatyekaezonweni zikaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,awawonisangazo amaSirayeliyonkeimihlayakhe

19WalifikelailizweuPuli,ukumkaniwaseAsiriya; uMenahemwamnikauPuliiwakaleetalentezesilivere, ukuzeisandlasakhesibenaye,ukubaabuqinise ubukumkaniesandlenisakhe

20UMenahemwayibizaisilivereleyokumaSirayeli, kumadodaonkeazizityebi,ukubaanikeukumkani waseAsiriyaamashumiomahlanueeshekelezesilivere kumntuemnyeWabuyakeukumkaniwaseAsiriya, akahlalaezweni

21EzinyeizintozikaMenahem,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaSirayeli?

22WalalauMenahemkooyise;uPekaya,unyanawakhe, wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

23Ngomnyakawamashumiomahlanuka-Azariya ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wabangukumkaniuPekaya, unyanakaMenahem,kumaSirayelikwaSamari,iminyaka emibini

24WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova;akatyekaezonweni zikaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,awawonisangazo amaSirayeli

25UPekaunyanakaRemaliya,umthetheliwakhe, wamceba,wamxabelakwaSamariebhotwenilendlu yokumkani,noArgobhinoAriya,enamadodaangamashumi amahlanuakuGiliyadi;wambulala,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

26EzinyeizintozikaPekaya,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, nanzozibhaliweencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaSirayeli

27NgomnyakawamashumiomahlanuanesibinikaAzariyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,uPeka,unyana kaRemaliya,wabangukumkanikumaSirayelikwaSamari, iminyakaemashumimabini

28WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova;akatyekaezonweni zikaYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati,awawonisangazo amaSirayeli

29NgemihlakaPekaukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,kwafika uTigelate-pilezereukumkaniwaseAsiriya,wayithabathaiIyon,neAbhele-bhete-mahaka,neYanowa,neKedeshe, neHatsore,neGiliyadi,neGalili,lonkeilizwelakwaNafetali, wabafuduselaeAsiriya

30UHosheyaunyanakaElawamcebauPekaunyana kaRemaliya,wamxabela,wambulala,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe,ngomnyakawamashumiamabini kaYotamunyanakaUziya.

31EzinyeizintozikaPeka,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, nanzozibhaliweencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaSirayeli

32NgomnyakawesibinikaPekaunyanakaRemaliya, ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wabangukumkaniuYotam unyanakaUziya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda

33Ubeminyakaimashumimabinianamihlanuezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaelishumi elinamithandathuengukumkanieYerusalem.Igamalonina belinguYerusha,intombikaTsadoki

34WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,wenza njengakokonkeawakwenzayou-Uziyauyise.

35Kodwaizigangaazisuswanga;abantubebesabingelela beqhumiselaezigangeni.Yenawalakhaisangolasentla lendlukaYehova

36EzinyeizintozikaYotam,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaYuda?

37NgaloomihlawaqalauYehovaukuthumelakwaYuda uRetsinukumkaniwakwa-Aram,noPekaunyana kaRemaliya

38WalalauYotamkooyise,wangcwatyelwakooyise emzinikaDavideuyise;uAhaziunyanawakhewaba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1NgomnyakaweshumielinesixhenxekaPekaunyana kaRemaliya,wabangukumkaniuAhazi,unyanakaYotam, ukumkaniwakwaYuda

2UAhaziubeminyakaimashumimabiniezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaelishumi elinamithandathuengukumkanieYerusalem;akenza okuthetyeemehlwenikaYehovauThixowakhe, njengoDavideuyise

3WahambangendlelayookumkanibakwaSirayeli, wamcandisanonyanawakheemlilweni,ngokwamasikizi eentlanga,awazigqogqayouYehovaphambikoonyana bakaSirayeli

4Wabingelelawaqhumiselaezigangeni,nasezindulini, naphantsikwemithiyonkeeluhlaza

5KwenyukauRetsin,ukumkaniwakwa-Aram,noPeka unyanakaRemaliya,ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,bezakulwa eYerusalem;bamngqingauAhazi,ababanakoukumeyisa

6NgeloxeshauRetsinukumkaniwakwa-Aram wayibuyiselaiElatikuma-Aram,wawagxothaamaYudaeElati,ezaama-Arame-Elati,ahlalakhonaunanamhla

7UAhaziwathumelaabathunywakuTigelate-pilezere, ukumkaniwaseAsiriya,wathi,Ndingumkhonziwakho, ndingunyanawakho;

8UAhaziwayithabathaisiliverenegolideeyafumanekayo endlwinikaYehova,nasebuncwanenibendluyokumkani, wayithumelakukumkaniwaseAsiriyaisisicengo

9UkumkaniwaseAsiriyawamphulaphula;ngokuba wenyukaukumkaniwaseAsiriyawayaeDamasko, wayithimba,wabafuduselaabantubayoeKire,wambulala uRetsin

10UkumkaniuAhaziwayakukhawulelauTigelate-pilezere ukumkaniwaseAsiriyaeDamasko,wabonaisibingelelo esiseDamasko;

11Wasakhakeisibingelelou-Uriyaumbingeleli,njengako konkeabemthumelekhonaukumkaniuAhazieDamasko;

12WezaukumkanievelaeDamasko,wasibonaukumkani isibingeleloeso,wasondelaukumkanikusoisibingelelo, wenyukawayakuso

13Waqhumiselangedinilakheelinyukayo,nomnikelo wakhewokudla,wathululanomnikelowakheothululwayo, walitshizaigazilemibingeleloyakheyoxolo esibingelelweni.

14Wasondezaisibingelelosobhedu,esibesiphambi koYehova,wasisusaphambikwendlu,phakathi kwesibingelelonendlukaYehova,wasibekaecaleni lesibingelelongasentla

15UkumkaniuAhaziwamwiselaumthethou-Uriya umbingeleli,wathi,Phezukwesibingeleloesikhulu qhumiselaidinielinyukayolakusasa,nomnikelowokudla wangokuhlwa,nedinielinyukayolokumkani,nomnikelo wakhewokudla,namadinianyukayoabantubonkebelizwe, nomnikelowabowokudla,nomnikelowaboothululwayo; ulifefephezukwasolonkeigaziledinielinyukayo,negazi lonkelombingelelo;sibesesamisibingelelosobhedu ukubuzisakuso

16Wenzakeu-Uriyaumbingelelinjengakokonke awamwiselaumthethongakoukumkaniuAhazi 17UkumkaniuAhaziwaziqhawulaiipanelezeenqwelwana, wawususakuzouhehemalwesityasokuhlambela; waluthulaulwandleezinkomenizobhedu,ezibeziphantsi kwalo,walubekaphezukwesisekosamatye

18Igumbielisithelolesabatha,ababelakhileendlwini, nendawoyokungenaukumkaningaphandle,wayisusa endlwinikaYehova,ngenxayokumkaniwaseAsiriya

19Ezinyeizintozika-Ahaziawazenzayo,azibhalwangana encwadiniyemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaYuda?

20UAhaziwalalakooyise,wangcwatyelwakooyiseemzini kaDavide;wabangukumkaniuHezekiya,unyanawakhe, esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1Ngomnyakaweshumielinesibinika-Ahaziukumkani wakwaYuda,uHoseya,unyanakaEla,wabangukumkani kwaSamarikumaSirayeli,iminyakayasithoba

2WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova;akaba njengookumkanibakwaSirayeliababengaphambikwakhe. 3UShalemanesereukumkaniwaseAsiriyawenyuka, wamchasa;uHosheyawabangumkhonziwakhe,wampha izipho.

4UkumkaniwaseAsiriyawamfumanauHoseyaeliphamba, ngokubaethumeabathunywakuSo,ukumkaniwaseYiputa, akazisamnikelokukumkaniwaseAsiriya, njengokweminyakangeminyaka;ukumkaniwaseAsiriya wamvalelake,wamkhonkxaentolongweni

5UkumkaniwaseAsiriyawaligqibalonkeilizwe,wenyuka wayakwaSamari,wawungqingaiminyakaemithathu

6NgomnyakawesithobakaHoseya,ukumkaniwaseAsiriya wawuthimbaumziwakwaSamari,wawafudusela amaSirayelieAsiriya,wawabekaeHala,naseHabhore, emlanjenioyiGozan,nasemiziniyamaMedi

7Kwathi,ngokubaoonyanabakaSirayelibonayo kuYehovauThixowabo,owabanyusayoezwenilaseYiputa, wabakhuphaphantsikwesandlasikaFaroukumkani waseYiputa,boyikathixobambi;

8bahambaemimiselweniyeentlanga,awazigqogqayo uYehovaphambikoonyanabakaSirayeli, nakweyookumkanibakwaSirayeli,ababeyenzile.

9OonyanabakaSirayelibenzangaseseizintoezingezizo kuYehovauThixowabo,bazakhelaizigangaemiziniyabo yonke,kwathabathelakwinqabayababoniselikwesakumzi onqatyisiweyo

10BazimiselaizimisozamatyenooAsheraezindulini zonkeezinde,naphantsikwemithiyonkeeluhlaza; 11baqhumiselakhonaezigangenizonke,njengeentlanga awazifudusayouYehovaebuswenibabo;Benzaububi ukuzebamqumbiseuYehova

12bakhonzaizigodoezizizithixo,awayetheuYehovakubo, Izeningayenziloonto.

13WaqononondisauYehovakumaSirayelinakwaYuda, ngabaprofetibonke,nangeembonizonke,esithi,Buyani ezindlelenizenuezimbi,niyigcineimithethoyam nemimiseloyam,ngokomyalelowonkeendawumisela ooyihlo,endawuthumelakuningabakhonzibamabaprofeti 14Abeva,bazenzalukhuniiintamozabo,njengeentamo zooyiseabangakholwanganguYehovauThixowabo 15bayicekisaimimiseloyakhe,nomnqophisowakhe awawenzayonooyisebabo,nezingqinozakhe awazingqinayokubo;balandelaizintoezingento,baba ziintoezingento,balandelananeentlangaezibangqongileyo, awayebawiseleumthethongazouYehova,ukubabangenzi njengazo

16BayishiyayonkeimithethokaYehovauThixowabo, bazenzelaumfanekisootyhidiweyo,amatholeamabini, benzauAshera,baqubudakumkhosiwonkewezulu, bakhonzauBhahali.

17Bacandisaoonyanababoneentombizaboemlilweni, bavumisa,bahlabaizihlabo,bazithengiselaukwenzaokubi emehlwenikaYehova,ukubabamqumbise.

18UYehovawabanomsindokunenekumaSirayeli, wawasusaebuswenibakhe,akwasalanamnye,yabasisizwe sakwaYudasodwa.

19KwanamaYudaakayigcinangaimithethokaYehova uThixowawo;ahambangemimiseloyamaSirayeli abeyenzile.

20WayilahlauYehovayonkeimbewukaSirayeli, wabacinezela,wabanikelaesandlenisabaphangi,wada wabagxothaebuswenibakhe.

21NgokubawawakrazulaamaSirayeliendlwinikaDavide; bamenzaukumkaniuYarobheham,unyanakaNebhati, uYarobhehamwawagxothaamaSirayeliekumlandeleni uYehova,wawonisangesonoesikhulu

22BahambaoonyanabakaSirayeliezonwenizonke zikaYarobheham,awazenzayo;abatyekakubo; 23wadauYehovawawasusaamaSirayeliebuswenibakhe, njengokowakuthethayongabakhonzibakhebonke, abaprofeti.AfuduswakeamaSirayeliemhlabeniwawo,aya eAsiriyaunanamhla

24UkumkaniwaseAsiriyawathabathaamadodaeBhabheli, naseKuta,naseAva,naseHamati,naseSefarvayim, wawabekaemiziniyakwaSamari,esikhundlenisoonyana bakaSirayeli,balihluthaelakwaSamari,bahlalaemizini yalo.

25Kwathiekuqalenikokuhlalakwaboapho,abamoyika uYehova;uYehovawathumaiingonyamaphakathikwabo, zababulalayoabanyekubo

26BathethakekukumkaniwaseAsiriya,bathi,Izizwe ozifudusileyo,wazibekaemiziniyakwaSamari,azilazi isikoloThixowelilizwe;uzithumelekeiingonyama phakathikwazo;yabona,ziyazibulala,ngenxayokuba zingalaziisikoloThixowelilizwe

27WawisaumthethoukumkaniwaseAsiriyawathi,Yisani aphoomnyewababingelelienabafudusakhona; Mabahambebayekuhlalakhona,abafundiseisikoloThixo welilizwe

28Wayakeomnyewababingeleli,ababefuduswe kwaSamari,wahlalaeBheteli,wamanaebafundisaukuba mabathininaukumoyikauYehova

29Lwayeuhlangangohlangalwazenzelaoothixobalo, lwabamisaezindlwinizezigangaawazenzayoamaSamariya, uhlangangohlangaemiziniyalo,aphobeluhlalakhona

30AmadodaaseBhabhelienzaiSukoti-bhenoti,amadoda aseKutienzauNergali,amadodaaseHamatienzauAshima.

31AmaAvienzauNibhetsanoTartaki,awaseSefarvayim atshisaoonyanabawongomlilokuAdrameleki noAnameleki,oothixobaseSefarvayim.

32BamoyikakeuYehova,bazenzelaababingeleli bezigangaphezukwabo,ababebingelelangenxayabo ezindlwinizeziganga

33UYehovaayemoyika,oothixobawoebakhonza ngokwesikoleentlangaawayefuduswekuzo.

34Unanamhlabenzangokwesikolangaphambili; abamoyikiuYehova,bengenzingokwemimiseloyabo, namasikoabo,nangomyalelonomthetho,awabawiselayo uYehovaoonyanabakaYakobi,awamthiyaigama elinguSirayeli;

35WenzaumnqophisonabouYehova,wabawisela umthetho,wathi,Izeningoyikithixobambi,ningaqubudi kubo,ningabakhonzi,ningabingelelikubo;

36KeuYehova,owaninyusayoezwenilaseYiputa ngamandlaamakhulu,nangengaloeyolukileyo,ize nimoyike,niqubudekuye,nibingelelekuye

37imimiselo,namasiko,nomyalelo,nomthetho awanibhalelayo,nigcineukuyenzayonkeimihla;nize ningoyikithixobambi

38umnqophisoendawenzanani,izeningawulibali;nize ningoyikithixobambi

39NguYehovauThixowenuyedwaeniyakoyikayena; wonihlangulaesandleniseentshabazenuzonke.

40Abaphulaphulanga,basukabenzangokwesikolabo langaphambili

41ZayezisithikeezontlangazoyikeuYehova,zikhonze nemifanekisoyazoeqingqiweyokananjaloabantwanabazo, nabantwanababantwanabazo,njengokobenzangako ooyise,benzangakonabounanamhla.

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1KwathingomnyakawesithathukaHoseyaunyanakaEla, ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,wabangukumkaniuHezekiya, unyanaka-AhaziukumkaniwakwaYuda.

2Ubeminyakaimashumimabinianamihlanuezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumi mabinianesithobaengukumkanieYerusalem.Igamalonina belinguAbhi,intombikaZekariya

3WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke awakwenzayouDavideuyise

4Wazisusaiziganga,waziqhekezaizimisozamatye, wamgawulauAshera,wayiqobainyokayobhedu awayenzayouMoses;ngokubakwadakwayiloomini oonyanabakaSirayelibeqhumiselakuyo,wayibiza ngokubalubhedunjekodwa

5WakholosangoYehovauThixokaSirayeli;+yayeemva kwakheakubangakhonamnyeunjengayephakathi kookumkanibonkebakwaYuda,kwanabobonke ababengaphambikwakhe

6WanamathelakuYehova,akatyekaekumlandeleni; wayigcinaimithethoabetheuYehovawayiwiselauMoses.

7UYehovawabanaye;Naphinaaphoayakhona,waba nempumelelo;wagwilikakukumkaniwaseAsiriya, akamkhonza

8YenawawaxabelaamaFilisti,wadawesaeGaza nasemdeniwayo,wathabathelaenqabeniyababoniseli, wesaemzinionqatyisiweyo

9KwathingomnyakawesinewokumkaniuHezekiya(lowo ngumnyakawesixhenxekaHoseyaunyanakaEla, ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli),wenyukauShalemanesere ukumkaniwaseAsiriya,wawufikelaumziwakwaSamari, wawungqinga

10Bawuthimbaekuphelenikweminyakaemithathu, ngomnyakawesithandathukaHezekiya(lowongumnyaka wesithobakaHoseya,ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli),yathinjwa keiSamari

11UkumkaniwaseAsiriyawawafuduselaamaSirayeli eAsiriya,wawabekaeHala,naseHabhore,emlanjeni oyiGozan,nasemiziniyamaMedi

12ngenxaenokubaengaliphulaphulangailizwilikaYehova uThixowawo;esukaawugqithaumnqophisowakhe,nako konkeawawisaumthethongakouMosesumkhonzi kaYehova,akeva,akenza.

13Kekalokungomnyakaweshumielinesinewokumkani uHezekiya,wenyukauSaneribheukumkaniwaseAsiriya, wayakuyoyonkeimizienqatyisiweyoyakwaYuda, wayithimba

14WathumelauHezekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda kukumkaniwaseAsiriyaeLakishe,esithi,Ndonile;buya umkekum;okubekaphezukwamndiyakukuthwala UkumkaniwaseAsiriyawamnikauHezekiyaukumkani wakwaYudaamakhuluamathathueetalentezesilivere, namashumiomathathueetalentezegolide

15UHezekiyawamnikayonkeisilivereeyafunyanwa endlwinikaYehova,nasebuncwanenibendluyokumkani.

16NgeloxeshauHezekiyawayinqamlaigolide yeengcangozetempilekaYehova,nemigubasiabeyalekile uHezekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,wayinikaukumkani waseAsiriya

17UkumkaniwaseAsiriyawasusauTartannoRabhesarisi noRabheshakeeLakishe,bayakukumkaniuHezekiya eYerusalem,benempienzimaBenyuka,bezaeYerusalem Benyukake,beza,bemaemjelweniwechibilangasentla, osemendweniwentsimiyomxovuliweengubo.

18Bambizaukumkani;kwaphumawezakubouEliyakim unyanakaHilekiya,umphathiwendlu,noShebhena umbhali,noYowaunyanaka-Asafu,umkhumbuziwezinto zakomkhulu

19WathikubouRabheshake,KhanithikuHezekiya,Utsho ukumkaniomkhulu,ukumkaniwaseAsiriya,ukuthi, Yeyaninalenkolosekoukholosengayo?

20Uthi(uthethaintoyomlomowodwa),uneqhinga nobugorhabokulwa.Ukholosengabanina,ugwilikekum nje?

21Uyabona,ukholosengaloomsimelelowengcongolo evikivekileyo,iYiputa,ethi,othewayamangayo,imngene esandleni,imhlabe;unjalouFaroukumkaniwaseYiputa kubobonkeabakholosengaye.

22Keukubanithikum,SikholosengoYehovauThixo wethu,ndithi,Asinguyenalouziganganezibingelelo azisusileyouHezekiya,watshokumaYuda nakwiYerusalemukuthi,Izeniqubudephambikwesi sibingeleloeYerusalemapha?

23Khawubekelanekalokunenkosiyamukumkani waseAsiriya:ndokunikaamawakaamabiniamahashe, ukubaunakongecalalakhoukukhuphaabakhweli bokukhwelakuwo.

24Wothininaukubujikaubusobenkosanaenye,yakubo abancinanebabakhonzibenkosiyam,ukholosenje ngeYiputangeenqwelozokulwa,nangabamahashe?

25Ngokunjendinyukendezakuyonakalisalendawo, ndingenayeuYehovayinina?UYehovauthekum,Nyuka uyekwelilizwe,ulonakalise

26WathiuEliyakim,unyanakaHilekiya,noShebhena, noYowa,kuRabheshake,Khawuthethekubakhonzibakho ngesiAram;ungathethinathingesiYuda,ezindlebeni zabantuabaseludongeni

27WathiuRabheshakekubo,Inkosiyamindithumeukuba ndiwathethelamazwienkosiniyakhona,nakuwena? Akandithumanganakulamadodaahlelieludongeni,ukuze adleilindlelawo,aselenowawoumswane?

28WemauRabheshake,wadandulukangezwielikhulu ngesiYuda,wathi,Liveniilizwilokumkaniomkhulu, ukumkaniwaseAsiriya

29Utshoukumkaniukuthi,MakanganilukuhliuHezekiya, ngokubaakayikubanakoukunihlangulaesandlenisakhe

30MakanganikholosingoYehovauHezekiya,esithi,Inene, uyakusihlangulauYehova,nalomziawuyikunikelwa esandlenisokumkaniwaseAsiriya

31MusaniukumphulaphulauHezekiya;ngokubautsho ukumkaniwaseAsiriyaukuthi,Yenzaniumnqophisonam ngomnikelo,niphumenizekum,nidleelowoumdiliya wakhe,elowoumkhiwanewakhe,niseleelowoamanzi equlalakhe;

32ndidendizendiniseezwenielinjengelizwelenu,ilizwe lengqolowanewayinientsha,ilizwelesonkanezidiliya, ilizwelomnqumaoneolinelobusi,niphile,ningafi, ningamphulaphuliuHezekiya,xaathewanilukuhla,esithi, UYehovauyakusihlangula

33Oothixobeentlangabalihlangulanaelowoilizwilakhe esandlenisokumkaniwaseAsiriya?

34BaphinaoothixobaseHamatineArpadi?baphina oothixobaseSefarvayim,neHena,neIva?Balihlangulena elakwaSamariesandlenisam?

35Nguwuphinakoothixobonkebalamazwe, olihlanguleyoilizwelakheesandlenisam,ukubaade uYehovaayihlanguleiYerusalemesandlenisam?

36Bathituabantu,abamphendulanelizwi;ngokuba umthethowokumkaniubusithi,Izeningamphenduli.

37WezauEliyakim,unyanakaHilekiya,umphathiwendlu, noShebhenaumbhali,noYowaunyanaka-Asafu, umkhumbuziwezintozakomkhulu,kuHezekiya, bezikrazuleiingubozabo,bamxelelaamazwi kaRabheshake

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1Kwathi,akukuvaokoukumkaniuHezekiya,wazikrazula iingubozakhe,wazigqumangezirhwexayo,wangena endlwinikaYehova.

2WathumauEliyakimumphathiwendlu,noShebhena umbhali,namadodaamakhuluababingeleli,bezigqume ngezirhwexayo,kuIsayaumprofeti,unyanaka-Amotsi.

3Bathikuye,UtshouHezekiyaukuthi,Leminiyimini yembandezeloneyokohlwayaneyogibo;ngokuba

Eyesi-2yooKumkani

abantwanabazekufikaemlonyeniwesizalo,tukeamandla okuzala.

4MhlawumbiuYehovauThixowakhoangawevaonke amazwikaRabheshake,othunywengukumkani waseAsiriyainkosiyakhe,ukungcikivauThixoophilileyo; amohlwayengenxayamazwilawoawavileyouYehova uThixowakho;uphakamisekeumthandazongenxa yamasalela.

5BezakeabakhonzibokumkaniuHezekiyakuIsaya

6WathiuIsayakubo,Nothikwinkosiyenu,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Musaukuwoyikaamazwiowavileyo, abandinyelisengawoabakhonzibokumkaniwaseAsiriya

7Yabona,ndimfakaumoya,ukubaeveudabaolubi, abuyelekeezwenilakhe;+yayendizakumwisangekrele elizwenilakhe

8WabuyakeuRabheshake,wamfumanaukumkani waseAsiriyaesilwaneLibhena;ngokubaebevileukuba undulukileeLakishe

9WevakusithiwangoTirakaukumkaniwakwaKushi, Nankoephumaezakulwanawe;

10NotshokuHezekiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,ukuthi, MakangakulukuhliuThixowakho,okholosengaye,esithi, AyisayikunikelwaiYerusalemesandlenisokumkani waseAsiriya

11Uyabona,ukuvilewenaabakwenzileyoookumkani baseAsiriyakumazweonke,ukubabawaphanzisa;uya kuhlangulwanakewena?

12Oothixobeentlangakebazihlangulanaezo, bazitshabalalisayooobawo;neGozan,neHaran,neRetsefe, noonyanabakaEdenababeseTelazare?

13UphinaukumkaniwaseHamati,nokumkani waseArpadi,nokumkaniwomziwaseSefarvayim, naseHena,naseIva?

14WawathabathauHezekiyaamaphephaencwadi esandlenisabathunywa,wawafunda;wenyukawaya endlwinikaYehova,wayanekauHezekiyaphambi koYehova.

15WathandazauHezekiyaphambikoYehova,wathi, Yehova,ThixokaSirayeli,wenauhleliphakathi kweekerubhi,unguyeuThixowenawedwakwizikumkani zonkezehlabathi;wenaulenzileizulunehlabathi 16Thobaindlebeyakho,Yehova,uve;vulaamehloakho, Yehova,ubone;uweveamazwikaSaneribhe,othume ukungcikivangawouThixoophilileyo

17Okunene,Yehova,ookumkanibaseAsiriya baziphanzisileiintlanganamazweazo; 18babanikelaoothixobazoemlilweni,kubabebengethixo, bebengumsebenziwezandlazomntu,umthinelitye; babatshabalalisake

19Kengoko,YehovaThixowethu,khawusisindise esandlenisakhe,zazizonkeizikumkanizehlabathi,ukuba wenaunguYehovauThixowedwa.

20WathumelakeuIsaya,unyanaka-Amotsi,kuHezekiya, esithi,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, OkuthandazeleyokumngokubhekiselekuSaneribhe ukumkaniwaseAsiriya,ndikuvile

21LiloeliilizwiawalithethayouYehovangaye;Intombi eyintombiuZiyoniyakudela,iyakugculela;Intombi enguYerusalemihlunguzelaintlokoemvakwakho

22Ngubaninaloumngcikivileyo,umnyelisileyo?

Uliphakamisekubaninailizwilakho,wawaphakamisela phezuluamehloakho?nxamnyenoyiNgcwelekaSirayeli

23UyingcikivileiNkosingabathunywabakho,wathi, Ngobuninzibeenqwelozamzokulwandiqabelemna ezintlomenizeentaba,emathambekenieLebhanon, ndayigawulaimisedareyayoemidekakhulu,nemisipres yayoenyuliweyo,ndingenaezingontsinizemidayayo, nasehlathinileKarmeleyayo

24Mnandimbendaselaamanziabefudulaengekho, ndayomisangeentendezeenyawozamyonkeimijelo yaseYiputa

25Akuvangana?Kwakudendakwenzaoku,kwangemihla yamandulondakubumba;Ndikufikisile,kwenzekangoku, ukubauyikhahlelephantsiimizienqatyisiweyo,ibe yimiweweengamanxuwa.

26Ngakookoabemibayobaphelelwangamandla, baqhiphukaumbilini,badana;basukababanjengotyani basendle,nohlaza,utyaniobuphezukwendlu,nengqolowa itshateleengekakhuli

27Keukuhlalakwakho,nokuphumakwakho,nokungena kwakho,ndiyakwazi,nokugugumakwakhongam.

28Ngenxayokugugumakwakhongam,nangenxa yokutyeshakwakhookunyukekwezaezindlebenizam, ndiyakufakaikhonkcolamempumlweniyakho,nomkhala wamemlonyeniwakho,ndikubuyisengendlelaoweza ngayo

29Nangukeumqondisokuwe:lomnyakakodliwa ummilela,ngomnyakawesibinikodliwaummilela; ngomnyakawesithathunohlwayelanivune,nityaleizidiliya, nidleiziqhamozazo.

30abasindileyobendluyakwaYuda,abobaseleyo,babuye bendeliseleiingcambuphantsi,benzeiziqhamophezulu 31NgokubakuyakuphumaeYerusalemabaseleyo nabasindileyoentabeniyeZiyonUbukhwelebukaYehova wemikhosibuyakukwenzaoko

32NgakookoutshouYehovangokubhekiselekukumkani waseAsiriya,ukuthi,Akayikungenakulomzi,akayikutola notolokuwo,akayikuwuzelaenengweletshetshe,akayi kuwufumbelaludongalwakungqinga.

33Uyakubuyangendlelaawezangayo;akasayikungena kulomzi;utshouYehova

34Ndiyakuwukhuselalomzi,ndiwusindisengenxayam, nangenxakaDavide,umkhonziwam

35Kwathingobobusuku,kwaphumaisithunywa sikaYehova,saxabelaemkhosiniwama-Asiriyaikhulu elinamanciasibhozoanesihlanulamawaka

36WahambakeuSaneribheukumkaniwaseAsiriya, wabuya,wahlalaeNineve.

37Kwathi,enqulaendlwinikaNiserokiuthixowakhe, bamxabelangekreleooAdramelekinoSharetsere,oonyana bakhe,babalekelaezwenilaseAraratiUEsar-hadon, unyanawakhe,wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO20

1NgaloomihlawayesifauHezekiya,ezakufaWaya umprofetikuye,uIsayaunyanaka-Amotsi,wathikuye, UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yolelaindluyakho;ngokubauya kufa,ungaphili.

2Wabubhekisaeludongeniubusobakhe,wathandaza kuYehova,esithi, 3Khawukhumbule,ndiyakukhunga,Yehova,okokuba ndihambephambikwakhongokunyanisekanangentliziyo

ephelelisileyo,ndakwenzaokulungileyoemehlweniakho UHezekiyawalilakakhulu.

4Kwathi,engekaphumiuIsayaentendelezweniephakathi, lafikakuyeilizwilikaYehova,lisithi, 5BuyauthikuHezekiya,ingangayabantubam,Utsho uYehova,uThixokaDavideuyihlo,ukuthi,Ndiwuvile umthandazowakho,ndizibonileiinyembezizakho; uyabona,ndiyakukuphilisa;ngomhlawesithathuuya kunyukauyeendlwinikaYehova

6ndongezekwimihlayakhoishumielinesihlanuleminyaka; ndikuhlangulewenanalomziesandlenisokumkani waseAsiriya;ndiwukhuselelomzingenxayam,nangenxa kaDavideumkhonziwam.

7WathiuIsaya,Thabathaniisicumbasamakhiwane; Bayithabathake,bayibekaethumbeni,waphila

8WathiuHezekiyakuIsaya,Uyintoninaumqondiso wokubauYehovauyakundiphilisa,ndinyukendiye endlwinikaYehovangomhlawesithathu?

9WathiuIsaya,Nangukeumqondisokuwe,uphuma kuYehova,wokubauyakulenzauYehovailizwi alithethileyo:Isithunzisihambenaizinyukoezilishumi, sibuyenaizinyukoezilishumi?

10WathiuHezekiya,Kululakwisithunziukolukaizinyuko ezilishumi;hayi,isithunzimasibuyeumvaizinyuko ezilishumi.

11WakhalauIsayaumprofetikuYehova,wasibuyisela umvaisithunziizinyukoezilishumi,ebesehlengazo esinyukwenisika-Ahazi.

12NgeloxeshauBherodaki-bhaladanunyanakaBhaladan, ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,wathumelaincwadinomnikelo kuHezekiya;ngokubaubevileukubauHezekiyaubesifa.

13WabaphulaphulauHezekiya,wababonisayonkeindlu yakheenqabileyo,isilivere,negolide,nobulawu,neolientle, nendluyonkeyesikrweqesakhe,nentoyonkeeyayikho ebuncwanenibakhe;akubangakhontoendlwiniyakhe nasekulawulenikwakhekonke,angababonisangakona uHezekiya.

14WayauIsayaumprofetikukumkaniuHezekiya,wathi kuye,Atheninalamadoda?abevelengaphinaukuzakuwe? WathiuHezekiya,BavelaezwenielikudeeBhabheli.

15Wathi,Abonentoninaendlwiniyakho?Wathi uHezekiya,Aboneintoyonkeesendlwiniyam; akubangakhontondingababonisangayonaebuncwaneni bam

16WathiuIsayakuHezekiya,LiveilizwilikaYehova

17Uyabona,kuzaimihla,eyakuthiyonkeintoesendlwini yakho,nentoabayiqwebayoooyihlokwadakwayilemini, ithwalelweeBhabheli,kungasalinto;utshouYehova.

18Bayakuthabathanakoonyanabakhoabayakuphuma kuwe,oyakubazala;bayakubangamathenwaebhotweni lokumkaniwaseBhabheli

19WathiuHezekiyakuIsaya,LilungileilizwilikaYehova, olithethileyoWathi,Akulungilena,ukubakukhoukuxola nokunyanisangeyamimihla?

20EzinyeizintozikaHezekiya,nobugorhabakhebonke, nokwenzakwakheichibinomjelo,nokuwangenisakwakhe amanzikuwoumzi,azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbi yemihlayookumkanibakwaYuda?

21WalalauHezekiyakooyise;uManase,unyanawakhe, wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe.

ISAHLUKO21

1UManaseubeminyakailishumielinamibiniezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumi mahlanuanamihlanuengukumkanieYerusalem.Igama loninabelinguHefetsibha

2WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,ngokwamasikizi eentlanga,awazigqogqayouYehovaphambikoonyana bakaSirayeli

3Wabuyawazakhaiziganga,awayezidilizileuHezekiya uyise;wammiselauBhahaliizibingelelo,wenzauAshera, njengokowenzayouAhabhiukumkaniwakwaSirayeli; waqubudakumkhosiwonkewezulu,wawukhonza.

4WazakhaizibingeleloendlwinikaYehova,leyowathi uYehovangayo,NdiyakulibekaeYerusalemigamalam 5Wawakhelaizibingelelowonkeumkhosiwezulu ezintendelezwenizombinizendlukaYehova

6Wamcandisaunyanawakheemlilweni,wabalitola, wahlabaizihlabo,wamisaabaneshologunoosiyazi,wenza ububiobukhuluemehlwenikaYehova,ukuzeamqumbise 7WamisaumfanekisooqingqiweyokaAsheraabewenzile, endlwini,awathiuYehovakuDavidenakuSolomonunyana wakhe,KuyolendlunaseYerusalem,endiyinyulileyo ezizwenizonkezakwaSirayeli,ndiyakulibekakhona igamalamngonaphakade;

8ndingabisalususaunyawolwamaSirayeliemhlabeni endawunikaooyise;kodwaukubabathebagcinaukwenza njengakokonkeendibawiseleumthethongako, nangokomyalelowonke,awabawiselayouMosesumkhonzi wam

9Akaphulaphulake;wawalukuhlauManase,ukubaenze okubi,ngaphezukweentlangaawazitshabalalisayo uYehovaphambikoonyanabakaSirayeli

10WathethauYehovangabakhonzibakheabaprofeti, wathi,

11NgenxaenokubauManase,ukumkaniwakwaYuda, ewenzileloomasikizi,wenzaokubi,ngaphezukwako konkeawakwenzayoama-Amori,abengaphambikwakhe, wawonisanoYudangezigodozakhe

12Ngakooko,utshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Yabona,ndiyiziselaiYerusalemneYudaububi,eziyazithi nzwizombiniiindlebezabobonkeababuvayo

13NdoyolulaphezukweYerusalemulutyalokulinganisa lwakwaSamari,nelotheyendluka-Ahabhi,ndiyisule iYerusalemnjengomntuosulaisitya,asisule,asisibeke 14Ndowalahlaamasalelaelifalam,ndiwanikeleesandleni seentshabazawo;zibelixhobanezintoeziphangiweyo kwiintshabazabozonke;

15ngenxaenokubabenzeububiemehlweniam, bandiqumbisa,kususelakwiminiabaphumangayoooyise eYiputaunanamhla

16Kananjaloigazielimsulwauliphalazelalininzikunene uManase,yadayazalaiYerusalem,kwathabathelakwelinye icalakwesakwelinye;sisodwaisonosakheawawonisa ngasoamaYuda,ngokwenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova 17EzinyeizintozikaManase,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, nesonosakheawonayongaso,azibhalwanganaencwadini yemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaYuda?

18WalalauManasekooyise,wangcwatyelwaemyezweni wendluyakhe,emyezwenikaUza;uAmonunyanawakhe wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

19UAmonubeminyakaimashumimabinianamibini ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka emibiniengukumkanieYerusalemIgamalonina belinguMeshulemete,intombikaHaruziwaseYotebha.

20WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengokowenza ngakouManaseuyise

21Wahambangendlelayonkeawahambangayouyise, wakhonzaizigodoezizizithixoawazikhonzayouyise, waqubudakuzo

22WamshiyauYehova,uThixowooyise,akahamba ngendlelakaYehova

23Bamcebaabakhonzibaka-Amon,bambulalaukumkani lowoendlwiniyakhe.

24Abantubelizwebababulalabonkeabobabecebe ukumkaniuAmonabantubelizwebamenzaukumkani uYosiya,unyanawakhe,esikhundlenisakhe.

25Ezinyeizintozika-Amonawazenzayo,azibhalwangana encwadiniyemicimbiyemihlayookumkanibakwaYuda?

26Wangcwatyelwaengcwabenilakhe,emyezwenikaUza; wabangukumkaniuYosiya,unyanawakhe,esikhundleni sakhe

ISAHLUKO22

1UYosiyaubeminyakaisibhozoezelwe,ukuba ngukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyakaemashumi mathathuanamnyeengukumkanieYerusalemIgama loninabelinguYedida,intombika-AdayawaseBhotsekati.

2WenzaokuthetyeemehlwenikaYehova,wahamba ngendlelayonkekaDavideuyise,akatyekelaekunene nasekhohlo.

3Kwathingomnyakaweshumielinesibhozowokumkani uYosiya,ukumkaniwathumauShafanunyanaka-Atsaliya, unyanakaMeshulam,umbhali,endlwinikaYehova,esithi, 4NyukauyekuHilekiyaumbingeleliomkhulu, ayilinganiseisilivereeziswaendlwinikaYehova, abayihlanganisayoabagcinibomnyangoebantwini; 5bayinikeleesandlenisabenzibomsebenzi, abayikhangelayoindlukaYehova,bayinikeabenzi bomsebenziwendlukaYehova,ukubabatywineiintanda zendlukaYehova;

6bayinikelekwiingcibizemithi,nakubakhi,neengcibi;

7Kodwabekungabalelwananabongemaliebinikelwe esandlenisabo;ngokubabasebenzabenyanisekile

8WathiuHilekiyaumbingeleliomkhulukuShafanumbhali, IncwadiyomyalelondiyifumeneendlwinikaYehova. UHilekiyawamnikauShafanincwadileyo,wayilesa 9WezakeuShafanumbhalikukumkani,wambuyisela ilizwiukumkani,wathi,Bayilandileabakhonzibakhoimali eyafumanekayoendlwini,bayinikelaesandlenisabenzi bomsebenziabayikhangelayoindlukaYehova

10WaxelakeuShafanumbhalikukumkani,wathi, UHilekiyaumbingeleliundinikeincwadiWayilesa uShafanphambikokumkani

11Kwathi,akuwevaukumkaniamazwiencwadiyomyalelo, wasukawazikrazulaiingubozakhe

12UkumkaniwabawiselaumthethouHilekiyaumbingeleli, noAhikamunyanakaShafan,noAkebhoreunyana kaMikaya,noShafanumbhali,noAsayaumkhonzi wokumkani,wathi, 13YiyaninibuzisekuYehovangenxayam,nangenxa yabantu,nangenxayamaYudaonke,malunganamazwiale

ncwadiifunyenweyo;ngokubabukhuluubushushu bukaYehovaesibaselwebona,ngenxaenokubaoobawo bengawaphulaphulangaamazwialencwadi,ukubabenze njengakokonkekubhaliweyongathi.

14WayakeuHilekiyaumbingeleli,noAhikam, noAkebhore,noShafan,noAsaya,kuHulidaumprofetikazi, umkaShalumunyanakaTikwa,unyanakaHarhas,umgciningubo;wayeehlelieYerusalemekholejini;bayebethetha naye

15Wathikubo,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Nothikuloondodainithumileyokum, 16UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabonani,ndiyiziselaububile ndawo,naphezukwabemibayo,onkeamazwiencwadi leyoayifundileyoukumkaniwakwaYuda;

17ngenxaenokubabendishiyilemna,baqhumisela thixwenibambi,ukuzebandiqumbisengomsebenziwonke wezandlazabo;kengokoumsindowamuyakubaselwale ndawo,kwayeawuyikucinywa

18KekukumkaniwakwaYuda,onithumeukubanibuzise kuYehova,nothikuye,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi,Ngokusingiselekumazwiowavileyo; 19ngenxaenokubaibithambileintliziyoyakho,wasuka wazithobaphambikoYehovaekukuvenikwakho endikuthethileyongalendawo,nabemibayo,ukuba benziweummangalisonesiqalekiso,wazikrazulaiingubo zakho,walilaphambikwam;Namndikuvile;utsho uYehova

20Ngakooko,uyabona,ndiyakukuhlanganiselakooyihlo, uhlanganiselweengcwabenilakhounoxolo;angayi kububonaamehloakhobonkeububiendibuziselalendawo Bambuyiselakeilizwiukumkani.

ISAHLUKO23

1Wathumelaukumkani,kwabizelwakuyeonkeamadoda amakhuluakwaYudaneYerusalem

2WenyukaukumkaniwayaendlwinikaYehova,namadoda onkeakwaYuda,nabemibonkebaseYerusalemkunyenaye, nababingeleli,nabaprofeti,nabantubonke,kwathabathela komncinanekwesakomkhulu,wawalesaezindlebenizabo onkeamazwiencwadiyomnqophisoeyafunyanwa endlwinikaYehova

3Wemaukumkaningasentsikeni,wenzaumnqophiso phambikoYehova,wokumlandelauYehova,nokugcina imithethoyakhe,nezingqinozakhe,nemimiseloyakhe, ngentliziyoyaboyonke,nangomphefumlowabowonke, ukubaawenzeamazwialomnqophisoabhaliweyokule ncwadi.Bemabonkeabantuemnqophiswenilowo.

4UkumkaniwamwiselaumthethouHilekiya,umbingeleli omkhulu,nababingelelibolwesibiniudidi,nabagcini bomnyango,ukubabazikhupheetempilenikaYehova zonkeiimpahlaezayezenzelweuBhahali,noAshera, nomkhosiwonkewezulu; 5Wabaphelisaababingeleliabangengabo,ababethe ookumkanibakwaYudababamiselaukuqhumisela ezigangeni,emiziniyakwaYuda,nangeenxazonke eYerusalem;nabaqhumiselakuBhahali,elangeni, nasenyangeni,nakwiziplanethi,nakumkhosiwonkewezulu 6WamkhuphauAsherawendlukaYehova,wamsa ngaphandlekweYerusalem,emlanjanenioyiKidron, wamtshiselaemlanjanenioyiKidron,wamcolawaluthuli,

Eyesi-2yooKumkani

wawuphosauthulilwakhephezukwamangcwabaoonyana babantu.

7Wazidilizaizindluzamang’awuezibezisendlwini kaYehova,aphoabafazibabemlukelakhonauAshera iintente.

8WabathabathabonkeababingeleliemiziniyakwaYuda, wazenzainqambiiziganga,aphobabeqhumiselakhona ababingeleli,ethabathelaeGebhawesaeBher-shebha, wazidilizaizigangazamasango,ezisekungenenikwesango likaYoshuwa,ibambalomzi,elingasekhohlokomntu esangwenilomzi

9Keababingelelibezigangaabenyukangabeze esibingelelwenisikaYehovaeYerusalem;badlaizonka ezingenagwelephakathikwabazalwanababo

10WayenzainqambiiTofete,esemfuleniwakwaBhenhinom,ukuzekungabikhomntuumcandisaemlilweni kuMolekiunyanawakhe,nokubayintombiyakhe 11WawasusaamahasheookumkanibakwaYuda, ababewanikeleelangeni,ekungenenikwendlukaYehova, ngasegumbinilikaNatan-meleki,ithenwa,elibeedlelweni, wazitshisaiinqwelozokulwazelangangomlilo

12Izibingeleloeziphezukwegumbieliphezululika-Ahazi, ababelenzileookumkanibakwaYuda,nezibingelelo awazenzayouManaseezintendelezwenizombinizendlu kaYehova,ukumkaniwazidiliza,wazidilizaapho, waluphosauthulilwazoemlanjanenioyiKidron

13IzigangaezibeziphambikweYerusalem,ezibe zisekunenekwentabayokonakala,leyouSolomon ukumkaniwakwaSirayeliwazakhelauAshtoreti,into enezotheyamaTsidon,noKemoshe,izothelamaMowabhi, noMilikom,izotheloonyanabaka-Amon,wazenzainqambi ukumkani

14Waziqhekezanezimisozamatye,wabagawulaooAshera, wazizalisaiindawozazongamathamboabantu.

15KananjaloisibingeleloesibesiseBheteli,nesiganga awasenzayouYarobhehamunyanakaNebhati, owawonisayoamaSirayeli,esosibingelelonesiganga wasidiliza,wasitshisaisiganga,wasicolasaluthuli, wamtshisauAshera

16WabhekauYosiya,wawabonaamangcwabaabekhona entabeni,wathumela,wawathabathaamathambo emangcwabenilawo,wawatshiselaphezukwesibingelelo, wasenzainqambingokwelizwilikaYehova, awalimemezayoumfowakwaThixo,owawamemezayola mazwi

17Wathi,Ngowuphinalombhalondiwubonayo?Athi kuyeamadodaaloomzi,LingcwabalomfowakwaThixo, owavelakwaYuda,wamemezaezizintouzenzileyo esibingelelwenisaseBheteli

18Wathikeyena,Myeke;makangashukunyiswamntu amathamboakheBawayekakeamathamboakhekunye namathamboomprofetiowayephumekwaSamari.

19Kananjalozonkeizindluzeziganga,ezibezisemizini yakwaSamari,ababezenzileookumkanibakwaSirayeli ukubabamqumbiseuYehova,wazisusauYosiya,wenza kuzongokwemisebenziyakheyonkeawayenzayoeBheteli

20Wababingelelabonkeababingelelibeziganga ababekhona,phezukwezibingelelo,watshisaamathambo abantuphezukwazo;wabuyelaeYerusalem

21Ukumkaniwabawiselaumthethoabantubonke,wathi, YenzaniipasikakuYehovauThixowenu,ngoko kubhaliweyoencwadiniyalomnqophiso

22Bekungazangakwenziwepasikangokwalepasika, kususelakwimihlayabagwebiababelawulaamaSirayeli, nangemihlayonkeyookumkanibakwaSirayeli, nookumkanibakwaYuda.

23Kwathingomnyakaweshumielinesibhozowokumkani uYosiya,kwenziwangawolepasikakuYehova eYerusalem

24Kananjaloabasebenziabaneshologu,noosiyazi, nezithixo,nezigodo,namasikizionke,awababonayo ezwenilakwaYudanaseYerusalem,wabasusauYosiya, ukuzeamiseamazwiomyaleloabebhaliweyoencwadini, awayifumanayouHilekiyaumbingeleliendlwinikaYehova 25Ngaphambikwakheakubangakhokumkaniunjengaye, ubuyeleyokuYehovangentliziyoyakheyonke, nangomphefumlowakhewonke,nangamandlaakheonke, ngokomyalelowonkekaMoses;nasemvakwakhe akuvelangaunjengaye

26AkabuyangakeuYehovaekuvuthenikomsindowakhe omkhulu,umsindowakheowavuthakumaYuda,ngenxa yokuqumbisakonkeabequmbisengakouManase

27WathiuYehova,NdiyakuwasusanamaYudaebusweni bam,njengokubandawasusayoamaSirayeli,ndiwulahlelo mzindawunyulayo,iYerusalem,nendlulendathi,Liya kubakuyoigamalam

28EzinyeizintozikaYosiya,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaYuda?

NgemihlayakhewenyukauFaro-neko,ukumkani waseYiputa,wayakulwanokumkaniwaseAsiriya, emlanjeniongumEfratiWahambaukumkaniuYosiya, wamhlangabeza;+yayewambulalelaeMegidoakumbona. 30Bamthwalangenqweloabakhonzibakhe,efileeMegido, bamsaeYerusalem,bamngcwabelaengcwabenilakhe AbantubelizwebathabathauYehowahazi,unyana kaYosiya,bamthambisa,bamenzaukumkaniesikhundleni sikayise

31UYehowahaziubeminyakaimashumimabini anamithathuezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;waba neenyangaezintathuengukumkanieYerusalemIgama loninabelinguHamutali,intombikaYeremiyawaseLibhena. 32WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke abakwenzayoooyise

33UFaro-nekowamkhonkxaeRibhelaezwenilaseHamati, ukuzeangabingukumkanieYerusalem;Ilizwewalihlahlisa ikhululeetalentezesilivere,netalenteyegolide

34UFaro-nekowamenzaukumkaniuEliyakim,unyana kaYosiya,esikhundlenisikaYosiyauyise,waliguqula igamalakhelabanguYehoyakim,wamthabatha uYehowahazi,wayaeYiputa,wafelakhona

35UYehoyakimwayinikauFaroisiliverenegolide;kodwa walihlahlisailizweukubaanikeuFaro-nekoisilivere negolide,elowongokuhlahliswakwakhe,ukubaayinike uFaro-neko

36UYehoyakimubeminyakaimashumimabini anamihlanuezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;waba neminyakaelishumielinamnyeengukumkanieYerusalem IgamaloninabelinguZebhida,intombikaPedaya waseRuma

37WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke abakwenzayoooyise.

ISAHLUKO24

1NgemihlayakhekwenyukauNebhukadenetsare, ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,uYehoyakimwabangumkhonzi kuyeiminyakaemithathu;wabuyawagwilikakuye.

2UYehovawamthumelelaizimpizamaKaledi,nezimpi zama-Aram,namatutuamaMowabhi,nezitutuzoonyana baka-Amon,wazithumelakwelakwaYuda,ukuba zilitshabalalise,ngokwelizwilikaYehova,awalithethayo ngabakhonzibakhe,abaprofeti

3KwayekungomlomokaYehovaokukwehlelaamaYuda, ukubaawasuseebuswenibakhengenxayezono zikaManase,njengakokonkeawakwenzayo; 4nangenxayegazielingenatyalaawaliphalazayo; wayizalisaiYerusalemngegazielingenatyala; angavumangauYehovaukukuxolela.

5EzinyeizintozikaYehoyakim,nakokonkeawakwenzayo, azibhalwanganaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla yookumkanibakwaYuda?

6WalalauYehoyakimkooyise;uYehoyakin,unyana wakhe,wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

7AkabasaphindaukumkaniwaseYiputaaphumeezweni lakhe;kubaukumkaniwaseBhabheliwayezithimbilezonke ezikakumkaniwaseYiputa,ethabathelaemlanjeni waseYiputa,wesaemlanjeniongumEfrati.

8UYehoyakinubeminyakailishumielinesibhozoezelwe, ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneenyangaezintathu engukumkanieYerusalem.IgamaloninabelinguNehushta, intombikaElinatanwaseYerusalem

9WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke awakwenzayouyise.

10NgeloxeshabenyukaabakhonzibakaNebhukadenetsare, ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,bezaeYerusalem,wangqingwa umzilowo.

11WawufikelauNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheli,bewungqingileabakhonzibakhe

12WaphumauYehoyakin,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,waya kukumkaniwaseBhabheli,yenanonina,nabakhonzibakhe, nabathethelibakhe,nababusibakhe;ukumkani waseBhabheliwamthabathakengomnyakawesibhozo wobukumkanibakhe

13Wabuthabathakhonabonkeubuncwanebendlu kaYehova,nobuncwanebendluyokumkani,wazinqunqa zonkeiimpahlazegolide,awazenzayouSolomonukumkani wakwaSirayelietempilenikaYehova,njengoko wakuthethayouYehova.

14WayifudusayonkeiYerusalem,nabathethelibonke, namagorhaonkeanobukroti,ishumilamawakaabathinjwa, zonkeiingcibinabakhandi;akwasalanamnye,yaba ngamahlwempuelizweodwa

15WamfudusauYehoyakin,wamsaeBhabheli,nonina wokumkani,nabafazibokumkani,nababusibakhe, neenjengelezelizwe;wabafudusaeYerusalemabathinjwa abo,wabasaeBhabheli

16Onkeamadodaanobukrotiangamawakaasixhenxe, neengcibinabakhandiabaliwaka,onkeamagorhaanokulwa, awabafudusaukumkaniwaseBhabheli,wabasaeBhabheli.

17UkumkaniwaseBhabheliwamenzauMataniya, umkhuluwakayise,ukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe, waliguqulaigamalakhelabanguZedekiya.

18UZedekiyaubeminyakaimashumimabinianamnye ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka

elishumielinamnyeengukumkanieYerusalemIgama loninabelinguHamutali,intombikaYeremiyawaseLibhena. 19WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke awakwenzayouYehoyakim.

20NgokubangenxayomsindokaYehovakwenzekaoko eYerusalemnakwaYuda,wadawabalahlaebuswenibakhe; uZedekiyawamanaegwilikakukumkaniwaseBhabheli

ISAHLUKO25

1Kekalokukwathingomnyakawesithobawobukumkani bakhe,ngenyangayeshumi,ngolweshumienyangenileyo, wayifikelaiYerusalemuNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheli,yenanomkhosiwakhewonke,wayirhawula; bakhaiinqabazokuboniselangeenxazonke

2Wangqingwakeumzi,kwadakwabangumnyaka weshumielinamnyewokumkaniuZedekiya

3Kwathingomhlawesithobawenyangayesine,yaqina indlalaphakathikomzi,ababanasonkaabantubelizwe.

4Wagqojozwaumzi,asabaonkeamadodaokulwaebusuku ngendlelayesangoeliphakathikweendongaezimbini ezingasemyezweniwokumkani(abekeamaKaledi ewujikelezileumzi);

5ImpiyamaKalediyamsukelaukumkani,yamfumana ezinkqantosinizaseYeriko,yamphalala,yemkakuyeyonke impiyakhe

6Ambambakeukumkani,anyukanaye,amsakukumkani waseBhabhelieRibhela;bawagwebake.

7AbasikaoonyanabakaZedekiyaekhangele, bamtyhaphazaamehlouZedekiya,bamkhonkxa ngamakhamandelaobhedu,bamsaeBhabheli.

8Ngenyangayesihlanu,ngosukulwesixhenxeenyangeni leyo,okokukuthi,umnyakaweshumielinesithoba kaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,kweza uNebhuzaradan,umthetheliwabasiki,umkhonzi wokumkaniwaseBhabheli,eYerusalem

9WayitshisaindlukaYehova,nendluyokumkani,nezindlu zonkezaseYerusalem,nendluyonkeyabantuabakhulu wayitshisangomlilo

10IindongazaseYerusalemyazidilizangeenxazonkeimpi leyoyamaKaledi,ebinomthetheliwabasiki

11Amasalelaabantuababeselephakathikomzi, nabaphambeababephambelekukumkaniwaseBhabheli, namasalelaengxokolo,wabafudusauNebhuzaradan, umthetheliwabasiki

12Keumthetheliwabasikiwabashiyaabaziziswelibelizwe, ukubababengabasebenzibezidiliyanabalimi

13IintsikazobheduezibezisendlwinikaYehova, neenqwelwana,nolwandlelobheduobelusendlwini kaYehova,ezozintoaziqhekezaamaKaledi,aluthwalela eBhabheliubhedulwazo

14Athabathaneembiza,nemihlakulwana,nezitshetshe, neenkamba,neempahlazonkezobheduebekulungiselelwa ngazo

15Neengcedevu,nezityazokutshiza,nezintoezizezegolide zegolidenezesiliverezesilivere,wathabathaumthetheli wabasiki.

16Neentsikazombini,ulwandleolunye,neenqwelwana awazenzelaindlukaYehovauSolomon;alwaba nakulinganiswaubhedulwezompahlazonke.

17Ukuphakamakwenyeintsikabekuziikubhiteezilishumi elinesibhozo,ingqukuvayayoiyeyobhedu;ukuphakama

kwengqukuvabekuziikubhiteezintathu;umnatha neerharnateezibezisengqukuveningeenxazonke, zazezobheduzonke;intsikayesibiniyabeikwanjalo, nomsebenziosontiweyo.

18UmthetheliwabasikiwamthabathauSeraya,umbingeleli oyintloko,noZefaniyaumbingeleliweyesibiniintlaninge, nabagcinibomnyangobobathathu

19Esixekweniwathabathaumthetheli-mkhosi,obephethe amadodaokulwa,namadodaamahlanukwabephambi kokumkani,awafunyanwayophakathikomzi,nomphathi womkhosi,obehlabaumkhosikubantubelizwe,namadoda amashumimathandathukubantubelizwe,awafunyanwayo phakathikomzi.

20WazithabathakeuNebhuzaradan,umthetheliwabasiki, wazisakukumkaniwaseBhabhelieRibhela

21WabaxabelaukumkaniwaseBhabheli,wabaxabela eRibhelaezwenilaseHamatiAfuduswakeamaYuda ezwenilawo

22KeabantuabasalayoezwenilakwaYuda,awabashiyayo uNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,wabamisela uGedaliya,unyanaka-Ahikam,unyanakaShafan,ukuba abeyinganga.

23Bevabonkeabathethelibemikhosi,bonanamadodaabo, ukubaukumkaniwaseBhabheliumenzeumveleli onguGedaliya,bezakuGedaliyaeMizpa,inguIshmayeli unyanakaNetaniya,noYohananunyanakaKareya, noSerayaunyanakaTanumetewaseNetofa,noYazaniya unyanakaMahakati,bonanamadodaabo.

24WabafungelabonanamadodaabouGedaliya,wathi kubo,MusaniukuboyikaabakhonzibamaKaledi;hlalani kwelilizwe,nikhonzeukumkaniwaseBhabheli;kuya kulungekuwe

25Kwathingenyangayesixhenxe,kwezauIshmayeli unyanakaNetaniya,unyanakaElishama,wasembewini yokumkani,enamadodaalishumi,wamxabelauGedaliya, wafa,namaYudanamaKalediabenayeeMizpa

26Besukakebonkeabantu,bethabathelakomncinanebesa komkhulu,nabathethelibemikhosi,bayaeYiputa;ngokuba bebewoyikaamaKaledi

27Kwathingomnyakawamashumiamathathuanesixhenxe wokuthinjwakukaYehoyakinukumkaniwakwaYuda, ngenyangayeshumielinesibini,ngosukulwamashumi omabinianesixhenxeenyangenileyo,uEvili-merodaki ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,ngomnyakawokubangukumkani kwakhe,wayiphakamisaintlokokaYehoyakinukumkani wakwaYuda,wayikhuphaentolongweni; 28Wathethanayekakuhle,wayimisaitroneyakhe, yangaphezukwetroneyookumkaniababenayeeBhabheli; 29Wazikhululaiingubozakhezasentolongweni,wamana ukudlaisonkaphambikwakheyonkeimihlayobomibakhe 30Umxheshowakhe,wawunikwa,umxheshowamaxesha onke,uvelakukumkani,intoyeminingangeminiyayo, yonkeimihlayobomibakhe