Ukuvuka Nokuwa Kuka-Uziya 2 IziKronike 26 1 Bonke abantu bakwaYuda bamthabatha u-Uziya, owayeneminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu ubudala, bamenza ukumkani esikhundleni sika-Amatsiya uyise. 2 Wakha iEloti, wayibuyisela kumaYuda, emva kokulala kokumkani kooyise. 3 U-Uziya wayeneminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu ubudala ekuqaliseni kwakhe ukulawula, waza walawula iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu anesibini eYerusalem. Igama lonina lalinguYekoliya waseYerusalem. 4 Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, njengako konke awakwenzayo uAmatsiya uyise. 5 Wamfuna uThixo ngemihla kaZekariya, owayenokuqonda kwimibono kaThixo; yaye ngalo lonke ixesha emfuna uYehova, uThixo wamenza waphumelela. 6 Waphuma walwa namaFilisti, waludiliza udonga lwaseGati, nodonga lwaseYabhene, nodonga lwaseAshdode, wakha imizi ejikeleze iAshdode, naphakathi kwamaFilisti. 7 UThixo wamnceda nxamnye namaFilisti, nakuma-Arabhu awayehlala eGurbhahali, nakumaMehunim. 8 Ama-Amoni amnika u-Uziya izipho; igama lakhe lasasazeka lada laya kufikelela ekungeneni kweYiputa; kuba waziqinisa kakhulu. 9 U-Uziya wakha iinqaba eYerusalem esangweni lembombo, nasesangweni lentlambo, nangasekujikeni kodonga, waziqinisa. 10 Wakha iinqaba entlango, wemba amaqula amaninzi; kuba wayenemfuyo eninzi, emathafeni nasemadlelweni; wayenabalimi nabasebenzi bezidiliya ezintabeni naseKarmele; kuba wayethanda ukulima. 11 Ngaphezu koko, u-Uziya wayenomkhosi wamadoda okulwa, ayephuma emfazweni ngamaqela, ngokwenani lokubhaliswa kwawo ngesandla sikaYeyeli umbhali noMahaseya umphathi, phantsi kwesandla sikaHananiya, omnye wabaphathi bokumkani. 12 Lonke inani leentloko zezindlu zooyise, amadoda anamandla anobukroti, lalingamawaka amabini anamakhulu amathandathu.
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13 Phantsi kwesandla sabo kwakukho umkhosi, amakhulu amathathu amawaka anesixhenxe amawaka anamakhulu amahlanu, owawulwa ngamandla amakhulu, ukunceda ukumkani nxamnye notshaba. 14 U-Uziya wabalungiselela yonke impi iingweletshetshe, nemikhonto, nezigcina-ntloko, nezigcinantloko, nezaphetha, nezilingi zokuphosa amatye. 15 Wenza eJerusalem izixhobo zombane, ezenziwe ngabantu abaziingcibi, zokuba zibe phezu kweenqaba nakwiinqaba zokukhusela, ukuze zidubule iintolo namatye amakhulu ngazo. Igama lakhe lasasazeka kude, kuba wancedwa ngokumangalisayo, wada womelela. 16 Kodwa uthe akomelela, intliziyo yakhe yaphakama, wada wenzakala; ngokuba wenza ubumenemene kuYehova uThixo wakhe, wangena etempileni kaYehova, ukuba atshise isiqhumiso esibingelelweni sesiqhumiso. 17 UAzariya umbingeleli wangena emva kwakhe, enababingeleli bakaYehova abangamashumi asibhozo, amadoda anobukroti. 18 Bamchasa u-Uziya ukumkani, bathi kuye, Asikokwakho, Uziya, ukuqhumisela kuYehova, kokwababingeleli oonyana baka-Aron, abangcwalisiweyo ukuqhumisela; phuma engcweleni; ngokuba wenze ubumenemene; akuyi kuba luzuko lwakho oluvela kuYehova uThixo. 19 Waza u-Uziya wacaphuka, ephethe isiqhumiso esandleni sakhe sokutshisa isiqhumiso; wathi esabathukuthelele ababingeleli, kwavela iqhenqa ebunzini lakhe phambi kwababingeleli endlwini kaYehova, ecaleni kwesibingelelo sesiqhumiso. 20 UAzariya umbingeleli omkhulu, nabo bonke ababingeleli, bambona, eneqhenqa ebunzini lakhe, bamgxotha apho; naye wakhawuleza ukuphuma, ngokuba uYehova wayembethile. 21 U-Uziya ukumkani waba neqhenqa kwada kwayimini yokufa kwakhe, wahlala endlwini yakhe yedwa, eneqhenqa; kuba wayenqunyulwe endlwini kaYehova; uYotam unyana wakhe wayephethe indlu yokumkani, egweba abantu belizwe. 22 Ezinye izinto zikaUziya, ezokuqala nezokugqibela, wazibhala uIsaya, unyana ka-Amotsi, umprofeti. 23 U-Uziya walala kooyise, bamngcwaba nooyise emhlabeni wokungcwaba wookumkani, kuba bathi, Uneqhenqa. UYotam unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
Inkcazo-ntetho yoLawulo lukaKumkani u-Uziya UKumkani u-Uziya (okwabizwa ngokuba ngu-Azariya) wangena esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwaYuda eneminyaka eli-16 kuphela ubudala waza walawula iminyaka engama-52. Ingxelo yakhe kweyesi-2 yeziKronike 26 yincwadi enamandla yokuzinikela kwasekuqaleni, impumelelo yesizwe engazange ibonwe ngaphambili, kunye nokuwa okubuhlungu ngokomoya okubangelwa likratshi.
Ulwahlulo lwevesi ngevesi Iivesi 1–5 (Ukuvuka Nokuzinikela Kwasekuqaleni): Abantu bakwaYuda benza u-Uziya ukumkani esikhundleni sikayise u-Amatsiya. Wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaYehova, efuna uThixo ngexesha lobomi bukaZekariya, omfundisa ngemibono kaThixo. Lo gama nje emfuna uYehova, uThixo uyamphumelelisa. Iivesi 6–15 (Amandla Omkhosi Nokutsha): U-Uziya ulwa ngempumelelo namaFilisti namaArabhu, udiliza iindonga zeentshaba, aze aqinise iYerusalem ngeenqaba ezintsha zokuzikhusela kunye neenjini zemfazwe ezenzelwe ukudubula iintolo namatye amakhulu. Udumo lwakhe lusasazeka kude kuba uncedwa ngendlela emangalisayo de abe namandla.
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Iivesi 16–21 (Ikratshi Nomgwebo KaThixo): Xa u-Uziya esomelela, intliziyo yakhe iphakama kangangokuba uya kutshatyalaliswa. Utyeshela uThixo ngokungena etempileni ukuze atshise isiqhumiso kwisibingelelo segolide. U-Azariya umbingeleli kunye nababingeleli abanesibindi abangama-80 bayamjonga, besithi isiqhumiso esitshiswayo sesoonyana baka-Aron kuphela. U-Uziya uyacaphuka ephethe isiqhumiso esandleni sakhe, kwaye ngoko nangoko kuvela iqhenqa ebunzini lakhe. Iivesi 22–23 (Isiphelo Esikude): U-Uziya uhlala eneqhenqa de kwaba yimini yokufa kwakhe. Uhlala endlwini eyahlukileyo, engavumelekanga ukungena endlwini kaYehova, ngoxa unyana wakhe uYotam elawula indlu yasebukhosini kwaye egweba abantu.
Izifundo eziphambili Uvavanyo Lokuphumelela: Impumelelo nobutyebi zihlala zizisa uvavanyo olukhulu lokomoya kunobunzima, zihenda abantu ukuba bathembele kubo kunokuthembela kuThixo. Ingozi Yokuzikhukhumeza: Ukuwa kuka-Uziya kwaqala kwangoko xa wayelibala indawo yakhe waza wavumela ikratshi ukuba lonakalise intliziyo yakhe. Ukuhlonela Imida Engcwele (Ukwahlulwa kweCawa noRhulumente) : Ukugqitha imimiselo nemida kaThixo—njengoko u-Uziya wenzayo ngokuthatha isikhundla sobubingeleli—kuzisa imiphumo emibi. Imfuneko Yokuphendula Ngenkalipho: UAzariya nababingeleli babonisa inkalipho yobulungisa ngokumela ukumkani onamandla ukuze bakhusele imilinganiselo engcwele.
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