Zulu - The Book of 1st Kings

1Amakhosi

ISAHLUKO1

1InkosiuDavideyayimdala,ineminyakaeminingi; bamembesaizingubo,kephaakabanganokufudumala.

2Ngalokhoizincekuzakhezathikuye:"Mayifunelwe inkosiyami,inkosi,intombi;mayimephambikwenkosi, iyiphathe,ilaleesifubenisakho,ukuzeinkosiyami,inkosi, ifudumale"

3Basebefunaintombienhleemikhawulweniyonke yakwa-Israyeli,batholau-AbishagiwaseShunemi,bamyisa enkosini

4Intombazanayayiyinhlekakhulu,yayiphathainkosi, yayikhonza,kephainkosiyayingayazi

5U-AdoniyaindodanakaHagitiwaziphakamisa,wathi: “Minangizobayinkosi,”wazilungiselelaizinqola nabamahhashi,namadodaangamashumiamahlanu ukugijimaphambikwakhe

6Uyisewayengamcasulanganakanyengokuthi:"Wenzeni lokhona?"futhinayewayengumuntuomuhlekakhulu; uninawamzalaemvakuka-Abisalomu

7WacebisananoJowabeindodanakaSeruyano-Abiyathara umpristi;bamlandelau-Adoniya,bamsiza

8KephauSadokiumpristi,noBenayaindodanakaJehoyada, noNathaniumprofethi,noShimeyi,noReyi,namaqhawe kaDavide,babengekhoku-Adoniya

9U-Adoniyawahlabaizimvunezinkomonamathole akhuluphalisiweyongasetshenilaseZoheletielingase-Eni Rogeli,wamemabonkeabafowaboamadodanaenkosi nawowonkeamadodaakwaJudaizincekuzenkosi 10KephauNathaniumprofethi,noBenaya,namaqhawe, noSolomoniumfowabo,akababizanga

11UNathaniwakhulumakuBatiShebauninakaSolomoni, wathi:“Awuzwangayiniukuthiu-Adoniyaindodana kaHagitiuyabusa,kephauDavideinkosiyethuakazi?

12Ngakho-kewoza,akengikweluleke,ukuzeusindise ukuphilakwakhonokuphilakwendodanayakhouSolomoni.

13HambaungeneenkosiniuDavide,uthikuyo:‘Wena nkosiyami,nkosi,awufungangayinikuyoincekukazi yakho,wathi:‘ImpelauSolomoniindodanayakhouyakuba yinkosiemvakwami,ahlaleesihlalwenisamisobukhosi,’ na?phokunganiu-Adoniyaebusa?

14Bheka,usakhulumalaphonenkosi,namingiyakungena emvakwakho,ngiqiniseamazwiakho

15UBatiShebawayesengenaenkosiniekamelweni;uAbishagiwaseShunemiwayeyikhonzainkosi

16UBatiShebawakhothama,wakhulekaenkosiniInkosi yasisithi:Ufunani?

17Wathikuye:“Nkosiyami,wafungauJehova uNkulunkuluwakhokuyoincekukaziyakho,wathi: ‘ImpelauSolomoniindodanayakhouyakubayinkosiemva kwami,ahlaleesihlalwenisamisobukhosi

18Manjebhekani,u-Adoniyauseyinkosi;manje,nkosi yami,nkosi,awukwazi;

19Uhlabileizinkabi,namatholeakhuluphalisiweyo, nezimvueziningi,ubizeonkeamadodanaenkosi,noAbiyatharaumpristi,noJowabeindunayempi,kepha uSolomoniincekuyakhoakammemanga

20Wena,nkosiyami,nkosi,amehloka-Israyeliwonke aphezukwakhoukubaubatsheleukuthingubanioyakuhlala esihlalwenisobukhosisenkosiyami,inkosi,emvakwayo.

21Kuzakuthi-ke,laphoinkosiyami,inkosi,isilelekoyise, minaloSolomoniindodanayamisizakuthiwasingabenzi bobubi.

22Bheka,esakhulumanenkosi,kwangenauNathani umprofethi

23Bayitshelainkosi,bathi:"BhekauNathaniumprofethi." Esengenephambikwenkosiwakhothamaphambikwenkosi ubusobakhebubhekephansi

24UNathaniwathi:“Nkosiyami,nkosi,wenaushiloyini ukuthi:‘U-Adoniyauyakubayinkosiemvakwami,ahlale esihlalwenisamisobukhosi,’na?

25Ngokubawehlilenamuhla,wahlabaizinkabi,namathole akhuluphalisiweyo,nezimvueziningi,ubizeonke amadodanaenkosi,nezindunazempi,no-Abiyathara umpristi;bheka,bayadla,baphuzephambikwakhe,bathi: 'Mananjalo,nkosiu-Adoniya'

26Kephamina,minancekuyakho,noSadokiumpristi, noBenayaindodanakaJehoyada,noSolomoniincekuyakho, akasibizanga

27Lentoyenziweyinienkosiniyami,inkosi,na?

28InkosiuDavidayasiphendulayathi:Ngibizeleni uBhathishebaWangenaphambikwenkosi,wemaphambi kwenkosi

29Inkosiyasifungayathi:“KuphilakukaJehovaohlengile umphefumulowamikuzozonkeizinhlupheko;

30njengalokhongafungakuweuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,ngathi:‘ImpelauSolomoniindodanayakho uyakubayinkosiemvakwami,ahlaleesihlalwenisami sobukhosiesikhundlenisami;ngokunjalongizakwenza njalolamuhla

31UBatiShebawakhothamangobusoemhlabathini, wakhulekaenkosini,wathi:"Mayiphileinkosiyami,inkosi uDavide,kuzekubephakade."

32InkosiuDavideyathi:"NgibizeleniuZadokiumpristi, noNathaniumprofethi,noBenayaindodanakaJehoyada." Basebesizaphambikwenkosi

33Inkosiyathikubo:“Thathaniizincekuzenkosiyenu, nigibeliseuSolomoniindodanayamiphezukomnyuzi wami,nimehliseleeGihoni;

34uZadokiumpristinoNathaniumprofethibamgcobe laphoabeyinkosikwa-Israyeli,nivutheleamacilongonithi: ‘Mananjalo,nkosiuSolomoni

35Besenikhuphukaemvakwakhe,ukuzeafikeahlale esihlalwenisamisobukhosi;ngokubauyakubayinkosi esikhundlenisami;ngimbekileukubaabengumbusiphezu kuka-IsrayelinoJuda

36UBenayaindodanakaJehoyadawayiphendulainkosi, wathi:“Amen;uJehovauNkulunkuluwenkosiyami,inkosi, makashonjalo

37NjengalokhouJehovawabanenkosiyami,inkosi, makabenoSolomonikanjalo,asenzeisihlalosakhe sobukhosisibesikhulukunesihlalosobukhosisenkosiyami, inkosiuDavide.

38NgakhobehlauSadokiumpristi,noNathaniumprofethi, noBenayaindodanakaJehoyada,namaKhereti, namaPheleti,bamkhwelisauSolomoniphezukomnyuzi wenkosiuDavide,bamyisaeGihoni

39USadokiumpristiwathathauphondolwamafutha etendeni,wamgcobauSolomoni.Bavuthelaamacilongo; bonkeabantubathi:"Mananjalo,inkosiuSolomoni"

40Bonkeabantubenyukaemvakwakhe,abantubabetha imitshingo,bajabulangokujabulaokukhulu,kwaze kwadabukaumhlabangokukhalakwabo

41U-Adoniyanabobonkeabamenyiweyoababenaye bezwasebeqedileukudla.LaphouJowabeesizwaukukhala kwecilongowathi:“Wenzelenilomsindowokuxokozela emzinina?

42Esakhuluma,bheka,kwafikauJonathaniindodanakaAbiyatharaumpristi;ngokubauyindodaenamandla,uletha izindabaezinhle

43UJonathaniwaphendulawathiku-Adoniya:“Ngempela inkosiyethu,inkosiuDavide,imbekileuSolomoniinkosi

44InkosiithumekanyenayeuSadokiumpristi,noNathani umprofethi,noBenayaindodanakaJehoyada,namaKhereti, namaPheleti,bamkhwelisaphezukomnyuziwenkosi; 45USadokiumpristinoNathaniumprofethibamgcobile eGihoniukubaabeyinkosi,benyukalaphobejabula,kwaze kwahlokomaumuziLonaumsindoeniwuzwile

46FuthiuSolomoniuhleziesihlalwenisobukhosisombuso.

47Futhiizincekuzenkosizifikileukuyibusisainkosiyethu, inkosiuDavide,ngokuthi:‘UNkulunkulumakenzeigama likaSolomonilibengconokunegamalakho,asenzeisihlalo sakhesobukhosisibesikhulukunesihlalosakhosobukhosi Inkosiyakhothamaembhedeni

48Futhiyashokanjeinkosi,yathi:“MakabongweuJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyelionikénamuhlaohleziesihlalweni samisobukhosi,amehloamiekubona

49Bonkeabamenyiweyoababeno-Adoniyabesaba,basuka, bahamba,kwabayilowonalowongendlelayakhe

50U-AdoniyawesabangenxakaSolomoni,wasuka wahamba,wabambaizimpondoze-altare.

51USolomoniwatshelwaukuthi:“Bheka,u-Adoniya uyesabainkosiuSolomoni,ngokubabheka,ubambe izimpondoze-altare,ethi:‘InkosiuSolomonimayifunge kiminamuhlaukuthiayiyikubulalaincekuyayo ngenkemba

52USolomoniwathi:“Umaezibonakalisaeyindoda elungileyo,akuyikuwelaphansinonwelelwakhe;kepha umaububibufunyanwakuye,uyakufa

53InkosiuSolomoniyayisithumela,bamehlisae-altare. WafikawakhulekaphambikwenkosiuSolomoni; uSolomoniwathikuyo:"Hambauyeendliniyakho"

ISAHLUKO2

1ZasondelaizinsukuzikaDavidezokubaafe;wamyala uSolomoniindodanayakhe,wathi: 2Minangihambaindlelayomhlabawonke; 3GcinaisiyalezosikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,uhambe ezindlelenizakhe,ugcineizimisozakhe,nemiyaloyakhe, nezahlulelozakhe,nobufakazibakhe,njengokulotshiweyo emthethwenikaMose,ukuzeuphumelelekukhokonke okwenzayo,nalaphouphendukelakhona; 4UkuzeuJehovaaqiniseizwilakhealikhulumangami,ethi: Umaabantwanabakhobeqaphelaindlelayabo,ukuhamba phambikwamingeqinisongayoyonkeinhliziyoyabo nangawowonkeumphefumulowabo,(washo)ngeke uswelemuntuesihlalwenisobukhosisika-Israyeli 5FuthiuyazinaweukuthiuJowabeindodanakaSeruya wangenzanikimi,nalokhoakwenzaezinduneniezimbili zamabuthoakwa-Israyeli,ku-AbineriindodanakaNeri, naku-AmasaindodanakaJetheri,ababulalayo,wachitha

igazilempingokuthula,wafakaigazilempiphezu kwebhandelakheelalisokhalwenilwakhenasezinyaweni zakhe

6Ngakhoyenzanjengokuhlakaniphakwakho,ungavumeli ikhandalakheelimpungalehleleendaweniyabafileyo ngokuthula

7“KephamawuboniseumusakumadodanakaBharizilayi wakwaGileyadi,abephakathikwabadlaetafulenilakho, ngokubaefikakanjalokimilaphongibalekelau-Abisalomu umfowenu

8Bheka,unaweuShimeyiindodanakaGera,umBenjamini waseBahurimi,owangithukangesiqalekisoesibimhla ngiyaeMahanayimi,kephawehlaukungihlangabeza eJordani,ngafungakuyeuJehova,ngathi: ‘Angiyikukubulalangenkemba

9Ngalokhoungamyekinjengongenacala,ngokubawena uyindodaehlakaniphileyo,uyaziokufaneleukwenzekuye; kephaizimpungazehliseleendaweniyabafileyozinegazi 10UDavidewayeselalakoyise,wembelwaemzini kaDavide

11IzinsukuuDavideabusangazophezukuka-Israyeli zaziyiminyakaengamashumiamane;wabusaiminyaka eyisikhombisaeHebroni,wabusaiminyakaengamashumi amathathunantathueJerusalema

12USolomoniwayesehlalaesihlalwenisobukhosi sikaDavideuyise;umbusowakhewaqiniswakakhulu

13U-AdoniyaindodanakaHagitiwafikakuBatiSheba uninakaSolomoni.Wathi:“Uzangokuthulana?Wathi: "Ngokuthula"

14Wathifuthi:"Nginentoengizoyishokuwe"Wathi: "Khuluma."

15Wathi:“Uyaziwenaukuthiumbusowawungowami, nokuthiwonkeu-Israyeliwabhekisaubusobakhekimi ukubangibeyinkosi;

16Manjengicelaisiceloesisodwakuwe,ungangiphiki Wathikuye:"Khuluma"

17Wathi:"AkeukhulumekuSolomoniinkosi,ngokuba akayikulandulela,ukuthianginikeu-Abishagi waseShunemiabengumkami"

18WathiuBatiSheba:“Kulungile;ngizokukhulumela enkosini

19UBatiShebawayaenkosiniuSolomoniukuyikhulumela ngo-Adoniya.Inkosiyayisisukumaukumhlangabeza, yamkhothamela,yahlalaesihlalwenisayosobukhosi, yabekaisihlalosikaninawenkosi;wahlala ngakwesokunenesakhe.

20Wathi:"Ngicelaisicelokuwe;Ngiyakuncenga, unganginqabeli.Inkosiyathikuye:"Cela,mama,ngokuba angiyikukuphika"

21Wathi:"U-AbishagiwaseShunemimakanikweuAdoniyaumfowenuabengumkakho"

22InkosiuSolomoniyaphendula,yathikunina: “Umcelelaniu-Adoniyau-AbishagiwaseShunemina? mceleninombuso;ngokubaungumfowethuomdala;yena, no-Abiyatharaumpristi,noJowabeindodanakaSeruya

23InkosiuSolomoniyasifungauJehova,yathi: “UNkulunkulumakenzenjalokimi,enezelefuthi,umauAdoniyaengakhulumangalelizwingokumelene nomphefumulowakhe

24Ngalokho,kuphilakukaJehovaongiqinisile,wangibeka esihlalwenisobukhosisikaDavideubaba,wangenzelaindlu

1Amakhosi

njengokuthembisakwakhe,namuhlau-Adoniya uyakubulawa.

25InkosiuSolomoniyasithumelangesandlasikaBenaya indodanakaJehoyada;wawelaphezukwakhewafa.

26Inkosiyathiku-Abiyatharaumpristi:“HambauyeeAnathotiemasiminiakho;ngobaufanelweukufa,kodwa kangiyikukubulalangalesisikhathi,ngobawawuthwele umtshokotshoweNkosiuJehovaphambikukaDavida ubaba,langobawehlutshwakukhokonkeubabaahlupheka ngakho

27USolomoniwamxoshau-Abiyatharaekubeni ngumpristikaJehova;ukuzeagcwaliseizwilikaJehova alikhulumangendluka-ElieShilo.

28ZasezifikaumbikokuJowabe,ngokubauJowabe wayemlandeleu-Adoniya,nakubaengalandelangauAbisalomu.UJowabewabalekelaetendenilikaJehova, wabambaizimpondoze-altare

29InkosiuSolomoniyatshelwaukuthiuJowabeubalekele etendenilikaJehova;bheka,use-altare.USolomoni wayesethumauBenayaindodanakaJehoyada,ethi:“Hamba, umhlasele

30UBenayawayaetendenilikaJehova,wathikuye:“Isho kanjeinkosi,ithi:'Phuma'Wathi:Hatshi;kodwangizofela laphaUBenayawayibuyiselainkosi,wathi:“Ushokanje uJowabe,wangiphendulakanje.

31Inkosiyasisithikuye:Yenzanjengokutshokwakhe, umhlasele,umngcwabe;ukuzeususekiminasendlini kababaigazielingenacalauJowabealichithayo.

32UJehovauyakubuyiselaigazilakhephezukwekhanda lakhe,owawelaphezukwabantuababiliabalungileyo nabangconokunaye,wababulalangenkemba,ubaba uDavideengazi,okungu-AbineriindodanakaNeri,induna yempiyakwa-Israyeli,no-AmasaindodanakaJetheri, indunayempiyakwaJuda.

33IgazilaboliyakubuyelaekhandalikaJowabenasekhanda lenzaloyakhekuzekubephakade;

34UBhenayaindodanakaJehoyadawayesekhuphuka, wamgwaza,wambulala,wembelwaendliniyakheehlane

35InkosiyasibekauBhenayaindodanakaJehoyada esikhundlenisakhephezukwempi;inkosiyambeka uSadokiumpristiesikhundlenisika-Abiyathara

36InkosiyasithumayambizauShimeyi,yathikuye: “ZakheleindlueJerusalema,uhlalekhona,ungaphumi khonauyendawo;

37Kuyakuthingosukuophumangalo,uweleumfudlana iKidroni,yaziimpelaukuthiuyakufanokufa,igazilakho libephezukwekhandalakho

38UShimeyiwathienkosini:“Lihlelelizwi;UShimeyi wahlalaeJerusalemaizinsukueziningi

39Kwathiekuphelenikweminyakaemithathuizinceku ezimbilizikaShimeyizabalekelaku-Akhishiindodana kaMahakhainkosiyaseGati.BamtshelauShimeyi,bathi: "Bheka,izincekuzakhoziseGati"

40UShimeyiwasuka,wabophelaimbongoloyakhe,waya eGatiku-Akhishiukufunaizincekuzakhe;wahamba uShimeyi,wazibuyisaizincekuzakheeGati

41KwabikwakuSolomoniukuthiuShimeyiuphumile eJerusalema,wayaeGati,wabuya

42InkosiyasithumayambizauShimeyi,yathikuye: "AngikufungisangauJehovayini,ngakuyalangokuthi: 'Yazinokwazingosukuophumangalo,uhambenomaphi

laphouyakhona,ukuthiuyakufanokufana?'wenawathi kimi:‘Izwiengilizwilelihle.

43Pho,awusigcinanganganiisifungosikaJehovanomyalo engikuyalengawona?

44InkosiyasisithikuShimeyi:Wenauyabazibonkeububi obuzwayinhliziyoyakhoowabenzakuDavidaubaba; 45InkosiuSolomoniiyakubusiswa,nesihlalosobukhosi sikaDavidesiqiniswephambikukaJehovakuzekube phakade

46InkosiyasilayauBhenayaindodanakaJehoyada; eyaphuma,yawelaphezukwakhe,wafaUmbuso waqiniswaesandlenisikaSolomoni

ISAHLUKO3

1USolomoniwenzaubuhlobonoFaroinkosiyaseGibithe, wathathaindodakazikaFaro,wayingenisaemzinikaDavide, wazewaqedaukwakhaeyakheindlu,nendlukaJehova, nogangelwaseJerusalemanxazonke.

2Kuphelaabantubabehlabelaezindawenieziphakemeyo, ngokubalalingakakhelwangaigamalikaJehovaindlu kwazekwabayilezozinsuku.

3USolomoniwamthandauJehova,ehambaezimisweni zikaDavideuyise;

4InkosiyayaeGibeyoniukuyohlabelakhona;USolomoni wanikelangeminikeloeyinkulungwaneyokushiswakulelo altare

5EGibeyoniuJehovawabonakalakuSolomoningephupho ebusuku,wathiuNkulunkulu:"Celaintoengizokunika yona"

6USolomoniwathi:“WenzileencekwiniyakhouDavide ubabaumusaomkhulu,njengokuhambakwakhephambi kwakhoeqinisweni,nangokulunga,nangobuqotho benhliziyokuwe;umgcinelelomusaomkhuluukuthi umnikeindodanayokuhlalaesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi njenganamuhla

7“Manje,JehovaNkulunkuluwami,wenaubekeinceku yakhoinkosiesikhundlenisikaDavideubaba;

8Incekuyakhoiphakathikwabantubakhoobakhethileyo, abantuabaningiabangenakubalwa,abangenakubalwa ngenxayobuningibabo

9Ngakhonikaincekuyakhoinhliziyoeqedisisayo ukwahlulelaabantubakho,ukuzengahlukanisephakathi kokuhlelokubi;

10LelizwilabamnandieNkosini,ukuthiuSolomoni wayecelilelokho.

11UNkulunkuluwathikuye:“Ngokubaucelilelokhu, ungazicelelangaizinsukueziningi;ungazicelelanga ingcebo,ungacelangaukuphilakwezithazakho;kepha uziceleleukuqondaukwahlukanisaukwahlulela;

12Bheka,ngenzenjengamazwiakho;bheka,ngikunike inhliziyoehlakaniphileyoneqondayo;kuzekungabikhona onjengawengaphambikwakho,nangemuvakwakho akuyikuvelaonjengawe

13Futhingikunikilelokhoongakucelanga,ingcebo nodumo,ukuzekungabikhoonjengawephakathi kwamakhosizonkeizinsukuzakho.

14Umauhambaezindlelenizami,ugcineizimisozami nemiyaloyami,njengalokhowahambauyihlouDavide, ngiyakwandisaizinsukuzakho.

15WavukauSolomoni;bheka,kwakuyiphuphoWafika eJerusalema,wemaphambikomphongolowesivumelwano

sikaJehova,wanikelangeminikeloyokushiswa,wanikela ngeminikeloyokuthula,wenzaidilikuzozonkeizinceku zakhe

16Kwasekufikaenkosiniabesifazaneababiliabayizifebe, bemaphambikwayo.

17Omunyewesifazanewathi:“Onkosiyami,minanalo wesifazanesihlalaendlinieyodwa;ngasengibeletha nginayeendlini.

18Kwathingosukulwesithathungibelethile,lona wesifazanewabelethanaye;kwakungekhomfokazinathi endlini,kuphelathinasobabiliendlini

19Wafa-keumntwanawalowesifazaneebusuku;ngoba wayisibekela.

20Wavukaphakathikobusuku,wathathaindodanayami ecelenikwami,incekukaziyakhoilele,wayibekaesifubeni sakhe,wamlalisaofileyowakheesifubenisami.

21Ngathingivukaekuseniukubangimunyiseumntwana wami,bheka,wayesefile;

22Futhiomunyewesifazanewathi:Hatshi;kodwa ophilayoyindodanayami,ofileyoyindodanayakho Lalokhuwathi:Hatshi;kodwaofileyoyindodanayakho, lendodanayamingephilayo.Bakhulumakanjalophambi kwenkosi

23Inkosiyasisithi:Louthi:Leyindodanayamiephilayo, lendodanayakhongefileyo;kodwaindodanayakho ngefileyo,lendodanayamingephilayo

24Inkosiyathi:"Ngiletheleniinkemba"Balethainkemba phambikwenkosi.

25Inkosiyasisithi:Dabulanikabiliumntwanaophilayo, linikeomunyeingxenye,lomunyeingxenye

26Owesifazaneomntwanaophilayowakhulumaenkosini, ngokubaizibilinizakhezahawukelaindodanayakhe,wathi: "Onkosiyami,mnikeniyenaumntwanaophilayo, ningambulalinakanye."Kodwaomunyewathi:Kangabi ngowamikumbeowakho,kodwayehlukanise;

27Inkosiyasiphendulayathi:"Mnikeniumntwana ophilayo,lingambulalilakanye;nguyeunina."

28Wonkeu-Israyeliwezwaisahluleloinkosi eyayisahlulele;besabainkosi,ngokubababonaukuthi ukuhlakaniphakukaNkulunkulubekukuyoukwenza ukwahlulela

ISAHLUKO4

1InkosiuSolomoniyabayinkosiphezukuka-Israyeli wonke.

2Lezikwakuyizikhuluayenazo;u-Azariyaindodana kaSadokiumpristi, 3o-Elihorefino-Ahiya,amadodanakaShisha,ababhali; uJehoshafatiindodanaka-Ahiludiumabhalana

4uBenayaindodanakaJehoyadawayephezukwebutho, noSadokino-Abiyatharababengabapristi; 5u-AzariyaindodanakaNathaniwayephezukwezinduna; 6u-Ahisharewayephetheindlu;

7USolomoniwayenezindunaeziyishuminambiliphezu kuka-Israyeliwonkeezazilungiselainkosinendluyayo ukudla;

8Lawaangamagamaabo:IndodanakaHure,ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi;

9indodanakaDekarieMakazi,naseShahalibhimi,naseBeti Shemeshi,nase-EloniBetiHanani;

10indodanakaHesedie-Arubhoti;kwakungeyakheiSokho nezwelonkelaseHeferi; 11indodanaka-AbinadabaesifundenisonkesaseDori; uThafatiindodakazikaSolomoniwayengumkakhe; 12uBahanaindodanaka-Ahiludi;kwakungokwakhe eThahanaki,naseMegido,nalolonkeiBetiSheyani elingaseZarithaniphansikweJizreyeli,kusukelaeBeti Sheyanikuzekubese-Abela-meholanangaphesheya kweJokimeyamu;

13indodanakaGeberieRamotiGileyadi;kuye kwakunemizikaJayireindodanakaManaseeseGileyadi; kuyefuthiesifundenisase-ArigobieseBashani,imizi emikhuluengamashumiayisithuphaenezindonga nemigoqoyethusi

14u-Ahinadabaindodanaka-IdowayeneMahanayimi; 15u-AhimahasikwaNafetali;futhiwathathauBasemati indodakazikaSolomoniabengumkakhe

16uBahanaindodanakaHushayiwayekwa-AsherinaseAloti;

17uJehoshafatiindodanakaPharuwakwa-Isakare; 18uShimeyiindodanaka-ElakwaBenjamini; 19uGebhereunyanaka-Uri,ezwenilakwaGileyadi,ezweni likaSihonukumkaniwama-Amori,nelika-Ogiukumkani waseBhashan;futhikwakunguyeyedwaindunaezweni

20OJudano-Israyelibabebaningingangesihlabathi solwandlengobuningi,bedla,bephuza,bejabula 21USolomoniwabusaphezukwemibusoyonkekusukela emfulenikuzekubesezwenilamaFilistinasemkhawulweni waseGibithe,yalethaizipho,yamkhonzauSolomonizonke izinsukuzokuhambakwakhe

22UkudlakukaSolomonikosukulunyekwakungamakhora angamashumiamathathuempuphuecolekileyonamakhora angamashumiayisithuphaempuphu;

23izinkabieziyishumiezikhuluphalisiweyo,nezinkabi ezingamashumiamabilizasemadlelweni,nezimvu eziyikhulu,ngaphandlekwezindlovu,nezinsephe, nezinsephe,nezinyoniezikhuluphalisiweyo.

24Ngokubawayebusakusosonkeisifundaesingaphesheya koMfula,kusukelaeThifisakuzekubeseGaza,phezu kwawowonkeamakhosinganenokoMfula;wayenokuthula nxazonkezakhe

25OJudano-Israyelibahlalabelondekile,kwabayilowo nalowophansikomviniwakhenaphansikomkhiwane wakhe,kusukelakwaDanikuzekubeseBeriSheba,zonke izinsukuzikaSolomoni

26USolomoniwayenezitalieziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamanezamahhashiezinqolazakhe nabamahhashiabayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminambili.

27LezozincekuzazilungiselainkosiuSolomoniukudla nabobonkeababezaetafulenilenkosiuSolomoni,kwaba yilowonalowongenyangayakhe;

28Nebhalinotshanibamahhashinabamahhashi bakulethelaendawenilaphokwakukhonaizinduna,kwaba yilowonalowonjengokuyalelwakwakhe

29UNkulunkuluwamnikauSolomoniukuhlakanipha nokuqondaokukhulukakhulu,nobubanzibenhliziyo, njengesihlabathiesisogwinilolwandle.

30UkuhlakaniphakukaSolomonikwakudlula ukuhlakaniphakwabobonkeabantwanabasempumalanga nakuyoyonkeinhlakaniphoyaseGibithe.

31Ngokubawayehlakaniphekunabobonkeabantu;kunoEthaniumEzra,noHemani,noKalikoli,noDarda,

1Amakhosi amadodanakaMaholi;udumolwakhelwabaezizweni zonkenxazonke.

32Wakhulumaizagaeziyizinkulungwaneezintathu, izingomazakhezaziyinkulungwanenanhlanu.

33Wakhulumangemithi,kusukelakumsedarioseLebanoni kuzekubeihisopielimilaodongeni,wakhuluma nangezilwane,nangezinyoni,nangezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo,nangezinhlanzi.

34Kwafikabevelakubantubonkeukuzwaukuhlakanipha kukaSolomonibevelakuwowonkeamakhosiomhlaba, ayezwilengokuhlakaniphakwakhe

ISAHLUKO5

1UHiramuinkosiyaseTirewathumaizincekuzakhe kuSolomoni;ngobawayezwileukuthibamgcobileabe yinkosiesikhundlenisikayise,ngobauHiramuwayethanda uDavidanjalo

2USolomoniwathumelakuHiramu,wathi:

3UyaziukuthiuDavideubabawayengenakulakhelaigama likaJehovauNkulunkuluwakheindlungenxayezimpi ezazimhaqanxazonke,uJehovawazewazibekaphansi kwamatheezinyawozakhe

4KodwamanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluwamiunginikile ukuphumulanxazonke,kangangokuthiakukhosithanoma isenzakaloesibi

5Bheka,ngihloseukwakhelaigamalikaJehova uNkulunkuluwamiindlu,njengalokhouJehovaakhuluma kuDavideubaba,ethi:‘Indodanayakhoengiyayibeka esihlalwenisakhosobukhosiesikhundlenisakho iyokwakhelaigamalamiindlu.

6Ngakho-keyalaukuthibanggawuleleimisedari eLebanoni;izincekuzamiziyakubanezincekuzakho; ngiyakukunikainkokheloyezincekuzakhonjengakho konkeoyakukumisa,ngokubauyaziukuthiphakathi kwethuakakhoonekhonolokugawulaimithi njengamaSidoni.

7KwathilaphouHiramuezwaamazwikaSolomoni, wajabulakakhulu,wathi:“MakabongweuJehovanamuhla omnikeuDavideindodanaehlakaniphileyophezukwalaba bantuabaningi

8UHiramuwayesethumelakuSolomoni,wathi: "Ngikubonilelokhoongithumelekhona;ngizokwenza konkeokufisayomayelananezingodozemisedari nezingodozomsayipuresi"

9IzincekuzamiziyakuwehlisaeLebanoni,ziwayise olwandle,ngiwayiseelwandleantantaze,ngiwayise endawenioyakungimiselayona,ngiwakhiphekhona, uwamukele;

10NgakhouHiramuwanikauSolomoniimisedari+ nemisayipuresi+njengokufisakwakhekonke

11USolomoniwanikauHiramuamakhora ayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilikakolweniabe ukudlakwendluyakhenamakhoraangamashumiamabili amafuthaacwengekileyo;uSolomoniwamnikakanjalo uHiramuiminyakangeminyaka

12UJehovawamnikauSolomoniukuhlakanipha njengokumthembisakwakhe;kwabakhonaukuthula phakathikukaHiramunoSolomoni;benzaisivumelwano bobabili.

13InkosiuSolomoniyasibekaizisebenziku-Israyeliwonke; isibambisosasiyizinkulungwaneezingamashumi amathathu

14WabathumaeLebanoni,izinkulungwaneeziyishumi ngenyangabededelana;inyangababeseLebanoni, izinyangaezimbilibehlalaekhaya;u-Adoniramu wayephetheizisebenzi

15USolomoniwayenabathwalibemithwalo abayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiayisikhombisa nabasikibezintabaabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili;

16ngaphandlekwezindunazikaSolomoniezaziphezu komsebenzi,izinkulungwaneezintathunamakhulu amathathu,ezazibusaphezukwabantuababesebenza emsebenzini

17Inkosiyayala,balethaamatsheamakhulu,amatshe anenanielikhulu,namatsheabaziweyoukubababeke isisekelosendlu

18AbakhibakaSolomoninabakhibakaHiramubabazibaza, balungisaizingodonamatsheokwakhaindlu

ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathingomnyakawamakhuluamanenamashumi ayisishiyagalombiliemvakokuphumakwabantwana bakwa-IsrayeliezwenilaseGibithe,ngomnyakawesine wokubusakukaSolomoniphezukuka-Israyeli,ngenyanga kaZifieyinyangayesibili,waqalaukwakhaindlukaJehova. 2IndluinkosiuSolomonieyayakhelauJehova,ubudebayo babuyizingaloezingamashumiayisithupha,nobubanzi bayobuyizingaloezingamashumiamabili,nokuphakama kwayokwakuyizingaloezingamashumiamathathu

3Umphemephambikwethempelilendluwawuyizingalo ezingamashumiamabiliubudenjengobubanzibendlu; ububanzibuyizingaloeziyishumiphambikwendlu

4Wayenzelaindluamafasiteleanezibanieziwumngcingo 5Ngasodongenilwendluwakhaamakamelonxazonke ezingangenizendlunxazonke,ethempelininasegumbini lengaphakathi,wenzanamakamelonxazonke

6Ikameloelingaphansilaliyizingaloeziyisihlanuububanzi, neliphakathilaliyizingaloeziyisithuphaububanzi, nelesithathulaliyizingaloeziyisikhombisaububanzi,ngoba ngaphandleodongenilwendluwenzaizindawozokulala eziwumngcingoinhlangothizonke,ukuzeimishayo ingaboshelweezindongenizendlu

7Indlulaphoyakhiwa,yakhiwangamatshealungisiweyo ngaphambikokubailethwekhona,kangangokuthiisando nomaimbazonomaithuluzilensimbiakuzangekuzwakale endlinilaphoisakhiwa

8Umnyangowekameloeliphakathiwawusohlangothini lokunenelwendlu;zenyukangezitebhisi ezimazombezombeukuyaekamelwenieliphakathi, nokusukakweliphakathiukuyakwelesithathu

9Wayakha-keindlu,wayiqeda;wayimbozaindlu ngemishayonamapulangweemisedari

10Wakhaamakamelongakuyoyonkeindlu,ukuphakama kwawokwakuyizingaloeziyisihlanu,abambelelaendlini ngezingodozemisedari

11IzwilikaJehovalafikakuSolomoni,lathi:

12Ngalendluoyakhayo,umauhambangezimisozami, wenzeizahlulelozami,ugcineyonkeimiyaloyami

ukuhambangayo;khonangiyakuliqinisakuweizwilami engalikhulumakuDavideuyihlo; 13Ngiyakuhlalaphakathikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli, ngingabashiyiabantubamiu-Israyeli.

14USolomoniwayakha-keindlu,wayiqeda.

15Wazakhaizindongazendlungaphakathi ngamapulangweomsedari,kusukelaphansikwendlu, nezindongazezindonga,wazimbozangokhuningaphakathi, wembesaiphansilendlungamapulangweoju

16Wakhaizingaloezingamashumiamabiliezinhlangothini zendlungamapulangweemisedarikusukelaphansikuze kufikeodongeni,wakhaphakathinendawoyegumbi lendawoengcwelengcwele.

17Indlu,okungukuthi,ithempeliphambikwayo, yayizingaloezingamashumiamaneubude

18Umsedariwendlungaphakathiwawuqoshweamasumpa nezimbalieziqhakazile;kwakungabonakaliitshe

19Walungisaigumbiphakathiendliniukubakubekwe khonaumphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehova.

20Indawoyegumbingaphambiliyayizingalo ezingamashumiamabiliubude,nezingaloezingamashumi amabiliububanzi,nezingaloezingamashumiamabili ukuphakama;walihuqangegolideelicwengekileyo; lasibekelai-altarelemisedari

21USolomoniwayinamekaindlungaphakathingegolide elicwengekileyo,wahlukanisangamaketangaegolide ngaphambikwegumbi;wayinamekangegolide

22Wayihuqayonkeindlungegolide,wazewayiqedayonke indlu;nalolonkei-altareelalisendliniyegumbiwalinameka ngegolide

23Egumbiniwenzaamakherubiamabilingomnqumo, yilelonaleloliyizingaloeziyishumiukuphakama

24Elinyeiphikolekherubilaliyizingaloezinhlanu,nelinye iphikolekherubilaliyizingaloezinhlanu,kusukela esihlokweniselinyeiphikokuzekufikeesihlokweniselinye kwakuyizingaloeziyishumi

25Elinyeikherubilaliyizingaloeziyishumi;amakherubi omabiliayeyisilinganisosinyenesimosinye

26Ukuphakamakwelinyeikherubikwakuyizingalo eziyishumi,kwabanjalonangelinyeikherubi.

27Wawabekaamakherubiphakathikwendluengaphakathi, andelulaamaphikoamakherubi,iphikolelinyelathinta odongeni,nephikolelinyeikherubilathintaolunyeudonga; amaphikoazoathintanaphakathikwendlu

28Wawahuqaamakherubingegolide

29Waqophazonkeizindongazendlunxazonke ngezithombeezibaziweyozamakherubi,namasundu, nezimbalieziqhakazile,ngaphakathinangaphandle.

30Iphansilendluwalihuqangegolidengaphakathi nangaphandle

31Umnyangowegumbiwawenzelaizivalongomnqumo; ikhothamonezinsikaezisemacelenikwakuyingxenye yesihlanuyogange

32Izicabhaezimbilizazingezomnqumo;waqophakuzo izithombeeziqoshiwezamakherubi,namasundu,nezimbali eziqhakazile,wazinamekangegolide,wenekaigolidephezu kwamakherubinamasundu.

33Kanjalowenzelaumnyangowethempeliizinsika zomnqumo,ingxenyeyesineyodonga

34Izicabhaezimbilizazingezomsayipuresi;izicabha ezimbilizomunyeumnyangozazigoqeka,nezicabha ezimbilizomunyeumnyangozazigoqeka

35Waqophaphezukwawoamakherubi,namasundu, nezimbalieziqhakazileyo,wakunamekangegolide, lihlotshiswephezukwezintoezibaziweyo

36Wakhaigcekeelingaphakathingezinhlaezintathu zamatsheabaziweyonohlalwemishayoyemisedari.

37NgomnyakawesineisisekelosendlukaJehovasabekwa ngenyangakaZifi

38Ngomnyakaweshuminanye,ngenyangakaBuli, eyinyangayesishiyagalombili,indluyaqedwaezintweni zayozonkenangokwesimosayosonkeWayakhaiminyaka eyisikhombisa

ISAHLUKO7

1KephaeyakheindluuSolomoniwayakhaiminyaka eyishuminantathu,wayiqedayonkeindluyakhe.

2WakhanendluyehlathilaseLebanoni;ubudebawo babuyizingaloeziyikhulu,nobubanzibawobuyizingalo ezingamashumiayisihlanu,nokuphakamakwawo kwakuyizingaloezingamashumiamathathu,phezu kwezinhluezinezezinsikazemisedari,nemishayo yemisedariphezukwezinsika.

3Yayifulelwengemisedariphezuluphezukwemishayo, eyayiphezukwezinsikaezingamashumiamanenanhlanu, eziyishuminanhlanuuhla.

4Kwakukhonaamafasiteleezinhlangeniezintathu, nokukhanyakwakubhekenenokukhanyaezinhlakeni ezintathu.

5Zonkeizicabhanezinsikazaziyizinhlangothiezine ezilinganayo,zinamafasitele;

6Wenzanomphemewezinsika;ubudebalobabuyizingalo ezingamashumiayisihlanu,nobubanzibalobuyizingalo ezingamashumiamathathu;

7Wenzaumphemewesihlalosobukhosilaphoangahlulela khona,umphemewokwahlulela,wawumbozwa ngomsedarikusukelaphansikuyaphansi

8Indluyakhelaphoayehlalakhonayayinelinyeigceke phakathikompheme,yayenziwenjengaloUSolomoni wenzelaindodakazikaFaroabeyithatheleyonaindlu,efana nalompheme.

9Konkelokhukwakungamatsheanenanielikhulu, ngokwezilinganisozamatsheabaziweyo,asagwe ngamasaha,ngaphakathinangaphandle,kusukela esisekelwenikuzekufikephezulu,nangaphandleegcekeni elikhulu

10Isisekelosasingamatsheanenanielikhulu,amatshe amakhulu,amatsheayizingaloeziyishumi,namatshe ayizingaloeziyisishiyagalombili.

11Ngaphezulukwakukhonaamatsheanenanielikhulu ngezilinganisozamatsheabaziweyonemisedari

12Igcekeelikhulunxazonkelalinezinhluezintathu zamatsheabaziweyonohlalwemishayoyemisedari, ngelegcekeelingaphakathilendlukaJehovanompheme wendlu

13InkosiuSolomoniyathumelayamlandauHiramueTire 14WayeyindodanayomfelokaziwesizwesakwaNafetali, uyiseengowaseTire,esebenzangethusi,egcwele ukuhlakaniphanengqondo,ingcwetiukwenzayonke imisebenziyethusiWafikaenkosiniuSolomoni,wawenza wonkeumsebenziwakhe.

15Wabumbaizinsikaezimbilizethusi,yinyeiyizingalo eziyishuminesishiyagalombiliukuphakama,nomucu oyizingaloeziyishuminambiliwazungezainsikangayinye

16Wenzaizinhlokoezimbilizethusielincibilikisiweyo ukubazibekwephezukwezinsika;ukuphakamakwesinye isihlokokwakuyizingaloeziyisihlanu,nokuphakama kwesinyeisihlokokwakuyizingaloezinhlanu; 17namanethaalukeke,namaketangaezihlokoezihlokweni eziphezukwezinsika;eziyisikhombisakwesinyeisihloko, nesikhombisakwesinyeisihloko

18Wenzanezinsika,nezinhluezimbilinxazonkekwelinye inetha,ukuzekusibekeleamapomegranatiphezu kwezihlokoeziphezukwawo;wenzenjalonangesinye isihloko

19Izinhlokoezaziphezukwezinsikaemphemeni zaziwumsebenziwomnduze,izingaloezine.

20Izinhlokophezukwezinsikaezimbili zazinamapomegranatingaphezulumalungananesisu esasingasenetha;amahalanandaayengamakhuluamabili izinhlunxazonkekwesinyeisihloko

21Wazimisaizinsikaemphemeniwethempeli,wamisa insikayokunene,waqambaigamalayongokuthiuJakini; 22Phezukwezinsikakwakukhonaumsebenziwomnduze, kanjaloumsebenziwezinsikawaqedwa

23Wenzaulwandleolubunjiweyo,izingaloeziyishumi kusukelakolunyeudinikuyakolunye,lwaluyizingelezi nxazonke,nokuphakamakwalokwakuyizingalo eziyisihlanu,luzungezaumucuoyizingaloezingamashumi amathathunxazonke

24Phansikomphethowalonxazonkekwakukhona izinsepheeziyishumiengalweni,zizungezaulwandle nxazonke;

25Lwalumiphezukwezinkabieziyishuminambili, ezintathuzibhekeenyakatho,nezintathuzibheke entshonalanga,nezintathuzibhekeeningizimu,nezintathu zibhekengasempumalanga;

26Ugqinsilwalolwalungangobubanzibesandla, nomphethowalowawenziwenjengomphethowendebe, unezimbalizeminduze;wawulingeneamabhati ayizinkulungwaneezimbili.

27Wenzaizisekeloeziyishumizethusi;ubudebesinqe sinyebabuyizingaloezine,ububanzibasobuyizingalo ezine,nokuphakamakwasokuyizingaloezintathu.

28Umsebenziwezisekelowawunje:zazinemiphetho, imingceleyayiphakathikwamacele;

29Ezindiniezaziphakathikwemiqhelekwakukhona izingonyama,nezinkabi,namakherubi,naphezu kwemiqhelekukhonaisinqengaphezulu;

30Isinqengasinyesasinamasondoamaneethusi nezingcwecwezethusi,emagumbiniasoomane ayenezisekelo;

31Umlomowawophakathikwesihlokonangaphezulu wawuyingalo,kephaumlomowawowawuyindilinga njengokwesisekelo,ingalonengxenye;

32Ngaphansikwezisekelokwakukhonaamasondoamane; ama-asiamasondoayehlangeneesinqeni;ukuphakama kwesondokwakuyingalonenxenye.

33Umsebenziwamasondowawunjengomsebenziwesondo lenqola;ama-asiawo,nama-naveawo,nezinsimbizawo, nezipekizawo,kwakubunjiwekonke.

34Kwakukhonaizisekeloezineemagumbiniomaneesinqe esisodwa;

35Phezukwesisekelokwakukhonaisiyingiesiyindilinga ukuphakamayingxenyeyengalo;

36Ngobaezingcwephenizamacelealonasecelenikwalo waqophaamakherubi,nezingonyama,namasundu, njengokulinganisakwakhokonke,nezingezonxazonke.

37Wazenzakanjeizisekeloeziyishumi;

38Wenzaimicengeziyethusieyishumi;

39Wabekaizinqeeziyisihlanuohlangothinilokunene lwendluneziyisihlanuohlangothinilwesobunxelelwendlu, walubekaulwandlengakwesokunenesendlu ngasempumalangangaseningizimu

40UHiramuwenzaimicengezi,namafosholo,nezitsha NgakhouHiramuwaqedaukwenzawonkeumsebenzi ayewenzeleinkosiuSolomoniendlinikaJehova

41Izinsikaezimbilinezitshaezimbilizezihlokoezaziphezu kwezinsikaezimbili;nezinethazombilizokumbozaizitsha zombilizezihlokoezaziphezukwezinsika;

42namapomegranatiangamakhuluamaneamanetha omabili,izinhluezimbilizamapomegranatikunethalinye, ukuvalaimiganuyomibiliyezihlokoeziphezukwezinsika; 43nezinqeeziyishumi,nezitshaeziyishumiphezu kwezisekelo;

44nolwandleolulodwa,nezinkabieziyishuminambili phansikolwandle;

45namakhanzi,namafosholo,nezitsha,nazozonkelezi zintouHiramuazenzelainkosiuSolomonizendlukaJehova zazingezethusielikhazimulayo

46InkosiyazibumbaethafenilaseJordaniemhlabathini webumbaphakathikweSukotineSarithani

47USolomoniwaziyekazonkeizitshazingakalwa, ngokubazaziziningikakhulu;isisindosethusiasitholwanga. 48USolomoniwazenzazonkeizintozendlukaJehova:ialtarelegolide,netafulalegolideokwakukhonakulo izinkwazokubukwa;

49nezintizezibanizegolideelicwengekileyo,eziyisihlanu ngakwesokuneneneziyisihlanungakwesokhohlophambi kwegumbi,nezimbali,nezibani,nezindlawuzegolide, 50nezitsha,nezindlawu,nezitsha,nezinkezo,nemicengezi yegolideelicwengekileyo;nezinsikazegolide,zombili zezivalozendluengaphakathi,indawoengcwelengcwele, nezeminyangoyendlu,yethempeli

51WaphelakanjalowonkeumsebenziinkosiuSolomoni eyawenzelaindlukaJehova.USolomoniwangenisaizinto ezingcwelezikaDavideuyise;isiliva,negolide,nezitsha wakubekaengcebeniyendlukaJehova

ISAHLUKO8

1USolomoniwayesebuthaamalungaakwa-Israyeli,nazo zonkeizinhlokozezizwe,izinhlokozawoyisebabantwana bakwa-IsrayelienkosiniuSolomonieJerusalemaukuba bakhuphuleumphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehova emzinikaDavideoyiSiyoni

2Bonkeabantubakwa-Israyelibabuthanaenkosini uSolomoniemkhosiniwasenyangenika-Ethanimi eyinyangayesikhombisa

3Ezaonkeamalungaakwa-Israyeli,abapristibawuthwala umphongolo

4BakhuphulaumphongolokaJehova,netende lokuhlangana,nazozonkeizintoezingcwele ezazisetabernakele,abapristinamaLevibakukhuphula

5InkosiuSolomoninayoyonkeinhlanganoyakwa-Israyeli eyayibuthenekuyobabenayophambikomphongolo, behlabaizimvunezinkomoezingenakubalwa, ezingenakubalwangenxayobuningi.

6Abapristibawungenisaumphongolowesivumelwano sikaJehovaendaweniyawo,ekamelwenilendlu,endaweni engcwelengcwele,phansikwamaphikoamakherubi

7Ngokubaamakherubieluleleamaphikoawoomabili phezukwendawoyomphongolo,amakherubiasibekela umphongolonezintizawongaphezulu

8Zazizindeizinti,ukuzeizihlokozezintizibonakale endaweniengcwelephambikwegumbi,zingabonakali ngaphandle;zisekhonalaphokuzekubenamuhla.

9Kwakungekholuthoemphongolweni,kuphelaizibhebhe ezimbilizamatsheuMoseazibekakhonaeHorebe,lapho uJehovaenzaisivumelwanonabantwanabakwa-Israyeli ekuphumenikwaboezwenilaseGibithe 10Kwathilaphoabapristibephumaendaweniengcwele, ifulagcwalisaindlukaJehova.

11Abapristibabengenakumaukukhonzangenxayefu, ngokubainkazimulokaJehovayayigcwaliseindlu kaJehova.

12USolomoniwayesethi:“UJehovawathiuyakuhlala esigayegayeni

13Ngikwakhelenokukwakhelaindluyokuhlala,indawo yokuhlalayakhokuzekubephakade

14Inkosiyaphendukaubusobayo,yalibusisalonkeibandla lakwa-Israyeli;

15Wathi:“MakatusweuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli owakhulumangomlomowakhekuDavideubaba, wakugcwalisangesandlasakhe,wathi:

16KusukelaosukwiniengakhiphangaloabantubamiuIsrayelieGibithe,angikhethangamuziezizwenizonke zakwa-Israyeliukwakhaindluukubaigamalamilibekhona kuyo;kephangakhethauDavideukubaabephezu kwabantubamiu-Israyeli

17KwakukhonaenhliziywenikaDavideubabaukwakhela igamalikaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeliindlu

18UJehovawathikuDavideubaba:‘Njengokuba kwakusenhliziyweniyakhoukwakhelaigamalamiindlu, wenzekahlengokuthikwakusenhliziyweniyakholokho

19Nokhowenaawuyikuyakhaindlu;kodwaindodana yakhoeyophumaokhalwenilwakhoiyokwakhelaigama lamiindlu

20UJehovauligcwalisileizwilakhealikhulumayo,mina ngivukileesikhundlenisikaDavideubaba,ngahlala esihlalwenisobukhosisika-Israyeli,njengokukhuluma kukaJehova,ngilakheleigamalikaJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeliindlu

21Ngimiselaphoindawoyomphongolo,okukuyo isivumelwanosikaJehovaasenzanawobabaekubakhiphani kwakheezwenilaseGibithe.

22USolomoniwemaphambikwe-altarelikaJehova phambikwayoyonkeinhlanganoyakwa-Israyeli,welulela izandlazakhengasezulwini

23Wathi:“JehovaNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,akakho uNkulunkuluonjengaweezulwiniphezulunasemhlabeni phansi,ogcinaisivumelwanonomusaezincekwinizakho ezihambaphambikwakhongayoyonkeinhliziyoyazo

24ogcinileencekwiniyakhouDavideubabalokho owakuthembisakuye,wakhulumangomlomowakho, wakugcwalisangesandlasakho,njenganamuhla

25“Ngalokho,JehovaNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,gcina incekuyakhouDavideubabalokhoowakuthembisakuye ngokuthi:‘Akuyikunqunywamuntuemehlweniamiukuba ahlaleesihlalwenisobukhosisika-Israyeli;ukuze abantwanabakhobaqapheleindlelayabo,bahambephambi kwami,njengalokhouhambilephambikwami

26Manje,Nkulunkuluka-Israyeli,akeliqinisekeizwi lakhoowalikhulumaencekwiniyakhouDavideubaba.

27KodwauNkulunkuluuzahlalaemhlabeniyini?bheka, izulunezululamazulualinakukwanela;kakhulu kangakananilendluengiyakhileyo?

28Kephabhekaumkhulekowencekuyakhonokunxusa kwayo,JehovaNkulunkuluwami,uzweukukhala nomkhulekoincekuyakhoewukhulekayophambikwakho namuhla;

29ukuzeamehloakhoavulekelelendluubusukunemini, indawoothengayo:‘Igamalamiliyakubalapho,’ulalele umkhulekoincekuyakhoeyakuwenzaibhekelendawo 30Kulaleleukunxusakwencekuyakhonokwabantubakho u-Israyeliabayakukukhulekabebhekenenalendawo,uzwe usendaweniyakhoyokuhlalaezulwini;

31Umaumuntuonakumakhelwanewakhe,ethweswa isifungosokumfungisa,besekufikaisifungophambikwealtarelakhokulendlu;

32Yizwa-keusezulwini,wenze,wahluleleizincekuzakho, ulahleomubi,ubekeindlelayakhephezukwekhandalakhe; nokulungisisaolungileyo,amnikenjengokulungakwakhe 33Laphoabantubakhou-Israyelibeshaywaphambi kwesitha,ngokubabonilekuwe,bephendukelakuwe, balivumeigamalakho,bakhuleke,banxusekuwekulendlu; 34Yizwa-keusezulwini,uthetheleleisonosabantubakho uIsrayeli,ubabuyiseleelizweniowalinikaoyise

35Laphoizululivaliwe,imvulaingani,ngokubabonile kuwe;umabekhulekabebhekekulendawo,bevumaigama lakho,babuyeesonwenisabo,laphoubahlupha;

36Yizwausezulwini,uthetheleleisonosezincekuzakho nesabantubakhou-Israyeliukubaubafundiseindlelaenhle abamelweukuhambangayo,uniseimvulaezwenilakho olinikeabantubakhoukubalibeyifalabo

37Umakukhonaindlalaezweni,umakukhona umashayabhuqe,umakubakhonaukuqhafaza,nesikhutha, nesikhonyane,nomakunezinkumbi;umaizithazabo zibavimbezelaezwenilemiziyabo;nomaisiphiisifo,noma isiphiisifo;

38Nomayimuphiumkhulekonokunxusaokwenziwa yinomayimuphiumuntunomayibobonkeabantubakhouIsrayeliabayokwazi,kubeyilowonalowoinhlupho yenhliziyoyakhe,beluleleizandlazabokulendlu;

39Yizwa-kewenaezulwini,endaweniyakhoyokuhlala, uthethelele,wenze,unikeyilowonalowonjengezindlela zakhe,owaziinhliziyoyakhe;(ngokubanguwewedwa owaziizinhliziyozabobonkeabantwanababantu;)

40ukuzebakwesabezonkeizinsukuzokuhambakwabo ezweniowalinikaobaba

41Kephaumfokaziongesiyeowabantubakhou-Israyeli kephaovelaezwenielikudengenxayegamalakho;

42Ngokubabayakuzwangegamalakhoelikhulu, nangesandlasakhoesinamandla,nangengaloyakho eyeluliweyo;

43Yizwawenaezulwini,endaweniyakhoyokuhlala, wenzenjengakhokonkeumfokaziakubizangakho,ukuze bonkeabantubomhlababaziigamalakho,bakwesabe

1Amakhosi

njengabantubakhou-Israyeli;ukuzebaziukuthilendlu engiyakhileyoibizwengegamalakho.

44Umaabantubakhobephumaukulwanesithasabo, nomaphilaphoobathumakhona,bakhulekekuJehova bebhekeemziniowukhethileyo,nasendliniengiyakhele igamalakho;

45Yizwausezulwiniumkhulekowabonokunxusakwabo, ubalungisele.

46Umabonakuwe(ngokubaakukhomuntuongoni),wena ubathukuthelele,ubanikeleesitheni,sibathumbesibayise ezwenilesitha,elikudenomaeliseduze;

47Nokhoumabezindlaezweniabathunjelwekulo, baphenduke,banxusekuweezwenilabathumbayo,bethi: ‘Sonile,senzeokubi,senzileububi;

48Babuyelekuwengayoyonkeinhliziyoyabonangawo wonkeumphefumulowaboezwenilezithazabo ezabathumbayo,bakhulekekuwebebhekeezwenilabo owalinikaoyise,umuziowukhethileyo,nasendlini engiyakheleigamalakho;

49Yizwaumkhulekowabonokunxusakwaboendaweni yakhoyokuhlalaezulwini,ubalungisele;

50Ubathetheleleabantubakhoabonilekuwe,nazozonke iziphambekozaboabeqengazokuwe,ubanikeleububele phambikwabathumbayoukubababenesihekubo

51Ngokubabangabantubakhonefalakhoowalikhipha eGibithephakathikwesithandosensimbi;

52ukuzeamehloakhoavulekeekunxusenikwenceku yakhonasekunxusenikwabantubakhou-Israyeliukuba ubezwekukhokonkeabakubizangakhokuwe

53Ngokubawabahlukanisaphakathikwabantubonke bomhlabaukubababeyifalakho,njengalokhowakhuluma ngesandlasikaMoseincekuyakho,laphoukhiphaobaba eGibithe,NkosiJehova

54KwathiuSolomonieseqedileukukhulekawonkelo mkhulekonokunxusakuJehova,wasukumaphambikwealtarelikaJehovaekuguqeningamadoloizandlazakhe zelulelweezulwini.

55Wema,wabusisalonkeibandlalakwa-Israyelingezwi elikhulu,wathi:

56MakabongweuJehovaonikeabantubakheu-Israyeli ukuphumulanjengakhokonkeakuthembisileyo; akuphuthanganelilodwaizwikuzozonkeizithembiso zakheezinhleazikhulumayongesandlasikaMoseinceku yakhe

57UJehovauNkulunkuluwethumakabenathinjengoba wayenabokhokhobethu,makangasishiyi,angasilahli.

58ukuzeathambekiseizinhliziyozethukuyeukuba sihambeezindlelenizakhezonke,sigcineimiyaloyakhe, nezimisozakhe,nezahlulelozakhe,ayalangakhoobaba

59Lawamazwiami,enginxusengawophambikukaJehova, makabeseduzenoJehovauNkulunkuluwethuimini nobusuku,ukubaalungiseleincekuyakhe,ahluleleabantu bakheu-Israyelingasosonkeisikhathi,njengokuyakufuna lendaba;

60UkuzebonkeabantubomhlababaziukuthiuJehova unguNkulunkulu,futhiakakhoomunye

61NgakhoinhliziyoyenumayiphelelekuJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,ukuzenihambengezimisozakhe, nigcineimiyaloyakhenjenganamuhla

62Inkosino-Israyeliwonkekanyenayobanikela ngomhlatshelophambikukaJehova

63USolomoniwanikelangomhlatsheloweminikelo yokuthulaawunikelakuJehova,izinkabi eziyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinambili nezimvueziyizinkulungwaneeziyikhulunamashumi amabili.Inkosinabobonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyeli bangcwelisaindlukaJehova

64Ngalolosukuinkosiyangcwelisaingaphakathilegceke eliphambikwendlukaJehova,ngokubayanikelakhona iminikeloyokushiswa,neminikeloyempuphu,namanoni eminikeloyokuthula,ngokubai-altarelethusielaliphambi kukaJehovalalilincaneukwamukelaiminikeloyokushiswa, neminikeloyempuphu,namanonieminikeloyokuthula 65NgalesosikhathiuSolomoniwagubhaumkhosi,wonke u-Israyelienaye,ibandlaelikhulu,kusukelaekuyeni eHamatikuzekubesemfuleniwaseGibithe,phambi kukaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu,izinsukueziyisikhombisa nezinsukueziyisikhombisa,yebo,izinsukueziyishumi nane

66Ngosukulwesishiyagalombiliwabamukisaabantu, bayibusisainkosi,bayaematendeniabobejabula, bethokozangenhliziyongakhokonkeokuhleuJehova akwenzilekuDavideincekuyakhenaku-Israyeliabantu bakhe

ISAHLUKO9

1KwathiuSolomonieseqedileukwakhaindlukaJehova, nendluyenkosi,nakhokonkeukufisakukaSolomoni athandaukukwenza, 2ukuthiuJehovawabonakalakuSolomoningokwesibili, njengalokhoebonakelekuyeeGibeyoni.

3UJehovawathikuye:"Ngiwuzwileumkhulekowakho nokunxusakwakhookwenzilephambikwami; ngiyingcwelisilelendluoyakhileyoukubangibekekhona igamalamikuzekubephakade;amehloaminenhliziyo yamikuyakubakhonalaphonjalo

4Umauhambaphambikwaminjengokuhamba kukaDavideuyihlongobuqothobenhliziyonangobuqotho, ukwenzanjengakhokonkeengikuyalengakho,ugcine izimisozaminezahlulelozami;

5Ngiyakuqinisaisihlalosobukhosisombusowakhophezu kuka-Israyelikuzekubephakade,njengalokho ngathembisauyihlouDavide,ngathi:‘Akuyikuswela muntuesihlalwenisobukhosisika-Israyeli

6Kephaumaniphendukaekungilandeleni,nina nabantwanabenu,ningagciniimiyaloyaminezimisozami engizibekephambikwenu,kephanihambenikhonze abanyeonkulunkulu,nikhulekekubo;

7Ngiyakunqumau-Israyeliezweniengibanikelona;lendlu, engiyingcweliseleigamalami,ngiyakuyilahlaebusweni bami;u-Israyeliuyakubayisaganesifenqophakathi kwabantubonke.

8Nakulendluephakemeyo,wonkeodlulakuyo uyakumangala,ashayeumlozi;bayakuthi:‘UJehova wenzelenikanjekulelizwenakulendluna?

9Bayophendulabathi:‘NgokubabamshiyauJehova uNkulunkuluwaboowakhiphaoyiseezwenilaseGibithe, babambelelakwabanyeonkulunkulu,bakhulekakubo, babakhonza;ngalokhouJehovaubehliselebonkelobububi 10Kwathiekuphelenikweminyakaengamashumiamabili uSolomoniezakhaizindluezimbili,indlukaJehovanendlu yenkosi;

11(KephauHiramuinkosiyaseTirewayenikeuSolomoni imisedarinemisayipuresi,negolidenjengakhokonke akufunayo),inkosiuSolomoniyamnikauHiramuimizi engamashumiamabiliezwenilaseGalile.

12UHiramuwasephumaeTireukubonaimiziuSolomoni ayemnikeyona;njalokabamthokozisanga

13Wathi:"Imizimiphileonginikeyona,mfowethuna?" WawabizangokuthiizwelaseKabulikuzekubenamuhla.

14UHiramuwayesethumelaenkosiniamathalenta angamashumiayisithuphaegolide

15LesikwakuyisizathusesibophoinkosiuSolomoni eyasibeka;ukuzeakheindlukaJehova,nendluyakhe, neMilo,nogangelwaseJerusalema,neHasori,neMegido, neGezeri

16UFaroinkosiyaseGibithewayekhuphukile,walithatha iGezeri,walishisangomlilo,wabulalaamaKhanani ayehlalaemzini,walinikaindodakaziyakhe, umkaSolomoni,yabayisipho

17USolomoniwakhaiGezeri,neBetiHoronilasezansi; 18neBhahalati,neTadimoriehlaneezweni, 19nayoyonkeimiziyengcebouSolomoniayenayo,nemizi yezinqolazakhe,nemiziyabamahhashibakhe,nalokho uSolomoniayefisaukwakhaeJerusalema,naseLebanoni, nakulolonkeizwelombusowakhe

20Bonkeabantuababeselekuma-Amori,namaHeti, namaPherizi,namaHivi,namaJebusi,ababengebona abantwanabakwa-Israyeli, 21Abantwanababoababeseleemvakwaboezweni, abantwanabakwa-Israyeliababengenakubaqothula,+labo uSolomoniwabakhokhisaumsebenziwobugqilakuzekube namuhla.

22Kephakubantwanabakwa-IsrayeliuSolomoni akenzangaizigqila,kephababangamadodaempi, nezincekuzakhe,nezikhuluzakhe,nezindunazakhe, nezindunazezinqolazakhe,nabamahhashibakhe

23Labababeyizindunazabaphathiababephezukomsebenzi kaSolomoni,amakhuluamahlanunamashumiayisihlanu, ababebusaabantuababesebenzaemsebenzini

24IndodakazikaFaroyakhuphukaemzinikaDavide,yaya endliniyayouSolomoniayakheleyona,walakhaiMilo.

25KathathungomnyakauSolomoniwanikelangeminikelo yokushiswaneminikeloyokuthulae-altareayelakhele uJehova,washisaimpephoe-altareelaliphambikukaJehova. Wayiqedakeindlu

26InkosiuSolomoniyenzaimikhumbie-EziyoniGeberi engase-ElotiogwiniloLwandleOlubomvuezwenilakwaEdomi

27UHiramuwathumangemikhumbiizincekuzakhe, amatilosiezaziulwandle,kanyenezincekuzikaSolomoni 28Bafikae-Ofiri,balandakhonaigolide,amathalenta angamakhuluamanenamashumiamabili,baliletha enkosiniuSolomoni.

ISAHLUKO10

1IndlovukaziyaseShebaisizwilengodumolukaSolomoni mayelananegamalikaJehova,yezaukumvivinya ngemibuzoenzima

2YafikaeJerusalemanesixukuesikhulukakhulu, namakamelaathweleizinongo,negolideeliningikakhulu, namatsheayigugu;isifikilekuSolomoni,yakhulumanaye ngakhokonkeokusenhliziyweniyayo

3USolomoniwayiphendulayonkeimibuzoyayo; kwakungekholuthoolwalufihlekileenkosini engayitshelangayona

4IndlovukaziyaseShebaisibonilekonkeukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoninendluayakhileyo, 5nokudlakwetafulalakhe,nokuhlalakwezincekuzakhe, nokukhonzakwezikhonzizakhe,nezingubozazo, nabaphathizitshabakhe,nezintabazakheakhuphukela ngakhoendlinikaJehova;kwakungasekhoumoyakuye 6Wathienkosini:“Bekuliqinisoumbikoengawuzwa ezwenilamiwezenzozakhonokuhlakaniphakwakho

7Nokhoangikholwangalawomazwi,ngazengafika, amehloamiakubona,bheka,angitshelwanganenxenye; 8Abusisiweamadodaakho,zibusisiwelezizincekuzakho eziminjalophambikwakho,zizwaukuhlakaniphakwakho 9MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoowathokoza ngaweukubaakubekeesihlalwenisobukhosisakwaIsrayeli,ngokubauJehovawamthandau-Israyelikuzekube phakade,ngalokhowakubekainkosiukubawenze ukwahlulelanokulunga

10Yanikainkosiamatalentaegolideayikhulunamashumi amabili,namakhaamaningikakhulu,namatsheayigugu; 11FuthiimikhumbikaHiramu,eyalethaigolidee-Ofiri, yalethaivelae-Ofiriinalakakhuluyemi-alimuginamatshe ayigugu.

12Ngemi-alimugiinkosiyenzaizinsikazendlukaJehova nezendluyenkosinamahabhunezingubhuzabahlabeleli; 13InkosiuSolomoniyanikaindlovukaziyaseShebakonke ekufunayo,konkeekucelayo,ngaphandlekwalokho uSolomoniayinikakhonangokuphanakobukhosiNgakho waphendukawayaezwenilakubo,yenanezincekuzakhe. 14IsisindosegolideelafikakuSolomoningomnyaka owodwasasingamatalentaangamakhuluayisithupha namashumiayisithuphanesithuphaegolide;

15ngaphandlekwalokhowayenayoyabathengi, neyabathengibamakha,neyamakhosionkease-Arabiya, nakubabusibezwe.

16InkosiuSolomoniyenzaizihlanguezingamakhulu amabilizegolideelikhandiweyo;

17Wenzanezihlanguezingamakhuluamathathuzegolide elikhandiweyo;Amakhilogremuamathathuegolide ahambanesihlanguesisodwa,inkosiyawabekaendlini yehlathilaseLebanoni.

18Inkosiyenzanesihlalosobukhosiesikhulusezinyo lendlovu,yasinamekangegolideelicwengekileyo

19Isihlalosobukhosisasinezitebhisieziyisithupha, nesihlokosesihlalosobukhosisiyindilingangemuva;

20Kwakumiizingonyamaeziyishuminambilingalapha nangalaphaezitebhisinieziyisithupha;akuzangekwenziwe okunjalokunomayimuphiumbuso

21ZonkeizitshazokuphuzazenkosiuSolomoni zazingezegolide,nazozonkeizitshazendluyehlathi laseLebanonizazingezegolideelicwengekileyo; kwakungekhookwesiliva,kwakungentoyaluthoemihleni kaSolomoni

22NgokubainkosiyayinemikhumbiyaseTharishishi elwandlekanyenemikhumbikaHiramu;kanyengeminyaka emithathukwafikaimikhumbiyaseTharishishi,iletha igolide,nesiliva,nezimpondozendlovu,nezimfene, namapigogo.

23NgakhoinkosiuSolomoniyabankulukunawowonke amakhosiomhlabangengcebonangokuhlakanipha

24UmhlabawonkewafunakuSolomoniukuzwa ukuhlakaniphakwakheuNkulunkuluakubekile enhliziyweniyakhe

25Baletha,kwabayilowonalowoisiphosakhe,izitsha zesiliva,nezitshazegolide,nezingubo,nezikhali,namakha, namahhashi,neminyuzi,okweminyakangeminyaka 26USolomoniwabuthaizinqolanabamahhashi,waba nezinqolaeziyinkulungwanenamakhuluamane, nabamahhashiabayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminambili, wakubekaemiziniyezinqolanasenkosinieJerusalema

27InkosiyenzaisilivaeJerusalemalabanjengamatshe, nemisedariyayenzayabanjengemikhiwaneesesigodini ngobuningi.

28AmahhashiuSolomoniayenawoaphumaeGibithe, nezindwanguzelineni;

29InqolayenyukayaphumaeGibithengamashekeli angamakhuluayisithuphaesiliva,nehhashingekhulu namashumiayisihlanu;

ISAHLUKO11

1KephainkosiuSolomoniyathandaabesifazaneabaningi abezizwe,kanyenendodakazikaFaro,abesifazane bakwaMowabi,nabakwa-Amoni,nabakwa-Edomi, namaSidoni,namaHeti;

2EzizweniuJehovaashongazokubantwanabakwaIsrayeliukuthi:“Ningangenikuzo,nazozingangenikini, ngokubaimpelaziyakuziphendulelaizinhliziyozenuukuba zilandeleonkulunkulubazo”USolomoniwanamathela kuboothandweni

3Wayenabafaziabangamakhuluayisikhombisa, amakhosazana,nezancinzaezingamakhuluamathathu; omkakhebayiphambukisainhliziyoyakhe

4KwathiuSolomoniesemdala,abafazibakhe baphambukiselainhliziyoyakheukubailandeleabanye onkulunkulu,inhliziyoyakheyayingephelelekuJehova uNkulunkuluwakhenjengenhliziyokaDavideuyise.

5USolomoniwalandelau-Ashitarotiunkulunkulu wamaSidoninoMilkomuisinengisosabantwanabakwaAmoni.

6USolomoniwenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehova, akamlandelangauJehovangokupheleleyonjengoDavide uyise.

7USolomoniwamakhelauKemoshiisinengiso sakwaMowabiindawoephakemeyoentabeniephambi kweJerusalema,noMolokiisinengisosabantwanabakwaAmoni

8Wabenzelakanjalobonkeabafazibakhebezinyeizizwe, ababeshisaimpepho,behlabelaonkulunkulubabo

9UJehovawamthukuthelelauSolomoni,ngokubainhliziyo yakheyayiphambukilekuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli owayebonakelekuyekabili; 10wamyalangalentoukubaangalandeliabanye onkulunkulu,kephaakakugcinangalokhouJehovaamyale ngakho

11NgakhouJehovawathikuSolomoni:“Ngenxayokuthi lokhukwenziwengawe,ungagcinangaisivumelwanosami nezimisozamiengikuyalengazo,ngokuqinisekile ngizowuhlwithaumbusokuwe,ngiwunikeincekuyakho

12Nokhoangiyikukwenzaemihleniyakhongenxa kaDavideuyihlo,kephangiyakuwuhlwithaesandleni sendodanayakho

13Nokhoangiyikuwuhlwithawonkeumbuso;kodwa ngizayinikaisizweesisodwaindodanayakhongenxa kaDavidaincekuyamilangenxayeJerusalema engilikhethileyo.

14UJehovawamvuselauSolomoniisitha,uHadadiwakwaEdomi;

15KwathilaphouDavideese-Edomi,uJowabeinduna yempienyukelaukumbelaababuleweyo,esebulelebonke abesilisakwa-Edomi;

16UJowabewahlalakhonaizinyangaeziyisithuphakanye no-Israyeliwonke,wazewabaqedabonkeabesilisakwaEdomi;

17WabalekauHadadi,yenanabathilebakwaEdomi bezincekuzikayisekanyenaye,bayaeGibithe;uHadadi esemncane

18BasukakwaMidiyani,bafikaePharanu,bathatha amadodaePharanu,bahambanawo,bafikaeGibithekuFaro inkosiyaseGibithe;owamnikaindlu,wammiselaukudla, wamnikanezwe.

19UHadadiwafumanaumusaomkhuluemehlwenikaFaro, wazewamnikaudadewabowomkakhe,udadewabo wenkosikaziuThahipenesi,abengumkakhe.

20UdadewabokaThahipenesiwamzalelauGenubati indodanayakhe,uThahipenesiamlumulaendlinikaFaro;

21UHadadiesezwileeGibitheukuthiuDavideulelekoyise, nokuthiuJowabeindunayempiufile,uHadadiwathi kuFaro:"Ngivumelengihambengiyeezwenilakithi"

22UFarowathikuye:"Kodwauswelenikimi,ukuthibheka, ufunaukuyaezwenilakinina?"Wathi:"Lutho;nokho ngivumelengihambe"

23UNkulunkuluwamvuselaomunyeomelenenaye, uRezoniindodanaka-Eliyada,owabalekelainkosiyakhe uHadadezeriinkosiyaseSoba

24Wabuthelakuyeamadoda,wabayindunayeviyo,lapho uDavideebulalaabaseSoba,bayaeDamaseku,bahlala khona,babusaeDamaseku

25Wabayisithasika-IsrayelizonkeizinsukuzikaSolomoni ngaphandlekobubiuHadadiabenzayo,wanengwanguIsrayeli,wabusae-Aramu

26UJerobowamu,indodanakaNebati,umEfrayimi waseZereda,incekukaSolomoni,ogamalikanina lalinguZeruwa,umfelokazi,wasiphakamiselaisandlasakhe enkosini.

27Yilesiisizathusokubaaphakamiseleisandlasakhe enkosini:USolomoniwakhaiMilo,wavalaizimfazomuzi kaDavideuyise.

28LendodauJerobowamuyayiliqhaweelinamandla; uSolomoniebonalensizwaukuthiikhuthele,wayibeka phezukwayoyonkeimisebenziyendlukaJosefa

29KwathingalesosikhathiuJerobowamuephuma eJerusalema,umprofethiu-AhiyawaseShilowamfumana endleleni;wayesembetheinguboentsha;babebodwaendle bobabili;

30U-Ahiyawabambainguboentshaayeyigqokile, wayiklebhulaiziqephueziyishuminambili

31WathikuJerobowamu:“Zithatheleizingxenye eziyishumi,ngokubaushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,uthi:‘Bheka,ngiyakuwudabulaumbusoesandleni sikaSolomoni,ngikunikeizizweeziyishumi;

32Kodwayenauzakubalesizweesisodwangenxayenceku yamiuDavidalangenxayeJerusalema,umuzi engiwukhethileyokuzozonkeizizwezakoIsrayeli

33Ngenxayokuthibangishiyile,bakhulekaku-Ashitaroti unkulunkuluwamaSidoni,noKemoshiunkulunkulu wamaMowabi,noMilkomuunkulunkuluwabantwana bakwa-Amoni,abahambangangezindlelazamiukwenza okulungileemehlweniami,nokugcinaizimisozami nezahlulelozami,njengoDavideuyise

34Nokhoangiyikususawonkeumbusoesandlenisakhe, kephangiyakumbekaabeyisikhuluzonkeizinsuku zokuhambakwakhengenxakaDavideincekuyami engamkhethayo,ngokubawagcinaimiyaloyaminezimiso zami;

35Kodwangizawususaumbusoesandlenisendodana yakhe,ngiwunikewena,izizweezilitshumi.

36Indodanayakhengiyakuyinikaisizweesisodwa,ukuze uDavideincekuyamiabenesibaninjalophambikwami eJerusalema,umuziengiwukhethileyoukubangibeke khonaigamalami

37Ngiyakukuthatha,ubusenjengakhokonke umphefumulowakhookufisayo,ubeyinkosiphezukukaIsrayeli

38“Kuyakuthiumaulalelakonkeengikuyalangakho, uhambeezindlelenizami,wenzeokulungileemehlweni ami,ugcineizimisozaminemiyaloyami,njengalokho enzileuDavideincekuyami;ngiyakubanawe,ngikwakhele indlueqinileyo,njengalokhongakwakhelauDavide, ngikunikeu-Israyeli

39FuthingenxayalokhungiyoyihluphainzalokaDavide, kodwahhayikuzekubephakade.

40NgakhouSolomoniwafunaukubulalauJerobowamu UJerobowamuwayesesuka,wabalekelaeGibithe kuShishakiinkosiyaseGibithe,wahlalaeGibithewaze wafauSolomoni

41Ezinye-kezezindabazikaSolomoni,lakhokonke akwenzayo,lokuhlakaniphakwakhe,kakubhalwangayini egwalwenilwezindabazikaSolomoni?

42IsikhathiuSolomoniabusangasoeJerusalemaphezu kuka-Israyeliwonkesasiyiminyakaengamashumiamane.

43USolomoniwayeselalakoyise,wembelwaemzini kaDavideuyise;uRehobowamuindodanayakhewaba yinkosiesikhundlenisakhe.

ISAHLUKO12

1URehobowamuwayaeShekemi,ngokubawonkeuIsrayeliwayefikileeShekemiukumbekainkosi

2KwathilaphouJerobowamuindodanakaNebati eseseGibitheekuzwa,(ngokubawabalekaebusweni benkosiuSolomoni,wahlalauJerobowamueGibithe);

3BasebethumabambizaUJerobowamunayoyonke inhlanganoyakwa-Israyelibeza,bakhuluma kuRehobowamu,bathi:

4Uyihlowalenzalabalukhuniijokalethu;

5Wathikubo:"Hambaninibeyizinsukuezintathu, nibuyelekimi"Bahamba-keabantu

6InkosiuRehobowamuyacebisananamadodaamadala ayemiphambikukaSolomoniuyiseesekhona,yathi: “Nicebisaniukubangibaphendulelababantuna?

7Bakhulumakuye,bathi:"Umaubayincekuyalababantu namuhla,ubakhonze,ubaphendule,ukhulumeamazwi amahlekubo,bayakubayizincekuzakhokuzekube phakade"

8Kephawasishiyaisilulekosamalungaabemnikesona, wacebisananezinsizwaeziyintangayakhe,ezazimiphambi kwakhe;

9Wathikubo:“Nisinikaiselulekobaniukubasibaphendule lababantuabakhulumekimingokuthi:‘Yenzalibelula ijokauyihloalibekaphezukwethuna?

10Izinsizwaezikhulenayezakhulumakuye,zathi: “Uyakushokanjekulababantuabakhulumekuwe,bethi: ‘Uyihlowalenzaijokalethulabanzima,kephawenaulenze libelulakithi;Uzakushokanjekubo,uthi:'Ucikicanewami uyakubamkhulukunokhalolukababa'

11Manjenjengobaubabawanithwesaijokaelinzima,mina ngiyakwenezelaejokenilenu;

12UJerobowamunabobonkeabantubezakuRehobowamu ngosukulwesithathu,njengalokhoinkosiyayishilo,yathi: "Buyelanikimingosukulwesithathu."

13Inkosiyabaphendulakalukhuniabantu,yasishiya iselulekosabadalaababemnikesona;

14Wakhulumakubongokwesilulekosezinsizwa,wathi: “Ubabawalenzaijokalenulabanzima,mina-ke ngiyakwenezelaejokenilenu;

15Ngakhoinkosiayizangeibalaleleabantu;+ngoba isizathusasivelakuJehovaukubaagcwaliseizwilakhe+ uJehovaalikhulumango-Ahiya+waseShilo kuJerobowamu+indodanakaNebati.

16Kwathiwonkeu-Israyeliebonaukuthiinkosi ayibalalelanga,abantubaphendulainkosi,bathi: “SinasabelosinikuDavidena?futhiasinafaendodaneni kaJese;eyaematendeniakho,Israyeli;zibhekemanjeindlu yakho,DavideWayesesukau-Israyeli,wayaematendeni abo.

17Kephaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliababehlalaemizini yakwaJudauRehobowamuwabusaphezukwabo 18InkosiuRehobowamuyayisithumau-Adoramu owayephetheabafakwauviko;wonkeu-Israyeli wamkhandangamatshe,wafaNgakhoinkosi uRehobowamuyasheshayagibelaenqoleniyayoukuba ibalekeleeJerusalema 19U-Israyeliwayihlubuka-keindlukaDavidekuzekube namuhla.

20Kwathilaphou-Israyeliwonkeezwaukuthi uJerobowamuubuyile,bathumelabambizelaebandleni, bambekainkosiphezukuka-Israyeliwonke;akubangakho owalandelaindlukaDavide,isizwesakwaJudakuphela 21URehobowamuesefikileeJerusalema,wabuthayonke indluyakwaJudanesizwesakwaBenjamini,amadoda akhethiweyoayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulunamashumi ayisishiyagalombili,amadodaanamandla,ukubaalwe nendluyakwa-Israyeli,abuyiseleumbusokuRehobowamu indodanakaSolomoni

22KephaizwilikaNkulunkululafikakuShemayaumuntu kaNkulunkulu,lathi: 23KhulumakuRehobowamuindodanakaSolomoni,inkosi yakwaJuda,nakuyoyonkeindluyakwaJudanoBenjamini, nakuyoinsaliyabantu,uthi: 24UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Aniyikukhuphuka,ningalwi nabafowenuabantwanabakwa-Israyeli;ngobalokhu kuvelakimiBalilalelaizwilikaJehova,babuya,bamuka njengezwilikaJehova

25UJerobowamuwakhaiShekemiezintabenizakwaEfrayimi,wahlalakulo;waphumalapho,wakha iPhenuweli

26UJerobowamuwathienhliziyweniyakhe:“Manje umbusouyakubuyelaendlinikaDavide; 27Umalababantubekhuphukaukuyokwenzaimihlatshelo endlinikaJehovaeJerusalema,inhliziyoyalababantu iyakubuyelaenkosiniyabo,uRehobowamuinkosi yakwaJuda,bangibulalemina,babuyelekuRehobowamu inkosiyakwaJuda

28Khona-keinkosiyenzaiseluleko,yenzaamathole amabiliegolide,yathikubo:“Kungaphezukwamandlaenu ukukhuphukelaeJerusalema;

29WalimisaelinyeeBethele,nelinyewalibekakwaDani

30Lentoyabayisono,ngokubaabantubahamba ukukhulekaphambikwayokwaDani.

31Wenzanendluyezindawoeziphakemeyo,wenza abapristikubantuabaphansikunabobonke,ababengebona abantwanabakwaLevi.

32UJerobowamuwenzaumkhosingenyanga yesishiyagalombilingosukulweshuminanhlanulwenyanga, njengomkhosiwakwaJuda,wanikelangawoe-altare. WenzanjaloeBethele,ehlabelaamatholeabewenzile, wabekaeBetheleabapristibezindawoeziphakemeyo abezenzile.

33Wayesenikelae-altarealenzileeBethelengosuku lweshuminanhlanulwenyangayesishiyagalombili, ngenyangaabeyicabangilekweyakheinhliziyo;wabenzela umkhosiabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,wanikelae-altare, washisaimpepho

ISAHLUKO13

1Bheka,kwafikaumuntukaNkulunkuluevelakwaJuda ngezwilikaJehova,wezaeBethele;uJerobowamuwayemi ngase-altareukushisaimpepho

2Wamemezaemelenene-altarengezwilikaJehova,wathi: “Oaltare,altare,ushokanjeuJehova;Bheka, kuyakuzalelwaumntwanaendlinikaDavide,nguJosiya igamalakhe;phezukwakhouyakunikelangabapristi bezindawoeziphakemeyoabashisaimpephophezukwakho, amathamboabantuashiswephezukwakho

3Wasenikaisibonakalisongalolosuku,esithi:Lesi yisibonakalisouJehovaasikhulumile;Bheka,i-altare liyakudatshulwa,nomlothaophezukwalouyakuchithwa

4KwathiinkosiuJerobowamuisizwileizwilomuntu kaNkulunkuluowamemezaemelenene-altareeBethele, yelulaisandlasayoe-altare,yathi:"Mbambeni"Isandla sakheayeselulelakuyesatsha,wangabeesakwazi ukusibuyiselakuye

5I-altareladabuka,umlothawathululwae-altare njengesibonakalisoumuntukaNkulunkuluayesinikesona ngezwilikaJehova

6InkosiyaphendulayathikumuntukaNkulunkulu:"Ake uncengeubusobukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, ungikhulekeleukubasiphilisweisandlasami"Lowo muntukaNkulunkuluwamncengauJehova,sabuyiselwa isandlasenkosikuye,sabanjengakuqala

7InkosiyasisithikulowomuntukaNkulunkulu:Hamba lamisiyeekhaya,uziqinise,ngizakunikaumvuzo.

8UmuntukaNkulunkuluwathienkosini:“Umaunginika ingxenyeyendluyakho,angiyikungenanawe,angiyikudla isinkwa,angiyikuphuzaamanzikulendawo;

9NgokubangayalwakanjalongezwilikaJehova,kwathiwa: “Ungadliisinkwa,ungaphuzimanzi,ungabuyingendlela ozengayo

10Wahambangenyeindlela,akabuyangangendlelaabeze ngayoeBethele.

11ManjekwakuhlalaumprofethiomdalaeBethele; amadodanaakheafika,amtshelazonkeizenzolowomuntu kaNkulunkuluabezenzilengalolosukueBethele; 12Uyisewasesithikubo:Uhambengayiphiindlela? Ngokubaamadodanaakheayebonileindlelalowomuntu kaNkulunkulu,owayevelakwaJuda,wahamba

13Wathiemadodaneniakhe:"Ngibopheleniimbongolo" Basebeyibophelaimbongolo,wayigibela.

14WamlandelaumuntukaNkulunkulu,wamfumanaehlezi phansikwe-oki,wathikuye:“UngumuntukaNkulunkulu ovelakwaJudana?Wathi:Nginguye.

15Wathikuye:"Hambanamisiyeekhaya,udleisinkwa" 16Wathi:"Anginakubuyanawe,ngingangeninawe; angiyikudlaisinkwa,ngiphuzeamanzinawekulendawo; 17NgokubakwashiwokimingezwilikaJehovaukuthi: "Ungadliisinkwa,ungaphuzimanzikhona,ungabuyi uhambengendlelaozengayo."

18Wathikuye:“Namingingumprofethinjengawe;ingelosi yakhulumakimingezwilikaJehova,yathi:'Mbuyisenawe endliniyakhoukubaadleisinkwa,aphuzeamanzi.'Kodwa wamqambelaamanga

19Wasebuyelalaye,wadlaisinkwaendliniyakhe,wanatha amanzi.

20Kwathibehlezietafuleni,izwilikaJehovalafika kumprofethiowayembuyisile

21WamemezakumuntukaNkulunkuluowayevela kwaJuda,wathi:“UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:‘Ngenxa yokuthiweqeumlomokaJehova,ungawugcinangaumyalo uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakuyalengawo;

22Kephawabuya,wadlaisinkwa,waphuzaamanzi endaweniuJehovaashongayokuweukuthi:'Ungadli isinkwa,ungaphuzimanzi;isidumbusakhoasiyikungena ethunenilawoyihlo

23Kwasekusithiesedlileisinkwa,lanxaesephuzile, wabophelaimbongolo,umprofethiayembuyisile.

24Esehambile,ingonyamayamhlangabezaendleleni, yambulala,isidumbusakhesaphonswaendleleni, imbongoloyemangakuso,nengonyamayemaeduze kwesidumbu

25Bheka,abantubadlula,babonaisidumbusiphonswe endleleni,nengonyamaimieduzekwesidumbu,bafika babikaemzinilaphoumprofethiomdalaayehlalakhona

26Laphoumprofethiowambuyisaendleleniekuzwa,wathi: “NgumuntukaNkulunkuluongalaleliizwilikaJehova; 27Wakhulumaemadodaneniakhe,wathi:"Ngibopheleni imbongolo"Bambopha

28Wahamba,wafumanaisidumbusakhesiphonswe endleleni,imbongolonengonyamaimieduzekwesidumbu; 29Umprofethiwasiphakamisaisidumbusomuntu kaNkulunkulu,wasibekaembongolweni,wasibuyisa; wafikaumprofethiomdalaemziniukubaamlilele, amngcwabe.

30Wasibekaisidumbusakheethunenilakhe;bamlilela, bathi:"Maye,mfowethu!

31Kwathiemvakokummbela,wakhulumaemadodaneni akhe,wathi:“Nxasengifile,ngimbeleniethuneni

1Amakhosi

angcwatshwekulolowomuntukaNkulunkulu;beka amathamboamiecelenikwamathamboakhe.

32NgokubaizwialimemezangezwilikaJehovaphezu kwe-altareeliseBethelenaphezukwazozonkeizindlu zezindawoeziphakemeyoezisemiziniyaseSamariya liyakwenzekanokufezeka

33EmvakwalokhuuJerobowamuakabuyangaendleleni yakheembi,kephawabuyewenzaabapristibezindawo eziphakemeyoebantwiniabaphansikunabobonke; 34LentoyabayisonokuyoindlukaJerobowamuukuba inqunywe,isusweebuswenibomhlaba

ISAHLUKO14

1Ngalesosikhathiu-AbiyaindodanakaJerobowamu wagula.

2UJerobowamuwayesethikumkakhe:“Akeusukeuzifihle ukubaungaziwaukuthiungumkaJerobowamu;bheka, kukhonau-Ahiyaumprofethiowangitshelaukuthi ngiyakubayinkosiphezukwalababantu

3Thathakanyenaweizinkwaeziyishumi,nemiqathane, nophisolwezinyosi,uyekuye; 4UmkaJerobowamuwenzenjalo,wasuka,wayaeShilo, wafikaendlinika-AhiyaKephau-Ahiyawayengaboni; ngobaamehloakheayebomvungenxayobudalabakhe.

5UJehovawathiku-Ahiya:“Bheka,umkaJerobowamu uyezaukuzobuzakuwengendodanayakhe;uyakushokuye ukuthinalokhu,ngokubakuyakuthilaphoengena,azenze omunyewesifazane

6Kwathilaphou-Ahiyaesizwaizigqizezinyawozakhe laphoengenaemnyango,wathi:“Ngena,mkaJerobowamu; kunganiuzenzaomunye?ngokubangithunywekuwe nezindabaezibuhlungu

7HambauyetshelauJerobowamuukuthi:‘Ushokanje uJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi:‘Njengoba ngakuphakamisaphakathikwabantu,ngakubekaumbusi phezukwabantubamiu-Israyeli; 8NgaklebhulaumbusoendlinikaDavide,ngakunikawona, kephaawubanganjengencekuyamiuDavide,owagcina imiyaloyami,owangilandelangayoyonkeinhliziyoyakhe ukubaenzeokulungileemehlweniamikuphela;

9Kephawenzeokubingaphezukwabobonkeababe ngaphambikwakho,ngokubauhambewazenzelaabanye onkulunkulunezithombeezibunjiweyoukubaungicunule, wangilahlangemuva

10Ngalokhobhekani,ngiyakwehliselaindlu kaJerobowamuokubi,nginqumekuJerobowamuochamela ugangenovalelweyonoshiywekwa-Israyeli,ngisuseinsali yendlukaJerobowamunjengokususakomuntuumquba,ize iphele

11OkaJerobowamuofelaemziniuyakudliwayizinja;ofela endleuyakudliwaizinyonizezulu,ngokubauJehova ukukhulumile

12Ngakho-kesukumauyeendliniyakho;laphoizinyawo zakhozingenaemzini,umntwanauyakufa

13Wonkeu-Israyeliuyakumlilela,amngcwabe,ngokuba nguyeyedwawakwaJerobowamuoyakungenaethuneni, ngokubakufunyenwekuyeokuhlekuJehovauNkulunkulu ka-IsrayeliendlinikaJerobowamu

14FuthiuJehovauyakuzivuselainkosikwa-Israyeli eyakunqumaindlukaJerobowamungalolosuku;ngisho namanje

15NgokubauJehovauyakumshayau-Israyeli njengokunyakaziswakomhlangaemanzini,asiphuleuIsrayelikulelizweelihlealinikaoyise,abahlakazele ngaphesheyakomfula,ngokubabenzileo-Asherababo, bamcunulauJehova.

16Uyakumnikelau-Israyelingenxayezono zikaJerobowamuonengazo,onisangazou-Israyeli;

17UmkaJerobowamuwayesesuka,wahamba,wafika eTirisa;esefikileembundwiniwomnyango,wafa umntwana;

18Basebemngcwaba;wonkeu-Israyeliwamlilela njengezwilikaJehovaalikhulumangesandlasencekuyakhe u-Ahiyaumprofethi.

19EzinyeizindabazikaJerobowamu,ukuthiwalwakanjani, nokuthiwabusakanjani,bheka,zilotshiweencwadini yezindabazemihlangemihlayamakhosiakwa-Israyeli.

20IzinsukuzokubusakukaJerobowamuzaziyiminyaka engamashumiamabilinambili;wayeselalakoyise,uNadabi indodanayakhewabayinkosiesikhundlenisakhe.

21URehobowamuindodanakaSolomoniwabusakwaJuda URehobowamuwayeneminyakaengamashumiamane nanyeekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka eyishuminesikhombisaeJerusalema,umuziawukhethileyo uJehovaezizwenizonkezakwa-Israyeliukubaabekekhona igamalakhe.IgamalikaninalalinguNahamaumAmonikazi.

22UJudawenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehova,bamvusela umhawungezonozaboababezenzile,ngaphezukwakho konkeababekwenzileoyise.

23Bazakhelanaboizindawoeziphakemeyo,nezithombe, no-Asheraphezukwawowonkeamagqumaaphakeme naphansikwayoyonkeimithieluhlaza.

24Kwakukhonanezifebezakwa-Israyeliezweni,benza njengazozonkeizinengisozabezizweuJehovaabaxosha phambikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli.

25KwathingomnyakawesihlanuwenkosiuRehobowamu, uShishakiinkosiyaseGibithewenyukelaeJerusalema; 26WathathaingceboyendlukaJehovanengceboyendlu yenkosi;wathathazonkeizihlanguzegolideuSolomoni ayezenzile

27InkosiuRehobowamuyenzaesikhundlenisazo izihlanguzethusi,yazibekaezandlenizezindunazabalindi abalindaumnyangowendluyenkosi

28KwakuthilaphoinkosiingenaendlinikaJehova, abalindibazithwala,bazibuyiseleekamelwenilabalindi

29EzinyeizindabazikaRehobowamunakhokonke akwenzayoangithikulotshiweencwadiniyezindaba zemihlangemihlayamakhosiakwaJudana?

30KwakukhonaukulwaphakathikukaRehobowamu noJerobowamuzonkeizinsukuzabo

31URehobowamuwayeselalakoyise,wembelwakoyise emzinikaDavideIgamalikaninalalinguNahama umAmonikazi.U-Abiyamuindodanayakhewabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO15

1Ngomnyakaweshuminesishiyagalombiliwenkosi uJerobowamuindodanakaNebatiu-Abiyamuwabayinkosi kwaJuda

2WabusaiminyakaemithathueJerusalema;Igamalikanina lalinguMahakhaindodakazika-Abisalomu

3Wahambaezonwenizonkezikayiseayezenzile ngaphambikwakhe;inhliziyoyakheyayingephelele kuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhenjengenhliziyokaDavide uyise.

4NokhongenxakaDavideuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe wamnikaisibanieJerusalemaukuzeamiseindodanayakhe ngemvakwakhenokumisaiJerusalema 5NgobauDavidewenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehova, akaphambukangakukhokonkeamyalengakhozonke izinsukuzokuhambakwakhe,kuphelaendabenika-Uriya umHeti

6KwakukhonaukulwaphakathikukaRehobowamu noJerobowamuzonkeizinsukuzokuhambakwakhe.

7Ezinyeizindabazika-Abiyamunakhokonkeakwenzayo angithikulotshiweencwadiniyezindabazemihlangemihla yamakhosiakwaJudana?Kwakukhonaukulwaphakathi kuka-AbiyamunoJerobowamu

8U-Abiyamuwayeselalakoyise;bammbelaemzini kaDavide;uAsa,unyanawakhe,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe

9NgomnyakawamashumiamabilikaJerobowamuinkosi yakwa-IsrayeliuAsawabayinkosikwaJuda.

10Wabusaiminyakaengamashumiamanenanye eJerusalemaIgamalikaninalalinguMahakhaindodakazi ka-Abisalomu.

11U-AsawenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehova njengoDavideuyise

12Wazisusaizifebeezweni,wasusazonkeizithombe okhokhobakheababezenzile

13KwanoMahakauninawamsusaebukhosikazini, ngokubawayemenzeleu-Asheraisithombeesibaziweyo;uAsawasichithaisithombesakhe,wasishisa ngasemfudlaneniiKidroni

14Kodwaizindawoeziphakemeyoazisuswanga,nokho inhliziyoka-AsayayiphelelekuJehovazonkeizinsuku zakhe

15Wazingenisaizintoezingcwelezikayise,nezinto ezingcweleyenangokwakhe,endlinikaJehova,isiliva, negolide,nezitsha

16Kwakukhonaukulwaphakathikuka-AsanoBahasha inkosiyakwa-Israyelizonkeizinsukuzabo

17UBahashainkosiyakwa-IsrayeliwenyukawayakuJuda, wakhaiRama,ukuzeangavumelimuntuukubaaphume nomaangeneku-AsainkosiyakwaJuda

18U-Asawayeselithathalonkeisilivanegolideelalisele engcebweniyendlukaJehovanengceboyendluyenkosi, wakunikelaesandlenisezincekuzakhe,inkosiu-Asa yakuthumelakuBeniHadadi,indodanakaTabrimoni, indodanakaHeziyoni,inkosiyase-Aramu,owayehlala eDamaseku,ethi:

19Kukhonaisivumelwanophakathikwaminawe naphakathikukababanoyihlo;bheka,ngithumelekuwe isiphosesilivanegolide;wozawaphuleisivumelwano sakhonoBahashainkosiyakwa-Israyeli,ukuzeasukekimi 20UBhen-hadadiwayilalelainkosiu-Asa,wathuma izindunazempiezazinazongokumelenenemiziyakwaIsrayeli,wanqobai-Iyoni,neDani,ne-AbelaBeti-mahaka, neKinerotiyonke,kanyenalolonkeizwelakwaNafetali

21KwathiuBhaheshaesekuzwilelokho,wayekaukwakha iRama,wahlalaeTirisa.

22Inkosiu-AsayayisikhiphaisimemezelokwaJudawonke; bawasusaamatsheeRamanemithiyayouBahasha

abesakhangakho;inkosiu-AsayakhangakhoiGeba lakwaBenjaminineMispa.

23Zonkeezinyeizindabazika-Asa,nawoonkeamandla akhe,nakhokonkeakwenzayo,nemiziayakhayo,angithi kulotshiweencwadiniyezindabazemihlangemihla yamakhosiakwaJudana?Nokhongesikhathisokuguga kwakhewayenesifoezinyawenizakhe

24U-Asawayeselalakoyise,wembelwakoyiseemzini kaDavideuyise;uJehoshafati,unyanawakhe,waba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

25UNadabiindodanakaJerobowamuwabayinkosiphezu kuka-Israyelingomnyakawesibilika-Asainkosi yakwaJuda,wabusakwa-Israyeliiminyakaemibili.

26WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,wahamba ngendlelakayise,nangesonosakheawawonisangaso amaSirayeli.

27UBahashaindodanaka-Ahiyawendluka-Isakare wamenzelaugobe;uBhaheshawamxabelaeGibhethoni yamaFilisti;ngobauNadabiloIsrayeliwonke balivimbezelaiGibethoni

28Ngomnyakawesithathuka-AsainkosiyakwaJuda uBhaheshawambulala,wabangukumkaniesikhundleni sakhe

29Kwathiesebusa,wayibulalayonkeindlukaJerobowamu; akashiyangakuJerobowamunoyedwaophefumulayo,waze wamchithanjengezwilikaJehovaalikhulumangenceku yakheu-AhiyawaseShilo; 30ngenxayezonozikaJerobowamuonengazo,onisangazo u-Israyeli,ngokucunulakwakheacunulangakhouJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli

31EzinyeizindabazikaNadabinakhokonkeakwenzayo angithikulotshiweencwadiniyezindabazemihlangemihla yamakhosiakwa-Israyelina?

32Kwakukhonaukulwaphakathikuka-AsanoBahasha inkosiyakwa-Israyelizonkeizinsukuzabo

33Ngomnyakawesithathuka-AsaukumkaniwakwaYuda, uBhahesha,unyanaka-Ahiya,wabangukumkani kumaSirayelionkeeTirisa,iminyakaengamashumiamabili nane

34WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,wahamba ngendlelakaYarobheham,nangesonosakheawawonisa ngasoamaSirayeli

ISAHLUKO16

1KwasekufikaizwilikaJehovakuJehuindodanakaHanani ngoBahasha,lathi:

2Ngenxayokuthingakuphakamisaothulini,ngakubeka umbusiphezukwabantubamiu-Israyeli;+futhiuhambe ngendlelakaJerobowamu,+futhiwonisaabantubamiuIsrayeliukuzebangicunulengezonozabo;

3Bheka,ngiyakususainzalokaBahashanendluyakhe; ngizakwenzaindluyakhoibenjengendlukaJerobowamu indodanakaNebati

4OkaBahashaofelaemziniuyakudliwayizinja;nofela endleuyakudliwaizinyonizezulu

5EzinyeizindabazikaBahasha,nalokhoakwenzayo, namandlaakhe,angithikulotshiweencwadiniyezindaba zemihlangemihlayamakhosiakwa-Israyelina?

6UBhaheshawalalakoyise,wangcwatyelwaeTirisa;uEla, unyanawakhe,wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

+7FuthinangesandlasomprofethiuJehu+indodana kaHananikwafikaizwilikaJehovangokumelene noBhahasha+nendluyakhe,+ngenxayakhokonkeokubi akwenzaemehlwenikaJehovangokumthukuthelisa+ ngomsebenziwezandlazakheukubaabenjengendlu kaJerobowamu;futhingobawambulala

8Ngomnyakawamashumiamabinianesithandathuka-Asa ukumkaniwakwaYuda,u-Ela,unyanakaBhahesha,waba ngukumkanikumaSirayelieTirisa,iminyakaemibini

9IncekuyakheuZimri,indunayenxenyeyezinqolazakhe, yamenzelaugobeeseTirisa,ephuzangokudakwaendlini ka-ArzaumphathiwendluyakheeTirisa

10UZimriwangena,wamxabela,wambulala,ngomnyaka wamashumiamabilinesikhombisaka-Asaukumkani wakwaYuda,wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

11Kwathilaphoeqalaukubusa,esehleziesihlalwenisakhe sobukhosi,wayibulalayonkeindlukaBhahasha, akamshiyelanganoyedwaochamelaudonga,noma wezihlobozakhenomaowabanganebakhe.

12KanjalouZimriwayichithayonkeindlukaBahasha njengezwilikaJehovaalikhulumangoBahashangesandla sikaJehuumprofethi.

13ngenxayazozonkeizonozikaBahasha,nezonozika-Ela indodanayakhe,abonangazo,onisangazou-Israyeli, ukucunulauJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyelingezintozabo eziyize

14Ezinye-kezezindabazikaEla,lakhokonkeakwenzayo, kakubhalwangayiniegwalwenilwemilandoyamakhosi akoIsrayeli?

15Ngomnyakawamashumiamabilinesikhombisaka-Asa inkosiyakwaJudauZimriwabusaizinsukueziyisikhombisa eTirisaAbantubamisangaseGibethonielalingelamaFilisti

16Abantuababemisengaseminqubenibezwakuthiwa, UZimriwenzeugobe,kananjalouyibuleleinkosi;

17U-OmriwakhuphukaeGibethoni,no-Israyeliwonke kanyenaye,bavimbezelaiTirisa

18KwathilaphouZimriebonaukuthiumuziuthathiwe, wangenaesigodlwenisendluyenkosi,wayishisaindlu yenkosiphezukwakhe,wafa; 19ngenxayezonozakheonengazongokwenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehova,wahambangendlelakaJerobowamu, nangesonosakheonengaso,wawonisangasou-Israyeli

20EzinyeizindabazikaZimrinokucebakwakhe awacebayoangithikulotshiweencwadiniyezindaba zemihlangemihlayamakhosiakwa-Israyelina?

21Basebehlukanaabantubakwa-Israyelibabaizingxenye ezimbili:inxenyeyabantuyalandelauThibiniindodana kaGinatiukumbekainkosi;inxenyeyalandelau-Omri.

22Kodwaabantuababelandelau-Omribahlulaabantu ababelandelauThibiniindodanakaGinati;wafauThibini, u-Omriwabusa

23Ngomnyakawamashumiamathathuanamnyeka-Asa inkosiyakwaYuda,u-Omriwabangukumkani kumaSirayeli,iminyakaeyishuminambili;wabusa iminyakaeyisithuphaeTirisa

24WathengaintabayaseSamariyakuShemeri ngamatalentaamabiliesiliva,wakhaentabeni,waqamba igamalomuziawakhayongegamalikaShemeri umninintaba,ngokuthiiSamariya

25Kephau-OmriwenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehova, wenzaokubikunabobonkeababengaphambikwakhe

26WahambangendlelayonkekaJerobowamuindodana kaNebatinasesonwenisakheonisangasou-Israyeli, ukucunulauJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyelingezintozabo eziyize.

27Ezinyeizindabazika-Omriazenzayonamandla awawenzayoangithikulotshiweencwadiniyezindaba zemihlangemihlayamakhosiakwa-Israyelina?

28U-Omriwayeselalakoyise,wembelwakwaSamari;uAhabiindodanayakhewabayinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

29Ngomnyakawamashumiomathathuanesibhozoka-Asa ukumkaniwakwaYuda,u-Ahabi,unyanaka-Omri,waba ngukumkanikumaSirayeli;

30U-Ahabiindodanaka-Omriwenzaokubiemehlweni kaJehovakunabobonkeababengaphambikwakhe

31Kwathi,njengokungathikwakuyintoelulakuye ukuhambaezonwenizikaJerobowamuindodanakaNebati, wathathau-Izebeliindodakazika-Etibhaliinkosi yamaSidoniabeumkakhe,wayawakhonzauBali, wakhulekakuye.

32WammiselauBalii-altareendlinikaBaliayakhele eSamariya

33U-Ahabiwenzainsika;+futhiu-Ahabiwenza okwengeziweukuzeamthukutheliseuJehovauNkulunkulu ka-Israyelikunawowonkeamakhosiakwa-Israyeli ayengaphambikwakhe.

34EzinsukwinizakheuHiyeliwaseBethelewakhaiJeriko, wabekaisisekelosalongo-Abiramuizibulolakhe,wamisa amasangoalongoSegubiindodanayakheencane, njengezwilikaJehovaalikhulumangoJoshuwaindodana kaNuni

ISAHLUKO17

1U-EliyawaseThishibi,owabakhileyokwaGileyadi,wathi ku-Ahabi:“KuphilakukaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli engimiphambikwakhe,akuyikubakhonaamazolo namvulakuleminyaka,kodwanjengezwilami.

2IzwilikaJehovalafikakuye,lathi:

3Sukalapha,uphendukeleempumalanga,uzifihle ngasemfudlaneniiKeritiephambikweJordani.

4Kuyakuthi,uphuzeemfuleni;ngiyalileamagwababa ukukuphaukudlakhona

5WahambawenzanjengezwilikaJehova,wahamba wahlalaemfudlaneniiKeritiephambikweJordani

6Amagwababaamlethelaisinkwanenyamaekuseni, nesinkwanenyamakusihlwa;waphuzaemfudlaneni.

7Kwathiemvakwesikhashanaumfulawoma,ngokuba kwakungekhomvulaezweni.

8IzwilikaJehovalafikakuye,lathi:

9SukauyeeSarefatiyaseSidoni,uhlalekhona;bheka, ngiyalilekhonaowesifazaneongumfelokaziukubaakondle 10NgakhowasukawayaeZarefathi.Laphoefika esangwenilomuzi,bheka,owesifazaneongumfelokazi wayekhonaethezaizinkuni,wambiza,wathi:“Ake ungithatheleamanziamancaneesitsheni,ngiphuze 11Esayaukulilanda,wambiza,wathi:“Akeungilethele ucezulwesinkwaesandlenisakho.

12Wathi:"KuphilakukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, anginaloiqebelengwane,kuphelaisandlaesigcwele umpuphuemphongolweninamafuthaamancaneophisweni; bheka,ngithezaizinkuniezimbiliukubangingene, ngizilungiseleminanendodanayami,ukuzesikudle,sife"

13UElijawasesithikuye:Ungesabi;hambawenze njengokushokwakho,kephangenzelengakhokuqala iqebelengwaneelincane,ulilethekimi,andukubauzenzele wenanendodanayakho.

14NgokubaushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:‘Imbizayempuphuayiyikuphela,nophisolwamafutha aluyikuswela,kuzekubelusukuuJehovaanisangalo imvulaphezukomhlaba.

15Wahambawenzanjengezwilika-Eliya;wadlayena, naye,nendluyakhe,izinsukueziningi

16Imbizayempuphuayiphelanga,nophisolwamafutha aluphelanganjengezwilikaJehovaalikhulumango-Eliya 17Kwathiemvakwalezizinto,indodanayowesifazane, unkosikaziwendlu,yagula;isifosakhesabasibikakhulu, akwazekwasalaumoyakuye

18Wathiku-Eliya:“Nginamsebenzimuninawemuntu kaNkulunkuluna?Uzekimiukubaungikhumbuzeisono sami,ubulaleindodanayamina?

19Wathikuye:"Nginikeindodanayakho."Wamkhipha esifubenisakhe,wakhuphukelanayeendliniephakeme, laphoahlalakhona,wamlalisaembhedeniwakhe

20WakhalakuJehova,wathi:“JehovaNkulunkuluwami, wehliseleokubinomfelokaziengigogobelekuye ngokubulalaindodanayakhena?

21Wazelulaphezukomntwanakathathu,wakhala kuJehova,wathi:“JehovaNkulunkuluwami,ngiyakucela, mawubuyelekuyeumphefumulowalomntwana

22UJehovawezwaizwilika-Eliya;umphefumulo womntwanawabuyelakuye,waphila

23U-Eliyawayesemthathaumntwana,wamehlisa ekamelwenieliphezulu,wamyisaendlini,wamnikaunina; 24Owesifazanewathiku-Eliya:“Manjesengiyaziukuthi ungumuntukaNkulunkulu,nokuthiizwilikaJehova elisemlonyeniwakholiyiqiniso.

ISAHLUKO18

1KwathiemvakwezinsukueziningiizwilikaJehovalafika ku-Eliyangomnyakawesithathu,lathi:“Hamba uzibonakaliseku-Ahabi;ngiyakunisaimvulaemhlabeni.

2U-Eliyawahambaukuzeazibonakaliseku-AhabiKwaba khonaindlalaenzimaeSamariya

3U-Ahabiwabizau-Obadiya,umbusiwendluyakhe.UObadiyawayemesabakakhuluuJehova

4Kwathilaphou-IzebelienqumaabaprofethibakaJehova, u-Obadiyawathathaabaprofethiabayikhulu,wabafihla ngamashumiayisihlanuemhumeni,wabondlangesinkwa nangamanzi.

5U-Ahabiwathiku-Obadiya:"Hambauyeezweni, emithonjeniyonkeyamanzinakuyoyonkeimifudlana; mhlawumbesingafumanautshani,sisindiseamahhashi neminyuzi,singalahlekelwayizozonkeizilwane."

6Basebehlukaniselanaizweukubabalidabule;u-Ahabi wahambangenyeindlelaeyedwa,u-Obadiyawahamba ngenyeindlelaeyedwa

7Kwathiu-Obadiyaesendleleni,bheka,u-Eliya wamhlangabeza;

8Wasesithikuye:Nginguye;hambautsheleinkosiyakho ukuthi:Khangela,uElijaulapha

9Wathi:"Ngonenganiukubaunikeleincekuyakho esandlenisika-Ahabiukubaangibulalena?"

10KuphilakukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,akukhosizwe nambusolaphoinkosiyamiingathumelangakhona ukukudinga;wafungaumbusonesizwe,ukuthi kabayikukuthola.

11Khathesi-keuthi:Hambauyetshelainkosiyakhoukuthi: Khangela,uElijaulapha

12Kuyakuthilaphosengisukilekuwe,uMoyakaJehova akuyiselaphoengingazikhona;kuyakuthilaphongifika ngitsheleu-Ahabi,angakufumani,uyakungibulala,kepha minaincekuyakhongiyamesabauJehovakwasebusheni bami

13Inkosiyamiayitshelwangayinilokhoengakwenzayo laphou-IzebeliebulalaabaprofethibakaJehova,ukuthi ngafihlaabantuabayikhulukubaprofethibakaJehova ngamashumiayisihlanuemhumeni,ngabondlangesinkwa nangamanzi,na?

14Khathesi-keuthi:Hambauyetshelainkosiyakhoukuthi: Khangela,uElijaulapha,njalouzangibulala

15U-Eliyawathi:“KuphilakukaJehovaSebawotiengimi phambikwakhe,ngiyakubonakalanokuzibonakalisakuye namuhla

16U-Obadiyawayesehambaukumhlangabezau-Ahabi, wamtshela;u-Ahabiwahambaukumhlangabezau-Eliya 17Kwathiu-Ahabiebonau-Eliya,u-Ahabiwathikuye: “Nguweohluphau-Israyelina?

18Wathi:"Angimhluphangau-Israyeli;kephawenanendlu kayihlo,ngokuyishiyakwenuimiyalokaJehova,walandela oBali.

19Ngakho-kethumelaubuthekimiwonkeu-Israyeli entabeniyaseKarmeli,nabaprofethibakaBhali abangamakhuluamanenamashumiayisihlanu, nabaprofethibaka-Asheraabangamakhuluamane,abadla etafulenilika-Izebeli

20U-AhabiwayesethumelakubobonkeabantwanabakwaIsrayeli,wabuthaabaprofethientabeniyaseKarmeli 21U-Eliyawayesesondelakubobonkeabantu,wathi: “Kozekubenininimanqikanqikaphakathikwezinhlangothi ezimbilina?umauJehovaenguNkulunkulu,mlandeleni yena;kephaumakunguBali,mlandeleniyenaAbantu abamphendulangangazwi.

22Wayesethiu-Eliyakubantu:“Kuseleminangedwa umprofethikaJehova;kephaabaprofethibakaBali bangabantuabangamakhuluamanenamashumiayisihlanu. 23Ngakhomabasinikeizinkunziezimbili;bazikhethele inkunzieyodwa,bayihlahlele,bayibekephezukwezinkuni, bangafakimlilo,ngiyilungiseenyeinkunzi,ngiyibeke phezukwezinkuni,ngingafakimlilo;

24Nibizeigamalawonkulunkulubenu,minangibize igamalikaJehova;uNkulunkuluophendulangomlilo,abe nguNkulunkuluBonkeabantubaphendulabathi: "Kuhlekuhle"

25U-EliyawayesethikubaprofethibakaBali:“Zikhetheleni inkunzieyodwa,niyilungisekuqala;ngokubanibaningi; nibizeigamalawonkulunkulubenu,ningafakimlilo

26Balithathaijongosiababenikiwe,balilungisa,balibiza igamalikaBalikusukelaekusenikwazekwabasemini, bathi:“Bali,sizweni.”Kephaakubangakhozwi, nophendulayoBasebegxumaphezukwe-altareelalenziwe 27Kwathieminiu-Eliyawadlalangabo,wathi:“Memezani ngezwielikhulu,ngokubaungunkulunkulu;noma uyakhuluma,nomauyasukela,nomausohambweni,noma mhlawumbeulele,avuswe

28Bamemezakakhulu,bazisikangemimesenezijula njengomkhubawabo,kwazekwagobhozaigazikubo.

29Kwathiselidlulileemini,baprofethakwazekwafika isikhathisomnikelowakusihlwa,akwabakhozwi, nophendulayo,nobezwayo.

30UElijawasesithiebantwinibonke:Sondelanikimi BonkeabantubasondelakuyeWalungisai-altare likaJehovaelalidiliziwe.

31U-Eliyawathathaamatsheayishuminambili ngokwenanilezizwezamadodanakaJakobe,okwafikakuye izwilikaJehova,lathi:“Igamalakholiyakubangu-Israyeli; 32Wakhangamatshei-altareegamenilikaJehova,wenza umselengase-altareolingananamaseyaamabiliembewu.

33Wazihlelaizinkuni,wayihlahlelainkunzi,wayibeka phezukwezinkuni,wathi:"Gcwalisaniimiphongoloemine ngamanzi,niwatheleemnikelweniwokushiswanaphezu kwezinkuni"

34Wathi:"Kwenzeningokwesibili"Bakwenza ngokwesibili.Wathi:"Kwenzeningokwesithathu." Bakwenzaokwesithathu

35Amanziagobhozae-altarenxazonke;wagcwalisa nomselengamanzi.

36Kwathingesikhathisokunikelakomhlatshelo wakusihlwau-Eliyaumprofethiwasondela,wathi:“Jehova Nkulunkuluka-Abrahama,no-Isaka,no-Israyeli, makwazekenamuhlaukuthiwenaunguNkulunkulukwaIsrayeli,nokuthingiyincekuyakho,nokuthingenzilezonke lezizintongezwilakho.

37Ngizwe,Jehova,ngiphendule,ukuzelababantubazi ukuthiwenaJehovaunguNkulunkulu,nokuthiuphendulele inhliziyoyaboemuva.

38UmlilokaJehovawehla,wawuqedaumnikelo wokushiswa,nezinkuni,namatshe,nothuli,wakhotha namanziayesemseleni.

39Laphobonkeabantubekubona,bawangobusobabo, bathi:“UJehovaunguNkulunkulu;uJehova, unguNkulunkulu.

40UElijawasesithikubo:Babambaniabaprofethi bakaBhali;makungaphunyukinoyedwakuboBababamba, u-EliyawabehliselaemfudlaneniiKishoni,wababulalela khona

41U-Eliyawathiku-Ahabi:“Vuka,udle,uphuze;ngoba kunomsindowemvulaenkulu.

42U-Ahabiwayesekhuphukaukubaadle,anatheU-Eliya wakhuphukelaesiqongwenisaseKarmeli;wawaphansi, wafakaubusobakhephakathikwamadoloakhe.

43Wathiencekwiniyakhe:"Khuphukamanje,ubheke ngaselwandle."Wakhuphuka,wabheka,wathi:"Akukho lutho"Wathi:"Phindakasikhombisa"

44Kwathingokwesikhombisawathi:"Bheka,ifuelincane liphumaolwandlenjengesandlasomuntu"Wathi: “Khuphuka,ushoku-Ahabiukuthi:‘Bophelainqolayakho, wehle,ukuzeimvulaingakuvimbi

45Kwasekusithingesikhatshanaizululabamnyama ngamayezilomoya,lanaizuluelikhuluU-Ahabiwagibela, wayaeJizreyeli

46IsandlasikaJehovasasiphezukuka-Eliya;wabopha ukhalolwakhe,wagijimaphambikuka-Ahabikwaze kwabasekungenenikwaseJizreyeli

ISAHLUKO19

1U-Ahabiwamtshelau-Izebelikonkeu-Eliyaayekwenzile, nendlelaayebulelengayobonkeabaprofethingenkemba.

2U-Izebeliwayesethumaisithunywaku-Eliya,wathi: "Mabenzenjalokimionkulunkulu,bengezelelefuthi,uma ngingenziukuphilakwakhokubenjengempiloyomunye wabokusasangalesisikhathi."

3Esekubonilelokhowasuka,wahambangenxa yomphefumulowakhe,wafikaeBeriSheba elingelakwaJuda,washiyaincekuyakhekhona

4Kephayenawahambaibangalosukuehlane,wafika wahlalaphansikomsayipuresi,wazicelelaukubaafe;wathi: Kwanele;manje,Jehova,susaukuphilakwami;ngoba kangingconokulobaba

5Esalelewalalaphansikojunipha,bheka,ingelosi yamthinta,yathikuye:"Vukaudle"

6Wabheka,bheka,kwakukhonaiqebelengwane elibhakiwephezukwamalahle,nophisolwamanzi ngasekhandalakheWadla,waphuza,wabuyewalala

7IngelosikaJehovayabuyangokwesibili,yamthinta,yathi: “Vukaudle;ngobauhamboludekakhulukuwe.

8Wavuka,wadla,waphuza,wahambangamandlaalokho kudlaizinsukuezingamashumiamanenobusuku obungamashumiamane,wazewafikaentabeniyaseHorebe. 9Wangenakhonaemhumeni,walalakhona;bheka,izwi likaJehovalafikakuye,lathikuye:“Wenzanilapha,Eliya? 10Wathi:“NgishisekelenokushisekelauJehova uNkulunkuluSebawoti,ngokubaabantwanabakwaIsrayelibalahlileisivumelwanosakho,badilizileama-altare akho,babuleleabaprofethibakhongenkemba;mina ngedwaengisele;futhibafunaumphefumulowamiukuze bawususe

11Wathi:"Phuma,umeentabeniphambikukaJehova." Bheka,uJehovawadlula,umoyaomkhuluonamandla wadabulaizintaba,waphahlazaamadwalaphambi kukaJehova;kephauJehovawayengekhokulowomoya; emvakomoyakwabanokuzamazamakomhlaba;kepha uJehovawayengekhoekuzamazamenikomhlaba

12Emvakokuzamazamakomhlabaumlilo;kephauJehova wayengekhoemlilweni;emvakomliloizwielincane elizolile

13Kwathiu-Eliyaesezwile,wagubuzelaubusobakhe ngenguboyakhe,waphuma,wemaemnyangowomhume Bheka,kwafikakuyeizwi,lathi:“Wenzanilapha,Eliya?

14Wathi:“NgishisekelenokushisekelauJehova uNkulunkuluSebawoti,ngokubaabantwanabakwaIsrayelibalahlileisivumelwanosakho,badilizileama-altare akho,babuleleabaprofethibakhongenkemba;mina ngedwaengisele;futhibafunaumphefumulowamiukuze bawususe

15UJehovawathikuye:“Hamba,ubuyengendlelayakho, uyeehlanelaseDamaseku; 16UJehuindodanakaNimishiumgcobeabeyinkosiphezu kuka-Israyeli;u-Elisha,indodanakaShafatiwase-Abelamehola,umgcobeabengumprofethiesikhundlenisakho 17KuyakuthiophunyukaenkembenikaHazayeliabulawe nguJehu,nosindaenkembenikaJehuabulawengu-Elisha 18Nokhongizishiyilekwa-Israyeliabayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa,wonkeamadoloangaguqangakuBhali, nayoyonkeimilomoengazangeimange

19Wayesesukalapho,wafumanau-Elishaindodana kaShafatielima,enezinkabieziboshiweeziyishuminambili phambikwakhe,yenaekweshuminambili;u-Eliyawadlula kuye,waphonsainguboyakhephezukwakhe.

20Wazishiyaizinkabi,wagijimaemvakuka-Eliya,wathi: "Akengangeubabanomame,besengiyakulandela"Wathi kuye:“Buyelaemuva,ngokubangenzenikuwena?

21Wasebuyaekumlandeleni,wathathaijogwelenkabi, wazihlaba,waphekainyamayazongempahlayezinkabi, wanikaabantu,badlaWasuka-ke,walandelau-Eliya, wamkhonza

ISAHLUKO20

1UBenihadadiinkosiyase-Aramuwabuthayonkeimpi yakhe,namakhosiangamashumiamathathunambilikanye naye,namahhashi,nezinqola;wenyukawavimbezela iSamariya,walwanayo

2Wathumaizithunywaku-Ahabiinkosiyakwa-Israyeli emzini,wathikuye:“UshokanjeuBeniHadadi,uthi: 3Isilivalakhonegolidelakhokungokwami;omkekho nabantwanabakho,abahlekakhulu,ngabami.

4Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyaphendula,yathi:“Nkosiyami, nkosi,njengezwilakho,ngingowakhonakhokonke enginakho.

5Zasezibuyaizithunywa,zathi:“UshokanjeuBeni Hadadi,ethi:‘Nomangithumelekuwe,ngithi:‘Wonginika isilivalakho,negolidelakho,nomkakho,nabantwana bakho;

6Nokhongiyakuthumaizincekuzamikuwekusasangalesi sikhathi,ziyakuphenyaindluyakhonezindluzezinceku zakho;kuyakuthikonkeokuthandekayoemehlweniakho bakubekeesandlenisabo,bakususe

7Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyayisibizaonkeamalungaezwe, yathi:“Akenibheke,niboneukuthilendodaifunaokubi, ngokubaithumelekimingomkami,nabantwanabami, nesilivalami,negolidelami;futhiangimphikanga.

8Onkeamalunganabobonkeabantubathikuye: "Ungamlaleli,ungamvumeli"

9WayesethikuzoizithunywazikaBeniHadadi:"Tshelani enkosiniyamiinkosiukuthi:'Konkeowakuthuma encekwiniyakhoekuqaleningiyakukwenza,kephalento anginakuyenza.'Zahambaizithunywa,zambuyiselaizwi.

10UBenihadadiwathumelakuye,wathi:"Mabenzenjalo kimionkulunkulu,benezelefuthi,umauthuli lwaseSamariyalunganeleukuzalisaizandlazabobonke abantuabangilandelayo"

11Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyaphendulayathi:"Mtsheleni ukuthi:'Obhincaisambathosakhemakangazibongi njengosikhumulayo'

12KwathilaphouBenihadadiezwalelizwiesaphuza,yena namakhosiemadokodweni,wathiezincekwinizakhe: “HlukananiBasebezihlelaukumelanalomuzi

13Bheka,kwafikaumprofethiku-AhabiinkosiyakwaIsrayeli,wathi:“UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Usibonile sonkelesisixukuesikhuluna?bheka,ngiyakuwunikela esandlenisakhonamuhla;uzokwaziukuthinginguJehova. 14U-Ahabiwathi:“Ngobanina?Wathi:“Ushokanje uJehova,uthi:“Nangezinsizwazezikhuluzezifunda; Wasesithi:Ngubaniozahlelaimpi?Wasesithi:Wena. 15Wabalaizinsizwazezikhuluzezifunda,zaba ngamakhuluamabilinamashumiamathathunambili;

16BasebephumaeminienkuluKephauBenihadadi wayephuzaedakiweemadokodweni,yenanamakhosi, amakhosiangamashumiamathathunambiliamsizayo 17Izinsizwazezikhuluzezifundazaphumakuqala; uBenihadadiwathuma,bamtshelaukuthi,Kuphume amadodaeSamariya

18Wathi:“Nomabephumeleukuthula,babambenibephila; nomabephumeleukulwa,babambenibephila.

19Ngakholawamajahaezikhuluzezifundaaphuma emzininebuthoelaliwalandela

20Babulala,kwabayilowonalowoumuntuwakhe;amaAramuabaleka;u-Israyeliwabaxosha;uBenihadadiinkosi yase-Aramuwaphunyukaegibeleihhashinabamahhashi.

21Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyaphuma,yabulalaamahhashi nezinqola,yawabulalaama-Aramungokucekaokukhulu 22Umprofethiwayesefikaenkosiniyakwa-Israyeli,wathi kuyo:“Hamba,uziqinise,uqaphele,uboneokwenzayo, ngokubaekuphelenikomnyakainkosiyase-Aramu iyakukhuphukaukulwanawe.

23Izincekuzenkosiyase-Aramuzathikuye:“Onkulunkulu babobangonkulunkulubasezintabeni;ngakho-ke babenamandlakunathi;kodwamasilwenaboethafeni,futhi ngokuqinisekilesiyobanamandlakunabo

24Yenzanilokhu,nisuseamakhosi,kubeyilowonalowo endaweniyakhe,nibekeizindunaezikhundlenizazo; 25uzibaleleimpienjengempielahlekileyo,ihhashi ngehhashi,nenqolaibengenqola,silwenaboemathafeni, impelasiyakunqobakunabo.Walalelaizwilabo,wenza njalo

26KwathiemvakomnyakauBenihadadiwabalaamaAramu,wakhuphukelae-Afekiukubaalweno-Israyeli.

27Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibabalwa,banikezwabonke, baphumaukulwanabo;kodwaamaSiriyaagcwalisailizwe 28KwafikaumuntukaNkulunkulu,wakhulumaenkosini yakwa-Israyeli,wathi:“UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:‘Ngenxa yokuthiama-Aramuathe:‘UJehovaunguNkulunkulu wezintaba,akasiyeuNkulunkuluwezigodi,ngalokho ngiyakunikelaesandlenisakhosonkelesisixukuesikhulu, naziukuthinginguJehova

29Basebekanisainsukueziyisikhombisabekhangelene. Kwathingosukulwesikhombisakwahlanganaukulwa, abantwanabakwa-Israyelibabulalakuma-Aramuabantu abayimigundatshaniabayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulu ngalusukulunye

30Abaseleyobabalekelae-Afekiemzini;ugangelwawela phezukwamadodaayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi amabilinesikhombisaayeseleUBenihadadiwabaleka, wangenaemziniekamelwenielingaphakathi.

31Izincekuzakhezathikuye:“Bheka,sizwileukuthi amakhosiendluyakwa-Israyeliangamakhosianomusa; 32Basebebhincaindwanguyamasakaezinkalwenizabo, bafakaizintamboemakhandaabo,bayaenkosiniyakwaIsrayeli,bathi:"IthiincekuyakhouBeniHadadi:Ake ungiyekengiphile"Wathi:“Usaphilana?ungumfowethu 33Amadodaaqaphelaukuthikuvelakuyeyini,ashesha ukukubamba,athi:"UmfowenuuBeniHadadi"Wayesethi: "Hambaninimlethe."UBenihadadiwayesephumelakuye; wamkhwelisaenqoleni

34UBeniHadadiwathikuye:“Imiziubabaayithatha kuyihlongiyakuyibuyisa;uyakuzenzelaizitaladi eDamaseku,njengalokhoubabaenzaeSamariya Wayesethiu-Ahabi:"Ngiyakukumukisangalesi

sivumelwano"Ngakhowenzaisivumelwanonaye, wammukisa.

35Umuntuothilewamadodanaabaprofethiwathi kumakhelwanewakhengezwilikaJehova:“Akeungishaye. Walalomuntuukumshaya.

36Wathikuye:"NgokubaungalilalelangaizwilikaJehova, bheka,ekusukenikwakhokimi,ingonyamaiyakubulala" Esesukilekuye,ingonyamayamfumana,yambulala.

37Wafumanaomunyeumuntu,wathi:"Akeungishaye" Lowomuntuwamshaya,wazewamlimazangokumshaya

38Wayesehambaumprofethi,walindainkosiendleleni, waziguqulangomlothaebuswenibakhe

39Kwathiinkosiidlula,yamemezaenkosini,yathi: “Incekuyakhoyaphumelaphakathikokulwa;bheka, kwaphendukaindoda,yalethaumuntukimi,yathi:“Linda lomuntu;umaelahlekile,umphefumulowakhouyakuba sesikhundlenisokuphilakwakhe,nomauyakukhokha italentalesiliva

40Kwathiincekuyakhoisasebenzalaphanalaphaya, yamukaInkosiyakwa-Israyeliyathikuye:“Kuyakuba njaloukwahlulelwakwakho;uzinqumelewena

41Washeshawasusaumlothaebuswenibakhe;inkosi yakwa-Israyeliyambonaukuthiungowabaprofethi

42Wathikuye:“UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:‘Ngokuba uyekileukubaaphumeesandlenisakhoumuntu engimmiseleukubhujiswa,ukuphilakwakhokuyakuba esikhundlenisokuphilakwakhe,nabantubakho esikhundlenisabantubakhe.

43Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyayaendliniyayoidangele, ithukuthele,yafikaeSamariya

ISAHLUKO21

1KwathiemvakwalezozintouNabotiwaseJizreyeli wayenesiviniesasiseJizreyelieduzenendluka-Ahabiinkosi yaseSamariya

2U-AhabiwakhulumakuNaboti,wathi:"Nginikeisivini sakhoukubasibeyisivandesemifino,ngokubasiseduze nendluyami;ngiyakukunikaisiviniesingconokunaso esikhundlenisaso;noma,umakukuhleemehlweniakho, ngiyakukunikainanilakhongemali

3UNabhotiwathiku-Ahabi:“Makubekudenami kuJehovaukubangikunikeifalawobaba.

4U-Ahabiwangenaendliniyakheedangele,ethukuthele ngenxayezwiuNabotiwaseJizreyelialikhulumekuye, ngokubawayeshiloukuthi:'Angiyikukunikaifalawobaba.' Walalaembhedeniwakhe,waphendulelaubusobakhe, akadlangasinkwa.

5Kephau-Izebeliumkakhewezakuye,wathikuye: “Umoyawakhoudangelenganiukubaungadliisinkwana?

6Wathikuye:"NgokubangikhulumekuNaboti waseJizreyeli,ngathikuye:'Nginikeisivinisakhongemali; noma,umauthanda,ngizakukunikaesinyeisivini esikhundlenisaso;

7U-Izebeliumkakhewathikuye:“Manjenguweobusa umbusowakwa-Israyelina?vukaudleisinkwa,inhliziyo yakhoijabule;minangiyakukunikaisivinisikaNaboti waseJizreyeli

8Walobaizincwadiegamenilika-Ahabi,wazinamathelisa ngophawulwakhe,wazithumelakumalunganakubakhulu ababesemziniwakhe,ababehlezinoNabhoti

9Walobaezincwadini,wathi:“Memezelaniukuzilaukudla, nibekeuNabotiphezuluphakathikwabantu;

10Nibekeamadodaamabili,amadodanakaBheliyali, phambikwakheukubaafakazengaye,athi:‘Udelele uNkulunkulunenkosi.Besenimkhiphelangaphandle, nimkhandengamatshe,ukuzeafe

11Amadodaomuziwakubo,amalunganezikhulu ababehlalaemziniwakhe,benzanjengalokhou-Izebeli wayethumelekubo,njengokulotshiweyoezincwadini abezithumelekubo

12Bamemezelaukuzilaukudla,bambekauNabhoti phezuluphakathikwabantu

13Kwasekungenaamadodaamabili,amadodana kaBheliyali,ahlalaphambikwakhe;abantuababibafakaza ngayeuNabotiphambikwabantu,bathi:“UNabhoti uthukileuNkulunkulunenkosi.Basebemkhiphela ngaphandlekomuzi,bamkhandangamatshe,wazewafa 14BasebethumelakuIzebelibesithi:UNabhothiukhandwe ngamatshe,wafa.

15Kwathilaphou-IzebeliezwaukuthiuNabhoti ukhandwengamatshewafa,u-Izebeliwathiku-Ahabi: “Sukuma,uthatheisivinisikaNabhotiwaseJizreyeliube sona,enqabileukukunikasonangemali,ngobauNabhoti akasekho,kodwaufile

16Kwathilaphou-AhabiezwaukuthiuNabhotiufile,uAhabiwasukumawehlelaesivininisikaNabhoti waseJizreyeliukuzeasithathe

17IzwilikaJehovalafikaku-EliyawaseThishibi,lathi: 18Suka,wehleukuhlangabezanano-AhabiinkosiyakwaIsrayeli,oseSamariya;bheka,usesivininisikaNabhoti, laphoehlelekhonaukusidla.

19Uyakukhulumakuye,uthi:‘UshokanjeuJehova,uthi: ‘Ubulele,wathathana?Uzakhulumakuye,uthi:Usho kanjeuJehova,uthi:Endawenilaphoizinjazaxhapha khonaigazilikaNaboti,izinjaziyakuxhaphaigazilakho, yebo,igazilakho

20U-Ahabiwathiku-Eliya:“Ungitholile,sithasamina? Wathi:"Ngikutholile,ngokubauzithengiseukwenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehova"

21Bheka,ngiyakwehliselaokubiphezukwakho,ngisuse inzaloyakho,nginqumeku-Ahabiochamelaugange, ovalelwenovalelwekwa-Israyeli;

22Ngiyakwenzaindluyakhoibenjengendlu kaJerobowamuindodanakaNebatinanjengendlu kaBahashaindodanaka-Ahiyangenxayokucunula ongicunulengakho,wawonisau-Israyeli.

23UJehovawakhulumango-Izebeli,wathi:“Izinja ziyakumudlau-IzebelingasemduliniwaseJizreyeli.

24Oka-Ahabiofelaemziniizinjaziyakudliwa;nofela endleuyakudliwaizinyonizezulu

25Kephaakubangakhoonjengo-Ahabiowazithengisela ukwenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehovaowavuswanguIzebeliumkakhe

26Wenzaisinengisoesikhulungokulandelaizithombe njengakhokonkeama-Amoriawenza,uJehovaawaxosha phambikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli

27Kwathilaphou-Ahabiezwalawomazwi,waklebhula izingubozakhe,wembathaindwanguyesakaemzimbeni wakhe,wazilaukudla,walalangendwanguyamasaka, wahambakancane.

28IzwilikaJehovalafikaku-EliyawaseThishibi,lathi:

29Ubonileukuthiu-Ahabiuzithobilekanjaniphambi kwami?ngokubaezithobilephambikwami,angiyikuletha okubiemihleniyakhe,kephaemihleniyendodanayakhe ngiyakwehliselaububiphezukwendluyakhe.

ISAHLUKO22

1Bahlalaiminyakaemithathukungekhoukulwaphakathi kwe-Aramuno-Israyeli

2KwathingomnyakawesithathuuJehoshafatiinkosi yakwaJudawehlelaenkosiniyakwa-Israyeli

3Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyathiezincekwinizayo:“Niyazi ukuthiiRamotikwaGileyadilingelethu,kephasithula, singalithathiesandlenisenkosiyase-Aramuna?

4WathikuJehoshafati:"Uyakuhambanamiukulwa eRamotiGileyadina?"UJehoshafatiwathienkosiniyakwaIsrayeli:“Minanginjengawe,abantubamibanjengabantu bakho,namahhashiamianjengamahhashiakho

5UJehoshafatiwathienkosiniyakwa-Israyeli:“Akeubuze ngezwilikaJehovanamuhla

6Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyayisibuthaabaprofethikungathi abantuabangamakhuluamane,yathikubo:“Ngihambe ngilweneRamotiGileyadi,nomangiyekena?Bathi: “Khuphukani;ngokubauJehovauyakulinikelaesandleni senkosi.

7UJehoshafatiwathi:"AkukhomprofethikaJehovalapha ukubasibuzekuyena?"

8Inkosiyakwa-IsrayeliyathikuJehoshafati:“Kusekhona indodaeyodwa,uMikhaya,indodanaka-Imla,esingabuza ngayokuJehova,kephangiyamzonda;ngobaakaprofethi okuhlengami,kodwaokubi.UJehoshafatiwathi:“Inkosi mayingashonjalo

9Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyayisibizainduna,yathi:"Sheshisa uMikhayaindodanaka-Imla."

10Inkosiyakwa-IsrayelinoJehoshafatiinkosiyakwaJuda babehlezi,kwabayilowonalowoesihlalwenisakhe sobukhosi,bembetheizingubozabo,esikhaleniekungeneni kwesangolaseSamariya;bonkeabaprofethibaprofetha phambikwabo

11UZedekiyaindodanakaKhenahanawazenzela izimpondozensimbi,wathi:“UshokanjeuJehova,uthi: ‘Ngaleziuyakuqhubukushaama-Aramu,uzeuwaqede 12Bonkeabaprofethibaprofethakanjalo,bathi: "KhuphukelaeRamotiGileyadi,ubenempumelelo, ngokubauJehovauyakulinikelaesandlenisenkosi"

13IsithunywaebesihambileukubizauMikhayasakhuluma kuye,sathi:"Bheka,amazwiabaprofethimahleenkosini ngamlomomunye;izwilakhomalibenjengezwilomunye wabo,ukhulumeokuhle"

14WathiuMikhaya:"KuphilakukaJehova,lokhouJehova akushokimi,lokhongiyakukhuluma"

15Ngakhowafikaenkosini.Inkosiyathikuye:“Mikhaya, sihambesilweneRamotiGileyadi,nomasiyekele,na?

Wathikuye:"Hamba,uphumelele,ngokubauJehova uyakulinikelaesandlenisenkosi"

16Inkosiyathikuye:"Ngiyakukufungisaizikhathiezingaki ukubaungangitsheliluthongaphandlekweqinisoegameni likaJehovana?"

17Wathi:"Ngabonawonkeu-Israyeliehlakazekile ezintabeninjengezimvuezingenamalusi;uJehovawathi: "Labaabanankosi;mababuyele,kubeyilowonalowo endliniyakhengokuthula"

18Inkosiyakwa-IsrayeliyathikuJehoshafati: “Angikutshelangayiniukuthiakayikuprofethaokuhle ngamikuphelaokubina?

19Wathi:“NgalokhoyizwaniizwilikaJehova:Ngabona uJehovaehleziesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi,nalolonke ibandlalasezulwinilimingakuyengakwesokunenesakhe nangakwesokhohlosakhe

20WayesethiuJehova:“Ngubanioyakuhungau-Ahabi ukubaenyuke,afeleeRamotiGileyadina?Omunyewasho kanje,nomunyewashoukuthi

21Kwaphumaumoya,wemaphambikukaJehova,wathi: "Minangizomyenga"

22UJehovawathikuye:"Nganina?"Wathi: 'Ngiyakuphuma,ngibengumoyawamangaemlonyeni wabobonkeabaprofethibakhe'Wathi:"Uyakumyenga, uphumelelefuthi;phumawenzenjalo."

23Ngakho-ke,bheka,uJehovaubekeumoyawamanga emlonyeniwabobonkelababaprofethibakho,futhi uJehovaukhulumeokubingawe.

24KephauZedekiyaindodanakaKhenahanawasondela, wamshayauMikhayaesihlathini,wathi:"UMoyakaJehova usukekimingayiphiindlelaukubaakhulumekuwena?"

25WathiuMikhaya:"Bheka,uyakukubonangalolosuku, laphouyakungenaekamelwenielingaphakathiukuba ucashe."

26Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyathi:"ThathauMikhaya, umbuyiseleku-AmoniumbusiwomuzinakuJowashi indodanayenkosi;

27Nithi:‘Ishokanjeinkosi,ithi:Fakaniloetilongweni, nimundlengesinkwasokuhluphekanamanziokuhlupheka, ngizengibuyengokuthula.

28WathiuMikhaya:"Umaubuyanokubuyangokuthula, uJehovaakakhulumangangami"Wathi:Lalelanibantu, nonke.

29Inkosiyakwa-IsrayelinoJehoshafatiinkosiyakwaJuda basebekhuphukelaeRamotiGileyadi

30Inkosiyakwa-IsrayeliyathikuJehoshafati: “Ngiyakuziguqula,ngingeneekulweni;kodwawenagqoka izembathozakhoInkosiyakwa-Israyeliyaziguqula, yangenaekulweni.

31Kephainkosiyase-Aramuyayalaizindunazayo ezingamashumiamathathunambiliezazibusaizinqolazayo, yathi:“Ningalwinomncanenomanomkhulu,kuphela nenkosiyakwa-Israyelikuphela

32KwathilaphoizindunazezinqolazibonauJehoshafati, zathi:"Impelauyinkosiyakwa-Israyeli."Baphambuka ukulwanaye;uJehoshafatiwakhala

33Kwathilaphoizindunazezinqolazibonaukuthi kwakungeyonainkosiyakwa-Israyeli,zabuyaekumxosheni 34Umuntuothilewansalaumnsalongokungazelele, wayihlabainkosiyakwa-Israyeliphakathikwezihlanganiso zebhantshi;ngobangilimele.

35Ukulwakwakhulangalolosuku;inkosiyamiswa enqoleniyayophambikwama-Aramu,yafakusihlwa;igazi lenxebalagobhozaphakathienqoleni

36Ekushonenikwelangakwaphumaisimemezeloekamu, sithi:"Yilowonalowomakayeemziniwakubo,yilowo nalowoezwenilakubo"

37Yafakeinkosi,yalethwaeSamariya;bayimbelainkosi eSamariya.

38BasebegezainqolaechibinilaseSamariya;izinja zaxhaphaigazilakhe;bazigezaizikhalizakhe;njengezwi likaJehovaalikhulumayo

39Ezinye-kezezindabazika-Ahabi,lakhokonke akwenzayo,lendluyezimpondozendlovuayakhayo,lemizi yonkeayakhayo,kakubhalwangayiniegwalweni lwemilandoyamakhosiakoIsrayeli?

40U-Ahabiwayeselalakoyise;u-Ahaziyaindodanayakhe wabayinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

41UJehoshafatiindodanaka-AsawabayinkosikwaJuda ngomnyakawesineka-Ahabiinkosiyakwa-Israyeli

42UJehoshafatiwayeneminyakaengamashumiamathathu nanhlanuekuqalenikwakheukubusa;wabusaiminyaka engamashumiamabilinanhlanueJerusalemaIgama likaninalalingu-AzubaindodakazikaShilehi

43Wahambaezindlelenizonkezika-Asauyise; akaphambukangakukho,wenzaokulungileemehlweni kaJehova;nokhoizindawoeziphakemeyoazisuswanga; abantubabesanikela,besashisaimpephoezindaweni eziphakemeyo

44UJehoshafatiwenzaukuthulanenkosiyakwa-Israyeli

45Ezinye-kezezindabazikaJehoshafathi,lamandlaakhe awawenzayo,lokulwakwakhe,kakubhalwangayini egwalwenilwemilandoyamakhosiakoJuda?

46Insaliyezifebeezazisaseleemihlenikayiseu-Asa wayisusaezweni

47Ngalesosikhathikwakungekhonkosikwa-Edomi;

48UJehoshafatiwenzaimikhumbiyaseTharishishiukuya e-Ofiriukulandaigolide,kephaayihambanga;ngoba imikhumbiyaphukae-EziyoniGeberi

49U-Ahaziyaindodanaka-AhabiwayesethikuJehoshafati: "Izincekuzamimazihambenezincekuzakho ngemikhumbi"KephauJehoshafatiakavumanga

50UJehoshafatiwayeselalakoyise,wembelwakoyise emzinikaDavideuyise;uJehoramuindodanayakhewaba yinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

51U-Ahaziyaindodanaka-AhabiwaqalaukubusakwaIsrayelieSamariyangomnyakaweshuminesikhombisa kaJehoshafatiinkosiyakwaJuda,wabusaiminyakaemibili kwa-Israyeli.

52WenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehova,wahambangendlela kayise,nangendlelakanina,nangendlelakaJerobowamu indodanakaNebatiowawonisau-Israyeli;

53WakhonzauBhali,wakhulekakuye,wamcunula uJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyelinjengakhokonke akwenzileyouyise.