Zulu - The Book of 2nd Chronicles

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ISAHLUKO1

1USolomoniindodanakaDavidewaqinaembusweni wakhe,uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhewayenaye, wamkhulisakakhulu

2USolomoniwakhulumaku-Israyeliwonke,ezinduneni zezinkulungwanenezamakhulu,nakubahluleli,nakuzo zonkeizikhulukwa-Israyeliwonke,izinhlokozawoyise

3NgakhouSolomonilebandlalonkeelilayebayaendaweni ephakemeyoeyayiseGibeyoni;+ngobakwakukhonalapho itendelokuhlanganalikaNkulunkuluuMoseinceku kaJehovaayelenzileehlane.

4KephaumphongolokaNkulunkuluuDavide wayewukhuphulileeKiriyatiJeharimi,wawuyisaendaweni uDavideayewulungiseleyona,ngokubawayewumisele itendeeJerusalema

5I-altarelethusiuBhezaleliindodanaka-Uriindodana kaHurewalilenzawalibekaphambikwetabernakele likaJehova;uSolomoninebandlababuzakulo

6USolomoniwakhuphukelakhonae-altarelethusiphambi kukaJehovaelalingasetendenilokuhlangana,wanikela phezukwaloiminikeloyokushiswaeyinkulungwane

7NgalobobusukuuNkulunkuluwabonakalakuSolomoni, wathikuye:"Celaintoengizokunikayona."

8USolomoniwathikuNkulunkulu:“Wenauboniseumusa omkhulukuDavideubaba,wangimisangabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe.

9Manje,JehovaNkulunkulu,maliqinisweisithembiso sakhokuDavideubaba,ngokubaungenzeinkosiphezu kwabantuabangangothulilomhlabathi.

10Ngiphemanjeukuhlakaniphanokwaziukubangiphume ngingenephambikwalababantu,ngokubangubani ongahlulelalababantubakhoabakhulukangakana?

11UNkulunkuluwathikuSolomoni:“Ngokubalokhu bekusenhliziyweniyakho,ungacelangaingcebo,nengcebo, nodumo,nokuphilakwezithazakho,ungacelangaukuphila isikhathieside;kephauziceleleukuhlakaniphanokwazi ukubawahluleleabantubamiengikubekeinkosiphezu kwabo;

12Kuphiweukuhlakaniphanolwazi;ngiyakukunika ingcebo,nengcebo,nodumo,amakhosiangaphambi kwakhoangazangeabenakho,nangemuvakwakho akuyikubanakhookunjengakho

13USolomoniwayesesukaohambwenilwakhe,waya endaweniephakemeyoyaseGibeyoni,wayaeJerusalema, esukaphambikwetendelokuhlangana,wabusaphezukukaIsrayeli.

14USolomoniwabuthaizinqolanabamahhashi; wayenezinqolaeziyinkulungwanenamakhuluamane, nabamahhashiabayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminambili, wakubekaemiziniyezinqolanasenkosinieJerusalema

15InkosiyenzaisilivanegolideeJerusalemakwaba kuninginjengamatshe,nemisedariyayenzaibeminingi njengemikhiwaneesesigodini

16AmahhashiuSolomoniayenawoaphumaeGibithe, nezindwanguzelineni;

17Bakhuphula,bakhiphaeGibitheinqolangamashekeli angamakhuluayisithuphaesiliva,nehhashingekhulu namashumiamahlanu;

ISAHLUKO2

1USolomoniwanqumaukwakhelaigamalikaJehovaindlu, nendluyombusowakhe

2USolomoniwabalaabantuabayizinkulungwane ezingamashumiayisikhombisaukubabathwaleimithwalo, nabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiayisishiyagalombili bababaziezintabeni,nezinkulungwaneezintathu namakhuluayisithuphaukubababengababonisi.

3USolomoniwathumelakuHiramuinkosiyaseTire,wathi: “NjengalokhowakwenzakuDavideubaba,wamthuma imisedariyokuzakhelaindluyokuhlalakuyo,yenzakanjalo nakimi

4Bhekani,ngakhelaigamalikaJehovauNkulunkuluwami indluukubangiyingcwelise,ngishisephambikwakhe impephoethaphukayo,ibengeyokubukwaimihlayonke, ibengeyeminikeloyokushiswaekuseninakusihlwa, ngamasabatha,nokuthwasakwenyanga,nangemikhosi emisiweyokaJehovauNkulunkuluwethuLokhu kuyisimisokuzekubenininaniniku-Israyeli

5Indluengiyakhayoinkulu,ngokubamkhuluuNkulunkulu wethuphezukwabobonkeonkulunkulu

6Kodwangubanionamandlaokumakhelaindlu,lokhu izulunezululamazululingenakumnelana?Ngingubani mina-keukubangimakheleindlu,ngaphandlekokushiswa komhlatshelophambikwakhena?

7Ngakho-kengithumelemanjeindodaehlakaniphileyo ukusebenzangegolide,nangesiliva,nangethusi, nangensimbi,nangokububende,nangokubomvu, nangokubomvu,nangokuluhlaza,onekhonolokubaza kanyenezihlakaniphiezinamikwaJudanaseJerusalema, azilungiseleuDavideubaba.

8Ngithumelefuthiimisedari,nemisipres,nemi-algumi evelaeLebanoni,ngokubangiyaziukuthiizincekuzakho ziyakwaziukugawulaimithieLebanoni;bheka,izinceku zamiziyakubanezincekuzakho;

9nokungilungiselaizingodoeziningi,ngokubaindlu engizoyakhaiyakubankulungokumangalisayo.

10Bheka,ngiyakunikaizincekuzakho,abagawulibemithi, amakhoraayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabili kakolweni,namakhoraayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi amabiliebhali,namabhatiayizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabiliewayini,namabhati ayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabiliamafutha.

11UHiramuinkosiyaseTirewaphendulangombhalo awuthumelakuSolomoni,wathi:“NgokubauJehova ebathandileabantubakhe,ukumisileukubaubeyinkosi phezukwabo

12UHiramuwathifuthi:“MakabongweuJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyeliowenzileizulunomhlaba,onike uDavideinkosiindodanaehlakaniphileyo,ehlakaniphileyo ehlakaniphileyoehlakaniphileyoekwaziyoukwakhela uJehovaindlu,nendluyombusowakhe.

13Manjesengithumeleindodaehlakaniphileyo ehlakaniphileyo,kaHiramuubaba, 14IndodanayowesifazanewamadodakaziakwaDani, noyisewayengumuntuwaseTire,ochwepheshile ekusebenzeningegolide,nangesiliva,nangethusi, nangensimbi,nangetshe,nangokhuni,nangokububende, nangokuluhlaza,nangelinenielicolekileyo,nokubomvu; nokuqophanomayiluphiuhlobolokuqopha,nokubona wonkeamaceboayakubekelwayena,nezihlakaniphizakho, nezihlakaniphizenkosiyamiuDavideuyihlo

15Ngakho-keukolweni,nebhali,namafutha,newayini inkosiyamiekhulumengakho,mayikuthumeleezincekwini zayo

16ThinasiyakugawulaizinkunieLebanoninjengokudinga kwakho,sizilethekuwezintantaelwandleeJopha;wena uyakukhuphulelaeJerusalema 17USolomoniwabalabonkeabezizweababesezweni lakwa-Israyeli,ngokubalauDavideuyiseayebabalile ngakho;bafunyanwabeyizinkulungwaneeziyikhulu namashumiayisihlanunantathunamakhuluayisithupha

18Wamisaabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi ayisikhombisakuboukubababengabathwalibemithwalo, nabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiayisihiyagalombili babengabasikientabeni,nabayizinkulungwaneezintathu namakhuluayisithuphababengababonisibokuqondisa abantuemsebenzini.

ISAHLUKO3

1USolomoniwayeseqalaukwakhaindlukaJehova eJerusalemaentabeniyaseMoriya,laphouJehova abonakalakhonakuDavideuyise,endaweniuDavide ayeyilungisileesibuyenisika-OrinaniumJebusi

2Waqalaukwakhangolwesibililwenyangayesibili, ngomnyakawesinewokubusakwakhe.

3LeziziyizintouSolomoniaziyalwaukubakwakhiwe indlukaNkulunkuluUbudengezingalongokwesilinganiso sokuqalababuyizingaloezingamashumiayisithupha, nobubanzibuyizingaloezingamashumiamabili

4Umphemeowawuphambikwendlu,ubudebawo babulingananobubanzibendlu,buyizingalo ezingamashumiamabili,nokuphakamakwawo kwakuyikhulunamashumiamabili;walihuqangegolide elicwengekileyongaphakathi.

5Indluenkuluwayihuqangomsayipuresi,wayinameka ngegolideelihle,wafakaphezukwayoamasundu namaketanga.

6Wayihlobisaindlungamatsheayiguguukuzeibeyinhle, igolidelaliyigolidelaseParvayimi

7Wayihuqaindlu,nemishayo,nezinsika,nezindongazayo, neminyangoyayongegolide;waqophaamakherubi ezindongeni

8Wenzaindluengcwelengcwele,ubudebayobabulingana nobubanzibendlu,izingaloezingamashumiamabili, nobubanzibayobuyizingaloezingamashumiamabili; wayinamekangegolideelihle,lamatalentaangamakhulu ayisithupha

9Isisindosezipikilisasingamashekeliangamashumi amahlanuegolideAmakameloangaphezuluwawahuqa ngegolide

10Endliniengcwelengcwelewenzaamakherubiamabili ngomsebenzioqoshiwe,wawahuqangegolide.

11Amaphikoamakherubiayeyizingaloezingamashumi amabiliubude;iphikolelinyeikherubilaliyizingalo ezinhlanu,lafinyelelaodongenilwendlu;nelinyeiphiko laliyizingaloezinhlanu,lafinyelelaephikwenilelinye ikherubi.

12Iphikolelinyeikherubilaliyizingaloeziyisihlanu, lafinyelelaodongenilwendlu;nelinyeiphikolaliyizingalo eziyisihlanunalo,lafinyelelaephikwenilelinyeikherubi.

13Amaphikoalamakherubiazelulaizingalo ezingamashumiamabili;emangezinyawozawo,ubuso bawobubhekengaphakathi

14Wenzaisihenqongokuluhlaza,nokububende, nokubomvu,nelinenielicolekileyokakhulu,wenzakulo amakherubi

15Wenzaphambikwendluizinsikaezimbili,ukuphakama kwazokwakuyizingaloezingamashumiamathathu nanhlanu,nesihlokoesasiphezukwaleyonaleyo sasiyizingaloeziyisihlanu

16Wenzaamaketangaendaweniyegumbi,wawabeka ezihlokwenizezinsika;wenzaamapomegranatiayikhulu, wawabekaemaketangeni.

17Wazimisaizinsikaphambikwethempeli,enye ngakwesokunenenenyengakwesokhohlo;wabizaigama leyakwesokunenengokuthiuJakini,negamaleyasekhohlo nguBhowazi

ISAHLUKO4

1Wenzai-altarelethusi,ubudebalobabuyizingalo ezingamashumiamabili,nobubanzibalobabuyizingalo ezingamashumiamabili,nokuphakamakwalo kwakuyizingaloeziyishumi

2Wenzanolwandleolubunjiweyo;lwaluyizingalo eziyishumikusukelakolunyekuzekufikekolunye, luyizingelezieziyindilinga,nokuphakamakwalo kwakuyizingaloeziyisihlanu;umucuoyizingalo ezingamashumiamathathuwawuzungezanxazonke

3Phansikwalokwakukhonaumfanekisowezinkabi nxazonke,ziyishumingengalo,zizungezaulwandle nxazonkeKwabunjwaizinhluezimbilizezinkabi ekubunjwenikwalo

4Lwalumiphezukwezinkabieziyishuminambili, ezintathuzibhekeenyakatho,nezintathuzibheke entshonalanga,nezintathuzibhekeeningizimu,nezintathu zibhekengasempumalanga;

5Uhlonzelwalolwalulingananobubanzibesandla, nomphethowalowawunjengodinilwendebe,izimbali zeminduze;lamukelafuthilingenaamabhati ayizinkulungwaneezintathu

6Wenzafuthiimicengezieyishumi,wabekaeyisihlanu ngakwesokunenenemihlanungakwesokhohloukuba kugezwekuyo;kodwaulwandlelwalungolokugezelakulo abapristi

7Wenzaizintizezibanizegolidenjengokwakhekakwazo, wazibekaethempelini,eziyisihlanungakwesokunene neziyisihlanungakwesokhohlo.

8Wenzanamatafulaayishumi,wawabekaethempelini, ayisihlanungakwesokunenenamahlanungakwesokhohlo Wenzanezitshaeziyikhuluzegolide

9Wenzanegcekelabapristi,negcekeelikhulu,neminyango yegceke,wazinamekaizivalozakhongethusi

10Walubekaulwandlengakwesokunene ngasempumalanga,ngaseningizimu

11UHiramuwenzaamakhanzi,namafosholo,nezitsha UHiramuwawuqedaumsebenziabewenzelainkosi uSolomoni,wendlukaNkulunkulu;

12Izinsikaezimbili,namahansi,nezinhlokoezaziphezu kwezinsikazombili,nemigeroemibiliyokusibekelaizinqe ezimbilizezinhlokoezaziphezukwezinsika;

13namapomegranatiangamakhuluamaneemiqhele yomibili;izinhluezimbilizamapomegranatiemgedeni munye,ukwembesaamakhandaamabiliezinhloko eziphezukwezinsika.

14Wenzanezisekelo,wenzanemicengeziphezu kwezisekelo; 15ulwandleolulodwa,nezinkabieziyishuminambili phansikwalo.

16Amakhanzi,namafosholo,nezingwegwe,nazozonke izintozakhonauHiramuuyisewazenzelainkosiuSolomoni, kubeyindlukaJehovangethusielikhazimulayo

17InkosiyazibumbaethafenilaseJordaniemhlabathini wobumbaphakathikweSukotineZereda.

18USolomoniwazenzazonkelezizitshazibeziningi kakhulu,ngokubaisisindosethusisasingenakutholwa

19USolomoniwazenzazonkeizintozendlukaNkulunkulu, ne-altarelegolide,namatafulaokwakubekwekuwoizinkwa zokubukwa;

20nezintizezibaninezibanizazoukubakuvutha njengomthethophambikwegumbi,ngegolide elicwengekileyo;

21nezimbali,nezibani,nezindlawu,zenziwengegolide, nalelogolideelipheleleyo;

22nezitshazomlilo,nezitsha,nezinkezo,nemicengezi yempepho,ngegolideelicwengekileyo,nentubayendlu, nezicabhazayoezingaphakathizengcwelengcwele, neminyangoyendluyethempelikwakuyigolide

ISAHLUKO5

1Waphela-kewonkeumsebenziuSolomoniawenzela indlukaJehova;uSolomoniwangenisazonkeizinto uDavideuyiseabezingcwelisile;isiliva,negolide,nezinto zonke,wakubekaengcebweniyendlukaNkulunkulu.

2USolomoniwayesebuthaamalungaakwa-Israyeli,nazo zonkeizinhlokozezizwe,izinhlokozawoyisebabantwana bakwa-IsrayelieJerusalema,ukubabakhuphule umphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehovaemzinikaDavide oyiZiyoni

3Ngakhowonkeamadodaakwa-Israyeliabuthanaenkosini ngomkhosiowawusenyangayesikhombisa

4Ezaonkeamalungaakwa-Israyeli;amaLeviawuthwala umphongolo.

5Bakhuphulaumphongolo,netendelokuhlangana,nazo zonkeizintoezingcweleezazisetabernakele,abapristi namaLevibakukhuphula.

6InkosiuSolomoninayoyonkeinhlanganoyakwa-Israyeli eyayibuthenekuyophambikomphongolo,bahlabaizimvu nezinkomoezingenakubalwa,ezingenakubalwangobuningi bazo

7Abapristibawungenisaumphongolowesivumelwano sikaJehovaendaweniyawoekamelwenilendlu,endaweni engcwelengcwele,phansikwamaphikoamakherubi

8Ngokubaamakherubieluleleamaphikoawophezu kwendawoyomphongolo,amakherubiasibekela umphongolonezintizawongaphezulu

9Zazelulaizintizomphongolo,ukuzeizihlokozezinti zibonakaleemphongolweniphambikwegumbi;kodwa zazingabonakalingaphandlelisekhonakuzekubenamuhla

10Kwakungekholuthoemphongolweni,kuphelaizibhebhe ezimbiliuMoseazibekekuzoeHorebe,laphouJehovaenza

isivumelwanonabantwanabakwa-Israyeliekuphumeni kwaboeGibithe.

11Kwathilaphoabapristisebephumileendaweniengcwele (ngokubabonkeabapristiababekhonababengcwelisiwe, babengahlalingezigaba;

12AmaLeviayengabahlabeleli,wonkeengoka-Asafa, kaHemani,kaJeduthuni,namadodanaawonabafowabo, bembetheilinenielimhlophe,bephetheamasimbali nezingubhunamahabhu,bemingasekugcinenikwe-altare ngasempumalanga,benabapristiabayikhulunamashumi amabilibebethaamacilongo;

13Kwathiabashayaamacilongonabahlabelelibekanye, bezwakalisaizwilinyeekudumiseninasekubongeni uJehova;nalaphobephakamisaamazwiabongamacilongo nangamasimbalinezinsimbizokubethwa,bemdumisa uJehova,bethi:“Ngokubamuhle;ngokubaumusawakhe umiphakade;ngakhoindluyagcwalaifu,indlukaJehova; 14Abapristibabengenakumaukukhonzangenxayefu, ngokubainkazimulokaJehovayayigcwaliseindlu kaNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO6

1WayesethiuSolomoni:“UJehovaushiloukuthi uyakuhlalaesigayegayeni.

2Kephangikwakheleindluyokuhlala,nendawoyokuhlala kuzekubephakade

3Inkosiyasiphendukaubusobayo,yalibusisalonke ibandlalakoIsrayeli,lebandlalonkelakoIsrayelilama

4Wathi:“MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli ogcwalisengezandlazakhelokhoakukhulumangomlomo wakhekubabauDavide,ethi:

5Kusukelaosukwiniengakhiphangaloabantubami ezwenilaseGibitheangikhethangamuziezizwenizonke zakwa-Israyeliukwakhaindluukubaigamalamilibe khonalapho;futhiangikhethangamuntuukubaabe ngumbusiphezukwabantubamiu-Israyeli;

6KephangikhethileiJerusalemaukubaigamalamilibe khonalapho;ngakhethauDavideukubaabephezu kwabantubamiu-Israyeli.

7KwakukhonaenhliziywenikaDavideubabaukwakhela igamalikaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeliindlu

8KephauJehovawathikuDavideubaba:‘Ngenxayokuthi kwakusenhliziyweniyakhoukwakhelaigamalamiindlu, wenzakahlengokubakwakusenhliziyweniyakholokho; 9Nokhowenaawuyikuyakhaindlu;kephaindodanayakho eyakuphumaokhalwenilwakhoyiyonaeyakwakhelaigama lamiindlu.

10UJehovauliqinisileizwilakhealikhulumile,ngokuba ngivukileesikhundlenisikaDavideubaba,ngihlezi esihlalwenisobukhosisika-Israyeli,njengokukhuluma kukaJehova,ngilakheleigamalikaJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeliindlu

11Ngibekekuloumphongolo,okukuwoisivumelwano sikaJehovaasenzanabantwanabakwa-Israyeli

12Wemaphambikwe-altarelikaJehovaphambikwayo yonkeinhlanganoyakwa-Israyeli,welulaizandlazakhe; 13USolomoniwayenzeisikecesethusi,ubudebaso buyizingaloeziyisihlanu,nezingaloeziyisihlanuububanzi, nezingaloezintathuukuphakama,wasibekaphakathi kwegceke,wemaphezukwaso,waguqangamadolophambi

kwayoyonkeinhlanganoyakwa-Israyeli,welulelaizandla zakhengasezulwini.

14Wathi:“JehovaNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,akakho uNkulunkuluonjengaweezulwininasemhlabeni;ogcina isivumelwanonesihawuezincekwinizakhoezihamba phambikwakhongezinhliziyozazozonke

15WenaoyigcinileincekuyakhouDavideubabalokho owakuthembisakuyo;wakhulumangomlomowakho, wakugcwalisangesandlasakho,njenganamuhla

16“Ngalokho,JehovaNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,gcina encekwiniyakhouDavideubabalokhoowakuthembisa kuye,uthi:‘Akuyikuswelamuntuemehlweniamiukuba ahlaleesihlalwenisobukhosisika-Israyeli;nokhoukuze abantwanabakhobaqapheleindlelayaboukuhamba emthethweniwami,njengalokhouhambilephambikwami 17Ngalokho,JehovaNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,maliqiniseke izwilakhoowalikhulumaencekwiniyakhouDavide 18KambeuNkulunkuluangahlalalabantuemhlabeniyini? bheka,izulunezululamazulualinakukwanela;kakhulu kangakananilendluengiyakhileyo!

19“Ngakhobhekaumkhulekowencekuyakhonokunxusa kwayo,JehovaNkulunkuluwami,uzweukukhala nokukhulekaincekuyakhoekhulekakuyophambikwakho 20ukuzeamehloakhoavulekekulendluimininobusuku, endaweniotheuyakubekakuyoigamalakho;uzwe umkhulekoincekuyakhoewukhulekayoibhekenenale ndawo

21Ngakho-kekulaleleukunxusakwencekuyakho nokwabantubakhou-Israyeliabayakukucelamayelananale ndawo;njalonxauzwa,uthethelele

22Umaumuntuonakumakhelwanewakhe,ethweswe isifungosokumfungisa,besekufikaisifungophambikwealtarelakhokulendlu;

23Yizwausezulwini,wenze,wahluleleizincekuzakho, uphindiseleomubi,ubekeindlelayakhephezukwekhanda lakhe;nangokulungisisaolungileyo,ngokumnika njengokulungakwakhe.

24Umaabantubakhou-Israyelibehlulwaphambikwesitha, ngokubabonilekuwe;babuye,balivumeigamalakho, bakhuleke,banxusephambikwakhokulendlu;

25Yizwausemazulwini,uthetheleleisonosabantubakho u-Israyeli,ubabuyiseleezweniowabanikalonabona nakoyise.

26Laphoizululivaliwe,imvulaingani,ngokubabonile kuwe;kephaumabekhulekabebhekekulendawo,bevuma igamalakho,babuyeesonwenisabo,laphoubahlupha;

27Yizwausezulwini,uthetheleleisonosezincekuzakho nesabantubakhou-Israyeli,ngokubaubafundiseindlela enhleabamelweukuhambangayo;uniseimvulaezweni lakho,olinikeabantubakhonjengefa

28Umakukhonaindlalaezweni,umakukhona umashayabhuqe,umakukhonaukuhamuka,nesikhutha, nezintethe,nezinkumbi;umaizithazabozibavimbezela emiziniyezwelabo;nomaisiphiisifonomayisiphiisifo esikhona:

29Khona-kenomayimuphiumkhulekonomayikuphi ukunxusaokuyokwenziwayinomayimuphiumuntunoma yibobonkeabantubakhou-Israyelilaphokubeyilowo nalowoekwaziusizilwakhenosizilwakhe,futhi beyokwelulaizandlazabokulendlu;

30Yizwausendaweniyakhoyokuhlalaezulwini, uthethelele,ubuyiselekulowonalowonjengezindlelazakhe

zonke,owaziinhliziyoyakhe;(ngokubanguwewedwa owaziizinhliziyozabantwanababantu;)

31ukuzebakwesabe,bahambeezindlelenizakho,zonke izinsukubesaphilaezweniowalinikaobaba.

32Kephaumfokaziongesiyeowabantubakhou-Israyeli, ovelaezwenielikudengenxayegamalakhoelikhulu, nesandlasakhoesinamandla,nengaloyakhoeyeluliweyo; umabezabekhulekakulendlu;

33Yizwa-keusemazulwini,usendaweniyakhoyokuhlala, wenzenjengakhokonkeumfokaziakubizangakho;ukuze bonkeabantubomhlababaziigamalakho,bakwesabe, njengabantubakhou-Israyeli,baziukuthilendlu engiyakhileyoibizwengegamalakho.

34Umaabantubakhobephumaukulwanezithazabo ngendlelaobathumangayo,bakhulekekuwebebhekekulo muziowukhethileyo,nasendliniengiyakheleigamalakho;

35Yizwa-keusemazulwiniumkhulekowabonokunxusa kwabo,ubalungisele

36Umabonilekuwe(ngokubaakukhomuntuongoni), ubathukuthelele,ubanikeleezithenizabo,babathumbe, babayiseezwenielikudenomaeliseduze;

37Kephaumabezindlaezweniabathunjelwekulo, baphenduke,bakhulekekuweezwenilokuthunjwakwabo, bathi:'Sonile,senzileokubi,senzile;

38Umabebuyelakuwengayoyonkeinhliziyoyabo nangawowonkeumphefumulowaboezwenilokuthunjwa kwabo,laphoababathumbilekhona,bakhulekebebheke ezwenilaboowalinikaoyise,nasemziniowukhethileyo, nasendliniengiyakheleigamalakho;

39Yizwausemazulwini,usendaweniyakhoyokuhlala, umkhulekowabonokunxusakwabo,ubagwebele, uthetheleleabantubakhoabonilekuwe

40Manje,Nkulunkuluwami,akeamehloakhoavuleke, nezindlebezakhomazilaleleumkhulekoowenziwakule ndawo

41“Ngalokhovuka,JehovaNkulunkulu,uyeendaweni yakhoyokuphumula,wenanomphongolowamandlaakho, abapristibakho,JehovaNkulunkulu,bembatheinsindiso, abangcwelebakhobajabulengokuhle

42JehovaNkulunkulu,ungabulahliubusobogcotshiweyo wakho;khumbulaumusakaDavideincekuyakho

ISAHLUKO7

1USolomonieseqedileukukhuleka,kwehlaumlilo ezulwini,wadlaumnikelowokushiswanemihlatshelo; inkazimulokaJehovayagcwalisaindlu

2AbapristibabengenakungenaendlinikaJehova,ngokuba inkazimulokaJehovayayigcwaliseindlukaJehova

3Kwathibonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyelibebonaukuthi umlilowehlanenkazimulokaJehovaphezukwendlu, bakhothamaubusobabobubhekephansiendaweni egandaywengamatshe,bakhuleka,bamdumisauJehova, bathi:“Ngokubamuhle;ngokubaumusawakheumi phakade

4Inkosinabobonkeabantubanikelaimihlatshelophambi kukaJehova.

5InkosiuSolomoniyanikelangomhlatshelowezinkunzi eziyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinambili nezimvueziyizinkulungwaneeziyikhulunamashumi amabili;

6Abapristibemaezikhundlenizabo,namaLevi enezinsimbizokubethwazikaJehova,inkosiuDavide, abezenzileukudumisauJehova,ngokubaumusawakheumi phakade,laphouDavideedumisangesandlasabo;abapristi bakhalisaamacilongophambikwabo,wonkeu-Israyeli wema

7USolomoniwangcwelisanendawoephakathiyegceke eliphambikwendlukaJehova,ngokubawanikelakhona iminikeloyokushiswanamanonieminikeloyokuthula, ngokubai-altarelethusiuSolomonialenzile lalingenakukwamukelaiminikeloyokushiswa,neminikelo yempuphu,namanoni

8USolomoniwagubha-keumkhosingalesosikhathi izinsukueziyisikhombisakanyeno-Israyeliwonkekanye naye,ibandlaelikhulukakhulu,kusukelaekuyenieHamati kuzekufikeemfuleniwaseGibhithe.

9Ngosukulwesishiyagalombilibenzaumhlangano ozothileyo,ngokubaukuhlanjululwakwe-altarebakwenza izinsukueziyisikhombisanomkhosiizinsuku eziyisikhombisa

10Ngosukulwamashumiamabilinantathulwenyanga yesikhombisawabamukisaabantu,bayaematendeniabo bejabula,bejabulaenhliziyweningenxayobuhleuJehova abenzeleuDavide,noSolomoni,no-Israyeliabantubakhe 11USolomoniwayiqedakanjaloindlukaJehovanendlu yenkosi;nakhokonkeokwafikaenhliziywenikaSolomoni ukubaakwenzeendlinikaJehovanasendliniyakhe, wakuphumelelisa.

12UJehovawabonakalakuSolomoniebusuku,wathikuye: “Ngiwuzwileumkhulekowakho,ngizikhethelelendawo ukubaibeyindluyomhlatshelo.

13Umangivalaizuluukubakungabikhomvula,noma ngiyalezaisikhonyaneukubasidleizwe,nomangithuma isifophakathikwabantubami;

14Umaabantubamiababizwangegamalamibezithoba, bakhuleke,bafuneubusobami,baphendukeezindleleni zaboezimbi;khonangiyakuzwaezulwini,ngithethelele isonosabo,ngiphiliseizwelabo

15Manjeamehloamiayakuvuleka,nezindlebezami zilaleleumkhulekoowenziwakulendawo.

16Ngokubamanjesengiyikhethilengayingcwelisalendlu ukubaigamalamilibekhonalaphokuzekubephakade; amehloaminenhliziyoyamikuyakubalaphokuzekube phakade

17Kephawena,umauhambaphambikwaminjengalokho wahambauyihlouDavide,wenzenjengakhokonke engikuyalengakho,ugcineizimisozaminezahlulelozami;

18Ngiyakumisaisihlalosobukhosisombusowakho, njengalokhongavumelananoDavideuyihlo,ngathi: ‘Akuyikuswelamuntuwokubusakwa-Israyeli

19Kephaumaniphenduka,nishiyeizimisozaminemiyalo yamiengikubekephambikwenu,nihambenikhonze abanyeonkulunkulu,nikhulekekubo; 20Ngiyakubasiphulaezimpandenizezwelamiengibanike lona;lendluengiyingcweliseleigamalamingiyakuyilahla ebuswenibami,ngiyenzeibeyisaganesifenqophakathi kwezizwezonke.

21Lendluephakemekangakaiyakubayisimangalisokubo bonkeabadlulakuyo;azeathi:‘UJehovawenzelenikanje kulelizwenakulendluna?

22Kuyakuthiwa:‘NgenxayokuthibamshiyauJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyiseowabakhiphaezwenilaseGibithe,

babambelelakwabanyeonkulunkulu,bakhulekakubo, babakhonza;ngalokhoubehliselebonkelobububiphezu kwabo

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathiekuphelenikweminyakaengamashumiamabili uSolomoniakhangayoindlukaJehovanendluyakhe, 2USolomoniwayakhaimiziuHuramuayeyibuyisele kuSolomoni,wahlalisakuyoabantwanabakwa-Israyeli 3USolomoniwayaeHamati-zoba,walinqoba

4WakhaiTadimoriehlane,nayoyonkeimiziyokugcina impahlaayakhaeHamati.

5WakhaneBetiHoronilaseNhla,neBetiHoronilasezansi, imiziebiyelweyoenezindonga,namasango,nemigoqo; 6neBhahalati,nayoyonkeimiziyokugcinaizimpahla uSolomoniayenayo,nayoyonkeimiziyezinqola,nemizi yabamahhashi,nakhokonkeuSolomoniayekufisa ukwakhaeJerusalema,naseLebanoni,nakulolonkeizwe lombusowakhe

7BonkeabantuababeselekumaHeti,nama-Amori, namaPherizi,namaHivi,namaJebusi,ababengebona abakwa-Israyeli,

8Kephakubantwanababoabasalaemvakwaboezweni, abantwanabakwa-Israyeliabangabaqedanga,uSolomoni wabakhokhisaintelakuzekubenamuhla

9Kephakubantwanabakwa-IsrayeliuSolomoniakenzanga zincekuzomsebenziwakhe;kephababengamadodaempi, nezindunazezindunazakhe,nezindunazezinqolazakhe, nabamahhashibakhe

10LabababeyizindunazezincekuzenkosiuSolomoni, ezingamakhuluamabilinamashumiayisihlanu,ezazibusa phezukwabantu

11USolomoniwakhuphulaindodakazikaFaroemzini kaDavide,wayiyisaendliniayeyakhele,ngokubawathi: “UmkamiakayikuhlalaendlinikaDavideinkosiyakwaIsrayeli,ngokubaizindawoofikekuzoumphongolo kaJehovazingcwele

12USolomoniwayesenikelangeminikeloyokushiswa kuJehovae-altarelikaJehovaabelakhilephambikompheme. 13ngishonangesilinganisoesimisiweizinsukuzonke, umnikelowomyalokaMose,ngamasabatha,nokuthwasa kwenyanga,nangemikhosiemisiweyo,kathathu ngomnyaka,ngomkhosiwesinkwaesingenamvubelo, nangomkhosiwamasonto,nangomkhosiwamadokodo 14NjengomthethokaDavideuyisewabekaizigaba zabapristienkonzweniyabo,namaLeviezikhundlenizawo, ukubaadumise,akhonzephambikwabapristi, njengomsebenziwezinsukuzonke,nabalindisango ngezigabazaboemasangwenionke,ngokubauDavide umuntukaNkulunkuluwayeyalilekanjalo

15Futhiabasukangaemyalezweniwenkosikubapristi namaLevimayelanananomaiyiphiindabanomaengcebo 16WonkeumsebenzikaSolomoniwalungiselelwakwaze kwabalusukulokubekwakwesisekelosendlukaJehova yazeyaqedwaNgakhoindlukaJehovayaphelela 17USolomoniwayae-EziyoniGeberinase-Eloti ngasogwinilolwandleezwenilakwa-Edomi

18UHiramuwamthumelangezandlazezincekuzakhe imikhumbi,nezincekuezazilwaziulwandle;bahamba nezincekuzikaSolomonie-Ofiri,bathathakhona

amatalentaangamakhuluamanenamashumiayisihlanu egolide,balilethaenkosiniuSolomoni.

ISAHLUKO9

1IndlovukaziyaseShebaisizwilengodumolukaSolomoni, yezaukumvivinyauSolomoningemibuzoelukhuni eJerusalema,inesixukuesikhulukakhulu,namakamela athweleamakha,negolideeliningi,namatsheayigugu; isifikilekuSolomoni,yakhulumanayengakhokonke okwakusenhliziyweniyayo

2USolomoniwayiphendulayonkeimibuzoyakhe; kwakungekholuthoolwalufihlekilekuSolomoni angamtshelangalona

3IndlovukaziyaseShebaisibonileukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoninendluayakhileyo, 4nokudlakwetafulalakhe,nokuhlalakwezincekuzakhe, nokukhonzakwezikhonzizakhe,nezingubozazo; labaphathizitshabakhe,lezembathozabo;nokukhuphuka kwakheakhuphukelangakhoendlinikaJehova; kwakungasekhoumoyakuye

5Wathienkosini:“Laliqinisileumbikoengawuzwaezweni lamingezenzozakhonokuhlakaniphakwakho;

6Nokhoangikholwangangamazwiabo,ngazengafika, amehloamiakubona;bheka,angitshelwanganenxenye yobukhulubokuhlakaniphakwakho,ngokubaudlule udumoengaluzwa

7Abusisiweamadodaakho,zibusisiwelezizincekuzakho ezimiphambikwakhonjalo,zizwaukuhlakaniphakwakho

8MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoowathokoza ngaweukubaakubekeesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi,ube yinkosikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ngokuba uNkulunkuluwakhowathandau-Israyeliukubaammise kuzekubephakade,ngalokhowakubekainkosiphezu kwaboukubawenzeukwahlulelanokulunga

9Yanikainkosiamatalentaegolideayikhulunamashumi amabili,namakhaamaningikakhulu,namatsheayigugu;

10IzincekuzikaHiramunezincekuzikaSolomoniezaletha igolidelivelae-Ofirizalethaama-alguminamatsheayigugu

11Ngemithiyomu-aligumiinkosiyenzaizithalazendlu kaJehova,nezendluyenkosi,namahabhunezingubhu zokuculazabahlabeleli;

12InkosiuSolomoniyanikaindlovukaziyaseShebasonke isifisosayoeyakucelayongaphandlekwalokho eyayikuletheenkosiniNgakhowaphenduka,wayaezweni lakubo,yenanezincekuzakhe.

13IsisindosegolideelafikakuSolomoningomnyaka owodwasasingamatalenta*angamakhuluayisithupha namashumiayisithuphanesithupha;

14ngaphandlekwalokhookwalethwangabathengi nabathengisiWonkeamakhosiase-Arabiyanababusi bezwebalethaigolidenesilivakuSolomoni.

15InkosiuSolomoniyenzaizihlanguezingamakhulu amabilingegolideelikhandiweyo;

16Wenzanezihlanguezingamakhuluamathathuzegolide elikhandiweyo;Inkosiyasibekaendliniyehlathi laseLebanoni.

17Inkosiyenzanesihlalosobukhosiesikhulusezimpondo zendlovu,yasinamekangegolideelicwengekileyo

18Kwakukhonaizinyatheloeziyisithuphazesihlalo sobukhosi,nesenabelosezinyawozegolide,zinamathele esihlalwenisobukhosi,nezisekelongalaphanangalapha

kwendawoyokuhlala,kumiizingonyamaezimbili ngasezinsikeni.

19Kwakumiizingonyamaeziyishuminambilingalapha nangalaphaezikhwelwenieziyisithupha.akwenziwanga okunjekunomayimuphiumbuso.

20ZonkeizitshazokuphuzazenkosiuSolomoni zazingezegolide,nazozonkeizitshazendluyehlathi laseLebanonizazingezegolideelicwengekileyo; kwakungentoyaluthoemihlenikaSolomoni

21NgokubaimikhumbiyenkosiyayaeTharishishikanye nezincekuzikaHiramu;kanyengeminyakaemithathu kwafikaimikhumbiyaseTharishishiilethaigolide,nesiliva, nezimpondozendlovu,nezimfene,namapigogo.

22InkosiuSolomoniyedlulawonkeamakhosiomhlaba ngengcebonangokuhlakanipha

23WonkeamakhosiomhlabaafunaubusobukaSolomoni ukuzeezweukuhlakaniphakwakheuNkulunkuluakubekile enhliziyweniyakhe

24Baletha,kwabayilowonalowoisiphosakhe,izitsha zesiliva,nezitshazegolide,nezingubo,nezikhali,namakha, namahhashi,neminyuzi,okweminyakangeminyaka

25USolomoniwayenezibayaeziyizinkulungwaneezine zamahhashinezinqola,nabamahhashiabayizinkulungwane eziyishuminambili;owabekaemiziniyezinqola, nasenkosinieJerusalema.

26Wabusaphezukwawoonkeamakhosikusukela emfulenikuzekubesezwenilamaFilistinasemkhawulweni waseGibithe.

27InkosiyenzaisilivaeJerusalemalabanjengamatshe, nemisedariyayenzayabanjengemithombeemathafeni ngobuningi.

28BalethakuSolomoniamahhashieGibithenakuwo wonkeamazwe

29EzinyeizindabazikaSolomoni,ezokuqalanezokugcina, azilotshiweyiniencwadinikaNathaniumprofethi, nasesiprofethwenisika-AhiyawaseShilo,nasemibonweni ka-IdoumboningoJerobowamuindodanakaNebati?

30USolomoniwabusaeJerusalemaphezukuka-Israyeli wonkeiminyakaengamashumiamane

31USolomoniwayeselalakoyise,wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavideuyise;uRehobowamuindodanayakhewaba yinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO10

1URehobowamuwayaeShekemi,ngokubawonkeuIsrayeliwayefikeeShekemiukumbekainkosi

2KwathilaphouJerobowamuindodanakaNebati eseGibithe,laphoayebalekelekhonaebusweni bukaSolomoniinkosi,esezwile,uJerobowamuwabuya eGibithe

3Basebethumelabambiza.UJerobowamunayewonkeuIsrayelibeza,bakhulumakuRehobowamu,bathi: 4Uyihlowalenzalabalukhuniijokalethu; 5Wathikubo:“Buyelanikimiemvakwezinsukuezintathu; Bahamba-keabantu

6InkosiuRehobowamuyacebisananamadodaamadala ayemiphambikukaSolomoniuyiseesekhona,yathi: “Ningalulekananganiukubangiphendulekulababantuna?

7Bakhulumakuye,bathi:"Umaunomusakulababantu, ubathande,ukhulumeamazwiamahlekubo,bayakuba yizincekuzakhokuzekubephakade"

8Kodwawasishiyaiselulekoamadodaamadalaayemnike sona,wacebisananezinsizwaayeziinkweletizakheezazimi phambikwakhe

9Wathikubo:"Ninaiselulekobaniukubasiphendulelaba bantuabakhulumekimingokuthi:'Yenzakubelulaijoka uyihloabekaphezukwethuna?'

10Izinsizwaaziinkanayezakhulumakuye,zathi: “Uzabaphendulakanjeabantuabakhulumekuwengokuthi: ‘Uyihlowalenzaijokalethulabanzima,kephawenayenza libelulakithi;Uzakushokanjekubo,uthi:'Ucikicanewami uyakubamkhulukunokhalolukababa'

11Ngokubaubabawanithwesaijokaelinzima,mina ngiyakunengezaejokenilenu;

12UJerobowamunabobonkeabantubezakuRehobowamu ngosukulwesithathu,njengokushokwenkosi,ngokuthi: "Buyelanikimingosukulwesithathu."

13Inkosiyabaphendulakalukhuni;inkosiuRehobowamu yasishiyaisilulekosamalunga;

14Wabaphendulangokwesilulekosezinsizwa,wathi: “Ubabawalenzaijokalenulabanzima,kephamina ngiyakwenezelakulo;

15Inkosiayibalalelangaabantu,ngokubaisizathusasivela kuNkulunkulu,ukuzeuJehovaagcwaliseizwilakhe alikhulumango-AhiyawaseShilokuJerobowamuindodana kaNebati.

16Kwathiwonkeu-Israyeliebonaukuthiinkosiayizange ibalalele,abantubaphendulainkosi,bathi:“Sinasabelosini kuDavidena?+futhiasinafaendodanenikaJese:yilowo nalowomakayeematendeniakho,Israyeli;Ngakhowonke u-Israyeliwayaematendeniabo

17Kephaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliababehlalaemizini yakwaJudauRehobowamuwabusaphezukwabo

18InkosiuRehobowamuyasithumauHadoramu owayephetheizisebenzi;abantwanabakwa-Israyeli bamkhandangamatshe,wafaKephainkosiuRehobowamu yasheshayagibelaenqoleniyayoukubaibalekele eJerusalema.

19U-IsrayeliwayihlubukaindlukaDavidekuzekube namuhla

ISAHLUKO11

1URehobowamuesefikileeJerusalema,wabuthaindlu yakwaJudanoBenjaminiamadodaakhethiweyo ayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulunamashumi ayisishiyagalombili,amadodaanamandla,ukubaalwenoIsrayeli,abuyiseleumbusokuRehobowamu 2KephaizwilikaJehovalafikakuShemayaumuntu kaNkulunkulu,lathi: 3KhulumakuRehobowamuindodanakaSolomoni,inkosi yakwaJuda,nakuyewonkeu-IsrayelikwaJuda nakwaBenjamini,uthi:

4UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Aniyikukhuphuka,ningalwi nabafowenu;BalalelaamazwikaJehova,babuyaekulweni noJerobowamu

5URehobowamuwahlalaeJerusalema,wakhaimizi eyinqabakwaJuda.

6WakhaiBetlehema,ne-Etamu,neThekhowa, 7neBeti-Suri,neShoko,ne-Adulamu, 8neGati,neMaresha,neZifi, 9ne-Adoraim,neLakishi,ne-Azeka,

10neZora,ne-Ajaloni,neHebroni,akwaJuda nakwaBenjamini,imiziebiyelweyo.

11Waziqinisaizinqaba,wabekakuzoizinduna,nenqwaba yokudla,namafutha,newayini.

12Kuyoyonkeimizingemiziwabekaizihlangu nemikhonto,wayenzayaqinakakhulu,benoJuda noBenjaminiohlangothinilwakhe

13AbapristinamaLeviababeko-Israyeliwonkebabuthana kuyebevelakuyoyonkeimikhawuloyabo

14NgokubaamaLeviashiyaamadleloawonempahlayawo, ezakwaJudanaseJerusalema,ngokubauJerobowamu namadodanaakhebabebaxoshileukubabangabebesaba ubupristikuJehova.

15Wazimiselaabapristibezindawoeziphakemeyo, nabamademoni,namatholeabewenzile

+16NgemvakwaboabavelakuzozonkeizizwezakwaIsrayeliababebekeizinhliziyozabo+ukufunauJehova uNkulunkuluka-IsrayelibezaeJerusalemaukuzebahlabele uJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise.

17Bawuqinisa-keumbusowakwaJuda,baqinisa uRehobowamuindodanakaSolomoniiminyakaemithathu, ngokubabahambangendlelakaDavidenoSolomoni iminyakaemithathu

18URehobowamuwazithathelauMahalatiindodakazi kaJerimotiindodanakaDavide,no-Abihayiliindodakazi ka-EliyabeindodanakaJese; 19owamzalelaabantwana;noJewushe,noShamariya, noZahamu.

20EmvakwakhewathathauMahakhaindodakazikaAbisalomu;owamzalelau-Abiya,no-Athayi,noZiza, noShelomoti.

21URehobowamuwathandauMahakaindodakazikaAbisalomungaphezukwabobonkeabafazibakhe nezancinzazakhe,(ngokubawathathaabafaziabayishumi nesishiyagalombilinezancinzaezingamashumiayisithupha, wazalaamadodanaangamashumiamabili nesishiyagalombilinamadodakaziangamashumi ayisithupha)

22URehobowamuwabekau-AbiyaindodanakaMahakha inhlokoukubaabengumbusiphakathikwabafowabo, ngokubawayecabangaukumbekainkosi

23Wenzangokuhlakanipha,wabahlakazelabonke abantwanabakheemazwenionkeakwaJuda nakwaBenjaminiemiziniyonkeebiyelweyo,wabanika ukudlangokuchichimayoWafunaabafaziabaningi

ISAHLUKO12

1KwathiuRehobowamuesewuqinisileumbuso, eseziqinisile,wawushiyaumthethokaJehovano-Israyeli wonkekanyenaye

2KwathingomnyakawesihlanuwenkosiuRehobowamu uShishakiinkosiyaseGibithewenyukelaeJerusalema, ngokubababephambukilekuJehova; 3nezinqolaeziyizinkulungwaneeziyishuminambili, nabamahhashiabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi ayisithupha,abantuabangenakubalwaabavelanaye eGibithe;amaLubi,amaSukimi,namaTopiya 4WathathaimiziebiyelweyoyakwaJuda,wafika eJerusalema.

5UShemayaumprofethiwayesefikakuRehobowamu nasezikhulwinizakwaJudaezazibutheneeJerusalema

ngenxakaShishaki,wathikubo:“UshokanjeuJehova,uthi: “Ninaningishiyile,ngalokhonaminginishiyileesandleni sikaShishaki

6Khona-keizikhuluzakwa-Israyelinenkosibazithoba; bathi:UJehovaulungile.

7LaphouJehovaebonaukuthibayazithoba,izwi likaJehovalafikakuShemaya,lathi:“Bazithobile;ngakhokengekengibabhubhise,kodwangizobanikaukukhululwa okuthile;ulakalwamialuyikuthululwaphezu kweJerusalemangesandlasikaShishaki

8Nokhobayakubayizincekuzakhe;ukuzebaziinkonzo yamilenkonzoyemibusoyamazwe

9UShishakiinkosiyaseGibithewakhuphukelaeJerusalema, wathathaingceboyendlukaJehovanengceboyendlu yenkosi;wakuthathakonke,wathathanezihlanguzegolide uSolomoniayezenzile.

10InkosiuRehobowamuyenzaesikhundlenisazo izihlanguzethusi,yazibekaezandlenizezindunazabalindi abagcinaumnyangowendluyenkosi.

11KwathiinkosiingenaendlinikaJehova,kwafika abalindi,bazithatha,bazibuyiselaekamelwenilabalindi 12Esezithobile,intukuthelokaJehovayasukakuyeukuba angamchithingokuphelele;

13InkosiuRehobowamuyaziqinisaeJerusalema,yabusa, ngokubauRehobowamuwayeneminyakaengamashumi amanenanyeekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka eyishuminesikhombisaeJerusalema,umuziuJehova awukhethileezizwenizonkezakwa-Israyeliukubaabeke khonaigamalakheIgamalikaninalalinguNahama umAmonikazi

14Wenzaokubi,ngokubawayengabhekisangainhliziyo yakheukumfunauJehova

15IzindabazikaRehobowamu,ezokuqalanezokugcina, azilotshiweyiniencwadinikaShemayaumprofethinezikaIdoumboningezizukulwanena?Kwakukhonaizimpi phakathikukaRehobowamunoJerobowamunjalo 16URehobowamuwayeselalakoyise,wembelwaemzini kaDavide;u-Abiyaindodanayakhewabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO13

1Ngomnyakaweshuminesishiyagalombiliwenkosi uJerobowamuu-AbiyawabayinkosikwaJuda

2WabusaiminyakaemithathueJerusalema;Igamalikanina lalinguMikayaindodakazika-UriyeliwaseGibeya. Kwakukhonaukulwaphakathikuka-AbiyanoJerobowamu 3U-Abiyawahlelaimpienempiyamaqhaweempi, amadodaakhethiweyoayizinkulungwaneezingamakhulu amane;

4U-AbiyawemaentabeniyaseSemarayimiezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi,wathi:“Ngizweni,JerobowamunoIsrayeliwonke;

5AnikwaziyiniukuthiuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli wanikauDavideumbusokwa-Israyelikuzekubephakade, yenanamadodanaakhengesivumelwanosikasawotina?

6NokhouJerobowamuindodanakaNebati,inceku kaSolomoniindodanakaDavide,wasukumawahlubuka enkosiniyakhe

7Kwabuthanakuyeabantuabayize,abantwana bakwaBeliyali,baziqinisabamelananoRehobowamu

indodanakaSolomoni,uRehobowamuesemncane enenhliziyoethambileyo,engenakumelananabo.

8ManjenithiniyakumelananombusokaJehova osesandlenisamadodanakaDavide;nibeyisixukuesikhulu, kukhonakiniamatholeegolideuJerobowamuanenzela wonaabeonkulunkulu

9AnixoshangayiniabapristibakaJehova,amadodanakaAroninamaLevi,nazenzelaabapristingendlelayezizwe zakwamanyeamazwe?ukuzekuthilobangubanioza kuzehlukaniselaephetheijongosiledunalezinqama eziyisikhombisa,yenaabengumphristiwabangesibo onkulunkulu

10Kephathina,uJehovaunguNkulunkuluwethu, asimshiyanga;abapristiabakhonzauJehova bangamadodanaka-Aroni,namaLeviagcinaimisebenzi yawo;

11BahlabelauJehovaiminikeloyokushiswaekuseni nakusihlwanjalonjalo,nempephoethaphukayo;nothi lwezibanilwegolidenezibanizalozivuthanjaloukuhlwa, ngokubasiyagcinaimfanelokaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu; kephaninanimshiyile

12Bhekani,uNkulunkuluuqobounathieyindunayethu, nabapristibakhenamacilongoahlabaumkhosiukuba banimemezeNinabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ningalwi noJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyihlo;ngoba aniyikuphumelela

13KephauJerobowamuwenzaukubaabaqamekeli bazungezeemvakwabo;babangaphambikukaJuda, nabaqamekelibasemuvakwabo

14UJudawabhekaemuva,bheka,impiyayingaphambili nangasemuva;bakhalakuJehova,abapristibabetha amacilongo

15BasebekhamulukaabantubakwaJuda;kwathi ekukhamulenikwamadodaakwaJuda,kwathiuNkulunkulu wamshayauJerobowamuno-IsrayeliwonkephambikukaAbiyanoJuda

16Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibabalekaphambikukaJuda, uNkulunkuluwabanikelaesandlenisabo

17U-Abiyanabantubakhebababulalangokuceka okukhulu;kwawaamadodaakhethiweyoakwa-Israyeli abuleweyoayizinkulungwaneezingamakhuluayisihlanu

18Bathotshiswa-keabantwanabakwa-Israyelingaleso sikhathi,abantwanabakwaJudabanqoba,ngokubabancika kuJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise

19U-AbiyawamxoshauJerobowamu,wamaphucaimizi: iBethelenemizanayalo,neJeshananamagxamesiayo,neEfrayinenemizanayalo

20UJerobowamuakaphindangaabenamandlaemihleni ka-Abhiya;uJehovawamshaya,wafa

21Kephau-Abiyawabanamandla,wathathaabafazi abayishuminane,wazalaamadodanaangamashumiamabili nambilinamadodakaziayishuminesithupha.

22Ezinyeizindabazika-Abiya,nezindlelazakhe,namazwi akhe,zilotshiweencwadiniyezindabazomprofethiu-Ido

ISAHLUKO14

1U-Abiyawayeselalakoyise,wangcwatyelwaemzini kaDavide;u-Asaindodanayakhewabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe.Ezinsukwinizakheizwelalizolile iminyakaeyishumi

2U-AsawenzaokuhlenokulungileemehlwenikaJehova uNkulunkuluwakhe.

3Wawasusaama-altareezithixonezindawoeziphakemeyo, wadilizaizinsika,wagawulao-Ashera.

4WayalauJudaukubaafuneuJehovauNkulunkulu wawoyise,enzeumthethonemiyalo

5WasusakuyoyonkeimiziyakwaJudaizindawo eziphakemeyonezithombeezibaziweyo;umbusowazola phambikwakhe

6WakhaimiziebiyelweyokwaJuda,ngokubaizwe lalinokuthula,kwakungekhompingaleyominyaka;ngoba uJehovawayemphumuze

7WayesethikuJuda:"Masakhelemizi,siyihaqe ngezingange,nemibhoshongo,namasango,nemigoqo,izwe lisephambikwethu;ngokubasimfunileuJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,simfunile,wasinikaukuphumula nxazonkeNgakhobakhafuthibaphumelela

8U-Asawayenempiephathaamakhakanemikhonto, iphumakwaJudaizinkulungwaneezingamakhulu amathathu;nakwaBenjamini,ababephetheizihlangu nabansalaiminsalo,babeyizinkulungwaneezingamakhulu amabilinamashumiayisishiyagalombili;bonkelabo babengamaqhaweanamandla

9KwaphumaukulwanabouZeraumKusheenempi yenkulungwaneyenkulungwanenezinqolaezingamakhulu amathathu;wafikaeMaresha

10U-Asawayesephumaukumhlangabeza,bahlelaimpi esigodinisaseSefataeMaresha.

11U-AsawayesekhalakuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe, wathi:“Jehova,akukholuthoolukuweukusiza,ngabaningi nabangenamandla;ngokubasincikekuwe,futhingegama lakhosiyakumelananalesisixukuJehova, unguNkulunkuluwethu;makunganqotshwamuntu 12UJehovawawabulalaamaKushephambikuka-Asa naphambikukaJuda;amaKusheabaleka 13U-Asanabantuababenayebawaxoshakwazekwaba seGerari;ngobabachithwaphambikukaJehovalaphambi kwebutholakhe;bamukanempangoeningikakhulu 14BayichithayonkeimizinxazonkezaseGerari;ngokuba ukwesabauJehovakwabaphezukwabo,baphangayonke imizi;ngobakwakukhonaimpangoeningikakhulukubo 15Bachithanamatendeezinkomo,bathumbaizimvu ezininginamakamela,babuyelaeJerusalema.

ISAHLUKO15

1UMoyakaNkulunkuluwehlelaphezukuka-Azariya indodanaka-Odedi; 2Waphumaukumhlangabezau-Asa,wathikuye: “Ngizweni,Asa,noJudawonkenoBenjamini;UJehova unani,ninanina;futhiumanimfuna,uyotholwayinina; kephaumanimshiya,uyakunishiyanani.

3Sekuyisikhathiesideu-IsrayeliengenayeuNkulunkulu weqiniso,engenayeumpristiofundisayo,engenamthetho; 4KephaekuhluphekenikwabobaphendukelakuJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,bamfuna,wafunyanwayibo

5Ngalezozikhathikwakungekhoukuthulakophumayo nakongenayo,kephaizinkathazoezinkuluzaziphezu kwabobonkeabakhileyoemazweni

6Isizwesachithwaisizwenomuzingomuzi,ngokuba uNkulunkuluwabahluphangabobonkeubunzima

7Ngakhoqinani,izandlazenumazingadangali,ngokuba umsebenziwenuuyakubanomvuzo.

8Laphou-Asaezwalawamazwinesiprofethosika-Odedi umprofethi,waziqinisa,wasusaizithombeezinengekayo kulolonkeizwelakwaJudanelakwaBhenjamini, nasemiziniayeyithathileezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi, walivuselelai-altarelikaJehovaelaliphambikompheme kaJehova.

9WabuthawonkeuJudanoBenjaminikanyenabafokazi ababekanyenabobakwa-Efrayimi,noManase, nabakwaSimeyoni,ngokubabawelakuyebevelakuIsrayelibebaningi,laphobebonaukuthiuJehova uNkulunkuluwakheunaye.

10NgakhobabuthanaeJerusalemangenyangayesithathu ngomnyakaweshuminanhlanuwokubusakuka-Asa 11BanikelakuJehovangasolesosikhathiempangweni ababeyilethile,izinkabiezingamakhuluayisikhombisa nezimvueziyizinkulungwaneeziyisikhombisa

12BangenaesivumelwanenisokufunauJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyisengayoyonkeinhliziyoyabo nangawowonkeumphefumulowabo;

13ukuzekuthinomangubaniongayikumfunauJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyeliabulawe,omncanenomaomkhulu, owesilisanomaowesifazane

14BafungakuJehovangezwielikhulu,nangokukhamuluka, nangamacilongo,nangezimpondo

15WonkeuJudawajabulangesifungo,ngokuba babefungilengenhliziyoyaboyonke,bamfunangakho konkeukufisakwabo;wafunyanwayibo:uJehova wabanikaukuphumulanxazonke

16KephauMahakauninaka-Asainkosiwamsusaekubeni yindlovukazi,ngokubawayenzeu-Ashera*isithombe esibaziweyo;

17KodwaizindawoeziphakemeyoazisuswangakwaIsrayeli,nokhoinhliziyoka-Asayayiphelelezonke izinsukuzakhe

18WangenisaendlinikaNkulunkuluizintoezingcwele zikayise,nezakheezingcwele,isiliva,negolide,nezitsha 19Akubangakhoukulwakwazekwabangumnyaka wamashumiamathathunanhlanuwokubusakuka-Asa.

ISAHLUKO16

1Ngomnyakawamashumiamathathunesithupha wokubusakuka-Asa,uBahashainkosiyakwa-Israyeli wenyukawamelananoJuda,wakhaiRama,ukuze angavumelimuntuukubaaphumenomaangeneku-Asa inkosiyakwaJuda.

2U-Asawayesekhiphaisilivanegolideengcebeniyendlu kaJehovanendluyenkosi,wathumelakuBeniHadadi inkosiyase-AramuowayehlalaeDamaseku,ethi:

3Kukhonaisivumelwanophakathikwaminawe, njengokubasasikhonaphakathikukababanoyihlo;bheka, ngikuthumeleisilivanegolide;hamba,waphule isivumelwanosakhonoBahashainkosiyakwa-Israyeli, ukuzeasukekimi

4UBenihadadiwayilalelainkosiu-Asa,wathumaizinduna zempiyakheukubazihlaseleimiziyakwa-Israyeli; Bayinqobai-Iyoni,neDani,ne-Abelmayim,nayoyonke imiziengoovimbayakwaNafetali.

5KwathilaphouBahashaekuzwa,wayekaukwakhaiRama, wawuyekaumsebenziwakhe

6U-AsainkosiwayesethathawonkeuJuda;basusa amatsheeRama,nemithiyayouBahashaabesakhangakho; wakhangakhoiGebaneMispa

7NgalesosikhathiuHananiumboniwezaku-Asainkosi yakwaJuda,wathikuye:“Ngenxayokuthiwethembele enkosiniyase-Aramu,ungancikangakuJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,ngakho-keibutholenkosiyaseSiriya liphunyukileesandlenisakho.

8AmaKushenamaLubiayengeyonayiniimpienkulu, enezinqolanabamahhashiabaningikakhulu?nokho ngokubawethembelekuJehova,wawanikelaesandleni sakho

9NgokubaamehlokaJehovaaqalazaemhlabeniwonke ukubaazibonakaliseenamandlangenxayalaboabanhliziyo yaboiphelelekuyeWenzeubuwulangalokhu,ngakho kusukelamanjeuzakubanezimpi.

10U-Asawayesemthukuthelelaumboni,wamfaka etilongweni;ngobawayemthukuthelelengenxayalento U-Asawacindezelaabanyeabantungalesosikhathi.

11Bheka,izindabazika-Asa,ezokuqalanezokugcina, bheka,zilotshiweencwadiniyamakhosiakwaJudanakwaIsrayeli.

12U-Asangomnyakawamashumiamathathu nesishiyagalolunyewokubusakwakhewabanesifo ezinyawenizakhe,isifosakhesabasikhulukakhulu;

13U-Asawayeselalakoyise,wafangomnyakawamashumi amanenanyewokubusakwakhe

14Bammbelaemathuneniakheabezenzelewonaemzini kaDavide,bamlalisaembhedeniogcweleamakhaamnandi nezinhlobonhlobozamakhaalungisiwengobucikobabenzi bamakha,bamshiselaumliloomkhulukakhulu.

ISAHLUKO17

1UJehoshafatiindodanayakhewabayinkosiesikhundleni sakhe,waziqinisangokumeleneno-Israyeli

2WabekaamabuthoemiziniyonkeebiyelweyoyakwaJuda, wabekaamabuthoamabuthoezwenilakwaJudanasemizini yakwa-Efrayimiu-Asauyiseayithathileyo

3UJehovawayenayeuJehoshafati,ngokubawahamba ngezindlelazokuqalazikayiseuDavide,akabafunanga oBali;

4KephawafunauJehovauNkulunkulukayise,wahamba ngemiyaloyakhe,kungenjengokwenzakuka-Israyeli

5NgalokhouJehovawawuqinisaumbusoesandlenisakhe; wonkeuJudawalethaiziphokuJehoshafati;wayenengcebo nodumongokuchichimayo

6InhliziyoyakheyaziphakamisaezindlelenizikaJehova; futhiwasusaizindawoeziphakemeyono-AsherakwaJuda

7Ngomnyakawesithathuwokubusakwakhewathumela ezikhulwinizakhe,oBeni-hayili,no-Obadiya,noZakariya, noNethaneli,noMikaya,ukufundisaemiziniyakwaJuda.

8WathumakanyenaboamaLevi,oShemaya,noNethaniya, noZebadiya,no-Asaheli,noShemiramoti,noJehonathani, no-Adoniya,noThobiya,noThobadoniya,amaLevi;kanye naboo-ElishamanoJehoramu,abapristi

9BafundisakwaJuda,benencwadiyomthethokaJehova, bazulazulaemiziniyonkeyakwaJuda,bafundisaabantu

10UkwesabauJehovakwabaphezukwayoyonkeimibuso yamazweahanqeuJuda,kangangokuthiayizangeilwe noJehoshafati

11AmaFilistiathilealethaiziphokuJehoshafatinesiliva lentela;ama-Arabiyaamlethelaimihlambi,izinqama eziyizinkulungwaneeziyisikhombisanamakhulu ayisikhombisa,nezimpongoeziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisanamakhuluayisikhombisa.

12UJehoshafatiwabamkhulukakhulu;wakhakwaJuda izinqabanemiziegciniwe

13WayenemisebenzieminingiemiziniyakwaJuda, namadodaempi,amaqhaweanamandla,eJerusalema

14Leziziyizibalozabongokwezindluzawoyise:KwaJuda izindunazezinkulungwane;u-Adinainhloko,enaye amaqhaweanamandlaayizinkulungwaneezingamakhulu amathathu.

15EcelenikwakhekwakunguJehohananiinduna,enaye izinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamabilinamashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

16Emvakwakhekwakungu-AmasiyaindodanakaZikiri, owazinikelangokuzithandelakuJehova;kanyenaye amaqhaweanamandlaayizinkulungwaneezingamakhulu amabili

17KwaBenjamini;uEliyadaiqhaweelinamandla, enamadodaahlomengeminsalonezihlangu, izinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamabili

18EcelenikwakhekwakunguJehozabadi,enaye abayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulunamashumi ayisishiyagalombiliabahlomeleimpi

19Labababekhonzainkosingaphandlekwalaboinkosi eyayibabekileemiziniebiyelweyokulolonkeelakwaJuda.

ISAHLUKO18

1UJehoshafatiwayenengcebonodumongokuchichimayo, wazihlanganisano-Ahabi

2Ngemvakweminyakaethilewehlelaku-AhabieSamariya. U-Ahabiwamhlabelayenanabantuababenayeizimvu nezinkomoeziningi,wamncengaukubaakhuphukenaye eRamotiGileyadi.

3U-Ahabiinkosiyakwa-IsrayeliwathikuJehoshafati inkosiyakwaJuda:“UyakuhambanamieRamotiGileyadi na?Wathikuye:“Minanginjengawe,nabantubami banjengabantubakho;futhisizobanaweempini

4UJehoshafatiwathienkosiniyakwa-Israyeli:“Akeubuze ngezwilikaJehovanamuhla.

5Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyayisibuthaabaprofethiabantu abangamakhuluamane,yathikubo:"Sihambesiyeempini eRamotiGileyadi,nomangiyekena?"Bathi:“Khuphukani; ngobauNkulunkuluuzalinikelaesandlenisenkosi

6KephauJehoshafatiwathi:"AkukhomprofethikaJehova laphaukubasibuzekuyena?"

7Inkosiyakwa-IsrayeliyathikuJehoshafati:“Kusekhona indodaeyodwaesingabuzangayokuJehova,kepha ngiyamzonda;ngokubaakaprofethangaokuhlekimi,kepha okubinjalo;uMikayaindodanaka-ImlaUJehoshafati wathi:“Inkosimayingashonjalo

8Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyasibizaesinyesezikhuluzayo, yathi:"SheshisaulandeuMikhayaindodanaka-Imla"

9Inkosiyakwa-IsrayelinoJehoshafatiinkosiyakwaJuda babehlezi,kwabayilowonalowoesihlalwenisakhe sobukhosi,bembetheizingubozabo,behleziesikhaleni ekungenenikwesangolaseSamariya;bonkeabaprofethi baprofethaphambikwabo

10USedekiyaindodanakaKhenahanawazenzela izimpondozensimbi,wathi:“UshokanjeuJehova,uthi: ‘Ngaleziuyakuqhubukushaama-Aramuazeaphele

11Bonkeabaprofethibaprofethakanjalo,bathi: “KhuphukelaeRamotiGileyadi,ubenempumelelo, ngokubauJehovauyakulinikelaesandlenisenkosi

12IsithunywaebesihambileukumbizauMikhaya sakhulumakuye,sathi:“Bheka,amazwiabaprofethimahle enkosiningamlomomunye;ngakho-keizwilakhomalibe njengelinyelabo,ukhulumeokuhle

13UMikhayawathi:"KuphilakukaJehova,lokho uNkulunkuluwamiakushoyo,lokhongiyakukhuluma"

14Esefikileenkosini,inkosiyathikuye:"Mikhaya,siye empinieRamotiGileyadi,nomangiyekena?"Wathi: “Khuphukani,niphumelele,ziyakunikelwaesandlenisenu

15Inkosiyathikuye:"Kukangakingikufungisaukuba ungakhulumiluthokimingaphandlekweqinisoegameni likaJehovana?"

16Wathi:“Ngabonawonkeu-Israyeliehlakazekile ezintabeninjengezimvuezingenamalusi;mababuyele,kube yilowonalowoendliniyakhengokuthula

17Inkosiyakwa-IsrayeliyathikuJehoshafati: “Angikutshelangayiniukuthiakayikuprofethaokuhle ngami,kuphelaokubina?

18Wathifuthi:“NgalokhoyizwaniizwilikaJehova; NgabonauJehovaehleziesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi, nebandlalonkelasezulwinilimingakwesokunenesakhe nangakwesokhohlosakhe.

19UJehovawathi:‘Ngubanioyakuyengau-Ahabiinkosi yakwa-Israyeliukubaenyuke,afeleeRamotiGileyadi? Wasekhulumaomunyeeshoukuthi,nomunyeeshoukuthi.

20Kwaphumaumoya,wemaphambikukaJehova,wathi: "Minangiyakumyenga"WathiuJehovakuye:Nganina?

21Wathi:"Ngiyakuphuma,ngibengumoyawamanga emlonyeniwabobonkeabaprofethibakhe"UJehovawathi: "Wenauyakumyenga,futhiuyakunqoba;phumawenze njalo."

22Manje,bheka,uJehovaubekeumoyawamanga emlonyeniwalababaprofethibakho,futhiuJehova ukhulumeokubingawe.

23UZedekiyaindodanakaKhenahanawayesesondela, wamshayauMikhayaesihlathini,wathi:"UMoyakaJehova usukekimingayiphiindlelaukubaakhulumekuwena?"

24WathiuMikhaya:"Bheka,uyabona,ngalolosuku uyakungenangaloekamelwenielingaphakathiukuba ucashe."

25Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyathi:"MthatheniuMikaya, nimbuyiseleku-AmoniumbusiwomuzinakuJowashi indodanayenkosi;

26Nithi:‘Ishokanjeinkosi,ithi:Fakaniloetilongweni, nimundlengesinkwasokuhluphekanamanziokuhlupheka, ngizengibuyengokuthula.

27WathiuMikhaya:"Umaubuyanokubuyangokuthula, uJehovaakakhulumangangami"Wathi:Lalelaninina bantubonke

28Inkosiyakwa-IsrayelinoJehoshafatiinkosiyakwaJuda basebekhuphukelaeRamotiGileyadi.

29Inkosiyakwa-IsrayeliyathikuJehoshafati: “Ngiyakuziguqula,ngingeneekulweni;kodwawenagqoka izembathozakho.Inkosiyakwa-Israyeliyaziguqula; bahambabayaempini

30Inkosiyase-Aramuyayiyalaizindunazezinqola ezazinayo,yathi:“Ningalwinabancanenomaabakhulu, kuphelanenkosiyakwa-Israyelikuphela

31KwathilaphoizindunazezinqolazibonauJehoshafati, zathi:"Yinkosiyakwa-Israyeli."Bamhaqaukulwa,kepha uJehoshafatiwakhala,uJehovawamsiza;uNkulunkulu wabasusakuye

32Kwathilaphoizindunazezinqolazibonaukuthi kwakungeyonainkosiyakwa-Israyeli,zabuyaekumxosheni 33Umuntuothilewansalaumnsalongokungazelele, wayihlabainkosiyakwa-Israyeliphakathikwezihlanganiso zebhantshi;ngobangilimele

34Ukulwakwakhulangalolosuku;kephainkosiyakwaIsrayeliyazimisaenqoleniyayoukulwanama-Aramu kwazekwahlwa;yafangesikhathisokushonakwelanga

ISAHLUKO19

1UJehoshafatiinkosiyakwaJudawabuyelangokuthula endliniyakheeJerusalema

2UJehu,indodanakaHanani,umboni,waphuma ukumhlangabeza,wathienkosiniuJehoshafati:“Kumelwe yiniusizeababi,uthandeabamzondayouJehova?ngalokho intukutheloiphezukwakhoivelaphambikukaJehova

3Nokhokukhonaokuhleokufunyenwekuwe,ngokuba ususiweo-Asheraezweni,walungisainhliziyoyakho ukufunauNkulunkulu

4UJehoshafatiwahlalaeJerusalema,wabuyewaphuma phakathikwabantukusukelaeBeriShebakuzekufike ezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi,wababuyiselakuJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyise.

5Wamisaabahluleliezweniemiziniyonkeebiyelweyo yakwaJuda,umuzingemizi;

6Wathikubahluleli:“Qaphelanienikwenzayo,ngokuba anahluleliabantu,kodwauJehovaonaniekwahluleleni 7NgalokhoukumesabauJehovamakubephezukwenu; qaphelani,nikwenze,ngokubaakukhobubikuJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,nokukhethaubuso,nokwamukela izipho

8EJerusalemauJehoshafatiwamisaamaLevi,nabapristi, nezinhlokozawoyisebakwa-Israyeli,ukuzekube nokwahlulelakukaJehovanezingxabano,laphosebebuyele eJerusalema.

9Wabayala,wathi:“Niyakwenzenjalongokumesaba uJehova,ngokwethembekanangenhliziyoepheleleyo 10“Nasiphiisizathuesiyakunifikelasabafowenuabahlala emiziniyabo,phakathikwegazinegazi,phakathi komthethonomyalo,izimisonezahlulelo,niyakubaxwayisa ukubabangaphambukikuJehova,kubephezukwenuulaka, nakubafowenu,kwenzenilokho,ningaphambuki 11Bhekani,u-Amariyaumpristiomkhuluuphezukwenu kuzozonkeizindabazikaJehova;noZebadiyaindodanakaIshmayeli,umbusiwendluyakwaJuda,kuzozonke izindabazenkosi;namaLeviayakubangabaphathiphambi kwenuYenzaniisibindi,futhiuJehovauyakubanabahle ISAHLUKO20

1KwathiemvakwalokhoabantwanabakwaMowabi, nabantwanabakwa-Amoni,kanyenabongaphandle kwama-Amoni,bezakuJehoshafatiukulwa

2KwasekufikaabanyeabamtshelauJehoshafati,bathi: “KuzakuweisixukuesikhulusivelaphesheyakolwandleeAramu;bheka,baseHasazon-tamareeliyi-EniGedi

3UJehoshafatiwesaba,wazimiselaukufunauJehova, wamemezelaukuzilaukudlakulolonkeelakwaJuda.

4UJudawabuthanaukubaaceleusizokuJehova;

5UJehoshafatiwemaebandlenilakwaJuda nelaseJerusalemaendlinikaJehovaphambikwegceke elisha;

6Wathi:“JehovaNkulunkuluwawobaba,wenaawusiye uNkulunkuluezulwinina?Wenakawusuyeyiniumbusi phezukwemibusoyonkeyezizwe?esandlenisakhoakukho yiniamandlanamandla,ukuzekungabikhoongamelana nawena?

7AwusiyeuNkulunkuluwethu,owaxoshaabakhileyo kulelizwephambikwabantubakhou-Israyeli,walinika inzaloka-Abrahamaumnganewakhokuzekubephakade?

8Bahlalakhona,bakwakhelakuyoindluengcweleyegama lakho,bathi:

9Uma,laphookubikusehlela,njengenkemba, nokwahlulelwa,nomaisifo,nomaindlala,simaphambi kwalendlunaphambikwakho,ngokubaigamalakholikule ndlu,sikhalakuweosizinilwethu,uyakusizwa,usisize 10Manje,bheka,abantwanabakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi,nabasentabeniyaseSeyiri,ongazange uvumeleu-Israyeliukubaabahlaseleekuphumenikwabo ezwenilaseGibhithe,kodwababafulathela,futhiabazange bababhubhise;

11Bheka,ngithibayasivuzangokuzaukusixoshaefeni lakhoosinikelonaukubasilidle

12Nkulunkuluwethu,awuyikubahlulelana?ngokuba asinawoamandlaokumelananalesisixukuesikhuluesiza ukulwanathi;asaziukuthisenzeni,kodwaamehloethu akuwe.

13WonkeuJudawemaphambikukaJehova,nezingane zabo,nawomkabo,nabantwanababo

14UJahaziyeliindodanakaZakariyaindodanakaBenaya indodanakaJehiyeliindodanakaMathaniyaumLevi wamadodanaka-Asafa,uMoyakaJehovawehlelaphezu kwebandla;

15Wathi:“LalelanininanonkeJuda,nanienakhileyo eJerusalema,nawenkosiJehoshafati,‘UshokanjeuJehova kini,uthi:“Ningesabi,ningapheliamandlangenxayalesi sixukuesikhulu;ngobaimpikayisiyoeyenu,kodwa ngekaNkulunkulu

16Yehlanikusasanilwenabo;bhekani,bayakhuphuka ewenilaseSizi;niyakubafumanaekuphelenikwesifufula, ngaphambikwehlanelaseJeruweli.

17Anidingikulwakulempi;zihleleni,nime,nibone ukunisindisakukaJehovaninaJudaneJerusalema; ningesabi,ningapheliamandla;kusasaphumaninilwenabo, ngokubauJehovauyakubanani.

18UJehoshafatiwakhothamisaubusobakhebubheke phansi;wonkeuJudanabakhileyoeJerusalemabawa phambikukaJehova,bakhulekakuJehova

19AmaLevi,abantwanabamaKohati,nabantwana bamaKhori,asukumaamdumisauJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayelingezwielikhuluphezulu

20Bavukaekusenikakhulu,baphumabayaehlane laseThekhowa;ekuphumenikwabo,uJehoshafatiwema, wathi:“Ngizweni,JudananibakhileyoeJerusalema;

KholwaninguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,niyakuqiniswa; kholwaningabaprofethibakhe,niyakuphumelela.

21Esekhulumilenabantu,wamisaabahlabelelibakaJehova nokudumisaubuhleobungcwele,bephumaphambikwempi, bathi:“DumisaniuJehova;ngokubaumusawakheumi phakade

22Laphosebeqalaukuhlabelelanokudumisa,uJehova wabekaabaqamekelibabantwanabakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi,nabasentabeniyaseSeyiriababefikele uJuda;futhibashaywa

23Abantwanabakwa-AmoninabakwaMowabibamelana nabakhileyoentabeniyaseSeyiriukubabababulale nokubaqothula;

24UJudaesefikaembhoshongweniwokulindaehlane, babhekaisixuku,bheka,babeyizidumbuziwephansi, kungekhonoyedwaowaphunyukayo.

25LaphouJehoshafatinabantubakhebefikaukuzothatha impangokubo,batholaphakathikwaboinothokanye nezidumbunezintoeziyigugu,abazihluthulelabona, ngaphezukwalokhoababengenakumukanabo;baba izinsukuezintathubeqoqaimpango,yayiningikakhulu 26NgosukulwesinebabuthanaesigodinisaseBeraka; BambongalaphouJehova;ngalokhoigamalaleyondawo laqanjwangokuthiiSigodisaseBerakakuzekubenamuhla 27Basebebuya,bonkeabantubakwaJudanaseJerusalema, uJehoshafatiephambikwaboukubababuyeleeJerusalema ngokujabula;ngobauJehovawayebenzebathokozaphezu kwezithazabo.

28BafikaeJerusalemabenezingubhunamahabhu namacilongoendlinikaJehova

29UkwesabauNkulunkulukwabaphezukwayoyonke imibusoyalawomazwe,laphoisizwileukuthiuJehova wayelwilenezithazakwa-Israyeli

30UmbusokaJehoshafatiwawuzola,ngokuba uNkulunkuluwakhewamnikaukuphumulanxazonke 31UJehoshafatiwabusakwaJuda;wayeneminyaka engamashumiamathathunanhlanuekuqalenikwakhe ukubusa,wabusaiminyakaengamashumiamabilinanhlanu eJerusalemaIgamalikaninalalingu-Azubaindodakazi kaShilehi.

32Wahambangendlelaka-Asauyise,kasukangakuyo, wenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehova

33Kephaizindawoeziphakemeyoazisuswanga,ngokuba abantubebengakaqiniseizinhliziyozabokuNkulunkulu wawoyise

34EzinyeizindabazikaJehoshafati,ezokuqala nezokugcina,bheka,zilotshiweencwadinikaJehuindodana kaHananiebhalweencwadiniyamakhosiakwa-Israyeli.

35EmvakwalokhouJehoshafatiinkosiyakwaJuda wazihlanganisano-Ahaziyainkosiyakwa-Israyeli,owenza okubikakhulu;

36Wazihlanganisanayeukwenzaimikhumbiyokuya eTharishishi;benzaimikhumbie-EsiyoniGeberi

37U-EliyezeriindodanakaDodavahuwaseMaresha waprofethangoJehoshafati,wathi:“Ngokubauzihlanganise no-Ahaziya,uJehovauyaphulileimisebenziyakho Imikhumbiyaphuka,yayingakwaziukuyaeTharishishi.

ISAHLUKO21

1UJehoshafatiwayeselalakoyise,wembelwakoyise emzinikaDavide.uJehoramuindodanayakhewabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe.

2Wayenabafowabo,amadodanakaJehoshafati,o-Azariya, noJehiyeli,noZakariya,no-Azariya,noMikayeli, noShefathiya;bonkelabobabengamadodanakaJehoshafati inkosiyakwa-Israyeli

3Uyisewabanikaiziphoezinkuluzesilivanezegolide, nezintoeziyigugu,kanyenemiziebiyelweyokwaJuda; kephaumbusowawunikauJehoramu;ngobawayelizibulo

4UJehoramuesevukileembuswenikayise,waziqinisa, wabulalabonkeabafowabongenkemba,nabanyebezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli

5UJehoramuwayeneminyakaengamashumiamathathu nambiliekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka eyisishiyagalombilieJerusalema

6Wahambangendlelayamakhosiakwa-Israyeli njengokwenzakwendluka-Ahabi,ngokuba wayenendodakazika-Ahabiibengumkakhe;wenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehova.

7NokhouJehovaakathandangaukuchithaindlukaDavide ngenxayesivumelwanoasenzanoDavidenjengobanje ethembisileukumnikaisibaniyenanamadodanaakhekuze kubephakade

8Emihleniyakheabakwa-Edomibahlubukaphansi kwesandlasikaJuda,bazenzelainkosi.

9UJehoramuwayesephumanezikhuluzakhe,nazozonke izinqolazakhezinaye;wavukaebusuku,wababulala abakwa-Edomiababemhaqile,nezindunazezinqola.

10Bahlubuka-keabakwa-Edomiphansikwesandla sakwaJudakuzekubenamuhlaILibinayahlubukangaleso sikhathiesandlenisakhe;ngobawayemshiyileuJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyise

11Futhiwenzaizindawoeziphakemeyoezintabeni zakwaJuda,wenzaukubaabakhileyoeJerusalemabaphinge, wamdungauJuda

12Kwasekufikakuyeincwadievelaku-Eliyaumprofethi, ithi:“UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulukaDavideuyihlo, uthi:‘Ngenxayokuthiawuhambangangezindlela zikaJehoshafatiuyihlonomaezindlelenizika-Asainkosi yakwaJuda.

13kodwauhambengendlelayamakhosiakwa-Israyeli, wenzaukubauJudanabakhileyoeJerusalemabaphinge, njengokuphingakwendluka-Ahabi,wabulalanabafowenu bendlukayihlo,ababengconokunawe; 14Bheka,uJehovauyakushayaabantubakho,nabantwana bakho,nomkakho,nayoyonkeimpahlayakhongesifo esikhulu;

15Uyakubanesifoesikhulungesifosamathumbuakho, izibilinizakhozizeziphumengenxayesifousukunosuku.

16UJehovawavuselauJehoramuumoyawamaFilisti nowabase-ArabiyaababeseduzenamaKushe;

17BakhuphukelakwaJuda,bafohlakhona,bathumba yonkeimpahlaeyafunyanwaendliniyenkosi,namadodana ayo,nawomkayo;akwazekwasalandodanakuye,kuphela uJehowahaziomncaneemadodaneniakhe

18NgemvakwakhokonkelokhouJehovawamshaya emathunjiniakhengesifoesingelapheki.

19Kwasekusithiekuphelenikwesikhathi,ekupheleni kweminyakaemibili,izibilinizakhezaphumangenxa

yesifosakhe,wafangezifoezimbiAbantubakhe abamenzelangaukushisanjengokushiswakwawoyise.

20Wayeneminyakaengamashumiamathathunambili ekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka eyisishiyagalombilieJerusalema;Nokhobammbelaemzini kaDavide,kodwahhayiemathuneniamakhosi

ISAHLUKO22

1AbakhileyoeJerusalemababekau-Ahaziyaindodana yakheencaneinkosiesikhundlenisakhe,ngokubaiviyo elafikanama-Arabiyaekamulalibulelebonkeabakhulu Wayesebusau-AhaziyaindodanakaJehoramuinkosi yakwaJuda

2U-Ahaziyawayeneminyakaengamashumiamanenambili ekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaumnyakaowodwa eJerusalemaIgamalikaninalalingu-Athaliyaindodakazi ka-Omri

3Nayewahambaezindlelenizendluka-Ahabi,ngokuba uninawayengumlulekiwakheukwenzaokubi

4WenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehovanjengendluka-Ahabi, ngokubababengabelulekibakheemvakokufakukayise kwabangukubhubhakwakhe

5Nayewahambangokwesilulekosabo,wahamba noJehoramuindodanaka-Ahabiinkosiyakwa-Israyeli ukulwanoHazayeliinkosiyase-AramueRamotiGileyadi; 6WabuyelaukuphulukiswaeJizreyelingenxayamanxeba awawatholaeRamaekulwenikwakhenoHazayeliinkosi yase-AramuU-AzariyaindodanakaJehoramuinkosi yakwaJudawehlaukuyobonauJehoramuindodanakaAhabieJizreyeli,ngobawayegula.

7Ukubhujiswakuka-AhaziyakwavelakuNkulunkulu ngokuzakuJoramu,ngokubaesefikilewaphuma noJehoramuukulwanoJehuindodanakaNimshi, amgcobileyouJehovaukubaanqumeindluka-Ahabi 8KwathilaphouJehuahlulelaindluka-Ahabi,wafumana izikhuluzakwaJudanamadodanaabafowabobaka-Ahaziya ababekhonzau-Ahaziya,wababulala

9Wamfunau-Ahaziya,bambamba,ngokubawayecashile eSamariya,bamyisakuJehu,bambulala,bammbela, ngokubababethiuyindodanakaJehoshafati,owafuna uJehovangayoyonkeinhliziyoyakheNgakhoindlukaAhaziyayayingenawoamandlaokuthulisaumbuso.

10U-Athaliyauninaka-Ahaziyaesebonileukuthiindodana yakheifile,wasukawachithayonkeinzaloyobukhosi yendluyakwaJuda.

11KephauJehoshabeyati,indodakaziyenkosi,wathatha uJowashiindodanaka-Ahaziya,wamebaphakathi kwamadodanaenkosiabulawayo,wambekanomzanyana wakheekamelwenilokulalaUJehoshabeyati,indodakazi yenkosiuJehoramu,umkaJehoyadaumpristi(ngokuba wayengudadewaboka-Ahaziya),wamfihlaebuswenibukaAthaliya,ukuzeangambulali

12WayenaboecashileendlinikaNkulunkuluiminyaka eyisithupha;u-Athaliyawabusaphezukwezwe

ISAHLUKO23

1NgomnyakawesikhombisauJehoyadawaziqinisa, wathathaizindunazamakhulu,u-Azariyaindodana kaJerohamu,no-IshmayeliindodanakaJehohanani,noAzariyaindodanaka-Obede,noMahaseyaindodanaka-

Adaya,no-ElishafatiindodanakaZikiri,benze isivumelwanonaye.

2BazungezakwaJuda,babuthaamaLeviemiziniyonke yakwaJuda,nezinhlokozawoyisebakwa-Israyeli,bafika eJerusalema.

3Ibandlalonkelenzaisivumelwanonenkosiendlini kaNkulunkuluWathikubo:“Bhekani,indodanayenkosi iyakubusa,njengalokhouJehovaeshilongamadodana kaDavide

4Nansiintoeniyakuyenza;Ingxenyeyesithathuyenu engenangesabatha,yabapristinamaLeviiyakuba ngabalindisango;

5Ingxenyeyesithathuiyakubasendliniyenkosi;nenxenye yesithathuesangwenilesisekelo,nabantubonkebayakuba semagcekeniendlukaJehova

6KephamakungangenimuntuendlinikaJehova,kuphela abapristinamaLeviakhonzayo;bonabayakungena, ngokubabangcwele,kephabonkeabantubayakugcina umlindokaJehova.

7AmaLeviayakuzungezainkosinxazonke,kubeyilowo nalowoephetheizikhalizakheesandlenisakhe;yilowo nalowoongenaendlinimakabulawe,kephanibenenkosi laphoingenanalaphoiphuma

8NgakhoamaLevinawowonkeuJudabenzanjengakho konkeuJehoyadaumpristiayekuyalile,bathatha,kwaba yilowonalowoabantubakheababezongenangesabatha kanyenalaboababezophumangesabatha,ngobauJehoyada umpristiakazangeaziyekeizigaba.

9UJehoyadaumpristiwanikelaezindunenizamakhulu imikhonto,namahawu,nezihlanguokwakungezenkosi uDavide,okwakusendlinikaNkulunkulu.

10Wabamisabonkeabantu,kwabayilowonalowo enesikhalisakheesandlenisakhe,kusukelaohlangothini lokunenelwendlukuzekubesohlangothinilwesokhohlo lwendlu,ngase-altarenasethempelini,nxazonkezenkosi

11Basebeyikhiphaindodanayenkosi,bayithwesaumqhele, bayinikaubufakazi,bayibekainkosi.UJehoyada namadodanaakhebamgcoba,bathi:"Mananjalo,nkosi"

12Laphou-Athaliyaezwaumsindowabantubegijima bedumisainkosi,wayakubantuendlinikaJehova.

13Wabheka,bheka,inkosiimingasensikeniyayo ngasemnyango,nezikhulunamacilongongasenkosini, bonkeabantubezwebathokoza,babethaamacilongo, nabahlabelelibenezintozokubethwa,nabafundisa ukuhlabelelaindumisoU-Athaliyawayeseklebhula izingubozakhe,wathi:“Ngugobe!

14UJehoyadaumpristiwayesekhiphaizindunazamakhulu ezaziphezukwempi,wathikuzo:“Mkhipheniezinhlwini; omlandelayomakabulawengenkembaNgokubaumpristi wathi:"UngambulaliendlinikaJehova"

15Basebembamba;esefikileekungenenikwesango lamabhizaendliniyenkosi,bambulalakhona.

16UJehoyadawenzaisivumelwanophakathikwakhenabo bonkeabantunenkosiukuthibayobaabantubakaJehova

17BonkeabantubayaendlinikaBali,bayidiliza, baphahlazaama-altareakhenemifanekisoyakhe,babulala uMathaniumpristikaBaliphambikwama-altare.

18UJehoyadawamisaizikhundlazendlukaJehova ngesandlasabapristibamaLevi,uDavideabebabileendlini kaJehovaukubabanikeleiminikeloyokushiswakaJehova njengokulotshiweyoemthethwenikaMosengokuthokoza nangokuhlabelela,njengokuyalwakukaDavide

19WamisaabalindisangoemasangweniendlukaJehova, ukuzekungangeniongcolilenganomaiyiphiinto.

20Wathathaizindunazamakhulu,nezikhulu,nababusi babantu,nabobonkeabantubezwe,wamehlisainkosi endlinikaJehova,bangenangesangoeliphakemeendlini yenkosi,babekainkosiesihlalwenisobukhosi

21Bonkeabantubezwebathokoza,nomuziwazola, sebembulaleu-Athaliyangenkemba.

ISAHLUKO24

1UJowashiwayeneminyakaeyisikhombisaekuqaleni kwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyakaengamashumiamane eJerusalemaigamalikaninalalinguZibiyawaseBeriSheba 2UJowashiwenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehovazonke izinsukuzikaJehoyadaumpristi.

3UJehoyadawamthathelaabafaziababili;wazala amadodananamadodakazi

4KwathiemvakwalokhouJowashiwazimiselaukulungisa indlukaJehova

5WabuthaabapristinamaLevi,wathikubo:“Phumaniniye emiziniyakwaJuda,nibutheku-Israyeliwonkeimali yokulungisaindlukaNkulunkuluwenuiminyaka ngeminyaka,niyisheshiselendabaNokhoamaLevi kawasheshisanga.

6InkosiyasibizauJehoyadainduna,yathikuye:“Kungani ungacelangakumaLeviukubaaletheumnikelokwaJuda naseJerusalema,ngomyalokaMoseincekukaJehova nowenhlanganoyakwa-Israyeli,wetendelobufakazina?

7Ngokubaamadodanaka-Athaliya,lowowesifazane omubi,ayeyibhidlizileindlukaNkulunkulu;nazozonke izintoezingcwelezendlukaJehovabazinikelakoBali 8Ngesiyalezosenkosibenzaumphongolo,bawubeka ngaphandlekwesangolendlukaJehova.

9BakhiphaisimemezelokwaJudanaseJerusalemaukuba kulethwekuJehovaumnikelouMoseincekukaNkulunkulu awubekaphezukuka-Israyeliehlane.

10Zonkeizikhulunabobonkeabantubajabula,bakuletha, bakuphonsaemphongolweni,bazebaqeda

11Kwathingesikhathiumphongoloulethwaesikhundleni senkosingesandlasamaLevi,nalaphoebonaukuthiimali yayiningi,umbhaliwenkosinesikhulusompristiomkhulu beza,bawuthululaumphongolo,bawuthatha,bawubuyisela endaweniyakheBenzakanjaloimihlangemihla,babutha imalingobunengi

12InkosinoJehoyadabayinikaabenzaumsebenzi wenkonzoyendlukaJehova,baqashaabakhinababazi ukubabalungiseindlukaJehova,nabakhandibensimbi nethusiukulungisaindlukaJehova

13Zasezisebenzaizisebenzi,wapheleliswaumsebenzi yizo,zamisaindlukaNkulunkuluesimwenisayo, zayiqinisa.

14Laphosebeqedile,balethaimalieselephambikwenkosi noJehoyada,abenzangayoizitshazendlukaJehova,izitsha zokukhonzanezokunikelangazo,nezinkezo,nezitsha zegolidenezesilivaBanikelangeminikeloyokushiswa endlinikaJehovanjalozonkeizinsukuzikaJehoyada.

15KephauJehoyadawayesemdala,esanelisiweyizinsuku ekufenikwakhe;wayeneminyakaeyikhulunamashumi amathathuekufenikwakhe.

16BammbelaemzinikaDavidephakathikwamakhosi, ngokubawayenzeokuhlekwa-Israyeli,kuNkulunkulu nasendliniyakhe

17EmvakokufakukaJehoyadakwafikaizikhulu zakwaJuda,zakhulekaenkosini.Inkosiyabalalela.

18BayishiyaindlukaJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise, bakhonzao-Asheranezithombe;uJudaneJerusalema behlelwayintukuthelongalelicalalabo.

19Nokhowathumaabaprofethikuboukubabuyisela kuJehova;bafakazangabo,kephakabalalelanga

20UMoyakaNkulunkuluwehlelaphezukukaZakariya indodanakaJehoyadaumpristi,wemaphezukwabantu, wathikubo:“UshokanjeuNkulunkulu,uthi:‘Neqelani imiyalokaJehovaukubaningabinampumelelona? ngokubanimshiyileuJehova,nayeunishiyile

21Bamenzelaugobe,bamkhandangamatshengesiyalezo senkosiegcekenilendlukaJehova

22KanjaloinkosiuJowashiakakhumbulangaumusa uJehoyadauyiseayemenzelewona,wabulalaindodana yakheEkufenikwakhewathi:"UJehovamakakubheke, akubize"

23Kwathiekuphelenikonyakaibutholama-Aramu lakhuphukelakuye,lafikakwaJudanaseJerusalema, labhubhisazonkeizikhuluzabantuphakathikwabantu, lathumelayonkeimpangoyazoenkosiniyaseDamaseku.

24Ngokubaimpiyama-Aramuyafikaneviyoelincane lamadoda,uJehovawanikelaibuthoelikhulukakhulu esandlenisalo,ngokubababemshiyileuJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyiseBasebemahlulelauJowashi 25Esemukilekuye(ngokubaamshiyaenezifoezinkulu), izincekuzakhezamenzelaugobengenxayegazi lamadodanakaJehoyadaumpristi,zambulalaembhedeni wakhe,wafa;bammbelaemzinikaDavide,kepha azimmbelangaemathuneniamakhosi.

26Labayiboabamenzelaugobe;uZabadiindodana kaShimeyatiumAmonikazi,noJehozabadiindodana kaShimritiumMowabikazi.

27Ngokuqondenenamadodanaakhe,nobukhulu bemithwalophezukwakhe,nokuvuswakwendlu kaNkulunkuluweqiniso,bheka,kulotshiweezindabeni zencwadiyamakhosiU-Amasiyaindodanayakhewaba yinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO25

1U-Amasiyawayeneminyakaengamashumiamabili nanhlanuekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka engamashumiamabilinesishiyagalolunyeeJerusalema; IgamalikaninalalinguJehowadaniwaseJerusalema

2WenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehova, kungenganhliziyoepheleleyo

3Kwathilaphoumbusousuqinisiwekuye,wazibulala izincekuzakheezaziyibuleleinkosiuyise

4Kephaakababulalangaabantwanababo,wenza njengokulotshiweyoemthethweniencwadinikaMose, laphouJehovaeyalakhonangokuthi:“Oyiseabayikufa ngenxayabantwana,nabantwanaabayikufangenxa yawoyise,kephayilowonalowouyakufangesakheisono

5U-AmasiyawabuthauJuda,wabenzaizinduna zezinkulungwanenezindunazamakhulungokwezindlu zawoyisekulolonkeelakwaJudanoBenjamini,wababala kusukelakwabaneminyakaengamashumiamabilikuya

phezulu,wabafumanabengamadodaakhethiweyo ayizinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamathathu,angaphuma impi,aphathaumkhontonesihlangu

6Waqashakwa-Israyeliamaqhaweanamandla ayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulungamatalentaayikhulu esiliva

7KephakwafikakuyeumuntukaNkulunkulu,wathi:“O nkosi,impiyakwa-Israyelimayingahambinawe;ngokuba uJehovaakakhoku-Israyelikanyenabobonkeabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi

8Kephaumauya,kwenze,qinaekulweni;uNkulunkulu uyakukuwisaphambikwesitha,ngokubauNkulunkulu unamandlaokusizanawokuwisa.

9U-AmasiyawathikumuntukaNkulunkulu:"Kepha siyakwenzenjaninamatalentaayikhuluengiwanikeimpi yakwa-Israyelina?"UmuntukaNkulunkuluwasesithi: INkosiinamandlaokukunikaokungaphezukwalokhu

10U-Amasiyawayesebahlukanisa,okungukuthi,ibutho elafikakuyelivelakwa-Efrayimiukubalibuyeleekhaya; 11U-Amasiyawaziqinisa,wabaholaabantubakhe,waya eSigodiniSikasawoti,wabulalakubantwanabakwaSeyiri abayizinkulungwaneeziyishumi.

12Abanyeabayizinkulungwaneeziyishumibabathumba bephilaabantwanabakwaJuda,babayisaesiqongweni sedwala,babaphonsaphansiesiqongwenisedwala, baphahlazekabonke

13Kephaabantubempiu-Amasiyaababuyisileukuba bangayinayeempini,bahlaselaimiziyakwaJuda,kusukela eSamariyakuzekufikeeBetiHoroni,babulalakuyo abayizinkulungwaneezintathu,baphangaimpangoeningi 14Kwathilaphou-AmasiyaesebuyileekubulaleniabakwaEdomi,walethaonkulunkulubabantwanabakwaSeyiri, wabamisababeonkulunkulubakhe,wakhothamelaphambi kwabo,wabashiselaimpepho.

15IntukuthelokaJehovayamvuthelau-Amasiya,wathuma umprofethikuye,wathikuye:“Ufunelenionkulunkulu babantuabangakwaziukukhululaabantubaboesandleni sakhona?

16Kwasekusithiesakhulumalayeinkosiyathikuye:Wena ungoweselulekosenkosiyini?bekezela;kunganikufanele ushaywe?Wayeseyekaumprofethi,wathi:“Ngiyaziukuthi uNkulunkuluunqumeukukubhubhisa,ngokubawenzile lokhu,awulalelangaiselulekosami.

17U-AmasiyainkosiyakwaJudawayeseluleka,wathumela kuJowashi,indodanakaJehowahazi,indodanakaJehu, inkosiyakwa-Israyeli,wathi:“Wozasibonaneemehlweni. 18UJowashiinkosiyakwa-IsrayeliwathumelakuAmaziyainkosiyakwaJuda,wathi:“Ikhakhasi laseLebanonilathumelakumsedarioseLebanoni,lathi: “Nikaindodakaziyakhoendodaneniyamiibengumkami” KwasekudlulaisilosasendleesasiseLebanoni,salunyathela ukhula.

19Uthi:“Bheka,ubuleleabakwa-Edomi;nenhliziyoyakho iyakuphakamiselaukuzibonga;hlalaekhayamanje; Uzifakalaniekonakalenikwakho,uwe,wenanoJudakanye nawe?

20Kephau-Amasiyaakalalelanga;+ngobalalivela kuNkulunkuluukuzeabanikeleesandlenisezithazabo,+ ngobababefunaonkulunkulubakwa-Edomi

21WayesekhuphukauJowashiinkosiyakwa-Israyeli; babonanaemehlweni,yenano-AmasiyainkosiyakwaJuda eBetiShemeshielingelakwaJuda

22UJudawanqotshwaphambikuka-Israyeli,babaleka, kwabayilowonalowoetendenilakhe.

23UJowashiinkosiyakwa-Israyeliwambambau-Amasiya inkosiyakwaJuda,indodanakaJowashi,indodana kaJehowahazi,eBetiShemeshi,wamyisaeJerusalema, wadilizaugangelwaseJerusalema,kusukelaeSangweni lika-EfrayimikuzekubeseSangweniLegumbi,izingalo ezingamakhuluamane.

24Wathathalonkeigolidenesilivanazozonkeizitsha ezatholakalaendlinikaNkulunkuluku-ObedeEdomi nengceboyendluyenkosinabathunjwa,wabuyela eSamariya

25U-AmasiyaindodanakaJowashiinkosiyakwaJuda waphilaiminyakaeyishuminanhlanuemvakokufa kukaJowashiindodanakaJehowahaziinkosiyakwa-Israyeli 26Ezinyeizindabazika-Amasiya,ezokuqalanezokugcina, bheka,azilotshiweyiniencwadiniyamakhosiakwaJuda nakwa-Israyelina?

27Kwathiemvakwesikhathiu-Amasiyaaphambukangaso ekulandeleniuJehovabamenzelaugobeeJerusalema; wabalekelaeLakishi,kephabathumelaeLakishiemva kwakhe,bambulalelakhona.

28Bamthwalangamahhashi,bammbelakoyiseemzini wakwaJuda

ISAHLUKO26

1BonkeabantubakwaJudabathathau-Uziya owayeneminyakaeyishuminesithupha,bambekainkosi esikhundlenisikayiseu-Amasiya

2Yakhai-Eloti,walibuyiselakuJuda,inkosiisilelekoyise.

3U-Uziyawayeneminyakaeyishuminesithuphaekuqaleni kwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyakaengamashumi ayisihlanunambilieJerusalema.igamalikanina lalinguJekoliyawaseJerusalema

4WenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehovanjengakhokonke akwenzileyouyiseu-Amasiya.

5WamfunauNkulunkuluemihlenikaZakariya owayenengqondongemibonokaNkulunkulu;zonke izinsukuzokumfunakwakheuJehova,uNkulunkulu wamphumelelisa

6WaphumawalwanamaFilisti,wadilizaugangelwaseGati, nogangelwaseJabine,nogangelwase-Ashidodi,wakha imizingase-AshidodinaphakathikwamaFilisti

7UNkulunkuluwamsizaekulweninamaFilisti,nakumaArabhiayakheeGur-Bahali,nakumaMehuni.

8Abantwanabakwa-Amonibamnikau-Uziyaizipho; ngobawaziqinisakakhulu.

9U-UziyawakhaimibhoshongoeJerusalema ngaseSangweniLasegumbini,naseSangweniLesigodi, nasekujikenikogange,wayiqinisa

10Wakhanemibhoshongoehlane,wembaimithombo eminingi,ngokubawayenezinkomoeziningiemathafeni nasemathafeni,nabalimi,nabagcinibeziviniezintabeni naseKarmeli,ngokubawayethandaukulima

11U-Uziyawayenebutholamadodaempiaphumaimpi ngamaviyo,njengomumowokubalwakwawongesandla sikaJehiyeliunobhalanoMahaseyaumbusiphansi kwesandlasikaHananiya,omunyewezindunazenkosi

12Isibalosonkesezinhlokozawoyise,amaqhawe anamandla,sasiyizinkulungwaneezimbilinamakhulu ayisithupha

13Phansikwesandlasabokwakukhonaimpi eyizinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamathathunesikhombisa namakhuluayisihlanu,impienamandlaamakhuluukusiza inkosiesitheni.

14U-Uziyawabalungiselakulolonkeibuthoizihlangu, nemikhonto,nezigqoko,nezigqoko,neminsalo,namatshe endwayimana

15WenzaeJerusalemaimishini,eyasungulwangabantu abahlakaniphileyoukubaibephezukwemibhoshongo naphezukwezingosizokucibishelaimicibisholonamatshe amakhuluIgamalakhelaphumelakude;ngokubawasizwa ngokumangalisayo,wazewabanamandla

16Kodwalaphoesenamandla,inhliziyoyakhe yazikhukhumezakwazekwabasekufenikwakhe,ngoba waphambukakuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe,wangena ethempelinilikaJehovaukuzeashiseimpephoe-altare lempepho

17U-Azariyaumpristiwangenaemvakwakhekanyenaye abapristibakaJehovaabangamashumiayisishiyagalombili, amadodaanamandla

18Bamelanano-Uziyainkosi,bathikuye:“Akusikho okwakho,Uziya,ukushiselauJehovaimpepho,kodwa kungokwabapristi,amadodanaka-Aroni,abangcweliselwe ukushisaimpepho;phumaendliniengcwele;ngobawenze isiphambeko;futhiakuyikubaludumolwakhooluvela eNkosiniuNkulunkulu

19U-Uziyawathukuthela,ephetheumcengeziwokushisa impepho;esathukutheleleabapristi,kwavelauchoko ebunzinilakhephambikwabapristiendlinikaJehovangasealtarelempepho

20U-Azariyaumpristiomkhulunabobonkeabapristi bambuka,bheka,wayenochokoebunzinilakhe, bamkhiphelangaphandle;yebo,nayewasheshaukuphuma, ngokubauJehovawayemshayile.

21U-Uziyainkosiwayenochokokwazekwabalusuku lokufakwakhe,wahlalaendlinieyodwa,enochoko;ngoba wanqunywaendlinikaJehova;uJothamuindodanayakhe wayephezukwendluyenkosi,ahlulelaabantubezwe

22Ezinyeizindabazika-Uziya,ezokuqalanezokugcina, zalotshwangu-Isayaumprofethi,indodanaka-Amose.

23U-Uziyawayeselalakoyise,bammbelakoyiseensimini yokungcwabayamakhosi;ngokubabathi:“Unochoko” UJothamuindodanayakhewabayinkosiesikhundleni sakhe

ISAHLUKO27

1UJothamuwayeneminyakaengamashumiamabili nanhlanuekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka eyishuminesithuphaeJerusalema;Igamalikanina lalinguJerushaindodakazikaSadoki

2WenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehovanjengakhokonke akwenzileyou-Uziyauyise,kephaakangenanga ethempelinilikaJehovaFuthiabantubenzangokonakala

3WakhaisangoeliphakemelendlukaJehova,futhiwakha okuningiodongenilwase-Ofeli

4WakhanemiziezintabenizakwaJuda,nasemahlathini wakhaizinqabanemibhoshongo

5Walwanenkosiyabantwanabakwa-Amoni,wabahlula; Abantwanabakwa-Amonibamnikangawolowomnyaka amatalentaayikhuluesiliva,namakhoraayizinkulungwane eziyishumikakolweni,nezinkulungwaneeziyishumi

zebhaliNgakhoabantwanabakwa-Amonibambuyisela kanjalongomnyakawesibilinangowesithathu.

6UJothamuwabanamandla,ngokubawalungisaizindlela zakhephambikukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe.

7EzinyeizindabazikaJothamu,nazozonkeizimpizakhe, nezindlelazakhe,bheka,zilotshiweencwadiniyamakhosi akwa-IsrayelinakwaJuda

8Wayeneminyakaengamashumiamabilinanhlanu ekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyakaeyishumi nesithuphaeJerusalema;

9UJothamuwayeselalakoyise,bammbelaemzini kaDavide;u-Ahaziindodanayakhewabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe.

ISAHLUKO28

1U-Ahaziwayeneminyakaengamashumiamabili ekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyakaeyishumi nesithuphaeJerusalema,kephaakenzangaokulungile emehlwenikaJehovanjengoDavideuyise

2Wahambaezindlelenizamakhosiakwa-Israyeli, wabenzelaoBaliizithombeezibunjiweyo.

3WashisaimpephoesigodinisendodanakaHinomu, washisaabantwanabakheemlilweninjengezinengiso zabezizweuJehovaabaxoshaphambikwabantwanabakwaIsrayeli

4Wahlaba,washisaimpephoezindawenieziphakemeyo, nasemagqumeni,naphansikwayoyonkeimithieluhlaza.

5NgalokhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhewamnikela esandlenisenkosiyase-Aramu;bamshaya,bathumbakubo isixukuesikhulu,babayisaeDamaseku.Nayewanikelwa esandlenisenkosiyakwa-Israyeli,eyambulalangokuceka okukhulu

6UPhekaindodanakaRemaliyawabulalakoJuda izinkulungwaneeziyikhulunamashumiamabilingalusuku lunye,bonkebengamadodaanamandla;ngoba babemshiyileuJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise.

7UZikiri,iqhawelakwa-Efrayimi,wabulalauMahaseya indodanayenkosi,no-Azirikamuumbusiwendlu,noElkanaowayelandelainkosi.

8Abantwanabakwa-Israyelibathumbakubafowabo izinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamabili,abesifazane, namadodana,namadodakazi,baphangafuthikuboimpango eningi,bayiyisaimpangoeSamariya

9KephakwakukhonalaphoumprofethikaJehovaogama lakhelalingu-Odedi,waphumaphambikwempieyafika eSamariya,wathikubo:“Bhekani,ngokubauJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyihlowayethukutheleleuJuda, ubanikeleesandlenisenu,ninanibabulelengokufutheka okufikaezulwini

10ManjenithiniyakwenzaabantwanabakwaJuda nabaseJerusalemababeyizigqilanezigqilakazikini; 11Ngalokhongizweni,nibabuyiseabathunjwa enabathumbakubafowenu,ngokubaulakaoluvuthayo lukaJehovaluphezukwenu

12Kwasekusukumaabathileezinhlokozabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi,u-AzariyaindodanakaJohanani, noBerekiyaindodanakaMeshilemoti,noJehizikiya indodanakaShalumi,no-AmasaindodanakaHadlayi, bamelananabaphumaimpi;

13Wathikubo:“Aniyikubangenisaabathunjwalapha, ngokubathinavelesonilekuJehova,nihloseukunezela

ezonwenizethunasephuthenilethu,ngokubaicalalethu likhulu,futhikukhonaulakaoluvuthayoku-Israyeli.

14Abahlomileyobabashiya-keabathunjwanempango phambikwezikhulunayoyonkeinhlangano.

15Amadodaayeshiwongamagamaasukuma,athatha abathunjwa,futhikanyenempangoabembathisabonke ababenqunuphakathikwabo,abagqokisa,abafaka izicathulo,abaphaukudlanokuphuzwa,abagcoba, abathwalabonkeababuthakathakababobabakhwelisa ezimbongolweni,babayisaeJeriko,umuziwamasundu, babuyelakubafowaboeSamariya

16Ngalesosikhathiinkosiu-Ahaziyathumelaemakhosini ase-Asiriyaukubaayisize.

17Ngokubaabakwa-Edomibasebefikilefuthi,bashaya uJuda,bathumbaabathunjwa

18AmaFilistiayehlaseleimiziyasethafenineningizimu yakwaJuda,athumbaiBetiShemeshi,ne-Ajaloni, neGederoti,neShokonemizanayalo,neThimnanemizana yalo,neGimzonemizanayalo,ahlalakhona.

19NgokubauJehovawathobisauJudangenxaka-Ahazi inkosiyakwa-Israyeli;ngobawamhlubulauJuda, waphambukakakhulukuJehova.

20UThiligatiPhileseriinkosiyase-Asiriyawezakuye, wamcindezela,akamqinisanga

21Ngokubau-AhaziwathathaingxenyeyendlukaJehova nendluyenkosineyezikhulu,wayinikainkosiyase-Asiriya, kephaayimsizanga

22Ngesikhathisokucindezelekakwakhewabuye waphambukakuJehova;yiyoleyonkosiu-Ahazi

23WahlabelaonkulunkulubaseDamasekuababemshayile, wathi:"NgenxayokuthionkulunkulubamakhosiaseAramubayawasiza,ngiyakuhlabelawonaukubaangisize" Kephababayincithakalokuyeno-Israyeliwonke

24U-AhaziwabuthaizitshazendlukaNkulunkulu, wazihlahlelaizitshazendlukaNkulunkulu,wavala iminyangoyendlukaJehova,wazenzelaama-altare emagumbinionkeeJerusalema.

25KuyoyonkeimiziyakwaJudawenzaizindawo eziphakemeyozokushiselaabanyeonkulunkuluimpepho, wamcunulauJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise.

26Ezinyeizindabazakhenazozonkeizindlelazakhe, ezokuqalanezokugcina,bheka,zilotshiweencwadini yamakhosiakwaJudanakwa-Israyeli.

27U-Ahaziwayeselalakoyise,bammbelaemzini, iJerusalema,kephaabamngenisangaemathuneniamakhosi akwa-Israyeli;uHezekiyaindodanayakhewabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO29

1UHezekiyawaqalaukubusaeneminyakaengamashumi amabilinanhlanu,wabusaiminyakaengamashumiamabili nesishiyagalolunyeeJerusalemaIgamalikaninalalinguAbiyaindodakazikaZakariya

2WenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehovanjengakhokonke akwenzileyouDavideuyise

3Yenangomnyakawokuqalawokubusakwakhe ngenyangayokuqalawavulaiminyangoyendlukaJehova, wayilungisa

4WabangenisaabapristinamaLevi,wabaqoqelaesigcawini sasempumalanga;

5Wathikubo:“NgizwenininamaLevi,zingcweliseni manje,ningcweliseindlukaJehovauNkulunkulu wawoyihlo,nikhipheukungcolaendaweniengcwele 6Ngokubaobababaphambukile,benzaokubiemehlweni kaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu,bamshiyile,baphendulela ubusobaboendlinikaJehova,bafulathela 7Bazivalaiminyangoyompheme,bacishaizibani, abashisangaimpepho,abanikelangangeminikelo yokushiswaendaweniengcwelekuNkulunkuluka-Israyeli 8NgalokhointukuthelokaJehovayabaphezukukaJuda neJerusalema,wabanikelaosizini,nesimangaliso,nento encimfelwayo,njengokubanikubonangamehloenu 9Ngokubabhekani,obababawilengenkemba,amadodana ethunamadodakaziethunawomkethubasekuthunjweni ngenxayalokho

10Manjekusenhliziyweniyamiukwenzaisivumelwano noJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,ukuzeulakalwakhe oluvuthayolusukekithi

11Madodanaami,ningabebudedengumanje,ngokuba uJehovaunikhethileukubanimephambikwakhe, nimkhonze,nimkhonze,nishiseimpepho

12BasebesukaabaLevi,oMahatiindodanaka-Amasayi, noJoweliindodanaka-AzariyaemadodaneniamaKohati; uJowaindodanakaZimano-EdeneindodanakaJowa; 13Kumadodanaka-Elisafani;emadodanenika-Asafa: nguShimri,noJehiyeli;uZakariya,noMathaniya: 14KumadodanakaHemani;emadodanenikaJeduthuni: ngoJehiyelinoShimeyi;noShemayano-Uziyeli.

15Babuthaabafowabo,bazingcwelisa,bezanjengesiyalezo senkosingamazwikaJehovaukubabahlanzeindlu kaJehova.

16Abapristibangenaendaweniengaphakathiyendlu kaJehovaukubabayihlambulule,bakhiphakonke ukungcolaabakufumanaethempelinilikaJehovabakuyisa egcekenilendlukaJehovaAmaLeviakuthatha,ukuze akukhiphelengaphandleemfudlaneniiKidroni

17Baqalaukungcwelisangolokuqalalwenyangayokuqala, kwathingosukulwesishiyagalombililwenyangabafika emphemenikaJehova,bangcwelisaindlukaJehova ngezinsukueziyisishiyagalombili;baqedangosuku lweshuminesithuphalwenyangayokuqala

18Khona-kebangenakuHezekiyainkosi,bathi: “SiyihlambululeyonkeindlukaJehova,ne-altarelomnikelo wokushiswanazozonkeizintozalo,netafulalezinkwa zokubukwakanyenazozonkeizintozalo

19Futhizonkeizitshainkosiu-Ahazieyalahla esiphambekwenisayoekubusenikwayosizilungisile sazingcwelisa;bheka,ziphambikwe-altarelikaJehova.

20UHezekiyainkosiwayesevukaekuseni,wabutha ababusibomuzi,wakhuphukelaendlinikaJehova

21Balethaizinkunzieziyisikhombisa,nezinqama eziyisikhombisa,namawundluayisikhombisa,nezimpongo eziyisikhombisa,kubengumnikelowesonowombuso, nowendluengcwele,nokaJudaWayalaabapristi, amadodanaka-Aroni,ukubabanikelengazoe-altare likaJehova

22Bazihlabaizinkunzi,abapristibathathaigazi,bafafaza ngaloe-altare;bahlabaizinqama,bafafazangegazie-altare; babulalanamawundlu,bafafazangegazie-altare

23Basebelethaizimpongozomnikelowesonophambi kwenkosilenhlangano;basebebekaizandlaphezukwabo

24Abapristibazihlaba,benzaukubuyisanangegazilazoealtare,ukwenzelau-Israyeliwonkeukubuyisana,ngokuba inkosiyayalaukubakwenziweumnikelowokushiswa nomnikelowesonongo-Israyeliwonke.

25WawamisaamaLeviendlinikaJehovaephethe amasimbali,nezingubhu,namahabhu,njengesiyalezo sikaDavide,nesikaGadiumboniwenkosi,nesikaNathani umprofethi,ngokubayayinjaloumyalokaJehovangesandla sabaprofethibakhe

26AmaLeviayemienezintozomculozikaDavide, nabapristibephetheamacilongo

27UHezekiyawayalaukunikelangomnikelowokushiswa e-altare.Kwathilaphoumnikelowokushiswausuqalile, ingomakaJehovayaqalanamacilongonezinsimbi zokubethwazikaDavideinkosiyakwa-Israyeli

28Lonkeibandlalakhuleka,abahlabelelibahlabelela, nabamacilongobabetha;

29Kwathisebeqedileukunikela,inkosinabobonkeababe nayobakhothama,bakhuleka.

30UHezekiyainkosinezikhulubayalaamaLeviukuba amdumiseuJehovangamazwikaDavidenaka-Asafa umboni.Bahlabelelaizindumisongentokozo, bakhothamisaamakhandaabo,bakhuleka

31UHezekiyawaphendulawathi:“Senizahlukanisele uJehova,sondelaniniletheimihlatsheloneminikelo yokubongaendlinikaJehovaIbandlalalethaimihlatshelo neminikeloyokubonga;futhibonkeababenenhliziyo ekhululekileiminikeloyokushiswa.

32Inanileminikeloyokushiswaelayilethaibandla laliyizinkunziezingamashumiayisikhombisa,nezinqama eziyikhulu,namawundluangamakhuluamabili;konke lokhukwakungokomnikelowokushiswakuJehova

33Izintoezingcwelezaziyizinkomoezingamakhulu ayisithuphanezimvueziyizinkulungwaneezintathu.

34Kodwaabapristibabembalwakakhulukangangokuthi babengenakuhlinzayonkeiminikeloyokushiswa;ngakho abafowaboamaLevibabasiza,wazewaphelaumsebenzi, nabanyeabapristibazebazingcwelisa,ngobaamaLevi ayeqothongenhliziyoukuzingcwelisakunabapristi

35Iminikeloyokushiswayayiminingi,namanonieminikelo yokuthula,neminikeloyokuphuzwayayoyonkeiminikelo yokushiswaNgakhoinkonzoyendlukaJehovayahlelwa 36UHezekiyanabobonkeabantubajabulangalokho uNkulunkuluayebalungiselekhonaabantu,ngokubalento yenzekangokuzumayo

ISAHLUKO30

1UHezekiyawathumelakuyewonkeu-IsrayelinoJuda, walobelao-EfrayiminoManaseizincwadi,ukubabeze endlinikaJehovaeJerusalema,bamenzeleuJehova uNkulunkuluka-Israyeliiphasika.

2Ngobainkosiyayicebisaneleziphathamandlazayo lebandlalonkeeJerusalemaukwenzaiphasikangenyanga yesibili

3Ngokubababengenakukwenzangalesosikhathi,ngokuba abapristibabengazingcwelisangangokwanele,nabantu babengabuthanangaeJerusalema

4Lokhukwabakuhleemehlwenienkosinakulolonke ibandla.

5BasebemisaisimemezeloukubakumenyezelwekuIsrayeliwonke,kusukelaeBeriShebakuzekubekwaDani

ukubabezeukuzomenzeleuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeliiphasikaeJerusalema,ngokubakwasekuyisikhathi esidebengalenzanganjengalokhokulotshiweyo

6Zasezihambaizigijiminezincwadiezivelaenkosini nezikhuluzayokuyewonkeu-IsrayelinoJuda, nanjengomyalowenkosi,wathi:“NinabantwanabakwaIsrayeli,buyelanikuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Abrahama,uIsaka,no-Israyeli,futhiuyobuyelakuyoinsaliyenu ephunyukileesandlenisamakhosiase-Asiriya

7Ningabinjengoyihlonabafowenuabaphambuka kuJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise,owabanikelaekubeni incithakalo,njengokubanibona

8Manjeningabilukhuniintamonjengoyihlo,kodwa zinikelenikuJehova,ningeneendliniyakheengcwele ayingcwelisilekuzekubephakade,nimkhonzeuJehova uNkulunkuluwenu,ukuzeukuvuthakolakalwakhekubuye kini

9NgokubaumanibuyelakuJehova,abafowenu nabantwanabenubayakubanesihephambi kwabathumbayo,bazebabuyelekulelizwe,ngokuba uJehovauNkulunkuluwenuunomusanesihe,akabususi ubusobakhekini,umanibuyelakuye.

10Izigijimizadabulaimizingemiziezwenilakwa-Efrayimi noManase,zazezafikakwaZebuloni,kephazabahleka usulu,zabahlekausulu.

11Nokhoabakwa-AsherinabakwaManase nabakwaZebulonibazithoba,bezaeJerusalema

12FuthikwaJudaisandlasikaNkulunkulusasikhona ukubanikainhliziyoeyodwaukwenzaumyalowenkosi nowezikhulungezwilikaJehova

13KwabuthanaeJerusalemaabantuabaningiukwenza umkhosiwesinkwaesingenamvubelongenyangayesibili, ibandlaelikhulukakhulu

14Basuka,basusaama-altareayeseJerusalema,bawasusa onkeama-altareempepho,bawaphonsaemfudlaneni iKidroni

15Balihlabaiphasikangosukulweshuminanelwenyanga yesibili;abapristinamaLevibabanamahloni, bazingcwelisa,bangenisaiminikeloyokushiswaendlini kaJehova.

16Bemaendaweniyabongokwesimisosabo ngokomthethokaMose,umuntukaNkulunkulu;abapristi bafafazaigaziababelamukeleesandlenisamaLevi.

17Ngokubababebaningiebandleni ababengangcweliswanga;

18Ngokubauquqabalwabantu,abaningibakwa-Efrayimi, nabakwaManase,kwa-Isakare,nakwaZebuloni, babengazihlambululanga,nokhobalidlaiphasika ngokuphambenenalokhookwakulotshiweKepha uHezekiyawabakhulekela,wathi:“UJehovaomuhle makabathethelelebonke

19olungisainhliziyoyakheukufunauNkulunkulu, uJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise,nakuba engahlanjululwanganjengokuhlanjululwakwendlu engcwele

20UJehovawamuzwauHezekiya,wabaphulukisaabantu

21Abantwanabakwa-IsrayeliababekhonaeJerusalema bawugcinaumkhosiwesinkwaesingenamvubeloizinsuku eziyisikhombisangokujabulaokukhulu;

22UHezekiyawakhulumakamnandikuwowonke amaLeviayefundisaukwaziokuhlekukaJehova;adla

emkhosiniizinsukueziyisikhombisa,enikelaiminikelo yokuthula,evumaizonokuJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise.

23Ibandlalonkelacebisanaukwenzaezinyeizinsuku eziyisikhombisa;bagubhaezinyeizinsukueziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza.

24NgokubauHezekiyainkosiyakwaJudawanikaibandla izinkunzieziyinkulungwanenezimvueziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa;izikhuluzanikaibandlaizinkunzi eziyinkulungwanenezimvueziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi;

25LonkeibandlalakwaJuda,nabapristinamaLevi,nalo lonkeibandlaelaphumakwa-Israyeli,nabafokazi ababephumaezwenilakwa-Israyeli,nabakhileyokwaJuda, bathokoza

26KwabakhonaukuthokozaokukhulueJerusalema, ngokubakusukelaemihlenikaSolomoniindodana kaDavide,inkosiyakwa-Israyeli,kwakungekhookunjalo eJerusalema

27AbapristibamaLevibasukuma,babusisaabantu,izwi labolezwakala,nomkhulekowabowakhuphukela endaweniyakheyokuhlalaengcweleezulwini

ISAHLUKO31

1Kwathisekuphelilekonkelokho,wonkeu-Israyeli owayekhonawaphumawayaemiziniyakwaJuda, baphahlazaizinsika,bagawulao-Ashera,badilizaizindawo eziphakemeyonama-altarekuwowonkeuJuda noBenjamini,kwa-EfrayiminoManase,bazebabaqedanya Bonkeabantwanabakwa-Israyelibabuyela,kwabayilowo nalowoefenilakheemiziniyakubo.

2UHezekiyawamisaizigabazabapristinamaLevi ngokwezigabazabo,kwabayilowonalowongokomsebenzi wakhe,abapristinamaLevi,abeyiminikeloyokushiswa neminikeloyokuthula,ukukhonzanokubonga,nokudumisa emasangweniamatendekaJehova

3Wamisaisabelosenkosisempahlayakhesibeyiminikelo yokushiswa,iminikeloyokushiswayasekuseni neyakusihlwa,neminikeloyokushiswayamasabatha, neyokwethwasakwenyanga,neyemikhosiemisiweyo, njengokulotshiweyoemthethwenikaJehova

4FuthiwayalaabantuababehlalaeJerusalemaukuba banikeleisabelosabapristinamaLeviukuzebaqine emthethwenikaJehova

5Kwathiekuphumenikwalelozwi,abantwanabakwaIsrayelibalethangokuchichimayoulibolwamabele, newayini,namafutha,nezinyosi,nakuzozonkeizithelo zamasimu;futhiokweshumikwakhokonkebaletha kakhulu

6Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelinabakwaJudaababehlala emiziniyakwaJudanabobalethaokweshumikwezinkomo nokwezimvunokweshumikwezintoezingcwele ezazingcweliselweuJehovauNkulunkuluwabo,bakubeka izinqwaba

7Ngenyangayesithathubaqalaukubekaisisekelo sezinqwaba,baziqedangenyangayesikhombisa

8LaphouHezekiyanezikhulubezababonaizinqwaba, bambongauJehovanabantubakheu-Israyeli

9UHezekiyawabuzaabapristinamaLevingezinqwaba

10U-AzariyaumpristiomkhuluwendlukaSadoki wamphendulawathi:“Selokhuabantubaqalaukuletha iminikeloendlinikaJehova,sisuthile,sashiyainala,

ngokubauJehovaubusisileabantubakhe;futhiokusele yilesisitoloesikhulu.

11UHezekiyawayalaukubakulungisweamakamelo endlinikaJehova;basebelungisa.

12Bangenisaiminikelo,nokweshumi,nezintoezingcwele ngokuthembeka;

13OJehiyeli,no-Azaziya,noNahati,no-Asaheli, noJerimoti,noJozabadi,no-Eliyeli,no-Ismakiya,noMahati, noBenaya,babengababonisingaphansikwesandla sikaKoniyanoShimeyiumfowabo,ngomyalokaHezekiya inkosino-AzariyaumbusiwendlukaNkulunkulu

14UKoreindodanakaImnaumLevi,umlindisango wasempumalanga,wayephetheiminikeloyesihle kaNkulunkulu,ukwabaiminikelokaJehovanezinto ezingcwelengcwele

15Ecelenikwakhekwakungu-Edene,noMiniyamini, noJeshuwa,noShemaya,no-Amariya,noShekaniya, emiziniyabapristingezikhundlazabo,ukuzebanike abafowabongezigaba,abakhulunabancane;

16ngaphandlekwamadodaabhalweohlwinilozalolwabo, kusukelakwabaneminyakaemithathukuyaphezulu,kubo bonkeabangenaendlinikaJehovaisabelosabosemihla ngemihlaenkonzweniyaboezimpahlenizabongezigaba zabo;

17Babhalwaohlwinilozalolwabapristingezindlu zawoyise,namaLevi,kusukelakwabaneminyaka engamashumiamabilikuyaphezulu,ezikhundlenizabo ngezigabazabo;

18Balotshweohlwinilozalolwabobonkeabancanebabo, omkabo,namadodanaabo,namadodakaziabo,ebandleni lonke,ngokubaezikhundlenizabobazingcwelisa ngokungcwele

19Emadodanenika-Aroni,abapristi,ababesemadlelweni emiziyabo,emiziniyonkengemizi,amadodaashiwo ngamagamaukubaanikeizabelobonkeabesilisaphakathi kwabapristi,nabobonkeababhalwangezizukulwane zamaLevi.

20WenzenjalouHezekiyakwaJudawonke,wenzaokuhle nokulungilenokuyiqinisophambikukaJehova uNkulunkuluwakhe.

21Nakuyoyonkeimisebenziayiqalaenkonzweniyendlu kaNkulunkulu,nomthetho,nemiyaloyokufuna uNkulunkuluwakhe,wayenzangenhliziyoyakheyonke, waphumelela

ISAHLUKO32

1Emvakwalokhonokuqinisekiswakwakhokwafika uSaneheribiinkosiyase-Asiriya,wangenakwaJuda, wamisamalungananemiziebiyelweyo,wathi uyakuzizuzelayona

2UHezekiyaesebonileukuthiuSaneheribiufikilenokuthi uhloseukulwaneJerusalema;

3Wacebisananezikhuluzakhenamaqhaweakheukuba bavimbeamanziemithomboeyayingaphandlekomuzi; bamsiza

4Kwabuthanaabantuabaningi,bavalayonkeimithombo, nomfudlanaowawugelezaphakathinezwe,bathi:“Kungani kufanelekufikeamakhosiase-Asiriya,atholeamanzi amaningi?

5Waziqinisa,walwakhalonkeugangeolwaludiliziwe, waluphakamisalwabayimibhoshongo,nolunyeugange

ngaphandle,walungisaiMiloemzinikaDavide,wenza imicibisholonezihlangueziningi.

6Wamisaizindunazempiphezukwabantu,wazibuthela kuyeesigcawinisesangolomuzi,wakhulumakahlekuzo, wathi:

7Qinani,nimeisibindi,ningesabi,ningapheliamandla ngenkosiyase-Asiriyanangasosonkeisixukuesinayo, ngokubabaningiabanathikunabanaye; 8Okunayeingaloyenyama;kodwaokunathinguJehova uNkulunkuluwethuukubaasisize,alweizimpizethu AbantubencikaemazwinikaHezekiyainkosiyakwaJuda 9EmvakwalokhouSaneheribiinkosiyase-Asiriya wathumaizincekuzakheeJerusalema(kephayena wavimbezelaiLakishi,nawowonkeamandlaakheenaye), kuHezekiyainkosiyakwaJudanakuyewonkeuJuda owayeseJerusalema,wathi:

10UshokanjeuSaneheribiinkosiyase-Asiriya,uthi: “Nithembelaphiukubanihlaleekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalemana?

11UHezekiyaakaniyengiyiniukubaaninikeleekufeni ngendlalanangokoma,ethi:‘UJehovauNkulunkuluwethu uyakusophulaesandlenisenkosiyase-Asiriya?

12YenauHezekiyaakasusangayiniizindawozakhe eziphakemeyonama-altareakhe,wayalauJuda neJerusalema,wathi:'Niyakukhulekaphambikwe-altare linye,nishiseimpephophezukwalo,'na?

13Anaziyinilokhominanawobabaesikwenzilekubo bonkeabantubakwamanyeamazwena?Onkulunkulu bezizwezalawomazwebabenamandlayiniukophula amazweaboesandlenisamina?

14Ngubaniphakathikwabobonkeonkulunkulubalezo zizweobabaabaziqothulayoongakhululaabantubakhe esandlenisami,ukuzeuNkulunkuluwenuabenamandla okunophulaesandlenisamina?

15NgalokhouHezekiyamakanganikhohlisi,anganiyengi ngalendlela,ningakholwanguye,ngokubaakukho nkulunkuluwanomayisiphiisizwenomaumbuso owakwaziukukhululaabantubakheesandlenisami nasesandlenisawobaba;kakhulukangakananiuNkulunkulu wenuanganikhululaesandlenisamina?

16IzincekuzakhezabuyezakhulumakabingoJehova uNkulunkulunangencekuyakheuHezekiya

17WalobanezincwadizokuthukauJehovauNkulunkulu ka-Israyelinokukhulumakabingayengokuthi: “Njengokubaonkulunkulubezizwezakwamanyeamazwe bengabakhululangaabantubaboesandlenisami,kanjalo uNkulunkulukaHezekiyaakayikubakhululaabantubakhe esandlenisami.

18BasebememezangezwielikhulungesiJudakubantu baseJerusalemaababesogangeniukubabesabisa,bebathuse; ukuzebawuthatheumuzi

19BakhulumakabingoNkulunkuluwaseJerusalema njengonkulunkulubezizwezomhlaba,ababengumsebenzi wezandlazomuntu

20UHezekiyainkosino-IsayaumprofethiindodanakaAmosebakhulekangenxayalokho,bakhalangasezulwini 21UJehovawathumaingelosi,yanqumaonkeamaqhawe anamandla,nezikhulu,nezindunaekamulenkosiyaseAsiriyaNgakhowabuyelaezwenilakuboenamahloni Esengenileendlinikankulunkuluwakhe,abaphuma ezibilininizakhebambulalakhonangenkemba

22KanjalouJehovawamsindisauHezekiyanabakhileyo eJerusalemaesandlenisikaSaneheribiinkosiyase-Asiriya nasesandlenisabobonkeabanye,wabaholanxazonke

23AbaningibalethaiziphokuJehovaeJerusalemanezipho kuHezekiyainkosiyakwaJuda,wazewaphakanyiswa emehlweniazozonkeizizwekusukelangalesosikhathi 24NgalezozinsukuuHezekiyawagulawazewafa, wakhulekakuJehova;wakhulumakuye,wamnika isibonakaliso

25KephauHezekiyaakabuyiselanganjengokuhle ayenzelweyena;ngokubainhliziyoyakheyazikhukhumeza; ngalokhokwabakhonaulakaphezukwakhe,noJuda neJerusalema.

26NokhouHezekiyawazithobaekuziqhenyeni kwenhliziyoyakhe,yenanabakhileyoeJerusalema, kangangokuthiulakalukaJehovaalubehlelanga ezinsukwinizikaHezekiya

27UHezekiyawayenengcebonodumooluningikakhulu; 28neziphalazesivunosamabele,nesewayini,namafutha; nezibayazazozonkeizinhlobozezilwane,nezibaya zemihlambi

29Wazilungiselaimizi,nemfuyoyezimvuneyezinkomo eziningi,ngokubauNkulunkuluwayemnikeimpahlaeningi kakhulu

30YenalowoHezekiyawavalaumthombowamanzi ongenhlawaseGihoni,wawehlisawaqonda ngasentshonalangakomuzikaDavideUHezekiya waphumelelaemisebenziniyakheyonke.

31KephaendabeniyezithunywazezikhuluzaseBabele ezathumakuyeukubuzangesimangalisoesenziwaezweni, uNkulunkuluwamyekaukubaamvivinye,azikonke okusenhliziyweniyakhe

32EzinyeizindabazikaHezekiyanokulungakwakhe, bheka,zilotshiweembonwenika-Isayaumprofethi, indodanaka-Amose,nasencwadiniyamakhosiakwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli

33UHezekiyawayeselalakoyise,bammbelaendaweni ephakemeyoyamangcwabaamadodanakaDavide;wonke uJudanabakhileyoeJerusalemabamenzelaudumoekufeni kwakhe.UManaseindodanayakhewabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO33

1UManasewayeneminyakaeyishuminambiliekuqaleni kwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyakaengamashumi ayisihlanunanhlanueJerusalema;

2WenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehovanjengezinengiso zabezizweuJehovaabaxoshaphambikwabantwanabakwaIsrayeli

3WabuyewakhaizindawoeziphakemeyouHezekiyauyise ayezidilizile,wamiselaoBhaliama-altare,wenzao-Ashera, wakhulekakulolonkeibandlalasezulwini,walikhonza

4Wakhaama-altareendlinikaJehova,uJehovaashongayo ukuthi:"IgamalamiliyakubaseJerusalemakuzekube phakade"

5Wakhelanalolonkeibandlalasezulwiniama-altare emagcekeniomabiliendlukaJehova

6Wadabulisaabantwanabakheemlilweniesigodini sendodanakaHinomu,wahlolaimilingo,wenzaimilingo, wenzaimilingo,waphathaabanedlozinabathakathi,wenza okubiokuningiemehlwenikaJehovaukubaamcunule

7Wamisaisithombeesibaziweyo,isithombeabenzileyo, endlinikaNkulunkulu,uNkulunkuluashongayokuDavide nakuSolomoniindodanayakhe,wathi:“Kulendlu naseJerusalemaengiyikhethilephambikwazozonkeizizwe zakwa-Israyelingiyakubekaigamalamikuzekubephakade; 8KangisayikususaunyawolukaIsrayelielizweni engalinikaoyihlo;ukuzebaqapheleukwenzakonke engibayalengakhongokomthethowonke,nezimiso, nezahlulelongesandlasikaMose

9UManasewadukisauJudanabakhileyoeJerusalema, benzaokubikunabezizweuJehovaabachithaphambi kwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli

10UJehovawakhulumakuManasenakubantubakhe, kephaabalalelanga

11UJehovawayesebehliselaizindunazempiyenkosiyaseAsiriya,ezambambauManaseemeveni,zambopha ngamaketanga,zamyisaeBabele

12EsekuhluphekeniwancengauJehovauNkulunkulu wakhe,wazithobakakhuluphambikukaNkulunkulu wawoyise;

13Wakhulekakuye,wancengwanguye,wezwaukunxusa kwakhe,wambuyiselaeJerusalemaembusweniwakhe. UManasewaziukuthiuJehovaunguNkulunkulu

14Emvakwalokhowakhaugangengaphandlekomuzi kaDavidengasentshonalangakweGihoniesigodinikuze kufikeekungenenikweSangoLezinhlanzi,walizungezaiOfeli,walimisaindawoephakemekakhulu,wabeka izindunazempikuyoyonkeimiziebiyelweyoyakwaJuda. 15Wasusaonkulunkulubezizweninesithombeendlini kaJehova,nawoonkeama-altareayewakhileentabeni yendlukaJehovanaseJerusalema,wakukhiphela ngaphandlekomuzi

16Wakhai-altarelikaJehova,wanikelaphezukwalo iminikeloyokuthulaneyokubonga,wayalauJudaukuba amkhonzeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli

17Nokhoabantubabesahlabelaezindawenieziphakemeyo, nokhobehlabelauJehovauNkulunkuluwaboyedwa.

18EzinyeizindabazikaManase,nomkhulekowakhe kuNkulunkuluwakhe,namazwiababoniabakhulumakuye egamenilikaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,bheka, kulotshiweencwadiniyamakhosiakwa-Israyeli

19Umkhulekowakhe,nokuthiuNkulunkuluwanxuswa kanjaninguye,nazozonkeizonozakhe,nesiphambeko sakhe,nezindawoakhakuzoizindawoeziphakemeyo, wamisao-Asheranezithombeezibaziweyo,ngaphambi kokubaathotshiswe;bheka,kulotshiweemazwiniababoni.

20UManasewayeselalakoyise,bammbelaendliniyakhe; u-Amoniindodanayakhewabayinkosiesikhundlenisakhe. 21U-Amoniwayeneminyakaengamashumiamabili nambiliekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka emibilieJerusalema 22WenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehovanjengalokhoenzile uManaseuyise,u-Amoniwahlabelazonkeizithombe ezibaziweyoayezenzileuManaseuyise,wazikhonza; 23AkazithobangaphambikukaJehovanjengalokho ezithobileuManaseuyise;kephau-Amoniwona ngokwandayo.

24Izincekuzakhezamenzelaugobe,zambulalaendlini yakhe

25Kephaabantubezwebababulalabonkeababeyenzele inkosiu-Amoniugobe;abantubezwebabekauJosiya indodanayakheinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO34

1UJosiyawayeneminyakaeyisishiyagalombiliekuqaleni kwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyakaengamashumi amathathunanyeeJerusalema.

2WenzaokulungileemehlwenikaJehova,wahamba ngezindlelazikaDavideuyise,akachezukela ngakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo.

3Ngokubangomnyakawesishiyagalombiliwokubusa kwakheesemncanewaqalaukufunauNkulunkulu kaDavideuyise,ngomnyakaweshuminambiliwaqala ukuhlambululauJudaneJerusalema,wasusaizindawo eziphakemeyo,no-Ashera,nezithombeezibaziweyo, nezithombeezibunjiweyo

4Bawadilizaphambikwakheama-altareoBali; nezithombeezaziphakemephezukwazowazigawula; wahlephulao-Ashera,nezithombeezibaziweyo, nezithombeezibunjiweyo,wakucolisa,wakuvuthululela phezukwamathunaababezihlabe.

5Wawashisaamathamboabapristiphezukwama-altare abo,wahlanzauJudaneJerusalema

6WenzanjaloemiziniyakwaManase,neyakwa-Efrayimi, neyakwaSimeyoni,kwazekwabakwaNafetali, nezigebenguzayonxazonke

7Yawadilizaama-altarene-Ashera,yashayaizithombe ezibaziweyozabaluthuli,yanqumazonkeizithombe ezwenilonkelakwa-Israyeli,yabuyelaeJerusalema 8Kwathingomnyakaweshuminesishiyagalombili wokubusakwakheesehlanzileizwenendlu,wathuma uShafaniindodanaka-Azaliya,noMahaseyaumbusi womuzi,noJowaindodanakaJowahaziumabhalanaukuba balungiseindlukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe

9LaphobefikakuHilikiyaumpristiomkhulu,bamnika imalieyayilethweendlinikaNkulunkulu,amaLevialinda iminyangoayeyiqoqileesandlenisikaManaseno-Efrayimi nakuyoyonkeinsaliyakwa-IsrayelinakuwowonkeuJuda noBhenjamini;babuyelaeJerusalema.

10Bayibekaesandlenisabenzibomsebenziababengamele indlukaJehova,bayinikaabenzibomsebenziababesebenza endlinikaJehovaukubabalungisefuthibayilungiseindlu.

11Bakunikaabakhandinabakhiukuthengaamatshe abaziweyonemithiyokuhlanganisanokufakaphansi izindluamakhosiakwaJudaayezidilizile.

12Amadodaawenzaumsebenzingokuthembeka; abaphathibawokwakunguJahatino-ObadiyaamaLevi emadodanenikaMerari;uZakariyanoMeshulamu, emadodaneniamaKohati,ukuyihambisa;namanye amaLevi,bonkeababenekhonolokubethelwaizinto zokubethwa

13Babephetheabathwalibemithwalo,bephethebonke abenzaumsebenziwanomayiluphiuhlobolwenkonzo; kumaLevikwakukhonaababhali,nezinduna, nabalindisango

14LaphobeyikhiphaimalieyayilethweendlinikaJehova, uHilikiyaumpristiwatholaincwadiyomthethokaJehova eyanikezwangesandlasikaMose

15UHilikiyawaphendula,wathikuShafaniumbhali: "NgiyitholileincwadiyomthethoendlinikaJehova"

UHilikiyawayinikauShafaniincwadi

16UShafaniwayiyisaincwadienkosini,wayibuyisela inkosi,wathi:“Konkeokuphathisweizincekuzakho ziyakwenza

17BabuthaimalieyafunyanwaendlinikaJehova, bayinikelaesandlenisababonisinasesandlenisabenzi bomsebenzi

18UShafaniumbhaliwayitshelainkosi,wathi:"UHilikiya umpristiunginikileincwadi."UShafaniwayifundaphambi kwenkosi

19Kwathilaphoinkosiisizwileamazwiomthetho, yaklebhulaizingubozayo.

20InkosiyayalauHilikiya,no-Ahikamuindodana kaShafani,no-AbidoniindodanakaMika,noShafani unobhala,no-Asayaincekuyenkosi,yathi:

21Hambani,ningibuzelekuJehova,nangenxayabaseleyo kwa-IsrayelinabakwaJuda,ngamazwiencwadi efunyenweyo,ngokubainkuluintukuthelokaJehova ethululelwephezukwethu,ngokubaobabaabaligcinanga izwilikaJehovaukubabenzenjengakhokonkeokulotshwe kulencwadi

22UHilikiyanababemisweyinkosibayakuHulida umprofethikazi,umkaShalumi,indodanakaThikivati, indodanakaHasira,umgciniwezingubo;(manjewayehlala eJerusalemaekolishi;)bakhulumakuyekanjalo

23Wathikubo:“UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,uthi:

24UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Bheka,ngiyakwehlisela okubiphezukwalendawonaphezukwabakhileyokuyo, zonkeiziqalekisoezilotshweencwadiniabayifundile phambikwenkosiyakwaJuda;

25Ngokubabangishiyile,bashiselaabanyeonkulunkulu impepho,ukuzebangicunulengayoyonkeimisebenzi yezandlazabo;ngalokhoulakalwamiluyakuthululwa phezukwalendawo,lungayikucinywa.

26KephainkosiyakwaJudaeyanithumaukubuzakuJehova, niyakushokuyoukuthi:‘UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulu ka-Israyelingamazwiowazwileyo;

27Ngokubainhliziyoyakhoyayithambile,wazithoba phambikukaNkulunkululaphowezwaamazwiakhengale ndawonabakhileyokuyo,wazithobaphambikwami, waklebhulaizingubozakho,wakhalaphambikwami;Nami ngikuzwile,”ushouJehova

28Bheka,ngiyakukubuthelakoyihlo,ubuthelweethuneni lakhongokuthula,amehloakhoawayikubonakonkeokubi engiyakukwehliselaphezukwalendawonaphezu kwabakhileyokuyo.Basebeyibuyiselaenkosiniizwi.

29Inkosiyayisithuma,kwabuthanaonkeamadodaamadala akwaJudanaseJerusalema

30InkosiyakhuphukelaendlinikaJehova,nawowonke amadodaakwaJuda,nabakhileyoeJerusalema,nabapristi, namaLevi,nabobonkeabantu,abakhulunabancane, yafundaezindlebenizaboonkeamazwiencwadi yesivumelwanoeyafunyanwaendlinikaJehova

31Inkosiyemaendaweniyayo,yenzaisivumelwano phambikukaJehovasokulandelauJehova,nokugcina imiyaloyakhe,nobufakazibakhe,nezimisozakhengayo yonkeinhliziyoyayonangawowonkeumphefumulowayo ukwenzaamazwiesivumelwanoalotshwekulencwadi

32FuthiwenzaukubabonkeabatholakalaeJerusalema nakwaBenjaminibemekuwo.AbakhileyoeJerusalema benzanjengesivumelwanosikaNkulunkulu,uNkulunkulu wawoyise

33UJosiyawasusazonkeizinengisoemazwenionkeakwaIsrayeli,wenzaukubabonkeababekhonakwa-Israyeli bakhonze,bakhonzeuJehovauNkulunkuluwaboFuthi

zonkeizinsukuzakheabasukangaekulandeleniuJehova uNkulunkuluwawoyise.

ISAHLUKO35

1UJosiyawenzelauJehovaiphasikaeJerusalema,balihlaba iphasikangosukulweshuminanelwenyangayokuqala

2Wabamisaabapristiezikhundlenizabo,wabakhuthaza enkonzweniyendlukaJehova;

3WathikumaLeviayefundisawonkeu-Israyeli ayengcwelekuJehova:“Bekaniumphongoloongcwele endliniuSolomoniindodanakaDavideinkosiyakwaIsrayeliayakhayo;kungabingumthwaloemahlombeenu; khonzanimanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluwenunabantubakhe u-Israyeli;

4Zilungiseningezindluzawoyihlo,ngezigabazenu, ngokombhalokaDavideinkosiyakwa-Israyeli, nanjengombhalokaSolomoniindodanayakhe

5Nimeendaweniengcwelengokwezigabazemindeni yawoyisebabafowenuabantu,nesigabasemindeni yamaLevi

6Lihlabeniiphasika,nizingcwelise,nilungiseabafowenu ukubabenzenjengezwilikaJehovangesandlasikaMose

7UJosiyawanikaabantu,izimvu,amawundlu,nezimbuzi, konkeokweminikeloyephasikakubobonkeababekhona, isibaloesiyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamathathu nezinkunzieziyizinkulungwaneezintathu;

8Izikhuluzakhezanikaabantu,abapristi,namaLevi ngokuzithandela,oHilikiya,noZakariya,noJehiyeli, izindunazendlukaNkulunkulu,banikaabapristi amawundluayizinkulungwaneezimbilinamakhulu ayisithuphanezinkabiezingamakhuluamathathu,kube yiminikeloyephasika

9UKhonaniya,noShemaya,noNethaneli,abafowabo, noHashabiya,noJehiyeli,noJozabadi,izindunazamaLevi, banikaamaLeviamawundluayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanunezinkabiezingamakhuluayisihlanu,kube yiminikeloyephasika

10Yalungiswakeinkonzo,abapristibemaezindaweni zabo,namaLevingezigabazawonjengesiyalezosenkosi.

11Balihlabaiphasika,abapristibafafazaigazi ababesesandlenisabo,amaLeviazihlinza

12Bayisusaiminikeloyokushiswaukubabayinike ngokwezigabazemindeniyabantuukubabayinikele kuJehovanjengokulotshiweyoencwadinikaMose Nezinkabibenzenjalo.

13Bawosaiphasikaemlilweninjengokwesimiso,kepha eminyeiminikeloengcwelebayiphekaezimbizeni, nangezikhanzi,nasemapanini,basheshaukuhlukanisela abantubonke

14Ngasemuvabazilungiselabonanabapristi,ngokuba abapristi,amadodanaka-Aroni,babematasabenikela ngeminikeloyokushiswanamanonikwazekwahlwa; ngalokhoamaLeviazilungiselawonanabapristi, amadodanaka-Aroni

15Abahlabeleli,amadodanaka-Asafa,babesezindaweni zabongokomyalokaDavide,no-Asafa,noHemani, noJeduthuniumboniwenkosi;nabalindisangobalinda emasangwenionke;bangasukiemsebenziniwabo;ngoba abafowaboamaLevibabalungisela.

16Yalungiswa-keyonkeinkonzokaJehovangalolosuku ukwenzaiphasikanokunikelangeminikeloyokushiswaealtarelikaJehovanjengomyalowenkosiuJosiya

17Abantwanabakwa-Israyeliababekhonabagcina iphasikangalesosikhathi,nomkhosiwesinkwa esingenamvubeloizinsukueziyisikhombisa

18Kwakungekhophasikaelinjengalelokwa-Israyeli kusukelaemihlenikaSamuweliumprofethi;+futhiwonke amakhosiakwa-Israyeliakazangealenzeiphasika elinjengaloalenzayouJosiya,+nabapristi,+namaLevi, noJudawonkeno-Israyeliababekhonakanyenabakhileyo eJerusalema

19Ngomnyakaweshuminesishiyagalombiliwokubusa kukaJosiyaleliphasikalenziwa

20EmvakwakhokonkelokhouJosiyaeselungisile ithempeli,uNekhoinkosiyaseGibithewenyukaukulwa neKharikemishingase-Ewufrathe;uJosiyawaphuma ukumhlangabeza

21Kodwawathumaizithunywakuye,wathi:Ngilanilawe, nkosiyakoJuda?“Angizangaukulwanawenamuhla,kepha ngimelenenendluengilwanayo,ngokubauNkulunkulu ungiyalileukubangisheshe;

22NokhouJosiyaakabususangaubusobakhekuye,kodwa waziguqulaukuzealwenaye,futhiakalalelangaamazwi kaNekhoaphumaemlonyenikaNkulunkulu,futhiweza ukulwaesigodinisaseMegido

23AbacibishelayobacibishelainkosiuJosiya;inkosiyathi ezincekwinizayo:“Ngisuseni;ngobangilimelekakhulu. 24Izincekuzayozayikhiphaenqoleni,zamfakaenqoleni yesibilieyayinayo;bamyisaeJerusalema,wafa,wembelwa kwelinyelamathunaawoyise.WonkeuJudaneJerusalema bamlilelauJosiya

25UJeremiyawamkhalelauJosiya;bonkeabahlabeleli besilisanabahlabelelibakhulumangoJosiyaezililozabo kuzekubenamuhla,bazenzaisimisokwa-Israyeli;bheka, zilotshiweezililo

26Ezinye-kezezindabazikaJosiya,lokulungakwakhe njengokulotshiweyoemthethweniweNkosi,

27Izenzozakhe,ezokuqalanezokugcina,bheka,zilotshiwe encwadiniyamakhosiakwa-IsrayelinakwaJuda.

ISAHLUKO36

1AbantubezwebasebemthathauJehowahaziindodana kaJosiya,bambekainkosiesikhundlenisikayise eJerusalema.

2UJehowahaziwayeneminyakaengamashumiamabili nantathuekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaizinyanga ezintathueJerusalema

3InkosiyaseGibitheyamehlisaeJerusalema,yakhokhisa izweamathalentaayikhuluesilivanetalentalegolide

4InkosiyaseGibitheyabekau-Eliyakimiumfowaboinkosi kwaJudanaseJerusalema,yaguqulaigamalakhelaba nguJehoyakimiUNekhowamthathauJehowahazi umfowabo,wamyisaeGibithe

5UJehoyakimiwayeneminyakaengamashumiamabili nanhlanuekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka eyishuminanyeeJerusalema;wenzaokubiemehlweni kaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe

6UNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabelewenyukela wamelananaye,wambophangamaketangaukuzeamyise eBabele

7UNebukadinesariwayisaezinyeizitshazendlukaJehova eBhabhiloni,wazibekaethempelinilakheeBhabhiloni.

8EzinyeizindabazikaJehoyakimi,nezinengisozakhe azenzayo,nalokhookwafunyanwakuye,bheka,kulotshiwe encwadiniyamakhosiakwa-IsrayelinakwaJuda; uJehoyakiniindodanayakhewabayinkosiesikhundleni sakhe

9UJehoyakiniwayeneminyakaeyisishiyagalombili ekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaizinyangaezintathu nezinsukueziyishumieJerusalema,wenzaokubi emehlwenikaJehova

10Kwathiekuphelenikomnyaka,inkosiuNebukadinesari yathumelayamlethaeBhabhilonikanyenezitshaezinhle zendlukaJehova,yabekauZedekiyaumfowaboinkosi kwaJudanaseJerusalema

11USedekiyawayeneminyakaengamashumiamabili nanyeekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyaka eyishuminanyeeJerusalema;

12WenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe, akazithobangaphambikukaJeremiyaumprofethi owayekhulumaemlonyenikaJehova

13NayewayihlubukainkosiuNebukadinesari eyayimfungiseuNkulunkulu,wenzalukhuniintamoyakhe, wayenzalukhuniinhliziyoyakhe,ukubaingaphendukeli kuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli.

14Futhizonkeizinhlokozabapristinabantubaphambuka kakhulungokwazozonkeizinengisozezizwe;wayingcolisa indlukaJehovaabeyingcwelisileeJerusalema.

15UJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyisewathumelakubo ngezithunywazakhe,evukaekuseni,ethuma;ngoba wayelesihawungabantubakhelendawoyakheyokuhlala.

16KodwabaziklolodelaizithunywazikaNkulunkulu, bawadelelaamazwiakhe,bahlambalazaabaprofethibakhe, kwazekwavukaulakalukaJehovakubantubakhe,kwaze kwangabakhoukwelashwa

17NgakhowabehliselainkosiyamaKaledieyabulala izinsizwazabongenkembaendliniyaboengcwele, ingahawukeliinsizwanomaintombazane,ixhegu, nowalupheleyo,yabanikelabonkeesandlenisayo

18ZonkeizitshazendlukaNkulunkulu,ezinkulunezincane, nengceboyendlukaJehova,nengceboyenkosineyezikhulu zayo;konkelokhuwakuyisaeBabele

19BayishisaindlukaNkulunkulu,badilizaugange lwaseJerusalema,bashisazonkeizindluzayozamakhosi ngomlilo,bachithazonkeizitshazayoezinhle

20Ababephunyukileenkembeniwabathumbawabayisa eBabele;laphobabeyizincekuzakhenezamadodanaakhe kwazekwabasekubusenikombusowasePheresiya. 21ukuzekugcwalisekeizwilikaJehovangomlomo kaJeremiya,izwelizelijabuleleamasabathaalo; 22KwathingomnyakawokuqalakaKoresiinkosi yasePheresiyaukubakugcwalisekeizwilikaJehova owalikhulumangomlomokaJeremiya,uJehovawavusa umoyakaKoresiinkosiyasePheresiyaukubaenze isimemezeloembusweniwakhewonke,futhiwasibhala, wathi: 23UshokanjeuKoresiinkosiyasePheresiya,uthi: “UJehovauNkulunkuluwezuluunginikileyonkeimibuso yomhlaba;ungiyalileukumakhelaindlueJerusalema lakwaJuda.Ngubaniphakathikwenukubobonkeabantu bakhe?UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhemakabenaye, akhuphuke