Ukuvuka Nokuwa Kuka-Uziya 2 IziKronike 26 1 Bonke abantu bakwaJuda bathatha u-Uziya owayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha ubudala, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amasiya. 2 Wakha i-Eloti, walibuyisela kuJuda, inkosi isilele koyise. 3 U-Uziya wayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nambili eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguJekoliya waseJerusalema. 4 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova njengakho konke akwenzileyo uyise u-Amasiya. 5 Wamfuna uNkulunkulu ezinsukwini zikaZakariya owayenokuqonda emibonweni kaNkulunkulu; kwathi ngesikhathi emfuna uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamphumelelisa. 6 Waphuma walwa namaFilisti, wabhidliza udonga lwaseGati, nodonga lwaseJabine, nodonga lwase-Ashidodi, wakha imizi ngase-Ashidodi naphakathi kwamaFilisti. 7 UNkulunkulu wamsiza ekulweni namaFilisti, nakuma-Arabhu ayehlala eGuribhali, nakumaMehunimi. 8 Ama-Amoni amnika izipho ku-Uziya; igama lakhe lasakazeka laze lafika ekungeneni kweGibhithe, ngokuba waziqinisa kakhulu. 9 U-Uziya wakha imibhoshongo eJerusalema esangweni lasekhoneni, nasesangweni lesigodi, nangasekujikeni kodonga, wayiqinisa. 10 Wakha imibhoshongo ehlane, wemba imithombo eminingi, ngokuba wayenezinkomo eziningi, ehlane nasemahlanzeni; wayenabalimi nabaphathi bezivini ezintabeni naseKarmeli, ngokuba wayethanda ukulima. 11 U-Uziya wayenebutho lamadoda empi, ayephuma impi ngamaviyo, ngokwenani lokubalwa kwabo ngesandla sikaJehiyeli umbhali noMahaseya umbusi, phansi kwesandla sikaHananiya, omunye wezinduna zenkosi. 12 Inani lonke lezinhloko zezindlu zoyise zamadoda anamandla anamandla laliyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha. 13 Ngaphansi kwesandla sabo kwakukhona ibutho, izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu, elalilwa ngamandla amakhulu, ukusiza inkosi ekulweni nesitha.
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14 U-Uziya wawalungiselela izihlangu, nemikhonto, nezigqoko, namabhantshi, neminsalo, namatshe okuphonsa, kuwo wonke amabutho. 15 Wenza eJerusalema imishini, eyasungulwa ngabantu abahlakaniphileyo, ukuba ibe semibhoshongweni nasezindongeni, yokucibishela imicibisholo namatshe amakhulu; igama lakhe lasakazeka kude, ngokuba wasizwa ngokumangalisayo, waze waba namandla. 16 Kodwa lapho esenamandla, inhliziyo yakhe yazikhukhumeza kwaze kwaba sekubhujisweni kwakhe, ngokuba waphambuka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, wangena ethempelini likaJehova ukuba ashise impepho e-altare lempepho. 17 U-Azariya umpristi wangena emva kwakhe, kanye nabapristi bakaJehova abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, amadoda anamandla; 18 Bamelana no-Uziya inkosi, bathi kuye: “Akusikho okwakho, Uziya, ukushisela uJehova impepho, kodwa okwabapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, abangcwelisiweyo ukushisa impepho; phuma endlini engcwele, ngokuba wenze isiphambeko; futhi akuyikuba ngodumo lwakho oluvela kuJehova uNkulunkulu.” 19 U-Uziya wathukuthela, ephethe umcengezi womlilo esandleni sakhe wokushisa impepho; kwathi esabathukuthelele abapristi, kwavela uchoko ebunzini lakhe phambi kwabapristi endlini kaJehova, eceleni kwe-altare lempepho. 20 U-Azariya umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke abapristi bambuka, bheka, wayenochoko ebunzini lakhe; bamxosha lapho; yebo, naye washesha ukuphuma, ngokuba uJehova wayemshayile. 21 U-Uziya inkosi wayesenochoko kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe, wahlala endlini eyahlukene, enochoko, ngokuba wayenqunyiwe endlini kaJehova; uJothamu indodana yakhe wayephezu kwendlu yenkosi, ahlulela abantu bezwe. 22 Ezinye izindaba zika-Uziya, ezokuqala nezokugcina, zalotshwa ngu-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose. 23 U-Uziya walala koyise; bammbela koyise ensimini yokungcwaba eyayingeyamakhosi, ngokuba bathi: “Ungonochoko.” UJothamu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Ukubuka Konke Kokubusa KweNkosi Uziya INkosi u-Uziya (obizwa nangokuthi u-Azariya) yahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwaJuda ineminyaka engu-16 kuphela ubudala futhi yabusa iminyaka engu-52. Ukulandisa kwayo kweyesi-2 IziKronike 26 kuyisifundo esinamandla sokuzinikela kwasekuqaleni, impumelelo yesizwe engakaze ibonwe, kanye nokuwa okudabukisayo ngokomoya okubangelwa ukuqhosha.
Ukuhlukaniswa Kwevesi Ngevesi Amavesi 1–5 (Ukuvuka Nokuzinikela Kwasekuqaleni): Abantu bakwaJuda benza u-Uziya waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amaziya. Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, efuna uNkulunkulu ngesikhathi sokuphila kukaZakariya, omfundisa ngemibono kaNkulunkulu. Uma nje efuna uJehova, uNkulunkulu uyamphumelelisa. Amavesi 6–15 (Amandla Empi Nokusungula Izinto Ezintsha): U-Uziya ulwa ngempumelelo namaFilisti nama-Arabhu, ubhidliza izindonga zesitha, futhi uqinisa iJerusalema ngemibhoshongo yokuzivikela emisha kanye nezinjini zempi ezenzelwe ukudubula imicibisholo namatshe amakhulu. Udumo lwakhe lusakazeka kude ngoba usizwa ngendlela emangalisayo aze abe namandla. Amavesi 16–21 (Ukuziqhenya Nesahlulelo SikaNkulunkulu): Lapho u-Uziya eba namandla, inhliziyo yakhe iyaphakama ize ibhujiswe. Weqa uNkulunkulu ngokungena ethempelini ukuyoshisa impepho e-altare legolide. U-Azariya umpristi nabapristi abanesibindi abangu-80 bayamqonda, bethi
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ukushisa impepho kungokwamadodana ka-Aroni kuphela. U-Uziya uthukuthela ephethe isitsha somlilo esandleni sakhe, futhi uchoko luqhuma ngokushesha ebunzini lakhe. Amavesi 22–23 (Isiphetho Esikude): U-Uziya uhlala enochoko kuze kube usuku lokufa kwakhe. Uhlala endlini ehlukile, evinjelwe endlini kaJehova, kuyilapho indodana yakhe uJothamu iphethe isigodlo sasebukhosini futhi ihlulela abantu.
Izifundo Eziyinhloko Ukuhlolwa Kwempumelelo: Impumelelo nengcebo kuvame ukuletha isivivinyo esikhulu ngokomoya kunobunzima, okuyenga abantu ukuba bathembele kubo kunokuthembela kuNkulunkulu. Ingozi Yokuzikhukhumeza: Ukuwa kuka-Uziya kwaqala ngesikhathi ekhohlwa indawo yakhe futhi evumela ukuqhosha ukuba konakalise inhliziyo yakhe. Ukuhlonipha Imingcele Engcwele (Ukuhlukaniswa KweSonto Nombuso) : Ukweqa imithetho nemingcele yaphezulu—njengoba nje u-Uziya enza ngokuthatha isikhundla sobupristi—kuletha imiphumela emibi kakhulu. Isidingo Sokuziphendulela Ngesibindi: U-Azariya nabapristi babonisa isibindi esilungile ngokuma phambi kwenkosi enamandla ukuze bavikele izindinganiso ezingcwele.
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