Eyokuqala EyamaKhosi 14:1-31
14 Ngalesosikhathi u-Abhija indodana kaJerobhowami wagula.
2 Ngakho uJerobhowami wathi kumkakhe: “Ngicela uye eShilo, uhambe uzivalile ukuze bangananzeleli ukuthi ungumkami. Yikho lapho okulo-Ahija umphrofethi owangitshela ukuthi ngizakuba yinkosi yabantu laba.+
3 Uhambe lezinkwa ezilitshumi lamakhekhe loluju. U-Ahija uzakutshela ukuthi kuyini okuzakwenzakala emfaneni.”
4 UmkaJerobhowami wenza lokho uJerobhowami ayemtshele khona. Wasuka waya eShilo+ wafika emzini ka-Ahija. U-Ahija wayengasaboni ngenxa yokuthi wayeseluphele.
5 Kodwa uJehova wayemtshele wathi: “UmkaJerobhowami uzafika kuwe ezobuza ngendodana yakhe ngoba iyagula. Ngizakutshela ukuthi uthini kuye. Uzafika ezifihlile ukuze angakhanyi ukuthi ungubani.”
6 U-Ahija wathi esizwa izisinde zomkaJerobhowami engena wathi kuye: “Ngena nkosikazi kaJerobhowami. Kanti uzifihlelani? Ngithunywe ukuthi ngikutshele amazwi abuhlungu.
7 Hamba uyetshela uJerobhowami uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: “Ngakukhetha ebantwini bakini ngakwenza waba ngumkhokheli wabantu bami bako-Israyeli.+
8 Ngadabula umbuso ngawususa endlini kaDavida ngawunika wena.+ Kodwa wena awuzange wenze njengenceku yami uDavida eyagcina yonke imilayo yami futhi yalandela izindlela zami ngenhliziyo yonke, isenza okulungileyo kuphela phambi kwami.+
9 Wena wenze okubi kakhulu ukwedlula labo ababusa kuqala kulawe, wazenzela omunye unkulunkulu lezithombe zensimbi ukuze ungizondise kakhulu.+ Usungifulathele.+
10 Ngenxa yalokho ngizaletha umonakalo omkhulu kwabendlu kaJerobhowami. Ngizaqeda bonke abesilisa abasemulini yakhe kugoqela lalabo abangelamandla labazihluphekelayo ko-Israyeli. Ngizabathanyela bonke abendlu kaJerobhowami+ angathi ngumuntu osusa ingcekeza ize iphele yonke!
11 Loba ngubani owendlu kaJerobhowami ofela edolobheni uzadliwa yizinja futhi loba ngubani ofela egangeni uzadliwa zinyoni, ngoba uJehova usekhulumile.”’
12 “Sukuma uye emzini wakho. Uzathi ufika nje edolobheni umntanakho afe.
13 Bonke abako-Israyeli bazamlilela bamngcwabe. Nguye kuphela emulini kaJerobhowami ozangcwatshwa ngoba nguye yedwa uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli athole okuhle kuye phakathi kwabendlu kaJerobhowami.
14 UJehova uzabeka enye inkosi ukuthi ibuse abako-Israyeli. Izabaqeda bonke abendlu kaJerobhowami+ kusukela ngalolosuku, ngitsho lakhathesi ingakwenza.
15 UJehova uzatshaya abako-Israyeli futhi bazakuba njengomhlanga ondenda phezu kwamanzi. Uzabasusa abako-Israyeli elizweni leli elihle alinika okhokho babo,+ abachithachithe ngaphetsheya komfula*+ ngoba benza izithombe zika-Ashera,*+ bathukuthelisa uJehova.
16 Uzabalahla abako-Israyeli ngenxa yezono ezenziwe nguJerobhowami ezibangele lokuthi abako-Israyeli bone.”+
17 Ngakho umkaJerobhowami wasukuma wangena indlela waya eThiriza. Wathi enyathela nje esitubhini sendlu yakhe umfana wahle wafa.
18 Abako-Israyeli bamngcwaba futhi bamlilela njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo esebenzisa inceku yakhe u-Ahija umphrofethi.
19 Yonke imbali kaJerobhowami lezimpi azilwayo+ lendlela ayebusa ngayo, kubhaliwe ebhukwini lembali yamakhosi ako-Israyeli.
20 UJerobhowami wabusa okweminyaka engu-22. Ngemva kwalokho wafa+ njalo indodana yakhe uNadabi yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.+
21 URehobhowami indodana kaSolomoni yena wayebusa koJuda. Wayeleminyaka engu-41 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa okweminyaka engu-17 eJerusalema, idolobho uJehova ayelikhethile+ kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli ukuthi abeke kulo ibizo lakhe.+ Unina kaRehobhowami kwakuthiwa nguNahama futhi wayengum-Amoni.+
22 Abantu bakoJuda babesenza okubi phambi kukaJehova+ futhi bamthukuthelisa ngezono zabo ukwedlula lokho okwenziwa ngokhokho babo.+
23 Baqhubeka bezakhela indawo eziphakemeyo* lensika ababezikhonza kanye lezithombe zika-Ashera*+ ababezifaka kuwo wonke amaqaqa aphakemeyo+ langaphansi kwezihlahla zonke eziyizithingithingi.+
24 Kanti njalo elizweni kwakulamawule esilisa+ ezindaweni ababekhonzela kuzo. Abako-Israyeli babesenza zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo ezazisenziwa yizizwe uJehova ayezixotshe phambi kwabo.
25 Ngomnyaka wesihlanu wokubusa kweNkosi uRehobhowami, uShishakhi+ inkosi yeGibhithe wahlasela iJerusalema.+
26 Wathatha inotho eyayisendlini kaJehova leyayisendlini yenkosi.*+ Wathatha konke kanye lamahawu egolide uSolomoni ayewenzile.+
27 Ngakho iNkosi uRehobhowami yenza amahawu ekhopha esikhundleni salawo ayethethwe, yasitshela izinduna zabalindi* ezazilinda egedini lesigodlo ukuthi ziwakhangele.
28 Inkosi yayisithi nxa ifika endlini kaJehova, abalindi bawathwale amahawu lawo. Ngemva kwalokho babewabuyisela endlini yabalindi.
29 Yonke imbali kaRehobhowami lakho konke akwenzayo kubhaliwe ebhukwini lembali yamakhosi akoJuda.+
30 Kwakuhlala kulezimpi phakathi kukaRehobhowami loJerobhowami.+
31 Unina kaRehobhowami kwakunguNahama futhi wayengum-Amoni.+ URehobhowami wafa wangcwatshwa emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe edolobheni likaDavida,+ indodana yakhe u-Abhijamu*+ yasisiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Lapha kutshiwo umfula uYufrathe.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “leyayisesigodlweni senkosi.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “zezigijimi.”
^ Wayebizwa langokuthi ngu-Abhija.
