Eyesibili EyemiLando 12:1-16
12 Ubukhosi bukaRehobhowami bathi busanda kuqina+ futhi eselamandla, watshiya uMthetho kaJehova,+ bonke abako-Israyeli labo bamlandela.
2 Ngomnyaka wesihlanu wokubusa kweNkosi uRehobhowami, uShishakhi+ inkosi yeGibhithe wabuya wazohlasela iJerusalema ngoba abako-Israyeli babengasathembekanga kuJehova.
3 Wayelezinqola zempi ezingu-1 200 labagadi bamabhiza abangu-60 000, lamanye amabutho amanengi kakhulu ayengeke abalwe, ayebuye lawo evela eGibhithe. KwakulabeLibhiya labeTopiya+ lamaSukhi.
4 Wathumba amadolobho akoJuda ayevikelwe ngemiduli wacina esefikile eJerusalema.
5 UShemaya+ umphrofethi wabuya kuRehobhowami labakhokheli bakoJuda ababebuthene eJerusalema ngenxa kaShishakhi wathi kubo: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Lina lingitshiyile yikho lami sengilinikela+ esandleni sikaShishakhi.’”
6 Inkosi labakhokheli bako-Israyeli bathi besizwa lokho bazehlisa+ bathi: “UJehova ulungile.”
7 UJehova wabona ukuthi bazehlisile, ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kuShemaya lathi: “Angisoze ngibatshabalalise+ ngoba bazehlisile, ngizabakhulula masinyane. Angisoze ngithulule ulaka lwami phezu kweJerusalema ngisebenzisa uShishakhi.
8 Kodwa bazakuba zinceku zakhe ukuze bawazi umehluko phakathi kokuba zinceku zami lokuba zinceku zamakhosi amanye* amazwe.”
9 UShishakhi inkosi yeGibhithe wahlasela iJerusalema, wathatha inotho eyayisendlini kaJehova+ leyayisendlini yenkosi.* Wathatha konke kanye lamahawu egolide uSolomoni ayewenzile.+
10 Ngakho iNkosi uRehobhowami yenza amahawu ekhopha esikhundleni salawo ayethethwe, yasitshela izinduna zabalindi* ezazilinda egedini lesigodlo ukuthi ziwakhangele.
11 Inkosi yayisithi nxa ifika endlini kaJehova, abalindi babuye bawathwale amahawu lawo. Ngemva kwalokho babewabuyisela endlini yabalindi.
12 Ulaka lukaJehova aluzange lwehlele phezu kwenkosi.+ Kazange ayitshabalalise inkosi labantu bayo+ ngoba yazehlisa njalo kukhona okuhle okwatholakala koJuda.+
13 INkosi uRehobhowami yaqinisa isikhundla sayo eJerusalema yaqhubeka ibusa. URehobhowami wayeleminyaka engu-41 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa okweminyaka engu-17 eJerusalema, idolobho uJehova ayelikhethe kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli ukuthi abeke kulo ibizo lakhe. Unina kwakuthiwa nguNahama futhi wayengum-Amoni.+
14 URehobhowami wenza okubi ngoba wayengazimiselanga enhliziyweni yakhe ukudinga uJehova.+
15 Imbali kaRehobhowami kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kuyefika ekucineni ibhaliwe emibhalweni kaShemaya+ umphrofethi leka-Ido+ umboni esemibhalweni yosendo. Kwakuhlala kulezimpi phakathi kukaRehobhowami loJerobhowami.+
16 URehobhowami wafa wangcwatshwa edolobheni likaDavida,+ indodana yakhe u-Abhija+ yasisiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “zemibuso yamanye.”
^ Kumbe, “leyayisesigodlweni senkosi.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “zezigijimi.”
