Eyesibili EyemiLando 13:1-22
13 Ngomnyaka wesi-18 wokubusa kweNkosi uJerobhowami, u-Abhija waba yinkosi yakoJuda.+
2 Unina kwakunguMikhaya+ indodakazi ka-Uriyeli waseGibheya.+ U-Abhija wabusa okweminyaka emithathu eJerusalema njalo kwaba lempi phakathi kwakhe loJerobhowami.+
3 U-Abhija waya empini lamabutho angu-400 000 ayelamandla futhi eyifundele impi.*+ UJerobhowami laye wabuya wazodibana laye elamabutho angu-800 000 ayengamaqhawe alamandla futhi ayeyifundele impi.*
4 U-Abhija wama entabeni iZemarayimi esezintabeni zako-Efrayimi wathi: “Zwana wena Jerobhowami lani lonke bantu bako-Israyeli,
5 alikwazi yini ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wanika uDavida umbuso phezu kwabako-Israyeli ngesivumelwano sesawudo*+ ukuze yena lamadodana akhe+ babuse kuze kube nini lanini?+
6 Kodwa uJerobhowami+ indodana kaNebhathi, owayeyinceku kaSolomoni indodana kaDavida, wavukela inkosi yakhe wayihlamukela.+
7 Amadoda ayengelancedo futhi eswele okokwenza aqhubeka ebuthana kuye, acina ehlamukele uRehobhowami indodana kaSolomoni ngoba ngalesosikhathi uRehobhowami wayesesengumfana futhi engelasibindi sokumelana labo.
8 “Khathesi licabanga ukuthi lingenelisa ukulwa lombuso kaJehova osezandleni zamadodana kaDavida, ngoba lithembe ukuthi libanengi njalo lilamathole egolide elawenzelwa nguJerobhowami ukuthi abe ngonkulunkulu benu.+
9 Alibaxotshanga yini abaphristi bakaJehova,+ izizukulwane zika-Aroni kanye lamaLevi, lafaka abenu abaphristi lilandela lokho okwenziwa ngezinye izizwe?+ Loba ngubani owayebuya lejongosi kumbe lezinqama eziyisikhombisa, lalimbeka ukuthi abe ngumphristi walokho okungayisikho Nkulunkulu.
10 Kodwa thina owethu uNkulunkulu nguJehova,+ futhi kasimtshiyanga. Abaphristi abayizizukulwane zika-Aroni balokhu besenza inkonzo engcwele phambi kukaJehova njalo amaLevi ayabancedisa.
11 Benzela uJehova iminikelo yokutshiswa nsuku zonke ekuseni lantambama,+ bamtshisele lempepha.+ Babeka izinkwa zokubukiswa+ etafuleni eyenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo, futhi nsuku zonke ntambama+ balumathisa izibane+ ezisezintini zezibane ezenziwe ngegolide, ngoba thina senza lokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu akufunayo, kodwa lina limtshiyile.
12 Khathesi khangelani! UNkulunkulu weqiniso ulathi njalo uyasikhokhela. Silabaphristi bakhe abatshaya amacilongo empi ukuze silungele ukulwa lani. Awu madoda ako-Israyeli, lingalwi loJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho benu ngoba alisoze linqobe.”+
13 UJerobhowami wathuma amanye amabutho akhe ukuthi abhode ayecathama ngemva kwabakoJuda. Amanye amabutho akhe ayezahlasela ephambili, amanye athutshe ngemuva.
14 Amadoda akoJuda athi etshibilika abona ukuthi ayehlaselwa emuva laphambili, asekhala kuJehova+ ngapha abaphristi betshaya amacilongo bewakhalisela phezulu.
15 Amadoda akoJuda amemeza kwaba lokuhlokoma kwempi. Ngalesosikhathi ememeza, uNkulunkulu weqiniso wenza u-Abhija labakoJuda bamnqoba uJerobhowami labo bonke abako-Israyeli.
16 Abako-Israyeli bababalekela abakoJuda njalo uNkulunkulu wenza ukuthi banqotshwe ngabakoJuda.
17 U-Abhija labantu bakhe babulala amabutho ako-Israyeli amanengi kakhulu. Kwafa amadoda angu-500 000 ayeyifundele impi.*
18 Amadoda ako-Israyeli ayangiswa ngalesosikhathi, kodwa amadoda akoJuda anqoba ngenxa yokuthi ayethembele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawo.+
19 U-Abhija waqhubeka exotshanisa uJerobhowami, wathumba lamadolobho akhe. Wathumba iBhetheli+ lamadolobho aseduze kwayo, leJeshana lamadolobho aseduze kwayo kanye le-Efroni+ lamadolobho aseduze kwayo.
20 UJerobhowami kazange aphinde abe lamandla ngesikhathi sika-Abhija. UJehova wamtshaya wafa.+
21 U-Abhija waqhubeka esiba lamandla. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi waba lamakhosikazi angu-14+ futhi waba lamadodana angu-22 lamadodakazi angu-16.
22 Yonke nje imbali ka-Abhija, lokho akwenzayo lamazwi akhe, kubhaliwe emibhalweni ka-Ido+ umphrofethi.
Amabala angaphansi
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^ Lapha kutshiwo isivumelwano esizahlala phakade futhi esingasoze sitshintshwe.
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