Eyesibili EyemiLando 15:1-19
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U-Asa uvuselela ukukhonza kweqiniso (1-19)
15 Umoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kuka-Azariya indodana ka-Odedi.
2 Ngakho wasuka wayahlangabeza u-Asa wathi kuye: “Zwana Asa lani lonke bantu bakoJuda labakoBhenjamini, uJehova uzaqhubeka elani nxa lani lingaqhubeka lilaye.+ Nxa lingamdinga lizamthola*+ kodwa nxa lingamtshiya laye uzalitshiya.+
3 Abako-Israyeli bahlala isikhathi eside bengamkhonzi uNkulunkulu weqiniso, bengelamphristi obafundisayo futhi bengawugcini umthetho.+
4 Kodwa bathi sebesebunzimeni baphenduka kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, bamdinga bamthola.*+
5 Ngalezozikhathi kwakungahambeki lula ngoba elizweni lonke abantu babengahlalisekanga.
6 Isizwe sasihlasela esinye isizwe, idolobho lihlasela elinye ngoba uNkulunkulu wayebangele ukuthi kube lokuxokozela lenhlupho ezitshiyeneyo.+
7 Kodwa wena qina ungapheli amandla+ ngoba uzathola umvuzo ngenxa yomsebenzi wakho.”
8 U-Asa wathi esizwa amazwi la, lesiphrofetho sika-Odedi umphrofethi, waba lesibindi wasusa izithombe ezenyanyekayo kulo lonke ilizwe lakoJuda+ lelakoBhenjamini, lakuwo wonke amadolobho ayewathumbile ayesezintabeni zako-Efrayimi. Waphinda wavuselela le-alithare likaJehova elaliphambi komphotshongo kaJehova.+
9 Wabuthanisa bonke abakoJuda labakoBhenjamini labezinye izizwe ababevela ko-Efrayimi lakoManase lakoSimiyoni,+ ababebuye kuye ngobunengi bevela ko-Israyeli ngoba babebona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayelaye.
10 Babuthana eJerusalema ngenyanga yesithathu, ngomnyaka wesi-15 wokubusa kuka-Asa.
11 Ngalelolanga banikela kuJehova ngenkomo ezingu-700 lezimvu ezingu-7 000 ababezithethe empahleni ababeyithumbile.
12 Benza lesivumelwano sokuthi babezamdinga uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo ngenhliziyo yonke langomphefumulo wonke.*+
13 Loba ngubani owayengasoze amdinge uJehova uNkulunkulu wako-Israyeli wayezabulawa, kungelani lokuthi ngomncane kumbe ngomdala, ngowesilisa kumbe ngowesifazana.+
14 Ngakho bafunga kuJehova ngelizwi eliphezulu, njalo babememeza ngentokozo betshaya uphondo lamacilongo.
15 Bonke abakoJuda bathokoza ngesifungo ababesenzile ngoba babesenze ngenhliziyo yonke njalo bazimisela ukumdinga uNkulunkulu futhi bamthola.*+ UJehova waqhubeka ebapha ukuphumula kuzo zonke indawo.+
16 INkosi u-Asa yakhipha ugogo wayo uMahakha+ esikhundleni sokuba yindlovukazi ngoba wayeyenze isithombe esenyanyekayo ukuze sisetshenziswe nxa kukhonzwa isithombe sika-Ashera.*+ U-Asa wasigamula isithombe leso esasisenyanyeka, wasichola wasesitshisa esigodini seKhidroni.+
17 Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo* azizange zidilizwe+ ko-Israyeli.+ Lanxa kunjalo u-Asa wayezinikele ngenhliziyo yonke* okwempilo yakhe yonke.+
18 Wahambisa endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso izinto yena loyise ababezenze zaba ngcwele, isiliva legolide kanye lezitsha ezitshiyeneyo.+
19 Akuzange kube lempi kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesi-35 wokubusa kuka-Asa.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “uzakwenza ukuthi limthole.”
^ Kumbe, “yena wenza ukuthi bamthole.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “yena wenza ukuthi bamthole.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “inhliziyo ka-Asa yayiphelele.”
