Eyesibili EyemiLando 25:1-28
25 U-Amaziya wayeleminyaka engu-25 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-29. Unina kwakunguJehowadani futhi wayengoweJerusalema.+
2 U-Amaziya waqhubeka esenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova kodwa kazange akwenze ngenhliziyo yonke.
3 Wathi esewumise waqina umbuso wakhe, wahle wabulala izinceku zakhe ezazibulele uyise ngesikhathi eyinkosi.+
4 Kodwa kazange awabulale amadodana azo, ngoba wayelandela lokho okubhalwe eMthethweni osebhukwini likaMosi lapho okulomlayo kaJehova othi: “Obaba akumelanga bafele izono zamadodana abo, lamadodana akumelanga afele izono zaboyise. Umuntu kumele afele isono sakhe kuphela.”+
5 U-Amaziya wabuthanisa abantu bakoJuda wabamisa ngezimuli zaboyise. Wahlela bonke abantu bakoJuda labakoBhenjamini+ ngezinduna zezinkulungwane lezamakhulu, wasebhala phansi abaleminyaka engu-20 kusiya phezulu.+ Wathola ukuthi kwakulamadoda angu-300 000 ayengaba sebuthweni futhi ayeyifundele impi,* esenelisa ukulwa ngomkhonto lokusebenzisa ihawu elikhulu.
6 Wabhadala abako-Israyeli ngamathalenta* esiliva angu-100, bona bamnika amabutho alamandla angu-100 000.
7 Kodwa umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso wafika kuye wathi: “Awu nkosi, ungahambi lebutho lako-Israyeli ngoba uJehova kabasekeli abako-Israyeli,+ akula ngitsho loyedwa amsekelayo kwabako-Efrayimi.
8 Kodwa wena hamba lebutho lakho kuphela, ulwe ngesibindi empini. Ungayekela ukwenza njalo, uNkulunkulu weqiniso angakuyekela unqotshwe yisitha sakho ngoba yena ulamandla okukunceda+ lawokwenza ukuthi unqotshwe.”
9 U-Amaziya wasesithi emuntwini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso: “Pho senzeni ngamathalenta angu-100 ebesengiwanike amabutho ako-Israyeli?” Umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso wamphendula wathi: “UJehova uyenelisa ukukunika okunengi kakhulu ukwedlula lokho.”+
10 Ngakho u-Amaziya wathi amabutho ayevele ko-Efrayimi abuyele kibo. Kodwa amabutho la abazondela kakhulu abantu bakoJuda, abuyela kibo efuthelene.
11 U-Amaziya waqunga isibindi wakhokhela amabutho akhe baya esigodini sesawudo+ bafika babulala amadoda eSeyiri angu-10 000.+
12 Amadoda akoJuda athumba amabutho angu-10 000 ahamba lawo esiqongweni seliwa afika awaphosela phansi wonke aphahlazeka.
13 Kodwa amabutho u-Amaziya ayethe abuyele kibo angahambi laye empini+ ahlasela amadolobho akoJuda kusukela eSamariya+ kwaze kwayafika eBhethi-horoni.+ Abulala abantu abangu-3 000 futhi athumba impahla enengi kakhulu.
14 U-Amaziya wathi esevela nqoba ama-Edomi, wabuya labonkulunkulu babantu beSeyiri wabenza onkulunkulu bakhe.+ Waqalisa ukubakhothamela lokubatshisela imihlatshelo.
15 Ngakho uJehova wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Amaziya wasethumela umphrofethi wakhe kuye. Umphrofethi wafika wathi: “Kungani ulandela onkulunkulu abehluleke ukuvikela abantu babo esandleni sakho?”+
16 Wathi elokhu esakhuluma inkosi yathi: “Ngubani okubeke ukuthi ube ngumeluleki wenkosi?+ Thula,+ ngizacina ngisithi bakubulale.” Kodwa engakathuli umphrofethi wathi: “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usehlose ukukutshabalalisa ngoba wenze lokhu futhi awuzange ulalele ngikucebisa.”+
17 U-Amaziya inkosi yakoJuda wabonisana labeluleki bakhe, wasethumela ilizwi kuJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi indodana kaJehu inkosi yako-Israyeli wathi: “Buya sidibane empini.”*+
18 UJehowashi inkosi yako-Israyeli wathumela ilizwi ku-Amaziya inkosi yakoJuda wathi: “Isihlahlakazana sameva seLebhanoni sathumela ilizwi kumsedari weLebhanoni sisithi, ‘Yendisela indodakazi yakho endodaneni yami.’ Kodwa kwadlula inyamazana yeganga yaseLebhanoni yasinyathela isihlahlakazana sameva.
19 Wena uthe, ‘Khangela! Nginqobe abako-Edomi.’+ Yikho usuzigqaja futhi usufuna ukudunyiswa. Kodwa hlala endlini yakho.* Kungani usufuna ukuzidalela umonakalo ozakubulalisa wena labantu bakoJuda?”
20 Kodwa u-Amaziya kazange alalele+ ngoba uNkulunkulu weqiniso wayesehlose ukumnikela esandleni sesitha+ ngenxa yokuthi wayesekhonza onkulunkulu bako-Edomi.+
21 Ngakho uJehowashi inkosi yako-Israyeli wasuka wayadibana lo-Amaziya inkosi yakoJuda empini eBhethi-shemeshi+ yakoJuda.
22 AbakoJuda banqotshwa ngabako-Israyeli, ngamunye wabaleka waya emzini wakhe.*
23 UJehowashi inkosi yako-Israyeli wabamba u-Amaziya inkosi yakoJuda indodana kaJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi* eBhethi-shemeshi, wahamba laye eJerusalema. Wafika wadiliza umduli weJerusalema kusukela egedini lako-Efrayimi+ kusiyafika egedini elisekhoneni,+ umango ongaba ngamamitha angu-178.*
24 Wathatha lonke igolide lesiliva lazo zonke izitsha ezazisendlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, ezazikhangelwa ngu-Obhedi-edomi kanye lalezo ezazisezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu yenkosi.*+ Wathumba labantu wasebuyela eSamariya.
25 U-Amaziya+ indodana kaJehowashi inkosi yakoJuda waphila iminyaka engu-15 ngemva kokufa kukaJehowashi+ indodana kaJehowahazi, inkosi yako-Israyeli.+
26 Yonke imbali ka-Amaziya, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kuyefika ekucineni, ibhaliwe ebhukwini lamakhosi akoJuda lawako-Israyeli.
27 Kusukela ngesikhathi u-Amaziya etshiya ukulandela uJehova, benza icebo+ lokumhlamukela eJerusalema. Yikho wabaleka waya eLakhishi kodwa bathuma amadoda amlandela khonale afika ambulala.
28 Bamthwala ngamabhiza bayamngcwaba edolobheni lakoJuda emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ayekhethiwe.”
^ Ithalenta lalingamakhilogremu angu-34,2. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “siqondane ubuso ngobuso.”
^ Kumbe, “esigodlweni sakho.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “etendeni lakhe.”
^ Wayebizwa langokuthi ngu-Ahaziya.
^ Kumbe, “zingalo ezingu-400.” Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “yesigodlo senkosi.”
