Eyesibili EyemiLando 28:1-27
28 U-Ahazi+ wayeleminyaka engu-20 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-16. Kazange enze okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova, kenzanga njengoDavida ukhokho wakhe.+
2 Walandela okwakusenziwa ngamakhosi ako-Israyeli,+ waze wenza lezithombe+ zaboBhali ngensimbi.
3 Phezu kwalokho wenza imihlatshelo esigodini sendodana kaHinomi* njalo watshisa lamadodana akhe emlilweni,+ elandela izenzo ezenyanyekayo ezazisenziwa yizizwe+ uJehova azixotsha phambi kwabako-Israyeli.
4 Waqhubeka enikela futhi etshisa imihlatshelo ezindaweni eziphakemeyo*+ lasemaqaqeni langaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziyizithingithingi.+
5 Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wenza ukuthi inkosi yeSiriya+ imnqobe, yasithumba abantu abanengi yabahambisa eDamaseko.+ Wamnikela lasesandleni senkosi yako-Israyeli futhi yona yabulala abantu bakhe abanengi kakhulu.
6 UPhekha+ indodana kaRemaliya wabulala amadoda akoJuda alesibindi angu-120 000 ngelanga elilodwa. Lokhu kwenzakala ngenxa yokuthi abakoJuda babetshiye uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo.+
7 UZikhiri iqhawe lako-Efrayimi wabulala uMahaseya indodana yenkosi, lo-Azirikhamu owayekhangela isigodlo senkosi, kanye lo-Elikhana umsekeli wenkosi.
8 Abako-Israyeli bathumba abantu abangu-200 000 ezihlotsheni zabo zakoJuda. Bathumba abesifazana, lamadodana, lamadodakazi kanye lempahla enengi kakhulu bahamba layo eSamariya.+
9 Kodwa khonale kwakulomphrofethi kaJehova okwakuthiwa ngu-Odedi. Waphuma wayahlangabeza ibutho elalisiza eSamariya wathi kulo: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho benu unikele abantu bakoJuda esandleni senu+ ngenxa yokuthi ubebathukuthelele kakhulu, njalo lina libabulele ngesihluku esikhulu esize sayafika emazulwini.
10 Khathesi selifuna ukwenza abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema babe zinceku lezincekukazi zenu.+ Kanti lina kalonanga yini kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu?
11 Ngakho ngilalelani libuyisele abantu elibathumbileyo kubafowenu ngoba uJehova ulithukuthelele kakhulu.”
12 Ezinye izinduna zako-Efrayimi zasuka zayakhuluma lalabo ababevela empini. Induna lezo kwakungu-Azariya indodana kaJehohanani, loBherekhiya indodana kaMeshilemothi, loJehizikhiya indodana kaShalumi, lo-Amasa indodana kaHadilayi.
13 Zathi kubo: “Lingabuyi lezithunjwa lezo lapha ngoba lokhu kuzakwenza sibe lecala kuJehova. Elifuna ukukwenza kuzangezelela ezonweni zethu lasemacaleni ethu, ngenxa yokuthi isono sethu sivele sikhulu futhi uNkulunkulu ubathukuthelele kakhulu abako-Israyeli.”
14 Ngakho amabutho ayehlomile anika abakhokheli labo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli izithunjwa lempahla+ yonke ayeyithumbile.
15 Amadoda ayekhethiwe athatha abantu ababethunjiwe, asenika bonke ababengelazigqoko izigqoko ayezithatha empahleni ezithunjiweyo. Abapha izigqoko, lamanyathela, lokudla, lokunathwayo kanye lamafutha okugcoba. Labo ababengelamandla abathwala ngabobabhemi abahambisa kubafowabo eJerikho, idolobho lezihlahla zelala. Ngemva kwalokho abuyela eSamariya.
16 Ngalesosikhathi iNkosi u-Ahazi yacela amakhosi e-Asiriya ukuthi ayincedise.+
17 Ama-Edomi aphinda abuya azohlasela koJuda athumba abantu.
18 AmaFilisti+ lawo abuya ahlasela amadolobho aseShefela+ lawaseNegebhi yakoJuda, athumba iBhethi-shemeshi,+ le-Ayijaloni,+ leGederothi, leSokho lamadolobho aseduze kwayo, leThimina+ lamadolobho aseduze kwayo, leGimizo lamadolobho aseduze kwayo, asehlala kuwo.
19 UJehova wamjezisa uJuda ngenxa ka-Ahazi inkosi yako-Israyeli, ngoba wayekela abantu bakoJuda bezenzela umathanda futhi lokhu kwabangela ukuthi benze izono ezinengi phambi kukaJehova.
20 UThiligathi-philineseri+ inkosi ye-Asiriya wamhlasela futhi wamlethela inhlupho+ kulokuthi amncedise.
21 U-Ahazi wayethethe yonke impahla eyayisendlini kaJehova lasendlini yenkosi*+ lasezindlini zeziphathamandla, wayinika inkosi ye-Asiriya kodwa yona ayizange imncedise.
22 INkosi u-Ahazi yathi isisebunzimeni yenza okubi kakhulu phambi kukaJehova kulakuqala.
23 Yaqalisa ukunikela kubonkulunkulu beDamaseko+ ababeyinqobile+ futhi yathi: “Onkulunkulu bamakhosi aseSiriya bawancedisile, yikho lami ngizanikela kubo ukuze bangincedise.”+ Kodwa lokhu kwenza ukuthi yona labantu bonke bako-Israyeli behlelwe ngumonakalo.
24 Phezu kwalokho u-Ahazi wathatha izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso+ wazibulala, wavala leminyango yendlu kaJehova+ njalo wakha ama-alithare akhe kuyo yonke iJerusalema.
25 Wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo kuwo wonke amadolobho akoJuda ukuze atshisele abanye onkulunkulu+ imihlatshelo. Wamthukuthelisa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakhe.
26 Yonke imbali yakhe lakho konke akwenzayo, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kuyefika ekucineni, kubhaliwe ebhukwini lamakhosi akoJuda lawako-Israyeli.+
27 U-Ahazi wafa bamngcwaba edolobheni leJerusalema, kodwa kabazange bamngcwabe emangcwabeni amakhosi ako-Israyeli.+ Ngemva kwalokho indodana yakhe uHezekhiya yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala ebaleni elithi, “IGehena.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “lasesigodlweni senkosi.”
