Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 14:1-29
14 Ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwaJehowashi+ indvodzana yaJehoyahazi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Amasiya indvodzana yeNkhosi Jehowashi yakaJuda waba yinkhosi.
2 Bekaneminyaka lengu-25 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-29 eJerusalema. Libito lamake wakhe bekunguJehoyadini waseJerusalema.+
3 Wachubeka enta lokuhle emehlweni aJehova, kodvwa akentanga njengaDavide+ khokho wakhe. Wenta konkhe lobekwentiwe ngubabe wakhe Jehowashi.+
4 Nobe kunjalo, tindzawo letiphakeme atizange tisuswe+ futsi bantfu bebasolo benta imihlatjelo yekushiswa kuletindzawo letiphakeme, ngaleyo ndlela intfutfu yalemihlatjelo beyenyukela kubonkulunkulu babo.+
5 Ngekushesha nje nase awusimamisile umbuso wakhe, wabulala tinceku takhe lebetibulele babe wakhe lobekayinkhosi.+
6 Kodvwa akazange awabulale emadvodzana alababulali, ngekuvumelana nemyalo waJehova lobhalwe eMtsetfweni waMosi lotsi: “Bobabe akukafaneli babulawelwe tono tebantfwababo, nebantfwana akukafaneli babulawelwe tono tabobabe babo; kodvwa umuntfu kufanele afele sono sakhe.”+
7 Wabulala emadvodza langu-10 000 esive saka-Edomu+ eSihosheni Seluswayi,+ wancoba iSela kulemphi+ futsi ligama laleyondzawo kwase kutsiwa yiJokthiyeli kuze kube ngulamuhla.
8 Amasiya wabese utfumela titfunywa kuJehowashi indvodzana yaJehoyahazi loyindvodzana yaJehu inkhosi yaka-Israyeli watsi: “Buya lapha sitokulwa.”*+
9 INkhosi Jehowashi yaka-Israyeli yatfumela nangu umlayeto eNkhosini Amasiya yakaJuda: “Lukhula lwemanyeva loluseLebanoni lutfumelele umsedari waseLebanoni umlayeto lotsi, ‘Indvodzana yami yinikete indvodzakati yakho itoyenta umfati.’ Kodvwa silwane sesiganga saseLebanoni sendlulile sagcobagcoba lolukhula lwemanyeva.
10 Kuliciniso kutsi wena usincobile sive saka-Edomu,+ ngako inhlitiyo yakho seyidvwalile. Jabula ngeludvumo lwakho kodvwa hlala endlini* yakho. Utibitelelani inhlekelele ngekutsi utibangele wena kuwa kwakho kanye nesive sakaJuda?”
11 Kodvwa Amasiya akazange alalele.+
Ngako iNkhosi Jehowashi yaka-Israyeli yakhuphuka futsi yona kanye neNkhosi Amasiya yakaJuda balwela eBhethi-shemeshi,+ lokuyindzawo yakaJuda.+
12 Sive sakaJuda sehlulwa sive saka-Israyeli, ngako nguloyo naloyo wabalekela ekhaya* lakhe.
13 INkhosi Jehowashi yaka-Israyeli yatfumba iNkhosi Amasiya yakaJuda letalwa nguJehowashi indvodzana ya-Ahaziya, eBhethi-shemeshi. Batsi nabefika eJerusalema babhidlita lubondza lwakhona kusukela eSangweni laka-Efrayimu+ kuya eSangweni Lelisekoneni,+ sigaba lesingaba ngemamitha langu-178.
14 Yatsatsa lonkhe ligolide, lisiliva nato tonkhe tintfo letatfolakala endlini yaJehova, yatitsatsa nalapho kuhlala khona umcebo endlini* yenkhosi, yaphindze yatfumba bantfu. Ngemuva kwaloko, yabuyela eSamariya.
15 Lomunye umlandvo waJehowashi, loko lakwenta, imisebenti yakhe yemandla kanye nendlela lalwa ngayo neNkhosi Amasiya yakaJuda, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli.
16 Jehowashi wabese uyafa futsi wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe eSamariya.+ Wangcwatjwa kanye nemakhosi aka-Israyeli futsi indvodzana yakhe Jerobowamu*+ yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
17 Amasiya+ indvodzana yaJehowashi inkhosi yakaJuda waphila iminyaka lengu-15 ngemuva kwekufa kwaJehowashi+ indvodzana yaJehoyahazi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.+
18 Lomunye umlandvo wa-Amasiya ubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi akaJuda.
19 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi kwahlanganwa ngaye kwakhiwa licebo lekumbulala+ eJerusalema, ngako wabalekela eLakhishi kodvwa batfumela emadvodza kutsi aye eLakhishi afike ambulalela khona.
20 Babese bayametfwala ngemahhashi bambuyisela emuva, bafike bamngcwaba lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe eJerusalema eDolobheni laDavide.+
21 Ngemuva kwaloko bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda batsatsa Azariya*+ lebekaneminyaka lengu-16 budzala+ bambeka kutsi abe yinkhosi esikhundleni sababe wakhe Amasiya.+
22 Azariya wakha kabusha i-Elathi+ futsi wayibuyisela kaJuda ngemuva kwekutsi inkhosi* seyingcwatjwe lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bayo.+
23 Ngemnyaka wesi-15 wekubusa kwa-Amasiya indvodzana yaJehowashi inkhosi yakaJuda, Jerobowamu+ indvodzana yeNkhosi Jehowashi yaka-Israyeli waba yinkhosi eSamariya futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-41.
24 Wachubeka nekwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova. Akazange atiyekele tonkhe tono Jerobowamu indvodzana yaNebati labekabangele ema-Israyeli kutsi atente.+
25 Wabuyisela umncele waka-Israyeli kusukela eLebo-hamathi*+ kuya eLwandle lwase-Arabha,*+ ngekuvumelana nelivi lelakhulunywa nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli asebentisa inceku yakhe Jona,+ indvodzana ya-Amithayi, umphrofethi waseGathi-heferi.+
26 Ngobe Jehova bekakubonile kucindzeteleka kwema-Israyeli.+ Bekute ngisho namunye lobekangawasita. Bekute ngisho nalobekangasita labete umsiti nobe lababutsakatsaka.
27 Kodvwa Jehova beketsembise kutsi ngeke alisuse ligama la-Israyeli ngephansi kwemazulu.+ Ngako wawasindzisa ngesandla saJerobowamu indvodzana yaJehowashi.+
28 Lomunye umlandvo waJerobowamu, nako konkhe lakwenta nemisebenti yakhe yemandla kanye nendlela lalwa ngayo nalabuyisela ngayo iDamaseko+ neHamathi+ kuJuda ka-Israyeli, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli.
29 Jerobowamu wase uyafa futsi wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe. Wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona emakhosi aka-Israyeli futsi indvodzana yakhe Zakhariya+ yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “sitohlangana buso nebuso.”
^ Nobe “esigodlweni.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ethendeni.”
^ Nobe “esigodlweni.”
^ Lokusho, Jerobowamu II.
^ Lokusho kutsi “Jehova Usitile.” Ubitwa nga-Uziya ku-2Kh 15:13; 2Khr 26:1-23; Isa 6:1; nakuZak 14:5.
^ Lokusho, babe wakhe Amasiya.
^ Lokusho, Lwandle Lweluswayi nobe Lwandle Lolufile.
^ Nobe “esangweni laseHamathi.”
