Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 17:1-41
17 Ngemnyaka wesi-12 wekubusa kweNkhosi Ahazi yakaJuda, Hosheya+ indvodzana ya-Ela waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli eSamariya; wabusa iminyaka lengu-9.
2 Wachubeka nekwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova kodvwa akafikanga ezingeni lemakhosi aka-Israyeli lebekabuse ngaphambi kwakhe.
3 INkhosi Shalmaneseri yase-Asiriya yakhuphuka yayokulwa naye,+ futsi Hosheya wase uba yinceku yayo, wacala nekuletsa tetfulo kulenkhosi.+
4 Nome kunjalo, inkhosi yase-Asiriya yeva kutsi Hosheya bekanencenye ekuyakheleni licebo lekuyibulala ngobe bekatfumele titfunywa ku-So inkhosi yaseGibhithe+ futsi abengasayiletseli lenkhosi yase-Asiriya letetfulo njengobe bekenta eminyakeni leyendlulile. Ngako lenkhosi yase-Asiriya yambopha futsi yamvalela ejele.
5 Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yahlasela lonkhe lelive, futsi yefika eSamariya yayivimbetela iminyaka lemitsatfu.
6 Ngemnyaka wesi-9 wekubusa kwaHosheya, inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumba iSamariya.+ Yabese itsatsa bantfu baka-Israyeli yabatfumbela+ e-Asiriya, yabahlalisa eHala naseHabori lesemfuleni iGozani+ kanye nasemadolobheni emaMede.+
7 Loko kwenteka ngobe bantfu baka-Israyeli bebonile kuJehova Nkulunkulu wabo lowabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe ngephansi kwesandla saFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe.+ Bakhonta* labanye bonkulunkulu,+
8 balandzela emasiko etive Jehova bekaticoshile embikwabo futsi balandzela nemasiko labekasungulwe ngemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
9 Ema-Israyeli bekamatasa ngetintfo lebetingakalungi emehlweni aJehova Nkulunkulu wawo. Achubeka akha tindzawo letiphakeme kuwo onkhe emadolobha awo,+ kusukela esicongweni sekulindza kuya edolobheni lelibiyelwe.*
10 Achubeka nekutakhela ematje langcwele kanye netinsika letingcwele*+ kuwo onkhe emagcuma nangephansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letinkhulu;+
11 nakuto tonkhe tindzawo letiphakeme bekenta imihlatjelo yekushiswa alingisa tive lebeticoshwe nguJehova embikwawo watiyisa ekutfunjweni.+ Ema-Israyeli abechubeka enta tintfo letimbi lebetivisa Jehova buhlungu.
12 Achubeka akhonta tithico letenyanyekako,*+ leto Jehova bekawatjelile ngato watsi: “Akukafaneli nikwente loku!”+
13 Jehova wachubeka ecwayisa ema-Israyeli nemaJuda asebentisa bonkhe baphrofethi bakhe nabo bonkhe baboni bemibono+ atsi: “Gucukani etindleleni tenu letimbi!+ Gcinani imiyalo yami kanye netimiso tami ngekuvumelana nayo yonkhe imitsetfo lengayala ngayo bokhokho benu naleyo lenginitfumelele yona ngetinceku tami baphrofethi.”
14 Kodvwa awazange alalele, achubeka anenkhani njengabokhokho bawo labangazange bakhombise kukholwa kuJehova Nkulunkulu wabo.+
15 Achubeka nekungayilaleli imitsetfo yakhe, angasigcini nesivumelwane Nkulunkulu+ lebekasentile nabokhokho bawo futsi angatihloniphi tikhumbuto lebekawanikete tona kuze awecwayise,+ achubeka nekulandzela tithico letingenamsebenti,+ agcine angasasiyo intfo yalutfo,+ alingisa tive lebekakhelene nato Jehova lebekawayalile kutsi angatilingisi.+
16 Achubeka nekushiya yonkhe imiyalo yaJehova Nkulunkulu wawo futsi atakhela tithico tematfole+ lamabili ngensimbi* kanye nensika lengcwele*+ futsi akhotsamela lonkhe libutfo lasemazulwini,+ akhonta naBhali.+
17 Aphindze ashisa emadvodzana awo nemadvodzakati awo emlilweni,*+ abhula, aphengula+ aphindze achubeka nekutinikela* etintfweni letimbi emehlweni aJehova, kuze amvise buhlungu.
18 Ngaleso sizatfu Jehova wawatfukutselela kakhulu ema-Israyeli kangangekutsi wawakhweshisa emehlweni akhe.+ Akavumelanga ngisho namunye kutsi asale ngaphandle kwesive sakaJuda kuphela.
19 Ngisho nesive sakaJuda asizange siyigcine imiyalo yaJehova Nkulunkulu waso,+ naso sahamba ngemasiko lebekalandzelwa ngema-Israyeli.+
20 Jehova wabalahla bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli, wabatsela ngelihlazo futsi wabanikela esandleni sebatfumbi kwaze kwaba ngulapho sekabakhweshisile embikwakhe.
21 Wawasusa ema-Israyeli endlini yaDavide futsi wona abeka Jerobowamu indvodzana yaNebati waba yinkhosi.+ Kodvwa Jerobowamu wabangela kutsi ema-Israyeli aphambuke ekulandzeleni Jehova, wawabangela kutsi ente sono lesikhulu.
22 Ema-Israyeli achubeka nekwenta tonkhe tono Jerobowamu lebekatentile.+ Akasukanga kuto
23 kwaze kwaba ngulapho Jehova awasusa ema-Israyeli emehlweni akhe njengobe bekakhulumile asebentisa tonkhe tinceku takhe baphrofethi.+ Ngako ema-Israyeli atfunjwa esuka eveni lawo aya e-Asiriya,+ lapho ahlala khona kuze kube ngulamuhla.
24 Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yabese ilandza bantfu lebebaseBhabhulona, eKutha, e-Ava, eHamathi naseSefavayimu+ yabahlalisa eSamariya endzaweni yema-Israyeli; yabahlalisa eSamariya nasemadolobheni ayo.
25 Ngalesikhatsi labantfu bacala kuhlala lapho, bebangamesabi* Jehova. Ngako Jehova wabatfumelela emabhubesi+ futsi abulala labanye babo.
26 Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Tive lotitfumbile futsi watihlalisa emadolobheni aseSamariya atiyati indlela lokufanele kukhontwe* ngayo Nkulunkulu walelive. Ngako uyachubeka nekutitfumelela emabhubesi latibulalako ngobe kute kuto lowati inkholo yaNkulunkulu walelive.”
27 Nayiva loko, inkhosi yase-Asiriya yakhipha umyalo lotsi: “Tsatsani munye walabaphristi lenabatfumba nimbuyisele emuva ayohlala lapho kuze afundzise labantfu inkholo yaNkulunkulu walelive.”
28 Ngako munye kulabaphristi baseSamariya lebebatfunjiwe, wabuyela emuva wayohlala eBetheli+ wase ucala kufundzisa labantfu indlela yekwesaba* Jehova.+
29 Nome kunjalo, sive ngasinye senta nkulunkulu* waso sambeka etindlini tekukhontela etindzaweni letiphakeme lebetakhiwe ngemaSamariya; sive ngasinye besenta loko edolobheni lebesihlala kulo.
30 Ngako emadvodza aseBhabhulona enta Sukhothi-bhenothi, emadvodza aseKutha enta Negali, emadvodza aseHamathi+ wona enta Ashima,
31 futsi ema-Ava enta Nibhazi naThataki. EmaSefavayimu bekashisa emadvodzana awo emlilweni,* awashisela Adrameleki na-Anameleki, lokubonkulunkulu baseSefavayimu.+
32 Ngisho nobe bebamesaba Jehova, babeka baphristi etindzaweni letiphakeme babatsatsa kubantfu bakubo futsi labaphristi ngibo lebebahola kuletindlu tekukhontela lebetisetindzaweni letiphakeme.+
33 Ngaleyo ndlela, bebamesaba Jehova kodvwa bebakhonta bonkulunkulu babo labahambisana nenkholo* yetive lebebasuka kuto.+
34 Kuze kube ngulamuhla, labantfu balandzela tinkholo* tabo letindzala. Kute kubo lokhonta* Jehova, lolandzela timiso takhe, tehlulelo takhe, uMtsetfo kanye nemyalo Jehova lawuniketa emadvodzana aJakobe, Nkulunkulu lashintja libito lakhe watsi sengu-Israyeli.+
35 Ngesikhatsi Jehova enta sivumelwane nawo,+ wawaniketa umyalo lotsi: “Akukafaneli nesabe labanye bonkulunkulu futsi akukafaneli nibakhotsamele nobe nibakhonte nobe nibentele imihlatjelo.+
36 Kodvwa Jehova lowanikhipha eveni laseGibhithe ngemandla lamakhulu nangesandla leselulekile,+ nguye lokufanele nimesabe,+ futsi nguye lokufanele nimkhotsamele niphindze nimentele umhlatjelo.
37 Timiso, tehlulelo, uMtsetfo kanye nemyalo lanibhalela wona,+ kufanele nihlale nikugcina ngekucophelela futsi kufanele ningabesabi labanye bonkulunkulu.
38 Kufanele ningasikhohlwa sivumelwane lengasenta nani+ futsi akukafaneli nesabe labanye bonkulunkulu.
39 Kodvwa nguJehova Nkulunkulu wenu lokufanele nimhloniphe, ngobe nguye lotanikhulula esandleni sato tonkhe titsa tenu.”
40 Kodvwa abazange balalele futsi balandzela inkholo* yabo lendzala.+
41 Ngako letive tabese tiyamesaba Jehova,+ kodvwa betiphindze tikhonte tithico. Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati ato nebatukulu bato bachubeka benta njengabokhokho babo kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Besaba.”
^ Lokusho, kuyo yonkhe indzawo, ngisho nobe inebantfu labancane nobe labanyenti.
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Leligama lesiHebheru kungenteka lihlobene neligama lelisho “bulongo” futsi lisetjentiswa nakukhulunywa ngendzelelo.
^ Nobe “tithico letincibilikisiwe.”
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nekutitsengisa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “wawendlulisa emlilweni.”
^ Nobe “bebangamkhonti.”
^ Nobe “emasiko enkholo.”
^ Nobe “yekukhonta.”
^ Nobe “bonkulunkulu.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bekawendlulisa emlilweni.”
^ Nobe “emasiko enkholo.”
^ Nobe “emasiko enkholo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lowesaba.”
^ Nobe “emasiko enkholo.”
