2nd Incwadi yeziKronike

2 IziKronike 1

1:1 Khona-ke uSolomoni, indodana kaDavide, waqiniswa ekubuseni kwakhe, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayenaye, futhi wamphakamisa phezulu.
1:2 USolomoni wayala wonke u-Israyeli, ama-tribunes, lezikhulu zekhulu, nababusi, nabahluleli phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, kanye nabaholi bemindeni.
1:3 Wasuka yena nesixuku sonke waya endaweni ephakemeyo yaseGibeyoni, lapho lalikhona itabernakele lesivumelwano sikaJehova, lokho uMose, inceku kaNkulunkulu, eyenziwe ehlane.
1:4 Ngoba uDavida wayelethe umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu eKiriyathi-Jeyarimi, endaweni abeyilungisele yona, nalapho ayeyimisele khona itabernakele, leyo, eJerusalema.
1:5 Futhi, ilathi lethusi, uBhezaleli, indodana ka-Uri, indodana kaHure, kwakhiwe, lalilapho phambi kwethabhanekele leNkosi. Wayifuna-ke uSolomoni, nayo yonke inhlangano.
1:6 USolomoni wakhuphukela e-altare lethusi, phambi kwethabhanekele lesivumelwano sikaJehova, wanikela phezu kwalo izisulu eziyinkulungwane.
1:7 Kodwa bheka, ngalobobusuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye, ethi, “Cela lokhu okufisayo, ukuze ngikunike yona.”
1:8 USolomoni wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: “Wenze umusa omkhulu kubaba uDavide. Futhi ungibeke njengenkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1:9 Ngakho-ke manje, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, izwi lakho maligcwaliseke, owakuthembisa ubaba uDavida. Ngoba ungenze inkosi phezu kwabantu bakho abakhulu, abangenakubalwa njengothuli lomhlaba.
1:10 Ngiphe ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda, ukuze ngingene ngihambe phambi kwabantu bakho. Ngoba ngubani olamandla okwahlulela lokhu, abantu bakho, abakhulu kangaka?”
1:11 Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wathi kuSolomoni: “Njengoba lokhu kuyisinqumo esithokozise inhliziyo yakho, futhi awuzange ucele ingcebo nempahla nenkazimulo, noma ukuphila kwabanizondayo, noma izinsuku eziningi zokuphila, ngoba esikhundleni salokho wacela ukuhlakanipha lokwazi ukuze ukwazi ukwahlulela abantu bami, engikubeke phezu kwakhe njengenkosi:
1:12 uphiwe ukuhlakanipha nolwazi. Futhi ngizokunika ingcebo nempahla nenkazimulo, ukuze kungabikho noyedwa emakhosini ngaphambi kwakho nangemva kwakho onjengawe.
1:13 USolomoni wayesesuka endaweni ephakemeyo yaseGibeyoni, waya eJerusalema, phambi kwethabhanekele lesivumelwano, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli.
1:14 Wazibuthela izinqola nabamahhashi. Basebeletha kuye izinqola eziyinkulungwane lamakhulu amane, labagadi bamabhiza abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili. Futhi wababangela ukuba babe semizini yezinqola, kanye nenkosi eJerusalema.
1:15 Inkosi yanikela ngesiliva negolide eJerusalema njengamatshe, nemisedari kungathi imithombe, ezimila emathafeni ngobuningi.
1:16 Kwalethwa kuye amahhashi evela eGibithe naseKuwe;, ngabaxoxisi benkosi, owahamba wathenga ngentengo:
1:17 inqola yamahhashi amane ngamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha esiliva, nehhashi ngekhulu namashumi ayisihlanu. Isithembiso esifanayo sokuthenga senziwa saziwe kuyo yonke imibuso yamaHeti, naphakathi kwamakhosi ase-Aramu.

2 IziKronike 2

2:1 USolomoni wanquma ukwakhela igama likaJehova indlu, nesigodlo sakhe.
2:2 Wabala amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa ukuba athwale emahlombe, nabayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ababeqopha amatshe ezintabeni, nezinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha njengababonisi babo.
2:3 Futhi, wathumela kuHiramu, inkosi yaseTire, ethi: “Njengoba wenza kubaba uDavida, lapho umthumela ukhuni lomsedari, ukuze azakhele indlu, lapho ayehlala khona,
2:4 wenze njalo nakimi, ukuze ngakhele igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami indlu, ukuze ngingcwelise ukuba kushiswe impepho phambi kwakhe, kanye nentuthu yeziqholo, kanye nesinkwa sobukhona esiphakade, kanye neminikelo yokushiswa, ekuseni nakusihlwa, kanye namasabatha, nokwethwasa kwenyanga, nemikhosi yemikhosi kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu kuze kube phakade, eziyalelwe u-Israyeli.
2:5 Ngoba indlu engifisa ukuyakha inkulu. Ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu, phezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu.
2:6 Ngakho-ke, ngubani ozokwazi ukunqoba, ukuze amakhele indlu enhle? Uma izulu nezulu lamazulu lingenakumthwala, ngiyini ukuthi ngizokwazi ukumakhela umuzi? Kodwa makube ngokwalokhu kuphela, ukuze kushiswe impepho phambi kwakhe.
2:7 Ngakho-ke, thumela kimi indoda efundile, okwaziyo ukusebenza ngegolide lesiliva, ngethusi nensimbi, ngokunsomi, obomvu, kanye ne-hyacinth, futhi ngubani okwaziyo ukubaza okuqoshiwe, kanye nalezi ngcweti enginazo eJudiya naseJerusalema, ubaba uDavida amlungisileyo.
2:8 Bese futhi, thumela kimi ukhuni lomsedari, kanye nomjunipha, kanye nephayini laseLebanoni. Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi izinceku zakho ziyakwazi ukugawula imithi yaseLebanoni;, nezinceku zami ziyakuba nezinceku zakho,
2:9 ukuze ngilungiselwe izinkuni eziningi kakhulu. Ngoba indlu engifisa ukuyakha inkulu kakhulu futhi iyakhazimula.
2:10 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngiyakunika izinceku zakho, abasebenzi abazogawula imithi, ukuze kuhlinzekwe: amakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili kakolweni, kanye nenani elifanayo lekhori lebhali, namakhora ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili ewayini, kanye nezilinganiso eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili zamafutha.
2:11 Khona-ke uHiram, inkosi yaseTire, kusho, ngencwadi eyayithunyelwe kuSolomoni: “Ngoba uJehova wayebathanda abantu bakhe, ngalokho ukumisile ukuba ubuse phezu kwabo.
2:12 Futhi wengeza, ethi: “Ibusisiwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, owenza izulu nomhlaba, owanika inkosi uDavida indodana ehlakaniphileyo, futhi wafunda, futhi uhlakaniphile futhi uhlakaniphile, ukuze akhele uJehova indlu, nesigodlo sakhe.
2:13 Ngakho-ke, Ngimthumile ubaba uHiramu kuwe; uyindoda ekhaliphile futhi enolwazi kakhulu,
2:14 indodana yowesifazane wamadodakazi akwaDani, uyise wayengumTire, okwaziyo ukusebenza ngegolide lesiliva, ngethusi nensimbi, nangemabula nezingodo, kanye nokunsomi, kanye ne-hyacinth, nelineni elicolekileyo, nokubomvu. Futhi uyakwazi ukuqopha yonke inhlobo yokuqopha, kanye nendlela yokuklama ngobuhlakani noma yini edingekayo emsebenzini, kanye nezingcweti zakho kanye nezingcweti zenkosi yami uDavide, uyihlo.
2:15 Ngakho-ke, thumela ukolweni nebhali namafutha newayini, lokho wena, Nkosi yami, bathembisile, ezincekwini zakho.
2:16 + Khona-ke siyogawula izinkuni eziningi eLebanoni njengoba nizozidinga, futhi sizoyidlulisela njengezihlenga elwandle eJopha. Khona-ke kuyakuba ngawe ukubadlulisela eJerusalema.”
2:17 Ngakho uSolomoni wababala bonke abasanda kuguquka ababesezweni lakwa-Israyeli, emva kokubala uDavide uyise akwenzileyo, futhi batholakala beyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu nantathu namakhulu ayisithupha.
2:18 Futhi wamisa izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa kubo, ababethwala imithwalo emahlombe, nabayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ababeza kuqopha amatshe ezintabeni, izinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha njengabaphathi bomsebenzi wabantu.

2 IziKronike 3

3:1 USolomoni waqala ukwakha indlu kaJehova, eJerusalema entabeni yaseMoriya, njengalokho kwakubonisiwe kuDavide uyise, endaweni uDavide ayeyilungisile esibuyeni sika-Orinani umJebusi.
3:2 Manje waqala ukwakha ngenyanga yesibili, ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.
3:3 Futhi lezi izisekelo, uSolomoni awumisayo ukwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu: ubude buyizingalo ngesilinganiso sokuqala ngamashumi ayisithupha, ububanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili.
3:4 Ngempela, ngaphambili, kuvulandi, eyayinwetshiwe ngobude ngokwesilinganiso sobubanzi bendlu, yayiyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili. Khona ukuphakama kwakuyizingalo eziyikhulu namashumi amabili. Wayihuqa ngaphakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo.
3:5 Futhi, wamboza indlu enkulu ngamapulangwe okhuni lwespruce, futhi wanamathisela izingqimba zegolide elicwengiweyo kulo lonke. Futhi waqopha kuzo amasundu, nomfanekiso wamaketanga amancane ahlanganiswe elinye nelinye.
3:6 Futhi, wagandaya phansi ethempelini ngemabula eliyigugu kakhulu, yobuhle obukhulu.
3:7 Manje igolide, wembesa ngazo indlu, nemishayo yayo, nezinsika, nezindonga, nezicabha, yacwengwa kakhulu. Waqopha amakherubi ezindongeni.
3:8 Futhi, wenza indlu yeNgcwelengcwele. Ubude bayo, ngokuvumelana nobubanzi bethempeli, yayiyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili. Nobubanzi bayo, ngokufanayo, yayiyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili. Futhi wayimboza ngezingqimba zegolide, lamathalenta angaba ngamakhulu ayisithupha.
3:9 Khona-ke wenza nezipikili zegolide, kangangokuthi isipikili ngasinye sasingamashekeli angamashumi amahlanu. Futhi, amakamelo angaphezulu wawahuqa ngegolide.
3:10 Manje naye wenza, endlini yeNgcwelengcwele, amakherubi amabili njengomsebenzi wezithombe. Futhi wazimboza ngegolide.
3:11 Amaphiko amakherubi ayeyizingalo ezingamashumi amabili;, Iphiko elilodwa laliyizingalo ezinhlanu, lathinta odongeni lwendlu, kanye nomunye, enezingalo ezinhlanu, yathinta iphiko lelinye ikherubi.
3:12 Ngokufanayo, iphiko lelinye ikherubi laliyizingalo eziyisihlanu, lathinta udonga, nelinye iphiko lalo eliyizingalo eziyisihlanu lathinta ephikweni lelinye ikherubi.
3:13 Ngakho amaphiko awo womabili amakherubi ayeluliwe futhi eluliwe kwaba yizingalo ezingamashumi amabili. Manje base bemi ngezinyawo beqondile, ubuso babo bubheke endlini engaphandle.
3:14 Futhi, wenza iveli ngehiyakinte, onsomi, obomvu, nelineni elicolekileyo. Weluka amakherubi phakathi kwawo.
3:15 Futhi okunye, phambi kweminyango yethempeli, kwakukhona izinsika ezimbili, ubude buyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu. Kodwa amakhanda awo ayeyizingalo ezinhlanu.
3:16 Bese futhi, kwakukhona okuthile okunjengamaketanga endaweni yentshumayelo, wazibeka phezu kwezinhloko zezinsika. Kwakukhona namapomegranati ayikhulu, owabeka phakathi kwamaketane amancane.
3:17 Futhi, wazibeka lezi zinsika emphemeni wethempeli, eyodwa ngakwesokunene, omunye ngakwesokhohlo. Le eyayingakwesokudla, wabiza uJakini; nengakwesokhohlo, uBhowazi.

2 IziKronike 4

4:1 Futhi, wenza i-altare lethusi, ubude balo babuzingalo ezingamashumi amabili, nezingalo ezingamashumi amabili ububanzi, nezingalo eziyishumi ukuphakama,
4:2 kanye nolwandle olubunjiweyo oluyizingalo eziyishumi ukusuka kolunye ulunye kusiya kolunye, iyindilinga ekuzungelezeni kwayo. laliyizingalo ezinhlanu ukuphakama, umucu oyizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu wawuzungeza nxazonke.
4:3 Futhi, ngaphansi kwalo kwakukhona okufana nezinkabi. Futhi imibhalo ethile yazungeza umgodi wolwandle, ngaphandle izingalo eziyishumi, njengokungathi emigqeni emibili. Izinkabi zazibunjiwe.
4:4 Ulwandle lwabekwa phezu kwezinkabi eziyishumi nambili, ezintathu zazo zazibheke ngasenyakatho, enye emithathu ngasentshonalanga, enye emithathu ngaseningizimu, nabathathu abasala ngasempumalanga, bebekwe ulwandle phezu kwabo. Kodwa ingemuva lezinkabi lalibheke ngaphakathi, ngaphansi kolwandle.
4:5 Uhlonze lwawo lwalulingana nentende yesandla, umphetho walo wawunjengodebe lwendebe, noma njengeqabunga lomnduze eliphendukile. Futhi yayiphethe izilinganiso eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu.
4:6 Futhi, wenza izitsha eziyishumi. Futhi wabeka ezinhlanu kwesokudla, nabahlanu ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze bageze kuzo zonke izinto ababezanikela ngazo njengeminikelo yokutshiswa. Kodwa abapristi kwakufanele bagezwe olwandle.
4:7 Futhi wenza nezinti zezibani zegolide eziyishumi, ngokwesimo ababeyalwe ngaso ukuba benziwe. Futhi wazibeka ethempelini, amahlanu kwesokudla, nabahlanu ngakwesokhohlo.
4:8 Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakukhona namatafula ayishumi. Futhi wazibeka ethempelini, amahlanu kwesokudla, nabahlanu ngakwesokhohlo. Futhi, kwakukhona izitsha zegolide eziyikhulu.
4:9 Bese futhi, wenza igceke labapristi, kanye nehholo elikhulu, neminyango ehholo, eyayisibekela ngethusi.
4:10 Manje wabeka ulwandle ngakwesokunene, ebheke empumalanga, ngaseningizimu.
4:11 UHiramu wayesesenza izimbiza, nezingwegwe, nezitsha. Waqeda yonke imisebenzi yenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu,
4:12 leyo, izinsika ezimbili, kanye nemishayo, namakhanda, nento efana nenetha elincane, eyayivala amakhanda ngaphezu kwemishayo enqamulayo,
4:13 kanye namapomegranati angamakhulu amane, namanetha amabili amancane, kwahlanganiswa izinhlu ezimbili zamapomegranati enetheni ngalinye, eyayisibekela imishayo namakhanda ezinsika.
4:14 Wenza nezisekelo; nezitsha azibeke phezu kwezisekelo;
4:15 ulwandle olulodwa, nezinkabi eziyishumi nambili phansi kolwandle;
4:16 namabhodwe okupheka nezingwegwe nezitsha. Hiram, uyise, wenza zonke izitsha zikaSolomoni, endlini yeNkosi, kusuka ethusi elimsulwa.
4:17 Inkosi yawajikijela endaweni engaseJordani, emhlabathini wobumba phakathi kweSukoti neZereda.
4:18 Manje ubuningi bezitsha babungenakubalwa, kangangokuthi isisindo sethusi sasingaziwa.
4:19 USolomoni wazenza zonke izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, ne-altare legolide, namatafula okwakukhona kuwo isinkwa sokubukwa;
4:20 futhi okunye, legolide elicwengekileyo, nezinti zezibani nezibani zazo, ukuze kukhanye phambi kwelizwi, ngokomthetho;
4:21 nezimbali ezithile, nezibani, nezindlawu zegolide. Zonke lezi zazenziwe ngegolide elicwengekileyo.
4:22 Futhi, izitsha zamakha, kanye nemicengezi, nezitsha, nezitsha ezincane zazivela egolideni elicwengekileyo. Futhi waqopha iminyango yethempeli elingaphakathi, leyo, okweNgcwelengcwele. Iminyango yethempeli elingaphandle yayiyigolide. Manje, waqedwa wonke umsebenzi uSolomoni awenza endlini yeNkosi.

2 IziKronike 5

5:1 USolomoni wayesengenisa zonke izithembiso zikaDavide uyise, isiliva, kanye negolide, nezitsha zonke, wayibeka engcebeni yendlu kaNkulunkulu.
5:2 Ngemva kwalokhu, wabutha labo abakhulu ngokuzalwa kukaIsrayeli, nazo zonke izikhulu zezizwe, nezinhloko zawoyise, kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, eJerusalema, ukuze bawukhiphe umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova emzini kaDavide, okuyiZiyoni.
5:3 Manje, onke amadoda akwa-Israyeli aya enkosini, ngosuku olungcwele lwenyanga yesikhombisa.
5:4 Futhi lapho bonke abadala bakwa-Israyeli sebefikile, amaLevi athwala umphongolo,
5:5 bawungenisa, kanye nazo zonke izinto zetabernakele. Bese futhi, abapristi namaLevi bathwala izitsha zendlu engcwele, ezazisetabernakele.
5:6 Manje inkosi uSolomoni, nayo yonke inhlangano yakwa-Israyeli, nabo bonke ababebuthene phambi komkhumbi, zazihlaba izinqama nezinkabi ezingenakubalwa, ngokuba babebaningi kangaka uquqaba lwababulewe.
5:7 Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo, leyo, endlini yethempeli, eNgcwelengcwele, ngaphansi kwamaphiko amakherubi,
5:8 amakherubi awelula amaphiko awo phezu kwendawo lapho umphongolo umi khona, bawumboza umphongolo nemigoqo yawo.
5:9 Kodwa mayelana nemigoqo umkhumbi owawuthwala, ngoba kwasekuyingcosana, iziphetho zazikwazi ukubonakala phambi kwendawo yezwi. Nokho ngempela, uma noma ubani ubenendlela encane ebheke ngaphandle, wayengeke akwazi ukubabona. Futhi ngakho umkhumbi ubulokhu kuleyo ndawo, kuze kube lamuhla.
5:10 Futhi kwakungekho okunye emkhunjini, ngaphandle kwezibhebhe ezimbili, uMose ayewubekile lapho eHorebe, lapho uJehova enika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli umthetho, ekuphumeni eGibhithe.
5:11 Esephumile eNgcwele, abapristi (ngoba bonke abapristi abatholakala lapho babengcwelisiwe, futhi ngaleso sikhathi ukuphenduka nemiyalo yezinkonzo kwakungakahlukaniswa phakathi kwabo)
5:12 kanye namaLevi nabahlabeleli, leyo, ababengaphansi kuka-Asafa, nalabo ababengaphansi kukaHemani, nalabo ababengaphansi kukaJeduthuni, namadodana abo nabafowabo, embethe ilineni elicolekileyo, ikhala namasimbali, kanye nezinsimbi, namahabhu, emi ohlangothini olungasempumalanga lwe-altare. kanye nabo kwakukhona abapristi abayikhulu namashumi amabili, ekhala amacilongo.
5:13 Kwathi lapho bonke bezwakala ndawonye, ngamacilongo, kanye nezwi, namasimbali, namapayipi, kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezinsimbi zomculo, bephakamisela amazwi abo phezulu, umsindo wezwakala kude, kangangokuthi lapho sebeqalile ukudumisa uJehova, nokusho, “Vuma eNkosini, ngoba muhle; ngoba umusa wakhe umi phakade,” indlu kaNkulunkulu yagcwala ifu.
5:14 Nabapristi abakwazanga ukuma bakhonze, ngenxa yefu. Ngoba inkazimulo yeNkosi yayigcwalise indlu kaNkulunkulu.

2 IziKronike 6

6:1 Wathi uSolomon: “UJehova uthembisile ukuthi uyohlala emafini.
6:2 Kodwa ngilakhele indlu igama lakhe, ukuze ahlale khona kuze kube phakade.”
6:3 Inkosi yaphenduka ubuso bayo, wasibusisa sonke isixuku sakwa-Israyeli, (ngoba ixuku lonke lalimi lilalele) wathi:
6:4 “Ibusisiwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, owufezile umsebenzi awukhuluma kuDavide ubaba, ethi:
6:5 ‘Kusukela osukwini engakhipha ngalo abantu bami ezweni laseGibithe, angikhethanga muzi kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, ukuze kwakhiwe indlu egameni lami. Futhi angizange ngikhethe enye indoda, ukuze abe ngumbusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli.
6:6 Kodwa ngakhetha iJerusalema, ukuze igama lami libe kuyo. Futhi ngakhetha uDavide, ukuze ngimmise phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.’
6:7 Futhi nakuba uDavide, ubaba wami, wayenqume ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli indlu,
6:8 iNkosi yathi kuye: ‘Ngokuba bekuyintando yakho ukuthi wakhele igama lami indlu, ngokuqinisekile nenze kahle ngokuba nentando enjalo.
6:9 Kepha wena awuyikuyakha indlu. Ngempela, indodana yakho, ozophuma okhalweni lwakho, ngizokwakhela igama lami indlu.’
6:10 Ngakho-ke, uJehova ulifezile izwi lakhe, ayekukhulumile. Futhi ngivukile esikhundleni sikababa uDavide, futhi ngihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli, njengokukhuluma kukaJehova. Futhi ngilakhele igama leNkosi indlu, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
6:11 Futhi ngibeké kuwo umkhumbi, okukuso isivumelwano sikaJehova asenza nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.”
6:12 Wayesesima phambi kwe-altare likaJehova, phambi kwexuku lonke lakoIsrayeli, futhi welula izandla zakhe.
6:13 Ngoba ngempela, USolomoni wayenze isisekelo sethusi, futhi wayeyimise phakathi kwehholo; lwaluyizingalo ezinhlanu ubude, nezingalo ezinhlanu ububanzi, futhi ukuphakama kwakuyizingalo ezintathu. Wema phezu kwalo. Futhi ngokulandelayo, waguqa phambi kwesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli, ephakamisela izandla zakhe ezulwini,
6:14 uthe: “O Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho unkulunkulu onjengawe ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Ugcina isivumelwano nomusa nezinceku zakho, abahamba phambi kwenu ngezinhliziyo zabo zonke.
6:15 Uyenzele inceku yakho uDavide, ubaba wami, konke obukushilo kuye. Futhi wafeza isenzo owathembisa ngomlomo wakho, njengoba isikhathi samanje sifakazela.
6:16 Manje-ke, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, gcwalisa inceku yakho uDavida, ubaba wami, noma yini oyisho kuye, ethi: ‘Akuyikusweleka ndoda phambi kwami, ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli, nokho kuphela uma amadodana akho egcina izindlela zawo, futhi ngizohamba emthethweni wami, njengoba nje nawe uhambe phambi kwami.’
6:17 Futhi manje, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, maliqiniswe izwi lakho owalikhuluma encekwini yakho uDavide.
6:18 Pho-ke kuzokholwa kanjani ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzohlala nabantu emhlabeni? Uma izulu nezulu lamazulu lingakulibali, kakhulu kangakanani le ndlu engiyakhileyo?
6:19 Kodwa lokhu kwenziwa kuphela, ukuze uwubheke ngomusa umkhuleko wenceku yakho, nasekunxuseni kwakhe, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, ukuze uzwe imikhuleko inceku yakho eyithulula phambi kwakho,
6:20 futhi ukuze uvule amehlo akho phezu kwalendlu, imini nobusuku, endaweni lapho owathembisa khona ukuthi ibizo lakho lizabizwa khona,
6:21 ukuze ulalele umkhuleko inceku yakho ewukhulekayo phakathi kwawo, ukuze ulalele umkhuleko wenceku yakho nowesizwe sakho u-Israyeli. Ozokhuleka kulendawo, lalela usendaweni yakho, leyo, ezulwini, futhi uthethelele.
6:22 Uma umuntu eyonile kumakhelwane wakhe, bese efika ezofunga ngaye, futhi azibophe ngesiqalekiso phambi kwe-altare kule ndlu,
6:23 uyakumuzwa usezulwini, futhi uzokwenza ubulungisa ezincekwini zakho, ukuze ubuye, kumuntu owonayo, indlela yakhe phezu kwekhanda lakhe, futhi ukuze ugweme olungileyo, embuyisela njengokulunga kwakhe.
6:24 Uma abantu bakho u-Israyeli beyobe behlulwe yizitha zabo, (ngoba bazakona kuwe) futhi esephendukile uyokwenza ukuphenduka, futhi uba belincengile ibizo lakho, futhi uzobe ekhulekile kule ndawo,
6:25 uyakubalalela usezulwini, futhi uyothethelela isono sabantu bakho u-Israyeli, futhi uyobabuyisela ezweni owabanika lona kanye nawoyise.
6:26 Uma izulu selivaliwe, ukuze imvula ingani, ngenxa yezono zabantu, futhi uma bezokunxusa kule ndawo, futhi uvume igama lakho, futhi uguqulwe ezonweni zabo lapho uzobahlupha,
6:27 balalele usezulwini, O Nkosi, futhi uthethelele izono zezinceku zakho nezabantu bakho u-Israyeli, futhi nibafundise indlela enhle, abangase bathuthuke ngayo, unise imvula ezweni owalinika abantu bakho njengefa.
6:28 Uma indlala izobe ivuke ezweni, noma isifo esiwumshayabhuqe, noma isikhunta, noma isikhutha, noma izinkumbi, noma amabhungane, noma uma izitha sezichithe indawo yasemaphandleni zivimbezele amasango emizi, noma yisiphi isishayo noma ubuthakathaka obuyobacindezela,
6:29 uma kukhona ovela kubantu bakho u-Israyeli, esazi isibetho nobuthakathaka bakhe, uzobe enxuse futhi uyobe eselule izandla zakhe kule ndlu,
6:30 uyakumlalela usezulwini, ngempela kusukela endaweni yakho yokuhlala ephakeme, futhi uzothethelela, futhi uyobuyisela yilowo nalowo ngokwezindlela zakhe, omaziyo ukuthi uyibambe enhliziyweni yakhe. Ngoba nguwe wedwa ozaziyo izinhliziyo zamadodana abantu.
6:31 Ngakho kwangathi bangakwesaba, kanjalo bahambe ezindleleni zakho, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwazo ebusweni bomhlaba, owabanika obaba bethu.
6:32 Futhi, uma ongaphandle, ongaveli kubantu bakho u-Israyeli, uzobe esefikile evela ezweni elikude, ngenxa yegama lakho elikhulu, nangenxa yesandla sakho esiqinile nengalo yakho eyeluliwe, futhi uma ezokhuleka kulendawo,
6:33 uyakumlalela usezulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala eqine kakhulu, futhi uyofeza zonke izinto lesi sihambi esiyokumemeza ngazo kuwe, ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi igama lakho, futhi kungenzeka bakwesabe, njengoba kwenza abantu bakho u-Israyeli, ukuze bazi ukuthi igama lakho liyabizwa phezu kwale ndlu, engizakhileyo.
6:34 Uma, bephumele impi bemelene lezitha zabo endleleni ozabathuma ngayo, abantu bakho bakukhonzile bebheke ngakulo muzi, oyikhethile, kanye lalendlu, engizakhele egameni lakho,
6:35 uyakuyizwa imithandazo yabo usezulwini, nemikhuleko yabo, futhi uyobalwela.
6:36 Kodwa uma beyokona kuwe (ngoba akakho umuntu ongoni) futhi uzobe ubathukuthelele, futhi uma uyobanikela ezitheni zabo, futhi kanjalo babayisa njengabathunjwa ezweni elikude, loba nakulowo oseduze,
6:37 futhi uma, sebephendukile ezinhliziyweni zabo ezweni ababethunjelwe kulo, bazokwenza inzondo, futhi akuncenge ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo, ethi, ‘Sonile; senze ububi; senze ngokungafanele,'
6:38 futhi uma bezobuyela kini, ngenhliziyo yabo yonke langomphefumulo wabo wonke, ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo lapho bayiswa khona, futhi uma bekukhothamela endleleni yezwe labo, owabanika oyise, kanye nomuzi, oyikhethile, kanye nendlu, engizakhele egameni lakho,
6:39 ezulwini, leyo, kusukela endaweni yakho yokuhlala eqinile, uyakulalela imikhuleko yabo, futhi uzofeza ukwahlulela, futhi uyothethelela abantu bakho, lanxa beyizoni.
6:40 Ngoba wena unguNkulunkulu wami. Amehlo akho avuleke, Ngiyancenga, izindlebe zenu mazilalele umkhuleko owenziwa kule ndawo.
6:41 Ngakho-ke manje, sukuma, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, endaweni yakho yokuphumula, wena nomphongolo wamandla akho. Vumela abapristi bakho, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, zembathiswe insindiso, nabangcwele bakho mabajabule ngokuhle.
6:42 O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, sengathi ungafulatheli ebusweni bukaKristu wakho. Khumbula umusa wenceku yakho, David.”

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7:1 Futhi lapho uSolomoni eseqedile ukuthulula imithandazo yakhe, umlilo wehla uvela ezulwini, lashwabadela iminikelo yokushiswa kanye nezisulu. Ubukhosi bukaJehova bagcwalisa indlu.
7:2 Nabapristi abakwazanga ukungena ethempelini leNkosi, ngoba ubukhosi bukaJehova babugcwalise ithempeli leNkosi.
7:3 Ngaphezu kwalokho, bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babona umlilo wehla, nenkazimulo yeNkosi phezu kwendlu. Futhi ewela ngokuthambekela emhlabathini, ongqimbeni lwamatshe agandayiwe, bakhuleka, bamdumisa uJehova: “Ngokuba muhle;. Ngoba umusa wakhe umi phakade.”
7:4 Khona-ke inkosi nabo bonke abantu bahlabelela izisulu phambi kukaJehova.
7:5 Manje, inkosi uSolomoni yabulala izisulu: izinkabi eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili, nezinqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili. Inkosi nabo bonke abantu bayingcwelisa indlu kaNkulunkulu.
7:6 Abapristi namaLevi babemi ezikhundleni zabo, ngezinsimbi zokuhlabelela zeNkosi, eyakwenza inkosi uDavida ukuthi idumise uJehova: “Ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.” Futhi babedlala amahubo kaDavide ngezandla zabo. Abapristi bakhalisa amacilongo phambi kwabo, wonke u-Israyeli wayemi.
7:7 Futhi, USolomoni wangcwelisa ingaphakathi le-atrium phambi kwethempeli likaJehova. Ngoba wayenikele iminikelo yokutshiswa lamahwahwa eminikelo yokuthula kuleyondawo ngenxa yelathi lethusi, ayekwenzile, ayengakwazi ukusekela iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo namanoni.
7:8 Ngakho-ke, USolomoni wagcina isithunzi, ngaleso sikhathi, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye, umhlangano omkhulu kakhulu, kusukela ekungeneni kweHamati, kuze kufike emfuleni waseGibhithe.
7:9 Futhi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, wabamba umbuthano onesizotha, ngoba wayengcwelisile ilathi insuku eziyisikhombisa, futhi wayegubhe le solemnity izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
7:10 Manje, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nantathu lwenyanga yesikhombisa, wabamukisa abantu ezindaweni zabo zokuhlala, bejabula bethokoza ngokuhle uJehova akwenzele uDavida, kanye noSolomoni, nakubantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
7:11 USolomoni wayiqeda indlu kaJehova, nendlu yenkosi, nakho konke ayekunqume enhliziyweni yakhe ukukwenzela indlu kaJehova, nendlu yakhe. Futhi waphumelela.
7:12 Khona-ke iNkosi yabonakala kuye ebusuku, wathi: “Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho, futhi ngizikhethele le ndawo ukuba ibe yindlu yomhlatshelo.
7:13 Uma ngivala izulu, ukuze kungabikho mvula, noma ngiyala futhi ngiyaleza isikhonyane ukuba sidle izwe, noma ngithuma isifo phakathi kwabantu bami,
7:14 futhi uma abantu bami, elibizwé ngaye igama lami, eguqulwa, ngabe ungincengile wafuna ubuso bami, futhi bayobe benze ukuzisola ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, khona ngiyakubalalela ngisezulwini, ngiyakubathethelela izono zabo, ngiyakuphilisa izwe labo.
7:15 Futhi, amehlo ami azovuleka, nezindlebe zami ziyolalela, emkhulekweni wakhe oyakukhuleka kule ndawo.
7:16 Ngoba ngikhethile futhi ngayingcwelisa le ndawo, ukuze igama lami libe lapho njalo, ukuze amehlo ami nenhliziyo yami kuhlale lapho, izinsuku zonke.
7:17 Futhi wena, uma uzohamba phambi kwami, njengoba nje uyihlo uDavide wahamba, futhi uma nizokwenza ngokuvumelana nakho konke engikuyale ngakho, futhi uma nigcina ukwahlulela nezahlulelo zami,
7:18 ngiyakumisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho, njengoba nje ngathembisa uyihlo uDavida, ethi: ‘Akuyikuphucwa muntu esihlotsheni sakho ozobusa kwa-Israyeli.’
7:19 Kodwa uma ngabe ufulathele, futhi ngiyobe ngilahlile ukwahlulela kwami ​​neziyalezo zami, engikubeke phambi kwenu, nokuduka, nikhonza onkulunkulu abangaziwa, futhi uyabathanda,
7:20 Ngizokuncothula ezweni lami, engikunike lona, nakulendlu, engangcwelisela ibizo lami, futhi ngiyoyilahla isuke phambi kobuso bami, ngizawunikela ube ngumzekeliso nesibonelo kubo bonke abantu.
7:21 Futhi le ndlu iyoba yisaga kubo bonke abadlulayo. Nokumangala, bazakuthi: ‘Kungani uJehova enze ngale ndlela kuleli zwe nakule ndlu??'
7:22 Futhi bayosabela: ‘Ngoba bamshiyile uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, babamba onkulunkulu bezizweni, basebekhuleka kubo. Ngakho-ke, bonke lobu bubi bubehlele.’ ”

2 IziKronike 8

8:1 Khona-ke, kwasekudlule iminyaka engamashumi amabili uSolomoni akha indlu kaJehova nendlu yakhe,
8:2 wakha imizi uHiramu ayeyinike uSolomoni, wabahlalisa khona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
8:3 Futhi, waya eHamati Soba, futhi wayithola.
8:4 Futhi wakha iPalmira ehlane, wakha imizi ebiyelweyo kakhulu eHamati.
8:5 Wakha iBeti Horoni elingenhla neBeti Horoni lasezansi, njengemizi ebiyelwe ngezindonga, enamasango nemigoqo nezingidi,
8:6 kanye neBhahalati, nayo yonke imizi enamandla kaSolomoni, nemizi yonke yezinqola, nemizi yabamahhashi. Konke uSolomoni ayekuthanda futhi akunquma, wakha eJerusalema, naseLebanon, nakulo lonke izwe lombuso wakhe.
8:7 bonke abantu ababesele kumaHeti, nama-Amori, kanye namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, labo ababengaveli esitokisini sakwa-Israyeli,
8:8 amadodana abo nezizukulwane zabo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abangababulalanga, USolomoni wanqotshwa njengemithelo, kuze kube lamuhla.
8:9 Kodwa akabekanga namunye kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba akhonze emisebenzini yenkosi. Ngoba babengamadoda empi, nababusi bokuqala, nezinduna zezinqola zakhe nabamahhashi bakhe.
8:10 Zonke izikhulu zempi yenkosi uSolomoni zazingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, ababelayela abantu.
8:11 Ngempela, wayisusa indodakazi kaFaro, emzini kaDavide, endlini ayemakhele yona. Ngoba inkosi yathi: “Umkami akayikuhlala endlini kaDavide;, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, ngoba lingcwelisiwe. Ngoba umphongolo kaJehova usungenile kuwo.”
8:12 USolomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova e-altare likaJehova, ayewakhile phambi kompheme,
8:13 ukuze zonke izinsuku kube khona umnikelo kuwo, ngokomthetho kaMose, ngamasabatha, nasekwethwaseni kwezinyanga, futhi kathathu ngomnyaka ngezinsuku zedili, leyo, ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, nangomkhosi wamasonto, nangomkhosi wamatabernakele.
8:14 Futhi wamisa, ngokuvumelana necebo likayise uDavide, izikhundla zabapristi enkonzweni yabo; lalezo zamaLevi, ngemiyalo yabo, ukuze badumise futhi bakhonze phambi kwabapristi njengomkhuba wosuku ngalunye; nabalindi, ezigabeni zabo, kusukela esangweni ukuya esangweni. Ngokuba uDavide wayenjalo, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wayala.
8:15 Nabapristi, kanye namaLevi, weqa imiyalo yenkosi, kukho konke ayala ngakho, nasekugcineni ingcebo.
8:16 USolomoni wayezilungiselele zonke izindleko, kusukela osukwini asungula ngalo indlu yeNkosi, kwaze kwafika usuku aluphelelisa ngalo.
8:17 USolomoni wayesesuka, waya e-Eziyoni Geberi, naku-Eloti, ogwini loLwandle Olubomvu, elisezweni lakwa-Edomi.
8:18 UHiramu wathumela kuye imikhumbi, ngezandla zezinceku zakhe, amatilosi namatilosi anekhono olwandle, bahamba nezinceku zikaSolomoni baya e-Ofiri. Bathatha khona amatalenta egolide angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu, bakuletha enkosini uSolomoni.

2 IziKronike 9

9:1 Futhi, lapho indlovukazi yaseSheba isizwile ngodumo lukaSolomoni, wafika eJerusalema, nengcebo enkulu namakamela ayethwele amakha, negolide eliningi kakhulu, namagugu ayigugu, ukuze amvivinye ngezimfihlakalo. Kwathi esesondele kuSolomoni, wakhuluma kuye konke okusenhliziyweni yakhe.
9:2 USolomoni wamchazela konke ayekuhlosile. Futhi akukho lutho angamcacisela lona.
9:3 Futhi emva kokubona lezi zinto, ngokuqondile, ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni, nendlu abeyakhile,
9:4 impela nokudla kwetafula lakhe, kanye nezindawo zokuhlala zezinceku, kanye nemisebenzi yezikhonzi zakhe, nezingubo zabo, kanye nabaphathindebe bakhe nezingubo zabo, nezisulu ayezihlaba endlini kaJehova, kwakungasekho moya kuye, ngenxa yokumangala.
9:5 Wathi enkosini: “Izwi liyiqiniso, engangiyizwile ngisezweni lami, mayelana nobuhle nokuhlakanipha kwakho.
9:6 Angizange ngibakholelwe labo ababeyichaza, ngaze ngafika amehlo ami abona, futhi ngangifakazile ukuthi angizange ngitshelwe ngisho nengxenye yokuhlakanipha kwakho. Weqe udumo lwakho ngobuhle bakho.
9:7 Abusisiwe amadoda enu, futhi zibusisiwe izinceku zakho, oma phambi kwakho ngezikhathi zonke, elalela ukuhlakanipha kwakho.
9:8 Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, owathanda ukukubeka esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi ube yinkosi yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho. Njengoba uNkulunkulu ethanda u-Israyeli, ufisa ukubalondoloza kuze kube phakade. Ngokwalesi sizathu, wakumisa ube yinkosi phezu kwabo, ukuze ufeze ukwahlulela nokulunga.”
9:9 Khona-ke wayinika inkosi amatalenta ayikhulu namashumi amabili egolide, kanye nenala enkulu kakhulu yama-aromatics, namagugu ayigugu kakhulu. Akukaze kube khona amakha anjengalawo indlovukazi yaseSheba eyawunika inkosi uSolomoni.
9:10 Bese futhi, izinceku zikaHiramu, nezinceku zikaSolomoni, baletha igolide eOfiri, nezinkuni zezihlahla ze-thyine, namagugu ayigugu kakhulu.
9:11 Inkosi yenza, kusuka kulolu khuni oluthile lwe-thyine, izinyathelo endlini yeNkosi, nasendlini yenkosi, namahabhu nezingubhu zokucula zabahlabeleli. Akukaze kubonwe izinkuni ezinjalo ezweni lakwaJuda.
9:12 Inkosi uSolomoni yanika inkosikazi yaseSheba konke ebikufuna, nakho konke akucelile, nokungaphezu kwalokho alethe kuye. Nokubuya, wamuka nezinceku zakhe, waya ezweni lakubo.
9:13 Manje isisindo segolide, eyayilethwa kuSolomoni unyaka nonyaka, yayingamatalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha egolide,
9:14 ngaphandle kwesamba ebesijwayele ukusilethwa yizikhulu zezizwe ezahlukene kanye nabahwebi, futhi ngaphandle kwegolide nesiliva lawo wonke amakhosi ase-Arabiya, nezikhulu zamazwe, babuthela uSolomoni.
9:15 Manje, inkosi uSolomoni yenza imikhonto yegolide engamakhulu amabili, kusukela ezinhlamvu zegolide ezingamakhulu ayisithupha, inani elisetshenziswa umkhonto ngamunye,
9:16 kanye nezihlangu ezingamakhulu amathathu zegolide, kusukela ezinhlamvu zegolide ezingamakhulu amathathu, eyayisibekela isihlangu ngasinye. Inkosi yawabeka endlini yezikhali, eyayisehlathini.
9:17 Futhi, inkosi yenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu sezimpondo zendlovu, waligqokisa igolide elicwengekileyo.
9:18 Kwakukhona izinyathelo eziyisithupha, eyayizakwenyukela ngalo esihlalweni sobukhosi, nesenabelo sezinyawo segolide, kanye nezingalo ezimbili, eyodwa ngakwelinye icala, namabhubesi amabili emi ngasezingalweni.
9:19 Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakukhona amabhubesi amancane ayishumi nambili emi ezitebhisini eziyisithupha nhlangothi zombili. Sasingekho isihlalo sobukhosi esifanayo kuyo yonke imibuso.
9:20 Futhi, zonke izitsha zemikhosi yenkosi zazingezegolide, izitsha zendlu yehlathi laseLebanoni zaziyigolide elicwengekileyo. Ngokuba isiliva ngalezo zinsuku lalithathwa njengento engelutho.
9:21 Ngoba ngempela, imikhumbi yenkosi yaya eTharishishi, kanye nezinceku zikaHiramu, kanye eminyakeni emithathu. Basebeletha khona igolide, kanye nesiliva, nophondo lwendlovu, kanye nezinkawu, namaphigogo.
9:22 Manje, USolomoni waba mkhulu kunawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba ngengcebo nangenkazimulo.
9:23 Futhi wonke amakhosi ezwe ayefisa ukubona ubuso bukaSolomoni, ukuze bezwe ukuhlakanipha uNkulunkulu akunikile enhliziyweni yakhe.
9:24 Basebeletha kuye izipho, izitsha zesiliva nezegolide, kanye nezingubo, kanye nezikhali, kanye nama-aromatics, namahhashi, kanye neminyuzi, unyaka nonyaka.
9:25 Futhi, USolomoni wayenamahhashi ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane ezitebeleni, nezinqola eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili nabamahhashi, wababeka emizini yezinqola, nalapho inkosi yayikhona eJerusalema.
9:26 Futhi wayenegunya phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi kusukela emfuleni u-Ewufrathe kuze kufike ezweni lamaFilisti., kuze kufike emikhawulweni yaseGibhithe.
9:27 Wakhipha isiliva eliningi kangangokuthi laba liningi eJerusalema njengamatshe. Futhi imisedari yayiminingi njengemithombe emila emathafeni ngobuningi.
9:28 Kwalethwa kuye amahhashi evela eGibithe nakuzo zonke izifunda.
9:29 Manje ezinye zemisebenzi kaSolomoni, owokuqala nowokugcina, zilotshiwe emazwini kaNathani, umprofethi, nasezincwadini zika-Ahiya, waseShiloni, kanye nasembonweni ka-Ido, umboni, ngokumelene noJerobowamu, indodana kaNabati.
9:30 USolomoni wabusa eJerusalema, phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, iminyaka engamashumi amane.
9:31 Walala koyise. Bammbela eMzini KaDavide. Nendodana yakhe, uRehobowamu, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

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10:1 Manje uRehobowamu wahamba waya eShekemi. Ngoba kuleyondawo wonke u-Israyeli wayebuthene, ukuze bammise njengenkosi.
10:2 Kodwa lapho uJerobowamu, indodana kaNabati, owayeseGibhithe, (ngempela wayesebalekele kuleyo ndawo esuka kuSolomoni) wayezwile, wabuya ngokushesha.
10:3 Basebembiza, wafika kanye no-Israyeli wonke. Basebekhuluma kuRehobowamu, ethi:
10:4 “Uyihlo wasibekela ijoka elinzima kakhulu;. Kufanele usibuse kancane kunoyihlo, owasithwesa umsebenzi onzima, kanjalo phakamisa omunye womthwalo, ukuze sikukhonze.”
10:5 Kodwa wathi, “Buyela kimi ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu.” Kwathi sebehambile abantu,
10:6 wacebisana labadala, owayemi phambi kukayise uSolomoni esekhona, ethi, “Isiphi iseluleko onganginika sona, ukuze ngiphendule abantu?”
10:7 Basebesithi kuye, “Uma ujabulisa laba bantu, futhi uma ubathobisa ngamazwi obubele, bazakuba yizinceku zakho zonke izinsuku.
10:8 Kodwa wachitha iseluleko sabadala, wayeseqala ukukhuluma nensizwa, ababevuswe kanye laye futhi ababephakathi kwabangane bakhe.
10:9 Wathi kubo: “Kubukeka kanjani kuwe? Noma ngiphendule kanjani kulaba bantu, abathi kimi, ‘Phakamisa ijoka uyihlo asinika lona?' ”
10:10 Kodwa basabela njengentsha, ekhuliswe kanye naye ebuhleni, bathi: “Uzokhuluma kanjalo kubantu, owathi kuwe, ‘Uyihlo wenza ijoka lethu laba nzima; kufanele ukwenze kube lula,’ futhi kanjalo uyosabela kubo: ‘Umunwe wami omncane ujiyile kunomhlane kababa.
10:11 Ubaba wanithwesa ijoka elinzima, futhi ngizobeka isisindo esengeziwe phezu kwawo. Ubaba wakugawula ngeziswebhu; ngempela, Ngizokushaya ngofezela.’”
10:12 Khona-ke uJerobowamu, kanye nabantu bonke, waya kuRehobowamu ngosuku lwesithathu, njengoba nje ebalayile.
10:13 Inkosi yaphendula ngokhahlo, elahla iseluleko sabadala.
10:14 Futhi wakhuluma ngokwentando yabasha: “Ubaba wanithwesa ijoka elinzima, engizakwenza kube nzima kakhulu. Ubaba wakugawula ngeziswebhu; ngempela, ngizokushaya ngofezela.
10:15 Futhi akazange avumele ukunxusa kwabantu. Ngokuba kwakuyintando kaNkulunkulu ukuba izwi lakhe ligcwaliseke, ayekukhulume ngesandla sika-Ahiya, waseShiloni, kuJerobowamu, indodana kaNabati.
10:16 Bese bonke abantu, ekhuluma kabuhlungu enkosini, wakhuluma laye ngalendlela: “Akukho sabelo sethu kuDavide, futhi alikho ifa endodaneni kaJese. Buyelani ezindaweni zenu zokuhlala, Israyeli. Kunawo, Noma uDavide, uzokwalusa eyakho indlu." U-Israyeli wamuka waya ezindlini zabo.
10:17 Kepha uRehobowamu wabusa phezu kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababehlala emizini yakwaJuda.
10:18 Inkosi uRehobowamu yathuma u-Aduramu, owayephethe izithelo. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamkhanda ngamatshe, wafa. Inkosi uRehobowamu yashesha ukugibela enqoleni, wabalekela eJerusalema.
10:19 U-Israyeli wasuka endlini kaDavide, kuze kube lamuhla.

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11:1 Khona-ke uRehobowamu waya eJerusalema, wabizela ndawonye yonke indlu yakwaJuda neyakwaBenjamini, amadoda empi akhethiweyo ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili, ukuze alwe loIsrayeli, futhi abuyisele umbuso wakhe kuye.
11:2 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuShemaya, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ethi:
11:3 “Khuluma noRehobowamu, indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, nakuwo wonke u-Israyeli abangabakwaJuda, kumbe kaBhenjamini:
11:4 Isho kanje iNkosi: Aniyikukhuphuka nilwe nabafowenu;. Yilowo nalowo makabuyele endlini yakhe. Ngokuba ngentando yami lokhu kwenzeke.” Futhi lapho sebezwile izwi leNkosi, babuyela emuva, futhi abazange baqhubeke bemelene noJerobowamu.
11:5 URehobowamu wahlala eJerusalema, wakha imizi ebiyelweyo kwaJuda.
11:6 Futhi wakha iBhetlehema, futhi Etam, kanye neThekowa,
11:7 kanye naseBethzuri, kanye noSoco, kanye ne-Adulamu,
11:8 impela neGati, kanye neMareshah, kanye noZiph,
11:9 bese kuba no-Adoram, naseLakishi, kanye ne-Azeka,
11:10 kanye noZora, kanye ne-Ajalon, kanye neHebroni, eyayiyimizi ebiyelweyo kakhulu kwaJuda nakwaBenjamini.
11:11 Futhi lapho wayebiyelwe kubo ngezindonga, wabeka kuzo ababusi, nezinqolobane zokudla, leyo, lamafutha lewayini.
11:12 Ngaphezu kwalokho, emzini ngamunye wenza inqolobane yezihlangu nemikhonto, wabaqinisa ngokukhuthala okukhulu. Futhi wabusa phezu kukaJuda noBhenjamini.
11:13 Khona-ke abapristi namaLevi, ababeku-Israyeli wonke, beza kuye bevela kuzo zonke izindawo zabo,
11:14 beshiya amadlelo nempahla yabo, wawelela kwaJuda naseJerusalema. Ngoba uJerobowamu nabalandeli bakhe babaxoshile, ukuze bangakwazi ukusebenzisa isikhundla sobupristi eNkosini.
11:15 Futhi wazikhethela abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo, kanye lamadimoni, kanye namathole abewenzile.
11:16 Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, yilowo nalowo obeka inhliziyo yakhe ukuba afune uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, baya eJerusalema ukuyohlaba izisulu zabo phambi kukaJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
11:17 Futhi bawuqinisa umbuso wakwaJuda, bamqinisa uRehobowamu, indodana kaSolomoni, iminyaka emithathu. + Ngoba bahamba ezindleleni zikaDavide + nezikaSolomoni, kodwa iminyaka emithathu kuphela.
11:18 Khona-ke uRehobowamu wathatha uMahalati waba umkakhe, indodakazi kaJerimoti, indodana kaDavide, kanye no-Abihayili, indodakazi ka-Eliyabe, indodana kaJese.
11:19 Bamzalela amadodana: UJesu, kanye noShemariya, kanye noZaham.
11:20 Futhi emva kwakhe, wathatha uMahakha, indodakazi ka-Abisalomu, owamzalela uAbhiya, kanye no-Athayi, kanye noZiza, noShelomoti.
11:21 Kodwa uRehobowamu wathanda uMahakha, indodakazi ka-Abisalomu, phezu kwabo bonke abafazi bakhe nezancinza. Ngokuba wayethathe abafazi abayishumi nesishiyagalombili nezancinza ezingamashumi ayisithupha. Futhi wakhulelwa amadodana angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili namadodakazi angamashumi ayisithupha.
11:22 Ngempela, wamisa njengenhloko, U-Abiya, indodana kaMahakha, ukuze abe ngumbusi phezu kwabo bonke abafowabo. Ngoba wayecabanga ukumbeka inkosi,
11:23 ngoba wayehlakaniphile futhi enamandla kunawo wonke amadodana akhe, nasezifundeni zonke zakwaJuda nakwaBenjamini, nasemizini yonke ebiyelweyo. Futhi wabapha ukudla okuningi kakhulu, wasezifunela abafazi abanengi.

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12:1 Kwathi lapho umbuso kaRehobowamu usuqinisiwe waqiniswa, wawulahla umthetho kaJehova, no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye.
12:2 Khona-ke, ngomnyaka wesihlanu wokubusa kukaRehobowamu, shishak, inkosi yaseGibhithe, wenyukela eJerusalema (ngoba babonile eNkosini)
12:3 nezinqola eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha. Futhi abantu abavamile babengabalwa ababefike naye bevela eGibhithe, okungukuthi, abaseLibya, kanye ne-Troglodytes, kanye namaTopiya.
12:4 Futhi wathumba imizi enezivikelo eziqinile kwaJuda, waya eJerusalema.
12:5 Khona-ke uShemaya, umprofethi, wangena kuRehobowamu, nakubaholi bakwaJuda ababebuthene eJerusalema lapho bebalekela uShishaki, wasesithi kubo: “Usho kanje uJehova: Ungilahlile, ngalokho ngikunikele esandleni sikaShishaki.”
12:6 Nabaholi bakwa-Israyeli, kanye nenkosi, ngokuba novalo, kusho, “INkosi ilungile.”
12:7 Futhi lapho iNkosi ibonile ukuthi bathobekile, izwi likaJehova lafika kuShemaya, ethi: “Ngoba bebethotshisiwe, ngeke ngibahlakaze. Futhi ngizobanika usizo oluncane, ukufutheka kwami ​​akuyikunehlela phezu kweJerusalema ngesandla sikaShishaki.
12:8 Nokho ngempela, bayakumkhonza, ukuze bazi umehluko phakathi kobugqila bami, nobugqila bombuso wamazwe.”
12:9 Futhi kanjalo uShishaki, inkosi yaseGibhithe, wasuka eJerusalema, wathatha ingcebo yendlu yeNkosi neyendlu yenkosi. Futhi wathatha konke kanye naye, ngisho nezihlangu zegolide uSolomoni ayezenzile.
12:10 Esikhundleni salokhu, inkosi yenza ithusi, wazinika izikhulu zabaphethe izihlangu, ababeqapha umpheme wesigodlo.
12:11 Futhi lapho inkosi ingena endlini yeNkosi, babefika abaphethe amahawu bazithathe, bazithwala bazibuyisele endaweni yabo yezikhali.
12:12 Nokho ngempela, ngoba babethotshisiwe, ulaka lukaJehova lwasuka kubo, ngakho awazange abhujiswe ngokuphelele. Futhi ngempela, imisebenzi emihle yafunyanwa kwaJuda.
12:13 Ngakho-ke, inkosi uRehobowamu yaqiniswa eJerusalema, wabusa. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane nanye lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa eJerusalema, umuzi uJehova awukhethile kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, ukuze aqinise igama lakhe khona. Igama likanina lalinguNahama, umAmoni.
12:14 Kodwa wenza okubi, futhi akazange alungise inhliziyo yakhe ukuze afune uJehova.
12:15 Ngempela, imisebenzi kaRehobowamu, owokuqala nowokugcina, zilotshiwe ezincwadini zikaShemaya, umprofethi, kanye neka-Ido, umboni, futhi waqhubekela phambili. URehobowamu noJerobowamu balwa bodwa zonke izinsuku zabo.
12:16 URehobowamu wayeselala koyise, wangcwatshwa eMzini KaDavide. Nendodana yakhe, U-Abiya, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

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13:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJerobowamu, U-Abiya waba yinkosi kwaJuda.
13:2 Wabusa iminyaka emithathu eJerusalema, igama likanina lalinguMikaya, indodakazi ka-Uriyeli, eGibeya. Kwakukhona ukulwa phakathi kuka-Abiya noJerobowamu.
13:3 Kwathi lapho u-Abiya eseqalile ukulwa, wayenaye abakhethiweyo abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane, ilungele impi kakhulu, UJerobowamu wamisa impi malungana naye abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili, ababekhethiwe futhi benamandla kakhulu empini.
13:4 U-Abiya wema entabeni yaseSemarayimi, eyayikwa-Efrayimi, wathi: "Ngilalele, uJerobowamu no-Israyeli wonke.
13:5 Aninakwazi yini ukuthi iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, wamnika uDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, kuye nakumadodana akhe, ngesivumelwano sikasawoti?
13:6 Kodwa uJerobowamu, indodana kaNabati, inceku kaSolomoni, indodana kaDavide, wasukuma wayihlubuka inkosi yakhe.
13:7 Kwabuthana kuye amadoda ayize, lamadodana kaBheliyali. Basebemnqoba uRehobowamu, indodana kaSolomoni. Ngoba uRehobowamu wayengenalwazi, futhi wayenenhliziyo esabekayo, ngakho akakwazanga ukumelana nabo.
13:8 Ngakho-ke manje, nithi niyakwazi ukumelana nombuso weNkosi, alidlayo ngamadodana kaDavide, futhi unesixuku esikhulu sabantu, namathole egolide, uJerobowamu alenzela bona babe ngonkulunkulu.
13:9 Futhi nibaxoshile abapristi beNkosi, amadodana ka-Aroni, kanye namaLevi. Futhi njengabo bonke abantu bamazwe, nizenzele abapristi. Noma ngubani ozimisele ukuza enze isiko ngesandla sakhe, nenkunzi yenkomo, nezinqama eziyisikhombisa, wenziwa umpristi walabo abangesibo onkulunkulu.
13:10 Kodwa uJehova unguNkulunkulu wethu, futhi kasimlahlanga. Abapristi abakhonza uJehova bavela emadodaneni ka-Aroni. Futhi amaLevi ngokulandelana kwawo.
13:11 Futhi, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova, nsuku zonke, ekuseni nakusihlwa, kanye nempepho eyakhiwe ngokwesimiso somthetho, nesinkwa sokubukwa phezu kwetafula elihlanzekile kakhulu. Futhi kukhona nathi uthi lwezibani lwegolide nezibani zalo, ukuze zivutha njalo kusihlwa. Ngoba ngokuqinisekile, sigcina iziyalezo zeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, enimshiyile.
13:12 Ngakho-ke, UNkulunkulu ungumkhuzi webutho lethu, nabapristi bakhe, abakhalisa amacilongo ahlaba umkhosi ngani. O bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ungakhethi ukulwa loJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo. Ngoba akusizi kini.
13:13 Esakhuluma lezizinto, UJerobowamu wamisa abaqamekeli emva kwabo. Kwathi besamile bebhekene nesitha, uJuda engazi, ibutho lakhe lazungeza.
13:14 Futhi ebheka emuva, UJuda wabona impi isongela ngaphambili nangemuva, bakhala kuJehova. Abapristi baqala ukukhalisa amacilongo.
13:15 Futhi bonke abantu bakwaJuda bakhamuluka. Futhi bheka, lapho bekhala, UNkulunkulu wamesabisa uJerobowamu, no-Israyeli wonke owayemelene no-Abiya noJuda.
13:16 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babaleka ebusweni bukaJuda, uJehova wabanikela esandleni sabo.
13:17 Ngakho-ke, U-Abiya nabantu bakhe bababulala ngokuceka okukhulu. Kwawa amadoda akwa-Israyeli anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu.
13:18 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathotshiswa ngaleso sikhathi. Amadodana akwaJuda ayeseqina kakhulu, ngoba babethembele eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
13:19 U-Abiya wamxosha uJerobowamu owayebalekile. Futhi wathatha imizi kuye: iBethele namadodakazi akhe, noJeshana namadodakazi akhe, kanye no-Efroni namadodakazi akhe.
13:20 Futhi uJerobowamu akabange esaba namandla okulwa, ezinsukwini zika-Abiya. INkosi yamshaya, wafa.
13:21 kanjalo no-Abiya, eqinisiwe egunyeni lakhe, wathatha abafazi abayishumi nane. Futhi wazala amadodana angamashumi amabili nambili namadodakazi ayishumi nesithupha.
13:22 Manje amanye amazwi ka-Abiya, nezindlela zakhe nemisebenzi yakhe, zilotshiwe ngokukhuthala okukhulu encwadini ka-Ido, umprofethi.

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14:1 U-Abiya wayeselala koyise, bammbela eMzini KaDavide. Nendodana yakhe, Njenge, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe. Ezinsukwini zakhe, izwe lathula iminyaka eyishumi.
14:2 U-Asa wenza okuhle nokuthandekayo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu wakhe. Futhi wagumbuqela ama-altare okukhulekela abezizweni, nezindawo eziphakemeyo.
14:3 Futhi wahlephula izithombe, wagawula izinsika ezingcwele.
14:4 Futhi wayala uJuda ukuthi kufanele bafune iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, nokuthi kufanele bafeze umthetho kanye nayo yonke imiyalo.
14:5 Wasuka wahamba, kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda, ama-altare nezindawo ezingcwele. wabusa ngokuthula.
14:6 Futhi, wakha imizi ebiyelweyo kwaJuda. Ngoba kwakuthulekile, futhi ngesikhathi sakhe akubanga khona izimpi. Ngokuba uJehova wayepha ukuthula ngobubele.
14:7 Wathi kuJuda: “Asakhe la madolobha, futhi uziqinise ngezindonga, futhi uwaqinise ngemibhoshongo namasango nemigoqo, kuyilapho zonke izinto ziphumule ezimpini. Ngoba siyifunile iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawobaba, futhi usiphile ukuthula nxazonke. Bakha kanjalo, futhi kwakungekho lutho olwalungabavimba ekwakheni.
14:8 Manje u-Asa wayenamadoda akwaJuda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, ephethe izihlangu nemikhonto, futhi ngempela, kaBhenjamini, amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili aphethe izihlangu neminsalo. Bonke laba kwakungamadoda anamandla kakhulu.
14:9 Khona-ke uZerah, umTopiya, waphuma waya kubo nebutho lakhe lempi yabantu abayisigidi, nezinqola ezingamakhulu amathathu. Wasondela waze wafika eMaresha.
14:10 U-Asa wahamba ukumhlangabeza, futhi wamisa uhlu lwempi eSigodini saseSefatha, eseduze neMareshah.
14:11 Futhi wabiza iNkosi uJehova, wathi: “O Nkulunkulu, akukho mehluko kuwe, noma usiza ngabambalwa, noma ngabaningi. Sisize, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu. Ngokuba nokholo kuwe nasegameni lakho, sesiphumile ukulwa nalesi sixuku. O Nkosi, wena unguNkulunkulu wethu. Ungavumeli umuntu ukuba anqobe.”
14:12 Ngakho uJehova wawesabisa amaKushe phambi kuka-Asa noJuda. AmaTopiya abaleka.
14:13 Futhi Asa, nabantu ababe naye, wabaxosha kwaze kwaba seGerari. Futhi amaTopiya awa, kuze kube sekubhujisweni ngokupheleleyo, ngoba iNkosi yayitshaya, ibutho lakhe lalilwa, futhi babhujiswa. Ngakho-ke, bathatha impango eningi.
14:14 Bayichitha yonke imizi nxazonke zaseGerari. Ngoba ngempela, ukwesaba okukhulu kwase kugcwele wonke umuntu. Bayiphanga imizi, bamuka nempango eningi.
14:15 Bese futhi, ebhidliza uthango lwezimvu, bathatha izinkomo eziningi namakamela amaningi. Basebebuyela eJerusalema.

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15:1 Manje u-Azariya, indodana ka-Odedi, wayenoMoya kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwakhe.
15:2 Waphuma ukumhlangabeza u-Asa, wasesithi kuye: "Ngilalele, u-Asa noJuda wonke noBenjamini. INkosi inawe, ngoba ubunaye. Uma umfuna, uzomthola. Kodwa uma umlahla, uzokushiya.
15:3 Khona-ke kuzodlula izinsuku eziningi kwa-Israyeli, ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso, futhi ngaphandle komfundisi ofundile, futhi ngaphandle komthetho.
15:4 Futhi nini, osizini lwabo, bayobe sebebuyele eNkosini, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, njalo ngizabe ngimfunile, bazamthola.
15:5 Ngaleso sikhathi, ngeke kube khona ukuthula kwabaphumayo nalabo abangenayo. Kunalokho, kuyakuba khona ukwesaba nxazonke, phakathi kwabo bonke abakhileyo emazweni.
15:6 Ngokuba isizwe siyakulwa nesizwe;, umuzi uvukele umuzi. Ngoba iNkosi izobaphazamisa ngazo zonke izinsizi.
15:7 Kodwa wena, qiniswa, futhi mazingadangali izandla zenu. Ngoba kuyoba khona umvuzo ngomsebenzi wakho.”
15:8 U-Asa esezwile lawa mazwi, nesiprofetho sika-Azariya umprofethi, indodana ka-Odedi, waqiniswa, wazisusa izithombe ezweni lonke lakwaJuda, nakwaBenjamini, nasemizini ayeyithathile ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, walingcwelisa i-altare likaJehova, elaliphambi kompheme weNkosi.
15:9 Wabutha wonke uJuda noBenjamini, kanye nabo abafikayo abavela kwa-Efrayimi, noManase, noSimeyoni. Ngokuba abaningi babalekela kuye bevela kwa-Israyeli, ebona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayenaye.
15:10 Futhi lapho sebefikile eJerusalema, ngenyanga yesithathu, ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kuka-Asa,
15:11 bahlabela uJehova ngalolo suku, entweni enhle kunazo zonke empangweni ababeyilethile: izinkabi ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisa, nezinqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa.
15:12 Wangena, ngokwesiko, ukuze kuqiniswe isivumelwano, ukuze bamdinge uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, ngenhliziyo yabo yonke langomphefumulo wabo wonke.
15:13 “Kodwa uma umuntu," uthe, “Ngeke amfune uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, makafe, kusukela komncane kuye komkhulu, kusukela endodeni kuye kowesifazane.”
15:14 Futhi bafunga eNkosini, ngezwi elikhulu, ekujabuleni, nangokukhala kwamacilongo, nangokukhala kwezimpondo,
15:15 bonke ababekwaJuda bafunga ngesiqalekiso. Ngoba bafunga ngenhliziyo yabo yonke, futhi ngayo yonke intando yabo bamfuna bamthola. uJehova wabanika ukuphumula nxazonke.
15:16 Bese futhi, UMakha, unina wenkosi u-Asa, wehlisa esikhundleni esiphezulu, ngoba wayenze isithixo sikaPriapu phakathi kwesihlahla esingcwele. Futhi wayichoboza ngokuphelele, ukuyihlephula ibe yizicucu, wayishisa ngasemfuleni iKidroni.
15:17 Kodwa ezinye izindawo eziphakemeyo zasala kwa-Israyeli. Noma kunjalo, inhliziyo ka-Asa yayiphelele zonke izinsuku zakhe.
15:18 Futhi noma yini uyise noma yena ayefungile, wayingenisa endlini yeNkosi: isiliva negolide, kanye nezitsha zokusetshenziswa okuhlukahlukene.
15:19 Ngempela, kwakungekho mpi, kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wamashumi amathathu nanhlanu wombuso ka-Asa.

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16:1 Khona-ke, ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesithupha wokubusa kwakhe, Basha, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, wenyukela kuJuda. Futhi wayihaqa iRama ngodonga, ukuze kungabikho muntu ophuma ephephile, noma angene embusweni ka-Asa.
16:2 Ngakho-ke, U-Asa wakhipha isiliva negolide engcebeni yendlu kaJehova, nasezingcebeni zenkosi. Wathumela kuBeni Hadadi, inkosi yaseSiriya, owayehlala eDamaseku, ethi:
16:3 “Kunesivumelwano phakathi kwami ​​nawe. Futhi, ubaba noyihlo babenesivumelwano. Ngokwalesi sizathu, ngithumele kuwe isiliva negolide, ukuze wephule isivumelwano osenze noBahasha, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, futhi ukuze umenze asuke kimi.
16:4 Futhi ngenkathi eqinisekisa lokhu, UBeni Hadadi wathuma izinduna zempi yakhe emizini yakwa-Israyeli. Basebemtshaya uAhiyoni, kanye noDan, kanye no-Abelmayim, nayo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakwaNafetali.
16:5 UBahasha esezwile ngakho, wayeka ukwakha ngaseRama, futhi waphazamisa umsebenzi wakhe.
16:6 Inkosi u-Asa yathatha wonke uJuda, basusa eRama amatshe nezinkuni uBahasha ayezilungisele izinto zokwakha. Wakha ngawo iGibeya neMispa.
16:7 Ngaleso sikhathi, umprofethi uHanani waya kuAsa, inkosi yakwaJuda, wasesithi kuye: “Ngoba ninokholo enkosini yaseSiriya, hhayi eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, ngalokho impi yenkosi yase-Aramu ibalekile esandleni sakho.
16:8 AmaKushe namaLibhiya ayengebaningi kakhulu ngezinqola?, nabamahhashi, lexuku elikhulu kakhulu? Nokho lapho ukholwa eNkosini, wawanikela esandleni sakho.
16:9 Ngokuba amehlo kaJehova abheka umhlaba wonke, futhi unikeze amandla kulabo abakholwa kuye ngenhliziyo epheleleyo. Manje, nenze ubuwula. Manje, ngenxa yalokhu, kusukela khathesi izimpi zizakuvukela.
16:10 U-Asa wathukuthelela umboni, waselaya ukuthi afakwe entolongweni. Ngoba ngempela, wayethukuthele kakhulu ngalokhu. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, wabulala abantu abaningi kakhulu.
16:11 Kodwa imisebenzi ka-Asa, owokuqala nowokugcina, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
16:12 Manje u-Asa wagula, ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye wokubusa kwakhe, enobuhlungu obukhulu ezinyaweni zakhe. Futhi okwamanje, ebuthakathakeni bakhe, akazange amfune uJehova. Kunalokho, wayethembele kakhulu ekhonweni labelaphi.
16:13 Walala koyise. Futhi wafa ngomnyaka wamashumi amane nanye wokubusa kwakhe.
16:14 Bammbela ethuneni lakhe, ayezenzele yena eMzini KaDavide. Basebemlalisa embhedeni wakhe, egcwele ama-aromatics namafutha okugcoba ama-courtesans, ezaqanjwa ngobuchule babenzi bamakha. Futhi bashisa lezi phezu kwakhe ngokubukisa okukhulu kakhulu.

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17:1 Khona-ke uJehoshafati, indodana yakhe, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe. Futhi waba namandla ngokumelene no-Israyeli.
17:2 Futhi wamisa isibalo samasosha kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda ebiyelwe ngezindonga. Futhi wabeka amakhanda ezweni lakwaJuda, nasemizini yakwa-Efrayimi u-Asa uyise ayeyithathile.
17:3 UJehova wayenaye uJehoshafati, ngoba wahamba ngezindlela zikayise zakuqala, UDavide. Futhi akazange athembele koBali,
17:4 kodwa kuNkulunkulu kayise. Futhi waqhubeka eziyalezo zakhe, kungeyisikho ngokwezono zakoIsrayeli.
17:5 UJehova wawuqinisa umbuso esandleni sakhe. Futhi wonke uJuda wapha uJehoshafati izipho. Kwalethwa kuye ingcebo engenakubalwa, nenkazimulo enkulu.
17:6 Futhi lapho inhliziyo yakhe iqina ngenxa yezindlela zeNkosi, wasusa nezindawo eziphakemeyo nezindawo ezingcwele kwaJuda.
17:7 Khona-ke, ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe, wathuma uBenihayili, kanye no-Obadiya, kanye noZakariya, kanye noNethaneli, kanye noMikaya, phakathi kwabaholi bakhe, ukuze bafundise emizini yakwaJuda.
17:8 kanye nabo kwakukhona namaLevi oShemaya noNethaniya noZebadiya, kanye no-Asaheli, noShemiramoti, noJehonathani, namaLevi o-Adoniya, noThobiya, noThobadoniya. kanye nabo kwakukhona abapristi u-Elishama noJehoramu.
17:9 Futhi babefundisa abantu bakwaJuda, bephethe incwadi yomthetho weNkosi. Bahamba bedabula yonke imizi yakwaJuda, futhi babeyala abantu.
17:10 Manje, ukwesaba uJehova kwehlela yonke imibuso yamazwe ahanqe uJuda. Futhi abazange babe nesibindi sokulwa noJehoshafati.
17:11 Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaFilisti aletha izipho kuJehoshafati, nentela ngesiliva. Futhi, ama-Arabiya aletha izinkomo: izinqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisikhombisa, nenani elifanayo lezimpongo.
17:12 Ngakho-ke, UJehoshafati wakhula, waba mkhulu, ngisho phezulu. Futhi kwaJuda, wakha izindlu njengemibhoshongo, nemizi ebiyelwe ngezindonga.
17:13 Futhi walungisa imisebenzi eminingi emizini yakwaJuda. Futhi, kwakukhona amadoda anolwazi lwempi eJerusalema,
17:14 futhi lesi yisibalo sabo, ngezindlu nemindeni ngayinye. KwaJuda, umkhokheli webutho kwakungu-Adina, umkhuzi; kanye naye kwakukhona amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu anolwazi.
17:15 Ngemva kwakhe, UJehohanani wayengumholi; kanye naye kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
17:16 Naye emva kwakhe, kwakukhona u-Amasiya, indodana kaZikiri, owayengcweliselwe iNkosi; kanye naye kwakukhona amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili.
17:17 Emlandela, kwakukhona u-Eliyada, owayenolwazi lwempi; kanye naye kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili, ephethe umnsalo nesihlangu.
17:18 Bese futhi, emva kwakhe, kwakukhona uJehozabadi; kanye naye kwakukhona amasosha angahlomile ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
17:19 Zonke lezi zazisesandleni senkosi, ngaphandle kwabanye, ayemmise emizini ebiyelweyo, kulo lonke elakwaJuda.

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18:1 Ngakho-ke, UJehoshafati wayecebile futhi edumile, wazihlanganisa no-Ahabi.
18:2 Futhi ngemva kweminyaka ethile, wehlela kuye eSamariya. Futhi ekufikeni kwakhe, U-Ahabi wahlaba izimvu nezinkabi eziningi kakhulu, ngaye kanye nabantu ababefike naye. Futhi wamncenga ukuba akhuphukele eRamoti Gileyadi.
18:3 Futhi u-Ahabi, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, wathi kuJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, “Hamba nami siye eRamoti Gileyadi.” Wamphendula: “Njengoba nginjalo, unjalo nawe. Njengoba abantu bakho benjalo, banjalo nabantu bami. Futhi sizoba nawe empini.
18:4 UJehoshafati wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli, “Xhumana, Ngiyancenga, izwi likaJehova mayelana nezimo zamanje.”
18:5 Ngakho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yabutha amadoda angamakhulu amane kubaprofethi, wasesithi kubo: “Ingabe siyakulwa neRamoti Gileyadi?, noma kufanele sithule?” Kodwa bathi, “Khuphuka, uNkulunkulu uyakunikela esandleni senkosi.
18:6 Wathi uJehoshafati, “Akekho yini umprofethi weNkosi lapha, ukuze nathi sibuze kuye?”
18:7 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Kukhona indoda eyodwa, esingacela kuye intando yeNkosi. Kodwa ngiyamzonda, ngoba akangiprofethi okuhle, kodwa kubi ngezikhathi zonke. Futhi uMikaya, indodana ka-Imla.” Wathi uJehoshafati, “Akufanele ukhulume ngale ndlela, O nkosi.”
18:8 Ngakho-ke, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yabiza omunye wabathenwa, wathi kuye: “Ngokushesha, abize uMikhaya, indodana ka-Imla.”
18:9 Manje inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, noJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, babehlezi bobabili ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, embethe izingubo zobukhosi. Futhi babehlezi endaweni evulekile, eceleni kwesango laseSamariya. Futhi bonke abaprofethi babeprofetha phambi kwabo.
18:10 Ngempela, uZedekiya, indodana kaKhenahana, wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova: Nalezi, uyakusongela iSiriya, uze uyichoboze.”
18:11 Futhi bonke abaprofethi baprofetha ngokufanayo, bathi: “Khuphukelani eRamoti Gileyadi, njalo uzaphumelela, uJehova uyakubanikela esandleni senkosi.
18:12 Khona-ke isithunywa esasiye ukubiza uMikaya sathi kuye: “Lo, amazwi abo bonke abaprofethi, ngomlomo munye, memezelani okuhle enkosini. Ngakho-ke, ngiyakucela ukuba ungahlukani nabo ezwini lakho, nokuthi ukhuluma okuhle.”
18:13 UMikaya wamphendula, “Kuphila kukaJehova, noma yini uNkulunkulu wami azoyisho kimi, ngizokhuluma okufanayo.”
18:14 Ngakho-ke, waya enkosini. Inkosi yathi kuye, "Mikhaya, siyakulwa neRamoti Gileyadi, noma kufanele sithule?” Wayesesabela kuye: “Khuphuka. Ngokuba konke kuzofika ekuchumeni, nezitha ziyakunikelwa esandleni sakho.”
18:15 Yathi inkosi, “Ngokuphindaphindiwe, Ngikubophe ngesifungo, ukuze lingakhulumi kimi ngaphandle kweqiniso ebizweni leNkosi!”
18:16 Wabe esethi: “Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile phakathi kwezintaba, njengezimvu ezingenamalusi. Yathi iNkosi: ‘Laba abanabo amakhosi. Yilowo nalowo makabuyele endlini yakhe ngokuthula.’ ”
18:17 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Angishongo yini kini ukuthi lo akayikuprofetha okuhle kimi;, kodwa okubi kuphela?”
18:18 Wabe esethi: “Ngakho-ke, lalelani izwi leNkosi. Ngabona iNkosi ihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, lonke ibutho lasezulwini lalimi eceleni kwakhe, ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo.
18:19 Yathi iNkosi: ‘Ubani ozokhohlisa u-Ahabi, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, ukuze enyuke, awe eRamoti Gileyadi?’ Futhi lapho umuntu ekhuluma ngendlela eyodwa, nenye ngenye indlela,
18:20 kwavela umoya, wema phambi kweNkosi, wathi, ‘Ngizomkhohlisa.’ Futhi iNkosi yathi kuye, ‘Nizomkhohlisa ngayiphi indlela?'
18:21 Futhi wasabela, ‘Ngizophuma, futhi ngiyoba umoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe.’ Wathi uJehova: ‘Uyokhohlisa futhi unqobe. Phuma wenze njalo.’
18:22 Ngakho-ke manje, bheka: uJehova wanika umoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke abaprofethi bakho, futhi uJehova ukhulume kabi ngani.”
18:23 Khona-ke uZedekiya, indodana kaKhenahana, wasondela, wamshaya uMikaya emhlathini, wathi: “UMoya weNkosi wasuka kimi ngayiphi indlela, ukuze akhulume lawe?”
18:24 Wathi uMikaya: “Nawe uzokubona, ngalolosuku, lapho uzongena ekamelweni phakathi kwekamelo, ukuze ucatshe.”
18:25 Khona-ke inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayala, ethi: “Thatha uMikaya, futhi umholele ku-Amoni, umholi wedolobha, nakuJowashi, indodana ka-Amaleki.
18:26 Futhi uzothi: ‘Isho kanje inkosi: thumelani le ndoda ejele, futhi umuphe isinkwa esincane namanzi amancane, ngize ngibuye ngokuthula.’”
18:27 Wathi uMikaya, “Uma ngabe ubuyile ngokuthula, uJehova akakhulumanga ngami.” Wathi, “Kwangathi bonke abantu bangalalela.”
18:28 Manje, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, wenyukela eRamoti Gileyadi.
18:29 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Ngizoshintsha izingubo zami, futhi ngale ndlela ngizoya empini. Kodwa kufanele wembathe ezakho izingubo.” Futhi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, eseguqule izingubo zakhe, waya empini.
18:30 Inkosi yase-Aramu yayiyala izinduna zamahhashi ayo, ethi, “Aniyikulwa nomncane noma omkhulu, kodwa ngokumelene nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli kuphela.
18:31 Manje, lapho abaholi bamahhashi sebembonile uJehoshafati, bathi, “Lo uyinkosi yakwa-Israyeli.” Futhi ngenkathi silwa, bamhaqa. Kodwa wakhala eNkosini, wamsiza, wawasusa kuye.
18:32 Ngoba lapho izinduna zamahhashi sezibonile ukuthi wayengeyona inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, bamtshiya.
18:33 Kwathi omunye walaba bantu wadubula umcibisholo ngokungakhethi, yatshaya inkosi yakoIsrayeli phakathi kwentamo lehlombe. Futhi ngakho wathi kumshayeli wenqola yakhe: “Phendula isandla sakho, futhi ungikhiphe ohlwini lwempi. Ngoba ngilimele.”
18:34 Impi yaphela ngalolo suku. Kepha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayimi enqoleni yayo ibhekene nama-Aramu, kuze kube kusihlwa. Futhi wafa ilanga selishonile.

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19:1 Khona-ke uJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, wabuyela ngokuthula endlini yakhe eJerusalema.
19:2 Nomboni uJehu, indodana kaHanani, wamhlangabeza, wathi kuye: “Ninika usizo kwababi, futhi uhlangene nabamzondayo uJehova. Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ngokuqinisekile nifanele ulaka lukaJehova.
19:3 Kodwa imisebenzi emihle itholakele kuwe. Ngoba ubasusile o-Ashera ezweni lakwaJuda. Futhi uyilungisile inhliziyo yakho, ukuze afune iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo.”
19:4 UJehoshafati wahlala eJerusalema. Waphinda waphuma, waya ebantwini, kusukela eBeri Sheba kuze kufike ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi. Futhi wababiza emuva eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
19:5 Futhi wamisa abahluleli bezwe, kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, endaweni ngayinye.
19:6 Eyalela amajaji, uthe: “Naka okwenzayo. Ngoba nisebenzisa ukwahlulela, kungeyisikho esomuntu, kodwa ngeyeNkosi. Futhi noma yini uyobe wahlulele, izobuyela kuwe.
19:7 Ukumesaba uJehova makube nawe, futhi wenze zonke izinto ngenkuthalo. Ngoba akukho bubi eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu, noma ukuhlonipha abantu, noma ukufisa izipho.”
19:8 UJehoshafati wamisa amaLevi nabapristi nezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, kwa-Israyeli, eJerusalema, ukuze bahlulele ukwahlulela nenjongo kaJehova kwabakhileyo kuyo.
19:9 Futhi wabayala, ethi, “Uzokwenza kanjalo: ngokwethembeka, ekumesabeni uJehova, futhi ngenhliziyo epheleleyo.
19:10 Wonke amacala azofika kuwe evela kubafowenu, abahlala emadolobheni abo, phakathi kwezihlobo lezihlobo, nomaphi lapho kukhona umbuzo mayelana nomthetho, umyalo, imikhosi, noma izizathu, wembule kubo, ukuze bangoni kuJehova, futhi ulaka lungekukhukhumele wena nabafowenu. Khona-ke, ngokwenza ngale ndlela, aniyikona.
19:11 Kodwa u-Amariya, umpristi nompristi wakho omkhulu, uzakwengamela izinto ezimayelana loNkulunkulu. Khona-ke uZebadiya, indodana ka-Ishmayeli, ongumbusi endlini kaJuda, iyakuba phezu kwemisebenzi yesikhundla senkosi. Futhi unamaLevi njengabafundisi phambi kwakho. Qina futhi wenze ngenkuthalo, uJehova uyakuba nawe kube kuhle.”

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20:1 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, amadodana kaMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, kanye nabo abanye babantwana bakwa-Amoni, babuthana ukuze balwe naye.
20:2 Kwafika izithunywa zabika kuJehoshafati, ethi: “Kufike isixuku esikhulu ukulwa nawe;, kusukela kulezo zindawo ezingaphesheya kolwandle, naseSiriya. Futhi bheka, bemi ndawonye eHasazoni-tamare, okuyi-Engedi.”
20:3 Khona-ke uJehoshafati, ethukile ngokwesaba, wazinikela ngokuphelele ekunxuseni iNkosi, wamemezela ukuzila ukudla kuJuda wonke.
20:4 UJuda wasebuthana ukukhuleka eNkosini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bonke bevela emizini yabo beza ukumncenga.
20:5 UJehoshafati wayesesukuma phakathi kwebandla lakwaJuda nelaseJerusalema, endlini yeNkosi, ngaphambi kwe-atrium entsha,
20:6 uthe: “O Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wawobaba, wena unguNkulunkulu ezulwini, futhi ubusa phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yabezizwe. Esandleni sakho kukhona amandla namandla, futhi kakho ongamelana lawe.
20:7 Awuzange, uNkulunkulu wethu, bulalani bonke abakhileyo kuleli zwe phambi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli? Futhi wawunika inzalo yomngane wakho u-Abrahama, okwesikhathi sonke.
20:8 Futhi bahlala kuwo. Bakha kuyo indlu engcwele egameni lakho, ethi:
20:9 ‘Uma ububi buyobe sehlele phezu kwethu, inkemba yokwahlulela, noma isifo esiwumshayabhuqe, noma indlala, siyakuma phambi kwamehlo akho phambi kwale ndlu, lapho kubizwa igama lakho, futhi sizokhala kuwe ezinsizini zethu. Futhi uyosilalela futhi ufeze insindiso yethu.’
20:10 Ngakho-ke manje, bheka abantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, kanye nentaba iSeyiri, omhlaba wawo awumvumelanga u-Israyeli ukuba awele lapho ephuma eGibithe. Kunalokho, basuka kubo, futhi abazange bababulale.
20:11 Benza okuphambene, bazama ukusixosha efeni owasinikeza lona.
20:12 Ngakho-ke, uzokwazi, uNkulunkulu wethu, ungabehluleli? Impela, kithi awekho amandla anele ukuze sikwazi ukumelana nalesi sixuku, esigijimela khona. Kodwa nakuba singazi ukuthi yini okufanele siyenze, sisele lodwa, ukuthi siqondise amehlo ethu kuwe.”
20:13 Ngempela, wonke uJuda wayemi phambi kukaJehova, nezingane zabo, nawomkabo, nabantwana.
20:14 Kodwa kwakukhona uJahaziyeli, indodana kaZakariya, indodana kaBenaya, indodana kaJehiyeli, indodana kaMathaniya, umLevi emadodaneni ka-Asafa, uMoya weNkosi wahamba phezu kwakhe, phakathi kwesixuku.
20:15 Wathi: "Lalela, wonke uJuda, nani enakhileyo eJerusalema, nawe, inkosi uJehoshafati. Isho kanje iNkosi kuwe: Ungesabi. Futhi akufanele uthuswe yilesi sixuku. Ngokuba ukulwa akuyona eyakho, kodwa uNkulunkulu.
20:16 Kusasa, wena wehlela kubo. Ngoba bayokwenyukela ethambekeni okuthiwa iZizi, futhi uzowathola esiqongweni sesifufula, elibhekene nehlane laseJeruweli.
20:17 Ngeke kube nguwena ozolwa. Kunalokho, yima ngokuzethemba kuphela, futhi uzobona usizo lweNkosi phezu kwakho, O Juda neJerusalema. Ungesabi. Akufanele futhi uphele amandla. kusasa uzophuma ukulwa nabo, futhi uJehova uyakuba nawe.”
20:18 Khona-ke uJehoshafati, kanye noJuda, bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema bawa phansi ngobuso phambi kukaJehova, basebekhuleka kuye.
20:19 namaLevi emadodaneni kaKohati, nakumadodana kaKora, babedumisa uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngezwi elikhulu, phezulu.
20:20 Bavuka ekuseni, baphuma bedabula ihlane laseThekhowa. Futhi njengoba bephuma, uJehoshafati, emi phakathi kwabo, kusho: "Ngilalele, amadoda akwaJuda nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema. Kholwani nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, futhi uzolondeka. Kholwani kubaprofethi bakhe, futhi konke kuyophumelela.”
20:21 Futhi weluleka abantu. Futhi wamisa abahlabeleli beNkosi, ukuze bamdumise ngamaqembu abo, futhi ukuze bahambe phambi kwebutho, futhi ngazwi linye ithi: “Vuma eNkosini. Ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.”
20:22 Futhi lapho sebeqalile ukucula indumiso, uJehova wabaphendulela abaqamekeli babo, leyo, abantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nasentabeni yaseSeyiri, ababephumile ukuze balwe loJuda. Futhi bashaywa.
20:23 Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi bavukela abakhileyo entabeni yaseSeyiri, ukuze bababulale, bababhubhise. Futhi lapho sebewenzile lo msebenzi, manje nabo sebeziphendulela, bagawulana ngamanxeba.
20:24 Khona-ke, lapho uJuda esenyukele endaweni ephakemeyo ebheke ehlane, babona, kusuka kude, indawo yonke ebanzi igcwele izidumbu. Akekho noyedwa owasala ephila owakwazi ukubalekela ukufa.
20:25 Ngakho-ke, uJehoshafati wahamba, nabo bonke abantu ababenaye, ukuze athathe impango yabafileyo. Futhi bathola, phakathi kwezidumbu, imishini ehlukahlukene, kanye nezingubo, nezitsha eziyigugu kakhulu. Futhi baphanga lezi, kangangokuthi abakwazanga ukuthwala yonke into. Nabo babengakwazi, izinsuku ezintathu, susa impango ngenxa yobukhulu bempango.
20:26 Khona-ke, ngosuku lwesine, babuthana ndawonye esiGodini sesibusiso. Ngoba babeyibusisile iNkosi lapho, ngalokho babiza leyondawo ngokuthi iSigodi Sesibusiso, kuze kube lamuhla.
20:27 Futhi wonke amadoda akwaJuda, nabakhileyo eJerusalema, wabuya, uJehoshafati ephambi kwabo, eJerusalema, ngokuthokoza okukhulu. Ngokuba uJehova wayebanike ukuthokoza ngezitha zabo.
20:28 Bangena eJerusalema benezingubhu, namahabhu, namacilongo, endlini yeNkosi.
20:29 Ingebhe ngoJehova yehlela yonke imibuso yamazwe, sebezwile ukuthi uJehova wayelwile nezitha zakwa-Israyeli.
20:30 Umbuso kaJehoshafati wazola. UNkulunkulu wamnika ukuthula nxazonke.
20:31 Ngakho uJehoshafati wabusa phezu kukaJuda. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu lapho eqala ukubusa. Wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Azuba, indodakazi kaShili.
20:32 Wahamba ngendlela kayise, Njenge, futhi akachezukanga kuyo, benza izinto ezithokozisayo phambi kweNkosi.
20:33 Nokho ngempela, akasusanga izindawo eziphakemeyo, abantu babengakaziqondi izinhliziyo zabo kuJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
20:34 Kodwa ezinye izenzo zikaJehoshafati, owokuqala nowokugcina, zilotshiwe emazwini kaJehu, indodana kaHanani, azindla ezincwadini zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
20:35 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, uJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, wakha ubungane no-Ahaziya, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, abamisebenzi yabo yayiyimbi kakhulu.
20:36 Futhi wayengumlingani ekwenzeni imikhumbi, eyayizoya eTharishishi. Benza imikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi.
20:37 Ngemva kwalokho u-Eliyezeri, indodana kaDodavahu, kusukela eMareshah, waprofetha kuJehoshafati, ethi: “Ngoba wenze isivumelwano no-Ahaziya, uJehova uyishayile imisebenzi yakho, nemikhumbi iphukile, futhi abakwazanga ukuya eTharishishi.

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21:1 UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise;, wangcwatshwa kanye nabo eMzini KaDavide. Nendodana yakhe, uJehoramu, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
21:2 Futhi wayenabafowabo, amadodana kaJehoshafati: u-Azariya, kanye noJehiyeli, kanye noZakariya, kanye no-Azariya, kanye noMichael, noShefathiya. Bonke labo babengamadodana kaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda.
21:3 Uyise wabanika izipho eziningi zesiliva, negolide, nezinto ezibalulekile, nemizi ebiyelwe kakhulu kwaJuda. Kodwa umbuso wawudlulisela kuJehoramu, ngoba wayelizibulo.
21:4 Ngakho-ke, UJehoramu wasesukuma embusweni kayise. Futhi lapho eseziqinisile, wababulala bonke abafowabo ngenkemba, nabathile kubaholi bakwa-Israyeli.
21:5 UJehoramu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa. Wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.
21:6 Futhi wahamba ezindleleni zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, njengoba nje indlu ka-Ahabi yenza. Ngoba umkakhe wayeyindodakazi ka-Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
21:7 Kodwa uJehova akavumanga ukuchitha indlu kaDavide, ngenxa yesivumelwano ayesenze laye, langoba wayethembisile ukuthi uzamnika isibane, nakumadodana akhe, okwesikhathi sonke.
21:8 Ngalezo zinsuku, U-Edomi wahlubuka, ukuze angabi ngaphansi kukaJuda, bazibekela inkosi.
21:9 Futhi lapho uJehoramu wawela kanye nabaholi bakhe, labagadi bamabhiza bonke ababelaye, wavuka ebusuku, wabulala ama-Edomi (ababemhanqile), nazo zonke izinduna zamahhashi akhe.
21:10 Noma kunjalo, U-Edomi wahlubuka, ukuze ungabi ngaphansi kwegunya likaJuda, kuze kube lamuhla. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, Libina wasuka, ukuze angabi ngaphansi kwesandla sakhe. Ngoba wayeyishiyile iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
21:11 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo emizini yakwaJuda. Futhi wenza ukuba abakhileyo eJerusalema bafebe, noJuda ukuze aqhubeke.
21:12 Wabe esedluliselwa kuye izincwadi ezivela kumprofethi u-Eliya, okwakulotshwe kuyo: “Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaDavide, uyihlo: Ngoba anihambanga ngezindlela zikaJehoshafati, uyihlo, noma ngezindlela zika-Asa, inkosi yakwaJuda,
21:13 kodwa esikhundleni salokho usuhambile ezindleleni zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, futhi ubangele uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba baphinge, elingisa ubufebe bendlu ka-Ahabi, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ubulele abafowenu, indlu kayihlo, abangcono kunawe:
21:14 bheka, uJehova uyakukushaya ngesifo esikhulu, nabantu bakho bonke, lamadodana enu labafazi benu, nayo yonke impahla yakho.
21:15 Futhi uyoguliswa isifo esibi kakhulu samathumbu akho, kuze kuphume izitho zakho zangaphakathi, kancane kancane, nsuku zonke.”
21:16 Ngakho-ke, iNkosi yavusa, ngokumelene noJehoramu, umoya wamaFilisti, kanye nabaseArabiya, abasemngceleni wamaTopiya.
21:17 Futhi bakhuphukela ezweni lakwaJuda. Futhi bachitha kuwo. Baphanga yonke impahla eyatholakala endlini yenkosi, kuhlanganise namadodana akhe nabafazi bakhe. akasalanga nendodana, ngaphandle kukaJehowahazi, obenguthunjana owazalwa.
21:18 Futhi ngaphezu kwazo zonke lezi zinto, uJehova wamshaya ngesifo samathumbu esingelapheki.
21:19 Futhi njengoba usuku lwalulandela emva kosuku, nesikhathi saphenduka, kwaphela iminyaka emibili. Futhi ngemva kokumoshwa ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside, kangangokuthi izitho zakhe zangaphakathi zaphuma, isifo saphela kanye nempilo yakhe. Futhi ngakho wafa ngokugula okubuhlungu kakhulu. Futhi abantu abazange bamenzele umngcwabo, ngokwesiko lokutshisa, njengoba benza kokhokho bakhe.
21:20 Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema. Futhi akahambanga ngobuqotho. Bammbela eMzini KaDavide, nokho ngempela, hhayi ethuneni lamakhosi.

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22:1 Khona-ke abakhileyo eJerusalema bamisa indodana yakhe encane, u-Ahaziya, njengenkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Kubaphangi bama-Arabiya, owayewele phezu kwekamu, wayebulele bonke ababengabakhulu ngokuzalwa ngaphambi kwakhe. Futhi kanjalo u-Ahaziya, indodana kaJehoramu, wabusa njengenkosi yakwaJuda.
22:2 U-Ahaziya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa umnyaka owodwa eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Athaliya, indodakazi ka-Omri.
22:3 Kepha naye waphuma ngezindlela zendlu ka-Ahabi. Ngoba unina wamphoqa ukuthi enze izinto ezimbi.
22:4 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, njengoba kwenza indlu ka-Ahabi. Ngoba emva kokushona kukayise, babengabeluleki kuye, ekubhujisweni kwakhe.
22:5 Futhi wahamba ngamacebo abo. Wahamba noJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, ukulwa noHazayeli, inkosi yaseSiriya, neRamoti Gileyadi. Ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu.
22:6 Wabuya, ukuze aphulukiswe eJizreyeli. Ngoba wayethole amanxeba amaningi kule mpi eshiwo ngenhla. Futhi kanjalo u-Ahaziya, indodana kaJehoramu, inkosi yakwaJuda, wehla, ukuze avakashele uJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, naseJizreyeli, ngenkathi egula.
22:7 Ngempela, kwakuyintando kaNkulunkulu ngo-Ahaziya ukuba aye kuJoramu, kwathi esehambile, ukuthi naye aphume naye ukulwa noJehu, indodana kaNimishi, uJehova amgcobayo ukuba achithe indlu ka-Ahabi.
22:8 Ngakho-ke, lapho uJehu egumbuqela indlu ka-Ahabi, wafumana abaholi bakwaJuda, kanye namadodana abafowabo baka-Ahaziya, ababemkhonza, wasebabulala.
22:9 Futhi, ngenkathi yena ngokwakhe efuna u-Ahaziya, wamthola ecashile eSamariya. Futhi eseholelwe kuye, wambulala. Basebemngcwaba, ngoba wayeyindodana kaJehoshafathi, owayemfunile uJehova ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke. Kodwa lalingasekho ithemba lokuthi kwakuyobusa othile ovela esitokweni sika-Ahaziya.
22:10 Ngoba ngempela, unina, u-Athaliya, ebona ukuthi indodana yakhe ishonile, wasukuma, wabulala bonke abasebukhosini bendlu kaJehoramu.
22:11 Kodwa uJehosheba, indodakazi yenkosi, wathatha uJowashi, indodana ka-Ahaziya, futhi wameba phakathi kwamadodana enkosi lapho ebulawa. Futhi wamfihla nomhlengikazi wakhe ekamelweni. Manje uJehosheba, lowo owayemfihlile, kwakuyindodakazi yenkosi uJehoramu, nomkampristi omkhulu uJehoyada, udadewabo ka-Ahaziya. Futhi ngenxa yalokhu, U-Athaliya akazange ambulale.
22:12 Ngakho-ke, wayenabo, kufihlwe endlini kaNkulunkulu, iminyaka eyisithupha, u-Athaliya wayebusa phezu kwezwe.

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23:1 Kwathi ngonyaka wesikhombisa, uJehoyada eseqinisiwe, wathatha izinduna zekhulu, okungukuthi, u-Azariya, indodana kaJerohamu, kanye no-Ishmayeli, indodana kaJehohanani, kanye no-Azariya, indodana ka-Obede, kanye noMahaseya, indodana ka-Adaya, no-Elishafati, indodana kaZikiri, futhi wenza isivumelwano nabo.
23:2 Futhi edabula kwaJuda, babutha amaLevi emizini yonke yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli, baya eJerusalema.
23:3 Isixuku sonke sasenza isivumelwano nenkosi, endlini kaNkulunkulu. Wathi uJehoyada kubo: “Bheka, indodana yenkosi iyakubusa, njengokusho kukaJehova ngamadodana kaDavide.
23:4 Ngakho-ke, yileli lizwi eniyakulenza:
23:5 Ingxenye yesithathu yenu efika ngeSabatha, abapristi, kanye namaLevi, nabathwali, lizakuba semasangweni. Ngempela, ingxenye yesithathu izakuba sendlini yenkosi. Ingxenye yesithathu iyakuba sesangweni elithiwa iSisekelo. Nokho ngempela, yonke insali yabantu abavamile mayibe semagcekeni endlu kaJehova.
23:6 Makungangeni omunye endlini yeNkosi, ngaphandle kwabapristi, namaLevi akhonzayo. Laba bodwa bangangena, ngoba bangcwelisiwe. Futhi yonke insali yabantu abavamile mayigcine imilindo yeNkosi.
23:7 AmaLevi makayihaqe inkosi, yilowo nalowo unezikhali zakhe. Futhi uma kukhona omunye oyobe esengenile ethempelini, makabulawe. Futhi sengathi bangaba nenkosi, kokubili ukungena nokuphuma.”
23:8 Khona-ke amaLevi, kanye noJuda wonke, wenza ngokuvumelana nakho konke umpristi ophakeme uJehoyada ayekuyale ngakho. Futhi ngamunye wabo wathatha amadoda ayengaphansi kwakhe, nababefika ngesabatha, nalabo ababegcwalise isabatha futhi ababezomuka. Ngoba ngempela umpristi omkhulu uJehoyada wayengawavumelanga amaviyo ukuba ahambe, ababejwayele ukushintshana isonto ngalinye.
23:9 noJehoyada, umpristi, wanika izinduna izijula ​​lezihlangu eziyizigobolondo lezihlangu ezikulu zenkosi uDavida, ayeyingcwelisile endlini kaJehova.
23:10 Futhi wamisa bonke abantu, ephethe izinkemba ezimfishane, kusukela ngakwesokunene sethempeli kuze kube kwesokunxele sethempeli, phambi kwe-altare nethempeli, nxazonke inkosi.
23:11 Bayikhipha indodana yenkosi. Basebemthwesa umqhele, kanye lobufakazi. Futhi bamnika umthetho wokubamba ngesandla sakhe. Futhi bammisa njengenkosi. Futhi, umpristi omkhulu uJehoyada namadodana akhe bamgcoba. Basebemkhulekela, wathi, “Mayiphile inkosi!”
23:12 Kwathi uAthaliya esezwile, ikakhulukazi umsindo wokugijima nokudumisa kwenkosi, wangena kubantu ethempelini leNkosi.
23:13 Wabona inkosi imi esitebhisini somnyango, kanye nabaholi nezinkampani ezimzungezile, bajabula bonke abantu bezwe, nokubetha amacilongo, nokudlala izinsimbi zomculo ezihlukahlukene, nezwi labadumisayo, waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wasesithi: “Ukuvukela umbuso! Ukuvukela umbuso!”
23:14 Khona-ke umpristi omkhulu uJehoyada, waphuma, waya ezinduneni zekhulu nakubaholi bebutho, wathi kubo: “Mhole, ngale kwemingcele yethempeli. Futhi makabulawelwe ngaphandle, ngenkemba.” Umpristi waselaya ukuthi angabulawelwa endlini yeNkosi.
23:15 Basebebeka izandla entanyeni yakhe. Futhi lapho esengene esangweni lamahhashi endlini yenkosi, bambulalela khona.
23:16 Khona-ke uJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabo bonke abantu, kanye nenkosi, ukuze babe ngabantu beNkosi.
23:17 Manje, bonke abantu bangena endlini kaBali, bawubhubhisa. Futhi baphahlaza ama-altare akhe nezithombe zakhe. Futhi, bambulala uMathani, umpristi kaBali, phambi kwama-altare.
23:18 UJehoyada wayesebeka ababonisi endlini kaJehova, ngaphansi kwezandla zabapristi namaLevi, uDavide ayewabele endlini kaJehova ukuba banikele iminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMozisi, ngokujabula nangokuhlabelela, ngokuvumelana nesimo sikaDavide.
23:19 Futhi, wamisa abalindisango emasangweni endlu kaJehova, ukuze lowo ongcolile nganoma yisiphi isizathu angangeni.
23:20 Wasethatha izinduna zekhulu, namadoda anamandla kakhulu, kanye nabaholi babantu, kanye nabo bonke abantu abavamile bezwe, basuka behlela enkosini, endlini yeNkosi, lokungena phakathi kwesango eliphezulu, endlini yenkosi. Basebembeka esihlalweni sobukhosi.
23:21 Futhi bonke abantu bezwe bajabula, umuzi wathuliswa. Kodwa u-Athaliya wabulawa ngenkemba.

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24:1 UJowashi wayeneminyaka eyisikhombisa lapho eqala ukubusa. Wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguZibiya, kusukela eBherisheba.
24:2 Wenza okuhle phambi kukaJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada, umpristi.
24:3 Manje uJehoyada wamnika abafazi ababili, owathola kubo amadodana namadodakazi.
24:4 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, kwaba kuhle kuJowashi ukulungisa indlu yeNkosi.
24:5 Wabutha abapristi namaLevi, wasesithi kubo: “Phumani niye emizini yakwaJuda, niqoqe ku-Israyeli wonke imali yokulungisa ubuso bethempeli likaNkulunkulu wenu, unyaka nonyaka. Futhi kwenze lokhu ngokushesha. ” Kodwa amaLevi enza ngobudedengu.
24:6 Inkosi yasibiza uJehoyada, umholi, wasesithi kuye: “Kungani bekungekho kukhathazeka ngawe, ukuze uwacindezele amaLevi ukuba alethe, kwaJuda naseJerusalema, imali eyamiswa nguMose, inceku yeNkosi, ukuze balethe, kuso sonke isixuku sakwa-Israyeli, etabernakele lobufakazi?
24:7 Ngoba lowo wesifazane okhohlakele kakhulu u-Athaliya namadodana akhe bayichithile indlu kaNkulunkulu, futhi bahlobise indawo engcwele kaBhali kuzo zonke izinto ezazingcwelisiwe ethempelini likaJehova.”
24:8 Ngakho-ke, yayala inkosi, benza umkhumbi. Balibeka eceleni kwesango lendlu kaJehova, ngaphandle.
24:9 Basebememezela, kwaJuda naseJerusalema, ukuthi yilowo nalowo alethe kuJehova imali kaMose, inceku kaNkulunkulu, omisiwe ogwadule, ngo-Israyeli wonke.
24:10 Bonke abaholi nabo bonke abantu bajabula. Futhi ekungeneni, bathatha kanyekanye bafaka okuningi emkhunjini weNkosi waze wagcwala.
24:11 Sekuyisikhathi sokuba bawulethe umphongolo ngesandla samaLevi phambi kwenkosi, ngoba babona ukuthi imali yayinengi, umbhali wenkosi, lalowo umpristi omkhulu ayemmisile, wangena. Futhi bayithulula imali eyayisemkhunjini. Ngemva kwalokho bawubuyisela endaweni yawo umkhumbi. Futhi babekwenza lokhu nsuku zonke. Kwaqoqwa isamba esikhulu semali.
24:12 Inkosi noJehoyada bayinika abaphathi bemisebenzi yendlu kaJehova. Khona-ke baqasha ngayo abaqoki bamatshe, nezingcweti zalo lonke uhlobo, ukuze balungise indlu yeNkosi, futhi kanjalo ukuze imisebenzi yensimbi neyethusi, esesiqalile ukuwa, izoqiniswa.
24:13 Futhi labo ababeqashiwe babesebenza ngokuzikhandla. Nezikhala ezindongeni zelashwa ngezandla zabo. Bayibuyisela indlu yeNkosi esimweni esihlanzekile. Futhi bakwenza kume kuqine.
24:14 Kwathi sebeyiqedile yonke imisebenzi, baletha enye imali phambi kwenkosi noJehoyada. Futhi kusukela kuyo, izitsha zethempeli zenziwa, eyenkonzo kanye neyokuqothulwa kwabantu, kuhlanganise nezitsha nezinye izitsha zegolide nezesiliva. Futhi i holocausts babenikelwa endlini kaJehova njalo, zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada.
24:15 Kepha uJehoyada wayesemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku. Futhi wafa eneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu ubudala.
24:16 Bammbela eMzini KaDavide, kanye namakhosi, ngoba wayemenzele okuhle uIsrayeli lendlu yakhe.
24:17 Khona-ke, ngemva kokufa kukaJehoyada, zangena izikhulu zakwaJuda, zayikhonza inkosi. Futhi wayengelwa yi-obsequousness yabo, wasebavumela.
24:18 Balilahla ithempeli likaJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, bakhonza o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo. Ulaka lwehlela phezu kukaJuda neJerusalema ngenxa yalesi sono.
24:19 Futhi wathumela abaprofethi kubo, ukuze babuyele eNkosini. Futhi nakuba babenikeza ubufakazi, babengazimisele ukubalalela.
24:20 Futhi ngakho uMoya kaNkulunkulu wembathisa uZakariya, indodana kaJehoyada umpristi. Futhi wema phambi kwamehlo abantu, wasesithi kubo: “Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova: Weqe ngani isiyalezo sikaJehova, nakuba bekungesizo kinina, kanti nimlahleleni uJehova, ukuze anilahle?”
24:21 Futhi babuthana ndawonye ngokumelene naye, bamkhanda ngamatshe, eceleni kwendawo yenkosi, e-atrium yendlu yeNkosi.
24:22 Inkosi uJowashi ayikhumbulanga umusa kaJehoyada, uyise, wayemphethe; esikhundleni salokho wabulala indodana yakhe. Futhi njengoba wayefa, uthe: “Sengathi iNkosi ingabona futhi ikuphendule.”
24:23 Futhi lapho unyaka usuphelile, impi yaseSiriya yenyukela kuye. Futhi baya kwaJuda naseJerusalema. Futhi babulala zonke izikhulu zabantu. Bathumela yonke impango enkosini yaseDamaseku.
24:24 Futhi nakuba ngokuqinisekile kwase kufike isibalo esincane kakhulu samaSiriya, uJehova wanikela esandleni sabo isixuku esikhulu kakhulu. Ngoba babeyishiyile iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Futhi, benza izahlulelo eziyichilo kuJowashi.
24:25 Futhi ekusukeni, bamshiya edangele kakhulu. Khona-ke izinceku zakhe zamvukela, ekuphindiseleleni igazi lendodana kaJehoyada umpristi. Futhi bambulala embhedeni wakhe, wafa. Bammbela eMzini KaDavide, kodwa hhayi emathuneni amakhosi.
24:26 Ngempela, abamqamekeleyo kwakunguZabadi, indodana yowesifazane wakwa-Amoni ogama lakhe lalinguShimeyati, noJehozabadi, indodana yowesifazane wakwaMowabi ogama lakhe linguShimriti.
24:27 Kodwa mayelana namadodana akhe, kanye nesamba semali eyayiqoqwe ngaphansi kwakhe, nokulungiswa kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, lezi zinto zilotshiwe ngokukhuthala kakhulu encwadini yamakhosi. Bese kuba indodana yakhe, Amaziya, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

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25:1 U-Amasiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa. Wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguJehowadani, eJerusalema.
25:2 Futhi wenza okuhle emehlweni kaJehova. Nokho ngempela, hhayi ngenhliziyo epheleleyo.
25:3 Kwathi lapho esezibona eqiniswa ekubuseni kwakhe, wanquma uqhoqhoqho izinceku ezabulala uyise, Inkosi.
25:4 Kodwa akazange awabulale amadodana abo, njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho kaMose, lapho iNkosi eyalaya khona, ethi: “Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yamadodana, namadodana ngenxa yawoyise. Kunalokho, yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono.
25:5 Khona-ke u-Amaziya wabutha uJuda ndawonye, futhi wawahlela ngemindeni, kanye nama-tribunes, nezinduna zekhulu, kulo lonke elakwaJuda noBenjamini. Wababala kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu. Wathola izinsizwa eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, ababengaphuma impi, ngubani ongaphatha umkhonto nesihlangu.
25:6 Futhi, waqasha kwabakwa-Israyeli amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu anolwazi, ngamatalenta ayikhulu esiliva.
25:7 Kwasekufika kuye umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “O nkosi, impi yakwa-Israyeli mayingaphumi nawe. Ngokuba uJehova akakho no-Israyeli, noma nawo wonke amadodana ka-Efrayimi.
25:8 Kodwa uma ucabanga ukuthi impi ime ngamandla ebutho, UNkulunkulu uzokwenza ukuthi ugajwe yizitha. Ngoba ngempela, kungokukaNkulunkulu ukusiza, nokubaleka.”
25:9 U-Amasiya wathi kumuntu kaNkulunkulu, “Khona-ke kuyoba njani ngamatalenta ayikhulu, engayinika amabutho akoIsrayeli?” Lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu wamphendula, “INkosi inakho engakunika ngakho okukhulu kunalokhu kuwe.”
25:10 Manje, U-Amasiya wahlukanisa ibutho, ababeze kuye bevela kwa-Efrayimi, ukuze babuyele endaweni yabo. Kodwa esethukuthele kakhulu uJuda, babuyela endaweni yabo.
25:11 Khona-ke u-Amaziya wabahola ngokuqiniseka abantu bakhe. Wasuka waya eSigodini Semigodi Kasawoti, wabulala kubantwana bakwaSeyiri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi.
25:12 Abantwana bakwaJuda bathumba amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Base bebaholela eweni elithile. Futhi babajikijela kusukela esiqongweni, zaphuka zonke.
25:13 Kodwa impi u-Amasiya ayeyimukisile, ukuze bangangeni laye empini, yahlakazeka phakathi kwemizi yakwaJuda, kusukela eSamariya kuze kufike eBeti Horoni. Futhi sebebulele izinkulungwane ezintathu, bathatha impango eningi.
25:14 Ngempela, ngemva kokubhujiswa kwabakwa-Edomi, nalapho onkulunkulu bamadodana kaSeyiri balethwa, U-Amasiya wazikhethela bona babe ngonkulunkulu bakhe. Futhi wayebakhonze, ebashisela impepho.
25:15 Ngokwalesi sizathu, uJehova wamthukuthelela u-Amasiya, wathuma umprofethi kuye, ngubani ongathi kuye, “Ukhulekeleni onkulunkulu abangabakhululanga abantu babo esandleni sakho??”
25:16 Futhi emva kokukhuluma lezizinto, amphendule: “Ungumeluleki wenkosi? Thula! Uma kungenjalo ngizokubulala.” Futhi besuka, kusho umprofethi, “Ngiyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usenqume ukukubulala, ngoba nenzile lobu bubi, futhi ngenxa yokuthi awuvumelananga neseluleko sami.”
25:17 Futhi kanjalo u-Amaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, ukwenza iseluleko esibi kakhulu, wathumela kuJowashi, indodana kaJehowahazi, indodana kaJehu, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, ethi: “Woza, asibonane.”
25:18 Kodwa wathumela emuva izithunywa, ethi: “Ikhakakhaka laseLebanoni lathunyelwa emsedarini waseLebanoni, ethi: ‘Nika indodakazi yakho endodaneni yami ibe ngumkami.’ Bheka, izilo zasehlathini laseLebanoni zadabula, balunyathela ukhula.
25:19 Uthe, ‘Ngamshaya u-Edomi.’ Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, inhliziyo yakho iphakeme ngokuzidla. Hlala endlini yakho. Kungani uzicuthela okubi, ukuze niwe, bese kuba uJuda kanye nawe?”
25:20 U-Amaziya wayengafuni ukumlalela, ngoba kwakuyintando yeNkosi ukuthi anikelwe ezandleni zezitha, ngenxa yawonkulunkulu bakwa-Edomi.
25:21 Kanjalo noJowashi, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, wenyuka, basebevela phambi kwamehlo omunye lomunye. Manje u-Amaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, eBeti Shemeshi lakwaJuda.
25:22 UJuda wawa phambi kuka-Israyeli. Babalekela yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.
25:23 Khona-ke uJowashi, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, wathumba u-Amaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, indodana kaJowashi, indodana kaJehowahazi, eBeti-Shemeshi, wamyisa eJerusalema. Futhi wachitha izindonga zawo, kusukela esangweni lika-Efrayimi kuze kufike esangweni legumbi, izingalo ezingamakhulu amane.
25:24 Futhi, wabuyisela eSamariya lonke igolide nesiliva, nezitsha zonke, ayeyifumene endlini kaNkulunkulu, kanye no-Obede Edomi engcebweni yendlu yenkosi, kanye namadodana abathunjwa.
25:25 Khona-ke u-Amaziya, indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, waphila iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu emva kokufa kukaJowashi, indodana kaJehowahazi, inkosi yakoIsrayeli.
25:26 Manje amanye amazwi ka-Amasiya, owokuqala nowokugcina, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
25:27 Futhi ngemva kokusuka eNkosini, bamqamekela eJerusalema. Kodwa njengoba wayebalekele eLakishi, bathumela bambulala kuleyondawo.
25:28 Futhi sebemthwele emuva ngamahhashi, bammbela koyise emzini kaDavide.

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26:1 Bonke abantu bakwaJuda babeka indodana yakhe, Uziya, owayeleminyaka elitshumi lesithupha, njengenkosi esikhundleni sikayise, Amaziya.
26:2 Wakha i-Eloti, wayibuyisela embusweni wakwaJuda. Ngemva kwalokhu, inkosi yalala koyise.
26:3 U-Uziya wayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha lapho eqala ukubusa. Wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nambili eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguJekoliya, eJerusalema.
26:4 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, ngakho konke uyise, Amaziya, wayenze.
26:5 Wayifuna iNkosi, ezinsukwini zikaZakariya, ababeqonda futhi babona uNkulunkulu. Futhi ngenkathi efuna iNkosi, wamqondisa kukho konke.
26:6 Ngempela, waphuma walwa namaFilisti. Futhi wachitha udonga lwaseGati, nogange lwaseJabine, nodonga lwase-Ashidodi. Futhi, wakha imizi e-Ashidodi, naphakathi kwamaFilisti.
26:7 UNkulunkulu wamsiza ekulweni namaFilisti, futhi ngokumelene nama-Arabiya, ababehlala eGurbaal, futhi ngokumelene nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
26:8 Abantwana bakwa-Amoni bakala u-Uziya izipho. Negama lakhe laduma kakhulu, kuze kufike ekungeneni kweGibhithe, ngenxa yokunqoba kwakhe njalo.
26:9 U-Uziya wakha imibhoshongo eJerusalema, ngaphezu kwesango ekhoneni, naphezu kwesango lesigodi, nabanye ngasohlangothini lunye lodonga, wawaqinisa.
26:10 Wabuye wakha nemibhoshongo ehlane, futhi bemba imithombo eminingi, ngoba wayelenkomo ezinengi, emathafeni nasenkangala yasehlane. Futhi, wayenezivini nabagcini bezivini ezintabeni naseKarmeli. Impela, wayeyindoda ezinikele kwezolimo.
26:11 Manje ibutho lamaqhawe akhe, ababezaphuma impi, yayingaphansi kwesandla sikaJehiyeli, umbhali, kanye noMahaseya, uthisha, naphansi kwesandla sikaHananiya, owayephakathi kwezikhulu zenkosi.
26:12 Nesibalo sonke sabaholi, ngemindeni yamadoda anamandla, yayiyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha.
26:13 Ibandla lonke eliphansi kwabo laliyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu, ababelungele impi, futhi owalwela inkosi ngokumelene nezitha.
26:14 Futhi, U-Uziya wabalungiselela, leyo, yebutho lonke, izihlangu, nemikhonto, nezigqoko zokuzivikela, kanye nezivikelo zesifuba, neminsalo, kanye nezindwayimane zokujikijela amatshe.
26:15 Futhi eJerusalema, wenza izinhlobo ezahlukene zemishini, owayibeka emibhoshongweni, nasemagumbini ezindonga, ukuze bacibishele imicibisholo namatshe amakhulu. Igama lakhe laphumela ezindaweni ezikude, ngokuba iNkosi yayimsiza, yamqinisa.
26:16 Kodwa lapho esenamandla, inhliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisa, ngisho nasekubhujisweni kwakhe. Futhi akamnakanga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe. Futhi engena ethempelini leNkosi, wayehlose ukushisa impepho e-altare lempepho.
26:17 Wangena masinyane emva kwakhe, u-Azariya umpristi, kanye naye abapristi beNkosi abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, amadoda angamaqhawe kakhulu,
26:18 yamelana lenkosi, bathi: “Akusilona ihhovisi lakho, Uziya, ukushisela uJehova impepho; kunalokho, yisikhundla sabapristi, leyo, emadodaneni ka-Aroni, abangcweliselwe yona le nkonzo. Suka endlini engcwele, kungenjalo uzobe edelelekile. Ngoba lesi senzo ngeke kuthiwe kini njengodumo lweNkosi uJehova.”
26:19 Futhi Uziya, esethukuthele, esaphethe ngesandla umcengezi ukuze ashise impepho, esongela abapristi. Masinyane kwavela uchoko ebunzini lakhe, emehlweni abapristi, endlini yeNkosi, e-altare lempepho.
26:20 Futhi lapho umpristi omkhulu u-Azariya, nabo bonke abanye abapristi, wayemgqolozele, babona uchoko ebunzini lakhe, basebephangisa ukumxotsha. Bese futhi, yena uqobo, eba novalo, aphuthume ahambe, ngoba wahle walibona inxeba leNkosi.
26:21 Manje, inkosi u-Uziya yayinochoko, kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe. Futhi wayehlala endlini ehlukene, egcwele uchoko, ngenxa yalokho waxoshwa endlini kaJehova. Khona-ke uJothamu, indodana yakhe, waqondisa indlu yenkosi, futhi wahlulela abantu bezwe.
26:22 Kodwa amanye amazwi kaUziya, owokuqala nowokugcina, zabhalwa umprofethi u-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose.
26:23 U-Uziya wayeselala koyise;. Futhi bammbela ensimini yamathuna obukhosi, ngoba wayelobulephero. Futhi uJothamu, indodana yakhe, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

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27:1 UJothamu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguJerusha, indodakazi kaSadoki.
27:2 Wenza okulungile phambi kukaJehova, ngakho konke uyise, Uziya, wayenze, ngaphandle kokuthi kangenanga ethempelini leNkosi, futhi abantu babeseqa.
27:3 Walungisa isango eliphakeme lendlu kaJehova. Wakha izinto eziningi odongeni lwase-Ofeli.
27:4 Futhi, wakha imizi ezintabeni zakwaJuda, kanye nezinqaba nemibhoshongo emahlathini.
27:5 Walwa nenkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi wabanqoba. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, abantwana bakwa-Amoni bamnika amathalenta ayikhulu esiliva, namakhora ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi zikakolweni, kanye nenani elifanayo lekhori lebhali. Lezi zinto abantwana bakwa-Amoni bazinikela kuye ngomnyaka wesibili nowesithathu.
27:6 UJothamu waqiniswa, ngoba wayelungisile indlela yakhe phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe.
27:7 Manje amanye amazwi kaJothamu, nazo zonke izimpi zakhe nemisebenzi, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda.
27:8 Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha eJerusalema.
27:9 UJothamu wayeselala koyise, bammbela eMzini KaDavide. Nendodana yakhe, U-Ahazi, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

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28:1 U-Ahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha eJerusalema. akenzanga okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, njengoba kwenza uDavida uyise.
28:2 Kunalokho, wahamba ezindleleni zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabumbela oBali izithombe.
28:3 Nguye owashisa impepho esigodini sendodana kaHinomu. Futhi wahlambulula amadodana akhe ngomlilo, njengokwenza kwabezizwe uJehova ababulala ekufikeni kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
28:4 Futhi, wayenikela imihlatshelo eshisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, nasemagqumeni, naphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esinamaqabunga.
28:5 Futhi kanjalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakhe, wamnikela esandleni senkosi yase-Aramu, owamtshaya, wathatha impango enkulu embusweni wakhe. Futhi wamuka nayo eDamaseku. Futhi, wanikelwa esandleni senkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wamshaya ngokuhlupheka okukhulu.
28:6 Futhi uPheka, indodana kaRemaliya, ubulewe, ngosuku olulodwa, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili, bonke bengamadoda empi avela kwaJuda, ngoba babeyishiyile iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
28:7 Ngesikhathi esifanayo, Zikri, indoda enamandla yakwa-Efrayimi, wabulala uMahaseya, indodana yenkosi, kanye no-Azrikam, umbusi wendlu yakhe, kanye no-Elkana, owayengowesibili enkosini.
28:8 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babamba, kubafowabo, abesifazane abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili, abafana, namantombazane, nempango enkulu. Base bemuka nalo eSamariya.
28:9 Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakukhona umprofethi weNkosi lapho, okuthiwa Oded. Futhi ephuma ukuhlangabezana nebutho efika eSamariya, wathi kubo: “Bheka, iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, esethukuthelele uJuda, uwanikele esandleni sakho. Kodwa ubabulele ngonya, ukuze unya lwakho lufinyelele ezulwini.
28:10 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ubufuna ukuthobisa abantwana bakwaJuda naseJerusalema babe yizinceku zakho nezincekukazi zakho, okuwumsebenzi okungafanele wenziwe. Ngakho nonile kule ndaba kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.
28:11 Kodwa lalela iseluleko sami, futhi abakhulule abathunjwa, enibalethile kubafowenu. Ngokuba ukufutheka okukhulu kukaJehova kuphezu kwenu.”
28:12 Manje, ezinye zezikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi, u-Azariya, indodana kaJohanani, Berekiya, indodana kaMeshilemoti, uHezekiya, indodana kaShalumi, kanye no-Amasa, indodana kaHadlayi, asukume amelane nababefika bevela empini.
28:13 Basebesithi kubo: “Aniyikubuyisela izithunjwa lapha, funa sone eNkosini. Kungani uzimisele ukwengeza ezonweni zethu, futhi sakhe phezu kweziphambeko zethu ezindala? Ngoba ngempela, isono sikhulu, intukuthelo kaJehova evuthayo iphezu kuka-Israyeli.”
28:14 Amaqhawe akhulula impango nakho konke ayekuthathile, emehlweni abaholi nesixuku sonke.
28:15 Namadoda, esibalule ngenhla, wasukuma wathumba abathunjwa. Bonke ababenqunu, bembatha empangweni. Kwathi sebezigqokile, futhi wayebanike izicathulo, futhi wayebaqabule ngokudla nangeziphuzo, futhi wayebagcobile ngenxa yobunzima, futhi wayebakhathalele, owayengakwazi ukuhamba futhi owayebuthakathaka ngomzimba, bawakhwelisa ezilwaneni ezithwalayo, babayisa eJeriko, umuzi wamasundu, kubafowabo, babuyela eSamariya.
28:16 Ngaleso sikhathi, inkosi u-Ahazi yathumela enkosini yase-Asiriya, ecela usizo.
28:17 Abakwa-Edomi bafika babulala abaningi bakwaJuda, basebethatha impango enkulu.
28:18 Futhi, amaFilisti ahlakazeka phakathi kwemizi yasemathafeni, naseningizimu yakwaJuda. Balithumba iBeti Shemeshi, kanye ne-Ajalon, neGederoti, kanye noSoco, kanye noThimna, kanye noGimzo, nemizana yabo, futhi bahlala kuzo.
28:19 Ngoba uJehova wayemthobisile uJuda ngenxa ka-Ahazi, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwazise wayeseyiphuce usizo, futhi wayebonise indelelo eNkosini.
28:20 Wahola uThiligati Philineseri ngokumelene naye, inkosi yase-Asiriya, owamhluphayo, wamenza incithakalo, ngaphandle kokumelana.
28:21 Futhi kanjalo u-Ahazi, echitha indlu yeNkosi, nendlu yamakhosi nezikhulu, wanika inkosi yase-Asiriya izipho, nokho akuzange kumsize ngalutho.
28:22 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngesikhathi sosizi lwakhe, wenezela ekudeleni kwakhe uJehova. Inkosi u-Ahazi uqobo, yedwa,
28:23 wanikela izisulu kunkulunkulu baseDamaseku, ababemshayile. Wathi: “Onkulunkulu bamakhosi aseSiriya bayawasiza, ngakho-ke ngizobajabulisa ngezisulu, futhi bazongisiza.” Kodwa kunalokho, babe yincithakalo kuye no-Israyeli wonke.
28:24 Manje, U-Ahazi, sebephangile futhi bephula zonke izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, wavala iminyango yethempeli likaNkulunkulu, wazenzela ama-altare emagumbini onke eJerusalema.
28:25 Futhi, wakha ama-altare emizini yonke yakwaJuda, ukuze bashise inhlaka, ngakho wayithukuthelisa iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, ekuthukutheleni.
28:26 Kodwa amanye amazwi akhe, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, owokuqala nowokugcina, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
28:27 U-Ahazi wayeselala koyise. Bammbela emzini waseJerusalema. Futhi abazange bamvumele ukuba abe sepulchers amakhosi akwa-Israyeli. Nendodana yakhe, uHezekiya, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

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29:1 Ngakho uHezekiya waqala ukubusa eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu. Wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. igama likanina lalingu-Abiya, indodakazi kaZakariya.
29:2 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, njengakho konke uyise uDavide ayekwenzile.
29:3 Ngomnyaka wokuqala lenyanga yokubusa kwakhe, wavula iminyango emibili yendlu kaJehova, wawalungisa.
29:4 Wabutha abapristi namaLevi. Wababutha emgwaqeni obanzi wasempumalanga.
29:5 Wathi kubo: "Ngilalele, AmaLevi, futhi ngingcweliswe. Hlanza indlu yeNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, futhi nisuse konke ukungcola endaweni engcwele.
29:6 Obaba bonile, benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, emlahla. Basusa ubuso babo etabernakele likaJehova, baveza imihlane yabo.
29:7 Bavala iminyango eyayisevulandi, bazicima izibani. Futhi abazange bayishise impepho, futhi abazange banikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa, endlini engcwele kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
29:8 Ngakho intukuthelo kaJehova yavuthela uJuda neJerusalema, wabanikela esiphithiphithini, nasekubhujisweni, nasekuhayizeni, njengoba nje ubona ngamehlo akho.
29:9 Lo, obaba bawile ngenkemba. Amadodana ethu, futhi amadodakazi ethu kanye nabafazi bethu baholelwe njengabathunjwa ngenxa yalobu bubi.
29:10 Ngakho-ke manje, kuyangithokozisa ukuthi singene esivumelwaneni neNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. Futhi uyosusa ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe kithi.
29:11 Amadodana ami, ungakhethi ukuba budedengu. UJehova ukukhethile ukuba ume phambi kwakhe, futhi umkhonze, nimkhonze, nimshisele impepho.”
29:12 Ngakho-ke, asukuma amaLevi, mahat, indodana ka-Amasayi, kanye noJoweli, indodana ka-Azariya, emadodaneni kaKohati; bese, emadodaneni kaMerari, Kish, indodana ka-Abidi, kanye no-Azariya, indodana kaJehaleli; nakumadodana kaGereshoni, Yebo, indodana kaZima, kanye ne-Edene, indodana kaJowa;
29:13 futhi ngempela, emadodaneni ka-Elisafani, uShimri noJewuweli; futhi, emadodaneni ka-Asafa, uZakariya noMathaniya;
29:14 ngempela futhi, emadodaneni kaHemani, uJehuweli noShimeyi; bese futhi, emadodaneni kaJeduthuni, uShemaya no-Uziyeli.
29:15 Base bebutha abafowabo. Futhi bangcweliswa. Bangena njengokusho kwenkosi nomyalo weNkosi, ukuze bahlawulele indlu kaNkulunkulu.
29:16 Nabapristi, bengena ethempelini leNkosi ukuze balingcwelise, wathatha konke ukungcola, ababeyithole ngaphakathi, waphuma waya emphemeni wendlu kaJehova; amaLevi akuthatha, akukhiphela ngaphandle, emfuleni iKidroni.
29:17 Manje baqala ukuhlanza ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala. Futhi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili lwenyanga efanayo, bangena emphemeni wethempeli likaJehova. Futhi base bekhulula ithempeli izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili. Futhi ngosuku lweshumi nesithupha lwaleyo nyanga, baqeda ababekuqalile.
29:18 Futhi, zangena enkosini uHezekiya, bathi kuye: “Singcwelisile yonke indlu kaJehova, ne-altare lokushiswa, nezitsha zayo, nempela netafula lobukhona, nazo zonke izitsha zalo,
29:19 nazo zonke izinto zethempeli, okuyinto inkosi u-Ahazi, ngesikhathi sokubusa kwakhe, wayengcolisile ngemva kwesiphambeko sakhe. Futhi bheka, zonke sezibekwe phambi kwe-altare likaJehova.”
29:20 Futhi evuka ekukhanyeni kokuqala, inkosi uHezekiya yahlanganisa zonke izikhulu zomuzi zaba munye, base benyukela endlini yeNkosi.
29:21 Futhi ndawonye banikela ngezinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa, amawundlu ayisikhombisa nezimpongo eziyisikhombisa, ngenxa yesono, okombuso, okwendawo engcwele, kuJuda. Futhi wakhuluma kubapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, ukuze banikele ngazo e-altare likaJehova.
29:22 Bazihlaba-ke izinkunzi. Abapristi basebelithatha igazi, bawathela e-altare. Base behlaba nezinqama, bathela igazi lawo e-altare. Futhi immolated amawundlu, bathela igazi e-altare.
29:23 Basebeletha izimpongo zesono phambi kwenkosi lexuku lonke. Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo.
29:24 Futhi abapristi immolated them, bafafaza igazi lawo phambi kwe-altare, ukuze inhlawulo kaIsrayeli wonke. Ngokuba impela inkosi yayiyalile ukuba umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wesono wenzelwe u-Israyeli wonke.
29:25 Futhi, wabeka amaLevi endlini yeNkosi, ngamasimbali, kanye nezinsimbi, namahabhu, ngokwesimo senkosi uDavide, nangomboni uGadi, kanye lomprofethi uNathani. Ngoba ngempela, lesi kwakuyisiyalezo sikaJehova, ngesandla sabaprofethi bakhe.
29:26 AmaLevi ema, ephethe izinsimbi zokubethwa zikaDavide, abapristi baphatha amacilongo.
29:27 UHezekiya wayala ukuba banikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa e-altare. Futhi ngenkathi kwenziwa ama- holocausts, baqala ukuhlabelela indumiso kuJehova, nokubetha amacilongo, kanye nokudlala izinsimbi zomculo ezihlukahlukene, lokho uDavida, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, wayeselungisile.
29:28 Khona-ke sonke isixuku sakhuleka, nabahlabeleli nababephethe abashaya amacilongo benza umsebenzi wabo, kuze kuqedwe ukushiswa kwesizwe.
29:29 Futhi lapho umnikelo usuphelile, Inkosi, nabo bonke ababe naye, wakhothama wakhuleka.
29:30 UHezekiya nezikhulu bayala amaLevi ukuba adumise uJehova ngamazwi kaDavide, neka-Asafa, umboni. Basebemdumisa ngentokozo enkulu, futhi eguqa phansi, bakhonze.
29:31 Manje uHezekiya naye wanezela: “Nigcwalise izandla zenu ngenxa yeNkosi. Sondela eduze, ninikele izisulu nezindumiso endlini kaJehova.” Ngakho-ke, sonke isixuku sanikela ngezisulu nezindumiso kanye nokuqothulwa kwesizwe, ngenhloso yokuzinikela.
29:32 Inani leminikelo yokushiswa isixuku elanikela ngalo laliyizinkunzi ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa, izinqama eziyikhulu, amawundlu angamakhulu amabili.
29:33 Bangcwelisela uJehova izinkabi ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu.
29:34 Ngempela, abapristi babembalwa; futhi ayenganele ukususa izigaxa ekushiseni. Ngakho-ke, amaLevi, abafowabo, futhi wabasiza, waze waqedwa umsebenzi, nabapristi, ababesezikhundleni eziphezulu, bangcweliswa. Ngoba ngempela, amaLevi angcweliswa ngomkhuba olula kunabapristi.
29:35 Ngakho, kwakukhona izikhukhula eziningi kakhulu, namanoni eminikelo yokuthula, neminikelo yokuphuzwa yeminikelo yokushiswa. Futhi inkonzo yendlu yeNkosi yaqedwa.
29:36 UHezekiya nabo bonke abantu bajabula, ngokuba umsebenzi kaJehova wawuphelile. Ngoba ngokuqinisekile, kwakubathokozisa ukwenza lokhu kungazelelwe.

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30:1 Futhi, UHezekiya wathumela kuye wonke u-Israyeli noJuda. Futhi wabhala izincwadi eziya ku-Efrayimi noManase, ukuze bangene endlini yeNkosi eJerusalema, futhi ukuze bagcine iPhasika eNkosini, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
30:2 Ngakho-ke, eseluleme, inkosi nababusi, nalo lonke ibandla laseJerusalema, banquma ukuthi bazogcina iPhasika, ngenyanga yesibili.
30:3 Ngokuba bebengakwazi ukukugcina ngesikhathi sakho esifanele. Okwabapristi, ababengakwazi ukwenelisa, wayengangcweliswanga. Futhi abantu babengakabuthene eJerusalema.
30:4 Leli zwi laba mnandi enkosini, nakuso sonke isixuku.
30:5 Futhi banquma ukuthi bazothumela izithunywa kuye wonke u-Israyeli, kusukela eBeri Sheba kuze kufike kwaDani, ukuze beze bamgcinele uJehova iphasika, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, eJerusalema. Ngoba abaningi babengayigcinanga, njengoba kwakumiswe ngumthetho.
30:6 Futhi abathwali bahamba nezinhlamvu, ngomyalo wenkosi nababusi bayo, kuwo wonke u-Israyeli noJuda, ememezela, njengokuyalwa yinkosi: “O bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, buyela eNkosini, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, kanye no-Isaka, kanye no-Israyeli. Futhi uyobuyela insali eyaphunyuka esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya.
30:7 Ningazikhetheli ukufana noyihlo nabafowenu, owasuka eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Futhi ngakho wabanikela ekubhujisweni, njengoba libona ngokwenu.
30:8 Ungakhethi ukwenza lukhuni izintamo zakho, njengoba kwenza oyihlo. Nikelani ezandleni zeNkosi. Futhi uye endlini yakhe engcwele, ayingcwelise kuze kube phakade. Ikhonze iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, futhi ukufutheka kolaka lwakhe kuyosuswa kini.
30:9 Ngoba uma uzobuyela eNkosini, abafowenu nabantwana benu bayakuba nesihe phambi kwamakhosi abo, owabathumba njengezithunjwa, futhi bayobuyiselwa kuleli zwe. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho unobubele nesihawu, futhi ngeke abufulathele ubuso bakhe kuwe, uma nibuyela kuye.”
30:10 Manje, abathwali babehamba ngokushesha besuka edolobheni baye kwelinye, kulo lonke izwe lakwa-Efrayimi noManase, kuze kufike kwaZebuloni, nakuba babebahleka usulu, bebabhuqa.
30:11 Noma kunjalo, amadoda athile akwa-Asheri, nakuManase, nakwaZebuloni, ukwamukela lesi seluleko, waya eJerusalema.
30:12 Ngempela, isandla sikaNkulunkulu sasisebenza kwaJuda, ukubanika inhliziyo eyodwa, ukuze bafeze izwi leNkosi, ngokwesiyalezo senkosi nesababusi.
30:13 Kwabuthana abantu abaningi eJerusalema, ukuze bagcine umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, ngenyanga yesibili.
30:14 Futhi esukuma, bachitha ama-altare ayeseJerusalema, nazo zonke izinto okushiselwa ngazo impepho ezithombeni. Ukugumbuqela lezi zinto, bawaphonsa emfuleni iKidroni.
30:15 Basebehlaba iphasika ngosuku lwetshumi lane lwenyanga yesibili. Futhi, abapristi namaLevi, ekugcineni engcwelisiwe, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa endlini kaJehova.
30:16 Base bema ngokulandelana kwabo, ngokwesimo nangomthetho kaMose, umuntu kaNkulunkulu. Nokho ngempela, abapristi bathatha igazi, eyayizothululwa, esandleni samaLevi,
30:17 ngoba isibalo esikhulu sasingangcweliswanga. Ngakho-ke, amaLevi ahlabelela iPhasika labo ababengangcweliswanga kuJehova ngesikhathi.
30:18 Manje ingxenye enkulu yabantu bakwa-Efrayimi, kanye noManase, no-Isakare, noZebuloni, ababengangcweliswanga, badla iPhasika, okungavumelani nalokho okulotshiweyo. UHezekiya wabathandazela, ethi: “INkosi enhle izothethelela
30:19 kubo bonke, ngenhliziyo yabo yonke, funani uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Futhi ngeke ibalele kubo, nakuba bengangcweliswanga.”
30:20 INkosi yamlalela, wasebuyisana labantu.
30:21 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abafunyanwa eJerusalema bagcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza okukhulu., bedumisa iNkosi usuku lonke, kanye namaLevi nabapristi, ehambisana nezinsimbi zomculo ezihambisana nehhovisi labo.
30:22 UHezekiya wakhuluma enhliziyweni yawo wonke amaLevi, ababenokuzwisisa okuhle ngeNkosi. Futhi badla phakathi nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa solemnity, ukulahla izisulu zeminikelo yokuthula, futhi bedumisa iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
30:23 Kwaba kuhle emehlweni esixuku sonke ukuba sigubhe, ngisho nezinye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Futhi lokhu bakwenza ngenjabulo enkulu.
30:24 KuHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, babenikele exukwini izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane lezimvu ezizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa. Ngempela, izikhulu zazinike abantu izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Kwase kungcweliswa isixuku esikhulu sabapristi.
30:25 Naso sonke isixuku sakwaJuda, kanye nabapristi namaLevi njengesixuku sonke esasivela kwa-Israyeli, kanye nabaphendukile abavela ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, nalabo ababehlala kwaJuda, yayichichima injabulo.
30:26 Kwaba khona umkhosi omkhulu eJerusalema, ngezinga elalingakaze libe khona kulowo muzi kusukela ezinsukwini zikaSolomoni, indodana kaDavide, inkosi yakoIsrayeli.
30:27 Khona-ke abapristi namaLevi basukuma babusisa abantu. Lalalelwa izwi labo. Futhi umthandazo wabo wafinyelela endaweni engcwele yasezulwini.

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31:1 Futhi lapho lezi zinto zase kugujwa ngokwesiko, wonke u-Israyeli owayefunyenwe emizini yakwaJuda waphuma, bahlephula nezithombe, bagawula o-Ashera. Babhidliza izindawo eziphakemeyo, babhidliza nama-altare, kungeyisikho kuJuda wonke loBhenjamini kuphela, kodwa futhi naku-Efrayimi kanye nakuManase, baze babaqothula. Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuyela empahleni yabo nasemizini yabo.
31:2 UHezekiya wamisa izigaba zabapristi namaLevi ngezigaba zabo, yilowo nalowo esikhundleni sakhe esifanele, impela njengabapristi njengakumaLevi, ngenxa yeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula, ukuze bakhonze futhi bavume futhi bacule, emasangweni ekamu leNkosi.
31:3 Manje isabelo senkosi, kusukela entweni yakhe, kwakungangoba babekwazi ukunikela njalo ngomnikelo wokushiswa, ekuseni nakusihlwa, futhi ngamasabatha, kanye nezinyanga ezintsha, kanye nezinye imikhosi, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMozisi.
31:4 Manje wayala abantu abahlala eJerusalema ukuba banike abapristi namaLevi izabelo, ukuze bakwazi ukugcina umthetho weNkosi.
31:5 Kwathi lokhu sekufinyelele ezindlebeni zesixuku, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baletha inala yolibo lokusanhlamvu, iwayini, namafutha, kanye noju. Futhi banikela okweshumi kwakho konke okuvezwa umhlabathi.
31:6 Bese futhi, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli noJuda, ababehlala emizini yakwaJuda, baletha okweshumi kwezinkomo nokwezimvu, nokweshumi kwezinto ezingcwele ababezifungele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Futhi ethwele zonke lezi zinto, benza izitaki eziningi.
31:7 Ngenyanga yesithathu, baqala ukubeka izisekelo zezitaki. Futhi ngenyanga yesikhombisa, bawaqeda.
31:8 Kwathi uHezekiya nababusi bakhe bangena, babone izitaki, basebebusisa i Nkosi labantwana bakoIsrayeli.
31:9 UHezekiya wabuza abapristi namaLevi, ukuthi kungani izitaki zibekwe ngale ndlela.
31:10 u-Azariya, umpristi omkhulu wozalo lukaSadoki, wamphendula, ethi: “Selokhu kwaqala umnikelo wolibo endlini kaJehova, sidlile sasutha, futhi okuningi kusasele. Ngoba uJehova ubusise abantu bakhe. Khona-ke okwasala yilenala enkulu, esikubonayo."
31:11 Futhi ngakho uHezekiya wayala ukuba kufanele balungise izindawo zokugcina zendlu yeNkosi. Sebekwenzile lokho,
31:12 baletha ulibo ngokwethembeka, kanye nokweshumi nakho konke ababekuthembisile. Umbonisi walezi zinto kwakunguKhonaniya, umLevi; kanye nomfowabo, Shimeyi, waba ngowesibili.
31:13 Futhi emva kwakhe, kwakukhona uJehiyeli, kanye no-Azariya, kanye noNahati, kanye no-Asaheli, kanye noJerimoti, kanye neJozabadi, kanye noEliyeli, kanye no-Ismakiya, kanye noMahathi, kanye noBhenaya, ababengababonisi ngaphansi kwesandla sikaKhonaniya, kanye nomfowabo, Shimeyi, ngegunya likaHezekiya, Inkosi, kanye no-Azariya, umpristi omkhulu wendlu kaNkulunkulu, okwakungezakhe zonke lezizinto.
31:14 Nokho ngempela, Lutho, indodana kaImna, umLevi nomlindisango wesango lasempumalanga, wayengumbonisi wezinto ezazinikelwa eNkosini ngesihle, nolibo, kanye nezinto ezingcweliselwe iNgcwelengcwele.
31:15 Futhi ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwakhe kwakukhona i-Edene, noBenjamini, uJesu, kanye noShemaya, kanye no-Amariya, kanye noShekaniya, emizini yabapristi, ukuze babele abafowabo ngokwethembeka, omncane kanye lomkhulu, izabelo zabo
31:16 (ngaphandle kwabesilisa kusukela kwabaneminyaka emithathu kuya phezulu) kubo bonke ababengena ethempelini leNkosi, nanganoma yini edingekayo enkonzweni, usuku ngalunye, kanye nemikhosi ngokwezigaba zabo.
31:17 Manje, eyabapristi, ngemindeni yabo, kanye namaLevi, kusukela onyakeni wamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, ngemiyalo nezinkampani zabo,
31:18 naso sonke isixuku, kakhulu kubafazi nabantwana babo bobubili ubulili, ukudla kwakunikelwa ngokwethembeka kunoma yini eyayingcwelisiwe.
31:19 Bese futhi, kwamiswa amadoda emadodaneni ka-Aroni, kuwo wonke amasimu nasemadlelweni edolobha ngalinye, ababekwabela bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabapristi namaLevi izabelo.
31:20 Ngakho-ke, UHezekiya wazenza zonke lezi zinto (esesikushilo) kulo lonke elakwaJuda. Wenza okuhle nokulungile nokuqinisileyo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe,
31:21 kuyo yonke inkonzo yendlu yeNkosi, ngokuvumelana nomthetho nemikhosi, efisa ukufuna uNkulunkulu wakhe ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke. Wenza njalo, waphumelela.

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32:1 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, futhi ngale ndlela yeqiniso, USaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya yafika. Futhi engena uJuda, wavimbezela imizi ebiyelweyo, efisa ukubabamba.
32:2 Lapho uHezekiya ekubona lokhu, ngokuqondile ukuthi uSenaheribi wayesefikile, nokuthi lonke ibutho lempi laliphendukela iJerusalema,
32:3 wacebisana nababusi namaqhawe anamandla, ukuze bavimbe izinhloko zemithombo engaphesheya komuzi. Futhi wonke umuntu eqonda ukwahlulela okufanayo mayelana nalokhu,
32:4 wabutha isixuku esikhulu, bavimba yonke imithombo, nomfula owawugeleza phakathi nezwe, ethi: “Kungenjalo, amakhosi ase-Asiriya angase afike athole inala yamanzi.”
32:5 Futhi, ukusebenza ngokuzimisela, walwakha lonke udonga olwalubhodloziwe. Futhi wakha imibhoshongo phezu kwalo, nolunye udonga ngaphandle kwalo. Waselungisa iMilo, eMzini KaDavide. Futhi wenza zonke izinhlobo zezikhali nezihlangu.
32:6 Futhi wamisa abaholi bamaqhawe phakathi kwebutho. Wababizela bonke esigcawini sesango lomuzi. wakhuluma ezinhliziyweni zabo, ethi:
32:7 “Yenza ubudoda futhi uqiniswe. Ungesabi. Futhi akufanele uyesabe inkosi yase-Asiriya naso sonke isixuku esikanye nayo. Ngokuba baningi abanathi kunabanaye.
32:8 Ngoba kuye ingalo yenyama; unathi uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, ongumsizi wethu, nosilwelayo.” Abantu baqiniswa ngalolo hlobo lwamazwi kaHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda.
32:9 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, USaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wathuma izinceku zakhe eJerusalema, (ngoba yena nebutho lakhe lonke babevimbezele iLakishi) kuHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nakubo bonke abantu ababesemzini, ethi:
32:10 “Usho kanje uSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya: Ninokholo kubani, njengoba lihlezi livinjezelwe eJerusalema?
32:11 Akanikhohlisi yini uHezekiya?, ukuze anikhulule ukuba nife ngendlala nokoma, ngokuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakunikhulula esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya?
32:12 Akusiye yini uHezekiya yena lo owabhidliza izindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama-altare akhe?, owayala uJuda neJerusalema, ethi: ‘Niyakukhuleka phambi kwe-altare linye, ushise impepho phezu kwayo?'
32:13 Anazi yini ukuthi mina nawobaba senzeni kubo bonke abantu bamazwe na?? Onkulunkulu bezizwe nawo wonke amazwe baye banqoba yini ukuze bakhulule isifunda sabo esandleni sami?
32:14 Ubani okhona, kubo bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe ezachithwa obaba, olakho ukuhlenga abantu bakhe esandleni sami, ukuze manje futhi uNkulunkulu wenu abe namandla okunikhulula kulesi sandla?
32:15 Ngakho-ke, uHezekiya makanganikhohlisi, anganikhohlisi ngokuyenga okuyize. Futhi akufanele umkholwe. Ngokuba uma kungekho nkulunkulu kuzo zonke izizwe nemibuso owakwazi ukukhulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami, nasesandleni sabobaba, ngalokho uNkulunkulu wenu ngeke akwazi ukunophula esandleni sami.”
32:16 Bese futhi, izinceku zakhe zazikhuluma ezinye izinto eziningi ngokumelene neNkosi uJehova, nenceku yakhe uHezekiya.
32:17 Futhi, waloba izincwadi ezigcwele ukuhlambalaza uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. Futhi ngokumelene naye wathi: “Njengoba nje onkulunkulu bezinye izizwe behlulekile ukukhulula abantu babo esandleni sami, kanjalo noNkulunkulu kaHezekiya akanakophula abantu bakhe kulesi sandla.
32:18 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabuye wamemeza ngokuhlokoma okukhulu, ngolimi lwamaJuda, kubantu ababehlezi phezu kwezingange zaseJerusalema, ukuze abesabise futhi awuthathe umuzi.
32:19 Futhi wayekhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu waseJerusalema, njengokungathi ngokumelene nawonkulunkulu bezizwe zomhlaba, okuyimisebenzi yezandla zabantu.
32:20 NoHezekiya inkosi, no-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose, wakhuleka ngokumelene nalokhu kuhlambalaza, bakhala ezulwini.
32:21 Futhi iNkosi yathumela iNgelosi, owabulala wonke amadoda anokuhlangenwe nakho namaqhawe, kanye nezikhulu zempi yenkosi yase-Asiriya. Futhi wabuyela ezweni lakubo ehlazekile. Kwathi esengenile endlini kankulunkulu wakhe, amadodana ayephume okhalweni lwakhe ambulala ngenkemba.
32:22 UJehova wasindisa uHezekiya nabakhileyo eJerusalema esandleni sikaSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, nasesandleni sabo bonke. Futhi wabanikeza ukuthula inhlangothi zonke.
32:23 Manje abaningi babeletha izisulu nemihlatshelo kuJehova eJerusalema, nezipho kuHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda. Futhi emva kwalezi zinto, waphakanyiswa phambi kwezizwe zonke.
32:24 Ngalezo zinsuku, UHezekiya wayegula, kuze kube sekufeni, wakhuleka kuJehova. Futhi wamlalela, wamnika isibonakaliso.
32:25 Kodwa akazange abuyisele ngokuvumelana nezinzuzo ayezitholile, ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisa. Kwase kulethwa ulaka kuye, noJuda neJerusalema.
32:26 Futhi emva kwalokhu, wayethotshisiwe, ngoba wayephakamisile inhliziyo yakhe, yena nabakhileyo eJerusalema. Ngakho-ke intukuthelo kaJehova ayizange ibaqedele ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya.
32:27 Manje uHezekiya wayecebile futhi edumile kakhulu. Wazibuthela ingcebo eningi yesiliva negolide namatshe ayigugu, ye-aromatics, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezikhali, nezitsha zenani elikhulu,
32:28 kanye nezindawo zokugcina okusanhlamvu, iwayini, namafutha, nezibaya zazo zonke izilwane ezithwalayo, nokubiyela izinkomo.
32:29 Wazakhela imizi. Ngoba ngempela, wayenemihlambi yezinkomo nezimvu ezingenakubalwa. Ngokuba uJehova wayemnike impahla enkulu kakhulu.
32:30 Yena lowo Hezekiya nguye owavala umthombo ongaphezulu wamanzi aseGihoni, owawaphambukisa ehlela engxenyeni esentshonalanga yoMuzi KaDavide. Kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, wafeza ngempumelelo noma yini ayeyifisa.
32:31 Nokho namanje, mayelana nezikhulu ezivela kubaholi baseBhabhiloni, ababethunyelwe kuye ukuze babuze ngesimangaliso esenzeke emhlabeni, UNkulunkulu wamvumela ukuba alingwe, ukuze kwaziwe konke okwakusenhliziyweni yakhe.
32:32 Manje amanye amazwi kaHezekiya, nezihawu zakhe, zilotshiwe embonweni womprofethi u-Isaya, indodana ka-Amose, nasencwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
32:33 UHezekiya wayeselala koyise;. Basebemngcwaba phezu kwamangcwaba amadodana kaDavida. Futhi wonke uJuda, nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, wawubungaza umngcwabo wakhe. Nendodana yakhe, uManase, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

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33:1 UManase wayeneminyaka eyishumi nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu eJerusalema.
33:2 Kodwa wenza okubi phambi kukaJehova, njengazo zonke izinengiso zezizwe uJehova azichitha phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
33:3 Futhi efulathela, walungisa izindawo eziphakemeyo, eyayidilizwe nguyise, uHezekiya. Futhi wakhela oBhali ama-altare, futhi wenza nezihlahla ezingcwele. Futhi adored lonke ibutho lezulu, wabakhonza.
33:4 Futhi, wakha ama-altare endlini kaJehova, eyayishilo iNkosi, “Igama lami liyakuba seJerusalema kuze kube phakade.”
33:5 Kodwa lezi wakha lebutho lonke lasezulwini, emagcekeni omabili endlu kaJehova.
33:6 Futhi wadabulisa amadodana akhe emlilweni esigodini sendodana kaHinomu. Wabona amaphupho, walandela ukubhula, wakhonza ubuciko bemimoya, wayenaye izanusi nabathakathi, futhi benza ububi obuningi phambi kukaJehova, waze wamcunula.
33:7 Futhi, wamisa isithombe esibaziweyo nesithombe esibunjiweyo endlini kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngakho kuDavida, nendodana yakhe uSolomoni: “Kulendlu, naseJerusalema, engiyikhethile kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade.
33:8 Kangiyikwenza ukuthi unyawo lukaIsrayeli lusuke elizweni engalinika oyise. Nokho lokhu kunjalo, kuphela uma beqaphela ukwenza lokho engibayale ngakho, ngesandla sikaMose, nawo wonke umthetho, nemikhosi, nezahlulelo.”
33:9 Ngakho uManase wamyenga uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema, baze benza okubi, kakhulu kunezizwe zonke uJehova azidilizile phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
33:10 UJehova wakhuluma kuye nakubantu bakhe, kodwa abavumanga ukunaka.
33:11 Ngakho-ke, wahola phezu kwabo izikhulu zempi yenkosi yase-Asiriya. Futhi bamthumba uManase, bamhola, eboshwe ngamaketanga nezibopho, eBhabhiloni.
33:12 Futhi emva kwalokhu, esosizini olukhulu, wakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe. Futhi wazisola kakhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wawoyise.
33:13 Wasencenga, wamncenga kakhulu. Futhi wawulalela umthandazo wakhe, wambuyisela eJerusalema, embusweni wakhe. UManase waqaphela ukuthi uJehova ngokwakhe unguNkulunkulu.
33:14 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, wakha ugange ngaphandle komuzi kaDavide, ngasentshonalanga kweGihoni, esigodini esiwumqansa, kusukela ekungeneni kwesango lezinhlanzi, bezungeza baze bafika e-Ofeli. Futhi wayiphakamisa kakhulu. Futhi wamisa abaholi bempi kuyo yonke imizi enezivikelo eziqinile kwaJuda.
33:15 Futhi wasusa izithixo zabezizwe, nesithombe esivela endlini yeNkosi, nama-altare ayewenzile entabeni yendlu kaJehova naseJerusalema. Futhi zonke lezi zinto waziphonsa ngaphandle komuzi.
33:16 Wayeselungisa i-altare likaJehova, futhi wahlabela phezu kwayo izisulu, neminikelo yokuthula, ngendumiso. Futhi wayala uJuda ukukhonza uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
33:17 Nokho abantu babesahlaba ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
33:18 Kodwa ezinye izenzo zikaManase, nomkhuleko wakhe kuNkulunkulu wakhe, kanye namazwi ababoni ababekhuluma kuye egameni leNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ziqukethwe emazwini amakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
33:19 Futhi, umthandazo wakhe nokulalela kwawo, nazo zonke izono zakhe nokudelela kwakhe, nezindawo akha kuzo izindawo eziphakemeyo, wenza o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo, ngaphambi kokuba aphenduke, zilotshiwe emazwini kaHozayi.
33:20 UManase wayeselala koyise, bammbela endlini yakhe. Nendodana yakhe, u-Amoni, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
33:21 U-Amoni wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalema.
33:22 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, njengalokho enzile uManase uyise. Futhi immolated kuzo zonke izithombe uManase ayezenzile, wabakhonza.
33:23 Kodwa akabhekisanga ubuso bakhe kuJehova, njengoba uManase uyise wayeziphendulele. Futhi wenza isono esibi kakhulu nakakhulu.
33:24 Izinceku zakhe sezimenzele ugobe, bambulala endlini yakhe.
33:25 Kodwa bonke abanye abantu, sebebulele labo ababebulele uAmoni, wamisa indodana yakhe, uJosiya, njengenkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

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34:1 UJosiya wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye eJerusalema.
34:2 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ezindleleni zikayise uDavide. Akazange afulathele, noma kwesokudla, noma ngakwesokhohlo.
34:3 Manje ngonyaka wesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe, esengumfana, waqala ukufuna uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyise. Futhi ngonyaka weshumi nambili ngemva kokuba eqale ukubusa, wahlanza uJuda neJerusalema ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, kanye nezihlahla ezingcwele, nezithombe, nezithombe ezibaziweyo.
34:4 Nasemehlweni akhe, bachitha ama-altare oBali, bazidiliza nezithombe ezazibekwe phezu kwabo. Wagawula ama-Ashera, waphahlaza izithombe ezibaziweyo. Futhi wasakaza imvuthuluka emathuneni alabo ababejwayele ukuhlabela..
34:5 Futhi emva kwalokho, amathambo abapristi wawashisa phezu kwama-altare ezithombe. Futhi kanjalo wahlanza uJuda neJerusalema.
34:6 Bese futhi, emizini yakwaManase, nakwa-Efrayimi, kanye noSimeyoni, kwaNafetali, wagumbuqela konke.
34:7 Futhi lapho esewachithile ama-altare nezixuku ezingcwele, futhi wayephahlaze izithombe zaba yizicucu, nalapho zonke izindawo ezingcwele sezidiliziwe ezweni lonke lakwa-Israyeli, wabuyela eJerusalema.
34:8 Manje, ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe, manje sebelihlanzile izwe nethempeli leNkosi, wathumela, indodana ka-Azaliya, kanye noMahaseya, umbusi womuzi, kanye noJowa, indodana kaJowahazi, isazi-mlando, ukuze alungise indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
34:9 Base beya kuHilikiya, umpristi omkhulu. futhi esemukele kuye imali eyayilethwe endlini yeNkosi, futhi amaLevi nabalindisango babuthela ndawonye bevela kuManase, kanye no-Efrayimi, nayo yonke insali yakwa-Israyeli, futhi nakuwo wonke uJuda, noBenjamini, nabakhileyo eJerusalema,
34:10 bawunikela esandleni sabaphathi bezisebenzi zendlu kaJehova, ukuze balungise ithempeli, futhi abuyisele noma yini ebuthakathaka.
34:11 Balinika izingcweti nababazi bamatshe, ukuze bathenge amatshe enkwalini, nokhuni lwezixhumanisi zesakhiwo nezaphansi zezindlu, amakhosi akwaJuda ayewuchithile.
34:12 Futhi benza konke ngokwethembeka. Ababonisi bezisebenzi kwakunguJahati no-Obadiya, emadodaneni kaMerari, noZakariya noMeshulamu, emadodaneni kaKohati, ababengamele umsebenzi. Bonke babengamaLevi ayekwazi ukudlala izinsimbi zomculo.
34:13 Ngempela, ababhali nabafundisi, phakathi kwamaLevi ababengabamasango, zaziphezu kwalabo ababethwala imithwalo yemisebenzi ehlukahlukene.
34:14 Kwathi sebeyikhiphe imali eyayilethwe ethempelini likaJehova, UHilikiya umpristi wathola incwadi yomthetho kaJehova ngesandla sikaMose.
34:15 Wathi kuShafani, umbhali: “Ngiyitholile incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova.” Wasemnika yona.
34:16 Wabe esethatha ivolumu enkosini, wasembikela, ethi: “Bheka, konke okuphathise izinceku zakho sekuphelile.
34:17 Sebencibilike kanyekanye isiliva elatholwa endlini kaJehova. Futhi inikezwe ababonisi bezingcweti nezingcweti zemisebenzi ehlukahlukene.
34:18 Ngemva kwalokhu, UHilikiya umpristi wanginika le ncwadi.” Eseyifundile phambi kwenkosi,
34:19 futhi wayezwile amazwi omthetho, waklebhula izingubo zakhe.
34:20 Wayala uHilikiya, kanye no-Ahikam, indodana kaShafani, kanye no-Abdon, indodana kaMika, kanye noShafani, umbhali, kanye no-Asaya, inceku yenkosi, ethi:
34:21 “Hamba, futhi ningikhulekele eNkosini, nakuyo insali yakwa-Israyeli noJuda, ngawo wonke amazwi ale ncwadi, osekutholakele. Ngoba ukufutheka okukhulu kukaJehova kwehlele phezu kwethu, ngoba obaba kabawagcinanga amazwi eNkosi, ukwenza konke okulotshwe kulo mqulu.”
34:22 Ngakho-ke, UHilikiah, nababethunywe naye yinkosi, waya kuHulida, umprofethikazi, umkaShalumi, indodana kaThokati, indodana kaHasira, umgcini wezingubo. wayehlala eJerusalema, engxenyeni yesibili. Base bekhuluma naye amazwi esiwachazile ngenhla.
34:23 Futhi wabaphendula: “Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Tshela umuntu okuthume kimi:
34:24 Isho kanje iNkosi: Bheka, Ngizoholela ebubini kule ndawo, naphezu kwabakhileyo kulo, nazo zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe kule ncwadi, azifunde phambi kwenkosi yakwaJuda.
34:25 Ngoba bangilahlile, bahlabela onkulunkulu bezizweni, baze bangithukuthelisa ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo. Ngakho-ke, ukufutheka kwami ​​kuyakwehlela kule ndawo, futhi ngeke ucime.
34:26 Enkosini yakwaJuda, owanithuma ukuba ninxuse phambi kweNkosi, ukhulume kanjalo: Isho kanje iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Njengoba ulalele amazwi alo mqulu,
34:27 futhi inhliziyo yakho yathamba, futhi wazithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngalezi zinto ezashiwo ngale ndawo nabakhileyo eJerusalema., futhi kusukela, ngibuka ubuso bami, uklebhulile izingubo zakho, futhi wakhala phambi kwami: nami ngikulalele, Isho iNkosi.
34:28 Ngoba manje ngizokubuthela koyihlo, futhi uyongeniswa ethuneni lakho ngokuthula. Amehlo akho awayikubona bonke ububi engizoholela kubo, phezu kwale ndawo naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo.” Base bebuyisela enkosini konke eyayikushilo.
34:29 Futhi yena, ebiza bonke abakhulu ngokuzalwa kukaJuda neJerusalema,
34:30 wenyukela endlini yeNkosi, wahlangana nawo wonke amadoda akwaJuda, nabakhileyo eJerusalema, abapristi namaLevi, nabo bonke abantu, kusukela komncane kuye komkhulu. Futhi ezindlebeni zabo, endlini yeNkosi, inkosi yawafunda onke amazwi omqulu.
34:31 Futhi esukuma enkantolo yakhe, wenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova, ukuze amlandele, futhi wayezogcina imiyalo yakhe nobufakazi kanye nezizathu, ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke langomphefumulo wakhe wonke, futhi ukuze enze izinto ezilotshwe kulowo mqulu, ayekufundile.
34:32 Futhi, mayelana nalokhu, wafunga ngesifungo bonke ababetholakala eJerusalema nakwaBenjamini. Futhi abakhileyo eJerusalema benza ngokuvumelana nesivumelwano sikaJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
34:33 Ngakho-ke, UJosiya wasusa zonke izinengiso kuzo zonke izifunda zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Futhi wenza bonke ababesele kwa-Israyeli ukuba bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Phakathi nazo zonke izinsuku zakhe, abasukanga kuJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.

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35:1 Manje uJosiya wenzela uJehova iphasika eJerusalema, futhi yahlatshwa ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala.
35:2 Futhi wamisa abapristi ezikhundleni zabo, wabakhuthaza ukuthi bakhonze endlini yeNkosi.
35:3 Futhi, wakhuluma namaLevi, ngomyalo wakhe wonke u-Israyeli wangcweliswa kuJehova, ethi: “Ubeke umphongolo endaweni engcwele yethempeli, okuyinto uSolomoni, indodana kaDavide, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, eyakhelwe. Ngokuba awusayikuphinda uyithwale. Kunalokho, manje uyakumkhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nakubantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
35:4 Futhi zilungiselele ngokwezindlu zenu nangemindeni yenu, ngaphakathi kwesigaba ngasinye, njengoDavide, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, wayala, futhi njengoba nje indodana yakhe uSolomoni ilotshiwe.
35:5 Futhi ukhonze endlini engcwele, ngemindeni yamaLevi nezinkampani.
35:6 Futhi esengcwelisiwe, lahla iPhasika. Bese ulungiselela abafowenu, ukuze bakwazi ukwenza ngokuvumelana namazwi uJehova awakhulumile ngesandla sikaMose.”
35:7 Ngemva kwalokhu, UJosiya wanika bonke abantu, ababetholakala lapho emkhosini wePhasika, amawundlu ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu emhlambini, nezinye izinhlobo zezinkomo ezincane, kanye nezinkabi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu. Zonke lezi zazivela empahleni yenkosi.
35:8 Futhi, ababusi bakhe banikela ngezifungo zabo ngesihle, njengokwabantu njengakubapristi namaLevi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, UHilikiah, kanye noZakariya, kanye noJehiyeli, ababusi bendlu yeNkosi, wanika abapristi, ukuze bagcine iPhasika, izinkomo ezincane eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha, nezinkabi ezingamakhulu amathathu.
35:9 Futhi uKhonaniya, kanye noShemaya noNethaneli, abafowabo, impela noHashabiya noJehiyeli noJozabadi, ababusi bamaLevi, wanika amanye amaLevi, ukuze bagubhe iPhasika, izinkomo eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu, nezinkabi ezingamakhulu amahlanu.
35:10 Nenkonzo yalungiswa. Abapristi bema ezikhundleni zabo, namaLevi ema emakamu abo, ngokomyalo wenkosi.
35:11 NePhasika lahlatshwa. Abapristi bafafaza igazi ngezandla zabo, amaLevi adonsa amahlamvu eminikelo yokushiswa.
35:12 Bazibeke eceleni lezi, ukuze banikeze yilowo nalowo, ngezindlu nemindeni yabo, futhi ukuze zinikelwe eNkosini, njengokulotshiweyo encwadini kaMose. Nezinkabi, benza okufanayo.
35:13 Balosa iphasika phezu komlilo, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni. Nokho ngempela, izisulu zeminikelo yokuthula bazipheka ezimbizeni, namaketela, namabhodwe. Futhi lezi ngokushesha basakaza kubo bonke abantu abavamile.
35:14 Bese emva kwalokho, bazilungisela bona nabapristi. Ngempela, abapristi babegxile ekunikeleni iminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo ekhulupheleyo, kuze kube sebusuku. Ngakho-ke, amaLevi azilungisela wona nabapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, okokugcina.
35:15 Manje abahlabeleli, amadodana ka-Asafa, babemi ngokulandelana kwabo, ngokomyalo kaDavide, no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, abaprofethi benkosi. Ngempela, abalindi balinda esangweni ngalinye, ukuze bangasuki enkonzweni yabo ngisho nomzuzwana owodwa. Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu, abafowabo, amaLevi, ukudla okulungiselelwe bona.
35:16 Manje, yonke inkonzo kaJehova yaqedwa ngalolo suku, bagcina iphasika, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa e-altare likaJehova, njengokwesiyalezo senkosi uJosiya.
35:17 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, owayetholakale khona, bagcina iPhasika ngaleso sikhathi, ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
35:18 Lalingekho iPhasika elifana naleli kwa-Israyeli, kusukela ezinsukwini zikaSamuweli umprofethi. Futhi akekho noyedwa, kuwo wonke amakhosi akwa-Israyeli, gcina iPhasika elinjalo njengoJosiya, abapristi namaLevi, nabo bonke abakwaJuda nabakwa-Israyeli ababefunyenwe, nabakhileyo eJerusalema.
35:19 Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wokubusa kukaJosiya, leliPhasika laligujwa.
35:20 Ngemva kokuba uJosiya eselilungisile ithempeli, Neco, inkosi yaseGibhithe, wenyukela ukulwa eKharikemishi, eceleni kwe-Ewufrathe. UJosiya waphuma ukumhlangabeza.
35:21 Kodwa wathumela izithunywa kuye, ethi: “Yini ekhona phakathi kwami ​​nawe, O nkosi yakwaJuda? angizile kuwe namuhla. Kunalokho, Ngilwa nenye indlu, uNkulunkulu wangiyala ukuba ngiye kukho masinyane. Gwema ukwenza ngokumelene noNkulunkulu, okimi, kungenjalo angakubulala.”
35:22 UJosiya wayengazimisele ukubuya. Kunalokho, walungiselela ukulwa naye. Futhi wayengeke avumelane namazwi kaNeko aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, wahamba ukuze alwe ensimini yaseMegido.
35:23 Futhi lapho, belinyazwe ngabacibishelayo, wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Ngihole empini. Ngoba ngilimele kakhulu.
35:24 Basebemthatha enqoleni, wangena kwenye inqola eyayimlandela, njengomkhuba wamakhosi. Basebemyisa eJerusalema. Futhi wafa, wembelwa ethempelini lawoyise. Futhi wonke uJuda neJerusalema wamlilela,
35:25 kakhulu uJeremiya. Bonke abahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane baphinda isililo sakhe ngoJosiya, kuze kube lamuhla. Futhi lokhu kuye kwaba njengomthetho kwa-Israyeli. Bheka, kutholakala kulotshiwe encwadini yesiLilo.
35:26 Manje amanye amazwi kaJosiya, nezihawu zakhe, ababefundiswe ngomthetho weNkosi,
35:27 kanye nemisebenzi yakhe, owokuqala nowokugcina, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.

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36:1 Khona-ke abantu bezwe bamthatha uJehowahazi, indodana kaJosiya, basebembeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise, eJerusalema.
36:2 UJehowahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa izinyanga ezintathu eJerusalema.
36:3 Khona-ke inkosi yaseGibhithe, esefikile eJerusalema, wamsusa, wahlawulisa izwe amathalenta ayikhulu esiliva netalenta elilodwa legolide.
36:4 Futhi wamisa u-Eliyakimi, umfowabo, njengenkosi esikhundleni sakhe, phezu kukaJuda neJerusalema. Futhi washintsha igama lakhe laba nguJehoyakimi. Ngempela, wamthatha uJehowahazi, wahamba naye, wamyisa eGibithe.
36:5 UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema. Wenza okubi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
36:6 uNebukadinesari, inkosi yamaKaledi, wenyukela kuye, wamyisa eBabele eboshwe ngamaketanga.
36:7 Futhi lapho, wathatha izitsha zeNkosi, wazibeka ethempelini lakhe.
36:8 Kodwa amanye amazwi kaJehoyakimi, nezinengiso zakhe azenzileyo, nezinto ezafunyanwa kuye, ziqukethwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli. Bese kuba indodana yakhe, uJehoyakini, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
36:9 UJehoyakini wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa izinyanga ezintathu nezinsuku eziyishumi eJerusalema. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
36:10 Kwathi sekuphele unyaka, inkosi uNebukadinesari yathumela yamyisa eBabele, ehamba, ngesikhathi esifanayo, izitsha eziyigugu kakhulu zendlu kaJehova. Ngempela, wabeka umalume wakhe, uZedekiya, njengenkosi kwaJuda naseJerusalema.
36:11 USedekiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa. Wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema.
36:12 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe. Futhi akazange abonise ukuzisola phambi kobuso bomprofethi uJeremiya, owayekhuluma kuye ephuma emlonyeni weNkosi.
36:13 Futhi, wasuka enkosini uNebukadinesari, owayembophe ngesifungo kuNkulunkulu, wayenza lukhuni intamo yakhe nenhliziyo yakhe, kangangokuthi akazange abuyele kuJehova, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
36:14 Bese futhi, zonke izikhulu zabapristi, nabantu, neqile ngokungafanele, ngokuvumelana nazo zonke izinengiso zabezizwe. Bayingcolisa indlu kaJehova, ayezingcwelisele yona eJerusalema.
36:15 Khona-ke iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, ithunyelwe kubo, ngesandla sezithunywa zakhe, evuka ebusuku ebayala imihla ngemihla. Ngokuba wayenomusa kubantu bakhe nendawo yakhe yokuhlala.
36:16 Kodwa bazihleka usulu izithunywa zikaNkulunkulu, amazwi akhe bawathatha kancane, futhi babaklolodela abaprofethi, ulaka lukaJehova lwaze lwenyuka phezu kwabantu bakhe, lalingekho ikhambi.
36:17 Ngoba wahola phezu kwabo inkosi yamaKaledi. Futhi wabulala izinsizwa zabo ngenkemba, endlini yendlu yakhe engcwele. Kwakungekho zwelo ngentsha, noma izintombi, noma asebekhulile, ngisho nabakhubazekile. Kunalokho, wabanikela bonke esandleni sakhe.
36:18 Futhi zonke izitsha zendlu yeNkosi, kakhulu njengomncane, kanye nengcebo yethempeli, neyenkosi nababusi, wathumbela eBhabhiloni.
36:19 Izitha zashisa indlu kaNkulunkulu, babhidliza umduli weJerusalema. Bayishisa yonke imibhoshongo. Futhi noma yini eyayiyigugu, babhidlize.
36:20 Uma kukhona owayephunyukile enkembeni, waholelwa eBhabhiloni. Futhi wakhonza inkosi namadodana ayo, kuze kube inkosi yasePheresiya iyala,
36:21 futhi izwi leNkosi ngomlomo kaJeremiya laliyogcwaliseka, izwe lagcina amasabatha alo. Ngoba phakathi nazo zonke izinsuku zencithakalo, waligcina isabatha, yaze yaphela iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa.
36:22 Khona-ke, ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi, inkosi yamaPheresiya, ukuze ligcwalise ilizwi leNkosi, eyakukhuluma ngomlomo kaJeremiya, uJehova wavusa inhliziyo kaKoresi, inkosi yamaPheresiya, owalaya ukuthi kumenyezelwe embusweni wakhe wonke, futhi nangokubhala, ethi:
36:23 “Usho kanje uKoresi, inkosi yamaPheresiya: INkosi, uNkulunkulu wezulu, unginikile yonke imibuso yomhlaba. Futhi ungiyalile ukuthi kufanele ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema, eseJudiya. Ubani phakathi kwenu ovela kubo bonke abantu bakhe? Kwangathi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe makabe naye, futhi makakhuphuke.

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