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2 UAhaziya wasesiwa eminxibeni yewindi ekamelweni lakhe eliphezulu eliseSamariya, wagulac. Wathuma izithunywa, wathi kuzo: Hambani liyebuza kuBhali-Zebhubid unkulunkulu weEkhironie ukuthi ngizasila yini emkhuhlaneni lof.

3 Kodwa ingilosi yeNkosi yathi kuElija umTishibig: Sukuma, wenyuke ukuhlangabeza izithunywa zenkosi yeSamariya, uthi kizo: Kungenxa yokuthi kakulaNkulunkulu yini koIsrayeli ukuthi lihambe liyebuza kuBhali-Zebhubih unkulunkulu weEkhironii?

4 Ngakho-ke itsho njalo iNkosi: Umbheda owenyukele kuwo kawuyikwehla kuwo, ngoba uzakufa lokufa. UElija wasehamba.

6 Zasezisithi kuyo: Umuntu wenyukile ukusihlangabeza, wathi kithi: Hambani libuyele enkosini elithumileyo, lithi kuyo: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Kungenxa yokuthi kakulaNkulunkulu koIsrayeli yini ukuthi uthumele ukubuza kuBhali-Zebhubij unkulunkulu weEkhironik? Ngakho umbheda owenyukele kuwo kawuyikwehla kuwo, ngoba sibili uzakufa.

7 Yasisithi kuzo: Besinjani isimo salowomuntu owenyukele ukulihlangabeza, wakhuluma kini lamazwi?

8 Basebesithi kuyo: Ubeyindoda eloboya, ebophe ngozwezwe lwesikhumba ekhalweni lwayol. Yasisithi: NguElija umTishibim.

9 Inkosi yasithuma kuye induna yabangamatshumi amahlanu labangamatshumi amahlanu bayo. Yasisenyukela kuye; khangela-ke, wayehlezi engqongeni yentaba; yathi kuye: Muntu kaNkulunkulu, inkosi ithe: Yehlan.

10 UElija wasephendula wathi enduneni yabangamatshumi amahlanu: Uba-ke ngingumuntu kaNkulunkulu, kakwehle umlilo ovela emazulwini uqothule wena labangamatshumi amahlanu bakho. Wasusehla umlilo uvela emazulwini, wayiqothula yona labangamatshumi amahlanu bayoo.

11 Yasibuya ithuma kuye enye induna yabangamatshumi amahlanu labangamatshumi amahlanu bayo. Yasiphendula yathi kuye: Muntu kaNkulunkulu, itsho njalo inkosi: Yehla masinyane.

12 UElija wasephendula wathi kubo: Uba ngingumuntu kaNkulunkulu, kakwehle umlilo ovela emazulwini uqothule wena labangamatshumi amahlanu bakho. Wasusehla umlilo kaNkulunkulu uvela emazulwini, wayiqothula yona labangamatshumi amahlanu bayop.

13 Yasithuma futhi induna yabangamatshumi amahlanu besithathu labangamatshumi amahlanu bayo. Leyonduna yesithathu yabangamatshumi amahlanu yasisenyuka yeza yawa ngamadolo ayo phambi kukaElija, yamncenga yathi kuye: Muntu kaNkulunkulu, ake ibe ligugu impilo yami lempilo yalezi inceku zakho ezingamatshumi amahlanu emehlweni akhoq.

14 Khangela, wehla umlilo uvela emazulwini, waqothula induna ezimbili zabangamatshumi amahlanu zokuqala labangamatshumi amahlanu azo; ngakho-ke kayibe ligugu impilo yami emehlweni akho.

15 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasisithi kuElija: Yehla laye, ungamesabi. Wasesukuma, wehla laye waya enkosini;

16 wathi kuyo: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngenxa yokuthi uthume izithunywa ukuyabuza kuBhali-Zebhubir, unkulunkulu weEkhironis, kungenxa yokuthi kakulaNkulunkulu koIsrayeli yini, ukubuza ilizwi lakhe? Ngakho-ke umbheda owenyukele kuwo kawuyikwehla kuwo, ngoba uzakufa lokufa.

17 Wasesifa njengokwelizwi leNkosi uElija ayelikhulumile. UJehoramu wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, ngomnyaka wesibili kaJoramu indodana kaJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda, ngoba wayengelandodana.

18 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAhaziya, azenzayo, kazibhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli?

2Kwasekusithi iNkosi isizamenyusela uElija emazulwini ngesivunguzanea, uElija wahamba loElishab bevela eGiligalic.

2 UElija wasesithi kuElisha: Akuhlale laphad, ngoba iNkosi ingithumile eBhethelie. Kodwa uElisha wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova lokuphila komphefumulo wakho, kangiyikukutshiyaf. Basebesehlela eBhetheli.

3 Lamadodana abaprofethi ayeseBhetheli aphuma eza kuElishag, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi iNkosi izayisusa inkosi yakho lamuhla ekhanda lakhoh? Wasesithi: Yebo, mina ngiyazi; thulani.

4 UElija wasesithi kuye: Elisha, akuhlale lapha, ngoba iNkosi ingithumile eJerikoi. Kodwa wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova lokuphila komphefumulo wakho, kangiyikukutshiyaj. Basebefika eJeriko.

5 Amadodana abaprofethi aseJeriko asesondela kuElisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi lamuhla iNkosi izasusa inkosi yakho ekhanda lakhok? Wasesithi: Yebo, mina ngiyazi; thulani.

6 UElija wasesithi kuye: Akuhlale lapha, ngoba iNkosi ingithumile eJodani. Kodwa wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova lokuphila komphefumulo wakho, kangiyikukutshiyal. Basebehamba bobabili.

7 Amadoda angamatshumi amahlanu awamadodana abaprofethi asesiyakuma khatshana maqondana labo; bona bobabili basebesima eJodani.

8 UElija wasethatha isembatho sakhe, wasigoqa, watshaya amanzim, asedabuka ngapha langapha; bobabili basebechapha emhlabathini owomileyon.

9 Kwasekusithi sebechaphile uElija wathi kuElisha: Cela engizakwenzela khona ngingakasuswa kuwe. UElisha wathi: Ake kuthi isabelo esiphindwe kabili somoya wakho sibe phezu kwamio.

10 Wasesithi: Ucele ulutho olulukhuni; uba ungibona lapha ngisuswa kuwe, kuzakuba njalo kuwe; kodwa uba kungenjalo, kakuyikuba njalo.

11 Kwasekusithi besahamba, behamba bekhuluma, khangela-ke, kwaba lenqola yomlilo lamabhiza omlilop, kwabehlukanisa bobabili1. UElija wasesenyukela emazulwini ngesivunguzane.

12 UElisha wasekubona wamemeza wathi: Baba wami! Baba wami! Inqola yakoIsrayeli labamabhiza bayoq! Njalo kazabe esambona. Wasebamba izigqoko zakhe, wazidabula zaba yiziqa ezimbilir.

13 Wasedobha isembatho sikaElija esawa kuye, wabuyela, wema ekhunjini lweJodani.

14 Wasethatha isembatho sikaElija esawa kuye, watshaya amanzi esithi: Ingaphi iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaElija? Yena-ke esewatshayile amanzi, ehlukana ngapha langapha; uElisha wasechaphas.

15 Kwathi amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko maqondana laye embona athi: Umoya kaElija uhlezi phezu kukaElisha. Asesiza ukumhlangabeza, akhothamela emhlabathini phambi kwakhet.

16 Asesithi kuye: Khangela khathesi, kulamadoda aqinileyo angamatshumi amahlanu kanye lenceku zakho; akuwayekele ahambe adinge inkosi yakho; mhlawumbe uMoya weNkosi uyenyusile wayiphosela kwenye yezintaba, loba kwesinye sezihotsha. Wasesithi: Lingathumiu.

17 Sebemphikelele waze waba lenhloni, wathi: Thumani. Basebethuma amadoda angamatshumi amahlanu; adinga insuku ezintathu, kodwa awamtholangav.

18 Asebuyela kuye ehlezi eJeriko, wathi kuwo: Kangitshongo yini kini ukuthi: Lingahambi?

19 Amadoda omuzi asesithi kuElisha: Ake ukhangele, indawo yalumuzi inhle njengoba inkosi yami ibona; kodwa amanzi mabi, lomhlabathi kawuvundanga.

20 Wasesithi: Ngilethelani umganu omutsha, lifake itshwayi kuwo. Basebewuletha kuye.

21 Wasephuma waya emthonjeni wamanzi, waphosela itshwayi kuwow, wathi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngiwelaphile amanzi la; kakusayikuba khona ukufa lokungatheli okuvela laphox.

23 Wasesenyuka esuka lapho waya eBhetheli; kwathi esenyuka endleleni kwaphumay abantwanyana emzini, bamklolodela bathi kuye: Yenyuka, mpabanga ndini! Yenyuka, mpabanga ndini!

24 Wasenyemukula, wababona wabaqalekisa ngebizo leNkosi. Kwaphuma amabhere amabili amasikazi ehlathini, adabula abafana abangamatshumi amane lambili kubo.

3UJehoramu indodana kaAhabia waba-ke yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli eSamariya ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili kaJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lambili.

2 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, kodwa kungenjengoyise lanjengonina, ngoba wasusa insika kaBhali eyisithombe uyise ayeyenzileb.

3 Loba kunjalo wanamathela ezonweni zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebatic owenza uIsrayeli one, kasukanga kukhod.

4 Njalo uMesha inkosi yakoMowabi wayengumfuyi wezimvue, wayethela enkosini yakoIsrayeli amawundlu azinkulungwane ezilikhuluf, lezinqama ezizinkulungwane ezilikhulu, loboya bezimvu.

7 Yasihamba yathumela kuJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda isithi: Inkosi yakoMowabi isingivukele; uzahamba lami yini siye koMowabi empini? Wasesithi: Ngizakwenyuka. Nginjengawe, njengabantu bami banjalo abantu bakho, njengamabhiza ami anjalo amabhiza akhoh.

8 Yasisithi: Sizakwenyuka ngayiphi indlela? Wasesithi: Ngendlela yenkangala yeEdoma.

9 Yasihamba inkosi yakoIsrayeli, lenkosi yakoJuda, lenkosi yeEdomai; sebebhode uhambo lwensuku eziyisikhombisa, kwakungelamanzi ebutho lawezifuyo ezibalandelayo.

10 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi: Maye, ngoba uJehova ubize la amakhosi amathathu ukuwanikela esandleni sikaMowabij!

11 Kodwa uJehoshafathi wathi: Kakulamprofethi weNkosi lapha yini esingabuza ngaye iNkosik? Enye yenceku zenkosi yakoIsrayelil yasiphendula yathi: Kukhona lapha uElisha indodana kaShafati owathela amanzi ezandleni zikaElijam.

12 UJehoshafathi wasesithi: Ilizwi leNkosi likuye. Ngakho inkosi yakoIsrayeli loJehoshafathi lenkosi yeEdoma behlela kuye.

13 UElisha wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli: Ngilani lawen? Hamba kubaprofethi bakayihloo lakubaprofethi bakanyokop. Kodwa inkosi yakoIsrayeli yathi kuye: Hatshi, ngoba iNkosi ibize lamakhosi amathathu ukuwanikela esandleni sikaMowabi.

14 UElisha wasesithi: Kuphila kukaJehova wamabandla engimi phambi kwakheq, sibili, uba bengingaphakamisi ubukhona bukaJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda, bengingayikukukhangela njalo ngingakubonir.

15 Ngakho-ke ngilethelani umtshayi wechachos. Kwathi umtshayi wechacho eselitshaya, isandla seNkosi saba phezu kwakhet.

17 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Kaliyikubona umoya njalo kaliyikubona izulu, kodwa lesisihotsha sizagcwaliswa ngamanzi, ukuze linathe lina, lenkomo zenu lezifuyo zenu.

19 Njalo lizatshaya wonke umuzi obiyelweyo, lawo wonke umuzi okhethekileyo, ligamule sonke isihlahla esihle, ligqibele yonke imithombo yamanzi, lone yonke insimu enhle ngamatshe.

20 Kwasekusithi ekuseni ekunikelweni komnikelo wokudla, khangela-ke, kwafika amanzi evelela endleleni yeEdoma, ilizwe laseligcwaliswa ngamanziw.

21 Wonke amaMowabi esezwile ukuthi amakhosi enyukile ukulwa emelene lawo, abizelwa ndawonye, kusukela kuye wonke obhinca izikhali kusiya phezulu, asesima emngceleni.

22 Asevuka ekuseni kakhulu; ilanga selikhanya phezu kwamanzi, amaMowabi abona amanzi emaqondana lawo ebomvu njengegazi.

23 Asesithi: Ligazi leli; amakhosi achithiwe lokuchithwa, asetshayene. Ngakho-ke, empangweni, Mowabi!

24 Kwathi efika enkambeni yakoIsrayeli, amaIsrayeli asukuma atshaya amaMowabi, aze abaleka esuka phambi kwawo; kodwa angena elizweni atshaya amaMowabi.

25 Asediliza imizi; ngulowo wasephosa ilitshe lakhe kuyo yonke insimu enhle, ayigcwalisa, agqibela yonke imithombo yamanzi, agamula zonke izihlahla ezinhlex, kwaze kwasala amatshe ayo eKiri-Haresethi kuphelay; kodwa abaphosa ngezavutha bayigombolozela, bayitshaya.

26 Inkosi yakoMowabi isibonile ukuthi impi ilukhuni kakhulu kuyo, yathatha abantu abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa abahwatsha inkemba kanye layo, ukuze ifohlele enkosini yeEdoma, kodwa behlulekaz.

27 Yasithatha indodana yayo elizibulo eyayizakuba yinkosi esikhundleni sayo, yayinikela yaba ngumnikelo wokutshiswa phezu komdulia. Kwasekusiba lolaka olukhulu olumelene loIsrayeli; basebesuka kuyo babuyela elizweni lakibob.

4Kwasekukhala kuElisha umfazi othile wabafazi bamadodana abaprofethia esithi: Inceku yakho umkami sewafa; lawe uyazi ukuthi inceku yakho yayiyesaba iNkosi; sekufikile umkweledisi ukuzithathela abantwana bami ababili babe yizigqilib.

2 UElisha wasesithi kuye: Ngingakwenzelani? Ngitshela, ulani endlini? Wasesithi: Incekukazi yakho kayilalutho endlini, ngaphandle kwesiphiso samafutha.

3 Wasesithi: Hamba uyezebolekela izitsha ezivela phandle, kobomakhelwane bakho bonke, izitsha ezingelalutho, zingabi nlutshwanac.

4 Nxa usungenile uzivalele wena lamadodana akho umnyango, uthele kulezizitsha zonke; lokugcweleyo ukubeke eceleni.

5 Wasesuka-ke kuye wazivalela yena lamadodana akhe umnyango; bazisondeza kuye, wathulula.

6 Kwasekusithi izitsha sezigcwele wathi endodaneni yakhe: Ngilethela njalo isitsha. Yasisithi kuye: Kakuselasitsha. Amafutha asesima.

7 Wasesiza wamazisa umuntu kaNkulunkulu; wasesithi: Hamba uyethengisa amafutha, uhlawule isikwelede sakho; wena-ke lamadodana akho liphile ngaseleyod.

8 Kwasekusithi ngolunye usuku uElisha wedlulela eShunemie lapho okwakulowesifazana oyisikhuluf owamcindezela ukuthi adle isinkwa. Kwakusithi-ke lanini esedlula, aphambukele khona ukuthi adle isinkwa.

9 Wasesithi kumkakhe: Khangela-ke, ngiyazi ukuthi lo ungumuntu ongcwele kaNkulunkulu, owedlula kithi njalonjalog.

10 Ake senze ikamelo elincinyane eliphezulu emdulinih, simfakele lapho umbheda letafula lesihlalo lesiqobane sesibane; kuzakuthi-ke lapho efika kithi aphambukele khona.

11 Kwasekusithi ngolunye usuku wafika khona, waphambukela ekamelweni eliphezulu, walala khonai.

12 Wasesithi kuGehazi inceku yakhej: Biza lo umShunamikazik. Esembizile, wema phambi kwakhe.

13 Wasesithi kuyo: Tshono kuye-ke uthi: Khangela, usinakekele ngakho konke lokhukunakal; kuyini ongakwenzelwa? Kukhona ongakukhulunyelwa enkosini kumbe enduneni yebutho yinim? Wasesithi: Ngihlala phakathi kwabantu bakithi.

14 Wasesithi: Kuyini-ke angakwenzelwa? UGehazi wasesithi: Qiniso, kalamntwana, lomkakhe usemdala.

16 Wasesithi: Ngalesisikhathi esimisiweyo njengokwesikhathi sempilon uzagona umntwanao. Kodwa wathi: Hatshi, nkosi yami, muntu kaNkulunkulup, ungayiqambeli amanga incekukazi yakhoq.

17 Owesifazana wasekhulelwa, wabeletha umntwana ngalesosikhathi esimisiweyo njengokwesikhathi sempilo uElisha ayesitshilo kuye.

19 Wasesithi kuyise: Ikhanda lami! Ikhanda lami! Wasesithi encekwini: Mthwale umuse kuninar.

20 Isimthwele yamusa kunina, wahlala emadolweni akhe kwaze kwaba semini, wasesifa.

21 Wasesenyuka, wamlalisa embhedenis womuntu kaNkulunkulut, wamvalela, waphumau.

22 Wasememeza umkakhe wathi: Ake uthume kimi enye yezinceku lomunye wabobabhemi, ukuze ngigijime ngiye emuntwini kaNkulunkulu, ngibuye futhiv.

23 Wasesithi. Uyelani kuye lamuhla? Kakusikuthwasa kwenyanga njalo kakusisabathaw. Owesifazana wasesithi: Kulungile.

24 Esembophelele isihlalo ubabhemi, wathi encekwini yakhe: Tshaya uhambe, ungangibambeleli ekuhambeni, ngaphandle ngikutshele.

25 Wahamba-ke, weza emuntwini kaNkulunkulu entabeni iKharmelix. Kwasekusithi umuntu kaNkulunkulu embona esizay, wathi kuGehazi inceku yakhe: Khangela, nanguyana umShunamikaziz.

26 Khathesi akugijime umhlangabeze, uthi kuye: Kulungile yini kuwe? Kulungile yini ngomkakho? Kulungile yini ngomntwana? Wasesithi: Kulungile.

27 Esefikile entabenia kumuntu kaNkulunkulu wabamba inyawo zakhe. Kodwa uGehazi wasondela ukumsunduza asukeb. Kodwa umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: Myekele, ngoba umphefumulo wakhe umunyu kuye, leNkosi ingifihlele lokhu, kayingitshelanga.

28 Wasesithi: Ngangicelile indodana enkosini yami yini? Kangitshongo yini ukuthi: Ungangikhohlisic?

29 UElisha wasesithi kuGehazi: Bopha ukhalo lwakho, uthathe udondolo lwami esandleni sakho, uhambed. Uba uhlangana lomuntu ungambingeleli, njalo uba umuntu ekubingelela ungamphendulie; ubeke udondolo lwami ebusweni bomntwanaf.

30 Unina womntwana wasesithi: Kuphila kukaJehova lokuphila komphefumulo wakho, kangiyikukutshiyag. Wasesukuma wamlandela.

31 UGehazi wedlulela phambi kwabo, walubeka udondolo ebusweni bomntwana, kodwa kakubanga khona ilizwi njalo kwakungelakunaka. Wasebuyela ukumhlangabeza, wamtshela esithi: Umntwana kavukangah.

32 UElisha esengenile endlini, khangela, umntwana wayefile, elaliswe embhedeni wakhe.

34 Wenyuka walala phezu komntwana, wabeka umlomo wakhe phezu komlomo wakhe lamehlo akhe phezu kwamehlo akhe lezandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zakhe, wacambalala phezu kwakhe; inyama yomntwana yasikhudumalak.

35 Wasebuyela, wahambahamba endlini waya kanye ngapha lakanye le, wasesenyuka wacambalala phezu kwakhe; umntwana wasethimula kwaze kwaba kasikhombisa, umntwana wasevula amehlo akhel.

36 Wasebiza uGehazi wathi: Mbize lo umShunamikazim. Wasembiza. Esefikile kuye, wathi kuye: Thatha umntanakho.

37 Wasengena, wawela ezinyaweni zakhe, wakhothamela emhlabathini, waphakamisa umntanakhe, waphuman.

38 UElisha wasebuyela eGiligalio, njalo kwakukhona indlala elizwenip, amadodana abaprofethiq ayehlezi-ke phambi kwakher, wathi encekwini yakhe: Beka imbiza enkulu eziko, uphekele abaprofethi ukudla okuphekiweyos.

39 Omunye wasephuma waya egangeni ukukha imibhida, wathola intandela yeganga, wakha amajodwana ayo eganga, isembatho sakhe sagcwala, weza wawaqobelela embizeni yokudla okuphekiweyo, ngoba ayengawazi.

40 Basebethululela abantu ukuze badle; kwasekusithi besadla okokudla okuphekiweyo bona bamemeza bathi: Ukufa embizeni, muntu kaNkulunkulu! Njalo babengelakukudla.

41 Wasesithi: Lethani-ke impuphu. Waseyithela embizeni wathi: Thululela abantu, ukuze badle. Kwakungaselalutho oluyingozi embizenit.

42 Kwasekufika umuntu evela eBhali-Shalishau, walethela umuntu kaNkulunkulu ukudla kwezithelo zokuqala, izinkwa zebhali* ezingamatshumi amabiliv, lezikhwebu zamabele amatsha emgodleni wakhew. Wasesithi: Banike abantu ukuze badlex.

43 Kodwa inceku yakhe yathi: Ini, ngibeke lokhu phambi kwabantu abalikhuluy? Wasesithi: Banike abantu ukuze badle, ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Bazakudla, batshiyez.

5Njalo uNamani induna yebutho lenkosi yeSiriya wayengumuntu omkhulu phambi kwenkosi yakhe, lohloniphekayo, ngoba ngaye uJehova wayenikile iSiriya ukukhululwa. Njalo lindoda yayiliqhawe elilamandla, kodwa yayingumlepheroa.

2 Njalo amaSiriya ayephumile ngamaviyo athumba intombazana elizweni lakoIsrayelib, eyayisima phambi komkaNamani.

3 Yasisithi enkosikazini yayo: Sengathi inkosi yami ingaba phambi komprofethi oseSamariya; khona ubezayiphilisa kubulephero bayo.

4 Wasengena watshela inkosi yakhe esithi: Intombazana evela elizweni lakoIsrayeli itsho ukuthi lokuthi.

5 Inkosi yeSiriya yasisithi: Suka, uhambe, ngizathumela incwadi enkosini yakoIsrayeli. Wasehamba wathatha esandleni sakhe amathalenta* esiliva alitshumi lenhlamvu zegolidec ezizinkulungwane eziyisithupha lezigqoko zokuntshintsha ezilitshumid.

6 Waseletha incwadi enkosini yakoIsrayeli isithi: Khathesi-ke, lapho le incwadi isifikile kuwe, khangela, ngithume kuwe uNamani inceku yami ukuze umphilise kubulephero bakhee.

7 Kwasekusithi inkosi yakoIsrayeli isiyibalile leyoncwadif yadabula izigqoko zayog yathi: NginguNkulunkulu yini ukuthi ngibulale loba ngiphilise, ukuthi lo athumele kimi ukuthi ngiphilise umuntu kubulephero bakheh? Ngakho-ke, ake linanzelele libone ukuthi udinga ithuba lokumelana lamii.

8 Kwasekusithi lapho uElisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu esizwa ukuthi inkosi yakoIsrayeli idabule izigqoko zayo, wathumela enkosini esithi: Udabuleleni izigqoko zakho? Akeze kimi ukuze azi ukuthi kukhona umprofethi koIsrayelij.

9 Ngakho uNamani weza lamabhiza akhe lenqola yakhe, wema emnyango wendlu kaElisha.

10 UElisha wasethuma isithunywa kuye esithi: Hamba uyegeza kasikhombisa eJodani, inyama yakho izabuyela kuwe, uhlambulukek.

11 Kodwa uNamani wathukuthela, wahamba, wathi: Khangela, bengisithi uzaphuma sibili eze kimi, eme, abize ibizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe, ahambahambise isandla sakhe phezu kwendawo, aphilise umlephero.

12 IAbana leFaripari imifula yeDamasekol kayingcono yini kulawo wonke amanzi akoIsrayeli? Bengingegeze kiyo ngihlambuluke yini? Wasetshibilika wahamba ngolaka oluvuthayo.

13 Kodwa inceku zakhe zasondela zakhuluma laye zathi: Baba, aluba umprofethi ubekhulume lawe ulutho olukhulu, ubungayikulwenza yini? Pho, kakhulu kangakanani uba ethe kuwe: Geza uhlambulukem?

14 Wasesehla, wazigxamuza eJodani kasikhombisa njengokwelizwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu, lenyama yakhe yabuyela yafanana lenyama yomntwana omncinyanen, wahlambuluka-keo.

15 Wasebuyela kumuntu kaNkulunkulu, yena lalo lonke ixuku lakhe, wafika wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: Khangela sengisazi ukuthi kakulaNkulunkulu emhlabeni wonke, ngaphandle kwakoIsrayelip; khathesi-ke ake wemukele isipho1 encekwini yakhoq.

16 Kodwa wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova engimi phambi kwakher, kangiyikuthatha luthos. Wasemncenga ukuthi athathe, kodwa wala.

17 UNamani wasesithi: Uba kungenjalo, akunikwe inceku yakho umthwalo wembongolo ezimbili wenhlabathi. Ngoba inceku yakho kayisayikwenza umnikelo wokutshiswa lomhlatshelo kwabanye onkulunkulu, kodwa eNkosini.

18 Kulinto iNkosi kayithethelele inceku yakho: Nxa inkosi yami ingena endlini kaRimoni ukukhonza laphot, yeyame esandleni sami, lami ngikhonze endlini kaRimoni, lapho ngikhonza endlini kaRimoni, iNkosi ake ithethelele inceku yakho kulintou.

20 Kodwa uGehazi inceku kaElisha umuntu kaNkulunkuluw wathi: Khangela, inkosi yami imyekele uNamani umSiriya lo ngokungemukeli esandleni sakhe lokho akulethileyo. Kuphila kukaJehovax, ngizagijima ngimlandele, ngithathe kuye okuthile.

21 UGehazi wasegijima wamlandela uNamani. Kwathi uNamani ebona ogijimayo emva kwakhe, wehla enqoleni ukuze amhlangabezey, wathi: Kulungile yini?

22 Wasesithi: Kulungile. Inkosi yami ingithumile, isithi: Khangela, ngitsho khathesi kufikile kimi amajaha amabili evela entabeni yakoEfrayimiz awamadodana abaprofethia; ake uwanike ithalenta lesiliva lezigqoko ezimbili zokuntshintsha.

23 UNamani wasesithi: Vuma, uthathe amathalenta amabilib. Wasemcindezela, wabophela amathalenta amabilic emigodleni emibili, lezembatho zokuntshintsha ezimbili, wakunika ababili benceku zakhe, bakuthwala phambi kwakhed.

24 Esefike oqaqeni, wakuthatha esandleni sazo, wakubeka endlini; waseyekela amadoda ahamba, asesuka.

25 Yena wasengena wema phambi kwenkosi yakhe; uElisha wasesithi kuye: Uvela ngaphi, Gehazi? Wasesithi: Inceku yakho ibingayanga le lale.

26 Wasesithi kuye: Inhliziyo yami ayihambanga yini lapho lowomuntu etshibilika enqoleni yakhe ukukuhlangabeza? Kuyisikhathi sokwemukela imali yini, lokwemukela izigqoko, lezivande zemihlwathi, lezivini, lezimvu, lezinkabi, lezinceku, lezincekukazi?

27 Ngakho ubulephero bukaNamani buzanamathela kuwe lenzalweni yakho kuze kube nininini. Wasephuma ebukhoneni bakhe engumlephero emhlophe njengeliqhwa elikhithikileyoe.

6Amadodana abaprofethi asesithi kuElishaa: Khangela-ke, indawo esihlala kiyo lawe iminyene kakhulu kithi.

2 Akusiyekele sihambe siye eJodani, sithathe khona, ngulowo lalowo isigodo esisodwa, sizenzele khona indawo yokuhlala kiyo. Wasesithi: Hambani.

5 Kodwa omunye esagamula ugodo, insimbi yawela emanzini. Wasememeza esithi: Maye, nkosi yami! Ngoba belebolekiweb.

6 Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wasesithi: Iwele ngaphi? Wasemtshengisa indawo. Wasegamula uswazi, waluphosela khona, wenza insimbi yandendac.

8 Kwathi inkosi yeSiriya isilwa loIsrayeli yacebisana lenceku zayo isithi: Ekuthanathaneni izakuba yinkamba yami.

9 Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wasethumela enkosini yakoIsrayeli esithi: Qaphela ungedluli kulindawo, ngoba amaSiriya ehlele khonad.

10 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasithumela kuleyondawo umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayitshela yona wayixwayisa ngayo. Yasizilondoloza khona, kungekanye, njalo kungekabilie.

11 Inhliziyo yenkosi yeSiriya yasikhathazeka kakhulu ngenxa yalinto. Yasibiza inceku zayo yathi kuzo: Kaliyikungitshela yini ukuthi ngubani kithi ongowenkosi yakoIsrayeli?

12 Omunye wenceku zakhe wasesithi: Hatshi, nkosi yami, nkosi; kodwa uElisha umprofethi okoIsrayeli uyayitshela inkosi yakoIsrayeli amazwi owakhuluma phakathi kwekamelo lakho lokulala.

13 Yasisithi: Hambani liyebona lapho akhona, ukuze ngithume ngimthathe. Wasetshelwa kwathiwa: Khangela, useDothanif.

14 Yasithuma khona amabhiza lezinqola lebutho elinzima; basebefika ebusuku, bawuzingelezela umuzi.

15 Kwathi inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu isivukile ngovivi yaphuma, khangela-ke, ibutho lizingelezele umuzi kanye lamabhiza lezinqola. Inceku yakhe yasisithi kuye: Maye, nkosi yami! Sizakwenza njani?

17 UElisha wasekhuleka wathi: Nkosi, akuvule amehlo ayo ukuze ibone. INkosi yasiwavula amehlo alelojaha, laselibona, khangela-ke, intaba igcwele amabhiza lenqola zomlilo zihanqe uElishah.

18 Sebehlele kuye, uElisha wakhuleka eNkosini wathi: Akutshaye lababantu ngobuphofui. Yasibatshaya ngobuphofu njengokwelizwi likaElisha.

19 UElisha wasesithi kibo: Kayisiyo le indlela, futhi kayisiwo lo umuzi; ngilandelani, ngizalisa kulowomuntu elimdingayo. Kodwa wabasa eSamariya.

20 Kwasekusithi sebengene eSamariya, uElisha wathi: Nkosi, vula amehlo alaba ukuze babone. INkosi yasivula amehlo abo, basebebona; khangela-ke, babephakathi kweSamariyaj.

21 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi kuElisha ibabona: Baba, ngibatshaye, ngibatshaye yinik?

22 Wasesithi: Ungatshayi. Ungatshaya yini labo obathumbe ngenkemba yakho langedandili lakhol? Beka isinkwa lamanzi phambi kwabo ukuze badle banathe, baye enkosini yabom.

23 Yasibalungisela idili elikhulu; sebedlile banatha, yabayekela bahamba, baya enkosini yabo. Ngakho amaviyo amaSiriya kawabesaphinda ukubuya elizweni lakoIsrayelin.

24 Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho uBenihadadi inkosi yeSiriya wabutha ibutho lakhe lonke, wenyuka wavimbezela iSamariyao.

25 Kwasekusiba lendlala enkulu eSamariya; khangela-ke, bayivimbela, kwaze kwathi inhloko kababhemi yathengiswa ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezingamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, lengxenye eyodwa kwezine yegajana lobudolilo bejuba ngenhlamvu zesiliva ezinhlanu.

26 Kwasekusithi inkosi yakoIsrayeli idlula phezu komduli, owesifazana wamemeza kiyo esithi: Siza, nkosi yami, nkosi!

27 Yasisithi: Uba iNkosi ingakusizi, ngikusize ngokuvela ngaphi? Ebaleni lokubhulela kumbe esikhamelweni sewayini yinip?

28 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ulani? Wasesithi: Lo owesifazana uthe: Letha indodana yakho ukuze siyidle lamuhla; kusasa-ke sizakudla indodana yami.

29 Sasesiyipheka indodana yami, sayidla. Ngasengisithi kuye ngosuku olulandelayo: Letha indodana yakho ukuze siyidle. Kodwa wayifihla indodana yakheq.

30 Kwasekusithi inkosi isizwa amazwi alowo owesifazana yadabula izigqoko zayor. Yedlula phezu komduli; abantu basebebona, khangela-ke, kwakulesaka emzimbeni wayo, ngaphakathis.

31 Yasisithi: UNkulunkulu kenze njalo kimi langokunjalo engezelele, uba ikhanda likaElisha indodana kaShafati lizahlala kuye lamuhlat.

32 Kodwa uElisha wayehlezi endlini yakhe labadala babehlezi layeu. Inkosi yasithuma umuntu esuka phambi kwayo; isithunywa singakafiki kuye, yena wathi kubadala: Liyabona yini ukuthi indodana le yombulali ithume ukususa ikhanda lamiv? Bonani, lapho isithunywa sifika, livale umnyango, lisibandezele emnyango. Kakusizisinde zenkosi yaso yini emva kwasow?

33 Kwathi esakhuluma labo, khangela-ke, inkosi yehlela kuye, yathi: Khangela, lobububi buvela eNkosini. Ngingabe ngisayilindelelani iNkosix?

7UElisha wasesithi: Zwanini ilizwi leNkosi; itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngalesisikhathi kusasa iseya* lempuphu ecolekileyo lizathengiswa ngeshekeli*, lamaseya amabili ebhali* ngeshekeli, esangweni leSamariyaa.

2 Induna inkosi eyayeyeme esandleni sayob yasiphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, yathi: Khangela, uba iNkosi ibingenza amawindi emazulwini, kungenzeka linto yini? Wasesithi: Khangela, uzakubona ngamehlo akho, kodwa kawuyikudla okwakhoc.

3 Njalo kwakulamadoda amane ayengamalephero ekungeneni kwesangod, athi omunye komunye: Sihlaleleni lapha size sife?

4 Uba sisithi: Sizangena emzini, lendlala isemzini, sizafela khona. Njalo uba sihlala lapha, sizakufa futhi. Ngakho-ke, wozani, siyewela enkambeni yamaSiriya; uba esiyekela siphile, sizaphila; uba-ke esibulala, sizakufa nje.

5 Asesukuma kusahwalala ukuya enkambeni yamaSiriya; esefike ekucineni kwenkamba yamaSiriya, khangela-ke, kwakungelamuntu khona.

6 Ngoba iNkosi yenza ibutho lamaSiriya lizwe umsindo wezinqola, umsindo wamabhiza, umsindo webutho elikhulu; athi omunye komunye: Khangela, inkosi yakoIsrayeli isisiqatshele amakhosi amaHethi lamakhosi amaGibhithe ukuzamelana lathi.

7 Asesukuma abaleka kusahwalala, atshiya amathente awo lamabhiza awo labobabhemi bawo, inkamba njengoba injalo, abaleka ngenxa yempilo yawo.

8 Amalephero la esefike ekucineni kwenkamba, angena kwelinye ithente, adla anatha, athatha lapho isiliva legolide lezigqoko, ayakufihla; abuyela angena kwelinye ithente, athatha lapho, ayakufihla.

9 Asesithi omunye komunye: Kasenzi kuhle. Lolusuku lusuku lwemibiko emihle, kodwa sizithulele thina. Uba silinda kuze kube yikukhanya kwekuseni, isijeziso sizasifica. Khathesi-ke, wozani siyebikela indlu yenkosi.

10 Asesiza, amemeza kumlindi wesango womuzi, abatshela esithi: Sifike enkambeni yamaSiriya, khangela-ke, bekungelamuntu khona kumbe ilizwi lomuntu, kodwa amabhiza ebotshelwe labobabhemi bebotshelwe, lamathente enjengoba enjaloe.

12 Inkosi yasivuka ebusuku, yathi encekwini zayo: Sengizalitshela ukuthi amaSiriya enzeni kithi. Ayazi ukuthi silambile, ngakho aphumile enkambeni ukuyacatsha egangeni esithi: Nxa bephuma emzini, sizababamba bephila, besesingena emzini.

13 Enye yenceku zayo yasiphendula yathi: Ake bathathe amahlanu emabhizeni aseleyo, aseleyo phakathi komuzi, (khangela, afanana lexuku lonke lakoIsrayeli elitshiywe kuwo, khangela, afanana lexuku lonke lakoIsrayeli eliqothuliweyo), kasithume, sibone.

14 Basebethatha amabhiza amabili enqola; inkosi yasithuma emva kwebutho lamaSiriya isithi: Hambani, libone.

15 Basebewalandela kwaze kwaba seJodani; khangela-ke, indlela yonke yayigcwele izembatho lempahla amaSiriya ayekulahlile ekuphangiseni kwawo. Izithunywa zasezibuyela, zayibikela inkosi.

16 Abantu basebephuma bayiphanga inkamba yamaSiriya. Ngakho iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo laselithengiswa ngeshekeli, lamaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli, njengokwelizwi leNkosif.

17 Inkosi yasibeka induna eyayeyeme esandleni sayo ukuba ngumlindi phezu kwesango. Abantu bayinyathela esangweni yaze yafag, njengokutsho komuntu kaNkulunkulu owakhuluma ekufikeni kwenkosi kuyeh.

18 Kwasekusithi njengokutsho komuntu kaNkulunkulu enkosini esithi: Amaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli, leseya lempuphu ecolekileyo ngeshekeli phose ngalesisikhathi kusasa azakuba sesangweni leSamariyai.

19 Induna yasimphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu yathi: Khangela-ke, uba iNkosi ibingenza amawindi emazulwini, kungenzeka linto yini? Kodwa wathi: Khangela, uzakubona ngamehlo akho, kodwa kawuyikudla okwakho.

8UElisha wasekhuluma kowesifazana ondodana yakhe ayeyenze yaphilaa, esithi: Sukuma, uhambe wena lendlu yakho, uyehlala njengowezizwe lapho ongahlala khona njengowezizwe, ngoba iNkosi ibize indlala, ezafika njalo elizweni iminyaka eyisikhombisab.

2 Owesifazana wasukuma-ke, wenza njengokutsho komuntu kaNkulunkulu; wahamba yena lendlu yakhe, wahlala njengowezizwe elizweni lamaFilisti iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

3 Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa, owesifazana waphenduka evela elizweni lamaFilisti; waphuma ukuyakhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe langensimu yakhe.

4 Inkosi yayikhuluma-ke loGehazi inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkuluc isithi: Akungilandisele izinto zonke ezinkulu uElisha asezenzile.

5 Kwasekusithi esatshela inkosi ukuthi wavusa njani ofileyod, khangela-ke, owesifazana ondodana yakhe ayeyivuse ekufeni wakhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe langensimu yakhe. UGehazi wasesithi: Nkosi yami, nkosi, nguye lo owesifazana, njalo yiyo le indodana yakhe uElisha ayiphilisayo.

6 Lapho inkosi ibuza owesifazana, wayilandisela. Inkosi yasimmisela induna ethile, isithi: Buyisela konke okwakungokwakhe, laso sonke isivuno sensimu kusukela mhla esuka elizweni kuze kube lamuhla.

7 UElisha wasefika eDamasekoe, njalo uBenihadadi inkosi yeSiriya wayegulaf. Wasetshelwa kwathiwa: Umuntu kaNkulunkulu ufikile lapha.

8 Inkosi yasisithi kuHazayelig: Thatha esandleni sakho isipho, uyehlangabeza umuntu kaNkulunkuluh, ubusubuza eNkosini ngaye usithi: Ngizasila yini kulumkhuhlane?

9 UHazayeli wasesiyamhlangabeza, wathatha isipho esandleni sakhe, ngitsho esakho konke okuhle kweDamaseko, imithwalo yamakamela engamatshumi amane, weza wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: Indodana yakho uBenihadadi inkosi yeSiriya ingithumile kuwe isithi: Ngizasila yini kulumkhuhlanei?

10 UElisha wasesithi kuye: Hamba uthi kuye: Ungasila lokusila, kodwa iNkosi ingibonisile ukuthi uzakufa lokufaj.

12 UHazayeli wasesithi: Inkosi yami ililelani? Wasesithi: Ngoba ngiyazi ububi ozabenza ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli; uzathungela inqaba zabo ngomlilo, ubulale amajaha abo ngenkembal, uphahlaze abantwanyana babom, uqhaqhe abesifazana babo abakhulelweyon.

13 Kodwa uHazayeli wathi: Kodwa iyini inceku yakho eyinja nje, ukuthi yenze linto enkuluo? UElisha wasesithi: INkosi ingibonisile ukuthi uzakuba yinkosi phezu kweSiriyap.

14 Wasesuka kuElisha weza enkosini yakhe eyathi kuye: UElisha utheni kuwe? Wasesithi: Ungitshele ukuthi uzasila lokusilaq.

15 Kwasekusithi kusisa wathatha ingubo, wayigxamuza emanzini, wayendlala phezu kobuso bakhe waze wafa. UHazayeli wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

16 Njalo ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana kaAhabi inkosi yakoIsrayelir, lapho uJehoshafathi eyinkosi yakoJuda, uJehoramu indodana kaJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosis.

17 Wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lambili lapho esiba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka eyisificaminwembili eJerusalemat.

18 Wasehamba ezindleleni zamakhosi akoIsrayeli njengokwenza kwendlu kaAhabi, ngoba indodakazi kaAhabi yayingumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosiu.

19 Kodwa iNkosi kayithandanga ukuchitha uJuda ngenxa kaDavida inceku yayo, njengokuthembisa kwayo kuye ukuthi izanika isibane kuye zonke izinsukuv, lemadodaneni akhew.

20 Ensukwini zakhe iEdoma yahlamuka isuka phansi kwesandla sakoJuda, yabeka inkosi phezu kwayox.

21 UJoramu wasewelela eZayiri lazo zonke inqola zilaye; yena wavuka ebusuku watshaya amaEdoma ayemzingelezele, lenduna zezinqola; labantu babalekela emathenteni aboy.

22 Ngakho iEdoma yahlamuka isuka phansi kwesandla sakoJuda kuze kube lamuhla. Khona iLibhina yahlamuka ngalesosikhathiz.

23 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJoramu, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?

24 UJoramu waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa kuboyise emzini kaDavidaa. UAhaziya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakheb.

25 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lambili kaJoramu indodana kaAhabi inkosi yakoIsrayeli uAhaziya indodana kaJehoramu, inkosi yakoJuda, waba yinkosic.

26 UAhaziya wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lambili lapho esiba yinkosi, wabusa umnyaka owodwa eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguAthaliya, indodakazi kaOmri inkosi yakoIsrayelid.

27 Wasehamba ngendlela yendlu kaAhabi, wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, njengendlu kaAhabi, ngoba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu kaAhabie.

28 Wasehamba loJoramu indodana kaAhabi ukulwa loHazayeli inkosi yeSiriyaf eRamothi-Gileyadig; amaSiriya aselimaza uJoramu.

29 UJoramu inkosi wabuyela ukwelatshwah eJizereyeli amanxeba amaSiriya ayemtshaye wonai eRama ekulweni kwakhe loHazayeli inkosi yeSiriya. UAhaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakoJuda wasesehla ukubona uJoramu indodana kaAhabi eJizereyeli, ngoba wayegulaj.

9UElisha umprofethi wasebiza omunye wamadodana abaprofethia wathi kuye: Bopha ukhalo lwakhob, uthathe lumfuma wamafutha esandleni sakhoc, uye eRamothi-Gileyadid.

2 Nxa ufika khona udinge lapho uJehu indodana kaJehoshafathi indodana kaNimshie, ungene, umsukumise phakathi kwabafowabof, umngenise ekamelweni elingaphakathi.

3 Ubusuthatha umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli. Ubusuvula umnyango, ubaleke, ungaphuzig.

5 Ekufikeni kwalo, khangela, induna zebutho zazihlezi, lathi: Ngilombiko kuwe, nduna. UJehu wasesithi: Kubani phakathi kwethu sonke? Laselisithi: Kuwe, nduna.

6 Wasesukuma, wangena endlini; laselithela amafutha ekhanda lakhe, lathi kuye: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Ngikugcobile ukuthi ube yinkosi phezu kwabantu beNkosi, phezu kukaIsrayeli.

7 Njalo uzatshaya indlu kaAhabi inkosi yakho, ukuze ngiphindisele igazi lenceku zami abaprofethi, legazi lazo zonke inceku zeNkosi, esandleni sikaJezebelii.

8 Yonke-ke indlu kaAhabi izabhubha; njalo ngizaquma asuke kuAhabij ochamela emdulinik, lovalelweyo lokhululekileyo koIsrayelil.

9 Njalo ngizakwenza indlu kaAhabi njengendlu kaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebatim lanjengendlu kaBahasha indodana kaAhiyan.

10 Lezinja zizakudla uJezebelio esabelweni seJizereyelip, njalo kakuyikuba lomngcwabayo. Laselivula umnyango, labaleka.

11 Kwathi uJehu esephumele encekwini zenkosi yakhe, omunye wathi kuye: Kulungile yiniq? Luzeleni loluhlanya kuwer? Wasesithi kuzo: Liyamazi lumuntu lenkulumo yakhes.

12 Zasezisithi: Manga! Sitshele khathesi. Wasesithi: Ukhulume ukuthi lokuthi kimi esithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli.

13 Zaseziphangisa, zathatha, ngulowo lalowo isembatho sakhe, zazibeka ngaphansi kwakhe engqongeni yezikhwelot, zavuthela uphondo, zathi: UJehu uyinkosiu!

14 Ngokunjalo uJehu indodana kaJehoshafathi indodana kaNimshi wamenzela ugobe uJoramu. (UJoramu wagcina-ke iRamothi-Gileyadiv, yena loIsrayeli wonke, ngenxa kaHazayeli inkosi yeSiriyaw;

15 kodwa uJehoramu inkosi wayesebuyelele ukwelatshwa eJizereyeli ngamanxeba amaSiriya ayemtshaye wona ekulweni kwakhe loHazayeli inkosi yeSiriyax.) UJehu wasesithi: Aluba kuyintando yenu, kakungaphumi ophunyukileyo emzini ukuyabika lokhu eJizereyeliy.

16 UJehu wasekhwela inqola, waya eJizereyeli, ngoba uJoramu wayelele khona, loAhaziya inkosi yakoJuda wayehle ukuthi abone uJoramuz.

17 Umlindi wayemi-ke emphotshongweni eJizereyeli, wabona ixuku likaJehu, yena esiza, wathi: Ngibona ixuku. UJehoramu wathi: Thatha umgadi webhiza umthume ukubahlangabeza, athi: Yikuthula yini?

18 Wasehamba umgadi webhiza ukumhlangabeza, wathi: Itsho njalo inkosi: Yikuthula yini? UJehu wasesithi: Ulani lokuthula? Phendukela ngemva kwami. Umlindi wasebika esithi: Isithunywa sesifikile kibo, kodwa kasiphenduki.

19 Yasithuma umgadi webhiza wesibili, wafika kibo wathi: Itsho njalo inkosi: Yikuthula yini? UJehu wasesithi: Ulani lokuthula? Phendukela ngemva kwami.

20 Umlindi wasebika wathi: Usefikile kibo, kodwa kaphenduki. Lokutshayela kufanana lokutshayela kukaJehua indodana kaNimshi, ngoba utshayela okohlanyab.

21 UJehoramu wasesithi: Bophelani. Basebebophela inqola yakhe. UJehoramu inkosi yakoIsrayeli loAhaziya inkosi yakoJuda basebephuma, ngulowo lalowo enqoleni yakhe, baphuma ukuhlangabeza uJehuc, bamthola esiqintini sikaNabothi umJizereyelid.

22 Kwasekusithi uJehoramu ebona uJehu wathi: Yikuthula yini, Jehu? Wasesithi: Ukuthula bani, selokhu ukuwula kukaJezebeli unyokoe lokuthakatha kwakhe kukunengi kangakaf?

23 UJehoramu wasephendula izandla zakhe wabaleka, wathi kuAhaziya: Yinkohliso, Ahaziya!

24 UJehu wasedonsisisa idandili, watshaya uJehoramu phakathi kweziphanga zakhe, lomtshoko waphuma enhliziyweni yakhe, wasekhothama enqoleni yakhe.

25 Wasesithi kuBidikari induna yakheg: Mphakamise, umphosele esiqintini sensimu kaNabothi umJizereyeli; ngoba khumbula mina lawe sigade sobabili ngemva kukaAhabi uyiseh, iNkosi yamethesai lumthwaloj:

26 Ngibonile isibili izolo igazi likaNabothi legazi lamadodana akhe, itsho iNkosi, ngizaphindisela kuwe kulesisiqinti, itsho iNkosi. Ngakho-ke mphakamise umphosele kulesisiqinti, njengokwelizwi leNkosik.

27 UAhaziya inkosi yakoJuda esebonile lokhu wabaleka, ngendlela yendlu yesivande. UJehu wasexotshana laye, wathi: Mtshayeni laye enqoleni, emqansweni weGuril elingaseIbileyamum. Wasebalekela eMegido, wafela khona.

28 Inceku zakhe zasezimthwala zamusa eJerusalema, zamngcwaba engcwabeni lakhe kuboyise emzini kaDavidan.

29 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanye kaJoramu indodana kaAhabi, uAhaziya waba yinkosi phezu kukaJuda.

30 UJehu esefikile eJizereyeli, uJezebeli wakuzwa. Wasecomba amehlo akhe, wacecisa ikhanda lakheo, walunguza ngewindip.

31 Lapho-ke uJehu engena esangweni, wasesithi: Yikuthula yini, Zimri, mbulali wenkosi yakhoq?

32 Wasephakamisela ubuso bakhe ewindini, wathi: Ngubani ongakimi? Ngubani? Kwasekulunguza kuye abathenwa ababili, abathathu.

33 Wasesithi: Mphoseleni phansi. Basebemphosela phansi; lelinye legazi lakhe lachaphakela emdulini lemabhizeni; wasemnyathelela phansi.

34 Wasengena wadla wanatha, wathi: Ake libone lo umqalekiswakazi limngcwabe, ngoba uyindodakazi yenkosir.

35 Basebesiyamngcwaba, kodwa kabaficanga lutho olwakhe ngaphandle kokhakhayi lenyawo lempama zezandla.

36 Ngakho babuyela bamtshela; wasesithi: Leli yilizwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla senceku yayo uElija umTishibi lisithi: Esiqintini seJizereyeli izinja zizakudla inyama kaJezebelis;

37 lesidumbu sikaJezebeli sizakuba njengomquba ebusweni bomhlabathi esiqintini seJizereyeli, ukuze bangathi: Lo nguJezebelit.

10Njalo uAhabi wayelamadodana angamatshumi ayisikhombisa eSamariyaa. UJehu wasebhala izincwadi, wazithumela eSamariya kubabusi beJizereyeli, abadala, lakubondli bamadodana kaAhabi, esithi:

2 Ngakho-ke nxa lincwadi ifika kini, lokhu amadodana enkosi yenu akini, futhi izinqola lamabhiza kukini, lomuzi obiyelweyo, lezikhali,

3 ziboneleni-ke ongcono kakhulu lofaneleyo kulabo bonke ebantwaneni benkosi yenu, limbeke esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise, lilwele indlu yenkosi yenu.

4 Kodwa besaba kakhulukazi bathi: Khangelani, amakhosi amabili kawemanga phambi kwakhe; thina-ke sizakuma njani?

5 Umphathi wendlu lomphathi womuzi labadala labondli babantwana bathumela kuJehu besithi: Siyizinceku zakho, sizakwenza konke okutshoyo kithi. Kasiyikubeka muntu abe yinkosi. Yenza okuhle emehlweni akhob.

6 Wasebabhalela incwadi okwesibili esithi: Uba lingabami, lilalela ilizwi lami, thathani amakhanda alawomadoda, amadodana enkosi yenu, lize kimi eJizereyeli ngalesisikhathi kusasa. Lamadodana enkosi, abantu abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa, ayelezikhulu zomuzi ezaziwakhulisa.

7 Kwasekusithi ekufikeni kwencwadi kubo, bathatha amadodana enkosi, babulala abantu abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa, bafaka amakhanda awo ezitsheni, bawesa kuye eJizereyelic.

8 Kwasekusiza isithunywa sambikela sisithi: Sebewalethile amakhanda amadodana enkosi. Wasesithi: Abekeni abe zinqumbi ezimbili ekungeneni kwesango kuze kube sekuseni.

9 Kwasekusithi ekuseni waphuma wema wathi ebantwini bonke: Lina lilungile. Khangelani, mina ngenzela inkosi yami ugobe, ngayibulala; pho, ngubani obulele bonke labad?

10 Yazini khathesi ukuthi kakuyikuwela lutho emhlabathini okwelizwi leNkosi, iNkosi eyalikhuluma ngendlu kaAhabie, ngoba iNkosi yenzile eyakukhulumayo ngesandla senceku yayo uElijaf.

11 UJehu wasetshaya bonke ababesele endlini kaAhabi eJizereyeli, lazo zonke izikhulu zakhe, labazana laye, labapristi bakheg, akaze amtshiyela oseleyoh.

13 uJehu wahlangana labafowabo bakaAhaziya inkosi yakoJudai, wathi: Lingobani? Basebesithi: Singabafowabo bakaAhaziya, sehlela ukubingelela abantwana benkosi, labantwana bendlovukazij.

14 Wasesithi: Babambeni bephila. Basebebabamba bephila, bababulalela emgodini weBeti-Ekedi, amadoda angamatshumi amane lambili, katshiyanga loyedwa wabo.

15 Esesukile lapho wahlangana loJehonadabik indodana kaRekabi ezemhlangabezal; wambingelela wathi kuye: Inhliziyo yakho iqondile yini, njengoba inhliziyo yami ikanye lenhliziyo yakho? UJehonadabi wasesithi: Injalo. Uba kunjalo, ngipha isandla sakho. Wasemnika isandla sakhe; wasemkhweza enqoleni kuyem.

16 Wasesithi: Hamba lami, ubone ukuyitshisekela kwami iNkosin. Basebemgadisa enqoleni yakhe.

17 Ekufikeni kwakhe eSamariya wabatshaya bonke ababesele kuAhabi eSamariya waze wamqeda, njengokwelizwi leNkosio eyalikhuluma kuElijap.

18 UJehu wasebuthanisa bonke abantu, wathi kibo: UAhabi wakhonza kancinyane uBhali: UJehu uzamkhonza kakhuluq.

19 Ngakho-ke ngibizelani abaprofethi bakaBhali bonke, izinceku zakhe zonke labo bonke abapristi bakhe, kungabi lamuntu ongekho, ngoba ngilomhlatshelo omkhulu kuBhali; loba ngubani ongayikuba khona kayikuphila. Kodwa uJehu wakwenza ngobuqili ukuze abulale izinceku zikaBhalir.

20 UJehu wasesithi: Mehlukaniseleni umhlangano onzulu uBhalis. Basebewumemezelat.

21 UJehu wasethumela kuye wonke uIsrayeli; zonke izinceku zikaBhali zasezisiza, kakwaze kwasala loyedwa ongabuyanga. Bangena endlini kaBhali, yaze yagcwala indlu kaBhali kusukela emsamo kusiya emnyangou.

22 Wasesithi kulowo owayephethe indlu yezembatho: Khuphela bonke abakhonzi bakaBhali izembatho. Wasebakhuphela izembathov.

23 Wasengena uJehu eloJehonadabi indodana kaRekabi endlini kaBhali, wathi kuzinceku zikaBhali: Hlolani libone ukuthi kakukho kini abezinceku zeNkosi lapha, kodwa izinceku zikaBhali kuphela.

24 Sebengene ukwenza imihlatshelo leminikelo yokutshiswa, uJehu wazimisela amadoda angamatshumi ayisificaminwembili ngaphandle, wasesithi: Umuntu oyekela kumadoda engiwabeka ezandleni zenu iphunyuke, impilo yakhe izakuba sendaweni yempilo yayow.

25 Kwasekusithi eseqedile ukwenza iminikelo yokutshiswa, uJehu wasesithi kubalindi lezindunenix: Ngenani libatshaye, kungaphumi muntu. Basebebatshaya ngobukhali benkembay; abalindi lezinduna basebebaphosela phandle, baya emzini wendlu kaBhaliz.

27 Badiliza insika kaBhali eyisithombe, badiliza indlu kaBhali, bayenza yaba yindlu yokuyela ngaphandle kuze kube lamuhlaa.

29 Kodwa ezonweni zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli one, uJehu kasukanga ekuzilandelenib, amathole egolide ayeseBhetheli lawayekoDanic.

30 INkosi yasisithi kuJehu: Ngoba wenze kuhle ngokwenza okulungileyo emehlweni ami, wenza endlini kaAhabi njengakho konke okwakusenhliziyweni yami, amadodana akho kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sesine azahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sakoIsrayelid.

31 Kodwa uJehu kaqaphelisanga ukuhamba emlayweni weNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke; kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobhowamu owenza uIsrayeli onee.

32 Ngalezonsuku iNkosi yaqala ukuquma isusa koIsrayelif. UHazayeli wasebatshaya kuyo yonke imingcele yakoIsrayelig,

33 kusukela eJodani empumalanga, ilizwe lonke leGileyadi, abakoGadi labakoRubeni labakoManase, kusukela eAroweri engasesifuleni seArinonih, leGileyadi leBashanii.

34 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehu, lakho konke akwenzayo, lamandla akhe wonke, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayelij?

35 UJehu waselala laboyise, bamngcwabela eSamariya. UJehowahazi indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

36 Lesikhathi uJehu abusa ngaso phezu kukaIsrayeli eSamariya sasiyiminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili.

11UAthaliya unina kaAhaziyaa esebonile ukuthi indodana yakhe ifile, wasukuma wachitha yonke inzalo yesikhosinib.

2 Kodwa uJehosheba indodakazi yenkosi uJoramu, udadewabo kaAhaziya, wathatha uJowashi indodana kaAhaziya, wameba phakathi kwamadodana enkosi abulawayo, yena lomlizane wakhe ekamelweni lokulala. Basebemfihla ebusweni bukaAthaliya ukuze angabulawa.

3 Wayelaye-ke efihliwe endlini yeNkosi iminyaka eyisithupha; uAthaliya wasebusa phezu kwelizwe.

4 Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada wasethuma wathatha izinduna zamakhuluc, lamaKaritid kanye labalindie, wabaletha kuye endlini yeNkosi. Wenza isivumelwano labo, wabafungisa endlini yeNkosi, wabatshengisa indodana yenkosi.

5 Wasebalaya esithi: Nansi into elizayenza: Ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yenu elingena ngesabatha izakuba ngabalindi bomlindo wendlu yenkosif,

6 lengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu izakuba sesangweni leSurig, lengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu esangweni ngemva kwabalindih; ngokunjalo lizalinda umlindo wendlu, ingafohlelwa.

7 Lengxenye ezimbili zenu lonke eliphuma ngesabatha, bona bazagcina umlindo wendlu yeNkosi mayelana lenkosii.

8 Lizazingelezela inkosi inhlangothi zonke, ngulowo lalowo elezikhali esandleni sakhej; lozangena kokuhleliweyo uzabulawak. Libe lenkosi ekuphumeni kwayo lekungeneni kwayol.

9 Induna zamakhulu zasezisenza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi akulayayo; zathatha, yileyo laleyo abantu bayo abangena ngesabatha lalabo abaphuma ngesabatha, zafika kuJehoyada umpristim.

10 Umpristi wasenika izinduna zamakhulu imikhonto lezihlangu ezazingezenkosi uDavida ezazisendlini yeNkosin.

11 Abalindi basebesima, ngulowo lalowo elezikhali esandleni sakhe, kusukela kwesokunene sendlu kusiya kwesokhohlo sendlu, ngaselathini langasendlini, enkosini inhlangothi zonkeo.

12 Waseyikhupha indodana yenkosi, wayethesa umqhelep, wayinika ubufakazi; bayibeka yaba yinkosi, bayigcoba, batshaya izandla, basebesithi: Kayiphile inkosiq!

14 wabona, khangela-ke, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni njengomkhuba, lezinduna labavutheli bezimpondo bengasenkosinir, labantu bonke belizwe bethokoza bavuthela izimpondos. UAthaliya wasedabula izigqoko zakhe, wamemeza wathi: Ugobe! Ugobet!

15 UJehoyada umpristi waselaya induna zamakhulu, abaphathi bebuthou, wathi kubo: Mkhupheleni ngaphandle kokuhleliweyov, lomlandelayo limbulale ngenkemba. Ngoba umpristi wathi: Kangabulawelwa endlini kaJehova.

16 Basebembamba ngezandla, wasehamba ngendlela yokungena kwamabhiza endlini yenkosi, wabulawelwa khonaphow.

17 UJehoyada wasesenza isivumelwano phakathi kukaJehova lenkosi labantu ukuthi babe ngabantu bakaJehovax; laphakathi kwenkosi labantuy.

18 Bonke abantu belizwe basebengena endlini kaBhali, bayidilizela phansiz; amalathi akhe lezithombe zakhe baziphahlaza ngokupheleleyo, loMathani umpristi kaBhali bambulala phambi kwamalathia. Umpristi wasebeka abaphathi phezu kwendlu yeNkosi.

19 Wasethatha izinduna zamakhulu lamaKariti labalindi labo bonke abantu belizwe, bayehlisa inkosi isuka endlini kaJehovab, beza ngendlela yesango labalindi endlini yenkosi. Yasihlala esihlalweni sobukhosi samakhosic.

20 Bonke abantu belizwe basebethokoza. Umuzi wasusiba lokuthula, sebembulele uAthaliya ngenkemba ngasendlini yenkosi.

12Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kaJehu uJehowashi waba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amane eJerusalemaa. Lebizo likanina lalinguZibiya weBherishebhab.

2 UJehowashi wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi zonke izinsuku zakhe uJehoyada umpristi amfundisa ngazo.

3 Kodwa indawo eziphakemeyo kazisuswanga; abantu babelokhu benikela imihlatshelo betshisa impepha endaweni eziphakemeyoc.

4 UJehowashi wasesithi kubapristi: Yonke imali yezinto ezehlukanisiweyo elethwa endlini kaJehovad, imali yalowo lalowo odlulayo kwababaliweyo, imali yalowo lalowo umuntu ayilinganisileyo, yonke imali, okuvela enhliziyweni yaloba nguwuphi umuntu ukuyiletha endlini yeNkosie;

5 abapristi kabayithathe kubo, ngulowo lalowo komejwayeleyo, balungise izikhala zendluf, loba kungaphi lapho okutholwa khona izikhalag.

6 Kodwa kwathi ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lantathu wenkosi uJehowashi abapristi babengakalungisi izikhala zendluh.

7 Inkosi uJehowashi yasibiza uJehoyada umpristi labapristi, yathi kibo: Kungani lingalungisi izikhala zendlu? Ngakho-ke lingathathi imali kwelibejwayeleyo kodwa liyinikele izikhala zendlu.

8 Abapristi basebevuma ukuthi kabasayikuthatha imali ebantwini lokuthi kabayikulungisa izikhala zendlu.

9 UJehoyada umpristi wasethatha ibhokisi elilodwa, wabhoboza isikhala esivalweni salo, walibeka eceleni kwelathi ngakwesokunene nxa umuntu engena endlini yeNkosi. Abapristi-ke abalinda umbundu bafaka kulo yonke imali eyalethwa endlini yeNkosii.

10 Kwakusithi sebebona ukuthi imali isinengi ebhokisini, umabhalane wenkosi, lompristi omkhulu benyukej, bayibophe bayibale imali eyatholwa endlini yeNkosik.

11 Basebenikela imali elinganisiweyo ezandleni zabenzi bomsebenzi, zababonisi bendlu yeNkosi, bayikhuphela kubabazi bezigodo lakubakhi ababesebenza endlini yeNkosil,

12 lakwabakha ngamatshe lakubabazi bamatshe, lokuthenga izigodo lamatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa izikhala zendlu yeNkosi, lakukho konke okwakhutshelwa indlu ukuyilungisam.

13 Kodwa kayenzelwanga indlu yeNkosin imiganu yesiliva, izindlawu, imiganu yokufafaza, izimpondo zokukhaliswa, laziphi izitsha zegolide lezitsha zesiliva zemali eyalethwa endlini yeNkosio,

15 Njalo kababalelananga labantu abanikela imali esandleni sabo, ukupha abenzi bomsebenzi, ngoba benza ngokuthembekap.

16 Imali yomnikelo wecalaq lemali yeminikelo yesono kayilethwanga endlini yeNkosir; yayingeyabapristis.

17 Ngalesosikhathi uHazayeli inkosi yeSiriyat wenyuka walwa emelene leGathiu, wayithumba. UHazayeli wasekhangelisa ubuso bakhe ukwenyuka amelane leJerusalemav.

18 Kodwa uJehowashi inkosi yakoJuda wathatha zonke izinto ezingcwelisiweyo uJehoshafathi loJoramu loAhaziya oyise, amakhosi akoJuda, ababezingcwelisilew, lezakhe izinto ezingcwelisiweyo, legolide lonke elatholwa enothweni yendlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi, wakuthumela kuHazayeli inkosi yeSiriyax. Wasesenyuka wasuka eJerusalemay.

19 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJowashi, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?

20 Inceku zakhe zasezisukuma zenza ugobe, zamtshaya uJowashi endlini yeMiloz eyehlela eSilaa.

21 Ngoba oJozakari indodana kaShimeyathi loJehozabadi indodana kaShomeri, inceku zakhe, bamtshaya, wafa; basebemngcwaba kuboyise emzini kaDavida. UAmaziya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

13Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lantathu kaJowashi indodana kaAhaziya inkosi yakoJuda uJehowahazi indodana kaJehu waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli eSamariya, wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesikhombisa.

2 Wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, walandela izono zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli one, kasukanga kuzoa.

3 Ulaka lweNkosi lwaselumvuthela uIsrayelib, yabanikela esandleni sikaHazayeli inkosi yeSiriyac lesandleni sikaBenihadadi indodana kaHazayelid, zonke lezonsukue.

4 UJehowahazi wasencenga ubuso beNkosi, iNkosi yamuzwaf, ngoba yabona incindezelo kaIsrayeli, ngoba inkosi yeSiriya yabacindezelag.

5 (INkosi yasisipha uIsrayelih umsindisi ukuze baphume ngaphansi kwesandla samaSiriyai; abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebehlala emathenteni abo njengakuqalaj.

6 Loba kunjalo kabasukanga ezonweni zendlu kaJerobhowamu owenza uIsrayeli one, bahamba kuzok; lesixuku laso sasilokhu siseSamariyal.)

7 Ngoba kayimtshiyelanga uJehowahazi abantu, kuphela abagadi bamabhiza abangamatshumi amahlanu, lenqola ezilitshumi, labahamba ngenyawo abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi; ngoba inkosi yeSiriya yayibabhubhisile, yabenza baba njengothuli ngokubhulam.

8 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehowahazi, lakho konke akwenzayo, lamandla akhe, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli?

9 UJehowahazi waselala laboyise, bamngcwabela eSamariya; uJowashi indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

10 Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa kaJowashi inkosi yakoJuda uJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli eSamariya; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesithupha.

11 Laye wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, kasukanga ezonweni zonke zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli one; wahamba kuzon.

12 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJowashio, lakho konke akwenzayop, lamandla akhe alwa ngawo loAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeliq?

13 UJowashi waselala laboyise, uJerobhowamu wasehlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. UJowashi wangcwatshelwa eSamariya lamakhosi akoIsrayeli.

14 UElisha wasegula umkhuhlane wakhe afa ngawor; uJowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli wasesehlela kuye, wakhala inyembezi phezu kobuso bakhe, wathi: Baba wami! Baba wami! Nqola yakoIsrayeli lamabhiza ayos!

15 UElisha wasesithi kuye: Thatha idandili lemitshoko. Wasezithathela idandili lemitshoko.

16 Wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli: Beka isandla sakho edandilini. Wasesibeka isandla sakhe. UElisha wasebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zenkosi.

17 Wasesithi: Vula iwindi ngempumalanga. Yasilivula. UElisha wasesithi: Tshoka! Yasitshoka. Wasesithi: Umtshoko wenkululeko yeNkosi, lomtshoko wenkululeko kuSiriya. Ngoba uzatshaya amaSiriya eAfeki uze uwaqedet.

18 Wasesithi: Thatha imitshoko. Yasiyithatha. Wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli: Tshaya emhlabathini. Yasitshaya kathathu, yasisima.

19 Umuntu kaNkulunkulu waseyithukuthelelau, wathi: Ngabe utshaye kahlanu kumbe kasithupha, ngakho ubuzayitshaya iSiriya uze uyiqede; khathesi-ke uzatshaya iSiriya kathathu kuphelav.

20 UElisha wasesifa, basebemngcwaba. Amaviyo amaMowabi asengena elizweni ekuthwaseni komnyakaw.

21 Kwasekusithi bengcwaba umuntu, khangela-ke, babona iviyo, baphosela lowomuntu engcwabeni likaElisha. Kwathi umuntu esiyathinta amathambo kaElisha waphila, wasukuma wema ngenyawo.

22 UHazayeli inkosi yeSiriya wasecindezela uIsrayeli insuku zonke zikaJehowahazix.

23 INkosi yasisiba lomusa kibo, yaba lesihawu kuboy, yaphendukela kiboz ngenxa yesivumelwano sayo loAbrahama, uIsaka, loJakobe, kayithandanga ukubabhubhisa, kayibaxotshanga ebusweni bayo kuze kube khathesia.

24 UHazayeli inkosi yeSiriya wasesifa; uBenihadadi indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

25 UJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi wasebuya wathatha imizi esandleni sikaBenihadadi indodana kaHazayeli owayeyithethe esandleni sikaJehowahazi uyise ngempi. UJowashi wamtshaya kathathu, waseyibuyisela imizi yakoIsrayelib.

14Ngomnyaka wesibili kaJowashi indodana kaJehowazi, inkosi yakoIsrayelia, uAmaziya indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosib.

2 Wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguJehowadani weJerusalema.

3 Wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi, kodwa kungenjengoDavida uyise; wenza njengakho konke uJowashi uyise akwenzayo.

4 Loba kunjalo indawo eziphakemeyo kazisuswanga; abantu babelokhu benikela imihlatshelo betshisa impepha endaweni eziphakemeyoc.

5 Kwasekusithi umbuso wakhe usuqinisiwe esandleni sakhe, watshaya inceku zakhe ezazitshaye inkosi uyised.

6 Kodwa abantwana bababulali kababulalanga, njengokubhaliweyo ogwalweni lomlayo kaMozisi lapho iNkosi eyalaya khona isithi: Oyise kabayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana, labantwana kabayikubulawa ngenxa yaboyise, kodwa wonke umuntu uzabulawelwa isono sakhee.

7 Yena wasetshaya amaEdomaf azinkulungwane ezilitshumi esihotsheni setshwayi, wathumba iSela ngempig, wabiza ibizo layo ngokuthi yiJokhitheyeli, kuze kube lamuhlah.

8 Khona uAmaziya wathuma izithunywa kuJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi indodana kaJehu, inkosi yakoIsrayelii, esithi: Woza sikhangelane ubuso ngobusoj.

9 UJehowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli wasethumela kuAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda esithi: Ukhula oluhlabayo oluseLebhanonik lwathumela emsedarini oseLebhanonil lusithi: Nika indodakazi yakho endodaneni yami ibe ngumkayo; kwasekusedlula isilo seganga esiseLebhanoni, salugxoba ukhula oluhlabayo.

10 Uyitshayile lokuyitshaya iEdoma, inhliziyo yakho isikuphakamisilem; dumiseka, uhlale endlini yakho; ngoba kungani uzivusela ububi ukuze uwe wena loJuda kanye lawen?

11 Kodwa uAmaziya kezwanga. Ngakho uJehowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli wenyuka, yena-ke loAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda bakhangelana ubuso ngobuso eBeti-Shemeshi eyakoJudao.

12 UJuda wasetshaywa phambi kukaIsrayeli; basebebaleka, ngulowo lalowo waya ethenteni lakhep.

13 UJehowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli wasembamba uAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda, indodana kaJehowashi indodana kaAhaziya, eBeti-Shemeshiq; wafika eJerusalema, wadilizela phansi umduli weJerusalema, kusukela esangweni lakoEfrayimir kusiya esangweni lengonsi, ingalo ezingamakhulu amanes.

14 Wasethatha lonke igolide lesiliva, lezitsha zonke ezatholakala endlini kaJehova lezendlini zenotho zendlu yenkosi, kanye labayisibambiso, wasebuyela eSamariyat.

15 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehowashi azenzayo, lamandla akhe, lokuthi walwa njani loAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeliu?

16 UJehowashi waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa eSamariya emakhosini akoIsrayeli. UJerobhowamu indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

17 UAmaziya indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakoJuda, wasephila iminyaka elitshumi lanhlanu emva kokufa kukaJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi inkosi yakoIsrayeliv.

18 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAmaziya, kazibhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?

19 Basebemenzela ugobe eJerusalemaw, wabalekela eLakishi; kodwa bathuma bamlandela eLakishi, bambulalela khonax.

20 Basebemthwala ngamabhiza, wangcwatshelwa eJerusalema kuboyise emzini kaDavida.

21 Bonke abantu bakoJuda basebethatha uAzariya, owayeleminyaka elitshumi lesithupha, bambeka waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise uAmaziya.

23 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanhlanu kaAmaziya indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakoJuda uJerobhowamu indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli waba yinkosi eSamariya; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amane lanye.

24 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi; kasukanga ezonweni zonke zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli onez.

25 Yena wabuyisela umngcele wakoIsrayeli kusukela ekungeneni kweHamathia kuze kufike elwandle lwamagceke, njengokwelizwi leNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayelib, eyalikhuluma ngesandla senceku yayo uJona indodana kaAmithayi umprofethic, owayevela eGathi-Heferid.

26 Ngoba iNkosi yabona ukuhlupheka kukaIsrayeli, kwakubaba kakhulue, ngoba kwakungekho ovalelweyo, njalo engekho okhululekileyo, njalo kungelamsizi kaIsrayelif.

27 INkosi yayingatshongo-ke ukuthi izalesula ibizo likaIsrayeli ngaphansi kwamazulu; kodwa yabasindisa ngesandla sikaJerobhowamu indodana kaJowashig.

28 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJerobhowamu, lakho konke akwenzayo, lamandla akhe, ukuthi walwa njani, lokuthi wayibuyisela njani koIsrayeli iDamaseko leHamathih, engeyeJudai, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli?

29 UJerobhowamu waselala laboyise, emakhosini akoIsrayeli. UZekhariya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

15Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa kaJerobhowamu, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, uAzariya indodana kaAmaziya, inkosi yakoJuda, waba yinkosia.

2 Wayeleminyaka elitshumi lesithupha lapho esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lambili eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguJekoliya weJerusalemab.

3 Wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi njengakho konke uAmaziya uyise akwenzayoc.

4 Kodwa indawo eziphakemeyo kazisuswanga; abantu babelokhu benikela imihlatshelo betshisa impepha endaweni eziphakemeyod.

5 UJehova wayitshaya inkosi, yasisiba ngumlephero kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwayoe. Yahlala endlini eyehlukanisiweyof. UJothamu indodana yenkosi wasephatha indlu, esahlulela abantu belizwe.

6 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAzariya, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?

7 UAzariya waselala laboyise, bamngcwaba kuboyise emzini kaDavida. UJothamu indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakheg.

8 Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesificaminwembili kaAzariya inkosi yakoJuda uZekhariya indodana kaJerobhowamu wabusa phezu kukaIsrayeli eSamariya inyanga eziyisithupha.

9 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza kwaboyise; kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli oneh.

10 UShaluma indodana kaJabeshi wasemenzela ugobe, wamtshaya phambi kwabantu wambulala, wasebusa esikhundleni sakhe.

11 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaZekhariya, khangela, zibhaliwe egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli.

12 Leli yilizwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma kuJehu isithi: Amadodana akho azahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sesine. Kwaba njalo-kei.

13 UShaluma indodana kaJabeshi waba yinkosi ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesificamunwemunye kaUziya inkosi yakoJuda; wabusa inyanga egcweleyo eSamariya.

14 Ngoba uMenahema indodana kaGadi wenyuka esuka eTirizaj, weza eSamariya, wamtshaya uShaluma indodana kaJabeshi eSamariya wambulala; wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

15 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaShaluma, logobe lwakhe alwenzayo, khangela, kubhaliwe egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli.

16 Khona uMenahema wasetshaya iThifisak, lakho konke okwakukiyo, lemingcele yayo kusukela eTirizal, ngoba bengamvulelanga. Ngakho wayitshaya; bonke abesifazana bayo abakhulelweyo wabaqhaqham.

17 Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesificamunwemunye kaAzariya inkosi yakoJuda uMenahema indodana kaGadi waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi eSamariya.

18 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi; kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli onen, insuku zakhe zonke.

19 UPhulio inkosi yeAsiriya weza wamelana lelizwep; uMenahema wasenika uPhuli amathalenta* esiliva ayinkulungwaneq ukuze isandla sakhe sibe laye ukuqinisa umbuso esandleni sakher.

20 UMenahema wasekhuphisa uIsrayeli imali, yabo bonke abantu abalamandla enothwenis, ukupha inkosi yeAsiriya; amashekeli esiliva angamatshumi amahlanu kuleyo laleyondodat. Inkosi yeAsiriya yasibuyela, kayaze yahlala lapho elizweni.

21 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaMenahema, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli?

22 UMenahema waselala laboyise; uPhekahiya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

23 Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amahlanu kaAzariya inkosi yakoJuda uPhekahiya indodana kaMenahema waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli eSamariya, wabusa iminyaka emibili.

24 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi; kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli oneu.

25 Kodwa uPheka indodana kaRemaliya, induna yakhe, wamenzela ugobe wamtshaya eSamariyav enqabeni yendlu yenkosi, kanye loArigobi loAriye, njalo kanye laye abantu abangamatshumi amahlanu bamaGileyadi. Wambulala, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhew.

26 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaPhekahiya, lakho konke akwenzayo, khangela, kubhaliwe egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli.

27 Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amahlanu lambili kaAzariya inkosi yakoJuda uPheka indodana kaRemaliya waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli eSamariya; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amabili.

28 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi; kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli onex.

29 Ensukwini zikaPheka inkosi yakoIsrayeli kwafika uTigilathi Pileseri inkosi yeAsiriyay, wathatha iIjoniz, leAbeli-Beti-Mahakaa b, leJanowac, leKedeshid, leHazori, leGileyadi, leGalili, ilizwe lonke lakoNafithali; wabathumbela eAsiriyae.

30 UHosheya indodana kaEla wasesenza ugobe emelene loPheka indodana kaRemaliya, wamtshaya wambulala, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili kaJothamu, indodana kaUziya.

31 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaPheka, lakho konke akwenzayo, khangela, kubhaliwe egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli.

32 Ngomnyaka wesibili kaPheka indodana kaRemaliya inkosi yakoIsrayeli uJothamu indodana kaUziya inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosif.

33 Wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesithupha eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguJerusha indodakazi kaZadoki.

34 Wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi; wenza njengakho konke uUziya uyise ayekwenzileg.

35 Kodwa indawo eziphakemeyo kazisuswanga; abantu babelokhu benikela imihlatshelo betshisa impepha endaweni eziphakemeyoh. Yena wakha isango elingaphezulu endlini yeNkosii.

36 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJothamu, azenzayo, kazibhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJudaj?

37 Ngalezonsuku iNkosi yaqala ukuthumela koJuda uRezini inkosi yeSiriyak loPheka indodana kaRemaliyal.

38 UJothamu waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa kuboyise emzini kaDavida uyise. UAhazi indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhem.

16Ngomnyaka wetshumi lesikhombisa kaPheka indodana kaRemaliya uAhazi indodana kaJothamu inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosi.

2 UAhazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesithupha eJerusalema. Kenzanga-ke okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengoDavida uyisea.

3 Kodwa wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akoIsrayeli, yebo, futhi wenza indodana yakhe idabule emlilwenib, njengezinengiso zezizwe iNkosi eyazixotsha elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelic.

4 Wanikela imihlatshelo watshisa impepha endaweni eziphakemeyod laphezu kwamaqaqa langaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlazae.

5 Khona uRezini inkosi yeSiriya loPheka indodana kaRemaliya, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, benyukela eJerusalema ukulwa, bamvimbezela uAhazif kodwa kababanga lakho ukunqobag.

6 Ngalesosikhathi uRezini inkosi yeSiriya wabuyisela iElathi eSiriya, waxotsha amaJuda eElathi; amaSiriya asesiza eElathi ahlala khona kuze kube lamuhla.

7 UAhazi wasethuma izithunywa kuTigilathi Pileseri inkosi yeAsiriya esithi: Ngiyinceku yakho lendodana yakho; yenyuka ungisindise esandleni senkosi yeSiriya lesandleni senkosi yakoIsrayeli abangivukelayoh.

8 UAhazii wasethatha isiliva legolide okwakutholwa endlini kaJehova lenothweni yendlu yenkosij, wathumela isipho enkosini yeAsiriyak.

9 Inkosi yeAsiriya yasimlalela, ngoba inkosi yeAsiriya yenyuka imelene leDamaseko yayithumba, yabathumbela eKiri abantu bayo, yabulala uRezinil.

10 Inkosi uAhazi yasisiya eDamaseko ukuhlangana loTigilathi Pileseri inkosi yeAsiriya, yabona ilathi elaliseDamaseko. Inkosi uAhazi yasithumela kuUriya umpristim isimo selathi lomfanekiso walo njengokwenziwa kwalo konke.

11 U-Uriya umpristi wasesakha ilathi njengakho konke uAhazi akuthumela kuvela eDamaseko; uUriya umpristi wenza njalo, yaze yafika inkosi uAhazi ivela eDamaseko.

12 Inkosi isibuyile eDamaseko inkosi yalibona ilathi. Inkosi yasondela elathini, yanikela phezu kwalon.

13 Yasitshisa umnikelo wayo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wayo wokudla, yathela umnikelo wayo wokunathwayo, yafafaza igazi leminikelo yokuthula eyayilayo phezu kwelathi.

14 Kodwa ilathi lethusi elaliphambi kweNkosio yaliletha lisuka phambi kwendlup, lisuka phakathi kwelathi lendlu yeNkosiq, yalifaka ehlangothini lwenyakatho lwelathir.

15 Inkosi uAhazi yasimlaya uUriya umpristi isithi: Phezu kwelathi elikhulus tshisa umnikelo wokutshiswa wekuseni, lomnikelo wokudla wantambama, lomnikelo wokutshiswa wenkosi, lomnikelo wayo wokudla, lomnikelo wokutshiswa wabo bonke abantu belizwe, lomnikelo wabo wokudla, leminikelo yabo yokunathwayo; ufafaze phezu kwalo lonke igazi lomnikelo wokutshiswa lalo lonke igazi lomhlatshelot. Kodwa ilathi lethusi lizakuba ngelami ukubuza ngalou.

17 Inkosi uAhazi yasiqumav imiphetho yezisekelo, yasusa inditshi yokugezela kuzow, yethula ulwandle phezu kwenkabi zethusi ezazingaphansi kwalox, yalubeka phezu kokugandelwe ngamatshe.

18 Lokwembesiweyo kwesabatha ababekwakhe endlini, lentuba yenkosi phandle, yakususa endlini yeNkosi, ngenxa yenkosi yeAsiriya.

19 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAhazi azenzayo, kazibhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuday?

20 UAhazi waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa kuboyise emzini kaDavida. UHezekhiya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhez.

17Ngomnyaka wetshumi lambili kaAhazi inkosi yakoJuda uHosheya indodana kaEla waba yinkosi eSamariya phezu kukaIsrayeli; wabusa iminyaka eyisificamunwemunye.

2 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, loba kunjalo kungenjengamakhosi akoIsrayeli ayengaphambi kwakhe.

3 UShalimaneseri inkosi yeAsiriya wenyuka wamelana laye; uHosheya wasesiba yinceku yakhe, wathela umthelo kuye.

4 Kodwa inkosi yeAsiriya yafica ugobe kuHosheya, ngoba wayethume izithunywa kuSo inkosi yeGibhithe, kazabe esenyusa umthelo enkosini yeAsiriya umnyaka ngomnyaka. Ngakho inkosi yeAsiriya yamvalela yambopha entolongweni.

5 Inkosi yeAsiriya yasisenyukela kulo lonke ilizwe, yenyukela eSamariya, yayivimbezela iminyaka emithathu.

6 Ngomnyaka wesificamunwemunye kaHosheya, inkosi yeAsiriya yathumba iSamariya yathumbela uIsrayeli eAsiriya, yabahlalisa eHala leHabori, umfula weGozani, lemizini yamaMede.

7 Lokhu-ke kwenzeka ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli babonile eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo eyayibenyuse elizweni leGibhithe ibasusa ngaphansi kwesandla sikaFaro inkosi yeGibhithe, babesabe abanye onkulunkulu,

8 bahamba ezimisweni zezizwe iNkosi eyayizixotshe elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lezamakhosi akoIsrayeli, ayezenzile.

9 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli benza ensitha izinto ezingalunganga bemelene leNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo. Babezakhele indawo eziphakemeyo kuyo yonke imizi yabo, kusukela enqabeni yabalindi kuze kube semzini obiyelweyo.

10 Basebezimisela insika eziyizithombe lezixuku phezu kwawo wonke amaqaqa aphakemeyo langaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza.

11 Basebetshisa lapho impepha endaweni zonke eziphakemeyo, njengezizwe iNkosi eyazikhokhelela ekuthunjweni phambi kwabo; benza izinto ezimbi ukuyithukuthelisa iNkosi.

13 Kanti iNkosi yafakaza imelene loIsrayeli njalo imelene loJuda ngesandla sabo bonke abaprofethi lababoni bonke isithi: Phendukani endleleni zenu ezimbi, ligcine imithetho yami, izimiso zami, njengokomlayo wonke engawulaya oyihlo lengawuthumela kini ngesandla senceku zami abaprofethi.

14 Loba kunjalo kabalalelanga, kodwa benza lukhuni intamo yabo, njengentamo yaboyise, abangakholwanga eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo.

15 Njalo bala izimiso zayo lesivumelwano sayo eyasenza laboyise lezifakazelo zayo eyazifakaza imelene labo, balandela ize, baba yize, balandela izizwe ezazibahanqile, iNkosi eyayibalaye ngazo ukuthi bangenzi njengazo.

16 Bayitshiya yonke imilayo yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, bazenzela izithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, amathole amabili, benza isixuku, bakhothamela lonke ibutho lamazulu, bakhonza uBhali.

17 Benza amadodana abo lamadodakazi abo adabule emlilweni, benza ukuvumisa, benza imilingo, bazithengisela ukwenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi ukuyithukuthelisa.

18 Ngakho iNkosi yamthukuthelela kakhulu uIsrayeli, yabasusa ebusweni bayo; kakusalanga loyedwa ngaphandle kwesizwe sakoJuda kuphela.

19 Laye uJuda kayigcinanga imilayo yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, kodwa bahamba ngezimiso zikaIsrayeli abazenzayo.

20 INkosi yasiyala yonke inzalo yakoIsrayeli, yayihlupha, yayinikela esandleni sabaphangi, yaze yabalahla yabasusa phambi kwayo.

21 Ngoba yamdabula uIsrayeli imsusa endlini kaDavida, basebebeka uJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati ukuthi abe yinkosi. UJerobhowamu wamqhuba wamphambula uIsrayeli ekulandeleni iNkosi, wabenza bona isono esikhulu.

22 Ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahamba ngazo zonke izono zikaJerobhowamu azenzayo, kabasukanga kuzo,

23 iNkosi yaze yamsusa uIsrayeli phambi kwayo njengokutsho kwayo ngesandla sazo zonke inceku zayo abaprofethia. Ngakho uIsrayeli wathunjwa wasuswa elizweni lakhe wasiwa eAsiriya kuze kube lamuhlab.

24 Inkosi yeAsiriya yasiletha abantuc abavela eBhabhilonid labavela eKutha labavela eAva labavela eHamathie labavela eSefavayimif, yabahlalisa emizini yeSamariya esikhundleni sabantwana bakoIsrayeli, badla ilifa leSamariya, bahlala emizini yayo.

25 Kwasekusithi ekuqaleni kokuhlala kwabo khona kabayesabanga iNkosi; ngakho iNkosi yathumela izilwane phakathi kwabo ezabulala abanye babo.

26 Ngakho bakhuluma enkosini yeAsiriya besithi: Izizwe owazisusayo wazihlalisa emizini yeSamariya kaziwazi umkhuba kaNkulunkulu walelolizwe; ngakho uthumele izilwane phakathi kwazo, khangela-ke ziyazibulala, ngoba kaziwazi umkhuba kaNkulunkulu walelolizwe.

27 Inkosi yeAsiriya yasilaya isithi: Yisani khona omunye wabapristi elabathumbayo besuka lapho; kabayehlala khona, kabafundise umkhuba kaNkulunkulu walelolizwe.

28 Ngakho omunye wabapristi ababebathumbe besuka eSamariya weza wahlala eBhethelig, wabafundisa ukuthi bangayesaba njani iNkosi.

29 Loba kunjalo zonke izizwe zenza onkulunkulu bazo, zabafaka ezindlini zezindawo eziphakemeyo amaSamariya azenzayo, yileso laleso isizwe emizini yazo ezihlala kuyo.

30 Labantu beBhabhiloni benza uSukothi-Benothi, labantu beKuthi benza uNerigali, labantu beHamathi benza uAshima,

31 lamaAvi enza uNibazi loTaritaki, lamaSefavayimi ayetshisa abantwana bawo emlilweni esenzela uAdrameleki loAnameleki onkulunkulu beSefavayimi.

32 Babeyesaba leNkosi, bazenzela abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo kwabaphansi kakhulu babo, ababebasebenzela ezindlini zezindawo eziphakemeyo.

33 Babeyesaba iNkosi, njalo babekhonza onkulunkulu babo njengomkhuba wezizwe ezabathumbayo besuka lapho.

34 Kuze kube lamuhla benza njengemikhuba yakuqala. Kabayesabi iNkosi, kabenzi njengezimiso zabo lanjengezimiselo zabo lanjengomlayo lanjengomthetho iNkosi eyakulaya abantwana bakaJakobe, owamutha ibizo elithi uIsrayeli.

35 INkosi eyenza isivumelwano labo, yabalaya isithi: Kaliyikwesaba abanye onkulunkulu, lingabakhothameli, lingabasebenzeli, lingabahlabeli.

36 Kodwa iNkosi eyalenyusa elizweni leGibhithe ngamandla amakhulu langengalo eyeluliweyo, yona lizayesaba njalo yona lizayikhothamela njalo yona lizayihlabela.

37 Lezimiso lezimiselo lomlayo lomthetho eyalibhalela khona, lizaqaphelisa ukukwenza zonke izinsuku, lingesabi abanye onkulunkulu.

39 Kodwa iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu lizayesaba; yona-ke izalikhulula esandleni sezitha zenu zonke.

41 Lezizizwe zayesaba-ke iNkosi, kodwa zakhonza izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo; bobabili abantwana bazo labantwana babantwana bazo, njengokwenza kwaboyise benza labo kuze kube lamuhlah.

18Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesithathu kaHosheya indodana kaElaa, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, uHezekhiya indodana kaAhazi inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosib.

2 Wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguAbhi indodakazi kaZekhariya.

3 Wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi njengakho konke uDavida uyise akwenzayoc.

4 Yena wasusa indawo eziphakemeyo, wabhidliza insika eziyizithombed, wagamula izixukue, wachoboza inyoka yethusi uMozisi ayeyenzile, ngoba kuze kube yilezonsuku abantwana bakoIsrayeli babeyitshisela impephaf; wayibiza ngokuthi nguNehushitani.

5 Wathembela eNkosini, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayelig; okwathi emva kwakhe kakubanga khona onjengaye emakhosini wonke akoJuda, loba ayengaphambi kwakheh.

6 Ngoba wanamathela eNkosini, kaphambukanga ekuyilandeleni, kodwa wagcina imilayo yayo iNkosi eyayilaya uMozisii.

7 LeNkosi yaba layej; loba ngaphi lapho aphumela khona waphumelelak. Wavukela inkosi yeAsiriya, kayisebenzelangal.

8 Yena watshaya amaFilisti waze wafika eGaza lemingcele yayom, kusukela emphotshongweni wabalindi kuze kube semzini obiyelweyon.

9 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesine wenkosi uHezekhiya, owawungumnyaka wesikhombisa kaHosheya indodana kaEla, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, uShalimaneseri inkosi yeAsiriya wenyuka wamelana leSamariya, wayivimbezelao.

10 Basebeyithumba ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu. Ngomnyaka wesithupha kaHezekhiya, owawungumnyaka wesificamunwemunye kaHosheya inkosi yakoIsrayeli, iSamariya yathunjwa.

11 Inkosi yeAsiriya yathumbela uIsrayeli eAsiriya, yababeka eHala leHabori umfula weGozani, lemizini yamaMede.

12 Ngoba bengalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wabop, kodwa baseqa isivumelwano sayo, konke uMozisi inceku yeNkosi eyayikulayile; kabalalelanga, kabenzangaq.

13 Langomnyaka wetshumi lane wenkosi uHezekhiya, uSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriya wenyuka wamelana layo yonke imizi yakoJuda ebiyelweyo, wayithumbar.

14 UHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda wasethumela enkosini yeAsiriya eLakishis esithi: Ngonile; buyela usuke kimi; okubeka phezu kwami ngizakuthwala. Inkosi yeAsiriya yasibeka phezu kukaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda amathalenta* esiliva angamakhulu amathathu, lamathalenta angamatshumi amathathu egolidet.

15 UHezekhiya wasemnika sonke isiliva esatholakala endlini kaJehova lenothweni yendlu yenkosiu.

16 Ngalesosikhathi uHezekhiya waquma igolide ezivalweni zethempeli leNkosi, lemigubazini uHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda ayekunamathisele, walinika inkosi yeAsiriya.

17 Inkosi yeAsiriyav yasithuma uTharithani loRabi-Sarisi loRabi-Shake besuka eLakishi besiya enkosini uHezekhiya belebutho elinzima eJerusalemaw. Benyuka-ke bafika eJerusalema. Sebenyuke bafika bema emgelweni wechibi eliphezulu, elisemgwaqweni omkhulu wensimu yomwatshix.

18 Sebebize inkosi, kwaphumela kibo uEliyakhimi indodana kaHilikhiya owayengumphathi wendluy, loShebina umbhaliz, loJowa indodana kaAsafi umabhalanea.

19 URabi-Shake wasesithi kibo: Khulumani khathesi kuHezekhiya: Itsho njalo inkosi enkulu, inkosi yeAsiriya ithi: Yisibindi bani lesi, othembela kusob?

20 Uthi, kodwa yilizwi lendebe nje: Kulecebo lamandla empi. Usuthembe bani ukuthi ungivukele?

21 Khangela-ke, wena uthembele odondolweni lomhlanga owephukileyo, oluyiGibhithe, uba umuntu eseyama phezu kwalo, luzangena esandleni sakhe lusihlabe. Unjalo uFaro inkosi yeGibhithe kubo bonke abathembela kuye.

22 Kodwa uba lisithi kimi: ENkosini uNkulunkulu wethu siyathemba; angithi yiyo elezindawo zayo eziphakemeyo lamalathi ayo uHezekhiya awasusileyo, wathi kuJuda leJerusalema: Phambi kwalelilathi lizakhonza eJerusalema?

23 Ngakho-ke, akunike isibambiso enkosini yami, inkosi yeAsiriya, njalo ngizakunika amabhiza azinkulungwane ezimbili, uba wena ulakho ukunika abagadi bawo.

24 Pho, uzabuyisela emuva njani ubuso benduna eyodwa yabancinyane nje benceku zenkosi yami; wena-ke uthembele eGibhithe ngezinqola labagadi bamabhiza?

25 Kambe ngenyukile yini ukumelana lalindawo ngingelaJehova ukuyichitha? UJehova uthe kimi: Yenyuka umelane lalelilizwe, ulichithe.

26 UEliyakhimi indodana kaHilikhiya loShebina loJowa basebesithi kuRabi-Shake: Akukhulume lenceku zakho ngesiSiriya, ngoba siyasizwa; ungakhulumi lathi ngesiJuda endlebeni zabantu abasemdulinic.

27 Kodwa uRabi-Shake wathi kubo: Inkosi yami ingithumile yini enkosini yakho lakuwe ukukhuluma lamazwi? Kakusebantwini yini abahlezi phezu komduli ukuze badle ubulongwe babo, banathe umchamo wabo kanye lani?

28 URabi-Shake wasesima wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu ngesiJuda, wakhuluma esithi: Zwanini ilizwi lenkosi enkulu, inkosi yeAsiriyad.

29 Itsho njalo inkosi: UHezekhiyae kangalikhohlisif, ngoba kayikuba lakho ukulikhulula esandleni sayo.

30 Njalo uHezekhiya angalenzi lithembele eNkosini esithi: INkosi izasikhulula lokusikhulula, lalumuzi kawuyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yeAsiriya.

31 Lingamlaleli uHezekhiya, ngoba itsho njalo inkosi yeAsiriya: Yenzani isivumelwano sokuthula lami, liphume lize kimi; dlanini-ke, ngulowo lalowo okwevini lakhe langulowo lalowo okomkhiwa wakhe, linathe, ngulowo lalowo amanzi omthombo wakheg;

32 ngize ngifike ngilithathe ngilise elizweni elifanana lelizwe lakini, ilizwe lamabele lewayini elitsha, ilizwe lesinkwa lezivinih, ilizwe lamafutha emihlwathi lolujui, ukuze liphile lingafi. Lingamlaleli uHezekhiya ngoba eliyenga esithi: INkosi izasikhulula.

33 Onkulunkulu bezizwe sebake bawakhulula yini ngulowo lalowo ilizwe lakhe esandleni senkosi yeAsiriyaj?

34 Bangaphi onkulunkuluk beHamathil leArpadim? Bangaphi onkulunkulu beSefavayimi, beHena, leIva? Kambe bayikhulule yini iSamariya esandleni sami?

35 Ngobani kubo bonke onkulunkulu balawomazwe abakhulule ilizwe labo esandleni sami, ukuthi iNkosi ikhulule iJerusalema esandleni samin?

36 Kodwa abantu bathula, kabaze bamphendula lalizwi, ngoba umlayo wenkosi wawuyikuthi: Lingamphenduli.

37 UEliyakhimi indodana kaHilikhiyao owayengumphathi wendlu, loShebina umbhali, loJowa indodana kaAsafi umabhalane, basebesiza kuHezekhiya izigqoko zidatshuliwe, bamtshela amazwi kaRabi-Shakep.

19Kwasekusithi lapho inkosi uHezekhiya isizwile, yadabula izigqoko zayoa, yazembesa ngesakab, yangena endlini yeNkosic.

2 Yasithuma uEliyakhimi owayephezu kwendlu, loShebina umabhalane, labadala babapristi, bembeswe ngamasakad kuIsaya umprofethi indodana kaAmozie.

3 Basebesithi kuye: Utsho njalo uHezekhiya: Lolusuku lusuku lohlupho lolokusolwa lolokweyiswa; ngoba abantwana sebefikile emlonyeni wesizalo, kanti kakulamandla okubeletha.

4 Mhlawumbe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakuzwa wonke amazwi kaRabi-Shakef, inkosi yeAsiriya inkosi yakhe eyamthumayo, ukuthi aklolodele uNkulunkulu ophilayog; njalo izasola amazwih iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ewezwileyoi: Ngakho phakamiselani insali etholakeleyo umkhulekoj.

6 UIsaya wasesithi kuzo: Lizakutsho njalo enkosini yenu: Utsho njalo uJehova: Ungesabi amazwi owezwileyo inceku zenkosi yeAsiriya ezingithuke ngawok.

7 Khangela, ngizafakal umoya kuyom, njalo izakuzwa ihungahunga, ibuyele elizweni layo; ngizayenza ukuthi iwe ngenkemba elizweni layon.

8 URabi-Shake wasebuyela, wafica inkosi yeAsiriya isilwa imelene leLibhinao; ngoba wayezwile ukuthi isisukile eLakiship.

9 Kwathi isizwa ngoTirihakaq inkosi yeEthiyophiyar kuthiwa: Khangela, uphumile ukuyakulwa emelene lawe, yabuya yathuma izithunywa kuHezekhiya, isithi:

10 Lizakhuluma kanje kuHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lithi: UNkulunkulu wakho omthembileyos kangakukhohlisi esithi: IJerusalema kayiyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yeAsiriyat.

11 Khangela, wena usuzwile ukuthi amakhosi eAsiriya enzeni kuwo wonke amazwe, ngokuwatshabalalisa. Wena-ke uzakhululwa yini?

12 Onkulunkulu bezizwe bazikhululile yini, obaba abazichithayou, iGozaniv leHaraniw x leRezefi labantwana bakaEdeniy ababeseTelasariz?

13 Ingaphi inkosi yeHamathia, lenkosi yeArpadib, lenkosi yomuzi weSefavayimi, iHena, leIva?

14 UHezekhiya waseyemukela incwadi esandleni sezithunywa, wayibala, wasesenyukela endlini yeNkosi, uHezekhiya wayichaya phambi kweNkosic.

15 UHezekhiya wasekhuleka phambi kweNkosid, wathi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ohlala phakathi kwamakherubhi*e, wena unguNkulunkulu, wena wedwa, wayo yonke imibuso yomhlaba; wena wenze amazulu lomhlabaf.

16 Nkosi, thoba indlebe yakho, uzweg, Nkosi, vula amehlo akho, uboneh; uzwe amazwi kaSenakheribi amthume ngawo ukuklolodela uNkulunkulu ophilayoi.

18 aphosela onkulunkulu bazo emlilweni; ngoba babengeyisibo onkulunkulu, kodwa umsebenzi wezandla zabantu, izigodo lamatshe; ngakho bababhubhisaj.

19 Ngakho-ke, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, ngicela usisindise esandleni sakhe, ukuze yonke imibuso yomhlaba yazi ukuthi wena uyiNkosi uNkulunkulu, wena wedwak.

20 UIsaya indodana kaAmozi wasethumela kuHezekhiya esithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli: Lokho okukhuleke kimi mayelana loSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriya ngikuzwilel.

21 Yileli ilizwi iNkosi elikhulume mayelana laye: Intombi emsulwa, indodakazi yeZiyoni, iyakudelela, iyakuklolodelam; indodakazi yeJerusalema inikina ikhanda ngemva kwakhon.

22 Ngubani omeyisileyoo wamhlambazap? Njalo uphakamisele bani ilizwi, waphakamisela amehlo akho phezulu? Umelene loNgcwele kaIsrayeliq.

23 Ngesandla sezithunywa zakho uyeyisile iNkosir, wathi: Ngobunengi bezinqola zami ngenyuke indawo ephezulu yezintabas, inhlangothi zeLebhanonit. Ngizagamula imisedari yayo emide, lamafiri ayo akhethekileyou. Ngizangena endaweni yokuhlala yamaphethelo ayo, igusu eliminyeneyov.

24 Mina ngagebha nganatha amanzi angaziwayo, langengaphansi yenyawo zami ngomisa yonke imifula yezindawo ezivinjelweyo.

25 Kawuzwanga yini ukuthi ngakwenza endulow, ngakubumba ensukwini zendulo. Khathesi ngikufikisile, ukuthi ube ngowokudiliza imizi evikelweyo ibe zinqumbi zamanxiwax.

26 Ngakho abahlali bayo babelesandla esifitshane, besaba babe lenhloni, baba njengotshani beganga lemibhida eluhlazay, utshani bempahla, lamabele ahanguliweyo engakamiz.

27 Kodwa ngiyakwazi ukuhlala kwakho lokuphuma kwakho lokungena kwakho lokungithukuthelela kwakhoa.

28 Ngenxa yokungithukuthelela kwakho, lokuthi umsindo wakho wenyukele endlebeni zami, ngizafaka umkhala wami emakhaleni akho, letomu lami endebeni zakhob, ngikwenze ubuyele ngendlela oweza ngayoc.

29 Lokhu-ke kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kuwed; lonyaka uzakudla okuzikhulelayoe, langomnyaka wesibili umkhukhuzela, kuthi ngomnyaka wesithathu lihlanyele livune, lihlanyele izivini lidle izithelo zazo.

30 Lokuphephileyo kwendlu yakoJudaf okuseleyo kuzaphinda kugxumeke impande phansi, kuthele izithelo ngaphezulu.

31 Ngoba kuzaphuma eJerusalema insali, lokuphephileyo entabeni yeZiyoni. Ukutshiseka kweNkosi yamabandla kuzakwenza lokhug.

32 Ngakho utsho njalo uJehova ngenkosi yeAsiriya: Kayiyikungena kulumuzi, kayiyikutshoka umtshoko khona, kayiyikuza phambi kwawo ilesihlangu, kayiyikubuthelela idundulu maqondana lawoh.

33 Ngendlela eyeza ngayo, ngayo izabuyelai, kayiyikungena kulo umuzi, itsho iNkosi.

34 Ngoba ngizawuvikela lumuzi ukuwusindisaj, ngenxa yami, langenxa kaDavida inceku yamik.

35 Kwasekusithi ngalobobusukul ingilosi yeNkosi yaphumam yatshaya enkambeni yamaAsiriya izinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lanhlanu. Lapho bevuka ekuseni kakhulu, khangela, bonke babeyizidumbu ezifileyon.

36 Ngakho uSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriya wasuka wahamba wabuyela, wahlala eNineveo.

37 Kwasekusithi ekhonza endlini kaNisiroki unkulunkulu wakhe, oAdrameleki loSharezerip amadodana akhe bamtshaya ngenkemba, bona baphephela elizweni leArarathiq. UEsarihadoni indodana yakhe wasebusa esikhundleni sakher.

20Ngalezonsuku uHezekhiya wagula okokufaa. UIsaya indodana kaAmozi umprofethi wasefika kuye wathi kuye: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Laya indlu yakho, ngoba uzakufa, kawuyikuphila.

3 Ngiyakuncenga Nkosi, ake ukhumbule ukuthi ngihambe phambi kwakho ngobuqothoc langenhliziyo epheleleyod, ngenza okulungileyo emehlweni akhoe. UHezekhiya wasekhala inyembezi ngokukhala okukhuluf.

4 Kwasekusithi uIsaya engakaphumi egumeni elingaphakathi, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuye lisithi:

5 Buyela uthi kuHezekhiya umbusi wabantu bamig: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaDavida uyihlo: Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakhoh, ngabona inyembezi zakhoi; khangela, ngizakusilisa; ngosuku lwesithathu uzakwenyukela endlini yeNkosi.

6 Njalo ngizakwengezelela iminyaka elitshumi lanhlanu ensukwini zakho; ngikukhulule wena lalumuzi esandleni senkosi yeAsiriya; ngiwuvikele lumuzi ngenxa yami langenxa yenceku yami uDavidaj.

7 UIsaya wasesithi: Thathani isigaqa somkhiwak. Basebesithatha, basifaka phezu kwethumba, yasisilal.

8 UHezekhiya wasesithi kuIsaya: Yisiphi isibonakaliso sokuthi iNkosi izangisilisa, lokuthi ngizakwenyukela endlini yeNkosi ngosuku lwesithathum?

9 UIsaya wasesithi: Lesi yisibonakaliso kuwe esivela eNkosini esokuthi iNkosi izayenza into eyikhulumileyo: Isithunzi sizakuya phambili izinyathelo ezilitshumi, loba siye emuva izinyathelo ezilitshumi yini?

10 UHezekhiya wasesithi: Kululan esithunzini ukuthi selule izinyathelo ezilitshumi; hatshi, kodwa isithunzi kasibuyele emuva izinyathelo ezilitshumio.

11 UIsaya umprofethi wasekhala eNkosini, yasibuyisela emuva isithunzi, ngezinyathelo esasehle ngazo esikhwelweni sikaAhazi, izinyathelo ezilitshumi emuva.

12 Ngalesosikhathi uMerodaki-Baladani indodana kaBaladani, inkosi yeBhabhiloni, wathumela izincwadi lesipho kuHezekhiya, ngoba wayezwile ukuthi uHezekhiya ubekade egulap.

13 UHezekhiya wabalalelaq, wabatshengisa yonke indlu yakhe yezinto eziligugu, isiliva legolide lamakha lamafutha amahle lendlu yezikhali zakhe, lakho konke okwakutholakala endlini yakhe yokuligugu; kakulalutho endlini yakhe lembusweni wonke wakhe uHezekhiya angabatshengisanga lona.

14 UIsaya umprofethi wasesiza enkosini uHezekhiya wathi kiyo: Batheni lababantu? Futhi bebevela ngaphi besiza kuwe? UHezekhiya wasesithi: Bebevela elizweni elikhatshana, eBhabhiloni.

15 Wasesithi: Baboneni endlini yakho? UHezekhiya wasesithi: Babone konke okusendlini yami; kakulalutho phakathi kokuligugu kwami engingabatshengisanga khonar.

17 Khangela, insuku ziyeza lapho konke okusendlini yakho lalokho oyihlo abakubekelelayo kuze kube lamuhla kuzathwalelwa eBhabhiloni; kakuyikusala lutho, itsho iNkosis.

18 Njalo bazathatha emadodaneni akho azaphuma kuwe, ozawazala, abe ngabathenwa esigodlweni senkosi yeBhabhilonit.

19 UHezekhiya wasesithi kuIsaya: Lihle ilizwi leNkosi olikhulumileyo. Wasesithi: Kakunjalo yini, uba kuzakuba khona ukuthula lokuvikeleka ensukwini zamiu?

20 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaHezekhiya, lawo wonke amandla akhev, lokuthi wenza ichibi, lomgelow, wangenisa amanzi phakathi komuzi, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJudax?

21 UHezekhiya waselala laboyise. UManase indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhey.

21UManase wayeleminyaka elitshumi lambili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguHefizibaa.

2 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwamanyala ezizwe iNkosi eyazixotsha elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelib.

3 Ngoba wabuya wakha indawo eziphakemeyo uyise uHezekhiya ayezichithilec, wamisela uBhali amalathi, wenza isixuku, njengokwenza kukaAhabi inkosi yakoIsrayelid, wakhothamela ibutho lonke lamazulu, walikhonzae.

4 Wasesakha amalathi endlini yeNkosif, iNkosi eyathi ngayo: EJerusalema ngizabeka ibizo lamig.

5 Wasesakhela ibutho lonke lamazulu amalathih emagumeni womabili endlini yeNkosii.

6 Wasedabulisa indodana yakhe emlilwenij, wachasisa ngemibonok, wenza imilingol, wasebenza labalamadlozi labalumbayom. Wenza okubi kakhulu emehlweni eNkosi ukuyithukuthelisan.

7 Wasemisa isithombe esibaziweyo sesixuku ayesenzile endlini, iNkosi eyakhuluma ngayo kuDavida lakuSolomoni indodana yakhe yathi: Kulindlu, leJerusalema engiyikhethe kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ngizabeka ibizo lami kuze kube ninininio.

8 Kangisayikuzulisa unyawo lukaIsrayeli luphume futhi elizweni engalinika oyise, kuphela uba bezananzelela ukwenza njengakho konke engabalaya khona langokomlayo wonke inceku yami uMozisi eyabalaya wonap.

9 Kodwa kabalalelanga; uManase wasebaphambukisa ukuthi benze okubi okwedlula izizwe iNkosi eyazichitha phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

11 Ngenxa yokuthi uManase inkosi yakoJuda wenzile lamanyalaq, wenze okubi okwedlula konke amaAmori akwenzayor, ayephambi kwakhe, wonisa loJudas ngezithombe zakhet.

12 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Khangela, ngiletha okubi phezu kweJerusalema loJuda kuthi laye wonke ozwayo indlebe zakhe zombili zizakhenceza ngakhou.

13 Ngizakwelula phezu kweJerusalema intambo yeSamariyav, lentambo yokulinganisa yendlu kaAhabi, ngiyesule iJerusalema njengowesula umganu, awesule awumbokothe.

14 Njalo ngizatshiya insali yelifa lami, ngibanikele esandleni sezitha zabo, babe ngokubanjiweyo lempango kwezitha zabo zonke,

15 ngenxa yokuthi benzile okubi emehlweni ami, bayangithukuthelisa, kusukela osukwini oyise abaphuma ngalo eGibhithe ngitsho kuze kube lamuhla.

16 Futhi-ke uManase uchithile igazi elinengi kakhulu elingelacala waze wayigcwalisa iJerusalema kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekucineni, ngaphandle kwesono sakhe enza ngaso uJuda ukuthi one, ukwenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi.

17 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaManase, lakho konke akwenzayo, lesono sakhe asonayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJudaw?

18 UManase waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa esivandeni sendlu yakhex, esivandeni sikaUzay. UAmoni indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

19 UAmoni wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lambili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalemaz. Lebizo likanina lalinguMeshulemethi indodakazi kaHaruzi weJotibaa.

21 Wahamba ngendlela yonke uyise ahamba ngayo, wakhonza izithombe uyise azikhonzayo, wakhothama kuzo.

24 Kodwa abantu belizwe babatshaya bonke labo ababenzele inkosi uAmoni ugobe; abantu belizwe basebebeka uJosiya indodana yakhe ukuba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

25 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAmoni azenzayo kazibhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?

26 Wasengcwatshelwa engcwabeni lakhe esivandeni sikaUzad. UJosiya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

22UJosiya wayeleminyaka eyisificaminwembili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanye eJerusalemaa. Lebizo likanina lalinguJedida indodakazi kaAdaya weBhozikhathib.

2 Wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi, wahamba ngayo yonke indlela kaDavida uyise, kaze aphambukela ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohloc.

3 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wenkosi uJosiya, inkosi yathuma uShafani indodana kaAzaliya indodana kaMeshulamu, umabhalane, endlini yeNkosid, esithi:

4 Yenyukela kuHilikhiya umpristi omkhulue ukuthi ahlanganise imali elethwe endlini yeNkosi, abalindi bombundu womnyango ababeyiqoqe ebantwinif.

5 Kabayinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abamiswe phezu kwendlu yeNkosi, kabayinike abenzi bomsebenzi osendlini yeNkosi, ukulungisa izikhala zendlu,

6 kubabazi, lakubakhi, lakubabazi bamatshe, lokuthenga amapulanka lamatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa indlu.

7 Kodwa akubalelwananga labo imali eyayinikelwe esandleni sabo ngoba benza ngokuthembekag.

8 UHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu wasesithi kuShafani umabhalane: Sengifice ugwalo lomlayo endlini yeNkosih. UHilikhiya wasenika uShafani ugwalo, waselufunda.

9 UShafani umabhalane wasefika enkosini, wabuyisela ilizwi enkosini wathi: Izinceku zakho seziyithulule imali eficwe endlini, zayinikela esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abamiswe phezu kwendlu yeNkosi.

10 UShafani umabhalane wasebika enkosini esithi: UHilikhiya umpristi unginike ugwalo. UShafani waselufunda phambi kwenkosi.

12 Inkosi yasilaya uHilikhiya umpristi loAhikhamu indodana kaShafani loAkhibhori indodana kaMikhaya loShafani umabhalane loAsaya inceku yenkosij, isithi:

13 Hambani liyengibuzela eNkosini mina labantu loJuda wonke mayelana lamazwi alolugwalo oluficiweyo; ngoba yinkulu intukuthelo yeNkosi esesiyibaselwe, ngoba obaba kabawalalelanga amazwi alolugwalo, ukwenza konke okubhaliweyo mayelana lathik.

14 Ngakho uHilikhiya umpristi loAhikhamu loAkhibhori loShafani loAsaya baya kuHulida umprofethikazi umkaShaluma indodana kaTikiva indodana kaHarihasi, umgcini wezigqoko. Wayehlala-ke eJerusalema esiGabeni seSibili. Basebekhuluma laye.

15 Wasesithi kibo: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mtsheleni lowomuntu olithume kimi:

16 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizakwehlisela okubi kulindawo laphezu kwabakhileyo bayo, wonke amazwi ogwalo inkosi yakoJuda elufundileyo.

17 Ngenxa yokuthi bangidelile, batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impephal, ukuze bangithukuthelise ngawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabom. Ngakho intukuthelo yami izavutha imelene lale indawo, ingacitshwan.

18 Kodwa enkosini yakoJuda elithumileyo ukubuza eNkosini, lizakutsho njalo kuyo: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mayelana lamazwi eliwezwileyo:

19 Ngoba inhliziyo yakho ibithambileo, wazithoba phambi kweNkosi, lapho usizwa engikukhulume ngimelene lalindawo labakhileyo bayop, ukuthi bazakuba yincithakaloq lesiqalekisor, wadabula izigqoko zakho, wakhala inyembezi phambi kwami, lami-ke ngizwile, kutsho iNkosis.

20 Ngakho, khangela, ngizakubuthela kuboyihlo, njalo uzabuthelwa engcwabeni lakho ngokuthula, lamehlo akho kawayikubona bonke ububi engizabehlisela phezu kwalindawot. Basebebuyisela ilizwi enkosini.

23Inkosi yasithumela, basebebuthanisa kuye bonke abadala bakoJuda labeJerusalemaa.

2 Inkosi yasisenyukela endlini kaJehova, lawo wonke amadoda akoJuda labo bonke abahlali beJerusalema kanye laye, labapristi labaprofethi, labo bonke abantu kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu, yasifunda endlebeni zabo wonke amazwi ogwalo lwesivumelwanob olwaficwa endlini yeNkosic.

3 Inkosi yema-ke ngasensikeni, yenza isivumelwano phambi kweNkosid, sokuhamba emva kweNkosi, lokugcina imilayo yayo lemithetho yayo lezimiso zayo ngenhliziyo yonke langomphefumulo wonke, ukuqinisa amazwi alesisivumelwano abhaliweyo kulolugwalo. Bonke abantu basebesima esivumelwanenie.

4 Inkosi yasilaya uHilikhiya umpristi omkhuluf labapristi besigaba sesibilig labalindi bombundu womnyango ukuthi bakhuphe ethempelini leNkosi zonke izitsha ezazenzelwe uBhalih lesixuku lebutho lonke lamazulu, wazitshisela ngaphandle kweJerusalema eziqintini zeKidronii, wathwalela umlotha wazo eBhetheli.

5 Wasesusa abapristi bezithombe amakhosi akoJuda ayebabekile ukuthi batshise impepha endaweni eziphakemeyo, emizini yakoJuda, lendawo ezizingelezele iJerusalema, lalabo ababetshisa impepha kuBhali, elangeni, lenyangeni, lezinkanyezini, lebuthweni lonke lamazuluj.

6 Wakhupha isixuku endlini yeNkosi, ngaphandle kweJerusalemak, wasisa esifuleni iKidronil, wasitshisa esifuleni iKidroni, wasichola saba luthulim, waphosela uthuli lwaso emangcwabeni abantwana babantun.

7 Wadiliza izindlu zezinkotshana ezazingasendlini yeNkosio lapho abesifazana ababeselukela khona amaveyili esixukup.

8 Wakhupha bonke abapristi emizini yakoJuda, wangcolisa indawo eziphakemeyo lapho abapristi ababetshisela khona impepha, kusukela eGebaq kusiya eBherishebhar. Wadiliza indawo eziphakemeyo zamasango ezisekungeneni kwesango likaJoshuwa umbusi womuzi, ezazingakwesokhohlo somuntu esangweni lomuzi.

9 Loba kunjalo abapristi bendawo eziphakemeyo kabenyukelanga elathini leNkosi eJerusalema, kodwa badla izinkwa ezingelamvubelo phakathi kwabafowabos.

10 Wasengcolisa iTofethit elisesihotsheni sendodana kaHinomuu ukuze kungabi khona umuntu odabulisa indodana yakhe kumbe indodakazi yakhe emlilweniv kuMolekiw.

11 Wasesusa amabhiza amakhosi akoJuda ayewanikele elangeni ekungeneni kwendlu yeNkosix, ngasekamelweni likaNathani-Meleki umthenwa elalisekhulusiniy, wazitshisa inqola zelanga ngomliloz.

12 Lamalathi ayesephahleni lwendlu kaAhazia engaphezulub awenzayo amakhosi akoJuda, lamalathi uManase ayewenzile emagumeni womabili endlu yeNkosic, inkosi yawadiliza yawachoboza iwasusa lapho, yaluphosela uthuli lwawo esifuleni iKidronid.

13 Lendawo eziphakemeyo, ezaziphambi kweJerusalema, ezazingakwesokunene sentaba yokubola, uSolomoni inkosi yakoIsrayeli eyayizakhele uAshitarothi isinengiso samaSidonie, loKemoshi isinengiso samaMowabif, loMilkomu isinengiso sabantwana bakoAmonig, inkosi yazingcolisa.

14 Wasephahlaza insika eziyizithombe, wagamula izixuku, wagcwalisa izindawo zazo ngamathambo abantu.

15 Lelathi lalo elaliseBhetheli, lendawo ephakemeyo, ayenzayo uJerobhowamu indodana kaNebatih owenza uIsrayeli ukuthi onei, kokubili lelolathi lendawo ephakemeyo wakudiliza, watshisa indawo ephakemeyo, wayichoboza yaba luthuli, watshisa isixuku.

16 Lapho uJosiya ephenduka wabona amangcwaba ayelapho entabeni, wathuma wasekhupha amathambo emangcwabeni, wawatshisela phezu kwelathi, walingcolisa, njengelizwi leNkosi umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayelimemezele, owamemezela lamazwij.

17 Wasesithi: Yisikhumbuzo sani lesiyana engisibonayok? Abantu bomuzi basebesithi kuye: Lingcwaba lomuntu kaNkulunkulu owavela koJuda wamemezela lezizinto ozenzileyo umelene lelathi leBhethelil.

18 Wasesithi: Myekeleni, kakungabi lamuntu othinta amathambo akhe. Basebewayekela amathambo akhe kanye lamathambo omprofethi owavela eSamariyam.

19 Njalo lazo zonke izindlu zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezisemizini yeSamariya, amakhosi akoIsrayeli ayezenzile ukuthukuthelisa, uJosiya wazisusa, wenza kizo njengayo yonke imisebenzi ayeyenze eBhethelin.

20 Wasebulala bonke abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyoo, ababekhonapho, phezu kwamalathi, watshisa amathambo abantu phezu kwawo. Wasebuyela eJerusalemap.

21 Inkosi yasilaya bonke abantu isithi: Gcinani iphasika eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenuq, njengalokhu kubhaliwer kulolugwalo lwesivumelwanos.

22 Ngoba kwakungagcinwanga elinjengaleli iphasika kusukela ensukwini zabehluleli abehlulela uIsrayeli, kumbe kuzo zonke izinsuku zamakhosi akoIsrayeli, kumbe zamakhosi akoJudat.

23 Kodwa ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wenkosi uJosiya lagcinwa leliphasika eNkosini eJerusalema.

24 Ngaphezu kwalokho-ke abalamadloziu, labalumbayo, lamatherafi*, lezithombev, lawo wonke amanyala abonakala elizweni lakoJuda leJerusalema, uJosiya wakususa, ukuze aqinise amazwi omlayo ayebhalwe ogwalweni uHilikhiya umpristi alufica endlini yeNkosiw.

25 Langaphambi kwakhe kakubanga khona inkosi eyafanana laye eyaphendukela eNkosini ngenhliziyo yayo yonke langomphefumulo wayo wonkex langamandla ayo wonke, njengokomlayo wonke kaMozisi. Futhi emva kwakhe kakuvelanga eyafanana layey.

26 Kanti iNkosi kayiphendukanga ekuvutheni kolaka lwayo olukhulu, olaka lwayo eyavuthela ngalo uJuda, ngenxa yazo zonke intukutheliso uManase ayithukuthelisa ngazoz.

27 INkosi yasisithi: Ngizamsusa loJuda phambi kwami, njengoba ngasusa uIsrayelia, ngiwulahle lumuzi weJerusalema engawukhethayob, lendlu engathi ngayo: Ibizo lami lizakuba laphoc.

28 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJosiya, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?

29 Ensukwini zakhe uFaro Neko inkosi yeGibhithe wenyuka wamelana lenkosi yeAsiriya emfuleni iYufrathi. Inkosi uJosiya yasisiyahlangabezana laye; wayibulalela eMegido eseyibonile.

30 Inceku zakhe zasezimthwala efile ngenqola, zisuka eMegido, zamusa eJerusalema, zamngcwaba engcwabeni lakhe. Abantu belizwe basebethatha uJehowahazi indodana kaJosiya, bamgcoba, bambeka waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise.

31 UJehowahazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lantathu lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa inyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguHamuthalid indodakazi kaJeremiya weLibhinae.

33 UFaro Neko wasembopha eRibilaf elizweni leHamathig ukuthi angabusi eJerusalema, wahlawulisa ilizwe amathalenta* esiliva alikhulu lethalenta legolideh.

34 UFaro Neko wasebeka uEliyakhimi indodana kaJosiya ukuthi abe yinkosi esikhundleni sikaJosiya uyise, waphendula ibizo lakhe wathi nguJehoyakhimi. Wasethatha uJehowahazi; wasesiza eGibhithe, wafela khona.

35 UJehoyakhimi wasemnika uFaro isiliva legolide, kodwa wathelisa ilizwe ukuze anike leyomali njengokomlayo kaFaro. Wakhuphisa abantu belizwe isiliva legolide, ngulowo lalowo ngokomthelo wakhe, yokunika uFaro Neko.

36 UJehoyakhimi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lanye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguZebida indodakazi kaPhedaya weRuma.

24Ngensuku zakhe uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wenyukaa, njalo uJehoyakhimi waba yisikhonzi sakhe iminyaka emithathu; wasephenduka wamvukelab.

2 INkosi yasithuma ukumelana layec amaviyo amaKhaladiyad lamaviyo amaSiriyae f lamaviyo amaMowabig h lamaviyo abantwana bakoAmonii, yasiwathuma ukumelana loJuda ukumchitha, njengokwelizwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla sezinceku zayo abaprofethij.

3 Sibili ngokomlayo weNkosi lokho kwehlela koJuda ukubasusa ebusweni bayo ngenxa yezono zikaManasek, njengakho konke akwenzayo,

4 njalo langegazi elingelacala alichithayo; ngoba wagcwalisa iJerusalema ngegazi elingelacala, iNkosi engavumanga ukulithethelelal.

5 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehoyakhimi, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?

6 UJehoyakhimi waselala laboyise. UJehoyakhini indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

7 Inkosi yeGibhithe kayisaphindanga futhi ukuphuma elizweni layo, ngoba inkosi yeBhabhiloni yayithethe kusukela emfuleni weGibhithe kusiya emfuleni iYufrathi, konke okwakungokwenkosi yeGibhithe.

8 UJehoyakhini wayeleminyaka elitshumi lesificaminwembili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa inyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguNehushita indodakazi kaElinathani weJerusalemam.

10 Ngalesosikhathi izinceku zikaNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni zenyukela eJerusalema, umuzi wasungena ekuvinjezelweni.

11 UNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wasefika wamelana lomuzi, izinceku zakhe zisawuvimbezela.

12 UJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda wasephuma waya enkosini yeBhabhilonio, yena lonina lenceku zakhe lenduna zakhe labathenwa bakhe. Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasimthatha ngomnyaka wesificaminwembili wokubusa kwakhe.

13 Yasikhupha lapho wonke amagugu endlu kaJehova lamagugu endlu yenkosip; yaquma zonke izitsha zegolideq uSolomoni inkosi yakoIsrayeli ayezenzile ethempelini likaJehovar, njengokutsho kweNkosis.

14 Yasithumba iJerusalema yonke, leziphathamandla zonke, lawo wonke amaqhawe alamandlat, abathunjwa abazinkulungwane ezilitshumiu, lazo zonke ingcitshi zemisebenzi labakhandiv; kakusalanga loyedwa ngaphandle kwabantukazana ebantwini belizwew.

15 Yasimthumbela uJehoyakhini eBhabhilonix; lonina wenkosi, lamakhosikazi enkosi, labathenwa bakhe, lamaqhawe elizwe, yabathumbela eBhabhiloni besuka eJerusalemay.

16 Lawo wonke amadoda angamaqhawez, azinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, lezingcitshi zemisebenzi labakhandi, abayinkulungwane, bonke abaqinileyo abangaphuma impi, inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasibaletha bengabathunjwa eBhabhilonia.

17 Inkosi yeBhabhilonib yasibeka uMathaniya uyise omncinyane ukuba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhec, yaguqula ibizo lakhe yathi nguZedekhiyad.

18 UZedekhiya wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanye lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lanye eJerusalemae. Lebizo likanina lalinguHamutali indodakazi kaJeremiya weLibhinaf.

20 Ngoba ngenxa yentukuthelo yeNkosi lokhu kwenzeka eJerusalema lakoJuda yaze yabaxotsha phambi kwayo. UZedekhiya waseyivukela inkosi yeBhabhilonih.

25Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesificamunwemunye wokubusa kwakhea, ngenyanga yetshumi, ngolwetshumi lwenyangab, uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wafika, yena lebutho lakhe lonke emelene leJerusalema, wamisa inkamba maqondana layo; bayakhela imiduli yokuvimbezela emelene layo inhlangothi zonkec.

2 Umuzi wangena ekuvinjezelweni kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wetshumi lanye wenkosi uZedekhiya.

3 Ngolwesificamunwemunye lwenyanga yesined indlala yasisiba lamandla phakathi komuzi, njalo kwakungelakudla kwabantu belizwee.

4 Umuzi wasufohlelwaf. Wonke amadoda empig asebaleka ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwemiduli emibilih eyayiseduze lesivande senkosii, (amaKhaladiya ayemelene-ke lomuzi inhlangothi zonkej); inkosi yasihambak ngendlela yamagcekel.

5 Ibutho lamaKhaladiya laselixotshana lenkosi, layifica emagcekeni eJerikom; ibutho layo lonke laselihlakazeka lisuka kuyo.

6 Aseyibamba inkosi, ayenyusela enkosini yeBhabhilonin eRibilao, akhuluma ukwahlulela kwayo.

7 Abulala amadodana kaZedekhiya phambi kwamehlo akhe, akhupha amehlo kaZedekhiyap, ambopha ngamaketane ethusi amabili, amusa eBhabhiloniq.

8 Langenyanga yesihlanur ngolwesikhombisa lwenyangas (okungumnyaka wetshumi lesificamunwemunye wenkosi uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhilonit) kwafika uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi, inceku yenkosi yeBhabhiloni, eJerusalema.

9 Wasetshisa indlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosiu lazo zonke izindlu zeJerusalemav; layo yonke indlu yesikhulu wayitshisa ngomlilo.

10 Lebutho lonke lamaKhaladiya elalilenduna yabalindiw ladilizela phansi imiduli yeJerusalema inhlangothi zonkex.

11 Njalo insali yabantu ababesele emzini, labahlamuki ababehlamukele enkosini yeBhabhiloni, lensali yexuku, uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi yabathumbay.

12 Kodwa induna yabalindi yatshiya ebayangeni belizwe ukuba ngabaphathi bezivini labalimiz.

13 Lensika zethusi ezazisendlini yeNkosia b, lezisekeloc, lolwandle lwethusi olwalusendlini yeNkosi, amaKhaladiya akuphahlazad, athwalela ithusi lakho eBhabhiloni.

14 Lezimbizae, lamafotsholof, lezindlawug, lenkezo, lezitsha zonke zethusi, abasebenza ngazo, akuthathah.

15 Lezitsha zokuthwala umliloi lemiganu yokufafaza, okwakuligolide golide lokwakuyisiliva siliva, induna yabalindi yakuthathaj.

16 Insika zombilik, ulwandle olulodwa, lezisekelo, uSolomoni ayekwenzele indlu yeNkosil, ithusi lazo zonke lezizitsha lalingelakulinganiswa ngesisindom.

17 Ubude bensika eyodwa babuzingalo ezilitshumi lesificaminwembili, lesiduku phezu kwayo sasilithusin, lokuphakama kwesiduku kuzingalo ezintathuo, lomsebenzi ophothiweyo, lamapomegranati* phezu kwesiduku inhlangothi zonke, konke kungokwethusi. Lensika yesibili yayilokunje, ilomsebenzi ophothiweyo.

18 Induna yabalindi yasithatha uSeraya umpristi oyinhloko loZefaniya umpristi wesibili, labalindi bombundu womnyango abathathu.

19 Lemzini yasithatha induna eyayimiswe phezu kwamadoda empi, lamadoda amahlanu ayesebusweni benkosi ayeficwe emzini, lomabhalane omkhulu webutho eyayibuthela abantu belizwe emabuthweni, lamadoda angamatshumi ayisithupha abantu belizwe ayeficwe phakathi komuzi.

20 UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wasebathatha laba wabasa enkosini yeBhabhiloni eRibila.

21 Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yasibatshaya yababulalela eRibila elizweni leHamathi. Ngokunjalo uJuda wathunjwa esuswa elizweni lakhe.

22 Abantu abasala-ke elizweni lakoJuda, uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni owayebatshiyile, wabeka phezu kwabo uGedaliyap indodana kaAhikhamu indodana kaShafaniq.

23 Kwathi zonke induna zamabutho, zona labantu bazo, sezizwile ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhiloni ibeke uGedaliya abe ngumbusir, zeza kuGedaliya eMizipas: Ngitsho oIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya loJohanani indodana kaKareya loSeraya indodana kaTanihumethi umNetofat u loJahazaniya indodana yomMahakathiv, zona labantu bazo.

24 UGedaliya wasefunga kuzo lakubantu bazo wathi kuzo: Lingesabi ukuba zinceku zamaKhaladiya; hlalani elizweni, likhonze inkosi yeBhabhiloni, njalo kuzakuba kuhle kini.

25 Kodwa kwathi ngenyanga yesikhombisa, kwafika uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya indodana kaElishama, owenzalo yesikhosini, lamadoda alitshumi elaye, basebemtshaya uGedaliya waze wafa, lamaJuda lamaKhaladiya ayelaye eMizipa.

26 Abantu bonke-ke, kusukela komncinyane kuze kuye komkhulu, lenduna zamabutho, basebesuka baya eGibhithe, ngoba besaba amaKhaladiya.

27 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisaw wokuthunjwa kukaJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJudax, ngenyanga yetshumi lambili, ngolwamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa lwenyangay, uEvili Merodaki inkosi yeBhabhiloni, ngomnyaka aba yinkosi ngawo, waphakamisa ikhanda likaJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda emkhupha entolongweniz.

28 Wasekhuluma kuhle laye, wamisa isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi samakhosi ayelaye eBhabhiloni.

29 Wasentshintsha izigqoko zokubotshwa kwakhe; wasesidla isinkwa njalonjalo phambi kwakhe insuku zonke zempilo yakhea.

30 Lesabelo esimiyo, isabelo esimiyo esiqhubekayo sanikwa yena yinkosi, into yosuku ngosuku lwayo, zonke izinsuku zempilo yakheb.

a 2 Sam. 8.2.

b 3.5.

c Hlu. 3.20.

d 1.3,6,16. Mat. 10.25. 12.24,27. Mark. 3.22. Luka 11.15,18,19.

e Josh. 15.11.

f 8.8.

g 1 Kho. 21.17.

h 1.3,6,16. Mat. 10.25. 12.24,27. Mark. 3.22. Luka 11.15,18,19.

i Josh. 15.11.

j 1.3,6,16. Mat. 10.25. 12.24,27. Mark. 3.22. Luka 11.15,18,19.

k Josh. 15.11.

l Gen. 37.19. Gen. 25.25. 27.11. Isa. 20.2. Zek. 13.4. Mat. 3.4. Mark. 1.6.

m 1 Kho. 21.17.

n Hlu. 13.6.

o Luka 9.54.

p Jobe 1.16.

q 1.14. 1 Sam. 26.21. Hlab. 72.14. 1 Sam. 18.30.

r 1.3,6,16. Mat. 10.25. 12.24,27. Mark. 3.22. Luka 11.15,18,19.

s Josh. 15.11.

a 1.11. Gen. 5.24.

b 1 Kho. 19.21.

c 4.38. Josh. 5.9.

d 1.4,6. Ruthe 1.15,16.

e Josh. 16.2.

f 1.4,6. 1 Sam. 20.3.

g 2.5,7,15. 4.1,38. 5.22. 6.1. 9.1. 9.4. 1 Sam. 10.10. 19.20. 1 Kho. 18.4.20.35.

h 4.38.

i 1 Kho. 16.34.

j 2.4,6. 1 Sam. 20.3.

k 4.38.

l 2.4,6. 1 Sam. 20.3.

m 1 Kho. 19.19.

n 2.14. Eks. 14.21.

o Dute. 21.17.

p 6.17. Hlab. 68.17. 104.4.

1 kwabehlukanisa: Heb. kwenza ukwehlukana phakathi kwabo.

q 13.14.

r 1 Kho. 11.30.

s 2.8.

t 2.7.

u 1 Kho. 18.12.

v 8.11. Hlu. 3.25.

w 2.8,14. 4.29,41. 5.10. 6.6. Eks. 15.25. Mark. 7.33. 8.23. Joha. 9.6. Eks. 7.19.

x 2.19.

y 1 Kho. 3.7. Gen. 44.20. 1 Sam. 20.35.

a 1.17.

b 1 Kho. 16.31,32.

c 1 Kho. 12.28,31,32.

d 1 Kho. 14.16.

e Amos 1.1.

f Isa. 16.1,2.

g 1.1.

h 1 Kho. 22.4.

i 1 Kho. 22.47.

j 3.13. Josh. 7.7.

k 1 Kho. 22.7.

l 2.25.

m 1 Kho. 19.21. Joha. 13.4,5.

n 2 Sam. 16.10.

o Hez. 14.3. Hlu. 10.14.

p 1 Kho. 18.19.

q 1 Kho. 17.1.

r 5.1. Gen. 19.21.

s 1 Sam. 10.5,6. 1 Lan. 25.1.

t 1 Kho. 18.46. Hez. 1.3. 3.14,22. 8.1. 37.1. 40.1.

u Jer. 14.3.

v 20.10. 1 Kho. 16.31.

w Eks. 29.39,40. 1 Kho. 18.29,36.

x 3.19.

y Isa. 16.7. Isa. 16.11. Jer. 48.31,36. Isa. 15.1.

z Hlu. 20.2.

a Amos 2.1. Micah 6.8.

b 2 Lan. 20.1,22,23.

a 2.3.

b 1 Sam. 22.2. Levi 25.39-41. Neh. 5.5. Mat. 18.25.

c 6.5. Eks. 3.22. 11.2. 12.35.

d Hlu. 13.6. 1 Kho. 17.16.

e Josh. 19.18.

f 1 Sam. 25.2. 2 Sam. 19.32.

g Hlu. 13.6. 1 Kho. 17.16.

h Hlu. 3.20.

i Hlu. 3.20.

j 14,25. 5.20. 8.4,5.

k Josh. 19.18.

l 1 Sam. 16.4.

m 5.1. 2 Sam. 19.13.

n Gen. 18.14.

o Gen. 29.13. 33.4. 48.10.

p Hlu. 13.6. 1 Kho. 17.16.

q 4.28.

r Hlab. 121.6.

s 4.10,32.

t Hlu. 13.6. 1 Kho. 17.16.

u 4.4,5,33.

v Hlu. 13.6. 1 Kho. 17.16.

w Nani 28.11.

x 2.25. Josh. 19.26.

y 2.7.

z Josh. 19.18.

a 4.25.

b Mat. 28.9.

c 4.16.

d 1 Kho. 18.46.

e Luka 10.4. 1 Sam. 13.10.

f 2.21. Seb. 19.12.

g 2.2. 1 Sam. 1.26. 20.3.

h Joha. 11.11.

i 4.4. Mat. 6.6. 9.25. Mark. 5.37,40. Luka 8.51,54.

j 1 Kho. 17.20,21.

k 1 Kho. 18.42. 1 Kho. 17.21. Seb. 20.10.

l 1 Kho. 18.42. 1 Kho. 17.21. Seb. 20.10.

m 4.4. Mat. 6.6. 9.25. Mark. 5.37,40. Luka 8.51,54.

n 8.1,5. 1 Kho. 17.23. Heb. 11.35.

o 2.1.

p 8.1.

q 4.1. 2.3.

r 2.3,5. Dute. 33.3. Luka 10.39. Seb. 22.3.

s Hez. 24.3.

t 2.21.

u 1 Sam. 9.4.

v 1 Sam. 9.7.

w Levi 2.14.

x Mat. 14.16-21. 15.32-38. Mark. 6.37-44. 8.4-9. Luka 9.13-17. Joha. 6.5-13.

y 6.15.

z Ruthe 2.14.

a Ruthe 2.14.

a 4.13.

b 6.23.

c 1 Sam. 9.7.

d 5.22,23. Hlu. 14.12.

e 1 Kho. 20.7.

f 1 Kho. 20.7.

g Gen. 44.13.

h Gen. 30.2. Dute. 32.39.

i 1 Kho. 20.7.

j 1 Kho. 20.7.

k 2.21. Joha. 9.7.

l 1 Kho. 11.24.

m 6.21. 8.9. Hlu. 17.10.

n 5.10. Jobe 33.25.

o Luka 4.27.

p Dan. 2.47. 3.29. 6.26,27.

1 isipho: Heb. isibusiso.

q Gen. 33.11.

r 1 Kho. 17.1.

s Gen. 14.23.

t 1 Kho. 15.18. Zek. 12.11.

u 7.2,17.

v 1 Sam. 1.17.

w 4.12.

x Ruthe 3.13.

y Gen. 24.64.

z Josh. 24.33.

a 2.3.

b 6.3.

c Dute. 14.25.

d Isa. 3.22.

e 15.5. Eks. 4.6.

a 2.3.

b 4.3.

c 2.21.

d 1 Kho. 20.7.

e Eks. 18.20.

f Gen. 37.17.

g 2 Lan. 32.7. Hlab. 55.18.

h 2.11. Hlab. 34.7. Zek. 1.8. 6.1-7.

i Gen. 19.11.

j 6.17.

k 8.9. 5.13.

l Gen. 48.22.

m Roma 12.20.

n 6.8,9. 5.2. 13.20. 24.2. 2 Lan. 22.1. 25.9,10,13. 26.11.

o 1 Kho. 20.2.

p Nani 18.27,30.

q Dute. 28.53. Hez. 5.10.

r 1 Kho. 21.27. Gen. 44.13.

s 1 Kho. 21.27. Gen. 44.13.

t Ruthe 1.17.

u Hez. 8.1. 14.1. 20.1.

v Isa. 1.21. 1 Kho. 18.4. 21.13.

w 7.17.

x Jobe 2.9.

a 7.18.

b 7.17,19. 9.25. 15.25.

c Mal. 3.10. Gen. 7.11.

d Levi 13.46.

e 7.10. Joha. 4.6.

f 7.1.

g 7.2.

h 6.32.

i 7.1

j 7.2.

a 4.35.

b 4.38. Hlab. 105.16. Hag. 1.11. Gen. 41.27. 1 Kho. 17.1. Seb. 11.28.

c 4.12.

d 8.1.

e 1 Kho. 11.24.

f 1 Kho. 20.2.

g 1 Kho. 19.17.

h 1 Sam. 9.7.

i 5.13.

j 8.15.

k 2.17.

l 10.32. 12.17. 13.3,7,22. Amos 1.3.

m Isa. 13.16. Hos. 13.16. Nah. 3.10. Hlab. 137.9. Hos. 10.14.

n 15.16. Hos. 13.16. Amos 1.13.

o 2 Sam. 3.8.

p 1 Kho. 19.15.

q 8.10.

r 1.17.

s 2 Lan. 21.1,3,4.

t 2 Lan. 21.5-10.

u 8.26. 9.2.

v 2 Sam. 7.12,13. Hlab. 132.11.

w 2 Lan. 21.7.

x 3.9. 1 Kho. 22.47.

y 2 Sam. 18.17.

z Josh. 10.29. 2 Lan. 21.10.

a 2 Lan. 21.20.

b 2 Lan. 22.1-6.

c 9.29.

d 2 Lan. 22.2.

e Gen. 19.14.

f 8.15.

g 1 Kho. 22.3.

h 9.15.

i Josh. 17.16.

j 9.16.

a 2.3.

b 1 Kho. 18.46.

c 1 Sam. 10.1.

d 8.28,29. 1 Kho. 22.3.

e 9.14. 8.18,26. 1 Kho. 21.29. 1 Kho. 19.16. 2 Lan. 22.2. 2 Lan. 21.6. Ezra 5.1. 6.14. Zek. 1.1.

f 9.5,11.

g 1 Sam. 10.1

h 2.3.

i 1 Kho. 18.4. 21.15.

j 1 Kho. 14.10. 21.21. 10.17.

k 1 Sam. 25.22.

l Dute. 32.36.

m 1 Kho. 14.10. 15.29. 21.22.

n 1 Kho. 16.3,11.

o 9.35,36. 1 Kho. 21.23.

p Josh. 17.16.

q 5.21.

r 9.20. Jer. 29.26. Hos. 9.7. Joha. 10.20. Seb. 26.24.

s 1 Kho. 18.27.

t Mat. 21.8. Mark. 11.8.

u 1 Kho. 1.34.

v 8.28.

w 1 Kho. 19.17.

x 8.29.

y Josh. 17.16.

z 8.29.

a 2 Sam. 18.27.

b 9.2,14.

c 2 Lan. 22.7.

d 9.25,26.

e 2 Lan. 21.13. Eks. 7.11.

f 2 Lan. 21.13. Eks. 7.11.

g 7.2.

h Isa. 21.7,9.

i 1 Kho. 21.29.

j Isa. 13.1. 15.1. 21.1. Jer. 23.33. Zek. 9.1. Mal. 1.1.

k 1 Kho. 21.29.

l 2 Lan. 22.9. Josh. 17.11.

m 2 Lan. 22.9. Josh. 17.11.

n 23.30. 14.20.

o Jer. 4.30. Hez. 23.40.

p 2 Sam. 6.16.

q 1 Kho. 16.9-20.

r 1 Kho. 16.31.

s 9.26. 1 Kho. 21.23.

t Hlab. 83.10. Jer. 8.2. 9.22. 16.4. 25.33.

a 1 Kho. 16.24.

b Josh. 9.8,11.

c Hlab. 81.6. Jer. 24.1,2.

d 9.14,24.

e 1 Sam. 3.19.

f 1 Kho. 21.19,21,29.

g 2 Sam. 20.26 .

h Josh. 10.28.

i 8.29. 9.16. 2 Lan. 21.17. 2 Lan. 22.8.

j 1 Kho. 11.19.

k Jer. 35.6.

l 1 Lan. 2.55.

m Ezra 10.19. Hez. 17.18. 1 Lan. 29.24.

n 1 Kho. 19.10.

o 9.8.

p 10.10.

q 1 Kho. 16.31,32.

r 1 Kho. 18.19. 22.6.

s Levi 23.36.

t Eks. 32.5.

u 10.26. 11.18. 1 Kho. 16 . 32.

v Mat. 22.11.

w 1 Kho. 20.39,42.

x 11.4,6. 1 Sam. 22.17.

y 1 Kho. 18.40.

z 11.4,6. 1 Sam. 22.17.

a Ezra 6.11. Dan. 2.5. 3.29.

b 1 Kho. 14.16.

c 1 Kho. 12.28,29.

d 15.12. 10.35. 13.1,10. 14.23. 15.8.

e 1 Kho. 14.16.

f 13.25. 14.25.

g 8.12. 1 Kho. 19.17.

h Dute. 2.36.

i Amos 1.3.

j Amos 1.3.

a 8.26. Hlu. 9.5.

b 2 Lan. 22.10. 24.1.

c 11.9. 2 Lan. 22.11.

d 11.19. 2 Sam. 20.23.

e 10.25. 1 Sam. 22.17.

f 1 Lan. 9.25.

g 2 Lan. 23.5.

h 10.25. 1 Sam. 22.17.

i 1 Lan. 9.25.

j 6.14.

k 11.15. 1 Kho. 6.9.

l Nani 27.17.

m 1 Lan. 9.25.

n 1 Lan. 18.7. 2 Sam. 8.7.

o 10.25. 1 Sam. 22.17.

p 2 Sam. 1.10.

q Eks. 25.16. 31.18. Dute. 17.18.

r 23.3. 2 Lan. 34.31.

s 1 Kho. 1.34.

t Gen. 44.13.

u Nani 31.14. 2 Lan. 23.14.

v 11.15. 1 Kho. 6.9.

w 2 Lan. 23.15.

x Josh. 24.25.

y 2 Sam. 5.3.

z 10.21,26.

a Dute. 12.3.

b 11.4.

c 11.6. 2 Lan. 23.20.

a 2 Lan. 24.1-14.

b Josh. 15.28.

c 14.4. 1 Kho. 15.14.

d 22.4.

e Eks. 30.12,16. 2 Lan. 24.6,9.

f Hez. 27.9,27.

g 2 Lan. 24.7.

h 2 Lan. 24.5,6.

i Mark. 12.41. Luka 21.1.

j 22.4,8. 23.4. 25.18. 2 Lan. 24.11. 26.20. 31.10. Nani 35.25.

k 5.23.

l 22.5,6.

m 22.5,6.

n 2 Lan. 24.

o 25.14,15. 1 Kho. 7.50.

p 22.7.

q Levi 5.15,18.

r Levi 4.24,29.

s Levi 7.7. Nani 18.9.

t 8.12. 1 Kho. 19.17.

u 1 Sam. 17.4.

v 8.11. 1 Kho. 2.15.

w 16.8. 18.15,16. 14.14. 1 Kho. 15.18. 1 Kho. 14.26.

x 12.4.

y 2 Lan. 24.23.

z 14.5. 2 Lan. 24.25-27.

a 1 Lan. 26.16.

a 1 Kho. 14.16.

b Hlu. 2.14.

c 8.12. 1 Kho. 19.17.

d 13.24,25.

e 13.22. 1 Sam. 18.29.

f Eks. 32.11. Hlab. 78.34.

g 14.26. Eks. 3.9.

h 13.25. 14.25,27.

i Hlu. 3.9.

j 2 Sam. 18.17.

k 1 Kho. 14.16.

l 1 Kho. 16.33.

m Amos 1.3.

n 1 Kho. 14.16.

o 14.15.

p 13.14,19,25.

q 14.8-14. 2 Lan. 25.17-24.

r 9.1.

s 2.12.

t 1 Kho. 20.26. Josh. 12.18.

u Hlu. 13.6.

v 13.25.

w 1.1. 3.7. 24.2.

x 8.12.

y 14.27.

z Eks. 2.24,25.

a Eks. 32.13.

b 13.18,19. Amos 1.4.

a 13.10.

b 12.21. 2 Lan. 25.1-4.

c 12.3. 15.4,35. 16.4. 1 Kho. 15.14.

d 12.20.

e Dute. 24.16. Jer. 31.30. Hez. 18.4,20.

f 2 Lan. 25.11.

g 2 Sam. 8.13. 1 Lan. 18.12. Hlab. 60.

h Josh. 15.38.

i 2 Lan. 25.17-24.

j 14.11. 23.29. 2 Lan. 25.13.

k Hlu. 9.8.

l Hlu. 9.15.

m Dute. 8.14. 2 Lan. 26.16. 32.25. Hez. 28.2,5,17.

n Dute. 2.5.

o Josh. 15.10.

p 1 Sam. 4.10. 2 Sam. 18.17.

q Josh. 15.10.

r Neh. 8.16.

s 2 Lan. 26.9. Jer. 31.38. Zek. 14.10. 2 Lan. 25.23.

t 12.18. 1 Kho. 7.51.

u 13.12,13.

v 2 Lan. 25.25. 26.2.

w 2 Lan. 25.27.

x Josh. 10.3.

y 16.6. Dute. 2. Kin 26. 2 Lan. 8.17. 26.2.

z 1 Kho. 14.16.

a 1 Kho. 8.65.

b Dute. 3.17. 4.49. Josh. 3.16.

c Jonah 1.1. Mat. 12.39,40.

d Josh. 19.13.

e 13.4. Eks. 3.7.

f Dute. 32.36.

g 13.5,23.

h 1 Kho. 11.24.

i 2 Sam. 8.6. 1 Kho. 11.24. 1 Lan. 18.5,6. 2 Lan. 8.3.

a 14.21.

b 2 Lan. 26.3,4.

c 2 Lan. 26.3,4.

d 14.4.

e 2 Lan. 26.20-23.

f Levi 13.46.

g 2 Lan. 26.23.

h 1 Kho. 14.16.

i 10.30.

j 1 Kho. 14.17.

k 1 Kho. 4.24.

l 1 Kho. 14.17.

m 8.12.

n 1 Kho. 14.16.

o 1 Lan. 5.26. Hos. 5.13. 8.9.

p Gen. 10.11. Hlab. 83. 8.

q Eks. 38.25,26.

r 14.5.

s 24.14.

t Eks. 38.25,26.

u 1 Kho. 14.16.

v 7.2.

w 1 Kho. 16.18. 2 Lan. 36.19.

x 1 Kho. 14.16.

y 16.7. 1 Lan. 5.26. Isa. 9.1.

z 1 Kho. 15.20.

a 2 Sam. 20.14,15.

b 1 Kho. 15.20.

c Josh. 16.6.

d Josh. 19.37.

e 1 Kho. 9 15. Josh. 11.1.

f 2 Lan. 27.1,2.

g 15.3. 2 Lan. 27.6.

h 14.4.

i 2 Lan. 23.20. 27.3. 1 Lan. 9.18. Hez. 46.1,2.

j 2 Lan. 27.7.

k 16.5.

l 15.27.

m 2 Lan. 27.9.

a 2 Lan. 28.1-4.

b Levi 18.21. Hlab. 106.37,38.

c 21.2. Dute. 12.31. 18.9.

d 14.4.

e 1 Kho. 14.23.

f Isa. 7.1,4-9.

g 2 Lan. 28.5,6.

h 2 Lan. 28.16,20,21.

i 2 Lan. 28.16,20,21.

j 12.18.

k 1 Kho. 15.19.

l Isa. 22.6. Amos 1.5. 9.7.

m Isa. 8.2.

n 2 Lan. 26.16,18,19.

o 2 Lan. 4.1.

p Eks. 40.6,29.

q 16.11.

r 16.11.

s 16.11.

t Eks. 29.39,40,41.

u 2 Lan. 4.1.

v 24.13. 2 Lan. 28.24.

w 1 Kho. 7.27,28,38.

x 1 Kho. 7.23,25.

y 2 Lan. 28.26,27.

z 2 Lan. 28.27.

a 17.13. 1 Kho. 9.7.

b 17.6.

c Ezra 4.2,9,10.

d 17.30. Gen. 10.10.

e 1 Kho. 8.65.

f 17.31. 18.34. 19.13.

g 1 Kho. 12.29.

h 17.32,33.

a 17.1. 16.2.

b 2 Lan. 28.27. 2 Lan. 29.1,2.

c 20.3. 2 Lan. 31.20.

d 18.22. 2 Lan. 31.1. 2 Lan. 30.14. 1 Kho. 15.14.

e Dute. 16.21. Mika 5.14. Eks. 34.13.

f Nani 21.8,9.

g 19.10. Hlab. 13.5. 33.21.

h 23.25.

i Dute. 10.20. Josh. 23.8.

j 2 Lan. 15.2. Gen. 39.2.

k 1 Sam. 18.5.

l 16.7.

m Isa. 14.29.

n 17.9.

o 17.3-7.

p Dan. 9.10.

q Dute. 17.2.

r 2 Lan. 32.1. Isa. 36.1.

s 2 Lan. 32.9. Josh. 10.3.

t 23.33.

u 16.8. 12.18.

v 19.37. Isa. 36.2,37,38. 2 Lan. 32.9-22.

w Isa. 20.1.

x 20.20. Isa. 7.3.

y Isa. 22.15,19,20.

z Isa. 22.15,19,20.

a 18.37. 2 Sam. 8.16.

b 2 Lan. 32.10.

c Ezra 4.7. Dan. 2.4.

d 2 Lan. 32.18.

e 2 Lan. 32.15.

f 19.10. Gen. 3.13.

g 1 Kho. 4.25.

h Dute. 8.7,8.

i Eks. 3.8.

j 19.12. 2 Lan. 32.14. Is. 10.10,11.

k 19.13.

l 1 Kho. 8.65.

m Isa. 10.9. Jer. 49.23.

n Dan. 3.15.

o 18.18,26. 19.2.

p 19.1. Gen. 44.13. Isa. 33.7.

a 18.37.

b 1 Kho. 20.31.

c 19.14. Hlab. 73.16,17. 1 Kho. 8.29,30.

d 1 Kho. 20.31.

e 2 Lan. 32.20.

f 2 Sam. 16.12.

g 19.16. 18.35. 1 Sam. 17.26.

h Hlab. 50.21.

i Nani 12.2. 1 Sam. 7.9.

j 17.6. Isa. 1.9.

k 18.17,28. 2 Sam. 9.9.

l 19.35,36,37.

m Jer. 51.1. Isa. 37.7.

n 19.9. 7.6.

o Josh. 10.29.

p 18.14.

q 1 Sam. 23.27.

r Isa. 11.11. 18.1. 20.3-5. 43.3. 45.14. Gen. 10.6.

s 18.5.

t 18.29,30.

u 18.33.

v 17.6.

w Hez. 27.23. Amos 1.5.

x Gen. 11.31. 27.43.

y Hez. 27.23. Amos 1.5.

z Isa. 37.12.

a 18.34.

b Isa. 37.13.

c 19.9. 2 Lan. 32.17.

d 2 Lan. 32.20.

e Eks. 25.22.

f 19.19. 1 Kho. 18.39. Neh. 9.6. Jer. 10.10,12. Hlab. 86.10.

g Hlab. 31.2. 71.2. Dan. 9.18.

h Dan. 9.18. 2 Lan. 6.40.

i 19.4.

j Hlab. 115.4. 2 Lan. 32.19.

k Josh. 4.24.

l 20.5.

m Lilo 2.13.

n Jobe 16.4. Hlab. 22.7. 109.25. Lilo 2.15.

o 19.4.

p 19.6.

q Hlab. 71.22. Isa. 5.24. 60.9. Jer. 51.5.

r 18.17.

s Hlab. 20.7.

t Jer. 22.6,23. Hlu. 9.15.

u Jer. 22.6,23. Hlu. 9.15.

v Josh. 19.26.

w Isa. 45.7.

x Isa. 10.5.

y Gen. 1.11.

z Hlab. 129.6.

a 1 Sam. 29.6.

b Jobe 41.2. Isa. 30.28. Hez. 29.4. 38.4. Amos 4.2.

c 19.33,36.

d 20.8,9. 1 Sam. 2.34. Isa. 7.11,14. Luka 2.12. 1 Kho. 13.3.

e Levi 25.5,11. Levi 25.21,22.

f 2 Lan. 32.22,23.

g Isa. 9.7.

h 2 Sam. 20.15.

i 19.28.

j 20.6. Isa. 31.5.

k 1 Kho. 11.13.

l 2 Lan. 32.21. Hos. 1.7.

m 2 Sam. 24.16.

n 19.8.

o Gen. 10.11. Jonah 1.2.

p 17.31.

q 19.7.

r Ezra 4.2.

a 2 Lan. 32.24. Isa. 38.1-8,21,22.

b 1 Sam. 20.25.

c Neh. 5.19.13. 14,22,31.

d 1 Kho. 8.61.

e 18.3.

f Hlab. 39.13.

g 1 Sam. 9.16. 10.1.

h 19.20. Hlab. 65.2.

i Hlab. 39.12. 56.8.

j 19.34.

k Isa. 38.21.

l Levi 13.18.

m 19.29.

n 3.18.

o Hlab. 102.11.

p Isa. 39.1-8.

q Isa. 39.2. 2 Lan. 32.31.

r 20.13.

s 25.13. 24.13. Jer. 20.5. Jer. 27.19-22. 52.17.

t 24.12. 2 Lan. 33.11.

u 1 Sam. 3.18. 2 Lan. 32.25,26.

v 2 Lan. 32.32.

w 18.17. Neh. 2.14. 3.16.

x 2 Lan. 32.30. Isa. 22.9,11.

y 2 Lan. 32.33.

a 2 Lan. 33.1-9.

b 16.3.

c 18.4. 23.4,6.

d 21.13. 1 Kho. 16.32,33.

e 17.16. 23.5. Dute. 4.19.

f Jer. 7.30. 32.34. Hez. 7.20. 8.6.

g 21.7. 23.27. 2 Sam. 7.13. 1 Kho. 8.29. 9.3. Dute. 12.11. Hlab. 132.13,14.

h 17.16. 23.5. Dute. 4.19.

i 23.12. 1 Kho. 6.36. 7.12. 2 Lan. 4.9.

j Levi 18.21.

k Levi 19.26.

l 17.17. Gen. 44.5.

m 23.24. Levi 19.31.

n 21.15. 22.17. 23.19. Dute. 4.25.

o 21.4. 23.4.

p 2 Sam. 7.10.

q 21.2. 23.26. 24.3,4. Jer. 15.4.

r 1 Kho. 21.26.

s 21.9,16. 1 Kho. 14.16.

t 21.21. 23.24. Dute. 29.17.

u 1 Sam. 3.11.

v Isa. 28.17. Isa. 34.11. Lilo 2.8. Amos 7.7,8.

w 2 Lan. 33.11-19.

x 2 Lan. 33.20.

y 21.26. 2 Sam. 6.6-8. 1 Lan. 13.7-11. 2 Lan. 26.23.

z 2 Lan. 33.21-25.

a Nani 33.33.

b 21.2-6,11.

c 22.17. 1 Kho. 11.33.

d 21.18.

a 2 Lan. 34.1,2.

b Josh. 15.39.

c Dute. 5.32.

d 2 Lan. 34.8-28.

e 22.8. 12.10.

f 12.4. 2 Lan. 34.9.

g 12.15.

h Dute. 31.24-26. 2 Lan. 34.14.

i 22.19. Gen. 44.13.

j 25.22. Jer. 26.24. 39.14. 40.5.

k 22.17. Dute. 29.27.

l 21.22. Dute. 29.25,26.

m 21.6,15.

n 22.13.

o Hlab. 51.17. Isa. 57.15.

p 22.11. 1 Kho. 21.29.

q Levi 26.31,32. 2 Lan. 29.8. 30.7. Jer. 19.8. 25.9,18. 29.18. 44.22. Mika 6.16.

r Jer. 24.9. 26.6. 44.22.

s 22.19. Gen. 44.13.

t Hlab. 37.37. Isa. 57.1,2.

a 2 Lan. 34.29-32.

b Dute. 31.11.

c 22.8.

d 11.14. 2 Lan. 6.13. 34.31.

e Dute. 13.4. 2 Lan. 15.12.

f 12.10.

g 25.18. Jer. 52.24.

h 21.3,7.

i 2 Sam. 15.23.

j 21.3.

k 21.7.

l 2 Sam. 15.23.

m 23.15. 2 Lan. 15.16. 2 Lan. 30.14.

n 2 Lan. 34.4.

o Dute. 23.17.

p Hez. 16.16.

q 1 Kho. 15.22. Josh. 18.24.

r Josh. 15.28.

s Hez. 44.10-14. Levi 21.17-22.

t Isa. 30.33. Jer. 7.31,32. 19.6,11-14.

u Josh. 18.16.

v Levi 18.21.

w 1 Kho. 11.7.

x 23.5.

y 1 Lan. 9.26,33. 23.28. 28.12. 2 Lan. 31.11. Ezra 8.29. 10.6. Neh. 10.37,38,39. 1 Sam. 9.22.

z 1 Lan. 26.18.

a Hlu. 3.20.

b Jer. 19.13. 32.29. Zef. 1.5.

c 21.5.

d 23.4.6.

e 1 Kho. 11.5.

f Nani 21.29.

g 1 Kho. 11.5.

h 1 Kho. 12.28,29,33.

i 1 Kho. 14.16.

j 1 Kho. 13.2.

k Hez. 39.15. Jer. 31.21.

l 1 Kho. 13.1,30. Hlu. 13.6.

m 1 Kho. 13.11,31.

n 2 Lan. 34.6,7.

o 11.18. Eks. 22.20. 1 Kho. 18.40.

p 2 Lan. 34.5.

q 2 Lan. 35.1-17.

r Eks. 12.3. Levi 23.5. Nani 9.2. Dute. 16.2.

s 23.3,24. 22.11.

t 2 Lan. 35.18,19.

u 21.6.

v 21.11,21. Deut 29.17.

w Levi 19.31. 20.27. Dute. 18.11.

x 18.5.

y Dute. 6.5.

z 21.11.

a 17.18,20. 18.11. 21.13.

b 17.20.

c 21.4.

d 24.18.

e Josh. 10.29.

f 25.6,20,21. Jer. 39.5,6. 52.9,10,26,27.

g 1 Kho. 8.65.

h 18.14.

a 2 Lan. 36.6. Dan. 1.1.

b Jer. 25.1.

c Jer. 25.9. 32.28. Hez. 19.8.

d 25.4. Jer. 35.11.

e 6.23.

f 25.4. Jer. 35.11.

g 13.20.

h 6.23.

i 1 Sam. 11.1.

j 20.17. 21,12,13,14. 23.27.

k 21.11.

l 21.16.

m 2 Lan. 36.9.

n 24.19. 23.37.

o Jer. 24.1. 29.1,2. Hez. 17.12. 2 Lan. 36.10.

p 20.17.

q 16.17. 2 Lan. 36.7. Ezra 1.7. Dan. 1.2. 5.2,3.

r 1 Kho. 7.48-50.

s Jer. 20.5.

t Jer. 24.1.

u 24.16. Jer. 52.28.

v 24.16. Jer. 24.1. 29.2. 1 Sam. 13.19,22.

w 25.12.

x 2 Lan. 36.10. Esta 2.6. Ezek. 1.2.

y Eks. 15.15. Hez. 17.13. 32.21.

z 24.14. 15.20.

a 24.16. Jer. 52.28.

b Jer. 37.1.

c 1 Lan. 3.15. 2 Lan. 36.10.

d 23.34.

e 25.21. Jer. 52.1-27.

f 23.31.

g 23.37. 2 Lan. 36.12.

h 2 Lan. 36.13. Jer. 27.11. Hez. 17.15. Jer. 37.7,8.

a 2 Lan. 36.17. Jer. 34.1,2. 39.1,2. Hez. 24.1, 2.

b Zek. 8.19.

c Hez. 4.2. 17.17. 21.22. 26.8.

d Jer. 39.2. 52.6. Zek. 8.19.

e Lilo 4.9,10.

f Lilo 4.9,10.

g Jer. 39.4-10.

h Jer. 39.4. 52.7.

i Neh. 3.15.

j 24.2. 25.5,10,13,24,25,26. Gen. 15.7. 2 Lan. 36.17. Ezra 5.12. Jobe 1.17. Isa. 13.19.

k Hez. 12.12.

l 2 Sam. 15.28.

m 2 Sam. 15.28.

n Jer. 32.4.

o 23.33.

p Hez. 12.13.

q Hlu. 16.21.

r Zek. 7.5. 8.19.

s Jer. 52.12.

t 24.12. Jer. 52.29.

u 2 Lan. 36.19. Hlab. 79.1.

v Jer. 17.27. Hos. 8.14. Amos 2.5.

w Jer. 52.14.

x 2 Lan. 36.19. Neh. 1.3.

y 2 Lan. 36.20.

z 24.14. Jer. 40.7.

a 1 Kho. 7.15.

b 20.17. 2 Lan. 36.18. Jer. 27.19,22.

c 1 Kho. 7.27.

d 1 Kho. 7.23.

e Eks. 27.3. 1 Kho. 7.45.

f Eks. 27.3. 1 Kho. 7.45.

g 12.13. 1 Kho. 7.50.

h Eks. 25.29. 1 Kho. 7.50.

i Eks. 27.3. 1 Kho. 7.45 .

j Eks. 27.3. 1 Kho. 7.45 .

k 25.13.

l Jer. 52.20.

m 1 Kho. 7.47.

n 1 Kho. 7.15-18. 2 Lan. 3.15.

o 1 Kho. 7.16. Jer. 52.22.

p Jer. 39.14. 40.5.

q 22.12.

r Jer. 40.7-9.

s Josh. 18.25.

t 2 Sam. 23.28,29. 1 Lan. 2.54. 9.16. 11.30. Ezra 2.22. Neh. 7.26.12.28.

u Jer. 40. 8.

v 2 Sam. 20.14.

w Jer. 52.31-34.

x 24.12,15.

y Jer. 52.31.

z Gen. 40.13.

a 2 Sam. 9.7,13.

b Jer. 40.5.