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1USolomoni indodana kaDavida waseqina embusweni wakhea, leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe yayilayeb, yamenza waba mkhulu kakhuluc.

2 USolomoni wasekhuluma kuIsrayeli wonke, kubaphathi bezinkulungwane labamakhulu, lakubahluleli, lakuzo zonke induna kuIsrayeli wonke, inhloko zaboyised.

3 USolomoni lebandla lonke laye basebesiya endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibeyonie; ngoba kwakukhona lapho ithente lenhlangano kaNkulunkulu uMozisi inceku yeNkosi alenzayo enkangalaf.

4 Kodwa uDavida wayewenyusile umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulug uvela eKiriyathi-Jeyarimih, wawusa lapho uDavida ayewulungisele khona, ngoba wayewumisele ithente eJerusalema.

5 Lelathi lethusii, uBhezaleli indodana kaUri indodana kaHuri ayelenzile, walibeka phambi kwethabhanekele leNkosij; uSolomoni lebandla badinga-ke kulok.

6 USolomoni wasesenyukela lapho elathini lethusi phambi kweNkosi elalisethenteni lenhlangano, wanikela phezu kwalo iminikelo yokutshiswa eyinkulungwanel.

7 Ngalobobusuku uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuSolomoni, wathi kuye: Cela engingakupha khonam.

8 USolomoni wasesithi kuNkulunkulu: Wena wenzele uDavida ubaba umusa omkhulu, wangenza ngaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

9 Khathesi, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, kaliqiniswe ilizwi lakho kuDavida ubaban, ngoba wena ungenze ngaba yinkosi phezu kwabantu abanengi ngangothuli lomhlabathi.

10 Khathesi ngipha inhlakanipho lolwazi ukuze ngiphume ngingene phambi kwalababantu; ngoba ngubani ongehlulela lababantu bakho abakhulu kangaka?

11 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuSolomoni: Ngenxa yokuthi lokhu bekusenhliziyweni yakho, njalo ungacelanga inotho, ingcebo, lodumo, lempilo yezitha zakho, futhi ungacelanga insuku ezinengi, kodwa uzicelele inhlakanipho lolwazi ukuze wahlulele abantu bami engikwenze waba yinkosi phezu kwaboo:

12 Inhlakanipho lolwazi ukuphiwe; ngizakunika futhi inotho lengcebo lodumop, angazange abe lakho okunjalo amakhosi ayengaphambi kwakho, langemva kwakho kakuyikuba khona okunjaloq.

13 Wasebuya uSolomoni evela endaweni ephakemeyo eseGibeyoni waya eJerusalema, evela phambi kwethente lenhlangano; wasebusa phezu kukaIsrayelir.

14 USolomoni wasebuthanisa izinqola labagadi bamabhizas; wayelezinqola ezingamakhulu alitshumi lane, labagadi bamabhiza abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambilit; wasekubeka emizini yezinqola, njalo kanye lenkosi eJerusalemau.

15 Inkosi yasisenza isiliva legolide eJerusalema kwaba njengamatshe, njalo wenza imisedari yaba njengemikhiwa yesikhamore esesihotsheni, ngobunengi.

16 Wasengenisa ngokuthenga amabhiza avela eGibhithe, ayengekaSolomoni, lelembu elicolekileyo; labathengi benkosi babelithatha ilembu elicolekileyo ngentengo.

17 Basebesenyusa bekhupha inqola eGibhithe ngamashekeli* esiliva angamakhulu ayisithupha, lebhiza ngamashekeli alikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu. Ngokunjalo bakukhuphela wonke amakhosi amaHethi lamakhosi eSiriya ngesandla sabo.

2 USolomoni wasebala amadoda azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisab ukuthwala imithwalo, lamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisificaminwembili ukubaza entabenic, lababonisi abayizinkulungwane ezintathu lamakhulu ayisithupha phezu kwawod.

3 USolomoni wasethumela kuHuramu inkosi yeTire esithi: Njengokwenza kwakho kuDavida ubaba umthumela imisedari ukumakhela indlu yokuhlala kuyo, yenza njalo lakimi.

4 Khangela, mina ngakhela ibizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu wami indlu, ukuyehlukanisela yona, ukutshisa phambi kwayo impepha elephunga elimnandi, lezinkwa zokubukiswa njalonjalo, leminikelo yokutshiswa ekuseni lantambama, ngamasabatha, lekuthwaseni kwezinyanga, langemikhosi emisiweyo yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu. Lesi yisimiso saphakade kuIsrayeli.

5 Lendlu engiyakhayo inkulu, ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu mkhulu kulabonkulunkulu bonke.

6 Kodwa ngubani ongaba lamandla okumakhela indlu, ngoba amazulu, yebo, amazulu amazulu, angemanele? Mina-ke ngingubani ukuthi ngimakhele indlu, ngaphandle kokutshisa impepha phambi kwakhe?

7 Ngakho-ke thuma kimi umuntu oyingcitshi ekusebenzeni ngegolide langesiliva langethusi langensimbi langokuyibubende langokubomvu langokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, lokwaziyo ukubaza okubazwe ngokugujwa, labazingcitshi abalami koJuda leJerusalema, uDavida ubaba abamisayo.

8 Ngithumela njalo izigodo zemisedari, amafiri, lama-aligumi* ezivela eLebhanoni; ngoba mina ngiyazi ukuthi inceku zakho ziyakwazi ukugamula izihlahla zeLebhanoni; khangela-ke, inceku zami zizakuba lenceku zakho;

9 ngitsho ukungilungisela izigodo ezinengi, ngoba indlu engiyakhayo izakuba nkulu imangalise.

10 Khangela-ke, inceku zakho, abagamuli abagamula izihlahla, ngizazinika amakhori* engqoloyi echoliweyo azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili, lamakhori ebhali* azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili, lamabhathi* ewayini azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili, lamabhathi amafutha azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili.

11 UHuramu inkosi yeTire wasephendula ngokubhala akuthumela kuSolomoni: Ngoba uJehova uthanda abantu bakhe, ukubeke waba yinkosi phezu kwabo.

12 UHuramu wabuya wathi: Kayibusiswe iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli eyenza amazulu lomhlaba, enike uDavida inkosi indodana ehlakaniphileyo, eyazi inhlakanipho lokuqedisisa, ezayakhela iNkosi indlu, lendlu yombuso wayo.

14 indodana yowesifazana emadodakazini akoDani, oyise wayeyindoda yeTire; uyakwazi ukusebenza ngegolide, langesiliva, ngethusi, ngensimbi, ngamatshe, langezigodo, ngokuyibubende, ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, langamalembu acolekileyo kakhulu, langokubomvu, lokubaza lakuphi okubaziweyo ngokugubha, lokuqamba lakuphi okuqanjiweyo angakunikwa, kanye lezingcitshi zakho lezingcitshi zenkosi yami uDavida uyihlo.

15 Ngakho-ke ingqoloyi, lebhali*, amafutha, lewayini, inkosi yami ekhulume ngakho, kayikuthumele ezincekwini zayo.

16 Thina-ke sizagamula izihlahla eLebhanoni, njengokuswela kwakho konke, sizilethe kuwe ngokundendayo phezu kolwandle eJopha1, njalo wena uzazenyusela eJerusalema.

17 USolomoni wasebala wonke amadoda ezizweni ayeselizweni lakoIsrayelie emva kokubalwa uDavida uyise ayewabale ngakhof; asetholakala ezinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu lantathu lamakhulu ayisithupha.

18 Wasesenza kuwo abathwali bemithwalo abayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa, lababazi entabeni abayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, lababonisi abayizinkulungwane ezintathu lamakhulu ayisithupha bokwenza abantu basebenzeg.

3USolomoni waseqala ukwakha indlu yeNkosi eJerusalemaa entabeni yeMoriyab lapho eyabonakala khona kuDavida uyise, endaweni uDavida ayilungisayo ebaleni lokubhulela likaOrinani umJebusic.

2 Waseqalisa ukwakha ngenyanga yesibili ngolwesibili ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.

3 Lalezi yizisekelo zikaSolomoni zokwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu. Ubude ngezingalo ngesilinganiso esidala babuzingalo ezingamatshumi ayisithupha, lobubanzi buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili.

4 Lekhulusi elaliphambili, ubude njengobubanzi bendlu babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lokuphakama kwakuzingalo ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili. Wayihuqa ngaphakathi ngegolide elicwengekileyo.

5 Lendlu enkulu wayembesa ngezigodo zefiri*, wayihuqa ngegolide elihle, wamisa phezu kwayo amalala lamaketane.

6 Wayembesela ubuhle indlu ngamatshe aligugu; njalo igolide laliligolide leParivayimi.

7 Waseyihuqa indlu, imijabo, imigubazi, lemiduli yayo, leminyango yayo ngegolide, wabaza ngokugubha amakherubhi* emidulini.

8 Wasesenza indlu yengcwele yezingcwele; ubude bayo njengobubanzi bendlu babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lobubanzi bayo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili; wayihuqa ngegolide elihle kwaze kwaba ngamathalenta* angamakhulu ayisithupha.

9 Lesisindo sezipikili saze saba ngamashekeli* egolide angamatshumi amahlanu. Wawahuqa amakamelo aphezulu ngegolide.

10 Wasesenza endlini yengcwele yezingcweled amakherubhi* amabili ngomsebenzi obaziweyoe, wawahuqa ngegolide.

11 Lempiko zamakherubhi, ubude bazo babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili. Uphiko lwelilodwa lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela emdulini wendlu, lolunye uphiko lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela ophikweni lwelinye ikherubhi.

12 Ngokunjalo uphiko lwelinye ikherubhi lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lufinyelela emdulini wendlu; lolunye uphiko lwaluzingalo ezinhlanu lunamathele ephikweni lwelinye ikherubhi.

13 Impiko zalamakherubhi* zeluleka ingalo ezingamatshumi amabili; njalo ema ngenyawo zawo, lobuso bawo bukhangele ngasendlini.

14 Wasesenza iveyili ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lokuyibubende lokubomvuf langelembu elicolekileyo kakhulug, wabeka kulo amakherubhi*.

15 Wasesenza phambi kwendlu insika ezimbilih, ubude babuzingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, lesiduku phezu kwengqonga yayo buzingalo ezinhlanui.

16 Wasesenza amaketane njengendaweni yelizwi, wawafaka esihlokweni sezinsikaj; wenza lamapomegranati* alikhuluk, wawafaka emaketaneni.

17 Wasemisa izinsika ngaphambi kwethempeli, enye ngakwesokunene, lenye ngakwesokhohlo; wasebiza ibizo lengakwesokunene uJakini, lebizo lengakwesokhohlo uBhowazi.

4Wasesenza ilathi lethusi, ubude balo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lobubanzi balo buzingalo ezingamatshumi amabili, lokuphakama kwalo kuzingalo ezilitshumia.

2 Wasesenza ulwandle olubunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, luzingalo ezilitshumi kusukela okhunjini lwalo kusiya okhunjini lwalo, lwalugombolozele inhlangothi zonke, lokuphakama kwalo kuzingalo ezinhlanu, lomzila wezingalo ezingamatshumi amathathu ulugombolozele inhlangothi zonkeb.

3 Lokufanana kwenkabi kwakungaphansi kwalo, kubhodabhoda inhlangothi zonke zalo, ezilitshumi engalweni, lugombolozela ulwandle inhlangothi zonke; imizila emibili yenkabi yabunjwa ngokuncibilikisa ekubunjweni kwaloc.

4 Lwalumi phezu kwenkabi ezilitshumi lambili; ezintathu zikhangele enyakatho, lezintathu zikhangele entshonalanga, lezintathu zikhangele eningizimu, lezintathu zikhangele empumalanga; lolwandle lwaluphezu kwazo phezulu, lazo zonke ingemuva zazo zazingaphakathi.

5 Uhlonzi lwalo lwaluyibubanzi besandla, lomphetho walo wawunjengomsebenzi womphetho wenkezo, njengeluba lomduze, lwalumumethe amabhathi*, lumumethe azinkulungwane ezintathud.

6 Wasesenza inditshi zokugezela ezilitshumi, wabeka ezinhlanu ngakwesokunene, lezinhlanu ngakwesokhohlo, ukugezisela kizo; babegezisela kizo okomnikelo wokutshiswa; kodwa ulwandle lwalungolwabapristi ukugezela kulo.

7 Wasesenza izinti zezibane zegolide ezilitshumi njengokumiswa kwazo, wazibeka ethempelini, ezinhlanu ngakwesokunene, lezinhlanu ngakwesokhohlo.

8 Wenza lamatafula alitshumi, wawabeka ethempelini, amahlanu ngakwesokunene, lamahlanu ngakwesokhohlo. Wenza lemiganu elikhulu yegolide.

9 Wenza leguma labapristi leguma elikhulu, lezivalo zeguma, wazihuqa izivalo zalo ngethusi.

10 Wasebeka ulwandle ehlangothini lokunene ngasempumalanga maqondana leningizimu.

11 UHuramu wasesenza izimbiza lamafotsholo lemiganu yokufafazae. UHuramu waqeda ukwenza umsebenzi ayewenzela inkosi uSolomoni endlini kaNkulunkulu.

12 Insika ezimbili, lemiganu, leziduku phezu kwengqonga yezinsika ezimbili, lamambule amabili okwembesa imiganu emibili yeziduku ezaziphezu kwengqonga yezinsikaf,

13 lamapomegranati* angamakhulu amane emambuleni womabili, imizila emibili yamapomegranati kulelo lalelombuleg, okwembesa imiganu emibili yeziduku ezaziphezu1 kwengqonga yezinsikah.

16 Lezimbiza, lamafotsholo, lamafologwej, lazo zonke izitsha zakho uHuramu Abhi wazenzela inkosi uSolomoni esenzela indlu yeNkosi ngethusi elikhazimulayok.

17 Inkosi yazibumbela ngokuncibilikisa emagcekeni eJodani emhlabathini olibumba phakathi kweSukothi leZeredathal.

18 USolomoni wasezenza zonke lezizitsha ngobunengi obukhulu, ngoba isisindo sethusi sasingehlolwem.

19 USolomoni wazenza-ke zonke izitsha ezazingezendlu kaNkulunkulu, lelathi legolide, lamatafula okwakukhona kuwo izinkwa zokubukiswan,

20 lezinti zezibane lezibane zazo ngegolide elicwengekileyoo, ukuthi zibhebhe ngokwesimisop phambi kwendawo yelizwiq;

22 lezindlawu, lemiganu yokufafaza, lezinkezo, lezitsha zokuthwala umlilo, ngegolide elicwengekileyor; njalo iminyango yendlu, izivalo zayo ezingaphakathi, ezengcwele yezingcwele, lezivalo zendlu yethempeli zazingezegolides.

5Usuphelile umsebenzi wonke uSolomoni ayewenzela indlu yeNkosi, wangenisa izinto ezingcwelisiweyo zikaDavida uyise, lesiliva legolide lazo zonke izitsha wazibeka esiphaleni senotho sendlu kaNkulunkulu.

2 Ngalesosikhathi uSolomoni wabuthanisa eJerusalema abadala bakoIsrayeli, lazo zonke inhloko zezizwe, izinduna zaboyise babantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuthi benyuse umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi usuke emzini kaDavida oyiZiyoni.

3 Wonke amadoda akoIsrayeli asebuthana enkosini emkhosini owenyanga yesikhombisaa.

5 awuletha umtshokotsho lethente lenhlangano lazo zonke izitsha ezingcwele ezazisethenteni; abapristi lamaLevi basebekwenyusac.

6 Inkosi uSolomoni lenhlangano yonke yakoIsrayeli eyayibuthene phambi komtshokotsho basebenikela imihlatshelo yezimvu lezinkabi ezingelakubhalwa lezingelakubalwa ngobunengi.

7 Abapristi basebewungenisa umtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi endaweni yawo, endaweni yelizwi yendlu, kungcwele yezingcwele, kwaze kwaba ngaphansi kwempiko zamakherubhi*.

8 Ngoba amakherubhi* elulela impiko zawo phezu kwendawo yomtshokotsho; amakherubhi awembesa umtshokotsho lemijabo yawo ngaphezulu.

9 Basebeselula imijabo, izihloko zemijabo zaze zabonakala emtshokotshweni phambi kwendawo yelizwid, kodwa zingabonakali ngaphandle; ukhona lapho-ke kuze kube lamuhla.

10 Kwakungelalutho emtshokotshweni, ngaphandle kwezibhebhe ezimbili uMozisi azifaka khona eHorebe lapho iNkosi eyenza khona isivumelwano labantwana bakoIsrayeli ekuphumeni kwabo eGibhithe.

11 Kwasekusithi abapristi bephuma endaweni engcwele, ngoba bonke abapristi abatholakalayo babezihlambulule bengagcinanga izigaba,

12 lamaLevi angabahlabeleli babo bonke - akoAsafi, akoHemani, akoJeduthuni, lakumadodana abo lakubafowabo - begqoke amalembu acolekileyo amhlophe, belezinsimbi ezincencethayo lezigubhu zezintambo lamachacho, bema ngempumalanga kwelathi; njalo kanye labo kulabapristi abalikhulu lamatshumi amabili bekhalisa izimpondo.

13 Kwasekusithi bekhalisa izimpondo behlabelela kanyekanye ukuzwakalisa umsindo owodwa, ukudumisa lokubonga iNkosi, lalapho bephakamisa ilizwi ngezimpondo langezinsimbi ezincencethayo lezinto zokuhlabelela, lalapho bedumisa iNkosi ukuthi ilungile lokuthi umusa wayo umi kuze kube phakade, indlu yagcwaliswa liyezi, indlu yeNkosi,

14 abapristi kabaze baba lakho ukuma ukukhonza ngenxa yeyezi, ngoba inkazimulo yeNkosi yagcwalisa indlu kaNkulunkulu.

2 Kodwa mina ngikwakhele indlu yokuhlala, lendawo yokuhlala kwakho kuze kube nini lanini.

3 Inkosi yasiphendula ubuso bayo, yabusisa ibandla lonke lakoIsrayeli; ibandla lonke-ke lakoIsrayeli lalimi.

4 Yasisithi: Kayibusiswe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, eyakhuluma ngomlomo wayo kuDavida ubaba yakugcwalisa ngezandla zayo, isithi:

5 Kusukela ngosuku engakhupha ngalo abantu bami elizweni leGibhithe kangikhethanga muzi ezizweni zonke zakoIsrayeli ukwakha indlu, ukuthi ibizo lami libe lapho, kangikhethanga muntu ukuba ngumkhokheli phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayelia.

6 Kodwa ngakhetha iJerusalema ukuthi ibizo lami libe lapho, ngakhetha uDavida ukuthi abe phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayelib.

7 Njalo kwakusenhliziyweni kaDavida ubaba ukwakhela ibizo leNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, indlu.

8 Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuDavida ubaba: Njengoba kwakusenhliziyweni yakho ukwakhela ibizo lami indlu, wenze kuhle ngokuthi kwakusenhliziyweni yakho.

9 Lanxa kunjalo kawuyikuyakha indlu wena, kodwa indodana yakho ezaphuma ekhalweni lwakho, yiyo ezakwakhela ibizo lami indlu.

10 INkosi isiqinisile ilizwi layo eyalikhulumayo, ngoba ngivelile esikhundleni sikaDavida ubaba, ngihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli, njengokukhuluma kweNkosi; sengilakhele ibizo leNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, indlu.

11 Ngiwubeke khona umtshokotsho lapho okulesivumelwano seNkosi khona eyasenza labantwana bakoIsrayeli.

12 Wasesima phambi kwelathi leNkosi maqondana lebandla lonke lakoIsrayeli, welula izandla zakhe.

13 Ngoba uSolomoni wayenze isitubhu sethusic, ubude baso buzingalo ezinhlanu, lobubanzi baso buzingalo ezinhlanu, lokuphakama kwaso kuzingalo ezintathu, wasimisa phakathi laphakathi kwegumad. Wema phezu kwaso, waguqa ngamadolo akhe phambi kwebandla lonke lakoIsrayeli, welulela izandla zakhe emazulwinie,

14 wathi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, kakho uNkulunkulu onjengawe emazulwini lemhlabeni, ogcina isivumelwano lomusa ezincekwini zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yazo,

15 ogcinele inceku yakho uDavida ubaba lokho owakutsho kuyo; ngoba wakhuluma ngomlomo wakho usukugcwalisile ngesandla sakho njengalamuhla.

16 Ngakho-ke, Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, gcinela inceku yakho uDavida ubaba lokho owakutsho kuyo usithi: Kakuyikusweleka umuntu kuwe phambi kobuso bami ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli; kuphela uba abantwana bakho beqaphela indlela yabo phambi kwami, ukuthi bahambe ngomlayo wami, njengalokho uhambile phambi kwami.

17 Ngakho-ke, Nkosi, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, kaliqiniseke ilizwi lakho owalikhuluma encekwini yakho, kuDavida.

18 Kambe ngeqiniso uNkulunkulu angahlala labantu emhlabeni? Khangela, amazulu, yebo, amazulu amazulu angekwanele; kangakanani-ke lindlu engiyakhileyo?

19 Kodwa phendukela emkhulekweni wenceku yakho lekuncengeni kwayo, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, ukuzwa ukukhala lomkhuleko inceku yakho ekukhulekayo phambi kwakho.

20 Ukuze amehlo akho avulekele lindlu emini lebusukuf, endaweni owatsho ngayo ukuthi uzabeka ibizo lakho khona, ukuthi uwuzwe umkhuleko inceku yakho ewukhulekayo ikhangele kulindawo.

21 Ngakho zwana ukuncenga kwenceku yakho lokwabantu bakho uIsrayeli abazakukhuleka bekhangele kulindawo; yebo, uzwe wena, usendaweni yakho yokuhlala, usemazulwini; lapho usizwa, uthetheleleg.

22 Uba umuntu esona kumakhelwane wakhe, amethese isifungo ukumenza afunge, njalo isifungo size phambi kwelathi lakho kulindlu,

23 zwana-ke wena usemazulwini, njalo yenza wahlulele inceku zakho, ngokuphindisela okhohlakeleyo, ngokunika indlela yakhe ekhanda lakhe, langokulungisisa olungileyo, ngokumnika njengokulunga kwakhe.

24 Lalapho abantu bakho uIsrayeli betshaywa phambi kwesitha, ngoba bonile kuwe, uba bephenduka, balivume ibizo lakho, bakhuleke bencenga phambi kwakho kulindlu,

25 zwana-ke wena usemazulwini, uthethelele isono sabantu bakho uIsrayeli, ubabuyisele elizweni owalinika bona laboyise.

26 Lapho amazulu evaliwe, njalo kungelazulu, ngoba bonile kuwe, uba bekhuleka bekhangele kulindawo belivuma ibizo lakho, baphenduke esonweni sabo, nxa ubahluphile,

27 zwana-ke wena usemazulwini, uthethelele isono senceku zakho lesabantu bakho uIsrayeli, usubafundise indlela enhle abazahamba ngayo; unise izulu elizweni lakho owalinika abantu bakho libe yilifa laboh.

28 Uba kulendlala elizweni, uba kulomatshayabhuqe wesifo, uba kulokutshisa, lengumane, isikhonyane, lemihogoyi; uba izitha zabo zibavimbezela elizweni lesango labo, loba yiyiphi inhlupheko laloba yiwuphi umkhuhlane;

29 lawuphi umkhuleko, lakuphi ukuncenga, okuzakwenziwa languwuphi umuntu, kumbe yibo bonke abantu bakho uIsrayeli, lapho besazi, ngulowo lalowo inhlupheko yakhe losizi lwakhe, eselulela izandla zakhe kulindlu;

30 zwana-ke wena usemazulwini, indawo yakho yokuhlala, uthethelele, uphe ngulowo lalowo ngokwezindlela zakhe zonke, onhliziyo yakhe uyayazi, ngoba nguwe wedwa owazi inhliziyo yabantwana babantu,

31 ukuze bakwesabe bahambe endleleni zakho insuku zonke abaziphila ebusweni bomhlaba owawupha obaba.

32 Njalo mayelana lowezizweni ongesuye owabantu bakho uIsrayeli, kodwa evela elizweni elikhatshana ngenxa yebizo lakho elikhulu lesandla sakho esilamandla lengalo yakho eyeluliweyo; lapho besizakhuleka kulindlu,

33 zwana-ke wena usemazulwini, usendaweni yakho yokuhlala, wenze njengakho konke owezizweni akhala ngakho kuwe, ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi ibizo lakho, bakwesabe, njengabantu bakho uIsrayeli, lokuthi bazi ukuthi ibizo lakho liyabizwa phezu kwalindlu engiyakhileyoi.

34 Uba abantu bakho bephuma ukuyakulwa bemelene lezitha zabo ngendlela obathume ngayo, bakhuleke kuwe endleleni yomuzi owukhethileyo lendlu engiyakhele ibizo lakho,

36 Uba besona kuwe, ngoba kakulamuntu ongoniyo, ubusubathukuthelela, ubanikele phambi kwesitha, ukuze ababathumbileyo babathumbele elizweni elikhatshana kumbe eliseduze,

37 uba benakana ngakho enhliziyweni yabo elizweni abathunjelwe kilo, baphenduke bancenge kuwe elizweni lokuthunjwa kwabo bathi: Sonile, senze okubi, senza ngenkohlakalo;

38 uba bephendukela kuwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo langawo wonke umphefumulo wabo elizweni lokuthunjwa kwabo, lapho ababathumbele khona, bakhuleke ngasendleleni yelizwe labo owalinika oyise, lomuzi owukhethileyo, langasendlini engiyakhele ibizo lakho,

39 zwana-ke usemazulwini, usendaweni yakho yokuhlala, umkhuleko wabo lokuncenga kwabo, wenze ilungelo labo, uthethelele abantu bakho abakonileyo.

40 Ngakho, Nkulunkulu wami, ake amehlo akho avulekej lendlebe zakho zilalele umkhuleko walindawok.

41 Khathesi-ke, sukuma, Nkosi Nkulunkulul, uze endaweni yakho yokuphumulam, wena lomtshokotsho wamandla akho. Abapristi bakho, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, kabembathe usindiso, labangcwele bakho bathokoze ngokuhlen.

42 Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ungafulathelisi ubuso bogcotshiweyo wakhoo. Khumbulap izisa zikaDavida inceku yakhoq.

7Kwathi uSolomoni eseqedile ukukhulekaa, umlilo wehla uvela emazulwini, wadla umnikelo wokutshiswa lemihlatshelob, lenkazimulo yeNkosi yagcwalisa indluc.

2 Njalo abapristi babengelakho ukungena endlini yeNkosi, ngoba inkazimulo yeNkosi yayigcwalise indlu yeNkosid.

3 Lapho bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli bebona ukwehla komlilo lenkazimulo yeNkosi phezu kwendlu, bakhothama ngobuso babo emhlabathini endaweni egandelweyo, bakhonza bedumisa iNkosi, ukuthi ilungile, ukuthi umusa wayo umi phakadee.

5 Inkosi uSolomoni yasinikela imihlatshelo yezinkabi ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili, lezimvu ezizinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili. Ngokunjalo inkosi labo bonke abantu bayehlukanisa indlu kaNkulunkulu.

6 Abapristi basebesima ezikhundleni zabo; lamaLevi elezinto zokuhlabelela zikaJehova inkosi uDavida ayezenzele ukudumisa uJehova, ngoba umusa wakhe umi phakade, lapho uDavida edumisa ngenkonzo yabo; labapristi bakhalisa impondo phambi kwabo, loIsrayeli wonke wema.

7 USolomoni wasengcwelisa iphakathi leguma elaliphambi kwendlu yeNkosi, ngoba wenza lapho iminikelo yokutshiswa lamahwahwa eminikelo yokuthula, ngoba ilathi lethusi uSolomoni ayelenzile lalingenele umnikelo wokutshiswa, lomnikelo wokudla, lamahwahwa.

8 Langalesosikhathi uSolomoni wenza umkhosi okwensuku eziyisikhombisa, loIsrayeli wonke kanye laye, ibandla elikhulu kakhulu, kusukela ekungeneni kweHamathi kusiya esifuleni seGibhithe.

9 Langosuku lwesificaminwembili benza umhlangano onzulu, ngoba benza ukwehlukaniswa kwelathi okwensuku eziyisikhombisa, lomkhosi okwensuku eziyisikhombisa.

10 Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lantathu lwenyanga yesikhombisa waseyekela abantu bahamba baya emathenteni abo, bethokoza bejabula enhliziyweni ngokuhle iNkosi eyayikwenzele uDavida loSolomoni loIsrayeli abantu bayo.

11 Ngokunjalo uSolomoni waqeda indlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi; lakho konke okwakuvela enhliziyweni kaSolomoni ukukwenza endlini yeNkosi lendlini yakhe wakuphumelelisaf.

12 INkosi yasibonakala kuSolomoni ebusuku yathi kuye: Ngizwile umkhuleko wakho, sengizikhethele lindawo ukuba yindlu yomhlatshelog.

13 Uba ngivala amazulu ukuze kungabi lazuluh, kumbe uba ngilaya intethe ukuqeda ilizwe, kumbe uba ngithumela umatshayabhuqe wesifo phakathi kwabantu bamii,

14 uba abantu bami ibizo lami elibizwa phezu kwabo bezithoba, bakhuleke badinge ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbij, mina-ke ngizakuzwa ngisemazulwini, ngithethelele isono sabo, ngelaphe ilizwe labok.

16 Ngoba sengiyikhethile ngayingcwelisa lindlu ukuze ibizo lami libe khona kuze kube nininini; lamehlo ami lenhliziyo yami kuzakuba lapho zonke izinsukum.

17 Wena-ke, uba uhamba phambi kwami njengokuhamba kukaDavida uyihlo, wenze njengakho konke engikulaye khona, ugcine izimiso zami lezahlulelo zami,

18 ngizaqinisa-ke isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho, njengokwenza kwami isivumelwano loDavida uyihlo ngisithi: Kakuyikusweleka1 muntu kuwe obusa koIsrayeli.

19 Kodwa uba libuyela emuva lina, litshiya izimiso zami lemilayo yami engikubeke phambi kwenu, lihambe likhonze abanye onkulunkulu libakhothamelen,

20 ngizabasiphuna-ke elizweni engibanike lona, lalindlu engiyingcwelisele ibizo lami ngizayilahla isuke phambi kwami, ngiyenze ibe yisiga lento yokuhozwa phakathi kwezizwe zonkeo.

21 Lalindlu ephakemeyo izakuba yisimangaliso kulowo lalowo odlula kuyo, aze athi: INkosi ikwenzeleni okunje kulelilizwe lakulindlu?

22 Bazakuthi-ke: Kungoba beyidelile iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyise eyabakhupha elizweni leGibhithe, babambelela kwabanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza babasebenzela; ngenxa yalokho ibehlisele bonke lobububi.

8Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kweminyaka engamatshumi amabili uSolomoni akha ngayo indlu yeNkosi lendlu yakhea,

2 imizi uHuramu ayeyinike uSolomoni, uSolomoni wayakha, wahlalisa abantwana bakoIsrayeli khonab.

5 Wakha leBhethi-Horoni engaphezulu leBhethi-Horoni engaphansi, imizi ebiyelweyo elemithangala, amasango, lemigoqo,

6 leBahalathi, lemizi yonke eyiziphala uSolomoni ayelayo, layo yonke imizi yezinqola, lemizi yabagadi bamabhiza, laso sonke isifiso sikaSolomoni ayefisa ngaso ukwakha eJerusalema leLebhanoni lelizweni lonke lombuso wakhe.

7 Abantu bonke ababesele kumaHethi lamaAmori lamaPerizi lamaHivi lamaJebusi, ababengeyisibo bakoIsrayeli,

8 ebantwaneni babo ababesele emva kwabo elizweni abantwana bakoIsrayeli abangabaqedanga uSolomoni wabenyusa baba yizibhalwa kuze kube lamuhla.

9 Kodwa ebantwaneni bakoIsrayeli uSolomoni kabenzanga izigqili zomsebenzi wakhe, kodwa baba ngamadoda empi, lezinduna zabalawulimabutho akhe, labaphathi bezinqola zakhe labagadi bamabhiza akhe.

10 Lalaba babezinduna zeziphathamandla inkosi uSolomoni ayelazo, amakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, bebusa abantue.

11 USolomoni wasesenyusa indodakazi kaFaro emzini kaDavida, wayisa endlini ayeyakhele yona, ngoba wathi: Umkami kayikuhlala endlini kaDavida inkosi yakoIsrayeli, ngoba izindawo zingcwele umtshokotsho weNkosi oze kizo.

12 Ngalesosikhathi uSolomoni wanikela eNkosini iminikelo yokutshiswa phezu kwelathi leNkosi ayelakhile phambi kwekhulusif.

13 Ngitsho njengokumiselweg usuku ngosukuh, enikela njengokomlayo kaMozisi ngamasabatha, langokuthwasa kwezinyanga, langemikhosi emisiweyoi, kathathu ngomnyaka, ngomkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo, langomkhosi wamaviki, langomkhosi wamadumbaj.

14 Njengesimiso sikaDavida uyise wasemisa izigaba zabapristi phezu kwenkonzo yabok, lamaLevil emilindweni yawo ukudumisa lokukhonza phambi kwabapristim njengodaba losuku ngosuku lwalon, labalindimasango ezigabeni zabo kusango ngesangoo; ngoba wayelaye njalo uDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulup.

15 Njalo kabaphambukanga emlayweni wenkosi kubapristi lamaLevi mayelana laluphi udaba kumbe mayelana lokuligugu.

16 Walungiswa-ke umsebenzi wonke kaSolomoni kuze kube lusuku lokubekwa kwesisekelo sendlu yeNkosi, njalo yaze yaphela: Indlu yeNkosi yaphelela.

17 Ngalesosikhathi uSolomoni waya eEziyoni-Geberi leElothi okhunjini lolwandle elizweni leEdoma.

18 UHuramu wasethumela kuye imikhumbi ngesandla sezinceku zakhe, lenceku ezazi ulwandle, zaya eOfiri kanye lenceku zikaSolomoni, zalanda khona igolide elingamathalenta* angamakhulu amane lamatshumi amahlanu, zaliletha enkosini uSolomoniq.

9Indlovukazi yeShebha isizwile udumo lukaSolomoni yeza eJerusalema ukuhlola uSolomoni ngemibuzo enzima, ilexuku elikhulu kakhulu, lamakamela ethwele amakha legolide ngobunengi lamatshe aligugu; isifikile kuSolomoni yakhuluma laye konke okwakusenhliziyweni yayo.

2 USolomoni wayichasisela zonke indaba zayo, njalo kwakungekho lutho olwamcatshelayo uSolomoni angaluchasisanga kuyo.

4 lokudla kwetafula lakhe, lokuhlala kwenceku zakhe, lokuma kwezikhonzi zakhe, lezigqoko zazo, labaphathinkezo bakhe, lezigqoko zabo, lokwenyuka kwakhe enyuka ngakho endlini yeNkosi, kakusabanga lamoya kuyo.

5 Yasisithi enkosini: Wawuliqiniso umbiko engawuzwa elizweni lami ngendaba zakho langenhlakanipho yakho.

6 Kodwa kangiwakholwanga amazwi abo ngaze ngeza lamehlo ami akubona. Khangela-ke, bengingatshelwanga ingxenye yobukhulu benhlakanipho yakho; uyedlula umbiko engawuzwayo.

7 Ayajabula amadoda akho, njalo ziyajabula lezizinceku zakho ezimi phambi kwakho njalonjalo zisizwa inhlakanipho yakhoa.

8 Kabusiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho othokoze ngawe ukukubeka esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi ukuthi ube yinkosi kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngoba uNkulunkulu wakho wamthanda uIsrayeli ukumqinisa kuze kube nininini, ngakho ukubekile waba yinkosi phezu kwabo ukuze wenze isahlulelo lokulungab.

9 Yasinika inkosi igolide elingamathalenta* alikhulu lamatshumi amabili, lamakha ngobunengi obukhulu, lamatshe aligugu. Kakuzanga kube khona anjengalawo amakha indlovukazi yeShebha eyawanika inkosi uSolomoni.

10 Futhi izinceku zikaHuramu lenceku zikaSolomoni ezaziletha igolide livela eOfiri, zaseziletha izigodo zama-aligumi* lamatshe aligugu.

11 Inkosi yasisenza ngezigodo zama-aligumi izikhwelo zendlu kaJehova lezendlu yenkosi, lamachacho lezigubhu zezintambo kwabahlabeleli. Kakuzanga kubonwe futhi okunjengalokho mandulo elizweni lakoJuda.

12 Inkosi uSolomoni yasinika indlovukazi yeShebha sonke isifiso sayo eyasicelayo, ngaphandle kwalokho ayekulethe enkosini. Yasiphenduka yaya elizweni layo yona lenceku zayoc.

13 Isisindo segolide elalifika-ke kuSolomoni ngomnyaka owodwa sasingamathalenta* egolide angamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisithupha lesithuphad,

14 ngaphandle kwalokho abakuletha kuvela kubathengisi labathengi; lawo wonke amakhosi eArabhiya lababusi belizwe baletha igolide lesiliva kuSolomoni.

15 Inkosi uSolomoni yasisenza izihlangu ezinkulu ezingamakhulu amabili ngegolide elikhandiweyo; yasebenzisa amashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha egolide elikhandiweyo esihlangwini esisodwa esikhulu.

16 Lamahawu angamakhulu amathathu egolide elikhandiweyo; yasebenzisela ihawu elilodwa amashekeli angamakhulu amathathu. Inkosi yakubeka endlini yegusu leLebhanonie.

17 Inkosi yasisenza isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu ngempondo zendlovu, yasinameka ngegolide elicwengekileyof.

18 Njalo isihlalo sobukhosi sasilezikhwelo eziyisithupha zesihlalo lesenabelo segolide sasixhunywe esihlalweni sobukhosi, lezeyamelo zengalo ngapha langapha endaweni yokuhlala, lezilwane ezimbili zimi eceleni kwezeyamelo zengalo.

19 Njalo kwakumi izilwane ezilitshumi lambili khona ngapha langapha ezikhwelweni eziyisithupha. Kakuzanga kwenziwe okunjalo lakuwuphi umbuso.

20 Lazo zonke izitsha zokunatha zenkosi uSolomoni zazingezegolide, lezitsha zonke zendlu yegusu leLebhanoni zazingezegolide elicwengekileyo; isiliva sasingabalwa njengolutho ensukwini zikaSolomonig.

21 Ngoba imikhumbi yenkosi yaya eTarshishi lezinceku zikaHuramu; kanye ngeminyaka emithathu imikhumbi yeTarshishi yeza ithwele igolide, lesiliva, impondo zezindlovu, lezindwangu, lamaphigaga.

22 Inkosi uSolomoni yaba nkulu kulawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba ngenotho langenhlakanipho.

23 Lawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba adinga ubuso bukaSolomoni ukuzwa inhlakanipho yakhe uNkulunkulu ayeyifake enhliziyweni yakhe.

24 Aseletha, ngulowo lalowo isipho sakhe, izitsha zesiliva, lezitsha zegolide, lezembatho, izikhali, lamakha, amabhiza, lezimbongolo; into yomnyaka ngomnyaka wayoh.

25 Njalo uSolomonii wayelezindlwana zamabhiza lezinqola ezizinkulungwane ezine, labagadi bamabhiza abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lambili; wasekubeka emizini yezinqola, njalo lenkosini eJerusalemaj.

26 Wasebusa phezu kwawo wonke amakhosi kusukela eMfuleni kuze kube selizweni lamaFilisti, njalo kuze kube semngceleni weGibhithek.

27 Inkosi yasisenza isiliva eJerusalema laba njengamatshe, lemisedari wayenza yaba njengemikhiwa yesikhamore esesihotsheni, ngobunengil.

29 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaSolomonim, ezokuqala lezokucinan, kazibhalwanga yini emazwini kaNathani umprofethio, lakusiprofethop sikaAhiya umShiloq, lemibonweni kaYedir umboni mayelana loJerobhowamu indodana kaNebatis?

30 USolomoni wasebusa eJerusalema phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke iminyaka engamatshumi amane.

31 USolomoni waselala laboyise, basebemngcwaba emzini kaDavida uyise. URehobhowamu indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

10URehobhowamu wasesiya eShekema ngoba uIsrayeli wonke wayeze eShekema ukumbeka abe yinkosia.

2 Kwasekusithi uJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati esizwa, owayeseGibhithe lapho ayebalekele khona ubuso bukaSolomoni inkosi, uJerobhowamu wabuya evela eGibhitheb.

3 Basebethumela bambiza; uJerobhowamu loIsrayeli wonke basebesiza, bakhuluma kuRehobhowamu besithi:

4 Uyihlo wenza ijogwe lethu laba lukhuni; ngakho-ke yenza ube lulanyana umsebenzi kayihlo olukhuni, lejogwe lakhe elinzima abesithwalise lona, njalo sizakukhonza.

6 Inkosi uRehobhowamu yasicebisana labadala ababesima phambi kukaSolomoni uyise esaphila, isithi: Licebisa ukubuyisela mpendulo bani kulababantu?

7 Basebekhuluma kuye besithi: Uba uzalunga kulababantu, ubathokozise, ukhulume kibo amazwi amahle, bazakuba zinceku zakho insuku zonkec.

8 Kodwa wadela iseluleko sabadala abamcebisa ngaso, wacebisana lamajaha ayeyintanga yakhe, ayesima phambi kwakhe.

9 Wasesithi kuwo: Licebisa ukuthi sibuyisele mpendulo bani kulababantu, abakhulume kimi besithi: Yenza libe lulanyana ijogwe uyihlo alibeka phezu kwethu?

10 Amajaha ayeyintanga yakhe asekhuluma laye esithi: Uzakutsho njalo ebantwini abakhuluma kuwe besithi: Uyihlo wenza ijogwe lethu laba nzima, kodwa wena lenze libe lulanyana kithi; uzakutsho njalo kubo: Ucikilicane wami uqatha kulokhalo lukababa.

11 Ngakho-ke ubaba walethwesa ijogwe elinzima, kodwa mina ngizakwengezelela ejogweni lenu. Ubaba walijezisa ngeziswepu, kodwa mina ngabofezelad.

12 Ngakho uJerobhowamu labo bonke abantu beza kuRehobhowamu ngosuku lwesithathu njengokutsho kwenkosi isithi: Libuye kimi futhi ngosuku lwesithathu.

13 Inkosi yasibaphendula kalukhuni; inkosi uRehobhowamu yasidela iseluleko sabadala,

14 yakhuluma kubo njengeseluleko samajaha isithi: Ubaba wenza ijogwe lenu laba nzima, kodwa mina ngizakwengezelela kulo; ubaba walijezisa ngeziswepu, kodwa mina ngabofezelae.

15 Ngokunjalo inkosi kayibalalelanga abantu; ngoba inguquko yayivela kuNkulunkulu ukuze iNkosi iqinise ilizwi layo eyayilikhulume ngesandla sikaAhiya umShilo kuJerobhowamu indodana kaNebatif.

16 Lapho uIsrayeli wonke ebona ukuthi inkosi kayibalalelanga, abantu bayiphendula inkosi besithi: Silesabelo bani kuDavida? Njalo kasilalifa endodaneni kaJese. Ngulowo emathenteni akho, Israyeli; khathesi, zibonele indlu yakho, Davida. Ngakho uIsrayeli wonke waya emathenteni akhe.

17 Kodwa abantwana bakoIsrayeli ababehlala emizini yakoJuda, uRehobhowamu wabusa phezu kwabo.

18 Inkosi uRehobhowamu yasithuma uAdoramu owayengumphathi wezibhalwag; abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebemkhanda ngamatshe, wasesifa. Inkosi uRehobhowamu yaphangisa ukukhwela enqoleni ukubalekela eJerusalema.

11URehobhowamu esefikile eJerusalema wabuthanisa indlu yakoJuda leyakoBhenjamini, abakhethiweyo abazinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, abalwa impi, ukuze balwe loIsrayeli ukubuyisela umbuso kuRehobhowamu.

3 Khuluma kuRehobhowamu indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakoJuda, lakuIsrayeli wonke koJuda lakoBhenjaminia, uthi:

4 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Kaliyikwenyuka njalo lingalwi labafowenu. Buyelani ngulowo endlini yakhe, ngoba linto yenziwe yimi. Basebelilalela ilizwi leNkosi, baphenduka ekuyenimelana loJerobhowamub.

11 Waseqinisa izinqaba, wabeka abalawulimabutho kizo, leziphala zokudla lamafutha lewayini.

12 Lakuwo wonke umuzi lomuzi wabeka izihlangu ezinkulu lemikhonto, wayiqinisa kakhulukazi. Njalo uJuda loBhenjamini babengabakhe.

13 Labapristi lamaLevi ababekoIsrayeli wonke bazimisa kuye bevela kuyo yonke imingcele yabo.

14 Ngoba amaLevi atshiya amadlelo awo lemfuyo yabo, aya koJuda leJerusalemar, ngoba uJerobhowamu lamadodana akhe bawala ekusebenzeleni iNkosi njengabapristis;

15 wasezibekela abapristi bendawo eziphakemeyot, labamadimoniu, labamathole ayewenzilev.

16 Lemva kwawo kweza eJerusalema labo ababenikele inhliziyo yabo ukuyidinga iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, bevela kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ukuyahlabela iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyisew.

17 Ngokunjalo bawuqinisa umbuso wakoJuda, benza uRehobhowamu indodana kaSolomoni waba lamandla iminyaka emithathu; ngoba bahamba endleleni kaDavida loSolomoni iminyaka emithathux.

18 URehobhowamu wasezithathela uMahalathi indodakazi kaJerimothi indodana kaDavida waba ngumkakhe, loAbihayili indodakazi kaEliyabi indodana kaJesey,

20 Langemva kwakhe wathatha uMahakaz indodakazi kaAbisalomua, owamzalela oAbhiyab loAthayi loZiza loShelomithi.

21 URehobhowamu wasemthanda uMahaka indodakazi kaAbisalomu okwedlula bonke omkakhe labafazi bakhe abancinyane - ngoba wathatha abafazi abalitshumi lesificaminwembili, labafazi abancinyane abangamatshumi ayisithupha, wazala amadodana angamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili lamadodakazi angamatshumi ayisithupha.

22 URehobhowamuc wasebeka uAbhiya indodana kaMahaka waba yinhloko ukubusa phakathi kwabafowabo, ngoba kwakuyikumenza inkosid.

23 Wenza ngokuhlakanipha, wasabalalisa kuwo wonke amadodana akhe emazweni wonke akoJuda lakoBhenjamini, kuwo wonke umuzi obiyelweyo, wawanika ukudla ngobunengie, wadinga inengi labafazif.

12Kwasekusithi uRehobhowamu eseqinise umbuso, eseziqinisilea, watshiya umlayo weNkosi, loIsrayeli wonke layeb.

2 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wesihlanu wenkosi uRehobhowamu, uShishaki inkosi yeGibhithe wenyuka wamelana leJerusalema, ngoba babephambukile eNkosinic,

3 elezinqola ezingamakhulu alitshumi lambili labagadi bamabhiza abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha; labantu babengelakubalwa abeza laye bephuma eGibhithe, amaLibiyad, amaSukhi, lamaEthiyophiyae.

5 UShemaya umprofethi wasefika kuRehobhowamug lezikhulu zakoJuda ezazibuthene eJerusalema ngenxa kaShishaki, wathi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Lina lingilahlile, ngakho lami ngililahlele esandleni sikaShishakih.

6 Iziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli kanye lenkosi basebezithobai bathi: INkosi ilungilej.

7 INkosi isibona ukuthi bazithobilek, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuShemaya lisithi: Bazithobile; kangiyikubabhubhisa, kodwa ngizabanika isilinganiso sokukhululwa, lolaka lwami kaluyikuthululelwa eJerusalema ngesandla sikaShishakil.

8 Kodwa bazakuba zinceku zakhe ukuze bazi inkonzo yami lenkonzo yemibuso yamazwem.

9 Ngakho uShishaki inkosi yeGibhithe wenyukela eJerusalema, wathatha okuligugu kwendlu kaJehova lokuligugu kwendlu yenkosin, wathatha konke; wathatha lezihlangu zegolide uSolomoni ayezenzileo.

10 Inkosi uRehobhowamu yasisenza izihlangu zethusi endaweni yazo, yazinikela ngaphansi kwesandla senduna zabalindi ababegcina umnyango wendlu yenkosi.

11 Kwasekusithi lapho inkosi ingena endlini kaJehova bafika abalindi bezithwele, bazibuyisela ekamelweni labalindi.

12 Isizithobile, ulaka lweNkosi lwaphenduka lwasuka kuyo ukuze ingayibhubhisi ngokuphelelelyo; futhi lakoJuda kwakulezinto ezinhle.

13 Inkosi uRehobhowamu yasiziqinisa eJerusalema, yabusap. Ngoba uRehobhowamu wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amane lanye lapho esiba yinkosiq, wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesikhombisa eJerusalema, umuzi iNkosi eyayiwukhethile phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ukubeka ibizo layo khona. Lebizo likanina lalinguNahama umAmonikazir.

15 Lendaba zikaRehobhowamus, ezokuqala lezokucinat, kazibhalwanga yini ezindabeni zikaShemaya umprofethiu lezikaIdov umboniw mayelana lemibhalo yosendox, lezimpi zikaRehobhowamu loJerobhowamu zonke izinsuku?

16 URehobhowamu waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa emzini kaDavida. UAbhiya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

13Ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wenkosi uJerobhowamu uAbhiya wasesiba yinkosi phezu kukaJudaa.

2 Wabusa iminyaka emithathu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguMikhaya indodakazi kaUriyelib weGibeyac. Kwasekusiba khona impi phakathi kukaAbhiya loJerobhowamud.

3 UAbhiya wasehlela impi elebutho lamaqhawe empi, amadoda akhethiweyo azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane. UJerobhowamu wasehlela impi ukumelana laye elamadoda akhethiweyo azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisificaminwembili, amaqhawe alamandlae.

4 UAbhiya wasesima entabeni iZemarayimif esentabeni yakoEfrayimig wathi: Ngizwa Jerobhowamu, loIsrayeli wonke!

5 Kakusikwenu yini ukwazi ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli yanika uDavida umbuso phezu kukaIsrayeli phakadeh, kuye lakumadodana akhe ngesivumelwano setshwayii?

6 Kodwa uJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati, inceku kaSolomoni indodana kaDavida, wasukuma wavukela inkosi yakhej.

7 Kwasekubuthana kuye abantu abayizek, abantwana bakaBheliyalil, baziqinisa ukumelana loRehobhowamu indodana kaSolomoni, uRehobhowamu esesengumfana njalo ebuthakathaka ngenhliziyo engemelane labom.

8 Khathesi-ke lina lithi lizamelana lombuso weNkosi esandleni samadodana kaDavidan; futhi lilixuku elikhulu, kodwa lilamathole egolideo uJerobhowamu alenzela wona abe ngonkulunkulu.

9 Kalibaxotshanga yini abapristi beNkosi, amadodana kaAroni, lamaLevi, lazenzela abapristi njengezizwe zelizwep? Loba ngubani ozegcwalisa isandla sakhe ngejongosi, ithole lenkomo, lezinqama eziyisikhombisaq uba ngumpristi wabangeyisibo onkulunkulur.

10 Kodwa thina, iNkosi inguNkulunkulu wethu, kasiyidelanga; labapristi abayikhonzayo iNkosi bangamadodana kaAroni, lamaLevi asemsebenzinis.

11 Njalo bayahlabela iNkosi ikuseni ngekuseni lentambama ngentambama iminikelo yokutshiswat lempepha elephunga elimnandiu; lokulungisa izinkwa etafuleni elihlambulukileyov w, lokulumathisa uluthi lwesibane lwegolide lezibane zalox kusihlwa ngakusihlway. Ngoba thina sigcina umlindo weNkosi uNkulunkulu wethuz, kodwa lina liyidelile.

12 Ngakho khangelani, uNkulunkulu ulathi eyinhloko, labapristi bakhe belempondo zokukhalisa ukuhlaba umkhosi bemelene lania. Bantwana bakoIsrayeli, lingalwi leNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyihlo, ngoba kaliyikuphumelelab.

13 Kodwa uJerobhowamu wayebhodise abacathameli ukuthi beze bengasemva kwabo. Ngakho babephambi kukaJuda, labacathameli bengemva kwaboc.

14 Lapho uJuda ephenduka, khangela-ke, impi yayimelene labo ngaphambili langemuva; basebekhala eNkosini, labapristi bakhalisa izimpondod,

15 labantu bakoJuda bamemeza; kwasekusithi ekumemezeni kwabantu bakoJuda uNkulunkulu watshaya oJerobhowamu loIsrayeli wonke phambi kukaAbhiya loJudae.

16 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebebaleka phambi kobuso bukaJuda, uNkulunkulu wasebanikela esandleni sabof.

17 UAbhiya labantu bakhe basebebatshaya ngokutshaya okukhulu; kwasekusiwa ababuleweyo koIsrayeli, amadoda akhethiweyo azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amahlanu.

18 Ngokunjalo abantwana bakoIsrayeli bathotshiswa ngalesosikhathi, labantwana bakoJuda baba lamandla ngoba beyama eNkosini, uNkulunkulu waboyiseg.

19 UAbhiya wasexotshana loJerobhowamu, wathumba imizi kuye, iBhetheli lemizana yayoh, leJeshana lemizana yayo, leEfroni lemizana yayoi.

20 UJerobhowamu akabe esaba lamandla ensukwini zikaAbhiyaj. INkosi yasimtshayak, wafal.

21 Kodwa uAbhiya waziqinisa, wazithathela abafazi abalitshumi lane, wazala amadodana angamatshumi amabili lambili, lamadodakazi alitshumi lesithupham.

22 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAbhiya, lezindlela zakhe, lamazwi akhe, kubhaliwe ezindabeni zomprofethi uIdon.

14UAbhiya waselala laboyise, bamngcwabela emzini kaDavida. UAsa indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Ensukwini zakhe ilizwe laba lokuthula iminyaka elitshumia.

3 Ngoba wasusa amalathi owemzini lendawo eziphakemeyob, wadiliza insika eziyizithombe, wagamula izixukuc.

4 Wasesithi kuJuda kabayidinge iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, lokuthi bagcine umthetho lomlayo.

5 Wasesusa kuyo yonke imizi yakoJuda indawo eziphakemeyo lamalathi okutshisela impepha. Lombuso waba lokuthula phambi kwakhed.

6 Wasesakha imizi ebiyelweyo koJuda, ngoba ilizwe lalilokuthulae, njalo kungelampi laye ngaleyominyaka, ngoba iNkosi yamphumuzaf.

7 Wasesithi kuJuda: Asiyakheni limizi, siyizingelezele ngemiduli, lemiphotshongo, amasango, lemigoqo, ilizwe lisesephambi kwethug; ngoba siyidingile iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, siyidingile, yasinika ukuthula inhlangothi zonke. Basebesakha, baphumelelah.

8 Njalo uAsa wayelebutho labazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu abavela koJuda, bethwele ihawu lomkhonto, labazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili abavela koBhenjaminii bethwele isihlangu esikhulu benyathela idandili; bonke laba babengamaqhawe alamandlaj.

9 UZera umEthiyophiyak wasephuma ukumelana labo elebutho eliyinkulungwane yezinkulungwane lezinqola ezingamakhulu amathathu, wasefika eMareshal.

10 UAsa wasephuma ukumelana laye, bahlela impi esihotsheni seZefatham eMareshan.

11 UAsa wasekhala eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakheo wathi: Nkosi, kakusilutho kuwe ukunceda, loba kwabanengi loba kwabangelamandla; sisize, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethup, ngoba seyeme kuweq; njalo ngebizo lakho sizemelana lalelixuku; Nkosi, wena unguNkulunkulu wethur; umuntu kangakwehlulis.

12 Ngakho iNkosi yawatshaya amaEthiyophiya1 phambi kukaAsa laphambi kukaJuda; amaEthiyophiya asebalekat.

13 UAsa labantu ababelaye baxotshana lawo kwaze kwaba seGerariu; kwasekusiwa kumaEthiyophiya okokuthi kakwaze kwaba lokuvuseleleka kiwo, ngoba acotshodiswa phambi kweNkosi laphambi kwebutho layo. Basebemuka lempango enengi kakhuluv.

14 Basebetshaya yonke imizi ezingelezele iGerariw, ngoba uvalo lweNkosi lwaluphezu kwayo. Basebephanga yonke imizi, ngoba kwakulempango enengi kiyox.

15 Basebetshaya lamathente ezifuyo, bathumba izimvu ezinengi lamakamela, babuyela eJerusalema.

2 Wasephuma ukuhlangabezana loAsa, wathi kuye: Ngilalela, Asa loJuda wonke loBhenjamini; iNkosi ilani liselayo. Uba-ke liyidinga, izafunyanwa yinic; kodwa uba liyilahla, izalilahlad.

3 Okwensuku ezinengi uIsrayeli wayengelaye uNkulunkulu weqinisoe, njalo engelaye umpristi ofundisayo, njalo engelawo umlayof.

4 Kodwa ekubandezelweni kwakhe waphendukela eNkosini, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, basebemdinga, wasefunyanwa yibog.

5 Langalezozikhathi kwakungelakuthula kophumayo lakongenayo, ngoba inhlupheko ezinengi zaziphezu kwabo bonke abakhi bamazweh.

6 Basebephahlazwa, isizwe ngesizwe, lomuzi ngomuzi, ngoba uNkulunkulu wabahlupha ngayo yonke imbandezelo.

7 Ngakho lina qinanii, zingadangali izandla zenuj, ngoba kulomvuzo ngomsebenzi wenuk.

8 Lapho uAsa esizwa lamazwi lesiprofetho sikaOdedi umprofethi, waziqinisal, wasusa izinengiso elizweni lonke lakoJuda loBhenjaminim lemizini ayeyithumbile entabeni yakoEfrayimin, wavuselela ilathi leNkosi elalingaphambi kwekhulusi leNkosio.

9 Wasebuthanisa wonke uJuda loBhenjamini labemzini labo ababevela koEfrayimi loManase lakoSimeyoni; ngoba bawelela kuye bevela koIsrayeli ngobunengi lapho bebona ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe yayilayep.

10 Basebebuthana eJerusalema ngenyanga yesithathu ngomnyaka wetshumi lanhlanu wokubusa kukaAsaq.

11 Basebehlabela iNkosi ngalolosuku okwempango ababeyilethile, inkabi ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisa lezimvu ezizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisar.

12 Basebengena esivumelwaneni sokudinga iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, ngenhliziyo yabo yonke langomphefumulo wabo wonkes.

13 Njalo wonke ongadingi iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli uzabulawa, kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu, kusukela kowesilisa kusiya kowesifazanat.

14 Basebefunga eNkosini ngelizwi elikhulu langokumemeza langezimpondo langempondo zezinqamau.

15 AbakoJuda bonke bathokoza-ke ngesifungo, ngoba babefungile ngenhliziyo yabo yonke, beyidingile ngaso sonke isifiso sabov, yasifunyanwa yibow; ngakho iNkosi yabaphumuza inhlangothi zonkex.

16 Njalo mayelana loMahaka unina kaAsa inkosi, yamsusa ekubeni yindlovukazi, ngoba wayenzele isixuku into enengekayoy. UAsa wasegamula into yakhe enengekayo, wayichola, wayitshisela esifuleni iKidroniz.

17 Kanti indawo eziphakemeyo kazisuswanga koIsrayeli; lanxa kunjalo inhliziyo kaAsa yayiphelele insuku zakhe zonkea.

18 Wasengenisa endlini kaNkulunkulu izinto ezingcwele zikayise, lezinto zakhe ezingcwele, isiliva legolide lezitsha.

19 Kakusabanga khona impi kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu wokubusa kukaAsa.

16Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesithupha wokubusa kukaAsaa uBahasha inkosi yakoIsrayeli wenyuka emelana loJudab, wakha iRama ukuze angavumeli ophumayo longenayo kuAsa inkosi yakoJuda.

2 UAsa wasekhupha isiliva legolide esiphaleni senotho sendlu kaJehova lendlu yenkosi, wathumela kuBenihadadi inkosi yeSiriya owayehlala eDamaseko, esithi:

3 Kulesivumelwano phakathi kwami lawe laphakathi kukababa loyihlo; khangela, ngiyakuthumela isiliva legolide; hamba, yephula isivumelwano sakho loBahasha inkosi yakoIsrayeli ukuze enyuke asuke kimi.

4 UBenihadadi waseyilalela inkosi uAsa, wathuma induna zamabutho ayelawo ukuyamelana lemizi yakoIsrayeli, zasezitshaya iIjoni leDani leAbeli-Mayimic, lemizi yonke eyiziphala yakoNafithalid.

5 Kwasekusithi uBahasha esizwa wayekela ukwakha iRama, wawumisa umsebenzi wakhe.

6 UAsa inkosi wasethatha uJuda wonke, bathutha amatshe eRama lezigodo zayo uBahasha ayesakha ngakho; wasesakha ngakho iGeba leMizipa.

7 Ngalesosikhathi uHanani umboni wasefika kuAsa inkosi yakoJuda, wathi kuye: Ngoba weyeme enkosini yeSiriya, ungeyamanga eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakho, ngalokho ibutho lenkosi yeSiriya liphunyukile esandleni sakho.

8 AmaEthiyophiya lamaLibiya ayengeyisilo ibutho elikhulu, elezinqola labagadi bamabhiza abanengi kakhulu yini? Kanti lapho weyeme eNkosini, yawanikela esandleni sakho.

9 Ngoba iNkosi, amehlo ayo agijima aye le lale emhlabeni wonke ukuthi izitshengise ilamandla ngalabo abanhliziyo yabo iphelele kuyo. Wenze ngobuthutha kulokhu, ngoba kusukela khathesi kuzakuba lezimpi kuwe.

10 UAsa wasemcunukela umboni, wamfaka entolongweni, ngoba wamthukuthelela ngalokhu. UAsa wasecindezela abanye ebantwini ngalesosikhathi.

11 Khangela-ke, izindaba zikaAsae, ezokuqala lezokucina, khangela, zibhaliwe egwalweni lwamakhosi akoJuda lakoIsrayelif.

12 UAsa waba lomkhuhlane enyaweni zakhe, ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesificamunwemunye wokubusa kwakhe, umkhuhlane wakhe waze wakhula kakhulu; kanti lekuguleni kwakhe kayidinganga iNkosi, kodwa izinyangag.

13 UAsa waselala laboyise wafa ngomnyaka wamatshumi amane lanye wokubusa kwakheh.

14 Basebemngcwaba emangcwabeni akhe ayezigebhele wona emzini kaDavidai; bambeka embhedeni ayewugcwalise amaphunga amnandij lezinhlobonhlobo zamakhak, ayenziwe ngokuhlakanipha kwezingcitshi zamakhal; basebembasela umlilo omkhulu, omkhulukazim.

17UJehoshafathi indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe; waziqinisa ukumelana loIsrayelia.

2 Wasebeka amabutho kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakoJudab; wabeka lamabutho enqaba elizweni lakoJudac, lemizini yakoEfrayimi uyise uAsa ayeyithumbiled.

3 INkosi yasisiba loJehoshafathi, ngoba wahamba ngendlela zakuqala zikaDavida uyise, kabadinganga oBhali;

4 kodwa wadinga kuNkulunkulu kayise, wahamba ngemilayo yakhee, njalo kungenjengokwenza kukaIsrayelif.

5 Ngakho iNkosi yawuqinisa umbuso esandleni sakhe, loJuda wonke waletha izipho kuJehoshafathig; wasesiba lenotho lodumo ngobunengih.

6 Inhliziyo yakhe yasiphakama ezindleleni zeNkosi; futhi-ke wasusa indawo eziphakemeyoi lezixuku koJudaj.

7 Langomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe wathuma kuziphathamandla zakhe, kuBeni-Hayili lakuObhadiya lakuZekhariya lakuNethaneli lakuMikhaya, ukufundisa emizini yakoJuda.

8 Kanye lazo-ke amaLevi, oShemaya loNethaniya loZebhadiya loAsaheli loShemiramothi loJehonathani loAdonija loTobija loTobi-Adonija, amaLevik; kanye labo-ke oElishama loJehoramu, abapristil.

9 Basebefundisa koJuda, belogwalo lomlayo weNkosi; babhoda kuyo yonke imizi yakoJuda, bafundisa abantu.

10 Kwasekusiba lokuyesaba iNkosi phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe ayehanqe uJuda, okokuthi kayilwanga loJehoshafathim.

11 Labanye bamaFilistin bamlethela uJehoshafathio iziphop, lesiliva lokuthela; amaArabhiya lawo amlethela imihlambi, inqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu ayisikhombisa, lezimpongo eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu ayisikhombisaq.

12 UJehoshafathi wayelokhu ekhula njalor, waze waba sengqongeni. Wasesakha koJuda izinqaba lemizi yeziphalas.

13 Wayelomsebenzi omnengi emizini yakoJuda, lamadoda empi, amaqhawe alamandla, eJerusalema.

14 Lala ngamanani awo ngezindlu zaboyise: KoJuda, induna zezinkulungwane, uAdina engumphathi, njalo kanye laye amaqhawe alamandla azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu;

15 leceleni kwakhe uJohanani umphathi, njalo kanye laye izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili;

16 leceleni kwakhe uAmasiya indodana kaZikiri, owazinikela ngesihle eNkosini, njalo kanye laye amaqhawe alamandla azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabilit.

17 LakoBhenjamini: UEliyada iqhawe elilamandla, njalo kanye laye izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili, ezihlome ngedandili langesihlanguu;

18 leceleni kwakhe uJehozabadi, njalo kanye laye izinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, abahlomele impiv.

19 Laba babesebenzela inkosi ngaphandle kwalabo inkosi eyayibabeke emizini ebiyelweyo kuye wonke uJudaw.

18Njalo uJehoshafathi wayelenotho lodumo ngobunengia; wahlangana ngobuhlobo loAhabib.

2 Ekupheleni kweminyaka wasesehlela kuAhabic eSamariyad. UAhabi wamhlabela izimvu lenkabi ngobunengi, labantu ababelaye, wamncenga ukuthi enyukelee eRamothi-Gileyadif.

3 UAhabi inkosi yakoIsrayeli wasesithi kuJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda: Uzahamba lami eRamothi-Gileyadi yini? Wasesithi kuye: Njengami unjalo wena, labantu bami banjengabantu bakho. Sizakuba lawe empini.

4 UJehoshafathi wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli: Akubuze lamuhla ilizwi leNkosi.

5 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasibuthanisa abaprofethi, amadoda angamakhulu amane, yathi kubo: Sihambe yini eRamothi-Gileyadi empini kumbe ngiyekele? Basebesithi: Yenyuka, ngoba uNkulunkulu uzayinikela esandleni senkosi.

6 Kodwa uJehoshafathi wathi: Kasekho yini lapha umprofethi weNkosi ukuthi sibuze kuye?

7 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi kuJehoshafathi: Kusekhona indoda eyodwa esingabuza ngayo eNkosini, kodwa mina ngiyamzonda ngoba kaprofethi lutho oluhle ngami, kodwa okubi zonke izinsuku zakhe; lo nguMikhaya indodana kaImla. UJehoshafathi wasesithi: Inkosi ingatsho njalo.

8 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasibiza umthenwa othile yathi: Landa masinyane uMikhaya indodana kaImla.

9 Njalo inkosi yakoIsrayeli loJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda babehlezi ngulowo lalowo esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, begqoke izembatho, behlezi ebaleni engenelweni lesango leSamariya, bonke abaprofethi beprofetha-ke phambi kwabo.

10 UZedekhiya indodana kaKhenahana wasezenzela impondo zensimbi, wathi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngalezi uzahlaba amaSiriya uze uwaqede.

11 Labo bonke abaprofethi baprofetha njalo, besithi: Yenyukela eRamothi-Gileyadi uphumelele, ngoba iNkosi izayinikela esandleni senkosi.

12 Isithunywa esasiyebiza uMikhaya sakhuluma kuye sisithi: Khangela, amazwi abaprofethi ngamlomo munye mahle enkosini; ngakho ilizwi lakho ake lifanane lelomunye wabo, ukhulume okuhle.

13 Kodwa uMikhaya wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova, ngeqiniso lokho uNkulunkulu wami akutshoyo, lokho ngizakukhuluma.

14 Esefikile enkosini, inkosi yathi kuye: Mikhaya, siye eRamothi-Gileyadi empini kumbe ngiyekele yini? Wasesithi: Yenyukani, liphumelele, ngoba bazanikelwa esandleni senu.

15 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngizakufungisa kuze kube yizikhathi ezingaki ukuze ungakhulumi kimi ngaphandle kweqiniso ebizweni leNkosi?

16 Wasesithi: Ngabona uIsrayeli wonke echithekile phezu kwezintaba njengezimvu ezingelamelusi; iNkosi yasisithi: Laba kabalamakhosi, kababuyele ngulowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.

17 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi kuJehoshafathi: Kangikutshelanga yini: Kayikuprofetha okuhle ngami kodwa okubi kuphela?

18 Wasesithi: Ngakho zwanini ilizwi leNkosi. Ngabona iNkosi ihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, lexuku lonke lamazulu limi ngakwesokunene sayo langakwesokhohlo sayo.

19 INkosi yasisithi: Ngubani ozahuga uAhabi inkosi yakoIsrayeli ukuze enyuke awe eRamothi-Gileyadig? Omunye wasekhuluma esitsho ngokunjalo, lomunye esitsho ngokunjalo.

20 Kwasekuphuma umoya, wema phambi kweNkosi wathi: Mina ngizamhugah. INkosi yasisithi kuwo: Ngani?

21 Wasusithi: Ngizaphuma ngibe ngumoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe. Yasisithi: Uzamhuga, njalo uzakuba lamandla; phuma wenze njaloi.

22 Ngakho-ke, khangela, iNkosi ifake umoya wamanga emlonyeni walababaprofethi bakho, njalo iNkosi ikhulume okubi ngawe.

23 UZedekhiya indodana kaKhenahana wasesondela, watshaya uMikhaya esihlathini, wathi: UMoya weNkosi wedlula ngandlela bani esuka kimi ukuthi akhulume lawe?

24 UMikhaya wasesithi: Khangela, uzabona ngalolosuku mhla uzangena ekamelweni phakathi kwekamelo ukuthi ucatshe.

25 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi: Thathani uMikhaya, limbuyisele kuAmoni umbusi womuzi lakuJowashi indodana yenkosi,

26 lithi: Itsho njalo inkosi: Fakani lo entolongweni, limdlise isinkwa senhlupho lamanzi enhlupho ngize ngibuye ngokuthula.

27 UMikhaya wasesithi: Uba ubuya lokubuya ngokuthula, iNkosi izabe ingakhulumanga ngami. Wathi: Lalelani, bantu lonke.

28 Ngakho inkosi yakoIsrayeli loJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda benyukela eRamothi-Gileyadi.

29 Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi kuJehoshafathi: Ngizazifihla isimo, ngingene empini, kodwa wena gqoka izembatho zakho. Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasizifihla isimo, basebengena empini.

30 Inkosi yeSiriya yayilayile-ke izinduna zenqola eyayilazo isithi: Lingalwi lomncane loba omkhulu, kodwa lenkosi yakoIsrayeli kuphela.

31 Kwasekusithi induna zezinqola zibona uJehoshafathi zona zathi: Yena uyinkosi yakoIsrayeli. Ngakho zamhanqela ukulwaj. Kodwa uJehoshafathi wahlaba umkhosi; iNkosi yasimsizak l. UNkulunkulu wazihuga zasuka kuyem.

32 Ngoba kwathi lapho induna zezinqola zibona ukuthi kwakungayisiyo inkosi yakoIsrayeli, zaphenduka ekuyilandeleni.

33 Umuntu othile wasedonsa idandili engananzelele, wahlaba inkosi yakoIsrayeli phakathi kwenhlangano lebhatshi lensimbi; yasisithi kumtshayeli wenqola: Phendula isandla sakho, ungikhuphe ebuthweni, ngoba ngilimele.

34 Impi yasikhula mhlalokho; inkosi yayisekelwe enqoleni iqondene lamaSiriya kwaze kwaba ntambama; yafa ngesikhathi sokutshona kwelanga.

19UJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda wasebuyela endlini yakhe ngokuthula eJerusalemaa.

2 UJehu indodana kaHananib umboni wasephuma ukumhlangabezac, wathi enkosini uJehoshafathi: Unganceda yini omubi, uthande labo abazonda iNkosid? Ngenxa yalokhu-ke kulolaka phezu kwakho oluvela ebusweni beNkosie.

3 Loba kunjalo izinto ezinhle zitholwe kuwef, ngoba ususile izixuku elizwenig, walungisa inhliziyo yakho ukumdinga uNkulunkuluh.

4 UJehoshafathi wasehlala eJerusalema; wabuya waphuma wahamba phakathi kwabantu, kusukela eBherishebhai kusiya entabeni yakoEfrayimi, wababuyisela eNkosini, uNkulunkulu waboyisej.

5 Wasemisa abahluleli elizwenik kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakoJuda, kumuzi ngomuzil.

6 Wasesithi kubahluleli: Bonani elikwenzayo, ngoba kalehluleleli umuntu kodwa iNkosi, elani endabeni yokwahlulelam.

7 Ngakho-ke uvalo ngeNkosi kalube phezu kwenu, linanzelele likwenze, ngoba eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu kakulabubin lokukhangela ubuso lokwemukela izivalamlomoo.

8 Futhi leJerusalema uJehoshafathi wasemisa abanye kumaLevi labapristi lakunhloko zaboyise zakoIsrayelip kusahlulelo seNkosi lakumibango, sebebuyele eJerusalemaq.

9 Wasebalaya esithi: Lizakwenza njalo ekuyesabeni iNkosir, ngobuqotho langenhliziyo epheleleyos.

10 Lawuphi umbango oza kini ovela kubafowenu abahlala emizini yabo, phakathi kwegazi legazi, phakathi komthetho lomlayo, izimiso lezahlulelot, lizabaxwayisa ukuze bangabi lecala eNkosiniu, lolaka lwehlele phezu kwenu laphezu kwabafowenuv. Lizakwenza njalo, futhi lingabi lacalaw.

11 Khangelani-ke, uAmariya umpristi oyinhloko uphezu kwenux kulo lonke udaba lukaJehovay, loZebhadiya indodana kaIshmayeli, umbusi wendlu yakoJuda, kulo lonke udaba lwenkosi; labaphathi amaLevi baphambi kwenu. Qinani likwenze; iNkosi-ke izakuba lolungileyoz.

20Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho abantwana bakoMowabia labantwana bakoAmonib belabanye ngaphandle kwamaAmoni beza bamelana loJehoshafathi empinic.

2 Kwasekusiza abanye babikela uJehoshafathi besithi: Kuyeza ixuku elikhulu ukumelana lawe elivela phetsheya kolwandle, eSiriya; khangela-ke, liseHazazoni-Tamarid, eyiEngedie.

3 UJehoshafathi wasesesaba, wamisa ubuso bakhe ukudinga iNkosif, wamemezela ukuzila ukudla kuye wonke uJudag.

4 UJuda wasezibuthanisa ukudinga eNkosini; lasemizini yonke yakoJuda baphuma beza ukudinga iNkosi.

5 UJehoshafathi wasesima ebandleni lakoJuda leJerusalema endlini yeNkosi phambi kweguma elitsha.

6 Wasesithi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wabobaba, wena kawusuye yini uNkulunkulu emazulwinih? Yebo, kawubusi yini kuyo yonke imibuso yezizwe? Lesandleni sakho kukhona amandla lengalo, ukuze kungabi khona ongamelana lawei.

7 KawusiNkulunkulu wethu yinij? Uxotshile abahlali balelilizwe elifeni phambi kwabantu bakho uIsrayeli, walinika inzalo kaAbrahamak umngane wakho kuze kube phakadel.

9 Uba kusehlela phezu kwethu ububi, inkemba, isahlulelo, loba umatshayabhuqe wesifo, loba indlalam, sizakuma phambi kwalindlu laphambi kwakhon (ngoba ibizo lakho likulindluo), sikhale kuwe ekubandezelekeni kwethu, uzakuzwa-ke usindise.

10 Ngakho-ke, khangela, abantwana bakoAmoni labakoMowabip labentabeni iSeyiriq ongavumanga ukuthi uIsrayeli adlule phakathi kwabo lapho besuka elizweni leGibhither, kodwa babafulathela kabababhubhisangas;

11 khangela-ke, basivuza beza ukuzasixotsha elifeni lakho owenze ukuthi silidlet.

12 Nkulunkulu wethu, kawuyikubahlulela yiniu? Ngoba amandla kawakho kithi okumelana lalelixuku elikhulu elize ukumelana lathi; njalo thina kasikwazi esingakwenza, kodwa amehlo ethu akuwev.

14 Khona uJahaziyeli indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaBhenaya indodana kaJeyiyeli indodana kaMathaniya, umLevi emadodaneni kaAsafiw, uMoya weNkosi wafika phezu kwakhe phakathi kwebandlax.

15 Wasesithi: Lalelani lonke bakoJuda labahlali beJerusalema, lawe nkosi Jehoshafathi; itsho njalo iNkosi kini: Lina lingesabi lingatshaywa luvalo ngenxa yalelixuku elikhuluy, ngoba impi kayisiyo yenu, kodwa ngekaNkulunkuluz.

16 Kusasa yehlani limelane labo; khangela, bayenyuka ngomqanso weZizi; lizabathola ekucineni kwesihotsha phambi kwenkangala yeJeruweli.

17 Kakusikwenu ukulwa kule impi; zimiseni lime, libone usindiso lweNkosi lania, Juda leJerusalema. Lingesabi lingatshaywa luvalob; kusasa phumani limelene labo, ngoba iNkosi izakuba lanic.

18 UJehoshafathi wasekhothamisa ikhanda emhlabathini, laye wonke uJuda labahlali beJerusalema bawa phambi kweNkosi, beyikhonza iNkosid.

19 AmaLevi kubantwana bakoKohathie lakubantwana bakoKora asesukuma ukudumisa iNkosif, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngelizwi elikhulu eliphezulu.

20 Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, baphuma baya enkangala yeThekhowag; lekuphumeni kwabo uJehoshafathi wema wathi: Ngilalelani Juda labahlali beJerusalema. Kholwani eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu, lizaqiniswa; likholwe kubaprofethi bayo, lizaphumelelah.

21 Esecebisene labantu wamisela iNkosi abahlabeleli, abazadumisa ubuhle bobungcwelei, ekuphumeni phambi kwabahlomileyo, besithi: Dumisani iNkosi, ngoba umusa wayo umi kuze kube ninininij.

22 Kwathi lapho beqalisa ukuhlabelela lokudumisa, iNkosi yabeka abacathamelik ukumelana labantwana bakoAmonil, uMowabi, lentaba iSeyiri, ababezemelana loJuda; basebetshaywa.

23 Ngoba abantwana bakoAmoni labakoMowabi basukuma bamelana labahlali bentaba yeSeyiri ukutshabalalisa lokuchitham; njalo sebebaqedile abahlali beSeyiri, bancedisa ngulowo umakhelwane wakhe encithakalwenin.

24 UJuda esefikile enqabeni yokulinda enkangala bakhangela ngasexukwini, khangela-ke, kwakulezidumbu eziwele emhlabathini; njalo kungekho ophephileyo.

25 UJehoshafathi labantu bakhe sebefikile ukuphanga impango bathola phakathi kwabo ngobunengi, impahla lazo, lezidumbu, lezinto eziligugu, baziphangela baze behluleka ukuzithwala. Njalo baba lensuku ezintathu bephanga impango ngoba yayinengio.

26 Njalo ngosuku lwesine babuthana esihotsheni seBeraka, ngoba lapho bayibusisa iNkosi; ngenxa yalokho babiza ibizo laleyondawo ngokuthi yisihotsha seBeraka kuze kube lamuhla.

27 Basebebuyela, wonke umuntu wakoJuda leJerusalema, loJehoshafathi enhlokweni yabo, ukuthi babuyele eJerusalema belentokozo, ngoba iNkosi yabathokozisa phezu kwezitha zabop.

28 Basebengena eJerusalema belezigubhu zezintambo lamachacho lezimpondo, baya endlini yeNkosiq.

29 Uvalo ngoNkulunkulu lwaselusiba phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe lapho besizwa ukuthi iNkosi yalwa lezitha zikaIsrayelir.

30 Ngakho umbuso kaJehoshafathi waba lokuthula, ngoba uNkulunkulu wakhe wamphumuza inhlangothi zonkes.

31 UJehoshafathi wabusa-ke phezu kukaJuda; wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu lapho esiba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguAzuba indodakazi kaShilehi.

32 Wasehamba ngendlela kayise uAsa, kaphambukanga kuyo, esenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosit.

33 Lanxa kunjalo indawo eziphakemeyo kazisuswangau; ngoba abantu babelokhu bengalungisanga inhliziyo yabo kuNkulunkulu waboyisev.

34 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehoshafathi, ezokuqala lezokucina, khangela, zibhaliwe ezindabeni zikaJehu indodana kaHananiw ezagoqelwa egwalweni lwamakhosi akoIsrayelix.

35 Lemva kwalokho uJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda wazihlanganisa loAhaziya inkosi yakoIsrayeli owenza ngenkohlakalo ekwenzeniy.

36 Wasezihlanganisa laye ukwenza imikhumbi yokuya eTarshishi; basebeyenza imikhumbi eEziyoni-Geberi.

37 UEliyezeri indodana kaDodavahu weMaresha waseprofetha emelene loJehoshafathiz esithi: Ngoba uzihlanganise loAhaziya, iNkosi yephulile imisebenzi yakhoa. Ngakho imikhumbi yephuka, ayaze yenelisa ukuya eTarshishib.

21UJehoshafathi waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa kuboyise emzini kaDavida. UJoramu indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

2 Njalo wayelabafowabo, amadodana kaJehoshafathi, oAzariya, loJehiyeli, loZekhariya, loAzariya, loMikayeli, loShefathiya. Bonke laba babengamadodana kaJehoshafathi inkosi yakoIsrayelia.

3 Uyise wasebanika izipho ezinengi zesiliva lezegolide lezempahla eziligugub kanye lemizi ebiyelweyo koJudac; kodwa umbuso wawunika uJehoramu ngoba wayelizibulo.

4 UJehoramu esephakeme embusweni kayise waziqinisa, wabulala bonke abafowabo ngenkemba njalo lezinye zeziphathamandla zakoIsrayelid.

5 UJehoramu wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lambili esiba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka eyisificaminwembili eJerusalemae.

6 Wasehamba ngendlela yamakhosi akoIsrayeli, njengokwenza kwendlu kaAhabi, ngoba indodakazi kaAhabi yayingumkakhe; wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosif.

7 Kodwa iNkosi kayithandanga ukuchitha indlu kaDavida ngenxa yesivumelwano eyayisenze loDavida, lanjengoba yayithe izanika yena lamadodana akhe isibane insuku zonke.

8 Ensukwini zakhe uEdoma wahlubuka wasuka phansi kwesandla sakoJuda, basebezibekela inkosi.

9 UJehoramu wasechapha lenduna zakhe lenqola zonke laye, wavuka ebusuku, wawatshaya amaEdoma ayezingelezele yena lenduna zenqolag.

10 UEdoma wahlubuka-ke wasuka phansi kwesandla sakoJuda kuze kube lamuhla. Khona iLibhina yahlubuka ngalesosikhathi yasuka phansi kwesandla sakhe, ngoba wayedelile iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise.

11 Futhi yena wenza indawo eziphakemeyo entabeni zakoJuda, wenza abahlali beJerusalema baphingeh, waduhisa uJudai.

12 Kwasekufika kuye incwadi ivela kuElija umprofethi isithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaDavida uyihlo: Ngenxa yokuthi ungahambanga ezindleleni zikaJehoshafathi uyihloj lezindleleni zikaAsa inkosi yakoJudak,

13 kodwa uhambe ngendlela yamakhosi akoIsrayelil, wenza uJuda labahlali beJerusalema baphingem njengobuwule bendlu kaAhabin, futhi-ke ubulele abafowenu bendlu kayihloo ababengcono kulawep,

14 khangela, iNkosi izatshaya ngokutshaya okukhulu ebantwini bakho lebantwaneni bakho lakubomkakho, lakuyo yonke impahla yakho.

15 Lawe uzakuba semikhuhlaneni emikhulu ngesifo samathumbu akho, amathumbu akho aze aphume ngenxa yesifo usuku ngosukuq.

16 INkosi yasimvusela uJehoramu umoya wamaFilisti lamaArabhiya ayeseceleni kwamaEthiyophiya.

17 Asesenyukela koJuda ayifohlela athumba yonke impahla eyatholakala endlini yenkosi kanye lamadodana ayo labafazi bayo; kakwaze kwasala indodana kuyo ngaphandle kukaJehowahazi, icinathunjana lamadodana ayo.

18 Langemva kwakho konke lokho iNkosi yamtshaya emathunjini akhe ngomkhuhlane ongelaselaphor.

19 Kwasekusithi umnyaka ngomnyaka, langesikhathi sokuphuma kokucina kweminyaka emibili, amathumbu akhe aphuma ngomkhuhlane wakhe; ngakho wafa ngemikhuhlane emibis. Kodwa abantu bakhe kabambaselanga umlilo njengomlilo waboyiset.

20 Wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lambili esiba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka eyisificaminwembili eJerusalema; wahamba engaloyisekiu. Basebemngcwabela emzini kaDavida, kodwa hatshi emangcwabeni amakhosiv.

22Abahlali beJerusalema basebebeka uAhaziyaa indodana yakhe elicinathunjana waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakheb; ngoba iviyo elafikac lamaArabhiya enkambeni lalibulele bonke abadalad. Ngakho uAhaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosie.

2 UAhaziya wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amane lambili esiba yinkosi, wabusa umnyaka owodwa eJerusalemaf. Lebizo likanina lalinguAthaliya indodakazi kaOmrig.

3 Laye wahamba ngezindlela zendlu kaAhabi, ngoba unina wayengumelulekikazi wakhe ukwenza okubi.

4 Ngakho wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengendlu kaAhabi, ngoba bona babengabeluleki bakhe emva kokufa kukayise, kwaba yikuchitheka kwakhe.

5 Futhi wahamba ngeseluleko sabo, wahamba loJehoramu indodana kaAhabi inkosi yakoIsrayeli waya empini emelene loHazayeli inkosi yeSiriya eRamothi-Gileyadi. AmaSiriya asemtshaya uJoramu.

6 Wasebuyela ukuyakwelatshwa eJizereyeli ngenxa yamanxeba ayewatshaywe eRama, ekulweni kwakhe loHazayeli inkosi yeSiriya. UAzariya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakoJuda wehlela ukubona uJehoramu indodana kaAhabi eJizereyeli, ngoba wayegula.

7 Lokubhujiswa kukaAhaziya kwakuvele kuNkulunkulu ngokuthi eze kuJoramuh. Ngoba ekufikeni kwakhe waphuma loJehoramu esiya kuJehu indodana kaNimshii, iNkosi eyayimgcobele ukuthi aqume indlu kaAhabij.

8 Kwasekusithi lapho uJehu esenza isahlulelo kundlu kaAhabik, wafica iziphathamandla zakoJuda lamadodana abafowabo bakaAhaziya ababesebenzela uAhaziya, wababulalal.

9 Wasedinga uAhaziya, basebembamba, ngoba wayecatshile eSamariya, bamletha kuJehum, bambulala, bamngcwaban, ngoba bathi: Uyindodana kaJehoshafathi owadinga iNkosi ngenhliziyo yakhe yonkeo. Ngakho indlu kaAhaziya yayingelamuntu wokugcina amandla ombusop.

10 Kwathi uAthaliya unina kaAhaziya ebone ukuthi indodana yakhe ifile, wasukuma wabhubhisa yonke inzalo yobukhosi yendlu yakoJuda.

11 Kodwa uJehoshabeyathi indodakazi yenkosi wathatha uJowashi indodana kaAhaziya, wameba emsusa phakathi kwamadodana enkosi ayebulawa, wambeka lomlizane wakhe endlini yokulala. Ngokunjalo uJehoshabeyathi indodakazi yenkosi uJehoramu, umkaJehoyada umpristi, ngoba yena wayengudadewabo kaAhaziya, wamfihla ebusweni bukaAthaliya ukuze angambulali.

12 Wasecatsha labo endlini kaNkulunkulu iminyaka eyisithupha; uAthaliya wabusa-ke phezu kwelizweq.

23Njalo ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada waziqinisaa, wathatha induna zamakhulu ndawonye laye esivumelwaneni, oAzariya indodana kaJerohamu, loIshmayeli indodana kaJehohanani, loAzariyab indodana kaObedic, loMahaseya indodana kaAdaya, loElishafati indodana kaZikiri.

2 Basebebhodabhoda koJuda, baqoqa amaLevi kuyo yonke imizi yakoJuda lenhloko zaboyise bakoIsrayeli, beza eJerusalemad.

3 Ibandla lonke laselisenza isivumelwano lenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu. Wasesithi kubo: Khangelani indodana yenkosi izabusa njengokutsho kweNkosi mayelana lamadodana kaDavidae.

4 Yilolu ulutho elizalwenza; ingxenye yesithathu yenu elingena ngesabatha, kubapristi lakumaLevi, bazakuba ngabalindi bemibundu;

5 lengxenye yesithathu izakuba sendlini yenkosi, lengxenye yesithathu esangweni lesisekelo; labo bonke abantu bazakuba semagumeni endlu kaJehovaf.

6 Kodwa kakungangeni muntu endlini yeNkosi ngaphandle kwabapristi lalabo abasebenzayo bamaLevig; bona bazangena ngoba bengcwele, kodwa bonke abantu bazagcina umlindo weNkosih.

7 LamaLevi azaphahla inkosi inhlangothi zonke, ngulowo lalowo elezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe; lalowo ongenayo endlini uzabulawa. Kodwa yibani lenkosi ekungeneni kwayo lekuphumeni kwayo.

8 Ngakho amaLevi loJuda wonke benza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi ayekulayile. Zasezithatha, yileyo laleyo amadoda ayo angena ngesabatha kanye lalawo aphuma ngesabatha; ngoba uJehoyada umpristi wayengazikhululangai izigaba.

9 UJehoyada umpristi wasenika izinduna zamakhulu imikhonto lezihlangu ezinkulu lezihlangu ezazingezenkosi uDavida ezazisendlini kaNkulunkulu.

10 Wasemisa bonke abantu, langulowo elesikhali sakhe esandleni sakhe, kusukela kucele langakwesokunene lendlu kusiya kucele langakwesokhohlo lendlu, ngaselathini langasendlini, enkosini inhlangothi zonke.

11 Basebekhuphela phandle indodana yenkosi, bayithwalisa umqhele, bayipha ubufakazi, bayibeka yaba yinkosi. UJehoyada lamadodana akhe basebeyigcoba bathi: Kayiphile inkosi!

12 UAthaliya esizwa ilizwi labantu begijima bedumisa inkosi, weza ebantwini endlini kaJehovaj.

13 Wasebona, khangela-ke, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni yayo engenelweni, lezinduna, lezimpondo ngasenkosini; labo bonke abantu belizwe bathokoza bavuthela izimpondo, labahlabeleli belezinto zokuhlabelela labafundisa ukudumisa. UAthaliya wasedabula izigqoko zakhe, wathi: Umvukela! Umvukela!

14 UJehoyada umpristi wasekhupha izinduna zamakhulu ezazibekwe phezu kwebutho, wathi kuzo: Mkhupheni limsuse phakathi kwamaviyo; lomlandelayo uzabulawa ngenkemba. Ngoba umpristi wayethe: Lingambulaleli endlini kaJehova.

15 Zasezimbamba ngezandla, wasesiya engenelweni lesango lamabhiza endlini yenkosi, zambulalela khonak.

16 UJehoyada wasesenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe labantu bonke lenkosi ukuthi babe ngabantu bakaJehova.

17 Bonke abantu basebesiya endlini kaBhali, bayidiliza, baphahlaza lamalathi akhe lezithombe zakhe, babulala uMathani umpristi kaBhali phambi kwamalathil.

18 UJehoyada wasemisa izikhundla zendlu yeNkosi ngesandla sabapristi, amaLevim, uDavida ayebahlukanisile endlini yeNkosi ukunikela iminikelo yokutshiswa yeNkosin, njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni kaMozisio, ngenjabulo langokuhlabela, njengokumisa1 kukaDavida.

19 Wasebeka abalindi bamasango emasangweni endlu yeNkosi ukuze kungangeni muntu ongcolileyo ngolutho loba luphip.

20 Wasethatha izinduna zamakhulu leziphathamandla lababusi phakathi kwabantu labo bonke abantu belizwe, wayehlisa inkosi isuka endlini kaJehova; basebengena endlini yenkosi ngaphakathi kwesango elingaphezulu, bayihlalisa inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombusoq.

21 Labo bonke abantu belizwe bathokoza; lomuzi waba lokuthula sebembulele uAthaliya ngenkemba.

24UJowashi wayeleminyaka eyisikhombisa esiba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amane eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguZibiya weBherishebhaa.

2 UJowashi wasesenza okuqondileyo emehlweni eNkosib insuku zonke zikaJehoyada umpristic.

4 Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho kwaba senhliziyweni kaJowashi ukuvuselela indlu yeNkosie.

5 Wasebuthanisa abapristi lamaLevi, wathi kibo: Phumani liye emizini yakoJuda, liqoqe kuIsrayeli wonke imali yokulungisa indlu kaNkulunkulu wenu umnyaka ngomnyaka; lina-ke, luphangiseleni udabaf. Kodwa amaLevi kawaphangisangag.

6 Inkosi yasibiza uJehoyada inhloko, yathi kuye: Kungani ungabizanga kumaLevi ukuthi alethe esusa koJuda laseJerusalema umthelo kaMozisi inceku yeNkosih, lowebandla lakoIsrayeli okwethente lobufakazii?

7 Ngoba amadodana kaAthaliya okhohlakeleyo afohlela endlini kaNkulunkuluj, futhi-ke ayesebenzisele oBhali zonke izinto ezingcwele zendlu yeNkosik.

8 Inkosi yasilaya, asesenza ibhokisi elilodwa, alibeka esangweni lendlu kaJehova phandlel.

9 Asesenza isimemezelo koJuda laseJerusalema ukuthi balethe eNkosini umthelo kaMozisi inceku kaNkulunkulu owabekwa phezu kukaIsrayeli enkangalam.

10 Zonke iziphathamandla labo bonke abantu basebethokoza, baletha baphosela ebhokisini baze baqeda.

11 Kwakusithi-ke ngesikhathi eletha ibhokisi kumhloli wenkosi ngesandla samaLevi, lalapho ebona ukuthi kulemali enengi, umabhalane wenkosi lenduna yompristi oyinhloko beze balithulule ibhokisi, balithathe balibuyisele endaweni yalo. Benza njalo-ke insuku ngensuku, baqoqa imali ngobunengi.

12 Inkosi loJehoyada basebeyinika abenzi bomsebenzi wenkonzo wendlu kaJehova, baqatsha abakha ngamatshe lababazi ukuvuselela indlu kaJehova, njalo labakhandi bensimbi lethusi ukuqinisa indlu kaJehovan.

13 Ngakho abenzi bomsebenzi basebenza, kwaze kwathi ukuvuselelwa komsebenzi kwaqhubeka ngesandla sabo, bayimisa indlu kaNkulunkulu ngesilinganiso sayo, bayiqinisa.

14 Kwathi sebeqedile baletha imali eseleyo phambi kwenkosi loJehoyada, abenza ngayo izitsha zendlu kaJehova, izitsha zenkonzo lezokunikela, lezinkezo, lezitsha zegolide lezesilivao. Basebenikela njalonjalo iminikelo yokutshiswa endlini kaJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyadap.

15 UJehoyada waseguga wenela ngezinsuku, wafa; wayeleminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu ekufeni kwakheq.

16 Basebemngcwabela emzini kaDavida lamakhosi, ngoba wayenze okulungileyo koIsrayeli lakuNkulunkulu lendlu yakher.

17 Emva kokufa kukaJehoyada iziphathamandla zakoJuda zasezisiza zakhothama phambi kwenkosi; khona inkosi yazilalela.

18 Basebeyitshiya indlu yeNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, bakhonza izixukus lezithombet. Kwasekusehlela ulaka phezu kukaJuda leJerusalema ngenxa yalelicala labou.

19 Kodwa yathuma abaprofethi phakathi kwabo ukubabuyisela eNkosiniv; basebefakaza bemelene labo, kodwa kababekanga indlebew.

20 UMoya kaNkulunkulu wasesembesa uZekhariya indodana kaJehoyada umpristi owema ngaphezu kwabantu, wathi kibo: Utsho njalo uNkulunkulu: Kungani liseqa imilayo yeNkosi ukuze lingaphumelelix? Ngoba liyitshiyile iNkosi, layo ilitshiyiley.

21 Basebemenzela ugobe, bamkhanda ngamatshe ngomlayo wenkosiz, egumeni lendlu kaJehovaa.

22 Ngokunjalo uJowashi inkosi kawukhumbulanga umusa uJehoyada uyise ayemenzele wona, kodwa wabulala indodana yakheb. Lalapho esifa wathi: INkosi kayibonec ikufuned.

23 Kwasekusithi ekuthwaseni komnyaka ibutho leSiriya lenyuka lamelana layee; basebefika koJuda leJerusalema, babhubhisa zonke iziphathamandla zabantu ebantwini, bathumela yonke impango yazo enkosini yeDamasekof.

24 Lanxa ibutho lamaSiriya leza lilamadoda amalutshwana, kanti iNkosi yanikela esandleni sawo ibutho elikhulu kakhulu, ngoba babeyitshiyile iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyiseg. Ngalokho benza izigwebo kuJowashih.

25 Kwathi sebesukile kuye, ngoba bemtshiye esemikhuhlaneni emikhului, inceku zakhe zamenzela ugobej ngenxa yegazi lamadodana kaJehoyada umpristi, zambulalela embhedeni wakhe, wasesifa; basebemngcwabela emzini kaDavidak, kodwa kabamngcwabanga emangcwabeni amakhosil.

26 Lalaba yibo ababemenzele ugobe: OZabadi indodana kaShimeyathi umAmonikazi, loJehozabadi indodana kaShimirithi umMowabikazi.

27 Mayelana lamadodana akhe, lobukhulu bomthwalo phezu kwakhe, lokumiswa kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, khangela, kubhaliwe endabeni yogwalo lwamakhosi. UAmaziya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhem.

25UAmaziya eseleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu waba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguJehowadani weJerusalemaa.

2 Wasesenza okuqondileyo emehlweni eNkosi, kodwa kungeyisikho ngenhliziyo epheleleyob.

3 Kwasekusithi umbuso usuqinisiwe kuye, wabulala inceku zakhe ezazibulele inkosi uyise.

4 Kodwa kababulalanga abantwana bazo, kodwa wenza njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni wogwalo lukaMozisi lapho iNkosi eyalaya khona isithi: Oyise kabayikufa ngenxa yabantwana, labantwana kabayikufa ngenxa yaboyise, kodwa wonke uzafela isono sakhe.

5 UAmaziya wasebuthanisa uJuda, wabamisa ngokwendlu yaboyise baba zinduna zezinkulungwane lezinduna zamakhulu, kuye wonke uJuda loBhenjamini. Wababala kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezuluc, wabathola bezinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu zabakhethiweyo, abaphuma impid, ababamba umkhonto lesihlangu esikhulue.

6 Wabuya waqatsha koIsrayeli amaqhawe alamandla azinkulungwane ezilikhulu ngamathalenta* esiliva alikhulu.

7 Kodwa kwafika umuntu kaNkulunkulu kuye, esithi: Nkosi, ibutho lakoIsrayeli kalingahambi lawe, ngoba iNkosi kayilaye uIsrayeli, kusitsho bonke abantwana bakoEfrayimif.

8 Kodwa uba uhamba, kwenze, qinela impi; uNkulunkulu uzakwenza ukhubeke phambi kwesithag; ngoba kulamandla kuNkulunkulu okusizah lokukhubekisai.

9 UAmaziya wasesithi emuntwini kaNkulunkulu: Pho, senzeni ngamathalenta* alikhulu engiwanike iviyo lakoIsrayeli? Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wasesithi: INkosi ilokunengi kulalokhu okokukunika.

10 UAmaziya wasebehlukanisa, kusitsho iviyo elalifike kuye livela koEfrayimi, ukuze baye endaweni yabo. Ngakho ulaka lwabo lwamvuthela kakhulu uJuda, babuyela endaweni yabo bevutha ulaka.

11 UAmaziya waseziqinisa, wakhokhela abantu bakhe, waya esihotsheni setshwayi, watshaya abantwana beSeyiri, izinkulungwane ezilitshumi.

12 Abantwana bakoJuda basebethumba abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi abaphilayo, babasa engqongeni yeliwa, babaphosa besengqongeni yeliwa, baze baphahlazeka bonke.

13 Kodwa abantu beviyo uAmaziya ayelibuyisele emuva ukuthi bangahambi laye empini, bahlasela imizi yakoJuda, kusukela eSamariya kuze kube seBhethi-Horoni, batshaya abazinkulungwane ezintathu zabo, baphanga impango enengi.

14 Kwasekusithi emva kokubuya kukaAmaziya ekutshayeni amaEdoma, waletha onkulunkuluj babantwana beSeyirik, wabamisa baba ngonkulunkulu bakhe, wabakhothamela, wabatshisela impepha.

15 Ngalokhu ulaka lweNkosi lwamvuthela uAmaziya, yathuma kuye umprofethi owathi kuye: Ubadingelani onkulunkulu babantu abangophulanga abantu babo esandleni sakhol?

16 Kodwa kwathi ekhuluma laye, wathi kuye: Sikubekile yini ukuthi ube ngumeluleki wenkosi? Ziyekelele! Kungani bezakutshayam? Umprofethi waseyekela wathi: Ngiyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unqume ukukubhubhisa, ngoba wenze lokhu, kawulalelanga iseluleko samin.

17 UAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda wasethatha iseluleko, wathumela kuJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi indodana kaJehu, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, esithi: Woza, sikhangelane ubusoo.

18 UJowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli wasethumela kuAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda esithi: Ukhula oluhlabayo oluseLebhanoni lwathumela emsedarini oseLebhanoni lusithi: Phana indodana yami indodakazi yakho ibe ngumkayo; kodwa isilo seganga esasiseLebhanoni sedlula, salugxoba ukhula oluhlabayo.

19 Uthi: Khangela, uyitshayile iEdoma; ngakho inhliziyo yakho iyakuphakamisa ukuthi uzincome; khathesi hlala endlini yakho; kungani uzazingenisa ebubini ukuze uwe, wena loJuda elawe?

20 Kodwa uAmaziya kalalelanga; ngoba kwakungokukaNkulunkulu ukuze abanikele esandleni sabop, ngoba babedinge onkulunkulu beEdomaq.

21 UJowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli wasesenyuka, bakhangelana ubuso, yena loAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda, eBeti-Shemeshi engeyakoJuda.

22 UJuda wasetshaywa phambi kukaIsrayeli, babaleka, ngulowo waya ethenteni lakhe.

23 UJowashi inkosi yakoIsrayeli wasembamba uAmaziya inkosi yakoJuda, indodana kaJowashi, indodana kaJehowahazi, eBeti-Shemeshir, wamletha eJerusalema, wadilizela phansi okomduli weJerusalema, kusukela esangweni lakoEfrayimi kuze kube sesangweni lengonsi, izingalo ezingamakhulu amanes.

24 Wasethatha lonke igolide lesiliva, lezitsha zonke ezatholakala endlini kaNkulunkulut kuObedi-Edoma, lokuligugu kwendlu yenkosi, labayisibambiso, wabuyela eSamariyau.

25 UAmaziya indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakoJuda wasephila iminyaka elitshumi lanhlanu emva kokufa kukaJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi inkosi yakoIsrayeliv.

26 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAmaziya, ezokuqala lezokucina, khangela, kazibhalwanga yini egwalweni lwamakhosi akoJuda lawakoIsrayeliw?

27 Njalo kusukela esikhathini uAmaziya aphambuka ngaso ekulandeleni iNkosi bamenzela ugobe eJerusalema; wasebalekela eLakishi; kodwa bathumela emva kwakhe eLakishi, bambulalela khona.

26Bonke abantu bakoJuda basebethatha uUziya owayeleminyaka elitshumi lesithupha, bambeka waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise uAmaziya.

3 U-Uziya wayeleminyaka elitshumi lesithupha lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lambili eJerusalemaa. Lebizo likanina lalinguJekoliya weJerusalema.

4 Wasesenza okuqondileyo emehlweni eNkosi njengakho konke uAmaziya uyise ayekwenzileb.

5 Njalo wayemdinga uNkulunkulu ensukwini zikaZekhariyac owayelokuqedisisa emibonweni kaNkulunkulu; langezinsuku zokudinga kwakhe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamphumelelisad.

6 Wasephuma walwa lamaFilistie, wadilizela phansi umduli weGathif lomduli weJabineg lomduli weAshidodih, wakha imizi eAshidodi laphakathi kwamaFilisti.

7 UNkulunkulu wasemsiza ukumelana lamaFilistii, lokumelana lamaArabhiya ayehlala eGuri-Bhalij, lamaMewunik.

8 AmaAmonil asesipha umthelo kuUziyam, lebizo lakhe lahamba laze lafika engenelweni leGibhithe, ngoba waziqinisa waze waba sengqongeni.

9 Futhi uUziya wakha imiphotshongo eJerusalema esangweni lengonsin lesangweni lesigodio lengonsini, wayiqinisap.

10 Wakha lemiphotshongo enkangala, wagebha imithombo eminengi, ngoba wayelenkomo ezinengi esihotsheni kanye lemagcekeniq, abalimir lezisebenzi zezivini ezintabenis leKharmelit, ngoba wayengothanda umhlabathi.

11 Futhi uUziya wayelebutho elilwayo eliphuma impi ngamaviyou ngokwenani lokubalwa kwabo ngesandla sikaJeyiyeli umabhalane loMahaseya umbusi phansi kwesandla sikaHananiya, omunye wezinduna zenkosiv.

12 Inani lonke lezinhloko zaboyise lamaqhawe alamandla lalizinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu ayisithupha.

13 Laphansi kwesandla sazo kwakulamandla ebutho elizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu lesikhombisa lamakhulu amahlanu elalisilwa ngamandla obuqhawe ukusiza inkosi limelene lesithaw.

14 U-Uziya wasebalungisela, ibutho lonke, izihlangux lemikhontoy lamakhowaz lamabhatshi ensimbia b lamadandili lamatshe ezavuthac.

15 EJerusalema wasesenza imitshina, eyaqanjwa ngohlakaniphileyod, ukuthi ibe phezu kwemiphotshongo laphezu kwezingonsi ukuphosa ngemitshoko langamatshe amakhulu. Lebizo lakhe laphuma laze laba khatshana, ngoba wasizwa ngokumangalisayo waze waqinae.

16 Kodwa eseqinilef, inhliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisela encithakalweni. Ngoba waphambuka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakheg, wasengena ethempelini leNkosih ukuze atshise impephai phezu kwelathi lempephaj.

17 UAzariya umpristi wasengena emva kwakhe elabapristi beNkosi abangamatshumi ayisificaminwembilik, amadoda alamandlal.

18 Basebemelana loUziya inkosi, bathi kuye: Kakusikho okwakho, Uziya, ukutshisela iNkosi impepham, kodwa ngokwabapristi, amadodana kaAroni abehlukaniselwe ukutshisa impepha. Phuma endaweni engcwele, ngoba uphambukile; njalo kakusikho kodumo lwakho oluvela eNkosini uNkulunkulun.

19 Wasethukuthela uUziya, njalo kwakulodengezi esandleni sakhe ukuze atshise impepha; esebathukuthelele abapristi, kwabonakala ubulephero ebunzini lakhe phambi kwabapristi endlini yeNkosi, ngaphezu kwelathi lempephao.

20 UAzariya umpristi oyinhloko labo bonke abapristi basebemkhangela, khangela-ke, wayelobulephero ebunzini lakhe; basebemkhupha lapho masinyanep, yebo laye uqobo waphangisa ukuphumaq, ngoba iNkosi yayimtshayiler.

21 U-Uziya inkosi waba ngumlephero kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe; wahlala endlini eyehlukanisiweyo engumlephero, ngoba waqunywa wasuka endlini kaJehova. Njalo uJothamu indodana yakhe wayephezu kwendlu yenkosi, esahlulela abantu belizwe.

22 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaUziya, ezokuqala lezokucinas, uIsaya umprofethi, indodana kaAmozi, wazibhalat.

23 U-Uziya waselala laboyise; basebemngcwaba kuboyise ensimini yokungcwaba eyayingeyamakhosi, ngoba bathi: Ungumlephero. UJothamu indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakheu.

27UJothamu wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka elitshumi lesithupha eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguJerusha, indodakazi kaZadokia.

2 Wasesenza okuqondileyo emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza konke kukaUziya uyise; kodwa kangenanga ethempelini leNkosi; labantu babelokhu besenza ngokonakalab.

3 Yena wakha isango eliphezulu lendlu yeNkosic, wakha okunengi emdulini weOfelid.

4 Futhi wakha imizi entabeni zakoJuda, lemaguswini wakha izinqaba lemiphotshongoe.

5 Yena wesesilwa lenkosi yabantwana bakoAmonif, wabanqoba; abantwana bakoAmoni basebemnika ngalowomnyaka amathalenta esiliva alikhulu, lamakhori* engqoloyi azinkulungwane ezilitshumi, lezinkulungwane ezilitshumi zebhali*. Lokhu abantwana bakoAmoni bakubuyisela kuye, langomnyaka wesibili langowesithathug.

6 Ngokunjalo uJothamu waziqinisa, ngoba walungisa izindlela zakhe phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakheh.

7 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJothamu, lazo zonke izimpi zakhe, lezindlela zakhe, khangela, zibhaliwe egwalweni lwamakhosi akoIsrayeli lawakoJudai.

8 Wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu esiba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesithupha eJerusalemaj.

9 UJothamu waselala laboyise, basebemngcwabela emzini kaDavida; uAhazi indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhek.

28UAhazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesithupha eJerusalema. Kodwa kenzanga okuqondileyo emehlweni eNkosi, njengoDavida uyisea.

2 Ngoba wahamba ezindleleni zamakhosi akoIsrayeli, wasesenzela oBhalib izithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisac.

3 Yena watshisa impepha esihotsheni sendodana kaHinomud, watshisa lamadodana akhe emlilweni, njengokwamanyala ezizwe iNkosi eyazixotsha elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayelie.

4 Wanikela imihlatshelo watshisa impepha endaweni eziphakemeyo laphezu kwamaqaqa langaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza.

5 Ngakho iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe yamnikela esandleni senkosi yeSiriya; asemtshaya, athumba kuye abathunjiweyo abanengi, abasa eDamasekof. Futhi wanikelwa esandleni senkosi yakoIsrayeli eyamtshaya ngokutshaya okukhulu.

6 Ngoba uPheka indodana kaRemaliyag wabulala koJuda abazinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili ngasuku lunye, bonke bengamadoda alamandla, ngoba babeyidelile iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyise.

7 UZikiri iqhawe lakoEfrayimi wasebulala uMahaseya indodana yenkosih loAzirikamu umphathi wendlu loElkana owesibili enkosinii.

8 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebethumba kubafowabo abazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili, abesifazana, amadodana, lamadodakazi; baphanga lempango enengi kibo, bayiletha impango eSamariyaj.

9 Kodwa kwakukhona lapho umprofethi weNkosi obizo lakhe lalinguOdedi; wasephuma phambi kwebutho elalisiza eSamariya, wathi kibo: Khangelani, ngenxa yolaka lweNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo phezu kukaJudak, ibanikele esandleni senu; libabulele-ke ngolaka olufinyelele emazulwinil.

10 Khathesi-ke lina lithi lehlisela ngaphansi kwenu abantwana bakoJuda labeJerusalema babe yizigqili lezigqilikazi. Kodwa lina kakulamacala yini kini amelene leNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu?

11 Ngakho-ke ngilalelani; libuyisele abathunjiweyo elibathumbe kubafowenu, ngoba ukuvutha kolaka lweNkosi kuphezu kwenu.

12 Kwasekusukuma amadoda kunhloko zabantwana bakoEfrayimi, oAzariya indodana kaJohanani, uBerekiya indodana kaMeshilemothi, loJehizikiyam indodana kaShaluman, loAmasa indodana kaHadilayi, bamelana lalabo ababengena bevela ebuthweni.

13 Basebesithi kibo: Kaliyikungenisa abathunjiweyo lapha kube licala eNkosini limelene lathi; ngoba lina lithi lizakwengeza ezonweni zethu lemacaleni ethu, ngoba isiphambeko sethu sikhulu, lokuvutha kolaka kuphezu kukaIsrayeli.

14 Ngakho abahlomileyo batshiya abathunjiweyo lempango phambi kweziphathamandla lebandla lonkeo.

15 Lamadoda abizwa ngamabizo asukuma, abamba abathunjiweyop, agqokisa bonke ababenqunu babo ngokuvela empangweni; yebo abagqokisa, abafaka amanyathela, abanika ukudla, abanathisaq, abagcoba, athwala bonke ababuthakathaka ngabobabhemir, abasa eJeriko, umuzi wamalala, duze labafowabo; basebebuyela eSamariyas.

18 LamaFilistiu ayehlasele imiziv yesihotshaw leningizimu yakoJuda, athumba iBeti-Shemeshix, leAjaloniy, leGederothiz, leSokoa lemizana yayob, leTiminac lemizana yayod, leGimizo lemizana yayoe; ahlala khona.

19 Ngoba iNkosi yamthobisa uJuda ngenxa kaAhazi inkosi yakoIsrayelif, ngoba wamenza ze uJuda, wasephambuka kakhulu eNkosinig.

20 Ngakho uTiligathi-Pileseri inkosi yeAsiriyah wafika kuye, wamhlupha, kodwa kamqinisanga.

21 Ngoba uAhazi wathatha isabelo sendlu kaJehova lesendlu yenkosi leseziphathamandla, wasipha inkosi yeAsiriya; kodwa kayimsizangai.

22 Ngesikhathi sohlupho lwakhe wengeza-ke ekuphambekeni emelene loJehova. Le yinkosi uAhazi.

23 Ngoba wahlabela onkulunkulu beDamaseko ababemtshayilej, wathi: Ngoba onkulunkulu bamakhosi eSiriya bayawasiza, ngizahlabela bona ukuze bangisizek. Kodwa bona baba yimbangela yokuwa kwakhel, kuye lakuIsrayeli wonkem.

24 UAhazi waseqoqa izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, waziquma iziqa izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulun, wavala iminyango yendlu yeNkosio, wazenzela amalathi kuyo yonke ingonsi eJerusalemap.

25 Lakuwo wonke umuzi ngomuzi wakoJuda wenza indawo eziphakemeyo zokutshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, wayithukuthelisa iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyiseq.

26 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zakhe lazo zonke indlela zakher, ezokuqala lezokucina, khangela, zibhaliwe egwalweni lwamakhosi akoJuda lawakoIsrayelis.

27 UAhazi waselala laboyise, basebemngcwabela emzini, eJerusalema; kodwa kabamlethanga emangcwabeni amakhosit akoIsrayeliu. UHezekhiya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

29UHezekhiya waba yinkosi eleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye eJerusalemaa. Lebizo likanina lalinguAbhiya indodakazi kaZekhariyab.

3 Yena, ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe ngenyanga yokuqala, wavula iminyango yendlu yeNkosi, wayilungisac.

5 Wasesithi kubo: Ngilalelani, maLevi; khathesi zingcweliseni, njalo lingcwelise indlu yeNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyihlo, likhuphe ingcekeza endaweni engcweled.

6 Ngoba obaba babephambukile, benza okubi emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, bayitshiya, baphendula ubuso babo bebususa endaweni yokuhlala yeNkosie, bafulathela1.

7 Bavala leminyango yekhulusi, bacitsha izibane, kabatshisanga impepha, kabanikelanga umnikelo wokutshiswa kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayelif endaweni engcwele.

8 Ngakho ulaka lweNkosi lwaba phezu kukaJuda leJerusalema, yabanikela evalwenig, ekuchithekeni, lekuncifelweni, njengoba libona ngamehlo enuh.

9 Ngoba khangelani, obaba bawile ngenkemba, lamadodana ethu lamadodakazi ethu labomkethu basekuthunjweni ngenxa yalokhui.

10 Khathesi kusenhliziyweni yamij ukwenza isivumelwano leNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ukuze ukuvutha kolaka lwayo kuphenduke kusuke kithik.

11 Madodana ami, khathesi lingonwabi, ngoba iNkosi ilikhethile ukuthi lime phambi kwayo, liyikhonzel, libe zinceku zayo labatshisi bempepha.

12 Asesukuma amaLevi, oMahathi indodana kaAmasayim loJoweli indodana kaAzariya emadodaneni amaKohathin; lemadodaneni kaMerario oKishi indodana kaAbidip loAzariya indodana kaJehaleleliq; lakumaGerishonir oJowa indodana kaZimas loEdeni indodana kaJowat;

13 lemadodaneni kaElizafani oShimiri loJehiyeliu; lemadodaneni kaAsafi oZekhariya loMathaniyav;

14 lemadodaneni kaHemaniw oJehiyelix loShimeyiy; lemadodaneni kaJeduthuniz oShemaya loUziyelia.

15 Basebebuthanisa abafowabo, bazingcwelisa, beza njengomlayo wenkosi ngamazwi kaJehovab, ukuhlanza indlu kaJehovac.

16 Abapristi basebengena ngaphakathi kwendlu yeNkosi ukuyihlanza, bakhupha konke ukungcola abakuthola ethempelini leNkosi egumeni lendlu yeNkosi; lamaLevi akuthatha, akukhuphela esifuleni iKidroni ngaphandled.

17 Basebeqala ukungcwelisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala, njalo ngosuku lwesificaminwembili lwenyanga bafika ekhulusini leNkosi; bangcwelisa indlu yeNkosi ngensuku eziyisificaminwembili; kwathi ngosuku lwetshumi lesithupha lwenyanga yokuqala baqedae.

18 Basebengena phakathi kuHezekhiya inkosi bathi: Sesiyihlanzile yonke indlu yeNkosi, lelathi lomnikelo wokutshiswa, lezitsha zalo zonke, letafula lezinkwa zokubukiswa, lezitsha zalo zonkef.

19 Lazo zonke izitsha inkosi uAhazi eyayizilahlile ekubuseni kwayo, esiphambekweni sayo, sizilungisile sazingcwelisa, khangela-ke, ziphambi kwelathi leNkosig.

20 UHezekhiya inkosi wasevuka ngovivi, wabuthanisa izinduna zomuzi, wenyukela endlini kaJehova.

21 Basebeletha amajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisa lamawundlu ayisikhombisah lempongo eziyisikhombisai, kwaba ngumnikelo wesono sombuso lesendlu engcwele lesakoJudaj. Wasesithi emadodaneni kaAroni, abapristi, akunikele phezu kwelathi leNkosi.

22 Basebehlaba izinkabi, labapristi bemukela igazi balifafaza elathinik; bahlaba lezinqama bafafaza igazi elathini; bahlaba lamawundlu bafafaza igazi elathini.

23 Basebesondeza impongo zomnikelo wesono phambi kwenkosi lebandla, babeka izandla zabo phezu kwazol.

24 Abapristi basebezihlaba, benza ukubuyisana ngegazi lazo phezu kwelathi ukwenzela uIsrayeli wonke inhlawulo yokuthula. Ngoba inkosi yalaya: Umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wesono ngokaIsrayeli wonkem.

25 Wasebeka amaLevi endlini kaJehova elensimbi ezincencethayo, lezigubhu zezintambo, njalo lamachachon, njengomlayo kaDavidao lokaGadip umboni wenkosiq lokaNathani umprofethir; ngoba lumlayo wawungesandla sikaJehova ngesandla sabaprofethi bakhe.

27 UHezekhiya waselaya ukunikela umnikelo wokutshiswa phezu kwelathi; kwathi ngesikhathi umnikelo wokutshiswa uqalisa, ingoma yeNkosi yaqalisa kanye lezimpondou, langezandla zezinto zokuhlabelela zikaDavida inkosi yakoIsrayeli.

28 Lebandla lonke lakhonza, labahlabeleli bahlabelela, labakhalisi bempondo bakhalisav; konke lokhu, kwaze kwaphela umnikelo wokutshiswa.

29 Lekupheleleni kokunikela inkosi labo bonke abatholakala layo bakhothama bakhonzaw.

30 Khona uHezekhiya inkosi leziphathamandla bathi kumaLevi kawayidumise iNkosi ngamazwi kaDavida lakaAsafi umbonix. Asedumisa kwaze kwaba yintokozo, akhothama akhonzay.

31 UHezekhiya wasephendula wathi: Selizehlukanisele iNkosi; sondelani lilethe imihlatshelo leminikelo yokubonga endlini yeNkosiz. Ibandla laseliletha imihlatshelo leminikelo yokubongaa, laye wonke olenhliziyo ekhululekileyo, iminikelo yokutshiswab.

32 Lenani leminikelo yokutshiswa ibandla elayilethayo lalizinkunzi ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa, inqama ezilikhulu, amawundlu angamakhulu amabili; konke lokhu kwakungokomnikelo wokutshiswa eNkosini.

33 Izinto ezazingcwelisiwe kwakuzinkunzi ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lezimvu ezizinkulungwane ezintathu.

34 Kodwa abapristi babebalutshwana, okokuthi babengelakho ukuhlinza yonke iminikelo yokutshiswa; ngakho abafowabo amaLevi babancedisac waze waphela umsebenzi, labapristi baze bazingcwelisad, ngoba amaLevi ayeqondile ngenhliziyo kulabapristi ukuzingcwelisae.

35 Leminikelo yokutshiswa layo yayiminengi, lamahwahwa eminikelo yokuthulaf kanye leminikelo yokunathwayo yeminikelo yokutshiswag. Ngokunjalo inkonzo yendlu yeNkosi yamiswa.

36 UHezekhiya labantu bonke basebethokoza ngalokho uNkulunkulu ayekulungisele abantu, ngoba into yahle yenzeka.

30UHezekhiya wasethumela kuIsrayeli wonke loJuda, wasebhalela loEfrayimi loManase izincwadi, ukuthi beze endlini yeNkosi eJerusalema ukwenzela iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli iphasika.

2 Ngoba inkosi yelulekana lezikhulu zayo lebandla lonke eJerusalema ukwenza iphasika ngenyanga yesibilia.

3 Ngoba babengelakukwenza ngalesosikhathib ngoba abapristi babengazingcwelisanga ngokweneleyo, labantu babengabuthananga eJerusalemac.

5 Basebemisa ilizwi ukwedlulisela isimemezelo kuIsrayeli wonked kusukela eBherishebha kusiya koDanie, ukuthi bazekwenzela iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli iphasika eJerusalema; ngoba okwesikhathi eside babengenzanga njengokubhaliweyo.

6 Ngakho izigijimi zahamba kuIsrayeli wonke loJuda zilezincwadi ezivela esandleni senkosi leziphathamandla zayo, langokomlayo wenkosif zisithi: Bantwana bakoIsrayeli, buyelani eNkosini, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama, uIsaka, loIsrayelig, njalo izabuyela kwabaphunyukileyo abasele kini esandleni samakhosi eAsiriyah.

7 Njalo lingabi njengaboyihlo lanjengabafowenu ababephambuka eNkosini uNkulunkulu waboyisei, yaze yabanikela ekuchithweni njengoba libonaj.

8 Khathesi lingaqinisi intamo yenu njengaboyihlo; zinikeleni1 eNkosini, lingene endlini yayo engcwele eyingcwelise kuze kube ninininik, likhonze iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuze ukuvutha kolaka lwayo kubuyele emuva kusuke kinil.

9 Ngoba ekubuyeleni kwenu eNkosini, abafowenu labantwana benu bazathola izihawu phambi kwababathumbileyo, ukuze babuye kulelilizwem. Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ilomusan lesihawuo, kayiyikuphendula ubuso busuke kini uba libuyela kuyop.

10 Ngokunjalo izigijimi zedlula zisuka emzini zisiya emzini elizweniq lakoEfrayimi lelakoManase kuze kube koZebulunir; kodwa bazihleka baziklolodelas.

11 Kube kanti abanye bakoAsheri labakoManase labakoZebuluni bazithoba, beza eJerusalemat.

12 LakoJuda isandla sikaNkulunkulu sasikhona ukubanika inhliziyonye ukwenza umlayo wenkosi leziphathamandla ngelizwi likaJehovau.

13 Kwasekubuthana eJerusalema abantu abanengi ukwenza umkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo ngenyanga yesibili, ibandla elikhulu kakhuluv.

14 Basebesukuma basusa amalathi ayeseJerusalema, lawo wonke amalathi okutshisela impepha bawasusaw, bawaphosela esihotsheni iKidronix.

15 Basebehlaba iphasika ngolwetshumi lane lwenyanga yesibiliy; abapristi lamaLevi basebeyangekaz, bazingcwelisa, baletha iminikelo yokutshiswa endlini yeNkosia.

16 Basebesima endaweni yabo ejwayelekileyo njengendlela yabo ngokomlayo kaMozisi umuntu kaNkulunkulub; abapristi bafafaza igazi elalivela esandleni samaLevi.

17 Ngoba babebanengi ebandleni ababengazingcwelisanga; ngakho amaLevi ayephezu kokuhlatshwa kwamaphasika kwalowo lalowo owayengahlambulukanga ukubangcwelisela iNkosi.

18 Ngoba ixuku labantu, abanengi bakoEfrayimi, loManase, uIsakari, loZebuluni babengazihlambululangac, kube kanti badla iphasika kungenjengokubhaliweyo. Kodwa uHezekhiya wabakhulekela wathi: INkosi elungileyo kayimenzele inhlawulo yokuthulad

19 wonke olungise inhliziyo yakhe ukudinga uNkulunkulu, iNkosi uNkulunkulu waboyise, lanxa kungenjengokuhlanjululwa kwendawo engcwelee.

21 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli abatholakala eJerusalema basebesenza umkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo insuku eziyisikhombisa ngentokozo enkulu; lamaLevi labapristi bayidumisa iNkosi insuku ngensuku, ngezinto zokuhlabelela ngamandla eNkosinif.

22 UHezekhiya wasekhuluma ngomusa kumaLevi wonke ayelokuqedisisa elwazini oluhle lweNkosi. Badla-ke okomkhosi omisiweyo insuku eziyisikhombisa benikela iminikelo yokuthulag, beyidumisa iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyiseh.

23 Ibandla lonke laselicebisana ukwenza ezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa; benza ezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa ngentokozoi.

24 Ngoba uHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda wanika ibandla amajongosi azinkulungwane lezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, leziphathamandla zanika ibandla amajongosi azinkulungwane lezimvu ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi; labapristi bazingcwelisa ngobunengij.

25 Ibandla lonke lakoJuda, labapristi lamaLevi, lebandla lonke elivela koIsrayeli, labezizweni ababevela elizweni lakoIsrayeli, lababehlala koJuda, basebethokozak.

26 Kwasekusiba khona intokozo enkulu eJerusalema, ngoba kusukela ensukwini zikaSolomoni indodana kaDavida inkosi yakoIsrayeli kakuzanga kube khona okunjalo eJerusalemal.

27 Basebesukuma abapristi lamaLevim, babusisa abantun; ilizwi labo laselizwakala, lomkhuleko wabo wafika endaweni yakhe yokuhlala engcwele emazulwini.

31Kwathi konke lokho sekuphelile, wonke amaIsrayeli atholakalayo aphuma aya emizini yakoJuda, adiliza izinsika eziyizithombe, agamulela phansi izixuku, aphosela phansi indawo eziphakemeyo lamalathi, akukhupha kuye wonke uJuda loBhenjamini lakoEfrayimi loManase, aze aqeda. Bonke abantwana bakoIsrayeli basebebuyela, ngulowo lalowo emfuyweni yakhe, emizini yaboa.

2 UHezekhiya wasemisa izigaba zabapristi lamaLevi ngokwezigaba zabo, ngulowo lalowo ngokomsebenzi wakheb, abapristi lamaLevi emnikelweni wokutshiswa leminikelweni yokuthula, ukukhonza lokubonga lokudumisa emasangweni ezinkamba zeNkosic.

3 Lesabelo senkosi esivela emfuyweni yayo seminikelo yokutshiswa, seminikelo yokutshiswa yekuseni lantambamad, leminikelo yokutshiswa yamasabathae, leyekuthwaseni kwezinyangaf, leyemikhosi emisiweyo, njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni kaJehovag.

4 Wasesithi ebantwini, kubahlali beJerusalema, banike isabelo sabapristi lamaLevih, ukuze baqiniswei emlayweni weNkosij.

5 Lekusatshalalisweni kwelizwi abantwana bakoIsrayeli bengeza izithelo zokuqala zamabele, iwayini elitsha, lamafutha, loluju, lakuzo zonke izithelo zensimu; lokwetshumi kwakho konke bakuletha ngobunengik.

6 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli loJuda ababehlala emizini yakoJuda labo basebeletha okwetshumi kwenkomo lokwezimvu lokwetshumi kwezinto ezingcwele ezazehlukaniselwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, babeka izinqumbinqumbil.

7 Ngenyanga yesithathu baqalisa ukubeka isisekelo sezinqumbi, langenyanga yesikhombisa baqeda.

8 UHezekhiya leziphathamandla sebefika bebona izinqumbi, bayibusisa iNkosi labantu bayo uIsrayeli.

10 UAzariya umpristi oyinhlokom yendlu kaZadokin wakhuluma laye wathi: Kusukela ekuqaleni kokulethwa kweminikelo endlini yeNkosi, kwakulokokudla lokokusutha lokokutshiya okunenginengi; ngoba iNkosi ibabusisile abantu bayo kuze kusale lokhu okunengio.

12 Basebengenisa iminikelo lezingxenye zetshumip lezinto ezingcwelisiweyo ngobuqothoq. Laphezu kwalokhu uKonaniya umLevi wayeyindunar, loShimeyi umfowabo engowesibilis.

13 LoJehiyeli loAzaziya loNahathi loAsaheli loJerimothi loJozabadi loEliyeli loIsimakhiyat loMahathi loBhenaya babengababonisi ngaphansi kwesandla sikaKonaniyau loShimeyi umfowabov, ngomlayo kaHezekhiya inkosi loAzariya umbusi wendlu kaNkulunkuluw.

14 Njalo uKore indodana kaImna umLevi, umgcini wesango ngasempumalanga, wayephezu kweminikelo yesihle kaNkulunkulu ukupha iminikelo yeNkosix lezinto ezingcwelengcweley.

15 Langasesandleni sakhe kwakuloEdeni, loMiniyamini, loJeshuwaz, loShemaya, uAmariya, loShekaniyaa emizini yabapristi ukupha abafowabo ngokuthembeka ezigabeni zabo, njengakwabakhulu kwaba njalo kwabancaneb.

16 Ngaphandle kwababalwe ngezizukulwana zabesilisa, kusukela koleminyaka emithathu kusiya phezulu, wonke ongena endlini yeNkosi, ngomsebenzi wosuku ngosuku lwawo, enkonzweni yabo, kumfanelo zabo, ngezigaba zaboc.

17 Lalabo ababalwa ngezizukulwana zabapristi ngendlu yaboyise, lamaLevi, kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezulu, kumfanelo zabo, ngezigaba zabod.

18 Lekubalweni ngezizukulwana, labo bonke abancinyane babo, omkabo, lamadodana abo, lamadodakazi abo, ebandleni lonke, ngoba ekuthembekeni kwabo bazingcwelisa ngobungcwele.

19 Lemadodaneni kaAroni, abapristi, emasimini amadlelo emizi yabo, kuwo wonke umuzi ngomuzie, amadoda ayebizwe ngamabizo, ukunika izabelo kubo bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabapristi, labo bonke ababalwe ngezizukulwana phakathi kwamaLevif.

20 Wasesenza njalo uHezekhiya kuJuda wonke; wenza okuhle lokulungileyo lokuqotho phambi kweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe.

21 Emsebenzini wonke-ke awuqalisayo enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu, lemlayweni lemthethweni, ukudinga uNkulunkulu wakhe, wakwenza ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, waphumelelag.

32Emva kwalezizenzo zobuqotho uSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriya wafika wangena koJuda, wamisa inkamba maqondana lemizi ebiyelweyo eqonde ukuzifohlelela yonaa.

2 UHezekhiya esebonile ukuthi uSenakheribi usefikile lokuthi ubuso bakhe bukhangele impi emelene leJerusalema,

3 wacebisana lezinduna zakhe lamaqhawe akhe ukuvimba amanzi emithombo eyayingaphandle komuzi; basebemsiza.

4 Kwasekubuthaniswa abantu abanengi, abavimba yonke imithombo lesifula esasigeleza phakathi kwelizwe, besithi: Kungani amakhosi eAsiriya ezafika afice amanzi amanengib.

5 Waseziqinisa, wakha umduli wonke owawudilikile, wawukhweza emiphotshongweni, lomunye umduli ngaphandlec; waqinisa iMilo emzini kaDavidad; wenza lezikhali lezihlangu ngobunengi.

6 Wasebekela abantu induna zezimpi, wazibuthanisela bona egcekeni lesango lomuzi, wakhuluma kunhliziyo yabo esithi:

7 Qinani lime isibindie; lingesabi lingatshaywa luvalo phambi kwenkosi yeAsiriya laphambi kwexuku lonke elilayof; ngoba kukhona kithi omkhulu kulayeg.

8 Kuye kulengalo yenyamah, kodwa kithi kuleNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ukusisiza lokulwa izimpi zethui. Abantu basebeseyama phezu kwamazwi kaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda.

9 Emva kwalokho uSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriya wathuma inceku zakhe eJerusalema (kodwa yena wayephambi kweLakishi lawo wonke amandla akhe elaye) kuHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lakuJuda wonke oseJerusalemaj, esithi:

10 Utsho njalo uSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriyak: Lithembeni ukuthi lihlale ekuvinjezelweni eJerusalemal?

11 UHezekhiya kalikhohlisi yini ukuthi alinikele ukuthi life yindlala langokomam esithi: INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu izasikhulula esandleni senkosi yeAsiriyan?

12 Kasuye yini lo uHezekhiya owasusa indawo zayo eziphakemeyo lamalathi ayo, watshela uJuda leJerusalema esithi: Lizakhonza phambi kwelathi elilodwa, litshise impepha kuloo?

13 Kalazi yini engakwenzayo mina labobaba kubo bonke abantu bamazwe? Onkulunkulu bezizwe zalawomazwe babelakho lokuba lakho yini ukukhulula amazwe abo esandleni samip?

14 Nguwuphi kubo bonke onkulunkulu balezozizwe obaba abazitshabalalisayo owaba lakho ukukhulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenu abe lakho ukulikhulula esandleni samiq?

15 Ngalokho-ke uHezekhiya kangalikhohlisir, kangaliduhisi ngokunjalo, lingamkholwa; ngoba kakho unkulunkulu owasiphi isizwe lombuso owaba lakho ukukhulula abantu bakhe esandleni sami lesabobaba. Laye sibili uNkulunkulu wenu kayikulikhulula esandleni sami yini?s yini?

16 Inceku zakhe zatsho lokunye zimelene leNkosi uNkulunkulu njalo zimelene loHezekhiya inceku yayot.

17 Wabhala lezincwadi zokuthuka iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli lokukhuluma zimelene layou zisithi: Njengabonkulunkulu bezizwe zalawomazwe abangakhululanga abantu babo esandleni sami, ngokunjalo uNkulunkulu kaHezekhiya kayikukhulula abantu bakhe esandleni samiv.

18 Zasezimemeza ngelizwi elikhulu ngesiJuda ebantwini beJerusalemaw ababephezu komduli ukubethusa lokubahlupha ukuze ziwuthumbe umuzix.

19 Zasezikhuluma ngoNkulunkulu weJerusalemay njengabonkulunkulu bezizwe zomhlaba, umsebenzi wezandla zomuntuz.

20 Kodwa uHezekhiya inkosia loIsaya umprofethi indodana kaAmozib bakhuleka ngenxa yalokhu, bakhala emazulwini.

21 INkosi yasithuma ingilosi eyaquma wonke amaqhawe alamandla labaphathi lezinduna enkambeni yenkosi yeAsiriyac. Ngakho yabuyela elizweni layo ilobuso obulenhloni. Isingenile endlini kankulunkulu wayo, abaphuma emathunjini ayo bamenza wawa lapho ngenkembad.

22 Ngokunjalo iNkosi yamsindisa uHezekhiya labahlali beJerusalema esandleni sikaSenakheribi inkosi yeAsiriya lesandleni sabo bonke; yasibakhokhela inhlangothi zonke.

23 Abanengi basebeletha izipho eNkosini eJerusalemae, lezinto eziligugu kuHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda; wasephakanyiswa emehlweni ezizwe zonke emva kwalokhuf.

24 Ngalezonsuku uHezekhiya wagulela ukufa; wasekhuleka eNkosinig; yasikhuluma laye yamnika isibonakalisoh.

25 Kodwa uHezekhiya kabuyiselanga njengokwenzuzo ayeyenzelwei, ngoba inhliziyo yakhe yayiphakemej. Ngakho kwaba lolaka phezu kwakhe laphezu kukaJuda leJerusalemak.

26 Kodwa uHezekhiya wazithoba ngenxa yokuphakama kwenhliziyo yakhel, yena labahlali beJerusalema; ngakho ulaka lweNkosi kalwehlelanga phezu kwabo ensukwini zikaHezekhiyam.

27 Njalo uHezekhiya wayelenotho lodumo kakhulukazi, wazenzela iziphala zesiliva lezegolide lezamatshe aligugu lezamakha lezezihlangu lezezinto zonke eziloyisekayo.

28 Leziphala zesivuno samabele lewayini elitsha lamafuthan, lezibaya zenhlobo zonke zezifuyo, lezibaya zemihlambio.

29 Wazenzela lemizi, lemfuyo yezimvu lenkomo ngobunengi, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayemnikile impahla enengi kakhulu.

30 UHezekhiya lop wasevimba umthombo wamanziq angaphezulu eGihonir, wawaqondisa ehla ngentshonalanga komuzi kaDavida. UHezekhiya waphumelela kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe.

31 Kodwa kwakunjalo, mayelana lezithunywa zeziphathamandla zeBhabhiloni, ezathumela kuyes ukubuza ngesibonakaliso esenzakalayo elizwenit, uNkulunkulu wamtshiya ukuze amhlole ukuthi azi konke okusenhliziyweni yakheu.

32 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaHezekhiya lomusa wakhe, khangela, kubhaliwe embonweni kaIsaya umprofethi indodana kaAmoziv, egwalweni lwamakhosi akoJuda lawakoIsrayeliw.

33 UHezekhiya waselala laboyise; basebemngcwabela kweliphezulu kakhulu lamangcwaba amadodana kaDavida; uJuda wonke labahlali beJerusalema basebemenzela inhlonipho ekufeni kwakhex. UManase indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

33UManase wayeleminyaka elitshumi lambili esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu eJerusalemaa.

2 Kodwa wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi, njengamanyala ezizwe iNkosi eyazixotsha elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

3 Ngoba wabuya wakha indawo eziphakemeyo uyise uHezekhiya ayezidilizile, wamisela oBhali amalathi, wenza izixuku, wakhothamela ibutho lonke lamazulu, walikhonza.

4 Wasesakha amalathi endlini yeNkosi, iNkosi eyayithe ngayo: EJerusalema ibizo lami lizakuba khona phakade.

6 Yena wenza abantwana bakhe badabule emlilweni esihotsheni sendodana kaHinomub; wasechasisa izibonakaliso, wenza imilingo, wenza ubuthakathi, wasebenza labalamadlozi labalumbayo. Wenza okubi kakhulu emehlweni eNkosi, ukuyithukuthelisac.

7 Wasebeka isifanekiso esibaziweyo sesithombe ayesenzile endlini kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu owayethe ngayo kuDavida lakuSolomoni indodana yakhe: Kulindlu, leJerusalema engiyikhethe kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ngizabeka ibizo lami kuze kube ninininid.

8 Kangisayikususa unyawo lukaIsrayeli luphume elizweni engalimisela oyihlo, kuphela uba bezananzelela ukwenza konke engibalaya khona, ngokomlayo wonke lezimiso lezimiselo ngesandla sikaMozisi.

9 Ngakho uManase waduhisa uJuda labahlali beJerusalema, ukwenza okubi okwedlula izizwe iNkosi eyazichitha phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.

11 Ngakho iNkosi yabehlisela abaphathi bebutho inkosi yeAsiriya eyayilaboe; basebethumba uManase ngamevaf, bambopha ngamaketane ethusi, bamusa eBhabhilonig.

12 Kwathi esecindezelwe wancenga ubuso beNkosi uNkulunkulu wakheh, wazithoba kakhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu waboyisei.

13 Wasekhuleka kuye, njalo wancengeka ngaye, wezwa ukuncenga kwakhe, wambuyisela eJerusalema embusweni wakhej. Ngakho uManase wazi ukuthi iNkosi yiyo enguNkulunkuluk.

14 Lemva kwalokho wakha umduli ongaphandle komuzi kaDavida ngentshonalanga kweGihoni esihotshenil, kwaze kwaba sekungeneni kwesango lenhlanzim, wabhoda iOfeli, wawenza waphakama kakhulu. Wabeka labaphathi bamabutho kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo koJuda.

15 Wasesusa onkulunkulu bezizwenin lesithombe endlini yeNkosi, lawo wonke amalathi ayewakhile entabeni yendlu yeNkosi, laseJerusalema, wakuphosela ngaphandle komuzio.

16 Wasesakha ilathi leNkosi, wahlabela phezu kwalo iminikelo yokuthula leminikelo yokubonga. Wathi kuJuda kakhonze iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayelip.

17 Loba kunjalo abantu babelokhu behlaba endaweni eziphakemeyo, kuphela eNkosini uNkulunkulu waboq.

18 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaManase, lomkhuleko wakhe kuNkulunkulu wakher, lamazwi ababoni abawakhuluma kuye ngebizo leNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayelis, khangela, kusezindabeni zamakhosi akoIsrayelit.

19 Umkhuleko wakhe-keu, lokuncenga kwakhe kuNkulunkulu, lesono sakhe sonke, lesiphambeko sakhev, lezindawo akha kuzo indawo eziphakemeyo, njalo wamisa izixuku lezithombe ezibaziweyow, engakazithobix, khangela, kubhaliwe emazwini ababoniy.

20 UManase waselala laboyise; basebemngcwaba endlini yakhe. UAmoni indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhez.

21 UAmoni wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lambili esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka emibili eJerusalemaa.

22 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengokwenza kukaManase uyise; ngoba uAmoni wahlabela zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo uManase uyise ayezenzile, wazikhonzab.

23 Kodwa kazithobanga phambi kweNkosi njengokuzithoba kukaManase uyisec, kodwa uAmoni lo wandisa icala.

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

34UJosiya wayeleminyaka eyisificaminwembili esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanye eJerusalema.

2 Wasesenza okuqondileyo emehlweni eNkosi, wahamba ngezindlela zikaDavida uyise, kaphambukelanga ngakwesokunene loba kwesokhohloa.

3 Ngoba ngomnyaka wesificaminwembili wokubusa kwakhe esesengumfana waqala ukumdinga uNkulunkulu kaDavida uyiseb; langomnyaka wetshumi lambili waqala ukuhlambulula uJuda leJerusalema kuzindawo eziphakemeyo, lezixuku, lezithombe ezibaziweyoc, lezithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisad.

4 Basebediliza amalathi aboBhali phambi kwakhee, lamalathi okutshisela impepha ayengaphezu kwawo wawagamulela phansi, lezixuku lezithombe ezibaziweyo lezithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa waziphahlaza, wazichola, wazichithela phezu kwamangcwaba alabo ababenikele imihlatshelo kizof.

5 Wasetshisela amathambo abapristi phezu kwamalathi abo, wahlambulula uJuda leJerusalemag.

6 Lemizini yakoManase loEfrayimi loSimeyoni kuze kufike koNafithali lemanxiweni ayo inhlangothi zonkeh

7 wadiliza lamalathi, lezixuku, wachola izithombe ezibaziweyo zaze zaba yimpuphui, wagamulela phansi wonke amalathi okutshisela impepha elizweni lonke lakoIsrayeli, wasebuyela eJerusalemaj.

8 Kwathi ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wokubusa kwakhe, esehlambulule ilizwe lendluk, wathuma uShafani indodana kaAzaliyal loMahaseyam umbusi womuzin loJowa indodana kaJowahazi umabhalane ukuthi baqinise indlu yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakheo.

9 Basebefika kuHilikhiya umpristi omkhulup, bapha imali eyayilethwe endlini kaNkulunkulu, amaLevi ayelondoloza umbundu ayeyiqoqe esandleni sakoManase loEfrayimi lakuyo yonke insali kaIsrayeli lakuye wonke uJuda loBhenjamini; basebebuyela eJerusalemaq.

10 Basebeyinikela esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi ababekhethelwe indlu yeNkosi abayipha abenzi bomsebenzi ababesebenza endlini yeNkosi ukuthi balungise baqinise indlu.

11 Bayinika ababazi labakhi ukuze bathenge amatshe abaziweyo lezigodo zentungo lezokufulela izindlu amakhosi akoJuda ayezidiliziler.

12 Amadoda asesebenza ngobuqotho emsebenzini; lababonisi phezu kwawo babengoJahathi loObhadiya amaLevi, ebantwaneni bakoMeraris, loZekhariya loMeshulamut, ebantwaneni bamaKohathiu, ukuqondisa; lamaLevi, wonke aqedisisa ngezinto zokuhlabelelav.

13 Njalo ayephezu kwabathwali bemithwalow njalo babengababonisi phezu kwakhe wonke owenza umsebenzi wenkonzo ngenkonzox; lakumaLevi kwakulababhaliy labaphathi labagcini bamasangoz.

14 Kwasekusithi bekhupha imali eyayilethwe endlini yeNkosi, uHilikhiya umpristi wafica ugwalo lomlayo weNkosi owawunikwe ngesandla sikaMozisi.

15 UHilikhiya wasephendula wathi kuShafani umabhalane: Ngifice ugwalo lomlayo endlini yeNkosi. UHilikhiya wasenika uShafani ugwalo.

16 UShafani waseletha ugwalo enkosini, futhi wabuyisela ilizwi enkosini esithi: Konke okwakunikelwe esandleni senceku zakho ziyakwenza.

17 Seziyiqoqile imali eyatholakala endlini yeNkosi, zayinikela esandleni sabaphathi lesandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi.

18 UShafani umabhalane wasetshela inkosi esithi: UHilikhiya umpristi unginike ugwalo. UShafani wasefunda kulo phambi kwenkosi.

20 Inkosi yasilaya oHilikhiya loAhikhamu indodana kaShafani loAbidoni indodana kaMika loShafani umabhalane loAsaya inceku yenkosi, isithi:

21 Hambani liyebuza eNkosini ngenxa yami langenxa yensali ekoIsrayeli lakoJuda mayelana lamazwi ogwalo olutholakeleyo; ngoba lukhulu ulaka lweNkosi oluthululelwe phezu kwethu, ngenxa yokuthi obaba kabaligcinanga ilizwi leNkosi ukwenza njengakho konke okubhaliweyo kulolugwaloa.

22 Ngakho uHilikhiya lalabo ababengabenkosi baya kuHulida umprofethikazi, umkaShaluma indodana kaTokhathi indodana kaHasira, umgcini wezigqoko. (Yena-ke wayehlala eJerusalema esiGabeni seSibili.) Basebekhuluma kuye kanje.

23 Wasesithi kibo: Itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Tshelani umuntu olithume kimi:

24 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizakwehlisela ububi kulindawo laphezu kwabahlali bayo, zonke iziqalekiso ezibhaliweyo egwalweni abalubalileyo phambi kwenkosi yakoJuda.

25 Ngenxa yokuthi bengitshiyile, batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, ukuze bangithukuthelise ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo; ngakho ulaka lwami luzathululelwa phezu kwalindawo, kaluyikucitshwab.

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

27 ngoba inhliziyo yakho ibuthakathaka, wazithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu usuzwe amazwi akhe amelene lalindawo lamelene labahlali bayo, wazithoba phambi kwami, wadabula izigqoko zakho, wakhala inyembezi phambi kwami, ngitsho lami ngizwile, itsho iNkosi.

28 Khangela, ngizakubuthela kuboyihlo, njalo uzabuthelwa emangcwabeni akho ngokuthula, lamehlo akho kawayikubona konke okubi engizakwehlisela kulindawo laphezu kwabahlali bayo. Basebebuyisela ilizwi enkosini.

30 Inkosi yasisenyukela endlini kaJehova, kanye labantu bonke bakoJuda labahlali beJerusalema labapristi lamaLevi, labo bonke abantu kusukela komkhulu kusiya komncinyane; yasibala endlebeni zabo wonke amazwi ogwalo lwesivumelwano olwalutholakele endlini kaJehovac.

31 Inkosi yasisima endaweni yayo, yenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova ukulandela uJehova, lokugcina imilayo yakhe lezifakazelo zakhe lezimiso zakhe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yayo langawo wonke umphefumulo wayo, ukwenza amazwi esivumelwano abhalwe kulolugwalod.

32 Yasibamisa bonke abatholakala eJerusalema loBhenjamini. Labahlali beJerusalema benza njengokwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu waboyisee.

33 UJosiya wasesusa zonke izinengiso kuwo wonke amazwe ayengawabantwana bakoIsrayeli, wenza wonke owaficwa koIsrayeli ukuthi akhonze, akhonze iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo. Insuku zakhe zonke kabaphambukanga ekuyilandeleni iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise.

35UJosiya wasesenzela iNkosi iphasika eJerusalemaa; basebehlaba iphasika ngolwetshumi lane lwenyanga yokuqalab.

3 Wasesithi kumaLevi ayefundisa uIsrayeli wonke ayengcwele eNkosinid: Fakani umtshokotsho ongcwelee endlini uSolomoni indodana kaDavida inkosi yakoIsrayeli ayakhayof; kakusengumthwalo kini emahlombe. Khathesi khonzani iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu labantu bayo uIsrayelig.

4 Njalo lizilungise ngokwendlu yaboyihlo ngezigaba zenuh, njengombhalo kaDavida inkosi yakoIsrayelii lanjengombhalo kaSolomoni indodana yakhej.

5 Lime endaweni engcwelek ngokwezigaba zendlu yaboyise babafowenu, abantwana besizwe, lesigaba sendlu kayise wamaLevil.

6 Lihlabe iphasika, lizingcwelise, lilungisele abafowenu, ukwenza njengokwelizwi leNkosi ngesandla sikaMozisim.

7 UJosiya wasenika abantwana babantu umhlambi wamawundlu lamazinyane embuzi, konke kungokwamaphasikan, kwabo bonke abatholakalayo, ngenani eliyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu, lenkunzi ezizinkulungwane ezintathu; lokhu kwakuvela empahleni yenkosio.

8 Iziphathamandla zakhe zasezinika abantu, abapristi lamaLevi ngokukhululeka. OHilikhiyap loZekhariya loJehiyeliq, izinduna zendlu yeNkosi, banikelela amaphasikar kubapristi amazinyane azinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu ayisithupha, lenkunzi ezingamakhulu amathathus.

9 OKonaniyat loShemaya loNethaneli, abafowabou, loHashabhiya loJeyiyeli loJozabadi, izinduna zamaLevi, basebenikelela amaphasikav kumaLevi amazinyane azinkulungwane ezinhlanu, lenkunzi ezingamakhulu amahlanuw.

10 Ngokunjalo inkonzo yalungiswa; abapristi basebesima endaweni yabox, lamaLevi ngezigaba zawo, njengokomlayo wenkosiy.

11 Basebehlaba iphasikaz, abapristi bafafaza kuvela ezandleni zaboa, lamaLevi ahlinzab.

12 Basebesusa iminikelo yokutshiswa ukuyinika njengokwezigaba zendlu yaboyise kubantwana babantu ukuze banikele eNkosini, njengokubhaliweyo egwalweni lukaMozisi. Ngokunjalo langezinkunzi.

13 Basebesosa iphasika ngomlilo njengokwesimisoc; kodwa izinto ezingcwele baziphekad ngamabhodoe langezimbizaf langezindengezig, bakusa masinyane kubo bonke abantwana babantu.

14 Lemva kwalokho basebezilungisela bona labapristi, ngoba abapristi amadodana kaAroni babesekunikeleni iminikelo yokutshiswa lamahwahwa kwaze kwaba sebusukuh; ngakho amaLevi azilungisela wona labapristi amadodana kaAroni.

15 Labahlabeleli amadodana kaAsafi babesendaweni yabo njengokomlayo kaDavidai, loAsafi, loHemani, loJeduthuni umboni wenkosij; labagcini bamasango babesesangweni lonkek; kwakungesikwabo ukusuka enkonzweni yabo, ngoba abafowabo amaLevi abalungiselal.

16 Yasilungiswa yonke inkonzo yeNkosi ngalolosuku ukwenza iphasika lokunikela iminikelo yokutshiswa phezu kwelathi leNkosi, njengokomlayo wenkosi uJosiya.

17 Abantwana bakoIsrayeli ababekhona basebesenza iphasika ngalesosikhathi, lomkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo, insuku eziyisikhombisam.

18 Njalo kalenziwanga iphasika elinjengalelin koIsrayeli kusukela ensukwini zikaSamuweli umprofethio; lawo wonke amakhosi akoIsrayeli kawenzanga iphasika elinje uJosiya alenzayo, labapristi lamaLevi, loJuda loIsrayeli wonke ababekhona, labahlali beJerusalema.

19 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wokubusa kukaJosiya iphasika leli lenziwap.

20 Emva kwakho konke lokho, uJosiya eseyilungisile indlu, uNeko inkosi yeGibhitheq wenyuka ukuyakulwa leKarikemeshi eYufrathir; loJosiya waphuma ukuyamelana laye.

21 Kodwa wathuma izithunywa kuye esithi: Ngilani lawe, nkosi yakoJuda? Kangenyukelanga ukumelana lawe wena lamuhla, kodwa ngimelene lendlu elwa lamis. Ngoba uNkulunkulu uthe ngiphangise; yekela wena ukuphikisana loNkulunkulu, olami, ukuze angakubhubhisit.

22 Kodwa uJosiya kaphendulanga ubuso bakhe kuyeu, kodwa wazifihla isimo ukuze alwe layev; njalo kawalalelanga amazwi kaNeko avela emlonyeni kaNkulunkuluw, kodwa weza ukulwa esihotshenix seMegidoy.

23 Abatshoki bemitshoko basebemciba uJosiya; inkosi yasisithi encekwini zayo: Ngisusani ngoba ngizwa ubuhlungu obukhulu.

24 Inceku zakhe zasezimkhupha enqoleni, zamgadisa enqoleni yesibili ayelayo, zamletha eJerusalema. Wasesifa, wangcwatshelwa emangcwabeni aboyisez; wonke uJuda leJerusalema basebemlilela uJosiyaa.

25 LoJeremiya wenza isililo ngoJosiyab. Labo bonke abahlabeleli labahlabelelikazi bakhuluma ngoJosiya ezililweni zabo kuze kube lamuhlac. Bazenza zaba yisimiso koIsrayeli; khangela-ke, zibhaliwe ezililwenid.

26 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJosiya, lezisa zakhe njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni weNkosi,

27 izindaba zakhe-ke, ezokuqala lezokucina, khangela, zibhaliwe egwalweni lwamakhosi akoIsrayeli lawakoJudae.

36Abantu belizwe basebethatha uJehowahazi indodana kaJosiya, bambeka waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise eJerusalemaa.

2 UJehowahazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lantathu esiba yinkosi; wasebusa inyanga ezintathu eJerusalema.

3 Inkosi yeGibhithe yasimsusa eseJerusalema, yahlawulisa ilizwe amathalenta* esiliva alikhulu lethalenta legolide.

4 Inkosi yeGibhithe yasibeka uEliyakhimi umfowabo abe yinkosi phezu kukaJuda leJerusalema, yaguqula ibizo lakhe yathi nguJehoyakhimi. UNeko wasethatha uJehowahazi umfowabo wamletha eGibhithe.

5 UJehoyakhimi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka elitshumi lanye eJerusalema. Wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wakheb.

6 Kwenyukela kuye uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhilonic, wambopha ngamaketane ethusi, ukumusa eBhabhilonid.

7 UNebhukadinezari waseletha okwezitsha zendlu yeNkosi eBhabhiloni, wakufaka ethempelini lakhe eBhabhilonie.

8 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehoyakhimi, lamanyala akhe awenzayo, lokwatholakala kuye, khangela, kubhaliwe egwalweni lwamakhosi akoIsrayeli loJudaf. UJehoyakhini indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

9 UJehoyakhinig wayeleminyaka eyisificaminwembili esiba yinkosi; wasebusa inyanga ezintathu lensuku ezilitshumi eJerusalema. Wenza okubi emehlweni eNkosih.

10 Lekuthwaseni komnyaka inkosi uNebhukadinezarii yathuma yamletha eBhabhiloni, kanye lezitsha eziloyisekayo zendlu yeNkosij; yasibeka uZedekhiya umfowabo abe yinkosi phezu kukaJuda leJerusalemak.

11 UZedekhiya wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanye esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka elitshumi lanye eJerusalemal.

12 Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe; kazithobanga phambi kukaJeremiya umprofethi, ekhuluma okomlomo weNkosim.

13 Laye wasevukela inkosi uNebhukadinezarin eyayimfungise ngoNkulunkuluo, wenza yaba lukhuni intamo yakhep, waqinisa inhliziyo yakhe, okokuthi kaphendukelanga eNkosini, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeliq.

14 Futhi zonke induna zabapristi labantu banda ekuphambukeni ngeziphambeko njengawo wonke amanyala ezizwe, bayingcolisa indlu yeNkosi eyayiyingcwelisile eJerusalemar.

15 INkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, yasithuma kubo ngesandla sezithunywa zayos, ivuka ngovivi ithuma, ngoba yayilesihawu ebantwini bayo lendaweni yayo yokuhlala.

16 Kodwa babezihleka usulu izithunywa zikaNkulunkulut, bedelela amazwi akheu, beklolodela abaprofethi bakhev, lwaze lwavuka ulaka lweNkosi lwamelana labantu bayo kakwaze kwaba leselaphow.

17 Ngakho yabenyusela inkosi yamaKhaladiyax eyabulala amajaha abo ngenkemba endlini yendlu yabo engcwele, ingahawukeli ijaha lentombi, omdala lexheguy; yabanikela bonke esandleni sayoz.

18 Lazo zonke izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, ezinkulu lezincinyane, lezinto eziligugu zendlu kaJehova, lezinto eziligugu zenkosi lezeziphathamandla zayo, konke lokhu yakuletha eBhabhilonia.

19 Basebetshisa indlu kaNkulunkulu, badiliza umduli weJerusalemab, batshisa zonke izigodlo zayo ngomliloc, batshabalalisa zonke izitsha zayo eziloyisekayod.

20 Yasithumbela eBhabhiloni abasele enkembenie; basebesiba zinceku zayo lezabantwana bayof kwaze kwaba yikubusa kombuso wePerisiyag;

21 ukugcwalisa ilizwi leNkosi ngomlomo kaJeremiyah, ilizwe lize likholise amasabatha aloi; lagcina isabatha zonke izinsuku zencithakalo, kwaze kwagcwaliseka iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisaj.

22 Kwathi ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yePerisiya, ekugcwalisekeni kwelizwi leNkosi ngomlomo kaJeremiya, iNkosi yavusa umoya kaKoresi inkosi yePerisiya ukuthi edlulise isimemezelo embusweni wakhe wonke, njalo langombhalo, esithi:

23 Utsho njalo uKoresi inkosi yePerisiya: INkosi, uNkulunkulu wamazulu, inginikile yonke imibuso yomhlaba; layo ingilayile ukuyakhela indlu eJerusalema ekoJuda. Ngubani ophakathi kwenu kubo bonke abantu bayo? INkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe kayibe laye, enyukek.

a 1 Kho. 2.46.

b Gen. 39.2.

c 1 Lan. 29.25.

d 1 Lan. 27.1.

e 1.13. 1 Kho. 3.4.

f 1 Lan. 21.29.

g 2 Sam. 6.2,17. 1 Kho. 3.15. 1 Lan. 15.1.

h Josh. 9.17.

i Eks. 27.1,2. 38.1,2.

j Eks. 31.2.

k 1 Lan. 13.3.

l 1 Kho. 3.4.

m 1 Kho. 3.5-14.

n 6.17. 1 Kho. 8.26.

o 1.12. Josh. 22.8. Ezra 6.8. 7.26. Tshu. 5.19. 6.2.

p 1.12. Josh. 22.8. Ezra 6.8. 7.26. Tshu. 5.19. 6.2.

q 9.22. 1 Lan. 29.25.

r 1.3.

s 9.25-28. 1 Kho. 10.26-29.

t 9.25. 1 Kho. 4.26. 1 Kho. 10.26.

u 1 Kho. 9.19.

a 1 Kho. 5.5.

b 1.18. 8.7,8. 1 Kho. 5.15,16. 9.20,21.

c 34.13. 1 Lan. 23.4.

d 34.13. 1 Lan. 23.4.

1 iJafo: eyiJopha.

e 2.2.

f 1 Lan. 22.2.

g 2.2.

a 1 Kho. 6.1.

b Gen. 22.2. Gen. 22.14.

c 1 Lan. 21.18. 22.1.

d 1 Kho. 6.16.

e 1 Kho. 6.23-28.

f Eks. 26.31.

g 1 Lan. 15.27.

h 1 Kho. 7.15-21.

i 1 Kho. 7.15. 2 Kho. 25.17. Jer. 52.21.

j 1 Kho. 6.5.

k 1 Kho. 7.20.

a 7.7. 8.12. 15.8. 1 Kho. 8.64. 2 Kho. 16.14. Eks. 27.1-5. Hez. 43.13-16.

b 1 Kho. 7.23-26.

c 1 Kho. 7.24.

d 1 Kho. 7.26.

e 1 Kho. 7.40-51.

f 1 Kho. 7.41,42.

g 1 Kho. 7.42. 1 Kho. 7.20.

1 phezu: Heb. phambi.

h 1 Kho. 7.41,42.

i 1 Kho. 7.27,38.

j 1 Lan. 28.17.

k 1 Kho. 7.14.

l Hlu. 7.22. 1 Kho. 7.46. 11.26.

m 1 Kho. 7.47.

n 4.8.

o 1 Kho. 6.20.

p 4.7.

q 1 Kho. 6.5.

r 1 Kho. 6.20.

s 1 Kho. 7.50.

a 1 Kho. 8.1-9.

b 5.7. 1 Kho. 8.3.

c 23.18. 1 Kho. 8.4. Dute. 17.18.

d 1 Kho. 8.8.

a 1 Kho. 8.16.

b 12.13.

c 34.31. 2 Kho. 11.14. 23.3. Neh. 8.4.

d 4.9.

e 1 Kho. 8.54.

f 1 Kho. 8.29.

g 1 Kho. 8.29.

h 1 Kho. 17.1.

i 1 Kho. 8.41. Joha. 12.20. Seb. 8.27.

j 6.20. 1 Kho. 8.29.

k 7.15. Neh. 1.6,11. Hlab. 130.2.

l Hlab. 132.8,9.

m 1 Lan. 28.2.

n 7.10. Neh. 9.25.

o Hlab. 132.10. 1 Kho. 2.16.

p Hlab. 132.1.

q Isa. 55.3.

a 1 Kho. 8.54.

b 1 Lan. 21.26. Levi 9.24.

c 5.13. 1 Kho. 8.10,11.

d 5.14.

e 7.6. 5.13.

f 1 Kho. 9.1-9.

g 7.16. Dute. 12.5.

h 6.26,28.

i Nani 13.33.

j 12.7.

k 6.27,30.

l 6.40.

m 7.12. 6.6.

1 kakuyikusweleka: Heb. kakuyikuqunywa.

n Levi 26.14. Dute. 28.15.

o Dute. 29.28.

a 1 Kho. 9.10-28.

b 1 Kho. 9.12,13.

c 1 Kho. 8.65.

d 2 Sam. 8.3.

e 1 Kho. 9.23.

f 3.4. 4.1. 15.8.

g 8.14. Eks. 5.13.

h Eks. 29.38.

i 2.4.

j Eks. 23.14. Dute. 16.16.

k 1 Lan. 24.1.

l 1 Lan. 25.1.

m 7.6.

n 8.14. Eks. 5.13.

o 1 Lan. 9.17. 26.1.

p Neh. 12.24,36. Dute. 33.1.

q 1 Kho. 9.28.

a 1 Kho. 10.1-13.

b 1 Lan. 29.23.

c 1 Kho. 10.13.

d 1 Kho. 10.14-28.

e 1 Kho. 10.17.

f 1 Kho. 10.18.

g 1 Kho. 10.21.

h 1 Kho. 10.25. Eks. 13.18. 1 Kho. 20.11.

i 1.13-17.

j 1.14. 1 Kho. 4.26. 1 Kho. 10.26.

k 1 Kho. 4.21.

l 1.15. 1 Kho. 10.27.

m 1 Kho. 11.41-43.

n 1 Lan. 29.29.

o 2 Sam. 12.1.

p 15.8.

q 1 Kho. 11.29.

r 12.15. 13.22.

s 2 Sam. 24.11.

a 1 Kho. 12.1-24.

b 1 Kho. 11.40.

c 1 Kho. 12.7.

d 1 Kho. 12.11.

e 1 Kho. 12.11.

f 1 Kho. 11.29.

g 1 Kho. 4.6.

a 1 Kho. 12.23.

b 28.8.

c 11.10,23. 8.5. 12.4. 14.6. 17.2,19. 21. 3.

d Gen. 35.19.

e Hlu. 15.8. 1 Lan. 4.3,32.

f 2 Sam. 14.2.

g Josh. 15.58. Neh. 3.16. 1 Lan. 2.45.

h Josh. 15.35. 1 Kho. 4.10.

i 1 Sam. 22.1.

j 1 Sam. 17.4.

k 20.37. Josh. 15.44.

l Josh. 15.24.

m Josh. 10.3.

n Josh. 10.10.

o Josh. 15.33.

p Josh. 10.12.

q Josh. 10.3.

r Nani 35.2.

s 13.9.

t 1 Kho. 12.31.

u Levi 17.7.

v 1 Kho. 12.28.

w 15.9. 16.1. 30.11,18.

x 12.1.

y 1 Sam. 16.6. 17.13,28. 1 Lan. 2.13.

z 13.2. 1 Kho. 15.2.

a 2 Sam. 14.27.

b 1 Kho. 14.31.

c Dute. 21.15-17.

d 1 Kho. 14.31.

e Gen. 45.23.

f Dute. 14.26.

a 12.13. 11.17. 26.16.

b 12.5. 1 Kho. 14.22-24.

c 12.9. 1 Kho. 14.25. 1 Kho. 11.40.

d 16.8. Dan. 11.43. Nah. 3.9.

e 16.8. Dan. 11.43. Nah. 3.9.

f 11.5-12.

g 11.2. 1 Kho. 12.22.

h 15.2.

i 21.2.

j Eks. 9.27.

k 7.14. 12.12. 1 Kho. 21.29. Jak. 4.10.

l 34.25.

m Dute. 28.47,48. Isa. 26.13.

n 1 Kho. 14.25-28.

o 9.16.

p 12.1. 13.21.

q 1 Kho. 14.21.

r 6.6.

s 1 Kho. 14.29-31.

t 1 Lan. 29.29.

u 1 Kho. 12.22.

v 9.29.

w 2 Sam. 24.11.

x 1 Lan. 5.1,7,17. 9. 1.

a 1 Kho. 15.1,2.

b 11.20. 1 Kho. 15.2.

c Josh. 18.28.

d 1 Kho. 15.7.

e 14.10. Hlu. 20.22. 1 Sam. 17.2.

f 13.19. Josh. 18.22.

g Josh. 24.33.

h 2 Sam. 7.12,13,16.

i Nani 18.19.

j 1 Kho. 11.26. 12.19,20.

k Hlu. 9.4.

l Dute. 13.13.

m 12.13. 2 Kho. 2.23.

n 1 Lan. 29.23.

o 1 Kho. 12.28.

p 11.14,15. 1 Kho. 12.31.

q Eks. 29.1.

r Jer. 5.7. Dute. 32.21.

s 1 Kho. 15.3.

t 2.4.

u 2.4.

v 4.19. 1 Lan. 9.32.

w 2.4.

x 4.20.

y Eks. 27.20,21. Levi 24.2-4.

z Nani 1.53.

a Nani 10.9.

b Seb. 5.39.

c 20.22. Josh. 8.9. Hlu. 9.34. 20.29.

d 13.12.

e 14.12.

f 16.8. Hlu. 3.28.

g 14.11. 16.7,8. Isa. 10.20. 31.1. 1 Lan. 5.20.

h 15.8. 17.2. 1 Kho. 12.30.

i Josh. 15.9. 18.23.

j 1 Lan. 29.14.

k 1 Sam. 25.38.

l 1 Kho. 14.20.

m 12.13.

n 9.29.

a 1 Kho. 15.8.

b 15.17. 14.5. 1 Kho. 15.14.

c Dute. 7.5. 1 Kho. 16.33.

d 15.17. 14.5. 1 Kho. 15.14.

e 11.5.

f 14.1.

g 8.5.

h 15.15. 20.30.

i 13.3.

j 1 Lan. 5.18.

k 16.8. 12.3.

l Josh. 15.44. 11.8.

m Hlu. 1.17.

n 11.8. Josh. 15.44.

o 13.14. Eks. 14.10. 1 Lan. 5.20. Hlab. 22.5. Hlu. 3.9.

p 1 Sam. 14.6. Hlu. 7.7.

q 13.18.

r 1 Sam. 17.45.

s 1 Lan. 29.14.

1 amaKushi: Heb. amaKhushi.

t 13.15.

u Gen. 10.19. 20.1. 26.1,6.

v Ezra 9.8,9.

w Gen. 10.19. 20.1. 26.1,6.

x 17.10. 20.29. Gen. 35.5.

a Nani 24.2.

b 15.8.

c 15.4,15. 34.3. 1 Lan. 28.9. Jer. 29.13. Mat. 7.7.

d 12.5. 24.20. Dute. 31.17. 1 Kho. 18.18. Ezra 8.22.

e Hos. 3.4.

f 17.8,9. 35.3. Levi 10.11.

g Dute. 4.29.

h Hlu. 5.6.

i Josh. 1.6,7,9.

j 2 Sam. 17.2. Ezra 4.4.

k Gen. 15.1. Hlab. 62.12.

l 15.8.

m 1 Kho. 15.12.

n 17.2. 19.4. 13.19.

o 8.12.

p 11.16. 16.1.

q Dute. 16.9. Eks. 12.18.

r 14.13,15.

s 29.10. 34.31. 2 Kho. 23.3. Neh. 10.29.

t Dute. 13.9.

u 1 Lan. 15.28. Hlab. 98.6. Hos. 5.8.

v 15.4,15. 34.3. 1 Lan. 28.9. Jer. 29.13. Mat. 7.7.

w 15.4,15. 34.3. 1 Lan. 28.9. Jer. 29.13. Mat. 7.7.

x 14.7. 20.30.

y 1 Kho. 15.13-15.

z 30.14. 2 Kho. 23.6,15.

a 14.3,5.

a 15.19. 1 Kho. 16.8.

b 1 Kho. 15.17-22.

c 1 Kho. 15.20.

d Eks. 1.11.

e 1 Kho. 15.23.

f 1 Lan. 29.29.

g 1 Kho. 15.23.

h 1 Kho. 15.24.

i 1 Kho. 15.24.

j Gen. 50.2. Mark. 16.1.

k Hlab. 144.13.

l Eks. 30.25. 1 Lan. 9.30.

m 21.19. 1 Sam. 31.12.

a 1 Kho. 15.24.

b 19.5. 17.19. 11.5.

c 1 Sam. 10.5.

d 15.8. 13.19.

e 1 Kho. 22.43.

f 1 Kho. 12.28.

g 17.11. 32.23. 1 Sam. 10.27.

h 18.1.

i 15.17. 20.33. 1 Kho. 22.43.

j 19.3.

k 15.3. 35.3. Ezra 7.10. Neh. 8.7.

l 15.3. 35.3. Ezra 7.10. Neh. 8.7.

m 14.14. 20.29.

n 21.16.

o 26.8. 2 Sam. 8.2.

p 17.11. 32.23. 1 Sam. 10.27.

q 21.16.

r 1 Sam. 2.26.

s Eks. 1.11.

t Hlu. 5.2,9. Neh. 11.2.

u 1 Lan. 12.2.

v 1 Lan. 12.23,24. Nani 31.5.

w 17.2.

a 17.5.

b 21.6. 22.2. 2 Kho. 8.18.

c 1 Kho. 22.2-35.

d 1 Kho. 16.24.

e 18.31. 1 Kho. 21.25.

f 1 Kho. 22.3.

g 1 Kho. 22.20.

h 1 Kho. 22.20.

i 1 Kho. 22.20.

j 1 Kho. 22.32.

k 1 Lan. 5.20.

l 1 Kho. 22.32.

m 18.2.

a 18.31.

b 1 Kho. 16.1.

c 1 Lan. 29.29.

d 18.1. 20.37. 1 Kho. 22.44. Hlab. 139.21. 2 Kor. 6.14.

e 19.10. 24.18.

f 12.12. 1 Kho. 14.13.

g 17.4,6.

h 12.14. 30.19. 20.33. 1 Sam. 7.3.

i 2 Sam. 3.10.

j 15.8. 25.13.

k Dute. 16.18.

l 17.2.

m 19.8. Dute. 1.17.

n Dute. 32.4. Jobe 8.3. 34.10. Roma 9.14.

o Dute. 10.17.

p 17.7,8.

q 19.8. Dute. 1.17.

r 2 Sam. 23.3. Eks. 18.21.

s 1 Kho. 8.61.

t Dute. 17.8.

u Eks. 18.20.

v 19.2.

w Hez. 3.18.

x 1 Lan. 6.11.

y 1 Lan. 26.32.

z 1 Lan. 26.32.

a 2 Kho. 1.1. 2 Kho. 3.4, 7.

b 1 Sam. 11.1.

c 26.7. 20.10,22,23. Hlu. 10.12. 1 Lan. 4.41.

d Gen. 14.7.

e 1 Sam. 23.29.

f 19.3. 1 Lan. 22.19.

g Ezra 8.21. Jer. 36.9. Jonah 3.5. Jow. 1.14. 2.15.

h Dute. 4.39. 1 Kho. 8.23.

i 1 Lan. 29.12. Dan. 4.17,25,32. Mat. 6.13.

j Gen. 17.7. Eks. 6.7.

k Hlab. 44.2. Eks. 15.9.

l Isa. 41.8. Jak. 2.23.

m 6.28-30. 1 Kho. 8.33,37.

n Ezra 10.1.

o 6.20.

p 20.1,22,23.

q 25.11,14. Gen. 36.8. Gen. 32.3.

r Dute. 2.4,9,19.

s Nani 20.21.

t Hlab. 83.6,7,12.

u 1 Sam. 3.13.

v Hlab. 25.15. 123.1,2. 141.8.

w Hlab. 83.1.

x Nani 24.2. Hlu. 3.10.

y 20.17. 32.7. Dute. 1.29,30. 31.6,8.

z 1 Sam. 17.47.

a Eks. 14.13,14. Hlu. 7.21.

b 20.17. 32.7. Dute. 1.29,30. 31.6,8.

c 15.2. 32.8. Nani 14.9. Roma 8.31.

d 29.29,30. Neh. 8.6. Eks. 4.31.

e Eks. 6.16,18.

f Eks. 6.24. Nani 26.58. 1 Lan. 9.19,31. 26.1,19.

g 2 Sam. 14.2.

h Isa. 7.9.

i 1 Lan. 16.29.

j 1 Lan. 16.34,41.

k 13.13.

l 20.10.

m 13.13.

n Hlu. 7.22. 1 Sam. 14.20.

o 32.27. 36.10. Gen. 27.15.

p Neh. 12.43.

q 1 Lan. 15.16.

r 14.14. 17.10.

s 14.14. 17.10.

t 1 Kho. 22.41-43.

u 17.6.

v 12.14. 19.3.

w 1 Lan. 29.29.

x 1 Kho. 16.1. 1 Kho. 22.45.

y 1 Kho. 22.48-50.

z 11.8.

a 19.2.

b 1 Lan. 29.14.

a 21.4. 12.6. 23.2. 24.5,16. 28.19,23,27. 33.18. 35.18.

b Gen. 24.53.

c 11.5.

d 21.4. 12.6. 23.2. 24.5,16. 28.19,23,27. 33.18. 35.18.

e 2 Kho. 8.17-24.

f 18.1.

g 2 Kho. 8.21.

h 21.13. Eks. 34.16.

i 2 Kho. 17.21.

j 17.3.

k 14.2-5.

l 21.6.

m 21.13. Eks. 34.16.

n 2 Kho. 9.22. 1 Kho. 16.31-33.

o 21.4.

p 1 Kho. 2.32.

q 21.18,19.

r 21.15.

s Gen. 24.55.

t 16.14. 1 Sam. 31.12.

u 21.5. 2 Kho. 8.17,24.

v 24.25. 28.27. Jer. 22.18.

a 22.6,7. 21.17.

b 21.17.

c 2 Kho. 6.23.

d 21.16.

e 2 Kho. 8.24-29.

f 21.20. 2 Kho. 8.26.

g 21.6. 2 Kho. 9.2.

h Josh. 11.20.

i 2 Kho. 9.21.

j 2 Kho. 9.6,7.

k 2 Kho. 10.10,11.

l 2 Kho. 10.13,14.

m 2 Kho. 9.27.

n 2 Kho. 9.28.

o 17.4.

p 1 Lan. 29.14.

q 2 Kho. 11.1-21.

a 22.11.

b 1 Lan. 2.38.

c 1 Lan. 2.38.

d 21.2.

e 6.16. 7.18. 21.7. 2 Sam. 7.12. 1 Kho. 2.4. 9.5.

f 2 Kho. 11.6.

g 1 Lan. 23.27-29.

h 23.5.

i 1 Lan. 9.33.

j 2 Kho. 11.13.

k Neh. 3.28. Jer. 31.40. 2 Kho. 11.16.

l Dute. 13.9.

m 5.5. 30.27. Dute. 17.18.

n 1 Lan. 23.6,30,31. 24.1.

o Nani 28.2.

1 njengokumisa: Heb. njengokwezandla.

p 1 Lan. 26.1.

q 2 Kho. 15.35. 2 Kho. 11.19.

a 1 Kho. 12.1-15.

b 26.5.

c 24.14,17-22.

d Gen. 5.4.

e 29.10. 1 Lan. 22.7.

f 21.2.

g 2 Kho. 12.6,7.

h Eks. 30.12-16. 2 Kho. 12.4.

i Nani 17.7.

j 21.17.

k 1 Kho. 15.15.

l 2 Kho. 12.9.

m 24.6.

n 24.5.

o 2 Kho. 12.13.

p 24.2.

q 1 Lan. 23.1.

r 21.2.

s 1 Kho. 14.23. Eks. 34.13.

t 1 Sam. 31.9. 2 Sam. 5.21.

u 19.2,10. 29.8. 32.25. 28.11,13.

v 36.15.

w Neh. 13.15,21.

x Nani 14.41.

y 24.24. 15.2.

z Neh. 9.26.

a Mat. 23.35. Luka 11.51.

b Josh. 2.14.

c 1 Sam. 24.15.

d Gen. 9.5.

e 2 Kho. 12.17,18.

f 24.17.

g Isa. 30.17. Levi 26.36,37.

h 22.8. Isa. 10.5.

i Dute. 28.35.

j 24.27,2 Kho. 12.20,21.

k 24.21,22.

l 21.20. 28.27. 2 Kho. 12.21.

m 24.11,12.

a 2 Kho. 14.1-6.

b 24.14. 1 Kho. 8.61. 2 Kho. 14.3.

c Nani 1.3.

d 11.1. 13.3. 17.14-19. 26.13.

e 1 Lan. 12.8. Jer. 46.9.

f Hlu. 13.6.

g 28.23.

h 20.6.

i 28.23.

j 28.23.

k 25.14. 20.10.

l 25.11.

m 1 Sam. 19.17. 2 Sam. 2.22.

n 25.20. Josh. 11.20.

o 25.10,13. 2 Kho. 14.8-14.

p 25.20. Josh. 11.20.

q 25.14.15.

r 21.17.

s Neh. 8.16.

t 2 Kho. 14.14.

u 1 Lan. 13.14. 26.5,6.

v 2 Kho. 14.17-22.

w 1 Lan. 29.29.

a 2 Kho. 15.2,3.

b 2 Kho. 15.2,3.

c 24.2.

d Dan. 1.17. 10.1.

e Isa. 14.29.

f 1 Sam. 17.4.

g Josh. 15.11.

h 1 Sam. 5.1.

i 21.16.

j 21.16.

k 20.1. Hlu. 10.12.

l 1 Sam. 11.1.

m 17.11. 2 Sam. 8.2.

n 2 Kho. 14.13.

o Neh. 2.13,15. 3.13.

p Neh. 3.19.

q Dute. 3.10.

r Jow. 1.11.

s Jow. 1.11.

t Josh. 15.55.

u 2 Kho. 6.23.

v 1 Lan. 23.4. Nani 11.16.

w 25.5.

x Neh. 4.13,16.

y Neh. 4.13,16.

z 1 Sam. 17.5,38.

a Neh. 4.16. Jobe 41.26. Eks. 28.32. 39.23.

b 1 Sam. 17.5,38.

c Neh. 4.13,16.

d Tshu. 7.29. Tshu. 7.25,27. 9.10.

e Zaga 21.9. 25.24.

f 12.1. 25.3. Dute. 32.15.

g 25.19. 32.25. Hez. 28.2,5,17. Dute. 8.14. 2 Kho. 14.10. Hab. 2.4.

h Eks. 40.5.

i 2 Kho. 16.12,13.

j Eks. 40.5.

k 1 Lan. 6.10.

l 28.6. 2 Kho. 2.16.

m Nani 16.40. 18.7.

n Eks. 30.7,8.

o Eks. 4.6.

p Esta 6.14.

q Esta 6.12. Esta 3.15.8.14.

r 2 Kho. 15.5-7.

s 1 Lan. 29.29.

t Isa. 1.1. 6.1.

u 2 Kho. 21.18,26.

a 2 Kho. 15.32-35.

b 26.16.

c 2 Kho. 15.35.

d 33.14. Neh. 3.26,27. 11.21.

e 17.12.

f 1 Sam. 11.1.

g 1 Kho. 4.22.

h 27.2.

i 2 Kho. 15.36.

j 27.1. 2 Kho. 15.33.

k 2 Kho. 15.38.

a 2 Kho. 16.2-4.

b Hlu. 2.11.

c Eks. 34.17.

d Josh. 18.16.

e 2 Kho. 16.5,6.

f 2 Kho. 16.5,6.

g 2 Kho. 15.27. 16.5.

h 18.25. 1 Kho. 22.26.

i 18.25. 1 Kho. 22.26.

j 11.4. 28.11.

k Isa. 47.6. Hez. 25.12,15. 26.2. Obad. 10.

l Ezra 9.6. Isam. 18.5.

m 28.27.

n 2 Kho. 15.10.

o 20.21. 1 Lan. 12.23.

p 28.12. 31.19. Nani 1.17.

q 2 Kho. 6.22. Zaga 25.21,22. Roma 12.20.

r Dute. 28.40. Ruthe 3.3. 2 Sam. 14.2. Mika 6.15.

s Dute. 34.3.

t 2 Kho. 16.7.

u Hez. 16.27,57.

v 25.13.

w 26.10. Josh. 15.33.

x Josh. 15.10.

y Josh. 10.12.

z Josh. 15.41.

a Josh. 15.35.

b Nani 21.25.

c Josh. 15.10.

d Nani 21.25.

e Nani 21.25.

f 21.2.

g Eks. 32.25.

h 2 Kho. 16.7.

i 2 Kho. 16.8,9.

j 25.14.

k Jer. 44.17,18.

l 25.8.

m 21.2.

n 2 Kho. 16.17.

o 29.3,7.

p 30.14.

q Dute. 4.25.

r 2 Kho. 16.19,20.

s 1 Lan. 29.29.

t 21.20. 24.25.

u 21.2.

a 2 Kho. 18.1-3.

b 26.5. Isa. 8.2.

c 28.24. 29.7.

d 29.15,34. 35.6.

e 35.22. Jer. 2.27. Hez. 8.16.

1 bafulathela: Heb. bapha intamo.

f 28.24.

g 24.18.

h Jer. 19.8. 25.9,18. 29.18. Mika 6.16. Hlu. 5.16. 1 Kho. 9.8. Jer. 18.16. Lilo 2.15.

i 28.5,6,8,17.

j 24.4. 1 Lan. 22.7.

k 15.12.

l Nani 3.6. 8.14. 18.2,6. Nani 16.40.

m 31.13,15.

n 34.12. Nani 3.17. 1 Lan. 6.1.

o 34.12. Nani 3.17. 1 Lan. 6.1.

p 1 Lan. 6.44.

q 31.13,15.

r 34.12. Nani 3.17. 1 Lan. 6.1.

s 1 Lan. 6.20,21.

t 31.13,15.

u 1 Lan. 15.8. Nani 3.30.

v 1 Lan. 6.39.

w 1 Lan. 6.33,44.

x 31.13,15.

y 31.13,15.

z 1 Lan. 6.33,44.

a 31.13,15.

b 29.5,34.

c Neh. 13.9.

d 2 Sam. 15.23.

e 29.3.

f Neh. 13.9.

g 28.24. 1 Lan. 23.28,29.

h Ezra 6.17. 8.35.

i Ezra 6.17. 8.35.

j Levi 4.14.

k 35.11. Levi 8.14,15,19,24. Heb. 9.21.

l Levi 4.15.

m Levi 4.26.

n 1 Lan. 16.4. 25.6. 1 Lan. 15.16.

o 8.14. 1 Lan. 23.5. 25.1.

p 1 Sam. 22.5.

q 2 Sam. 24.11.

r 2 Sam. 12.1.

s 29.27. 1 Lan. 23.5.

t 1 Lan. 15.24.

u 1 Lan. 15.24.

v 1 Lan. 15.24.

w 20.18.

x 2 Sam. 24.11.

y 20.18.

z 33.16. Levi 7.12.

a 33.16. Levi 7.12.

b Eks. 35.5,22.

c 35.11. Levi 1.6.

d 30.3,24.

e Hlab. 7.10. 125.4.

f Levi 3.1,16.

g Nani 15.5,7,10.

a 30.13,15. Nani 9.10,11.

b 29.17. Eks. 12.6,18.

c 29.34. 30.24.

d Ezra 1.1.

e 2 Sam. 3.10.

f 30.10. Esta 3.13,15. 8.10,14. Jobe 9.25. Jer. 51.31.

g 30.9. Jer. 4.1. Jow. 2.12,13.

h 2 Kho. 15.19,29.

i Hez. 20.18.

j 29.8. 2 Kho. 22.19.

1 zinikeleni Heb. nika isandla.

k Dute. 9.6. Eks. 32.9.

l 29.10.

m Hlab. 106.46.

n Eks. 34.6. Eks. 22.27.

o Dute. 4.31.

p 1 Sam. 7.3.

q 30.10. Esta 3.13,15. 8.10,14. Jobe 9.25. Jer. 51.31.

r 30.1.

s 36.16.

t 30.18,21,25. 11.16.

u 29.15.

v 30.2.

w 28.24. 2 Kho. 18.4.

x 15.16. 2 Kho. 23.6. 2 Sam. 15.23.

y 30.2.

z 29.34.

a Ezra 6.20.

b Dute. 33.1.

c 30.11,25.

d 30.5. Eks. 12.43.

e 19.3.

f Ezra 6.22.

g 35.3.

h Levi 5.5.

i 1 Kho. 8.65.

j 30.3. 29.34.

k 30.11,18.

l 7.9,10.

m 23.18.

n Nani 6.23-27.

a 2 Kho. 18.4.

b 1 Lan. 23.6. 24.1.

c 1 Lan. 23.30,31.

d Nani 28.3-8.

e Nani 28.9,10.

f Nani 28.11-15.

g Nani 28.16-29,40. Nani 29.39.

h Nani 18.8-24. Neh. 13.10.

i 35.2.

j Ezra 7.10.

k Neh. 13.12.

l Levi 27.30. Dute. 14.28.

m 1 Lan. 6.13.

n 1 Lan. 6.8.

o Mal. 3.10.

p 31.14. Neh. 10.39.

q 1 Kho. 15.15.

r 35.9. Neh. 13.13.

s 29.12,14.

t 29.12,14.

u 29.12,14.

v 29.12,14.

w 31.10. 29.12.

x 31.14. Neh. 10.39.

y Eks. 40.10.

z 29.12,14.

a 29.12,14.

b Josh. 21.9-19.

c 1 Kho. 8.59. 2 Kho. 25.30. 1 Lan. 16.37. Ezra 3.4. Neh. 11.23. 12.47. Jer. 52.34. Eks. 5.13.

d 1 Lan. 23.24.

e Levi 25.34.

f 31.12-15. 28.15. Nani 1.17.

g 2 Kho. 18.3. 20.3.

a 2 Kho. 18.13. Isa. 36.1.

b 30.14. 32.30.

c 25.23. Isa. 22.9,10.

d 2 Sam. 5.9.

e Dute. 31.6.

f 20.15.

g 2 Kho. 6.16.

h Jer. 17.5.

i 13.12. 20.17.

j 2 Kho. 18.17-19,37.

k 2 Kho. 18.19.

l Hez. 4.2,7. 2 Kho. 24.10. 25.2. 2 Kho. 19.24.

m 32.15. 2 Kho. 18.32. 1 Kho. 21.25.

n 2 Kho. 18.30.

o 31.1. 2 Kho. 18.22.

p 2 Kho. 18.33-35.

q 2 Kho. 18.33-35.

r 2 Kho. 18.29.

s 32.15. 2 Kho. 18.32. 1 Kho. 21.25.

t 2 Kho. 18.27.

u 2 Kho. 19.14.

v 2 Kho. 19.12.

w 2 Kho. 18.28.

x 2 Kho. 18.26,27.

y 32.14-16.

z 2 Kho. 19.18.

a 2 Kho. 19.15.

b 2 Kho. 19.2-4.

c 2 Kho. 19.35-37.

d Hlab. 44.15. Jer. 7.19. Dan. 9.7,8. Ezra 9.6.

e 17.5.

f 1.1.

g 2 Kho. 20.1. Isa. 38.1.

h 2 Kho. 20.8-11.

i Hlab. 116.12.

j 26.16.

k 24.18.

l 33.12. Jer. 26.18,19.

m 2 Kho. 20.19.

n Eks. 1.11.

o 1 Kho. 4.26.

p 2 Kho. 20.20.

q 2 Kho. 2.21.

r 1 Kho. 1.33.

s 2 Kho. 20.12. Isa. 39.1.

t 32.24.

u Dute. 8.2.

v Isa. 36,37,38,39.

w 2 Kho. 20.20.

x 2 Kho. 20.21.

a 2 Kho. 21.1-9.

b Josh. 18.16.

c Dute. 18.10.

d 33.15. Dute. 4.16.

e Dute. 28.36.

f 25.18.

g 2 Kho. 20.17.

h 1 Kho. 13.6.

i 32.26. 33.19,23.

j 33.19. Gen. 25.21.

k Dan. 4.25.

l 1 Kho. 1.33.

m Neh. 3.3. 12.39. Zef. 1.10.

n 33.3,5.

o 33.7.

p 29.31.

q 32.12.

r 33.13,19.

s 2 Sam. 24.11.

t 21.2.

u 33.13,19.

v 33.19. Gen. 25.21.

w 33.3,7.

x 32.26. 33.19,23.

y 2 Sam. 24.11.

z 2 Kho. 21.18.

a 33.25,2 Kho. 21.19-24.

b 33.7. 34.3,4, 7.

c 33.12.

a 2 Kho. 22.1,2.

b 15.2.

c 33.3,17,22.

d Eks. 34.17.

e Levi 26.30. 2 Kho. 23.4.

f 2 Kho. 23.6.

g 1 Kho. 13.2. 2 Kho. 23.20.

h 34.9. 2 Kho. 23.15,19.

i Dute. 9.21.

j 34.4.

k 2 Kho. 22.3-20.

l 34.20. Jer. 26.24. 29.3. 36.10,11,12. Hez. 8.11.

m Jer. 21.1. 29.21,25. 37.3.

n 18.25.

o 2 Sam. 8.16.

p 34.14. 35.8. 1 Lan. 6.13.

q 34.9. 2 Kho. 23.15,19.

r 1 Lan. 22.3.

s 29.12.

t 35.8.

u 29.12.

v 34.13. 1 Lan. 23.4.

w 2.2,18. Neh. 4.10.

x 34.13. 1 Lan. 23.4.

y Ezra 7.6.

z 1 Lan. 23.4,5.

a Hlu. 18.14. 1 Sam. 9.17.

b 34.21. 12.7.

c 2 Kho. 23.1-3.

d 6.13. 30.16. 2 Kho. 23.3.

e 2 Kho. 23.3.

a 2 Kho. 23.21.

b Eks. 12.6. Ezra 6.19.

c 31.4.

d 15.3. 17.8,9. 30.22. Neh. 8.7,9. Levi 10.11. Dute. 17.9. 33.10. Ezra 7.10. Hagg. 2.11. Mal. 2.7.

e 34.14.

f 5.7.

g 1 Lan. 23.26.

h 1 Lan. 9.9.

i 1 Lan. 23,24,25,26.

j 8.14.

k Hlab. 134.1.

l 35.12. Ezra 6.18.

m 29.5,15,34. 30.3,15. 1 Lan. 15.12. Ezra 6.20.

n 30.17.

o 31.3.

p 34.9.

q 34.12.

r 30.17.

s 35.7.

t 31.12,13.

u 31.12,13.

v 30.17.

w 35.7.

x 30.16.

y Ezra 6.18.

z 30.15. Ezra 6.20.

a 29.22.

b 29.34.

c Eks. 12.8,9. Dute. 16.7.

d Eks. 12.8,9. Dute. 16.7.

e 2 Kho. 4.38.

f 1 Sam. 2.14. Jobe 41.20.

g 2 Kho. 21.13.

h Levi 3.14,17.

i 1 Lan. 25.1.

j 2 Sam. 24.11.

k 1 Lan. 9.17,18. 26.13.

l 35.14.

m Ezra 6.22.

n 2 Kho. 23.22,23.

o 30.13-27. 2 Kin 23.22.

p 21.2.

q 2 Kho. 23.29.

r Isa. 10.9. Jer. 46.2.

s 2 Sam. 16.10.

t 25.16. Eks. 14.12.

u 29.6.

v 1 Sam. 28.8.

w 35.21.

x Zek. 12.11.

y Hlu. 5.19.

z 2 Kho. 23.30.

a Zek. 12.11.

b 2 Sam. 1.17. Lilo 4.20.

c 2 Sam. 19.35. Mat. 9.23. Ezra 2.65. Neh. 7.67.

d Hlu. 11.39.

e 1 Lan. 29.29.

a 2 Kho. 23.30-34.

b 2 Kho. 23.36,37.

c 2 Kho. 24.1. Hab. 1.6.

d 2 Kho. 24.6.

e 36.10,18. 2 Kho. 24.13. Ezra 1.7. Dan. 1.1,2. 5.2.

f 2 Kho. 24.5,6.

g 2 Kho. 24.8,9.

h 2 Kho. 24. 8.

i 2 Kho. 24.10-17.

j 36.7.

k Jer. 37.1.

l 2 Kho. 24.18,19. Jer. 52.1,2.

m Jer. 21.1-7. 27.12-28. 32.1-5. 37.1-10. 38.14-28.

n 2 Kho. 24.20.

o Hez. 17.18.

p 30.8.

q Dute. 2.30.

r 33.23.

s 24.19. Neh. 9.30.

t 30.10.

u Nani 15.31.

v Gen. 27.12. Jer. 32.3. 38.6. Mat. 23.34-37.

w Ezra 5.12.

x 2 Kho. 25.1. Dute. 28.49. Ezra 9.7.

y Hlab. 78.63. 79.2,3.

z Jobe 12.12. 15.10. 29.8. 32.6.

a 36.7,10. 2 Kho. 25.13-15.

b 2 Kho. 25.9. Hlab. 74.6,7. 79.1.

c 2 Kho. 15.25.

d 32.27.

e 2 Kho. 25.11.

f Jer. 27.7.

g 36.22.

h Jer. 25.9,11,12. 29.10.

i Levi 26.34,35,43. Dan. 9.2. Jobe 14.6.

j Levi 25.4,5.

k Ezra 1.1-3.