Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
15:1 Ke kaloku ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wokumkani uYarobheham, unyana kaNebhati, waba ngukumkani
nguAbhiyam kwaYuda.
15:2 Waba neminyaka emithathu engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguMahaka;
intombi ka-Abhisalom.
15:3 Wahamba ezonweni zonke zikayise, awazenzayo ngaphambili
yayiphelele intliziyo yakhe kuYehova uThixo wakhe, njengentliziyo
kaDavide uyise.
15:4 Noko ke, ngenxa kaDavide, uYehova uThixo wakhe wamnika isibane
iYerusalem, ukuba amise unyana wakhe emva kwakhe, ayizinzise iYerusalem;
15:5 ngokuba uDavide wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, waza
akatyeka kuko konke awamwisela umthetho ngako yonke imihla
Kuphela nje kungenxa ka-Uriya umHeti.
15:6 Kwaye kukho imfazwe phakathi koRehabheham noYarobheham yonke imihla yakhe
ubomi.
15:7 Ezinye izinto zika-Abhiyam, nako konke awakwenzayo, asizizo
ebhalwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? Kwaye apho
kwabakho imfazwe phakathi kuka-Abhiyam noYarobheham.
15:8 Walala uAbhiya kooyise; bamngcwabela esixekweni
UAsa, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
15:9 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini kaYarobheham ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waba ngukumkani uAsa
uYuda.
15:10 Waba neminyaka emashumi mane anamnye engukumkani eYerusalem. Negama likamama wakhe
ibinguMahaka intombi ka-Abhisalom.
15:11 UAsa wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, njengoDavide
uyise.
15:12 Wawasusa amang’awu elizweni, wabasusa bonke abangendawo
izithixo ezazenziwe ngooyise.
15:13 KwanoMahaka unina, wamguzula ekubeni yinkosikazi;
ngokuba wenze isithixo sikaAshera; uAsa wasitshabalalisa isithixo sakhe
Wayitshisa emlanjaneni oyiKidron.
15:14 Ke iziganga azisuswanga;
egqibelele kuYehova yonke imihla yakhe.
15:15 Wazingenisa izinto ezingcwele zikayise, neempahla ezingcwele
izinto awayezingcwalisile endlwini kaYehova, isilivere;
negolide, neempahla.
15:16 Kwaye kukho imfazwe phakathi koAsa noBhahesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli yonke imihla.
15:17 Wenyuka ke uBhahesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waya kwaYuda, wayakha iRama leyo
akamvumeli ukuba aphume okanye angene kuAsa ukumkani wakwaYuda.
15:18 Wayithabatha ke uAsa yonke isilivere negolide, eseleyo phakathi
ubuncwane bendlu kaYehova, nobuncwane bokumkani
wawanikela esandleni sabakhonzi bakhe, ukumkani uAsa
wazithumela kuBhen-hadade, unyana kaTabrimon, unyana kaHeziyon, ukumkani waseAsiriya
ama-Aram, abehleli eDamasko, esithi,
15:19 Kukho umnqophiso phakathi kwam nawe, naphakathi kobawo nowakho
Uyabona, ndikuthumele umnikelo wesilivere negolide; yiza
waphule umnqophiso wakho noBhahesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukuba emke
mna.
15:20 UBhen-hadade wamphulaphula ukumkani uAsa, wathumela abathetheli bempi
awaba nayo emizini yakwaSirayeli, wayixabela i-Iyon, nowakwaDan, nowakwaDan
neAbhele-bhete-mahaka, neKineroti yonke, nelizwe lonke lakwaNafetali.
15:21 Kwathi, akuva uBhahesha, wayeka
Wakha iRama, wahlala eTirtsa.
15:22 Wawawisa umthetho uAsa ukumkani kumaYuda onke; akukho namnye
bawasusa amatye eRama, nemithi
ngayo awasakha ngayo uBhahesha; ukumkani uAsa wakha ngazo iGebha
eyakwaBhenjamin, neMizpa.
15:23 Ezinye izinto zika-Asa, nobugorha bakhe bonke, nako konke awakwenzayo,
Ke zona izixeko awazakhayo azibhalwanga encwadini kaNdikhoyo
yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? Nangona kunjalo, ngexesha lobudala bakhe
waye enesifo ezinyaweni zakhe.
15:24 UAsa walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa kooyise apho
UYehoshafati, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
15:25 Ke uNadabhi, unyana kaYarobheham, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli okwesibini
waba ngumnyaka ka-Asa ukumkani wakwaYuda, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli iminyaka emibini.
15:26 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, wahamba ngendlela yakhe
uyise, nangesono sakhe awawonisa ngaso amaSirayeli.
15:27 UBhahesha, unyana ka-Ahiya, wendlu kaIsakare, wenza iyelenqe.
ngokuchasene naye; uBhayesha wamxabela eGibheton, eyeyendlu kaYehova
amaFilisti; bayingqinga iGibheton uNadabhi namaSirayeli onke.
15:28 Ngomnyaka wesithathu ka-Asa ukumkani wakwaYuda, uBhahesha wambulala ke
waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
15:29 Kwathi, xa engukumkani, wayixabela yonke indlu kakumkani.
uYarobheham; akashiya kuYarobheham into ephefumlayo, wada wenjenjalo
wamtshabalalisa ngokwelizwi likaYehova, awalithethayo
umkhonzi wakhe uAhiya waseShilo;
15:30 ngenxa yezono zikaYarobheham, wonayo, awazenzayo;
USirayeli wona ngokucaphuka kwakhe, amqumbise ngako uYehova uThixouThixo
uSirayeli ukuba abe nomsindo.
15:31 Ezinye izinto zikaNadabhi, nako konke awakwenzayo, asizizo
ebhalwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli?
15:32 Kwaye kukho imfazwe phakathi koAsa noBhahesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli yonke imihla.
15:33 Ngomnyaka wesithathu ka-Asa ukumkani wakwaYuda, waqalisa uBhahesha unyana ka-Ahiya
waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli onke eTirtsa, iminyaka emashumi mabini anamine.
15:34 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, wahamba ngendlela yendoda
uYarobheham, nasesonweni sakhe awawonisa ngaso amaSirayeli.