Eyesi-2 yeziKronike
20:1 Kwathi emveni koko, oonyana bakaMowabhi noonyana
beza oonyana baka-Amon, benabanye boonyana baka-Amon
kuYehoshafati ukuba alwe.
20:2 Beza bamxelela uYehoshafati, bathi, Kuza omkhulu
Ingxokolo kuwe, evela phesheya kolwandle kwa-Aram; kwaye,
nabo baseHatsatson-tamare, eyi-Engedi.
20:3 Woyika uYehoshafati, wazimisela ukumquqela uYehova, wamemeza
ukuzila ukudla kulo lonke elakwaYuda.
20:4 Bahlanganisana ke amaYuda, ukuze acele uncedo kuYehova
bephuma emizini yonke yakwaYuda bequqela uYehova.
20:5 Wema uYehoshafati ebandleni lakwaYuda nelaseYerusalem, apho
indlu kaYehova, phambi kwentendelezo entsha,
20:6 wathi, Yehova, Thixo woobawo, asinguwe na onguThixo emazulwini? kwaye
Asinguwe na umlawuli ezikumkanini zonke zeentlanga? nasesandleni sakho
Akukho mandla nabugorha, ukuba kungabikho unokuma phambi kwakho?
20:7 Asinguwe na uThixo wethu, owabagqogqayo abemi beli lizwe?
phambi kwabantu bakho amaSirayeli, walinika imbewu ka-Abraham wakho
umhlobo ngonaphakade?
20:8 Bahlala khona, bakwakhela ingcwele kulo
igama, esithi,
20:9 Ukuba sifikelwe bububi, nanjengekrele, nangumgwebo, nayindyikitya yokufa, nanko?
ngendlala simi phambi kwale ndlu, naphambi kwakho, ngenxa yegama lakho
ikule ndlu,) sakhala kuwe embandezelweni yethu;
yiva kwaye uncede.
20:10 Yabona, naba oonyana baka-Amon, nabakaMowabhi, nabasentabeni yakwaSehire, abangoonyana baka-Amon, nabakaMowabhi, nabasentabeni yakwaSehire.
wawungawavumeli amaSirayeli ukuba angene ekuphumeni kwawo ezweni
ke iYiputa yajika, yabatshabalalisa;
20:11 Ndithi, Yabona, basibuyekeza ngokuza kusigxotha ebusweni bakho
ilifa osinike lona ukuba silidle.
20:12 Thixo wethu, akuyi kubagweba na? kuba asinamandla okumelana noko
Isihlwele esikhulu esiza nxamnye nathi; kananjalo asazi ukuba masenze ntoni na;
amehlo ethu akuwe.
20:13 Ema ke onke amaYuda phambi koYehova, neentsana zawo
abafazi, nabantwana babo.
20:14 uYahaziyeli, unyana kaZekariya, unyana kaBhenaya, unyana
Kweza uYehiyeli unyana kaMataniya umLevi wakoonyana baka-Asafu
UMoya kaYehova phakathi kwebandla;
20:15 wathi, Bazani iindlebe, nonke maYuda, nani bemi baseYerusalem;
wena kumkani Yehoshafati, Utsho uYehova ukuthi kuwe, Musa ukoyika, musa ukoyika;
beqhiphuke umbilini ngenxa yale ngxokolo inje ukuba ninzi; ngokuba imfazwe asiyeyenu.
kodwa kaThixo.
20:16 Yihlani ngomso niye kulwa nabo; nabo benyuka ngengxondorha
iZiz; nobafumana ekupheleni komlanjana phambi koYehova
kwintlango yaseYeruweli.
20:17 Le mfazwe ayisayi kuba yimfuneko; zimiseni nime
misani, nilubone usindiso lukaYehova onani, Yuda nani
Musani ukoyika, musani ukuqhiphuka umbilini; phumani niye kubo ngomso;
uYehova abe nawe.
20:18 Wathoba uYehoshafati, ebubhekise ubuso emhlabeni;
AmaYuda nabemi baseYerusalem bawa phambi koYehova, baqubuda
iNkosi.
20:19 nabaLevi, koonyana bakaKehati, nakoonyana
basuka bema badumisa uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ngezwi elikhulu
ilizwi phezulu.
20:20 Bavuka kusasa ngengomso, baphuma baya entlango
ekuphumeni kwabo, wema uYehoshafati, wathi, Ndiphulaphule, Owu
Yuda, nani bemi baseYerusalem; Kholwani ngoYehova uThixo wenu, nikholwe
niya kuzinza; kholwani ngabaprofeti bakhe, noba nempumelelo.
20:21 Uthe akucebisana nabantu, wamisa iimvumi
UYehova, badumise ubungangamsha obungcwele, ekuphumeni kwabo
phambi komkhosi, sisithi, Mdumiseni uYehova; ngokuba ingunaphakade inceba yakhe
ngonaphakade.
20:22 Bathe ke bakuqala ukumemelela nokudumisa, uYehova wabeka abalaleli
nxamnye noonyana baka-Amon, nabakaMowabhi, nabasentabeni yakwaSehire, abafikayo
nxamnye noYuda; babethwa.
20:23 Ke kaloku oonyana baka-Amon namaMowabhi balwa nxamnye nabemi balo
Iintaba zakwaSehire, ukuze zibasingele phantsi, zibatshabalalise;
ekupheleni kwabemi bakwaSehire, babulalana elowo.
20:24 Afika amaYuda emboniselweni yasentlango, afika
Bakhangela kwindimbane leyo, babona kukho izidumbu;
ehlabathini, akwasinda namnye.
20:25 Weza uYehoshafati nabantu bakhe, beza kuphanga amaxhoba;
bafumana phakathi kwabo ubutyebi, nezidumbu, nento eninzi
Bazihluba amatye anqabileyo ngaphezu kwabo
Baba ntsuku ntathu bewabutha amaxhoba
yayininzi.
20:26 Kwathi ngomhla wesine, bahlanganisana emfuleni we
iBheraka; ngokuba bamdumisa khona uYehova, ngenxa yoko igama likaYehova
Loo ndawo kuthiwa yiNtili yokuBonga, unanamhla.
20:27 Abuya onke amadoda akwaYuda nawaseYerusalem, kunye noYehoshafati phakathi
phambi kwabo, ukuba babuye baye eYerusalem bevuya; ngenxa kaYehova
wabavuyisa iintshaba zabo.
20:28 Bafika eYerusalem, benemirhubhe, neehadi, namaxilongo
indlu kaYehova.
20:29 Ukoyikwa kukaYehova kwazifikela zonke izikumkani zaloo mazwe
beva ukuba uYehova ulwile neentshaba zakwaSirayeli.
20:30 Bazola ke ubukumkani bukaYehoshafati; uThixo wakhe wamphumza ngeenxa zonke
malunga.
20:31 UYehoshafati waba ngukumkani wakwaYuda; ubeminyaka imashumi mathathu anamihlanu ezelwe
Ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula, waba ngukumkani iminyaka engamashumi amabini anesihlanu
iYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguAzubha, intombi kaShilehi.
20:32 Wahamba ngendlela kayise uAsa, akatyeka kuyo.
esenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova.
20:33 Kodwa iziganga azisuswanga;
iintliziyo zabo abazinikelanga kuThixo wooyise.
20:34 Ezinye izinto zikaYehoshafati, ezokuqala nezokugqibela, nanzo zinjalo.
zibhaliwe encwadini kaYehu unyana kaHanani, ekhankanywe kuyo
incwadi yookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
20:35 Emveni koko uYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda wazimanya noAhaziya
ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, owenza okubi kunene;
20:36 Wazimanya naye ngokwenza iinqanawa zokuya eTarshishe;
wenza iinqanawa e-Etsiyon-gebhere.
20:37 Waprofeta uEliyezere, unyana kaDodavah waseMaresha
Wathi uYehoshafati, Ngenxa yokuba unamathelene noAhaziya, ukumkani
Uyaphule uYehova izenzo zakho. Kwaye iinqanawa zaphuka, ukuba babe
akakwazi ukuya eTarshishe.