Eyesi-2 yooKumkani
16:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesixhenxe kaPeka unyana kaRemaliya, uAhazi unyana ka
UYotam ukumkani wakwaYuda waba ngukumkani.
16:2 UAhazi ubeminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe, waba neminyaka elishumi elinamithandathu engukumkani
iminyaka eYerusalem, akenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaYehova
uYehova uThixo wakhe, njengoDavide uyise.
16:3 Wahamba ngendlela yookumkani bakwaSirayeli, kananjalo wamenza unyana wakhe
ukuba acande emlilweni, ngokwamasikizi eentlanga;
awabagqogqayo uYehova phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli.
16:4 Wabingelela waqhumisela ezigangeni nasezigangeni
naphantsi kweenduli, naphantsi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza.
16:5 Weza ke uRetsin ukumkani wakwa-Aram, noPeka unyana kaRemaliya, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli
Benyuka baya kulwa eYerusalem; bamngqinga uAhazi, ababa nako
yena.
16:6 Ngelo xesha uRetsin ukumkani wakwa-Aram wayibuyisela iElati kuma-Aram, wayigqogqa
Afika amaYuda e-Elati; eza ama-Aram e-Elati, ahlala khona
namhlanje.
16:7 UAhazi wathumela abathunywa kuTigelate-pilezere, ukumkani waseAsiriya, esithi, Ndim.
Nyuka ke, undisindise esandleni sikaYehova, isicaka sakho nonyana wakho
ukumkani wakwa-Aram, nasesandleni sokumkani wakwaSirayeli, othe waphakama
ngokuchasene nam.
16:8 UAhazi wayithabatha isilivere negolide, eyafumanekayo endlwini kaYehova
uYehova, nasebuncwaneni bendlu yokumkani, wayithumela ukuba irhole
zizise kukumkani waseAsiriya.
16:9 Ukumkani waseAsiriya wamphulaphula, ngokuba ukumkani waseAsiriya wahamba
wenyuka waya eDamasko, wayithimba, wabathimba abantu bayo
eKire, ambulala uRetsin.
16:10 Ukumkani uAhazi waya kumkhawulela uTigelate-pilezere ukumkani waseAsiriya eDamasko;
Wabona isibingelelo eDamasko; ukumkani uAhazi wathumela ku-Uriya uYehova
Ukwenziwa kwesibingelelo nomfanekiso waso sibe zizinto zonke
ukwenziwa kwayo.
16:11 Wasakha ke isibingelelo u-Uriya umbingeleli, njengako konke abenako ukumkani uAhazi
wathunyelwa eDamasko; wenjenjalo u-Uriya umbingeleli, ekufikeni kokumkani uAhazi
evela eDamasko.
16:12 Weza ukumkani evela eDamasko, ukumkani wasibona isibingelelo eso;
wasondela ukumkani esibingelelweni, wenyusa phezu kwaso.
16:13 Waqhumisela ngedini lakhe elinyukayo, nomnikelo wakhe wokudla, wathulula owakhe
nomnikelo othululwayo, wafefa ngegazi lemibingelelo yakhe yoxolo phezu kwesibingelelo
isibingelelo.
16:14 Wasondeza nesibingelelo sobhedu, esibe siphambi koYehova
Umphambili wendlu kaThixo, phakathi kwesibingelelo nendlu kaNdikhoyo
Yehova, ubeke ecaleni lesibingelelo ngasentla.
16:15 Ukumkani uAhazi wamwisela umthetho u-Uriya umbingeleli, wathi, Phezu kwesibingelelo esikhulu
Uqhumisele ngedini elinyukayo lakusasa, nomnikelo wokudla wangokuhlwa, nomnikelo wokudla wangokuhlwa
idini elinyukayo lokumkani, nomnikelo wakhe wokudla, ndawonye nedini elinyukayo
ebantwini bonke belizwe, nomnikelo wabo wokudla, nesiselo sabo
iminikelo; + yaye lonke igazi ledini elinyukayo ulitshize phezu kwalo, yaye
lonke igazi lombingelelo, nesibingelelo sobhedu sesam
buza nge.
16:16 Wenza ke u-Uriya umbingeleli njengako konke awamwisela umthetho ngako ukumkani uAhazi.
16:17 Ukumkani uAhazi walunqumla ke iinqwelwana, wawususa uhehema lwesitya sokuhlambela
ukusuka kubo; waluthula ulwandle ezinkomeni zobhedu ebezikho
phantsi kwayo, uyibeke phezu kwesiseko samatye.
16:18 nesesitheliso sesabatha, ababesakhile endlwini, nengcwele
emnyango wokumkani ngaphandle, wayijika indlu kaYehova, waya kukumkani
kwelaseAsiriya.
16:19 Ezinye izinto zika-Ahazi awazenzayo, azibhalwanga kuyo
Incwadi yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?
16:20 Walala uAhazi kooyise, wangcwatyelwa kooyise ezweni.
emzini kaDavide; uHezekiya, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.