Eyesi-2 yooKumkani
17:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibini ka-Ahazi ukumkani wakwaYuda, kwaqalisa uHoseya unyana kaEla
waba ngukumkani kwaSamari kumaSirayeli iminyaka esithoba.
17:2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova;
ookumkani bakwaSirayeli ababengaphambi kwakhe.
17:3 UShalemanesere ukumkani waseAsiriya wenyuka, wamchasa; uHosheya waba ngowakhe
umkhonzi, wampha izipho.
17:4 Ke kaloku ukumkani waseAsiriya wamfumana uHoseya eliphamba, ngokuba ebethumele
abathunywa kuSo ukumkani waseYiputa, akazisa mnikelo kukumkani waseJiputa
iAsiriya, njengoko ebesenza iminyaka ngeminyaka; wavala ke ukumkani waseAsiriya
wamphakamisa, wamkhonkxa entolongweni.
17:5 Ukumkani waseAsiriya waligqiba ilizwe lonke, wenyuka waya kulo
ISamariya wayingqinga iminyaka emithathu.
17:6 Ngomnyaka wesithoba kaHoseya, ukumkani waseAsiriya wayithimba iSamari
Wawafudusa amaSirayeli eAsiriya, awabeka eHala naseHabhore
ngasemlanjeni oyiGozan, nasemizini yamaMedi.
17:7 Kuba kaloku oonyana bakaSirayeli bonayo kuYehova
uThixo wabo, owabanyusayo, wabakhupha ezweni laseYiputa
phantsi kwesandla sikaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, wayesoyika thixo bambi;
17:8 Bahamba emimiselweni yeentlanga, Awazigqogqayo uYehova
phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, naphambi kookumkani bakwaSirayeli, ababethe bona
wayenza.
17:9 Oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ngasese izinto ezingezizo;
nxamnye noYehova uThixo wabo, bazakhela iziganga ezindaweni zabo zonke
ukusuka kwinqaba yababoniseli ukuya kutsho kwisixeko esinqatyisiweyo.
17:10 Bazimisela izimiso zamatye nooAshera, ezindulini zonke ezinde nangaphantsi
wonke umthi oluhlaza:
17:11 baqhumisela khona ezigangeni zonke, njengeentlanga
awathi uYehova wabafudusa phambi kwabo; wenza izinto ezingendawo kuye
Mqumbiseni uYehova;
17:12 Bakhonza izigodo ezizizithixo, wathi uYehova kubo, Ize ningazenzi
yenza le nto.
17:13 Noko ke uYehova wangqina nxamnye noSirayeli noYuda kwizizwe zonke
abaprofeti neemboni zonke, besithi, Buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi, nihambe
niyigcine imithetho yam, nemimiselo yam, ngokomyalelo wonke endiya kuwenza
endabawisela umthetho ngayo ooyihlo, endazithumela kuni ngabakhonzi bam
abaprofeti.
17:14 Abeva, bazenza lukhuni iintamo zabo
nentamo yooyise abangakholwanga nguYehova uThixo wabo.
17:15 Bayicekisa imimiselo yakhe, nomnqophiso wakhe awawenzayo nomnqophiso wabo
oobawo, nezingqino zakhe awazingqinayo ngokuchasene nabo; kwaye bona
walandela izinto ezingento, waba yinto engeyakonto, walandela iintlanga ezazikho
babajikelezile, awabawisela umthetho uYehova ngabo, ukuba babajikele
akufanele benze njengabo.
17:16 Bayishiya yonke imithetho kaYehova uThixo wabo, bayenza
imifanekiso etyhidiweyo, amathole amabini, wenza noAshera, baqubuda kuyo yonke into
umkhosi wezulu, wakhonza uBhahali.
17:17 babacandisa oonyana babo neentombi zabo emlilweni;
bavumisa, bahlaba izihlabo, bazithengisela ukwenza okubi
emehlweni kaYehova, ukuba amqumbise.
17:18 UYehova wayenoburhalarhume obukhulu kumaSirayeli, wawasusa phakathi kwawo
emehlweni akhe; akwasala namnye, yaba sisizwe sakwaYuda sodwa.
17:19 KwanamaYuda akayigcinanga imithetho kaYehova uThixo wawo; ahamba
ngokwemimiselo yamaSirayeli abeyenzile.
17:20 UYehova wayilahla yonke imbewu kaSirayeli, wayicinezela;
wabanikela esandleni sabaphangi, wada wabakhupha
umbono wakhe.
17:21 Ngokuba wawakrazula amaSirayeli endlwini kaDavide; benza uYarobheham ukumkani
unyana kaNebhati ukumkani; uYarobheham wawagxotha amaSirayeli ekumlandeleni uYehova;
wabenza isono esikhulu.
17:22 Bahamba oonyana bakaSirayeli ezonweni zonke zikaYarobheham, azenzileyo;
wenze; abatyeka kubo;
17:23 wada uYehova wawasusa amaSirayeli ebusweni bakhe, njengoko wakuthethayo kubo bonke
abakhonzi bakhe abaprofeti. Wafuduswa ke noSirayeli kowawo
ilizwe laseAsiriya unanamhla.
17:24 Ke kaloku ukumkani waseAsiriya wathabatha amadoda eBhabheli, naseKuta, naseKuta
eAva, naseHamati, naseSefarvayim, abamisa khona
Bayihlutha imizi yakwaSamari esikhundleni soonyana bakaSirayeli
elakwaSamari, wahlala emizini yalo.
17:25 Kwaye ngoko ke, ekuqaleni kokuhlala apho, ukuba boyika
uYehova wathumela iingonyama phakathi kwabo, zababulalayo
yabo.
17:26 Bathetha ke kukumkani waseAsiriya, bathi, Ziintlanga ezithe tye
wena ufudusile, uye wahlala emizini yakwaSamari, awazi wena
isiko loThixo welizwe; ngenxa yoko ubathumele iingonyama;
yabona, bayababulala, ngokuba bengalazi isiko loThixo
zomhlaba.
17:27 Wawisa umthetho ukumkani waseAsiriya, wathi, Yisa khona enye indoda yaseAsiriya
ababingeleli enabakhupha apho; baye kuhlala khona;
kwaye makabafundise isiko loThixo welizwe.
17:28 Wafika ke omnye wababingeleli, ababefuduswe kwaSamari
wahlala eBheteli, wamana ebafundisa ukuba bathini na ukumoyika uYehova.
17:29 Lwaye uhlanga ngalunye lwenze oothixo balo, lwababeka ezindlwini
iziganga awazenzayo amaSamariya, uhlanga ngohlanga lwazo
izixeko ababehlala kuzo.
17:30 Amadoda aseBhabheli enza iSukoti-bhenoti, namadoda aseKuti enza
UNergali namadoda aseHamati enza uAshima;
17:31 Ama-Avi enza uNibhehazi noTartaki, namaSefarvates atshisa iintente zawo.
abantwana emlilweni kuAdrameleki noAnameleki, oothixo baseSefarvayim.
17:32 Bamoyika ke uYehova, bazenzela abaphantsi kubo
ababingeleli beziganga ababebingelela ngabo ezindlwini
iindawo eziphakamileyo.
17:33 UYehova ayemoyika, oothixo bawo ebakhonza ngokwesiko lababingeleli
iintlanga ababezifudusile apho.
17:34 Unanamhla benza ngokwesiko langaphambili; abamoyiki uYehova;
bangenzi ngokwemimiselo yabo, namasiko abo;
ngokomyalelo nomthetho, abewise umthetho ngawo uYehova koonyana
uYakobi, awamthiya igama elinguSirayeli;
17:35 Wenza umnqophiso nabo uYehova, wabawisela umthetho, wathi, Nina
ningoyiki thixo bambi, ningaqubudi kubo, ningabakhonzi;
ungabingeleli kuzo;
17:36 Ke uYehova, owaninyusayo ezweni laseYiputa ngobukhulu obukhulu
Amandla nengalo eyolukileyo nomoyika yena;
ninqule, nibingelele kuye.
17:37 nemimiselo, namasiko, nomyalelo, nomthetho;
awanibhalelayo, nigcine ukuwenza ngonaphakade; nawe
ningoyiki thixo bambi.
17:38 umnqophiso endawenza nani, ize ningawulibali; nokuba kunjalo
noyika thixo bambi.
17:39 NguYehova uThixo wenu yedwa eniya koyika yena; uya kunihlangula ke kuni
esandleni seentshaba zakho zonke.
17:40 Abaphulaphulanga, basuka benza ngokwesiko labo langaphambili.
17:41 Zaye zisithi ke ezo ntlanga zoyike uYehova, zikhonze nemifanekiso yazo eqingqiweyo zombini
oonyana babo, nabantwana babantwana babo, njengoko benza ngako ooyise, benjenjalo
ziyakwenza oko unanamhla.