1 Amakhosi
14:1 Ngaleso sikhathi u-Abiya indodana kaJerobowamu wagula.
14:2 UJerobowamu wayesethi kumkakhe: "Ake usuke, uzifihle.
ukuze ungaziwa ukuthi ungumkaJerobowamu; futhi ufike
UShilo: bheka, kukhona u-Ahiya umprofethi owangitshela ukuthi ngifanele
yiba yinkosi phezu kwalababantu.
14:3 Thatha kanye nawe izinkwa eziyishumi, namaqebelengwane, nophiso lwezinyosi,
hamba uye kuye: uzakukutshela okuyakuba ngomntwana.
14:4 UmkaJerobowamu wenze njalo, wasuka, waya eShilo, wafika eShilo.
indlu ka-Ahiya. Kepha u-Ahiya wayengaboni; ngoba amehlo akhe ayethe njo
isizathu sobudala bakhe.
14:5 UJehova wathi ku-Ahiya: "Bheka, umkaJerobowamu uyeza
cela utho kuwe ngendodana yakhe; ngokuba uyagula: uyakuthi nakanje
wothi kuyo, ngokuba kuyakuthi lapho ingena, ihambe
azenze omunye wesifazane.
14:6 Kwathi lapho u-Ahiya ezwa umsindo wezinyawo zakhe, lapho engena
emnyango, wathi: “Ngena, mkaJerobowamu; kungani ekhohlisayo
wena ngokwakho ube omunye? ngokuba ngithunywe kuwe nezindaba ezibuhlungu.
14:7 Hamba, uthi kuJerobowamu: Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:
ukuphakamisile phakathi kwabantu, wakwenza umbusi phezu kwabantu bami
Israyeli,
14:8 Futhi waklebhula umbuso endlini kaDavide, futhi wawunika wena
kepha awuzange ube njengenceku yami uDavide, owagcina imiyalo yami;
futhi owangilandela ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, ukwenza lokho kuphela okulungile
emehlweni ami;
14:9 Kodwa wenzé okubi ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwakho, ngoba uhambile
wazenzela abanye onkulunkulu nezithombe ezibunjiweyo ukuba ungicunule, futhi
wangilahla ngemuva kwakho;
14:10 Ngakho, bheka, Ngizokwehlisela okubi phezu kwendlu kaJerobowamu, futhi
uyakunquma kuJerobowamu ochamela ugange, naye
ovalelweyo noshiywe kwa-Israyeli, asuse insali yakhe
indlu kaJerobowamu njengomuntu osusa ubulongwe buze buphele.
14:11 OkaJerobowamu ofela emzini uyakudliwa izinja; naye ukuthi
ofela endle, zidle izinyoni zezulu, ngokuba uJehova unawo
wayikhuluma.
14:12 Ngakho sukuma, uye endlini yakho, futhi lapho izinyawo zakho
ngena emzini, umntwana uyakufa.
14:13 Futhi wonke u-Israyeli uyomlilela, futhi amngcwabe, ngoba yena yedwa
UJerobowamu uyakungena ethuneni, ngokuba kufunyanwa kuye
okuhle kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli endlini kaJerobowamu.
14:14 Futhi uJehova uyozivusela inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, ngubani uyogawula
endlini kaJerobowamu ngalolo suku; ngisho namanje.
14:15 Ngokuba uJehova uyakumshaya u-Israyeli, njengokunyakaziswa komhlanga emanzini,
uyakusiphula u-Israyeli kuleli zwe elihle alinika labo
oyise, futhi uyobahlakazela ngaphesheya komfula, ngoba baye benza
izigxobo zabo ezingcwele, bamthukuthelisa uJehova.
14:16 Futhi uyonikela u-Israyeli ngenxa yezono zikaJerobowamu, abenza
isono, futhi owenza u-Israyeli one.
14:17 UmkaJerobowamu wasuka, wahamba, wafika eTirisa;
Wafika embundwini womnyango, wafa umntwana;
14:18 Basebemngcwaba; wonke u-Israyeli wamlilela njengokusho kukaJehova
izwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngesandla senceku yakhe u-Ahiya
umprofethi.
14:19 Ezinye izindaba zikaJerobowamu, ukuthi walwa kanjani, nokuthi wabusa kanjani,
bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi ase-Araba
Israyeli.
14:20 Futhi izinsuku uJerobowamu abusa zaziyiminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili
Walala koyise, uNadabi indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
14:21 Futhi uRehobowamu, indodana kaSolomoni, wabusa kwaJuda. URehobowamu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane nanye
wayeneminyaka eyodwa ubudala lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa
iJerusalema, umuzi uJehova awukhethayo ezizweni zonke
Israyeli, ukubeka igama lakhe lapho. Igama likanina lalinguNahamani
UmAmonikazi.
14:22 UJuda wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi bamthukuthelisa
umhawu ngezono zabo abazenzileyo, ngaphezu kwakho konke okwabo
obaba bakwenzile.
14:23 Ngoba nabo bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo, nemifanekiso, futhi o-Ashera, phezu zonke
amagquma aphakeme, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza.
14:24 Futhi kwakukhona nezifebe ezweni, futhi benza njengakho konke
izinengiso zezizwe uJehova azixosha phambi kukaJehova
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
14:25 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu wenkosi uRehobowamu, ukuthi uShishaki
inkosi yaseGibithe yenyukela iJerusalema;
14:26 Futhi wathatha ingcebo yendlu kaJehova, futhi
ingcebo yendlu yenkosi; wathatha konke, wamuka
zonke izihlangu zegolide uSolomoni ayezenzile.
14:27 Inkosi uRehobowamu wenza esikhundleni sazo izihlangu zethusi, futhi wazinikela
esandleni senduna yabalindi ababelinda umnyango wethempeli
indlu yenkosi.
14:28 Kwathi, lapho inkosi ingena endlini kaJehova, induna
umlindi wawathwala, wawabuyisela ekamelweni labalindi.
14:29 Ezinye izindaba zikaRehobowamu, nakho konke akwenzayo, akusikho na?
kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
14:30 Futhi kwakukhona impi phakathi kukaRehobowamu noJerobowamu zonke izinsuku zabo.
14:31 URehobowamu wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise ezweni.
umuzi kaDavide. Igama likanina lalinguNahama umAmonikazi. Futhi
U-Abiyamu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.