2 IziKronike
12:1 Kwathi lapho uRehobowamu esewumisile umbuso, waba
waziqinisa, wawushiya umthetho kaJehova no-Israyeli wonke
naye.
12:2 Kwathi, ngomnyaka wesihlanu wenkosi uRehobowamu uShishaki
inkosi yaseGibithe yenyukela iJerusalema, ngokuba beqile
ngokumelene noJehova,
12:3 Nezinqola namakhulu amabili, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha
abantu abangenakubalwa abaphuma naye eGibithe; amaLubim,
amaSuki, namaTopiya.
12:4 Wathatha imizi ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, wafika
eJerusalema.
12:5 UShemaya umprofethi wayesefika kuRehobowamu nasezikhulwini zakwaJuda,
ababebuthene eJerusalema ngenxa kaShishaki, bathi
kubo: 'Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Nina ningishiyile, ngalokho ningishiyile
Nawe ngakushiya esandleni sikaShishaki.
12:6 Khona-ke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli nenkosi bazithoba; futhi
bathi: UJehova ulungile.
12:7 Futhi lapho uJehova ebona ukuthi bazithoba, izwi likaJehova
weza kuShemaya, wathi: “Bazithobile; ngakho-ke ngizokwenza
ngingababhubhisi, kodwa ngizabanika ukukhululwa okuthile; nolaka lwami
aliyikuthululelwa phezu kweJerusalema ngesandla sikaShishaki.
12:8 Nokho bayakuba yizinceku zakhe; ukuze bazi inkonzo yami,
nenkonzo yemibuso yamazwe.
12:9 Ngakho uShishaki inkosi yaseGibhithe wenyukela eJerusalema, futhi wathumba
ingcebo yendlu kaJehova nengcebo yenkosi
indlu; wakuthatha konke, wamuka nezihlangu zegolide
USolomoni wayenza.
12:10 Esikhundleni salokho, inkosi uRehobowamu wenza izihlangu zethusi, futhi uzibophezele kuzo
esandleni senduna yabalindi, ababelinda umnyango wethempeli
indlu yenkosi.
12:11 Futhi lapho inkosi ingena endlini kaJehova, kwafika abalindi
wazithatha, wazibuyisela ekamelweni labalindi.
12:12 Futhi lapho ezithoba, intukuthelo kaJehova yasuka kuye, ukuthi
akathandanga ukumqeda nya; futhi kwaJuda izinto zazihamba kahle.
12:13 Ngakho inkosi uRehobowamu waqina eJerusalema, futhi wabusa
URehobowamu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane nanye ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa
wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa eJerusalema, umuzi uJehova ayewukhethile
kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba abeke khona igama lakhe. Kanye nonina
igama lalinguNahama umAmonikazi.
12:14 Futhi wenza okubi, ngoba akazange alungise inhliziyo yakhe ukufuna uJehova.
12:15 Manje izenzo zikaRehobowamu, ezokuqala nezokugcina, azilotshiwe yini encwadini
incwadi kaShemaya umprofethi, neka-Ido umboni mayelana
izizukulwane? Kwakukhona izimpi phakathi kukaRehobowamu noJerobowamu
njalonjalo.
12:16 URehobowamu wayeselala koyise, futhi wembelwa emzini
U-Abiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.