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.