2 IziKronike
13:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJerobowamu, uAbhiya waba yinkosi
Juda.
13:2 Wabusa iminyaka emithathu eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguMikaya
indodakazi ka-Uriyeli waseGibeya. Kwakukhona ukulwa phakathi kuka-Abiya no-Abiya
uJerobowamu.
13:3 U-Abiya wahlela impi enempi yamaqhawe anamandla;
amadoda akhethiweyo ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane; uJerobowamu naye waqala ukulwa
zihlele ukulwa naye ngamadoda akhethiweyo ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili, anamandla
amadoda anamandla.
13:4 U-Abiya wema phezu kwentaba iSemarayimi, esezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi.
wathi: Ngizweni, Jerobowamu, noIsrayeli wonke;
13:5 Akufanele yini nazi ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli unikele umbuso phezu
u-Israyeli kuDavide kuze kube phakade, kuye nakumadodana akhe ngesivumelwano sika
usawoti?
13:6 Nokho uJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, inceku kaSolomoni indodana kaDavide.
uvukile, wayihlubuka inkosi yakhe.
13:7 Futhi kwabuthana kuye amadoda ayize, amadodana kaBheliyali, futhi
baziqinisa ngokumelene noRehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni, lapho
URehobowamu wayesemncane enenhliziyo ethambileyo, engenakumelana nabo.
13:8 Manje nicabanga ukumelana nombuso kaJehova esandleni sikaJehova
amadodana kaDavide; nibe yisixuku esikhulu, sibe nani
amathole egolide, uJerobowamu anenzela wona abe onkulunkulu.
13:9 Anibaxoshanga yini abapristi bakaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, na?
amaLevi, nginimisele abapristi ngokwendlela yezizwe zase
amanye amazwe? ukuze kuthi loba ngubani oza ukuzahlukanisela kanye lomncane
ijongosi, nezinqama eziyisikhombisa, kuyakuba ngumpristi kwabangesibo
onkulunkulu.
13:10 Kodwa thina, uJehova unguNkulunkulu wethu, futhi asizange simlahle; futhi
abapristi abakhonza uJehova bangamadodana ka-Aroni kanye
amaLevi alinda umsebenzi wawo;
13:11 Futhi bashisa eNkosini njalo ekuseni nakusihlwa njalo
imihlatshelo nempepho ethaphukayo; nezinkwa zokubukwa bahlela phezu kwazo
itafula elihlanzekile; nothi lwesibani lwegolide nezibani zalo, ukuze
bashise ukuhlwa njalo, ngokuba sigcina imfanelo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; kodwa wena
bamshiyile.
13:12 Futhi, bheka, uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe unathi induna yethu nabapristi bakhe
namacilongo ahlabayo ukukhala ngani. O bantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
ningalwi noJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo; ngoba ngeke
phumelela.
13:13 Kodwa uJerobowamu wabangela ukuba abaqamekeli bazungeze ngemva kwabo;
babephambi kukaJuda, futhi abaqamekeli babesemva kwabo.
13:14 UJuda wabheka emuva, bheka, impi yayingaphambili nangemuva.
bakhala kuJehova, abapristi babetha amacilongo.
13:15 Khona-ke abantu bakwaJuda bakhamuluka, futhi njengoba amadoda akwaJuda ekhamuluka, kwaba
kwenzeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamshaya uJerobowamu no-Israyeli wonke phambi kuka-Abiya kanye
Juda.
13:16 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babaleka phambi kukaJuda, futhi uNkulunkulu wabakhulula
esandleni sabo.
13:17 U-Abiya nabantu bakhe bababulala ngokuceka okukhulu
kwawa ababuleweyo bakwa-Israyeli abantu abakhethiweyo abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu.
13:18 Kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathotshiswa ngaleso sikhathi, futhi
abantwana bakwaJuda banqoba, ngokuba bancika kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo
oyise.
13:19 U-Abiya wamxosha uJerobowamu, wamaphuca imizi, iBethele nezwe.
nemizana yalo, neJeshana nemizana yalo, ne-Efrain ne
imizi yakhona.
13:20 Futhi uJerobowamu akaphindanga waba namandla ezinsukwini zika-Abiya
uJehova wamshaya, wafa.
13:21 Kepha u-Abiya waba namandla, wathatha abafazi abayishumi nane, wazala abangamashumi amabili.
namadodana amabili namadodakazi ayishumi nesithupha.
13:22 Ezinye izindaba zika-Abiya, nezindlela zakhe, namazwi akhe, zingezi.
kulotshwe endabeni yomprofethi u-Ido.