2 IziKronike
21:1 UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise
emzini kaDavide. uJehoramu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
21:2 Wayenabafowabo, amadodana kaJehoshafati, u-Azariya, noJehiyeli,
oZakariya, no-Azariya, noMikayeli, noShefathiya; bonke laba babengabo
amadodana kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
21:3 Futhi uyise wabanika izipho ezinkulu zesiliva, negolide, kanye of
izinto eziyigugu, nemizi ebiyelweyo kwaJuda, kepha umbuso wawunika
uJehoramu; ngoba wayelizibulo.
21:4 Manje, lapho uJehoramu esesukile embusweni kayise, yena
waziqinisa, wababulala bonke abafowabo ngenkemba, futhi
nabathile bezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli.
21:5 UJehoramu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi yena
wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.
21:6 Futhi wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, njengoba nje kwenza indlu
ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayenendodakazi ka-Ahabi ibe ngumkakhe; wakwenza lokho
okwakukubi emehlweni kaJehova.
21:7 Nokho, uJehova akathandanga ukubhubhisa indlu kaDavide, ngenxa yesono
isivumelwano ayesenze loDavida, lanjengokuthembisa kwakhe ukupha ukukhanya
kuye nakumadodana akhe kuze kube phakade.
21:8 Ezinsukwini zakhe abakwa-Edomi bahlubuka phansi kombuso kaJuda, futhi
bazenza inkosi.
21:9 Khona-ke uJehoramu waphuma kanye nezikhulu zakhe, nazo zonke izinqola zakhe kanye naye.
wavuka ebusuku, wababulala abakwa-Edomi ababemhaqile;
nezinduna zezinqola.
21:10 Ngakho abakwa-Edomi bahlubuka ngaphansi kwesandla sikaJuda kuze kube yilolu suku. I
ILibina yahlubuka ngaleso sikhathi esandleni sakhe; ngoba wayenakho
wamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
21:11 Futhi wenza izindawo eziphakemeyo ezintabeni zakwaJuda, futhi wabangela
abakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba benze ubufebe, baphoqe uJuda
lapho.
21:12 Kwafika kuye incwadi evela ku-Eliya umprofethi, wathi: "Kanjalo
usho uJehova uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyihlo, ngokuba awuhambanga
ezindleleni zikaJehoshafati uyihlo, nezindlela zika-Asa inkosi yase-Araba
Juda,
21:13 Kodwa uye wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, futhi uye wenza uJuda
nabakhileyo eJerusalema baphinge njengokuphinga
wendlu ka-Ahabi, futhi ubulele abafowenu bakayihlo
indlu, ebingcono kunawe;
21:14 Bheka, ngesifo esikhulu uJehova uyoshaya abantu bakho kanye nawe
abantwana, nomkakho, nayo yonke impahla yakho;
21:15 Futhi uyakuba ukugula okukhulu nesifo samathumbu akho, kuze kube sekupheleni
amathumbu ayaphuma ngenxa yokugula usuku nosuku.
21:16 UJehova wamvusela uJehoramu umoya wezizwe
amaFilisti, nama-Arabiya, ayeseduze namaKushe;
21:17 Futhi bakhuphukela kwaJuda, futhi bafohla kulo, futhi bathumba zonke
impahla eyafunyanwa endlini yenkosi, namadodana ayo, neyakhe
abafazi; akaze amshiya nandodana, kuphela uJehowahazi umnumzane
omncane emadodaneni akhe.
21:18 Futhi ngemva kwakho konke lokhu, uJehova wamshaya emathunjini akhe nge ongelapheki
isifo.
21:19 Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngemva kokuphela ezimbili
iminyaka, izibilini zakhe zaphuma ngenxa yokugula kwakhe; wayesefa ngobuhlungu
izifo. Abantu bakhe abamenzelanga ukushisa njengokushiswa komlilo
oyise.
21:20 Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi wabusa
eJerusalema iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, wamuka engafunwanga. Nokho
bammbela emzini kaDavide, kodwa hhayi emathuneni kaJehova
amakhosi.