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22:1 Abakhileyo eJerusalema babeka u-Ahaziya indodana yakhe encane inkosi
esikhundleni sakhe: ngeviyo lamadoda afika nama-Arabiya ekamu
yayibulele bonke abadala. Ngakho u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda
wabusa.
22:2 U-Ahaziya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane nambili lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi yena
wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema; igama likanina lalingu-Athaliya the
indodakazi ka-Omri.
22:3 Naye wahamba ezindleleni zendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba unina wayengowakhe
umeluleki ukwenza okubi.
22:4 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengendlu ka-Ahabi.
ngoba babengabeluleki bakhe emva kokufa kukayise kowakhe
ukubhujiswa.
22:5 Futhi wahamba ngokweseluleko sabo, futhi wahamba noJehoramu, indodana ka
U-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli ukuya kulwa noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti Gileyadi.
ama-Aramu amshaya uJoramu.
22:6 Futhi wabuyela ukuphulukiswa eJizreyeli ngenxa yamanxeba ayekhona
wamnika eRama ekulweni kwakhe noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. Futhi
u-Azariya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda wehla ukuyobona uJehoramu
indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngoba wayegula.
22:7 Futhi ukubhujiswa kuka-Ahaziya kwakuvela kuNkulunkulu ngokufika kuJoramu
esefikile, waphuma loJehoramu ukuya kuJehu indodana kaNimshi.
uJehova amgcobayo ukuba anqume indlu ka-Ahabi.
22:8 Kwathi, lapho uJehu ekhipha isahlulelo phezu kukaJehova
endlini ka-Ahabi, wafumana izikhulu zakwaJuda namadodana kaJehova
abafowabo baka-Ahaziya, ababekhonza u-Ahaziya, wababulala.
22:9 Wamfuna u-Ahaziya, bambamba, ngokuba wayecashile eSamariya.
bamyisa kuJehu, bambulala, bammbela;
Ngoba, bathi, indodana kaJehoshafati, owafuna uJehova
ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke. Ngakho indlu ka-Ahaziya yayingenawo amandla okuthula
umbuso.
22:10 Kodwa u-Athaliya, unina ka-Ahaziya, ebona ukuthi indodana yakhe ifile, yena
yasukuma yachitha yonke inzalo yobukhosi yendlu yakwaJuda.
22:11 Kodwa uJehoshabeyati, indodakazi yenkosi, wathatha uJowashi indodana ka
Ahaziya, wameba phakathi kwamadodana enkosi abulawa, futhi
wambeka nomzanyana wakhe ekamelweni lokulala. Ngakho uJehoshabeyati, indodakazi ka
inkosi uJehoramu, umkaJehoyada umpristi, ngokuba wayengudadewabo
ka-Ahaziya) wamfihla ku-Athaliya, ukuze angambulali.
22:12 Wayenabo endlini kaNkulunkulu, ethukusiwe iminyaka eyisithupha, no-Athaliya
wabusa phezu kwezwe.