2 IziKronike 25:1 U-Amasiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi yena wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. Futhi igama likanina kwakungu uJehowadani waseJerusalema. 25:2 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, kodwa hhayi nge inhliziyo ephelele. 25:3 Kwathi, lapho umbuso usuqinisiwe kuye, yena wabulala izinceku zakhe ezazibulele inkosi uyise. 25:4 Kodwa akababulalanga abantwana babo, kodwa wenza njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni e incwadi kaMose, lapho uJehova eyala khona, ethi: “Oyise bayakuhamba.” kabayikufela abantwana, labantwana kabayikufela indodana oyise, kodwa yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono. 25:5 U-Amasiya wabutha uJuda, wabenza izinduna phezu kwabo nezinkulungwane, nezinduna zamakhulu ngokwezindlu zabo oyise kulo lonke elakwaJuda nakwaBenjamini; wababala abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili nangaphezulu, wabathola bengabakhethiweyo abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu amadoda anamandla okuphuma impi, angaphatha umkhonto nesihlangu. 25:6 Waqasha kwa-Israyeli amaqhawe anamandla ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu amathalenta ayikhulu esiliva. 25:7 Kodwa kwafika kuye umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: "O nkosi, ungavumeli ibutho u-Israyeli ahambe nawe; ngoba iNKOSI kayinaye uIsrayeli, kanye labo bonke abantwana bakwa-Efrayimi. 25:8 Kodwa uma uzohamba, kwenze, qina empini uwela phambi kwesitha, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unamandla okusiza nawokuphonsa phansi. 25:9 U-Amasiya wathi kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu: "Kodwa siyakwenzani ngekhulu?" amathalenta engiwanike impi yakwa-Israyeli na? Futhi umuntu kaNkulunkulu waphendula wathi: INkosi inamandla okukunika okukhulu kunalokhu. 25:10 Khona-ke u-Amaziya wabahlukanisa, okungukuthi, ibutho ababeze kuye waphuma bakwa-Efrayimi ukuba babuyele ekhaya; ngalokho intukuthelo yabo yavutha kakhulu bahlasela uJuda, babuyela ekhaya bethukuthele kakhulu. 25:11 U-Amaziya waziqinisa, futhi wahola abantu bakhe, futhi waya esigodini sikasawoti, wabulala abantwana bakwaSeyiri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. 25:12 Futhi abanye abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi abasala bephila abantwana bakwaJuda bathumba wabathumba, wabayisa esiqongweni sedwala, wabaphonsa phansi kusukela esiqongweni sedwala, ukuthi baphahlazeka bonke. 25:13 Kodwa amasosha ebutho u-Amaziya wathumela emuva, ukuze kufanele angayi naye empini, yawela phezu kwemizi yakwaJuda, eSamariya kwaze kwaba seBeti Horoni, wabulala kubo abayizinkulungwane ezintathu, wathumba okuningi chitha. 25:14 Kwathi ngemva kokuba u-Amaziya esebuyile ekubulaleni abakwa-Edomi, waletha onkulunkulu babantwana bakwaSeyiri, wababeka wabenza onkulunkulu bakhe, wakhothamela phambi kwabo, wabashisa impepho kuzo. 25:15 Ngakho intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Amaziya, futhi wathumela kuye umprofethi, owathi kuye: Ubufunelani wena? onkulunkulu babantu, ababengenakukhulula abantu babo kubo isandla sakho? 25:16 Kwathi esakhuluma naye, inkosi yathi kuye. Ingabe wenziwa ngeseluleko senkosi? bekezela; kungani kufanele ube ushayiwe? Wayeseyeka umprofethi, wathi: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usekwenzile unqume ukukubhubhisa, ngokuba ukwenzile lokhu, kepha awukwenzanga walalela iseluleko sami. 25:17 Khona-ke u-Amasiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wathatha iseluleko, futhi wathumela kuJowashi, indodana ka uJehowahazi, indodana kaJehu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: "Woza sibone eyodwa." omunye ebusweni. 25:18 UJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wathumela ku-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: "The ukhula oluhlabayo lwaseLebanoni lwathunyelwa emsedarini oseLebanoni; wathi: “Nikela indodana yami indodakazi yakho ibe ngumkami.” Kwase kudlula ihlane isilo saseLebanoni, sanyathela ukhula. 25:19 Uthi: "Bheka, ushayile u-Edomi; nenhliziyo yakho iyathokoza hlala ekhaya manje; kungani kufanele ugxambukele kwakho uyalimala, uze uwe, wena noJuda kanye nawe? 25:20 Kepha u-Amasiya akalalelanga; ngokuba kwavela kuNkulunkulu, ukuze akhulule babanikela esandleni sezitha zabo, ngokuba babefuna onkulunkulu kwa-Edomi. 25:21 Ngakho uJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wenyuka; basebebonana phakathi ubuso bakhe, yena no-Amasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, eBeti Shemeshi elingelakhe kuJuda. 25:22 UJuda wanqotshwa phambi kuka-Israyeli, futhi babaleka, wonke umuntu ithente lakhe. 25:23 Futhi uJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathatha u-Amasiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, indodana ka uJowashi, indodana kaJehowahazi, eBeti Shemeshi, wamyisa eJerusalema, wabhidliza ugange lwaseJerusalema kusukela eSangweni lika-Efrayimi esangweni legumbi: yizingalo ezingamakhulu amane. 25:24 Futhi wathatha lonke igolide nesiliva, futhi zonke izitsha ezazikhona yafunyanwa endlini kaNkulunkulu ino-Obede Edomi, nengcebo yenkosi nendlu, nabathunjwa, babuyela eSamariya. 25:25 Futhi u-Amaziya, indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, waphila ngemva kokufa UJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu. 25:26 Manje ezinye izindaba zika-Amasiya, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, yilezo angilotshiwe yini encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli na? 25:27 Manje ngemva kwesikhathi u-Amaziya waphambuka ekulandeleni uJehova bamenzela ugobe eJerusalema; wabalekela eLakishi. kepha bathumela eLakishi emva kwakhe, bambulalela khona. 25:28 Futhi bamyisa ngamahhashi, futhi bamngcwaba kanye noyise endaweni umuzi wakwaJuda.