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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.