2 IziKronike
26:1 Khona-ke bonke abantu bakwaJuda bathatha u-Uziya, owayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha ubudala, futhi
wambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amasiya.
26:2 Wakha i-Eloti, futhi wayibuyisela kuJuda, ngemva kokuba inkosi isilele
oyise.
26:3 U-Uziya wayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa
iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nambili eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguJekoliya wase-Aramu
eJerusalema.
26:4 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuvumelana
konke akwenzayo uyise u-Amasiya.
26:5 Futhi wafuna uNkulunkulu ezinsukwini zikaZakariya, owayenolwazi in the
emibonweni kaNkulunkulu: zonke izinsuku emfuna uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamenza ukuba azenze
phumelela.
26:6 Waphuma, walwa namaFilisti, wadiliza impi
ugange lwaseGati, nogange lwaseJabine, nogange lwase-Ashidodi, wakha
imizi ngase-Ashidodi naphakathi kwamaFilisti.
26:7 Futhi uNkulunkulu wamsiza ngokumelene amaFilisti, futhi ngokumelene Arabhiya
ababehlala eGur-Bahali, naseMehunim.
26:8 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Amoni bapha izipho ku-Uziya;
kuze kube sekungeneni kweGibhithe; ngoba waziqinisa kakhulu.
26:9 U-Uziya wakha imibhoshongo eJerusalema ngasesangweni legumbi naseceleni
esangweni lesigodi, nasekujikeni komduli, wabaqinisa.
26:10 Wakha nemibhoshongo ehlane, wemba imithombo eminingi;
izinkomo eziningi emathafeni nasemathafeni, abalimi
kanye nabasebenzi bezivini ezintabeni naseKarmeli, ngokuba wayethanda
ukulima.
26:11 U-Uziya wayenebutho lamadoda empi ayephuma impi
amaviyo, ngokwenani lokubala kwawo ngesandla sikaJehiyeli
umbhali noMahaseya umbusi, ngaphansi kwesandla sikaHananiya, omunye wamadodana
izinduna zenkosi.
26:12 Lonke inani izinhloko zawoyise, amaqhawe anamandla
babeyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha.
26:13 Futhi ngaphansi kwesandla sabo kwakukhona ibutho, izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu nesikhombisa
abayizinkulungwane namakhulu ayisihlanu, balwa ngamandla amakhulu ukusiza abafo
inkosi ngokumelene nesitha.
26:14 U-Uziya wabalungisela kuzo zonke izihlangu zebutho, futhi
imikhonto, nezigqoko, nezigqoko, neminsalo, nezindwayimana zokuphonswa
amatshe.
26:15 Futhi wenza eJerusalema injini, ezasungulwa ngobuqili, ukuze zibe phezu
imibhoshongo naphezu kwezingosi, ukucibishela ngayo imicibisholo namatshe amakhulu.
Igama lakhe laphumela kude; ngoba wasizwa ngokumangalisayo waze waphela
yayinamandla.
26:16 Kodwa lapho esenamandla, inhliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisa kwaze kwaba ukubhujiswa kwakhe
waphambuka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, wangena ethempelini le
uJehova ashise impepho e-altare lempepho.
26:17 Futhi u-Azariya umpristi wangena emva kwakhe, futhi kanye naye abapristi abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili
kaJehova, amadoda anamandla;
" 26:18 Futhi bamelana Uziya inkosi, futhi bathi kuye: "Kunjalo
hhayi kuwe, Uziya, ukushisela uJehova impepho, kodwa kubapristi
amadodana ka-Aroni angcweliselwe ukushisa impepho, phumani kuJehova
indawo engcwele; ngoba wenze isiphambeko; futhi akuyikuba ngeyakho
udumo oluvela kuJehova uNkulunkulu.
26:19 U-Uziya wathukuthela, ephethe umcengezi wokushisa impepho esandleni sakhe;
esathukuthelele abapristi, kwavuka uchoko kuye
Isiphongo phambi kwabapristi endlini kaJehova eceleni kwethempeli
i-altare lempepho.
26:20 U-Azariya umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke abapristi bambheka, futhi.
bheka, wayenochoko ebunzini lakhe, bamkhiphela ngaphandle
lapho; yebo, naye washesha ukuphuma, ngokuba uJehova ushayile
yena.
26:21 U-Uziya inkosi wayenochoko kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe;
indlu eminingana, inochoko; ngoba wanqunywa endlini kaJehova
uJehova: uJothamu indodana yakhe wayephezu kwendlu yenkosi, ahlulela abantu
zomhlaba.
26:22 Manje zonke ezinye izindaba zika-Uziya, ezokuqala nezokugcina, u-Isaya the
umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose, loba.
26:23 U-Uziya wayeselala koyise, futhi bammbela koyise
ensimini yokungcwaba yamakhosi; ngoba bathi:
Wayenochoko; uYothamu, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.