2 IziKronike
28:1 U-Ahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, futhi wabusa eyishumi nesithupha
iminyaka eJerusalema: kodwa akenzanga okulungile emehlweni ka
uJehova njengoDavide uyise.
28:2 Ngoba yena wahamba ezindleleni zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, futhi wenza ezibunjiweyo
izithombe zikaBhali.
28:3 Futhi washisa impepho esigodini sendodana kaHinomu, futhi washisa
abantwana bakhe emlilweni, njengezinengiso zabezizwe abathenjiswayo
uJehova wayebaxoshile phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
28:4 Wahlaba, washisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, nasezindaweni eziphakemeyo
amagquma, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza.
28:5 Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wamnikela esandleni senkosi
iSiriya; bamshaya, bathumba isixuku esikhulu kubo
abathunjwa, babayisa eDamaseku. Futhi naye wanikelwa
isandla senkosi yakwa-Israyeli, eyamshaya ngokuceka okukhulu.
28:6 UPheka, indodana kaRemaliya, wabulala kwaJuda ikhulu namashumi amabili
abayizinkulungwane ngalusuku lunye, bonke babengamadoda anamandla; ngoba babenakho
bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
28:7 UZikiri, iqhawe lakwa-Efrayimi, wabulala uMahaseya, indodana yenkosi, wambulala.
u-Azirikamu umbusi wendlu, no-Elkana owayeseduze naye
inkosi.
28:8 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumba abafowabo ababili
abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu, nabesifazane, namadodana, namadodakazi, futhi bathathe okuningi
13:10 Waletha impango kubo eSamariya.
28:9 Kodwa kwakukhona lapho umprofethi kaJehova, ogama lakhe kwakungu-Odedi
waphuma phambi kwebutho elafika eSamariya, wathi kubo: “Bhekani!
ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo wayethukuthelele uJuda
nibanikele esandleni senu, nibabulale ngokufutheka lokho
ifinyelela ezulwini.
28:10 Futhi manje uhlose ukugcina ngaphansi kwabantwana bakwaJuda naseJerusalema
izinceku nezincekukazi kini, kepha azikho kini, ngisho kanye
niyakona kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu na?
28:11 Ngakho manje ngizwe, futhi ukhulule abathunjwa eninazo
nithunjwe kubafowenu, ngokuba ulaka oluvuthayo lukaJehova luphezu kwakho
wena.
28:12 Khona-ke ezinye izinhloko zabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi: Azariya indodana
noJohanani, noBerekiya, indodana kaMeshilemoti, noJehizikiya indodana ka
UShalumi no-Amasa indodana kaHadlayi bamelana nabafikayo
kusukela empini,
28:13 Wathi kubo: "Aniyikungenisa abathunjwa lapha
thina sonile kuJehova, nifuna ukwenezela okwengeziwe
ezonweni zethu naseziphambekweni zethu, ngokuba icala lethu likhulu, futhi likhona
ulaka oluvuthayo ku-Israyeli.
28:14 Ngakho amadoda ahlomile ashiya izithunjwa nempango phambi kwezikhulu futhi
ibandla lonke.
28:15 Futhi amadoda ayeshiwo ngamagama, futhi bathatha abathunjwa.
nempango bembesa bonke ababenqunu phakathi kwabo, bembatha
wabagqokisa izicathulo, wabanika ukuba badle, baphuze, wawagcoba
bathwala bonke ababuthakathaka babo ngezimbongolo, babayisa kuzo
IJeriko, umuzi wamasundu kubafowabo;
eSamariya.
28:16 Ngaleso sikhathi inkosi u-Ahazi yathumela emakhosini ase-Asiriya ukuze amsize.
28:17 Ngoba futhi abakwa-Edomi babefikile futhi bashaya uJuda, futhi bathumba
abathunjwa.
28:18 AmaFilisti futhi ayehlasele imizi yasethafeni, futhi of
eningizimu yakwaJuda, ethathe iBeti Shemeshi, ne-Ajaloni, neGederoti,
neShokho nemizana yalo, neThimna nemizana
neGimzo nemizana yalo, bahlala khona.
28:19 Ngoba uJehova wathobisa uJuda ngenxa ka-Ahazi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli; ngoba yena
wamhlubula uJuda, waphambuka kabi kuJehova.
28:20 Futhi uThiligath-Pileseri, inkosi yase-Asiriya, weza kuye, futhi wamcindezela.
kodwa akamqinisanga.
28:21 Ngoba u-Ahazi wathatha ingxenye endlini kaJehova, futhi kusukela
indlu yenkosi neyezikhulu, bayinika inkosi yase-Araba
eAsiriya, kepha akamsizanga.
28:22 Futhi, ngesikhathi sokucindezeleka kwakhe, yena futhi enecala ngokumelene
Jehova: yiyo leyo nkosi u-Ahazi.
28:23 Wahlabela onkulunkulu baseDamaseku ababemshayile.
wathi: “Ngokuba onkulunkulu bamakhosi ase-Aramu bayawasiza, ngalokho ngiyakubasiza
bazihlabele, ukuze bangisize. Kodwa babeyincithakalo yakhe,
nakuwo wonke u-Israyeli.
28:24 U-Ahazi wabutha izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, futhi wagawula
izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, wavala iminyango yendlu kaNkulunkulu
indlu kaJehova, wazenzela ama-altare emagumbini onke eJerusalema.
28:25 Futhi kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda, wenza izindawo eziphakemeyo ukuze ashise impepho
kwabanye onkulunkulu, wamcunula uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
28:26 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo zakhe futhi zonke izindlela zakhe, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka!
zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
28:27 U-Ahazi wayeselala koyise, bammbela emzini.
eJerusalema, kepha abamngenisanga emathuneni amakhosi
uHezekiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.