2 Amakhosi
14:1 Ngomnyaka wesibili kaJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli
u-Amasiya indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakwaJuda.
14:2 Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi wabusa
iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguJehowadani
eJerusalema.
14:3 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, kodwa hhayi efana
UDavide uyise wenza njengakho konke njengoJowashi uyise
wenza.
14:4 Nokho izindawo eziphakemeyo azizange zisuswe, futhi abantu babesalokhu
ngomhlatshelo, bashise impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
14:5 Kwathi umbuso usuqinisiwe esandleni sakhe.
wabulala izinceku zakhe ezaziyibulele inkosi uyise.
14:6 Kodwa amadodana ababulali akazange awabulale, ngokuvumelana nalokho
kulotshiwe encwadini yomthetho kaMose, lapho uJehova ayala ngayo,
esithi: Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana, labantwana
abantwana babulawe ngenxa yawoyise; kepha wonke umuntu uyakubekwa
ukufa ngenxa yesono sakhe.
14:7 Wabulala abakwa-Edomi esiGodini Sikasawoti abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, wathumba iSela ngasesangweni.
impi, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi iJoketeyeli kuze kube namuhla.
14:8 U-Amasiya wayesethuma izithunywa kuJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi indodana kaJehowashi.
uJehu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: "Woza sibukane ubuso nobuso."
14:9 UJehowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathumela ku-Amasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi:
Ukhula oluhlabayo lwaseLebanoni lwathunyelwa emsedarini oseLebanoni;
wathi: “Nikela indodana yami indodakazi yakho ibe ngumkami.” Kwase kudlula ihlane
isilo saseLebanoni, sanyathela ukhula.
14:10 Umshayile impela u-Edomi, futhi inhliziyo yakho ikuphakamisile.
uzithokozise ngalokhu, uhlale endlini yakho;
uyalimala, uze uwe, wena noJuda kanye nawe?
14:11 Kodwa u-Amaziya akalalelanga. Ngakho uJehowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wenyuka;
yena no-Amasiya inkosi yakwaJuda babhekana ubuso nobuso
iBeti Shemeshi elingelakwaJuda.
14:12 UJuda wathotshiswa phambi kuka-Israyeli; babaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo
amatende abo.
14:13 UJehowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathatha u-Amasiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, indodana ka-Israyeli
uJehowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya eBeti Shemeshi, wafika eJerusalema
wabhidliza ugange lwaseJerusalema kusukela eSangweni lakwa-Efrayimi kuze kube sekupheleni
isango legumbi, izingalo ezingamakhulu amane.
14:14 Futhi wathatha lonke igolide nesiliva, futhi zonke izitsha ezatholakala
endlini kaJehova, nasengcebeni yendlu yenkosi, na
abathunjwa, babuyela eSamariya.
14:15 Ezinye izindaba zikaJehowashi azenzayo, namandla akhe, nokuthi
walwa no-Amasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini
yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
14:16 UJehowashi wayeselala koyise, wembelwa eSamariya kanye nenkosi.
amakhosi akwa-Israyeli; uJerobowamu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
14:17 Futhi u-Amaziya, indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, waphila ngemva kokufa
UJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu.
14:18 Futhi zonke ezinye izindaba zika-Amaziya, ayengakaze alotshwe encwadini ka
Imilando yamakhosi akoJuda?
14:19 Manje bamenzela ugobe eJerusalema, futhi wabalekela
iLakishi; kodwa bathumela bamlandela eLakishi, bambulalela khona.
14:20 Futhi bamyisa ngamahhashi, futhi wembelwa eJerusalema kanye neyakhe
obaba emzini kaDavida.
14:21 Bonke abantu bakwaJuda bamthatha u-Azariya, owayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha.
wamenza inkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amatsiya.
14:22 Wakha i-Elati, walibuyisela kuJuda, inkosi isilele nenkosi.
oyise.
14:23 Ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu ka-Amasiya indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, uJerobowamu.
indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli waba yinkosi eSamariya, wabusa
iminyaka engamashumi amane nanye.
14:24 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi akazange aphambuke
kuzo zonke izono zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.
14:25 Wabuyisela umkhawulo ka-Israyeli kusukela ekungeneni eHamati kuze kufike olwandle
yasethafeni, njengezwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ayelisho
wakhuluma ngesandla senceku yakhe uJona, indodana ka-Amithayi, umprofethi,
eyayivela eGati Heferi.
14:26 Ngoba uJehova wabona ukuhlupheka kuka-Israyeli, ukuthi kwakumunyu kakhulu
kwakungekho ovalelweyo, akwabakho osele, nomsizi kwa-Israyeli.
14:27 Futhi uJehova akashongo ukuthi uyolisusa igama lika-Israyeli
ngaphansi kwezulu, kodwa wabasindisa ngesandla sikaJerobowamu indodana kaJerobowamu
UJowashi.
14:28 Manje ezinye izindaba zikaJerobowamu, futhi konke akwenzayo, futhi yakhe
amandla, ukuthi walwa kanjani, nokuthi walibuyisela kanjani iDamaseku, neHamati, okuyinto
abakaJuda, baka-Israyeli, abalotshiwe yini encwadini kaJehova
Imilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli?
14:29 UJerobowamu wayeselala koyise, amakhosi akwa-Israyeli; futhi
UZakariya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.