2 Amakhosi
16:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi nesikhombisa kaPheka indodana kaRemaliya u-Ahazi indodana ka
UJothamu inkosi yakwaJuda waqala ukubusa.
16:2 U-Ahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, futhi wabusa eyishumi nesithupha
iminyaka eJerusalema, akenzanga okulungile emehlweni kaJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe njengoDavide uyise.
16:3 Kodwa wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, futhi wenza nendodana yakhe
ukudabula emlilweni njengezinengiso zabezizwe;
uJehova abaxotshayo phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
16:4 Wanikela ngomhlatshelo, washisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, nasezindaweni eziphakemeyo
amagquma, naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza.
16:5 Khona-ke uResini inkosi yase-Aramu noPheka indodana kaRemaliya inkosi yakwa-Israyeli beza
bakhuphukela eJerusalema ukulwa; bamvimbezela u-Ahazi, kepha babengenakunqoba
yena.
16:6 Ngaleso sikhathi uResini, inkosi yase-Aramu, wabuyisela i-Elati eSiriya, futhi wayixosha
ama-Aramu afika e-Elati, ahlala khona
namuhla.
16:7 U-Ahazi wayesethuma izithunywa kuThigilati Phileseri inkosi yase-Asiriya, wathi:
inceku yakho nendodana yakho: yenyuka, ungisindise esandleni sikaJehova
inkosi yase-Aramu, nasesandleni senkosi yakwa-Israyeli esukumayo
ngokumelene nami.
16:8 U-Ahazi wathatha isiliva negolide okwakutholakala endlini kaJehova
uJehova, naphezu kwengcebo yendlu yenkosi, wayithumela ukuba ithathelwe
enkosini yase-Asiriya.
16:9 Inkosi yase-Asiriya yamlalela, ngoba inkosi yase-Asiriya yahamba
wakhuphukela eDamaseku, walithatha, futhi wathumba abantu bakhona
eKhiri, wambulala uResini.
16:10 Inkosi u-Ahazi yaya eDamaseku ukumhlangabeza uThigilati Phileseri inkosi yase-Asiriya.
bheka, i-altare eDamaseku; inkosi u-Ahazi yathumela ku-Uriya uJehova
umpristi umfanekiso we-altare nesifanekiso salo njengakho konke
umsebenzi wayo.
16:11 U-Uriya, umpristi, walakha i-altare njengakho konke inkosi u-Ahazi eyayinakho
wathuma eDamaseku; u-Uriya umpristi wakwenza ukuba kufike inkosi u-Ahazi
evela eDamaseku.
16:12 Futhi lapho inkosi ibuya eDamaseku, inkosi yabona i-altare
inkosi yasondela elathini, yanikela phezu kwalo.
13 Washisa umnikelo wakhe wokushiswa nomnikelo wakhe wempuphu, wathulula owakhe
umnikelo wokuphuzwa, wafafaza igazi leminikelo yakhe yokuthula phezu kwethempeli
i-altare.
16:14 Futhi waletha i-altare lethusi, okuyinto phambi kukaJehova, kusukela
ingaphambili lendlu, phakathi kwe-altare nendlu kaJehova
Jehova, ulibeke ohlangothini lwe-altare olusenyakatho.
16:15 Inkosi u-Ahazi yayala u-Uriya umpristi, wathi: "E-altare elikhulu
nishise umnikelo wokushiswa wasekuseni, nomnikelo wempuphu wakusihlwa, nomnikelo wokudla wakusihlwa
umnikelo wokushiswa wenkosi, nomnikelo wayo wempuphu, nomnikelo wokushiswa
kubo bonke abantu bezwe, nomnikelo wabo wempuphu, nesiphuzo sabo
iminikelo; ufafaze phezu kwalo lonke igazi lomnikelo wokushiswa, futhi
lonke igazi lomhlatshelo, ne-altare lethusi liyakuba ngelami
buza nge.
16:16 U-Uriya umpristi wenza njengakho konke inkosi u-Ahazi eyale ngakho.
16:17 Inkosi u-Ahazi yanquma imingcele ezisekelweni, futhi wasusa umcengezi
kusuka kubo; wehlisa ulwandle ezinkabini zethusi ezazikhona
ngaphansi kwalo, walibeka endaweni egandaywe ngamatshe.
16:18 Nesembozo sesabatha ababelakhile endlini, kanye
ukungena kwenkosi ngaphandle, wayisusa endlini kaJehova ngenxa yenkosi
wase-Asiriya.
16:19 Ezinye izindaba zika-Ahazi azenzayo, azibhalwanga na
Incwadi yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
16:20 U-Ahazi wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise ezweni.
UHezekiya, indodana yakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.