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.