2 Amakhosi
17:1 Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili ka-Ahazi, inkosi yakwaJuda, waqala uHosheya indodana ka-Ela
wabusa kwa-Israyeli iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye eSamariya.
17:2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, kodwa hhayi njengoba nje
amakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayengaphambi kwakhe.
17:3 UShalimaneseri inkosi yase-Asiriya wenyuka ukumelana naye; uHosheya waba ngowakhe
inceku, wayinika izipho.
4 Inkosi yase-Asiriya yafumana ugobe kuHosheya, ngokuba wayethumile
izithunywa kuSo inkosi yaseGibithe, azilethanga sipho enkosini yaseGibithe
iAsiriya, njengalokho ebenzile iminyaka ngeminyaka; inkosi yase-Asiriya yavala;
wamphakamisa, wambopha etilongweni.
17:5 Khona-ke inkosi yase-Asiriya wenyuka kulo lonke izwe, futhi wenyukela
iSamariya, wayivimbezela iminyaka emithathu.
17:6 Ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye kaHosheya, inkosi yase-Asiriya wathatha iSamariya
Bathumbela u-Israyeli e-Asiriya, bababeka eHala naseHabori
ngasemfuleni iGozani, nasemizini yamaMede.
17:7 Ngoba kwaba njalo, ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bonile kuJehova
uNkulunkulu wabo owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe
ngaphansi kwesandla sikaFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, sesaba abanye onkulunkulu;
17:8 Wahamba ngezimiso zabezizwe, uJehova abaxosha kubo
phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, naphambi kwamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, abakwenzayo
wayenza.
17:9 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza ngasese izinto ezingalungile
ngokumelene noJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo kuzo zonke izindawo zabo
imizi, kusukela embhoshongweni wabalindi kuze kube emzini obiyelweyo.
17:10 Futhi bamisa izithombe ezingcwele kanye nezihlahla kuwo wonke amagquma aphakeme nangaphansi
zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza:
17:11 Futhi lapho bashisa impepho kuzo zonke izindawo eziphakemeyo, njengoba nje kwabezizwe
uJehova wabasusa phambi kwabo; futhi wenza okubi ku
mthukutheliseni uJehova;
17:12 Ngoba bakhonza izithombe, uJehova ayethe kubo: "Ningazenzi."
yenza lokhu.
17:13 Nokho uJehova wafakaza ngokumelene no-Israyeli, futhi ngokumelene uJuda, phakathi kwabo bonke
ngabaprofethi, nangabo bonke ababoni, ethi: 'Phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi, nibuye.'
gcina imiyalo yami nezimiso zami ngokomthetho wonke engiwuyaleza
yayala oyihlo, engathumela kini ngesandla sezinceku zami
abaprofethi.
17:14 Nokho abalalelanga, kodwa lukhuni izintamo zabo, like
izintamo zawoyise, abangakholwanga nguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
17:15 Futhi benqaba izimiso zakhe, futhi isivumelwano sakhe asenza nezabo
oyise, kanye nobufakazi bakhe abufakaza ngokumelene nabo; futhi bona
walandela okuyize, waba yize, walandela abezizwe ababekhona
nxazonke zabo, uJehova ayebayalile ngazo, ukuthi
akufanele benze njengabo.
17:16 Futhi bashiya yonke imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, futhi bayenza
izithombe ezibunjiweyo, amathole amabili, wenza u-Ashera, wakhuleka kuzo zonke
ibutho lezulu, bakhonza uBhali.
17:17 Futhi badabulisa amadodana abo namadodakazi abo emlilweni.
babhula, benza imilingo, bazithengisela ukwenza okubi
emehlweni kaJehova, ukuze amcunule.
17:18 Ngakho uJehova wathukuthelela u-Israyeli, futhi wabasusa
emehlweni akhe: akusalanga muntu, isizwe sakwaJuda kuphela.
17:19 Futhi uJuda akazange ayigcine imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, kodwa wahamba
ngezimiso zakwa-Israyeli abazenzayo.
17:20 Futhi uJehova wayilahla yonke inzalo ka-Israyeli, futhi wayihlupha, futhi
wabanikela esandleni sabaphangi, waze wabakhipha
ukubona kwakhe.
17:21 Ngoba wahlwitha u-Israyeli endlini kaDavide; benza uJerobowamu waba yinkosi
indodana kaNebati inkosi; uJerobowamu wamxosha u-Israyeli ekulandeleni uJehova;
futhi wabenza isono esikhulu.
17:22 Ngoba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahamba ezonweni zonke zikaJerobowamu azenzayo
wenza; abasukanga kubo;
17:23 UJehova waze wamsusa u-Israyeli ebusweni bakhe, njengoba nje wayeshilo kubo bonke
izinceku zakhe abaprofethi. Kanjalo no-Israyeli wasuswa kowabo
izwe lase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.
17:24 Inkosi yase-Asiriya waletha amadoda evela eBhabhiloni, futhi kusukela eKutha, futhi
kusukela e-Ava, naseHamati, naseSefarivayimi, wawabeka phakathi
Imizi yaseSamariya esikhundleni sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli;
eSamariya, wahlala emizini yalo.
17:25 Futhi ngakho kwaba ekuqaleni kokuhlala kwabo lapho, ukuthi besaba
hhayi uJehova; ngalokho uJehova wathuma izingonyama phakathi kwabo, zabulala abanye
yazo.
17:26 Ngakho bakhuluma enkosini yase-Asiriya, bathi: "Izizwe ukuthi
usususile, wabeka emizini yaseSamariya, awazi
indlela kaNkulunkulu wezwe; ngalokho uthume izingonyama phakathi kwabo,
futhi bheka, bayababulala, ngoba abawazi umkhuba kaNkulunkulu
zomhlaba.
17:27 Khona-ke inkosi yase-Asiriya yayala, wathi: "Yisa khona omunye wezilwane
abapristi enabakhipha lapho; bahambe bahlale khona;
futhi makabafundise indlela kaNkulunkulu wezwe.
17:28 Khona kwafika omunye wabapristi ababebathumbile eSamariya
wahlala eBethele, wabafundisa indlela yokumesaba uJehova.
17:29 Nokho, zonke izizwe zazenzela onkulunkulu bazo, futhi bababeka ezindlini
izindawo eziphakemeyo abezenzile amaSamariya, yileso naleso sizwe endaweni yaso
imizi ababehlala kuyo.
17:30 Futhi amadoda aseBhabhiloni benza Sukoti-benoti, futhi amadoda aseKuthi enza
uNergali, amadoda aseHamati enza uAshima,
17:31 Ama-Avi enza uNibhasi noTharithaki;
abantwana emlilweni ku-Adrameleki no-Anameleki, onkulunkulu baseSefarivayimi.
17:32 Ngakho babemesaba uJehova, futhi bazenzela abaphansi phakathi kwabo
abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo, ababebahlabela ezindlini ze
izindawo eziphakemeyo.
17:33 Babemesaba uJehova, futhi bakhonza onkulunkulu babo siqu, njengomthetho weNkosi
izizwe abazisusa lapho.
17:34 Kuze kube namuhla benza njengemikhuba yangaphambili: abamesabi uJehova.
bangenzi njengezimiso zabo, nezahlulelo zabo, noma
ngokomthetho nomyalo uJehova ayala ngawo abantwana
uJakobe, amqamba ngokuthi u-Israyeli;
17:35 labo uJehova abenze isivumelwano, futhi wabayala, wathi: "Nina."
aniyikwesaba abanye onkulunkulu, ningabakhothameli, ningabakhonzi;
ungazihlabeleli;
17:36 Kodwa uJehova, owanikhuphula ezweni laseGibhithe nge enkulu
amandla nengalo eyeluliweyo niyakumesaba yena;
nikhonze, ninikele kuye imihlatshelo.
17:37 Futhi izimiso, nezimiso, nomthetho, nemiyalo,
anilobela khona, anoqaphela ukukwenza kuze kube phakade; kanye nawe
lingesabi abanye onkulunkulu.
17:38 Futhi isivumelwano engasenza nani aniyikukhohlwa; noma
niyakwesaba abanye onkulunkulu.
17:39 Kodwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu niyakumesaba; yena uyakunikhulula esandleni
isandla sezitha zakho zonke.
17:40 Nokho, abazange balalele, kodwa benza ngokuvumelana nendlela yabo yangaphambili.
17:41 Ngakho lezi zizwe bayesaba uJehova, futhi bakhonza izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo, kokubili
abantwana babo, nabantwana babantwana babo: njengoba kwenza oyise, kanjalo
bayakwenza kuze kube namuhla.