Ahaziya, inkhosi yakaJuda
1Bantfu baseJerusalema babeka Ahaziya, litfunjana laJehoramu, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni seyise, njengobe phela bahlaseli lababehamba nema-Arabu, bangena enkambu babulala bonkhe bomnakabo labadzala. Ngako Ahaziya, umsa waJehoramu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa. 2Ahaziya abeneminyaka lengema-22 budzala, nakacala kubusa; wabusela eJerusalema umnyaka waba munye. Libito lenina bekungu-Athaliya, umntfwanemntfwana-Omri. 3Ahaziya naye wahamba etinyatselweni tebendlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe unina wamkhutsata ekwenteni lokubi. 4Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe emvakwekufa kweyise base baba beluleki bakhe, bamyisa ekuweni kwakhe. 5Wabuye wahamba ngeteluleko tabo, nakahamba naJoramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kutsi ayekulwa naHazayeli, inkhosi yaseSiriya, eRamothi Gileyadi. EmaSiriya amlimata Joramu, 6ngako wancandzeka wabuyela eJezreyeli kuze ayewuphotisela khona emanceba lawatfola emphini yaseRamothi, lapho bebalwela khona naHazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya. Ahaziya-ke, umsa waJehoramu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wase uyehla waya eJezreyeli ayawuvusela Joramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, njengobe abegwaziwe anemanceba.
7Ngekuvakasha kwa-Ahaziya kuya kuJoramu, Nkulunkulu wehlisela kuwa ku-Ahaziya. Watsi nakefika Ahaziya, waphuma kanye naJoramu wayawuhlangabeta Jehu, umsa waNimshi, labegcotjwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abhubhise indlu yaka-Ahabi. 8Watsi Jehu asematasatasa nekubhubhisa indlu yaka-Ahabi, watfola tiphatsimandla takaJuda nemadvodzana etihlobo ta-Ahaziya labenakekela Ahaziya, wefika Jehu wababulala bonkhe. 9Wase uyahamba wayawutfungatsa Ahaziya, lamadvodza akakhe ambhadzama asebhace eSamariya. Ambamba amletsa kuJehu, wafike wabulawa. Base bayamfihla, ngobe babetsi: “Abengumsa waJehoshafati lowafuna Simakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe.” Ngako kwasala kungasenamuntfu endlini yaka-Ahaziya labengaba nemandla lenele kuphatsa umbuso.
Athaliya, indlovukazi yakaJuda
10Athaliya, unabo-Ahaziya, watsi kube abone kutsi indvodzana yakhe seyifile, wachubeka wabulala bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi bakaJuda. 11Kodvwa Jehosheba, indvodzakati yenkhosi Jehoramu, watsatsa Jowashi, umsa wa-Ahaziya, wamuba, wamsusa emkhatsini walaba labanye bantfwabenkhosi labese batawubulawa. Wamtsatsa wayakumbhacisa kanye nesidzandzane sakhe ekamelweni lekulala, ngobe Jehosheba, indvodzakati yenkhosi Jehoramu, lebengumfati wemphristi Jehoyada, abengudzadzewabo-Ahaziya. Wamfihla-ke lomntfwana ku-Athaliya kuze kutsi angambulali. 12Wahlala nabo abhaciswe ethempelini laNkulunkulu iminyaka lesitfupha ngesikhatsi kusabusa Athaliya eveni.
