Umphorofidi ubika ukuwa kwendlu kaJerobhowamu
1Ngesikhatheso u-Abiya umsa kaJerobhowamu wagula. 2UJerobhowamu wathi kumkakhe: “Khamba, uzitjhatjhanise ukuze kungabonakali bona umfazi kaJerobhowamu. Iya eTjhilo, uzakufumana lapho u-Arhiya umphorofidi owathi kimi ngizakuba yikosi phezu kwabantwaba. 3Uthathe nezikwa ezilitjhumi, amabhagwana anentunja nomjeka weliju, uye kuye. Uzafese akutjele bonyana kuzakwenzakalani ngomsana lo.”
4Ngambala umkaJerobhowamu wenza njengombana ayaliwe waya ku-Arhiya eTjhilo. U-Arhiya ubasele aphophele ngebanga lokuluphala. 5USomnini gade atjele u-Arhiya wathi: “UmkaJerobhowamu usendleleni, uzokubuza ngomsanakhe ngombana uyagula. Uzafese umphendule ngokuthi nokuthi. Nafikako uzozenza inga ngomunye umuntu.”
6Kuthe lokha u-Arhiya nezwa izigi zeenyawo zakhe emnyango, wathi: “Ngena mkaJerobhowamu. Uzitjhatjhaniseleni? Ngithunywe kuwe ngeendaba ezimaphorodlha. 7Khamba ufese utjele uJerobhowamu kobana nakhu okutjhiwe nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Ngambala ngakuphakamisa hlangana nabantu bengakwenza umrholi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. 8Ngadabula umbuso ngawususa endlini kaDavida owaphetha imiyalwami bewangilandela ngehliziywakhe yoke, asenza lokho okulungileko kwaphela phambi kwami. 9Wena wenze ubumbi obudluleleko kunabo boke obalamako. Uzenzele abosingazimu; iye, abosingazimu ababazwe bebanamekwa ngesimbi kobana ungithukuthelise. Mina wangifuthela ngemva kwakho. 10Ngebanga lalokhu, ngizakwehlisela ihlekelele phezu kwendlu kaJerobhowamu. Ngizakurhayila koke okuduna, okukhulu nokuncani, okusendlini kaJerobhowamu kwa-Israyeli. Ngizakurhurhula indlu kaJerobhowamu njengamanzi narhurhula amabibi kufikela lapha itjhabalala khona nya. 11Abantu bakaJerobhowamu abafele emadorobheni bazakudliwa zizinja, kuthi abafele emrhuleni badliwe madlanga. USomnini ukhulumile.’
12“Wena-ke, sikima, ubuyele ekhaya. Uzakuthi nawubeka inyawo lakho edorobheni, umsana ahlongakale. 13Woke u-Israyeli uzamlilela abe amngcwabe. Nguye kwaphela ongewakaJerobhowamu ozakungcwatjwa ngombana nguye kwaphela endlini kaJerobhowamu uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli afunyene kuye okulungileko. 14UZimu uzazivusela ikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli ezakutjhabalalisa umndeni kaJerobhowamu. Namhlanje kunamhlanje phezu kwendlu kaJerobhowamu, okukhulu kuseza ku-Israyeli! 15USomnini uzakumadlha u-Israyeli kube inga mhlanga nawubhecenyeka emanzini. Uzakusiphula u-Israyeli enarheni ehle ayinikela aboyisemkhulu le bese abaphadlhalaje ngaphetjheya komlambo iYufrathe ngombana bathukuthelise uSomnini ngokwenza imifanekiso yabo-Atjhera. 16USomnini uzakulahla u-Israyeli ngebanga lezono ezenziwe nguJerobhowamu abangela ngazo bonyana u-Israyeli one.”
17UmkaJerobhowamu wasikima wakhamba waya eTiritsa. Kuthe lokha nagadanga emnyango wendlu, umsana wahlongakala. 18Bamngcwaba, woke u-Israyeli wamlilela njengombana uSomnini bekatjhwile ngencekwakhe umphorofidi u-Arhiya.
19Ezinye izehlakalo zombuso kaJerobhowamu, izipi azilwileko nokobana wabusa njani, koke kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli. 20Wabusa amatjhumi amabili nambili weminyaka, wahlongakala. Indodanakhe uNadaba yaba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Umbuso kaRerhobhowamu
21URerhobhowamu umsa kaSolomoni gade ayikosi kwaJuda. Bekaneminyaka ematjhumi amane nanye lokha nathatha iintambo zobukhosi, wabusa iminyaka elitjhumi nekhomba eJerusalema, idorobho uSomnini alikhetha hlangana nazo zoke iinkoro zakwa-Israyeli kobana abeke khona ibizo lakhe. UNoRerhobhowamu gade kunguNama umAmoni.
22UJuda wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini. Ngezono abazenzako batlhorholoja uSomnini ukudlula aboyise. 23Nabo bazakhela iindunduma, babeka amatje akhethekileko kanye nemifanekiso yabo-Atjhera komunye nomunye umbundu ophakamileko nangaphasi komuthi omunye nomunye ohlaza. 24Kwabe kwaba khona ngitjho neentjhatjha zethempeli ezimadoda enarheni, abantu abenza woke amanyala afunyanwa ezizweni uSomnini aziqotjha phambi kwama-Israyeli.
25Emnyakeni wesihlanu wokubusa kwekosi uRerhobhowamu, uTjhitjhaga ikosi yeGibhide wasahlela iJerusalema. 26Wathumba umnotho wethempeli lakaSomnini kanye nomnotho wesigodlo. Wakhukhula yoke into, ngitjho neenhlangu zegolide ezenziwa nguSolomoni. 27Ikosi uRerhobhowamu yenza iinhlangu zekoporo ukujamiselela ezithethweko yazibeka esandleni seenduna zamavulandlela agade agada isango lesigodlo. 28Njalo lokha ikosi nayiya ethempelini lakaZimu, amavulandlela gade athwala iinhlangu bese ngemva kwalokho azibuyisele endlwaneni esesangweni lesigodlo.
29Zoke izehlakalo ezinye zokubusa kwakaRerhobhowamu zitlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwaJuda. 30Kwaba khona ipi phakathi kwakaRerhobhowamu noJerobhowamu emihleni yoke yokubusa kwabo. 31URerhobhowamu wahlongakala wabulungwa kiboyisemkhulu eMzini kaDavida. UNoRerhobhowamu gade kunguNama umAmoni. U-Abiya indodanakhe yaba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
