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₁Ke kaloku ngonyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wolawulo lukaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, uAbhiya waba ngukumkani wakwaJuda, ₂waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emithathu. Unina yayinguMahaka intombi ka-Abhasalom.

₃Naye wathatha ikhondo likayise, wenza kwaezo zono wayezenzile. Zange ayinikezele ngokupheleleyo intliziyo yakhe *kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe njengokuba yena uDavide uyise-mkhulu wenjenjalo. ₄Kambe ke ngenxa kaDavide, uNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe wambekela ihlumelo eJerusalem ngokumvelisela unyana wokuthatha indawo yakhe, kananjalo nangokuyizinzisa iJerusalem. ₅Kaloku uDavide yena wayenyanisekile ekuthobeleni uNdikhoyo, engagqwidizi ekwenzeni imithetho kaNdikhoyo ngayo yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, ngaphandle nje kwalaa mbandela kaUriya umHiti.

₆Yaba luzenge-zenge lwemfazwe phakathi kukaRehobhowam noJerobhowam ngayo yonke imihla ka-Abhiya. ₇Ezinye zeziganeko zokulawula kuka-Abhiya, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda.

Kwakusoloko kukho imfazwe phakathi kuka-Abhiya noJerobhowam. ₈Ke uAbhiya waya kuphumla kooyise, waza ke wangcwatywa kwisixeko sikaDavide, unyana wakhe uAsa wathatha indawo yakhe wangukumkani.

₉Ngonyaka wamashumi amabini uJerobhowam elawula kwaSirayeli, ukumkani uAsa waqalisa ukulawula kwaJuda, ₁₀waza walawula iminyaka emashumi mane nanye. Unina-khulu yayinguMahaka intombi ka-Abhasalom.

₁₁Ke kaloku uAsa yena waxelisa uyise-mkhulu uDavide, wathobela *uNdikhoyo, ₁₂wazidenda izibingelelo zamahenyu angamadoda kumhlaba wakhe, wayisusa nemifanekiso ezizithixo eyayenziwe ngooyise. ₁₃Wamkhiqa unina-khulu uMahaka kwisikhundla sokuba ngukumkanikazi; kaloku yena wayenze isikizi eliyintsika ka-Ashera. UAsa wayigawula loo ntsika, waza wayitshisa kwintili yeKedron. ₁₄Nangona engazitshitshisanga iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo, noko uAsa wayenqula uNdikhoyo ngomxhelo wakhe wonke bonke ubomi bakhe. ₁₅Wayizisa endlwini kaNdikhoyo isiliva negolide nenye impahla yonqulo, leyo yena noyise babeyenze umnikelo.

₁₆Ke kaloku kwakusoloko kuyimfazwe phakathi kuka-Asa noBhayesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli ngalo lonke ixesha lokulawula kwabo. ₁₇Ukumkani uBhayesha waya kwaJuda, wafika wayingqinga iRama, wavala akwabi nakungena nakuphuma mntu kummandla ka-Asa ukumkani wakwaJuda.

₁₈Ke uAsa wayithatha isiliva negolide eyayishiyeke koovimba bendlu kaNdikhoyo nakwabo bebhotwe lakhe, wayinikezela kumagosa akhe, wayithumela kuBhenadadi unyana kaTabrimon unyana kaHeziyon ukumkani wakwa-Aram owayelawula eDamasko. ₁₉Wathi kuye: “Makubekho umnqophiso phakathi kwam nawe, nanjengokuba wawukhona phakathi kukabawo noyihlo. Nâso isipho endikunika sona: igolide nesiliva. Wuqhawule ke umnqophiso ophakathi kwakho noBhayesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, khon' ukuze andiyeke.”

₂₀UBhenadadi ke wavumelana nokumkani uAsa, waza wathumela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi wakhe zaya kuhlasela iidolophu zakwaSirayeli, wayoyisa i-Iyon, nesixeko sakwaDan, neAbhele-bhete-mahaka, neKineroti iphela, kunye nelizwe lonke lakwaNafetali. ₂₁Akuyiva le nto uBhayesha wayeka ukwakha engqinga iRama, wahlehlela eTirza. ₂₂Ke kaloku ukumkani uAsa wanika umyalelo kuJuda ephela, wathi wonke umntu makathathe loo matye naloo mithi yayisetyenziswa ngoBhayesha engqinga iRama. Ngezo zinto ukumkani uAsa wakha iGebha kwaBhenjamin kunye neMizpa.

₂₃Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo luka-Asa nayo yonke imizabalazo yakhe esebenza esakha nezixeko, nâzo kwincwadi yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. Kambe ke wathi akuba mdala waba nesifo seenyawo. ₂₄Ke uAsa waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatyelwa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikayise-mkhulu uDavide. UYoshafati unyana wakhe wathatha indawo yakhe wangukumkani.

₂₅Ke kaloku uNadabhi unyana kaJerobhowam waba ngukumkani kwaSirayeli kunyaka wesibini kakumkani uAsa wakwaJuda. Ke yena walawula iminyaka emibini kwaSirayeli. ₂₆UNadabhi wamona *uNdikhoyo, wahamba ekhondweni likayise ngeso sono walukuhlela kuso amaSirayeli.

₂₇UBhayesha unyana ka-Ahiya wendlu kaIsakare wamenzela iyelenqe, waza wambetha wafa eGibheton, idolophu yamaFilistiya, xa yena uNadabhi noSirayeli ephela babeyingqingile. ₂₈UBhayesha ke wabulala uNadabhi kunyaka wesithathu kakumkani uAsa wakwaJuda, waza ke wangena ezihlangwini zakhe.

₂₉Uthe akuphatha wayingenela wayibulala yonke indlu kaJerobhowam. Ewe, akashiyanga nalo mnye osaphefumlayo umntu apha kwaJerobhowam. Wabatshabalalisa bonke ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo ngesicaka sakhe uAhiya waseShilo. ₃₀Le nto yenzeka kuba uJerobhowam wôna, waza kananjalo walukuhlela uSirayeli esonweni, nto leyo ke yamcaphukisayo uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli.

₃₁Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaNadabhi nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli. ₃₂Ngalo lonke ithuba lolawulo lwabo kwaba soloko kukho imfazwe phakathi kuka-Asa noBhayesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.

₃₃Ngonyaka wesithathu kakumkani uAsa kwelakwaJuda, uBhayesha unyana ka-Ahiya waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eTirza, waza ke walawula iminyaka emashumi mabini anesine. ₃₄Ke yena wamona uNdikhoyo, ehamba ekhondweni likaJerobhowam nakweso sono wawalukuhlela kuso amaSirayeli.