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₁UAhazi wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini ukungena kwakhe embusweni, waza ke walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu eJerusalem. Yena akalithathanga ikhondo likayise-mkhulu uDavide; ewe, akazange enze okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe. ₂Wahamba ekhondweni lookumkani bakwaSirayeli, wada wenza imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, esenzela inkonzo kaBhali. ₃Wayetshisa amadini kwintili kaBhen-hinom, wada wenza isikizi lokufaka unyana wakhe emlilweni, esenza idini ngaye, siko elo lalisenziwa ziintlanga awazigxothayo uNdikhoyo ekungeneni kwamaSirayeli. ₄Wayesenza amadini neziqhumiso ezindaweni zonke zonqulo ezindulini naphantsi kwemithi yonke efukufuku.

₅Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe wamnikela kukumkani wama-Aram. Ama-Aram amoyisa, athimba abantu abaninzi, aya nabo eDamasko.

Kananjalo wanikelwa nasesandleni sokumkani wakwaSirayeli owamshiya neengxwelerha ezininzi. ₆Ngamini-nye uPeka unyana kaRemaliya wabulala ikhulu elinamashumi amabini lamawaka kumajoni akwaJuda; kaloku uJuda lo wayemlahlile uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise. ₇UZikri ijoni lomEfrayim labulala uMaseya unyana kakumkani, noAzerikam iphakathi eliphambili ebhotwe, noElikana isekela likakumkani. ₈AmaSirayeli emka namabanjwa angamawawo, amakhulu amabini amawaka, bengabafazi, amantombazana, namakhwenkwe. Kanti ke bemka nento eninzi yamaxhoba, baya nayo eSamariya.

₉Kodwa ke khona apho kwakukho *umshumayeli kaNdikhoyo ogama linguOdede. Yena wabahlangabeza xa umkhosi ubuyela eSamariya. Wathi kubo: “Niyabona, uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyihlo umnikele esandleni senu uJuda ngenxa yengqumbo yakhe kuye. Kambe ke nina nibabulele ngengqumbo efikelele nasezulwini. ₁₀Phezu koko ke ngoku, la madoda nabafazi bakwaJuda naseJerusalem nizimisele ukubenza amakhoboka. Ukanti nani ngokwenu ninobutyala phambi koNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. ₁₁Ngoko ke ndiphulaphuleni! Amawenu la niwathimbileyo wagoduseni, kungenjalo ingqumbo kaNdikhoyo iphezu kwenu.”

₁₂Ke kaloku ezinye zeenkokheli zakwaEfrayim uAzariya unyana kaYohanan, uBherakiya unyana kaMeshilemoti, uHezekiya unyana kaShalum, noAmasa unyana kaHadelayi, zathetha nabo babevela edabini, ₁₃zathi: “Musani ukuza nabo apha abo bathinjwa, kuba siya kuba netyala phambi koNdikhoyo. Ngaba nifuna ukusongeza na isono netyala lethu? Kaloku ityala lethu selilikhulu kakade, nengqumbo kaNdikhoyo iphezu koSirayeli.”

₁₄Ngoko ke amajoni lawo abakhulula abathinjwa abo, awancama namaxhoba lawo apho phambi kwamaphakathi kunye nebandla liphela. ₁₅Ke la madoda selekhankanyiwe awathatha amabanjwa lawo, aza emaxhobeni apho athatha iimpahla abanxiba abo babehamba ze. Bawanika iimphala zokunxiba, iimbadada, ukutya nento eselwayo, ngokunjalo namayeza okuthambisa. Abo babebuthathaka babakhwelisa koondlebe-nde. Ewe, babathatha babagodusa babasa kumawabo eJeriko, isixeko samasundu, baza ke bona babuyela eSamariya.

₁₆Ngelo thuba ke ukumkani uAhazi wathumela kookumkani baseAsiriya ecela uncedo. ₁₇Kaloku namaEdom ayephindile amhlasela uJuda, aza emka nabathinjwa. ₁₈Kanti ke namaFilistiya azihlasela iidolophu ezisemazantsi eentaba kumathafa elakwaJuda nakwelasentlango. Bayithimba iBhete-shemeshe, iAyalon, iGederoti, iSoko, iTimna, neGimzo, namaphandle aziphahlileyo. ₁₉UNdikhoyo wamthobela eluthulini uJuda ngenxa yesimo sika-Ahazi ukumkani wakhe. Kaloku yena wakhuthaza inkohlakalo kwaJuda, akanyaniseka kuNdikhoyo. ₂₀Ke kaloku ukumkani waseAsiriya uTigilati-pilezere weza kuye, kodwa ke endaweni yokumnceda wamzisela inkathazo. ₂₁UAhazi ke wathatha ezinye kwizinto zendlu kaNdikhoyo, nasebhotwe, nakumatshawe, warhuma ngazo apho kukumkani waseAsiriya. Kambe ke naleyo zange imncede nto.

₂₂Ngelo thuba lakhe leenkathazo ke ukumkani uAhazi wathath' unyawo ukunganyaniseki oku kuNdikhoyo. ₂₃Wenzela izithixo zaseDamasko amadini, sizwe eso ke sasimoyisile emfazweni. Kaloku wayesithi: “Njengoko izithixo zookumkani bakwa-Aram zibancedile nje, nam ke ndiza kuzenzela amadini ukuze zindincede.” Kambe ke eso senzo sesona samkhahlela phantsi, kwaba seso nakuSirayeli jikelele.

₂₄UAhazi waziqokelela wazonakalisa izinto ezazisetyenziswa endlwini kaThixo. Wazivala iingcango zendlu kaNdikhoyo, waza wamisa amaqonga amadini kuzo zonke iikona zezitalato eJerusalem. ₂₅Kuzo zonke iidolophu zelakwaJuda wakha iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo ukuze kwenzelwe izithixo amadini, nto leyo ke yawuxhokonxayo umsindo kaNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise.

₂₆Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo luka-Ahazi nazo zonke iindlela zakhe, ukusukela ekuqalekeni kuye esiphelweni, nâzo encwadini yookumkani bakwaJuda nabakwaSirayeli. ₂₇UAhazi ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa kwisixeko iJerusalem. Kambe ke yena akafihlwanga kumangcwaba ookumkani bakwaSirayeli. Ke esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uHezekiya.