AMAKHOSI II 14

₁Ngomnyaka wesibili kaJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi inkosi yakwaIsrayeli uAmasiya indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakwaJuda waba-yinkosi.

₂Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguJehohadini waseJerusalema.

₃Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, kungenjengoDavide uyise kodwa; wenza njengakho konke uJowashi uyise akwenzileyo.

₄Kepha izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; abantu babesahlaba, besashisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.

₅Kwathi lapho umbuso usuqinisiwe esandleni sakhe, wazibulala izinceku zakhe ezaziyibulele inkosi uyise.

₆Kepha abantwana bababulali akababulalanga njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho kaMose njengokuyala kukaJehova ngokuthi: Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana, nabantwana abayikubulawa ngenxa yawoyise, kepha yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono.

₇Wabulala kuEdomi esiGodini sikaSawoti abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, wathatha iSela ngokulwa, waliqamba igama lokuthi iJokiteyeli kuze kube-namuhla.

₈Khona uAmasiya wathuma izithunywa kuJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi kaJehu, inkosi yakwaIsrayeli, wathi: Woza sibhekane ubuso nobuso.

₉UJehowashi inkosi yakwaIsrayeli wathumela kuAmasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: Isihlahla somkhaya saseLebanoni sathumela kumsedari* waseLebanoni, sathi: Nika indodana yami indodakazi yakho ibe-ngumkayo; kwadlula isilo sasendle saseLebanoni, sanyathela phansi isihlahla somkhaya.

₁₀Umchithile impela uEdomi; inhliziyo yakho ikuphakamisile; dumiseka ngakho, uhlale ekhaya; uzilebelani ukuba uwe wena, noJuda ekanye nawe, na?

₁₁Kepha uAmasiya akalalelanga. Wayesenyuka uJehowashi inkosi yakwaIsrayeli; yena noAmasiya inkosi yakwaJuda babhekana ubuso nobuso eBeti-Shemeshi elingelakwaJuda.

₁₂UJuda wahlulwa phambi kukaIsrayeli; babaleka, kwaba-yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.

₁₃UJehowashi inkosi yakwaIsrayeli wambamba uAmasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, indodana kaJehowashi ka-Ahaziya, eBeti-Shemeshi, wafika eJerusalema, wadiliza ugange lwaseJerusalema, kusukela eSangweni lakwaEfrayimi kuze kube-seSangweni laseGumbini, izingalo ezingamakhulu amane.

₁₄Wathatha lonke igolide nesiliva, nazo zonke izitsha ezafunyanwa endlini kaJehova nasengcebeni endlini yenkosi, nabayisibambiso, wabuyela eSamariya.

₁₅Ezinye izindaba zikaJehowashi azenzayo, namandla akhe, nempi yakhe noAmasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaIsrayeli na?

₁₆UJehowashi wayeselala koyise, wembelwa eSamariya namakhosi akwaIsrayeli; uJerobowamu indodana yakhe waba-yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

₁₇UAmasiya indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, wayesekhona emva kokufa kukaJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi, inkosi yakwaIsrayeli, iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu.

₁₈Ezinye izindaba zika-Amasiya angithi zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?

₁₉Bamenzela ugobe eJerusalema; wabalekela eLakishi, kepha bathumela bamlanda eLakishi, bambulala khona.

₂₀Bamthwala ngamahashi; wembelwa eJerusalema koyise emzini kaDavide.

₂₁Bonke abantu bakwaJuda bathatha uAzariya owayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise uAmasiya.

₂₂Wakha iElati, walibuyisela kuJuda, inkosi isilele koyise.

₂₃Ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu ka-Amasiya indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, uJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaIsrayeli, waba-yinkosi eSamariya, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane nanye.

₂₄Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, kasukanga ezonweni zonke zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo uIsrayeli.

₂₅Wabuyisa umkhawulo wakwaIsrayeli kusukela ekuyeni eHamati kuze kubeseLwandle lwaseAraba njengezwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli alikhulumayo ngesandla senceku yakhe uJona indodana ka-Amithayi, umprofethi waseGati-Heferi.

₂₆Ngokuba uJehova wabona ukuhlupheka kukaIsrayeli ukuthi kwakumunyu kakhulu, abancane nabakhulu baphela amandla, kungekho omsizayo uIsrayeli.

₂₇UJehova akashongo ukuthi uyakwesula igama likaIsrayeli phansi kwezulu, kepha wabasindisa ngesandla sikaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi.

₂₈Ezinye izindaba zikaJerobowamu, nakho konke akwenzayo, namandla akhe, nokulwa kwakhe, nokubuyisela kwakhe kuIsrayeli iDamaseku neHamati elalingelakwaJuda, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaIsrayeli na?

₂₉UJerobowamu wayeselala koyise, amakhosi abakwaIsrayeli; uZakariya waba-yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.