Bible Reading Plan – Day 149

₁Kwathi uJerobhowam xa emi ngaseqongeni lamadini, eza kwenza iziqhumiso, nako kuvela umfo wakwaThixo owayeyalelwe *nguNdikhoyo ukuba aphume kwaJuda, aye eBhetele. ₂Wadanduluka ngelizwi likaNdikhoyo, ekhalima ngenxa yelo qonga, wathi: “Qongandini! Qongandini! Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Uyabona, kwindlu kaDavide kuza kuzalwa unyana ogama linguYosiya. Apha kanye phezu kwakho yena uya kwenza amadini ngaba babingeleli basezindulini, aba benza iziqhumiso apha ngoku. Ewe, phezu kwakho apha kuya kutshiswa amathambo abantu.’ ”

₃Kwangaloo mini umfo wakwaThixo wenza umqondiso, wathi: “Nanku umqondiso awukhuphileyo uNdikhoyo: Niyabona, eli qonga liya kuqhekeka, luze uthuthu oluphezu kwalo luphalale.”

₄Akuluva udaba lwalo mfo wakwaThixo mayela nelo qonga laseBhetele, ukumkani uJerobhowam wolula isandla sakhe elapho eqongeni, wathi: “Mbambeni!” Kambe ke eso sandla sakhe awayesolulela kuloo ndoda sasuka sashwabana soma, akaba nako ukusibuyisela kuye kwakhona. ₅Neqonga elo lasuka laqhekeka, lwaza uthuthu oluphezu kwalo lwaphalala, kanye ngokomqondiso womfo wakwaThixo, lowo wayewunikwe nguNdikhoyo.

₆Ke ukumkani wathetha nomfo lowo wakwaThixo wathi: “Khawuncede umkhunge uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, undithandazele ukuze isandla sam sibuye siphile.” Umfo lowo wakhunga wathandaza uNdikhoyo, saza ke eso sandla sikakumkani sabuya saphila sanjengangaphambili.

₇Ukumkani wathetha naloo mfo wakwaThixo wathi: “Hamba nam, siye ekhaya, ndikuphe into etyiwayo, ndikunike nesipho.”

₈Kambe ke umfo lowo wakwaThixo wamphendula ukumkani wathi: “Noba ubuza kundinika isiqingatha sezinto zonke onazo, bendingayi kuhamba nawe, futhi bendingayi kutya ndingaseli nakusela apha. ₉Kaloku ndifumene umyalelo kuNdikhoyo othi: ‘Uze ungatyi, ungaseli nokusela, futhi ungabuyi ngendlela obe uye ngayo.’ ” ₁₀Ngoko ke wathatha ndlela yimbi, akahamba ngaleyo wayeye ngayo eBhetele.

₁₁Ngoko ke kwakukho nkonde ithile *yomshumayeli eyayihlala apho eBhetele. Oonyana bayo bazibona izinto awazenzayo loo mfo wakwaThixo apho ngaloo mini, baza ke baya kuchazela uyise lowo, uyise lowo bamchazela nento ayithethileyo kukumkani. ₁₂Uyise wathi kubo: “Úhambe ngayiphi na indlela?” Oonyana ke bamkhombisa indlela ahambe ngayo umfo lowo wakwaThixo ovela kwelakwaJuda.

₁₃Wathi koonyana bakhe: “Ndibopheleleni idonki.” Bambophelela idonki, wakhwela kuyo, ₁₄waza walandela umfo wakwaThixo. Ke kaloku wamfumana ehleli phantsi komthi wom-oki, waza wathi kuye: “Unguye na laa mfo wakwaThixo uphuma kwelakwaJuda?”

Yena ke wathi: “Ndinguye!”

₁₅Wathi kuye: “Yiza sihambe, uye kufumana into etyiwayo ekhaya.”

₁₆Umfo wakwaThixo waphendula wathi: “Hayi, andinako ukujika ndihambe nawe, ndingenako nokutya ndisele apha kule ndawo. ₁₇Ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lithe kum: ‘Phaya uze ungatyi, ungaseli nokusela, futhi ungabuyi ngendlela obe uye ngayo.’ ”

₁₈Loo nkonde yomshumayeli yathi: “Hayi kaloku, nam ngokwam ndingumshumayeli njengawe lo, ngoku ke isithunywa sindixelele ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, sathi: ‘Yiya kumthatha ubuye naye, eze endlwini yakho, atye asele.’ ” Kambe ke wayexoka! ₁₉Ngoko umfo wakwaThixo lowo wajika nayo, waza ke watya wasela apho endlwini yayo.

₂₀Bathe ke besahleli etafileni, ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lafikela loo nkonde yomshumayeli, le yajika umfo wakwaThixo. ₂₁Yaza ke yadanduluka, ibhekisa apho kuloo mfo wakwaThixo wayevela kwaJuda, yathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ulicekisile ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, awawukhathalela umyalelo owunikwe nguNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. ₂₂Ujikile wafika watya wasela kanye kule ndawo ubuyalelwe ukuba ungatyi ungaseli kuyo. Ngoko ke isidumbu sakho asiyi kungcwatywa kumafihlo ooyihlo.’ ”

₂₃Uthe ke akugqiba ukutya nokusela umfo wakwaThixo lowo, inkonde yomshumayeli leya ibimjikile isuke yambophela idonki yakhe. ₂₄Uthe ke esahamba, kwee gqi ingonyama apho endleleni, yamqwenga yambulala. Waza ke umzimba wakhe wee gangalala apho endleleni, idonki nengonyama zona zingxange phezu kwakhe. ₂₅Abantu ababedlula bawubona loo mzimba uthe gangalala apho endleleni, phezu kwawo kungxange ingonyama, baza ke baya kulubika olo daba apho kweso sixeko yayihlala kuso inkonde yomshumayeli.

₂₆Loo mshumayeli wayemjike kuhambo lwakhe uthe akuziva ezo ndaba: “Iya kuba ngulaa mfo wakwaThixo walicekisayo ilizwi likaNdikhoyo. UNdikhoyo umnikele engonyameni esuke yamqwenga yambulala ngokwelizwi elalithethwe kuye nguNdikhoyo.”

₂₇Umshumayeli lowo wayalela oonyana bakhe, wathi: “Ndibopheleni idonki.” Bayibopha. ₂₈Waphuma ke, waza wawufumana loo mzimba uthe gangalala endleleni, phezu kwawo kungxange idonki nengonyama. Ingonyama leyo zange iwutye, ingazange iyiqwenge nedonki leyo. ₂₉Ngoko ke umshumayeli lowo wawuthatha loo mzimba womfo wakwaThixo, wawuxhoma edonkini, wabuya nawo, wawuzisa esixekweni sakhe, ukuze alilelwe angcwatye. ₃₀Umzimba lowo ke wawufaka kwelakhe ingcwaba, baza ke bamlilela besithi: “Yho-o-o, umntakwethu!”

₃₁Bakugqiba ke ukumngcwaba, wathi koonyana bakhe: “Ndakuba ndifile ze nindifihle kweli ngcwaba lilele lo mfo wakwaThixo, amathambo am niwabeke ecaleni kwawakhe. ₃₂Kaloku udaba alubhengezileyo eyalelwe nguNdikhoyo mayela neqonga laseBhetele, nazo zonke izibingelelo ezisezindulini kwiidolophu zaseSamariya, nanjani na luya kufezeka.”

₃₃Kanti ke, nasemva kwesi siganeko, yena uJerobhowam zange abuye ezindleleni zakhe ezimbi; waphikela ukumisela ababingeleli basezindulini, ethatha nabani na. Wonke umntu owayefuna ukuba ngumbingeleli wayemmisela izibingelelo zasezindulini. ₃₄Esi ke sisono esangenela indlu kaJerobhowam, sayirhuqa yada yawa yatshabalala tu ehlabathini.

₁Kanye ngelo thuba unyana kaJerobhowam uAbhiya wahlabeka wagula, ₂waza ke uJerobhowam wathetha nomkakhe, wathi: “Khawuzenze mntu wumbi, ukuze ungaqondwa ukuba ungumka-Jerobhowam, uze ke uye eShilo. Khona apho wofika ekhona *umshumayeli uAhiya, lowo wandazisa ukuba ndiza kuba ngukumkani waba bantu. ₃Xa uyayo ke thatha izonka ezilishumi kunye namaqebengwana nendebe enobusi. Ke yena uya kukuxelela ukuba kuza kuthekani na ngale nkwenkwe.” ₄Ngenene ke umka-Jerobhowam wenza njengoko wayeyalelwe nguJerobhowam, waya eShilo kwa-Ahiya.

Ke kaloku uAhiya lo wayeselenorhatyazo engaboni kakuhle ngenxa yobudala. ₅Kambe ke *uNdikhoyo wathi kuye: “Unyana kaJerobhowam akaphilanga. Ke umka-Jerobhowam nanko esiza kuwe, eze kukubuza ngoko kugula konyana wakhe. Ke uze umphendule ngolu hlobo. Ekufikeni kwakhe uza kuzenza mntu wumbi.”

₆Ke uAhiya akuziva izingqi zakhe engena emnyango, wabhekisa kuye wathi: “Ngena, umka-Jerobhowam. Kutheni uzenza mntu wumbi nje? Kanti ke ndiphathiswe udaba olubuhlungu ngawe. ₇Yiya umxelele uJerobhowam ukuba uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli utsho ukuthi: ‘Ndakuphakamisa ndakukhupha ebantwini, ndakwenza inkokheli yabantu bam amaSirayeli. ₈Umbuso ndawukrazula kwindlu kaDavide, ndawunikela kuwe. Kambe ke wena awuziphathanga njengesicaka sam uDavide. Yena wayeyithobela imithetho yam, endilandela ngomxhelo wakhe uphela, kuphela esenza oko kundikholisayo. ₉Ke wena ngokwenza izinto ezimbi ubalasele kubo bonke ababengaphambi kwakho. Usuke wazenzela thixo bambi, imifanekiso eyenziwe ngesinyithi. Ngale nto ke undicaphukisile; kaloku wena usuke wandifulathela.

₁₀“ ‘Ngenxa yale nto ke ndiza kuyizisela isithwakumbe indlu kaJerobhowam. UJerobhowam ndiza kumbulalela yonke into eyindoda kwaSirayeli, okhululekileyo nekhoboka lembala. Indlu kaJerobowam ndoyivuthulula ngokungathi kukutsha komgquba; ewe, ndoyilenca iphele tu. ₁₁Abendlu kaJerobhowam abafela esixekweni botyiwa zizinja, kanti ke bona abafela emaphandleni baya kuxhwithwa ziintaka. Etshilo nje ke uNdikhoyo utshilo.’

₁₂“Ke wena okokwakho goduka! Uya kuthi usathi cakatha nje esixekweni, ife inkwenkwe leyo. ₁₃USirayeli ephela uya kuyililela, aze ke ayingcwabe. KwaJerobhowam kuphela kwayo eya kungcwatywa. Kaloku kwindlu kaJerobhowam iphela kukuyo yodwa apho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli athe wafumana into elungileyo.

₁₄“UNdikhoyo uza kuzivelisela ukumkani oya kulawula kwaSirayeli, oya kuyinqamla iphele indlu kaJerobhowam. Uyabona ke ngoku, ngamaqalela ke lawo! ₁₅UNdikhoyo uza kuqwakanisa uSirayeli, kube ngathi kukuzama-zama kweengcongolo emanzini. Uza kumncothula uSirayeli kweli lizwe lihle kunene walipha ooyise-mkhulu. Uya kumsarhaza phesheya komlambo iEfrati. Kaloku uNdikhoyo bamcaphukise ngokwenza izibonda ezifanekisa uAshera. ₁₆Ngenxa yezono azenzileyo uJerobhowam, nangenxa yokuba ewexule noSirayeli, uNdikhoyo uza kumncama uSirayeli.”

₁₇Ke kaloku umka-Jerobhowam waphakama wemka waya eTirza. Wathi nje ukuba athi cakatha kumnyango wendlu yakhe, yasweleka inkwenkwe leyo. ₁₈Bayingcwaba, waza wonke uSirayeli walila ngenxa yayo ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo kwisicaka sakhe umshumayeli uAhiya.

₁₉Ke kaloku ezinye iziganeko zolawulo lukaJerobhowam, iimfazwe nokuphatha kwake, nâzo kwincwadi yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli. ₂₀Walawula iminyaka emashumi mabini anambini, waza waphumla kooyise. Ezihlangwini zakhe ke kwangena unyana wakhe uNadabhi walawula.

₂₁Ke kaloku uRehobhowam, unyana kaSolomon, waba ngukumkani kwelakwaJuda. Ukungena kwakhe kwesi sihlalo wayenamashumi amane ananye eminyaka, waza ke walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe eJerusalem, isixeko esanyulwa *nguNdikhoyo ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli ukuze lihlale kuso igama lakhe. Unina yayinguNahama engumAmonikazi.

₂₂Ke kaloku uJuda wona kuNdikhoyo. Ngezono abazenzayo uNdikhoyo bamkhweletisa, waza wakhathazeka nangaphezu kokuba babemcaphukisile ngezenzo zabo ooyise. ₂₃Kaloku bazimisela iinduli ezithile, namatye akhethiweyo, nezibonda eziyimifanekiso ka-Ashera, kuzo zonke iinduli eziphakamileyo, naphantsi kwayo yonke imithi efukufuku. ₂₄Bada benza nezibingelelo zamahenyu angamadoda apho kwelo lizwe labo. Kaloku bangena bawenza onke amasikizi awayesenziwa zizizwe awazigxothayo uNdikhoyo phambi kokungena kwamaSirayeli.

₂₅Kunyaka wesihlanu engukumkani uRehobhowam, iJerusalem yahlaselwa nguShishaki ukumkani waseJiputa. ₂₆Wabuthimba ubutyebi obabusendlwini kaNdikhoyo, kunye nobo babusebhotwe. Wabutha konke kunye namakhaka egolide awayenziwe nguSolomon. ₂₇Ngoko ke ukumkani uRehobhowam wenza amakhaka obhedu endaweni yawo, waza wawanikela kwiingqwayi-ngqwayi ezazilinda amasango akomkhulu. ₂₈Ukumkani xa esiya endlwini kaNdikhoyo aba balindi babewathatha la makhaka, baze ke emva koko bawabuyisele kwindlu yabalindi.

₂₉Ke kaloku ezinye iziganeko zolawulo lukaRehobhowam, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, zikwincwadi yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. ₃₀Kwabakho uzenge-zenge lwemfazwe phakathi kukaRehobhowam noJerobhowam. ₃₁Ke kaloku uRehobhowam waya kuphumla kooyise, waza ke wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide. Unina yayinguNahama umAmonikazi. Ezihlangwini zakhe ke kwangena unyana wakhe uAbhiya.

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.