1 Solomoni, umsa waDavide, watimisela umbuso locinile, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe abenaye, wamenta waba mkhulu kakhulu.
2 Solomoni wase ukhuluma kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli: etindvuneni tetinkhulungwane, netemakhulu, nakubehluleli, nakubo bonkhe baholi besive sema-Israyeli, tinhloko temindeni.
3 Solomoni kanye nalo lonkhe libandla bahamba baya endzaweni lephakeme leyayiseGibeyoni, ngobe phela lithende lekuhlangana laNkulunkulu lalikhona lapho. Lelo thende ngulelo lelalakhiwe nguMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, basesehlane.
4 Davide abekhuphuke nalo libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu alisusa eKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, waliletsa endzaweni labevele ayilungisele lona. Phela abesalakhele lithende lalo eJerusalema.
5 Kodvwa lelilati lelitfusi lelalakhiwe nguBesaleli, umsa wa-Uri, lotalwa nguHure, lalisolomane liseGibeyoni embikwelithende laSimakadze. Ngako-ke boSolomoni nelibandla lakhe bafike bambuta Simakadze.
6 Solomoni wakhuphuka waya elatini lelitfusi embikwaSimakadze lelalingasethendeni lekuhlangana, wafike wanikela ngenkhulungwane yeminikelo yekushiswa etikwalo.
7 Ngalobo busuku Nkulunkulu watibonakalisa kuSolomoni, watsi kuye: “Cela nome ngabe yini lofuna kutsi ngikuphe yona.”
8 Solomoni waphendvula Nkulunkulu, watsi: “Wentela Davide, babe wami, umusa lomkhulu, nami wangenta ngaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
9 Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, gcwalisa setsembiso sakho kubabe wami Davide, ngobe ubeke mine ngaba yinkhosi etikwesive lesikhulu nalesinyenti ngangelutfuli lwemhlabatsi.
10 Ngiphe inhlakanipho nekucondza, kuze ngikwati kuhola lesive, ngobe ngubani nje longakhona kubusa lesive sakho lesikhulu kangaka?”
11 Nkulunkulu waphendvula Solomoni, watsi: “Njengobe lesi kusifiso senhlitiyo yakho, futsi awukaceli umcebo, nebunjinga, nekuhlonishwa, ngisho nekutsi titsa takho tife, njengobe futsi ungakaceli ngisho nemphilo lendze, kodvwa ucele inhlakanipho nekucondza kuze utewubusa kahle sive sami lengikubeke etikwaso kutsi ube yinkhosi yaso,
12 ngako-ke utawunikwa lokuhlakanipha nekucondza. Ngetulu kwaloko ngitakunika nemcebo, nebunjinga, nekuhlonishwa, lokungazange sekube nenkhosi leyake yaba nako ngembili kwakho, futsi kute leyawubuye ibe nako emvakwakho.”
13 Solomoni wase uyesuka endzaweni lephakeme eGibeyoni wahamba waya eJerusalema, esuka embikwelithende lekuhlangana. Wabusa etikwesive sema-Israyeli.
14 Solomoni wabutsela ndzawonye tincola temphi nemahhashi; abenetincola temphi letatiyi-1 400, nemahhashi labeti-12 000, labekugcine emadolobheni etincola temphi, kanye naseJerusalema, lapho abehlala khona.
15 Inkhosi yenta kutsi isiliva negolide yandze eJerusalema, yaze yafanana nelukhetse, nemisedari yayiminyenti njengetihlahla temakhiwa emaceleni etintsaba.
16 Emahhashi aSolomoni abewekutsengwa eGibhithe naseKuwe, bahwebi benkhosi babewatsenga eKuwe.
17 Incola yemphi leyatsengwa eGibhithe yabita emakhilogremu labengaba sikhombisa esiliva, lihhashi lilinye labita emakhilogremu esiliva labengaba mabili. Babephindze bawatsengisele onkhe emakhosi emaHethi newemaSiriya.
1 Solomoni wakhipha simemetelo kutsi akwakhiwe lithempeli, kwakhelwe Libito laSimakadze, naye akhelwe sigodlo sakhe.
2 Solomoni wabutsa emadvodza lati-70 000 ekwetfwala, kwatsi lati-80 000 aba ngekucota ematje etintsabeni, wabeka tindvuna tawo letatiti-3 600.
3 Solomoni watfumela umlayeto kuHiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, watsi: “Ngitfumelele tingodvo temsedari, njengobe wenta kubabe wami Davide, ngesikhatsi umtfumelela tingodvo tekwakha sigodlo, lapho abetawuhlala khona.
4 Manje sengifuna kucala kwakha lithempeli, ngakhele Libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami, bese ngilinikela kuye libe lekushisela imphepho kube liphunga lelimnandzi kuye, libe lekubeka sinkhwa lesingcwele, nelekwentela khona iminikelo yekushiswa njalo ekuseni, nasentsambama, nangemaSabatha, nangekwetfwasa kwetinyanga, nangemikhosi lemisiwe yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Leso-ke simiso sema-Israyeli lesiyakuma kuze kube phakadze.
5 “Lelithempeli lengitawulakha litawuba likhulu kakhulu, ngobe Nkulunkulu wetfu mkhulu kunabo bonkhe bonkulunkulu labakhona.
6 Kepha ngubani longamakhela lithempeli, ngobe emazulu, ngisho nemazulu laphakeme kunawo onkhe, ngeke enele kuwo? Bengingubani-ke mine kutsi ngingakhela yena lithempeli, ngaphandle kwekutsi ngakhe indzawo nje, lapho kutaboshiselwa khona imphepho embikwakhe?
7 “Ngako-ke ngitfumelele umuntfu loyingcweti kutekwakha ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangelitfusi, nangensimbi, nangaletibukhwebeletane, nangaletibubendze, nangaletiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, umuntfu losacocodzela kutekubata, nekucopha, kutsi atewusebenta kaJuda naseJerusalema kanye naletingcweti tekubata talapha kami, labo lengabakhetselwa ngubabe Davide.
8 “Ngitfumelele kanye nemisedari, netipheshula, netingodvo te-almugi taseLebanoni, ngobe ngiyati kutsi lamadvodza akakho aceceshekile ekugawuleni tingodvo lapho. Emadvodza akami atawubambisana nalawo akakho,
9 kutsi angilungisele tingodvo letinyenti, ngobe lelithempeli lekufanele ngilakhe kumele libe likhulu futsi libe lihle.
10 Ngitawunika tisebenti takakho, lamadvodza latawugawula letingodvo, kolo losiliwe longemathani langaba ti-2 000, nebhali lengemathani langaba ti-2 000, neliwayini lelingemalitha langaba ti-400 000, nemafutsa emncumo langemalitha langaba ti-400 000.”
11 Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, watfumela imphendvulo lekwakuyincwadzi kuSolomoni, watsi: “Simakadze uyasitsandza sive sakhe, ngako sewukwente waba yinkhosi yaso.
12 Akabongwe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba. Uphe inkhosi Davide indvodzana lehlakaniphile, legcwele emasu ekuhlakanipha nekucondza, nyalo seyitilungiselela kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze, itakhele nesigodlo sayo.
13 “Ngikutfumelela nango Huramu Abi, ingcweti kutekubata nakutekwakha.
14 Unina abengulomunye wesive sakaDani, uyise awaseThire. Wakufundzela kusebenta ngegolide, nangesiliva, nangelitfusi, nangensimbi, nangematje, nangetingodvo, nangaletibukhwebeletane, nangaletibubendze, nangaletiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nangelineni lecolisakele. Unelwati lolubanti kuto tonkhe tekubata netekucopha, nome ngabe nguyiphi inhlobo yendlu ledzingekile, nakayinikiwe. Utawusebenta kanye nalababati bakakho, nalaba benkhosi yami Davide, uyihlo.
15 “Manje-ke inkhosi yami ayitfumelele tisebenti tayo loko leyayikwetsembisile: kolo, nebhali, nemafutsa emncumo, neliwayini.
16 Tsine sitatigawula tonkhe tingodvo lotifunako taseLebanoni, bese sitintantisa ngeminyaba yato lapha elwandle tiye eJopha. Nine-ke nitabe senitenyula lapho nitimikise eJerusalema.”
17 Solomoni wase wenta lubalo lwabo bonkhe lababetive lababeka-Israyeli, emvakwelubalo uyise Davide labelwentile. Batfolakala kutsi babeti-153 600.
18 Wase ukhetsa labati-70 000 kubo kutsi babe betfwali, nalabati-80 000 kutsi babe babati bematje etintsabeni, nalabati-3 600 kutsi babe tindvuna tabo.
1 Solomoni wase uyacala-ke kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze eJerusalema, eNtsabeni yaseMoriya, lapho Simakadze atibonakalisa khona kuyise Davide. Kwakungusebaleni lekubhulela kolo laka-Arawuna, umJebhusi, indzawo leyayilungiswe nguDavide.
2 Wacala kwakha lelithempeli mhla titimbili enyangeni yesibili emnyakeni wesine wekubusa kwakhe.
3 Sisekelo sekwakha lithempeli laSimakadze lesabekwa nguSolomoni sasingemamitha labengaba ngema-27 budze, nemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti.
4 Umhubhe lekwakungenwa ngawo wawungemamitha labengaba ngema-54 kuphakama, nemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti. Wawulingana nalelithempeli ngebubanti. Lingekhatsi lawo lalembeswe ngegolide lecengekile.
5 Lendlu lenkhulu yayihlotjiswe ngekunanyatsiselwa ngemapulango etipheshula lapha ngekhatsi etibondzeni talo, yase yembeswa ngegolide lecengekile, lapho kwakucoshwe khona imihlobiso yetihlahla temasundvu neyetinketane.
6 Inkhosi yahlobisa lithempeli ngematje laligugu nangegolide leyayitfunyelwa iphuma eveni lasePhavayimu.
7 Solomoni wasebentisa igolide ekwembeseni tibondza talelithempeli, nemishayo, neminyango, netivalo. Kuletibondza lababati bacopha imihlobiso yemakherubhi.
8 Wakha likamelo lelingekhatsi kakhulu lekutsiwa yindzawo lengcwelengcwele, lelalingemamitha labengaba yimfica budze, nemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti, lokwakulingana ngco nalelithempeli. Indzawo lengcwelengcwele yona yembeswa ngegolide leyayingetulu kwemathani labengaba ngema-20.
9 Igolide lengemagremu labengaba ngema-570 yasetjentiswa ekwakheni tipikili. Netibondza temakamelo langetulu tembeswa ngegolide.
10 Endzaweni lengcwelengcwele wakha emakherubhi lamabili labatiwe, wawembesa ngegolide.
11 Budze betimphiko talamakherubhi ngekweluleka kwato babungemamitha labengaba yimfica. Luphiko lulunye lwelikherubhi lekucala lwalungemamitha labengaba mabili nencenye yesine yelimitha budze, lona lwalutsintsa lubondza lwelithempeli, kantsi lolu lolunye luphiko lwalo lwalungemamitha labengaba mabili nencenye yesine yelimitha budze, lutsintsa lolu lolunye luphiko lwaleli lelinye likherubhi.
12 Kanjalo futsi lolunye luphiko lwalelikherubhi lesibili lwalungemamitha labengaba mabili nencenye yesine yelimitha budze, lutsintsa lolu lolunye lubondza lwelithempeli ngale, nalolu lolunye nalo lungemamitha langaba mabili nencenye yesine yelimitha lutsintsa luphiko lwaleli lelinye likherubhi lekucala.
13 Timphiko talamakherubhi omabili setihlangene tatingemamitha labengaba yimfica budze, abeme ngetinyawo abheke kulendlu lenkhulu.
14 Wenta likhethini lemitiya leluhlata njengesibhakabhaka, nalebukhwebeletane, nalebubendze, walenta ngelineni lecolisakele, nalo lalihlotjiswe ngemakherubhi.
15 Lapha embikwelithempeli wenta tinsika letimbili, setitotimbili tatingemamitha labengaba li-15 nesigamu budze, iyinye yayinengcongwane leyayingemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu lapha enhloko.
16 Wephotsela tinketane, wase utitsandzela kuletinsika lapha etikwato. Wakha nemahananandza aze aba likhulu, wawatfungela kuletinketane.
17 Letinsika wase utimbela emnyango walelithempeli, lenye ngaseningizimu, lenye ngasenyakatfo. Lena lengaseningizimu wayetsa libito watsi nguJakhini, lena lengasenyakatfo watsi nguBowazi.
1 Solomoni inkhosi wase wakha lilati lelitfusi lelalingemamitha labengaba yimfica budze, nemamitha labengaba yimfica bubanti, nemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu kuphakama.
2 Huramu wakha libhavu ngelitfusi lelalincibilikisiwe, laba yindingilizi lengemamitha labengaba mane nesigamu bubanti, nemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu kuphakama. Kwakuyintsambo lengemamitha labengaba li-13 nesigamu nalitungeletiswa.
3 Ngephansi kwalomngcengcema walo belitungeletwe ngimifanekiso yetinkunzi, tilishumi ebangeni lelingaba sigamu selimitha. Letinkunzi tatentiwe tinhlu letimbili elucetwini lulunye lwalelibhavu lelitfusi.
4 Lelibhavu lalisime etikwetinkunzi telitfusi letili-12: tintsatfu tato tibheke ngasenyakatfo, tintsatfu tibheke ngasenshonalanga, tintsatfu tibheke ngasemphumalanga, tintsatfu tibheke ngaseningizimu. Lelibhavu lalitinte etikwetibunu taletinkunzi, lingemuva lato lalibheke ekhatsi nendzawo.
5 Lalingangemphama yesandla bucinsi balo, umngcengcema walo wawunjengewenkomishi, nanjengembali lechakazile. Lalingetfwala emalitha labengaba ti-60 000.
6 Wabe sewakha imigezelo lelishumi, wabeka lesihlanu ngaseningizimu nalesihlanu ngasenyakatfo. Kulemigezelo bekutawuyakatelwa khona tintfo teminikelo yekushiswa, kodvwa lelibhavu lona lalitabosetjentiswa baphristi, nabageza.
7 Wabe sewenta tintsi tesibane letilishumi tegolide, watenta njengobe abelayelwe, wase utifaka ethempelini, letisihlanu ngaseningizimu naletisihlanu ngasenyakatfo.
8 Wase wakha ematafula lalishumi, wawafaka ethempelini, lasihlanu ngasenyakatfo nalasihlanu ngaseningizimu. Waphinidze wenta netitja tegolide tekunyenyeta letatilikhulu.
9 Wakha sibuya sebaphristi nesibuya sangephandle lesikhulu kanye netivalo taso, wase utembesa ngelitfusi.
10 Wabeka libhavu ekoneni lelingaseningizimu nemphumalanga.
11 Wachubeka wakha nemabhodo, nemafosholo, netitja tekunyenyeta. Wawucedzela kanjalo-ke Huramu umsebenti labewusukele awentela inkhosi Solomoni ethempelini laNkulunkulu:
12 Kwakutinsika letimbili; netingcongwane letimbili letatisasitja letatisetihlokweni taletinsika, netinhlu letimbili taletiviliya letatihlobise letingcongwane letatisetihlokweni taletinsika;
13 nalamahananandza labengema-400 aletinhlu letimbili tetiviliya, tinhlu letimbili temahananandza tesiviliya sisinye, tatihlobise letingcongwane letatisasitja letatisetihlokweni taletinsika,
14 netincodlana nalemigezelo yato,
15 nelibhavu, netinkunzi letatili-12 letatingaphansi kwalo;
16 nemabhodo, nemafosholo, netimfologo tenyama, nato tonkhe tintfo letihambisana nako. Tonkhe-ke letintfo letentiwa nguHuramu Abi, atakhela inkhosi entela lithempeli laSimakadze, watakha ngelitfusi lelicwebetelako.
17 Inkhosi yentelwa tonkhe letintfo ngetimfolomu telibumba etsafeni laseJordane emkhatsini weSukhothi neSarethani.
18 Setitonkhe-ke letintfo letentiwa yinkhosi Solomoni taba nesisindvo selitfusi lesasingenakukalwa.
19 Solomoni wabuye wenta tonkhe timphahla letatilapho ethempelini laNkulunkulu, lekwakulilati legolide, nematafula lapho kwakuhlala khona sinkhwa sebukhona,
20 netintsi tetibane tegolide lecengekile, netibane takhona letatitabovutsa njale nje embikwendzawo lengcwelengcwele, njengobe kwakumisiwe,
21 netimbali letatakhiwe ngegolide, netibane, netindlawu, konkhe lokwakuyigolide lephelele,
22 netijubantsambo tegolide lecengekile, netitja tekunyenyeta, netingwembe, netitja tekushisela imphepho, netivalo tegolide telithempeli: tivalo tangekhatsi tendzawo lengcwelengcwele kanye netendlu lenkhulu.
1 Kwatsi nase kuphele wonkhe umsebenti inkhosi Solomoni labewentele lithempeli laSimakadze, wase ungenisa ngekhatsi tonkhe tintfo letatinikelwe nguyise Davide. Bekuyisiliva negolide, nato tonkhe timphahla. Wakubeka konkhe endlini yengcebo ethempelini laNkulunkulu.
2 Solomoni wase umema tonkhe timphunga tema-Israyeli kanye nabo bonkhe baholi betive tema-Israyeli, netinhloko tetindlu tema-Israyeli kutsi tite eJerusalema, tilandze libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze lisuke eSiyoni, Lidolobha laDavide.
3 Onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli abutsanela ndzawonye enkhosini, ngesikhatsi semkhosi wenyanga yesikhombisa.
4 Tatsi nase tiphelele tonkhe timphunga tema-Israyeli, emaLevi ase aphakamisa libhokisi lesivumelwane,
5 betfwala lelibhokisi lesivumelwane kanye nelithende lekuhlangana kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letingcwele takhona. Baphristi labebangemaLevi bakwetfwala bahamba nako.
6 Inkhosi Solomoni ikanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli lesasiyisingatsile babesembikwelibhokisi lesivumelwane benta umhlatjelo wetimvu letinyenti newetinkhomo letinyenti, kangangekutsi tatingeke tikhoneke kubalwa nekubhalwa phansi.
7 Ngako-ke baphristi balingenisa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze balibeka endzaweni yalo lengekhatsi kakhulu ethempelini, indzawo lengcwelengcwele, bafike balibeka phansi kwemaphiko alamakherubhi.
8 Emakherubhi abelulele timphiko tawo etikwalendzawo yelibhokisi lesivumelwane alisitsa kanye netimboko talo tekuletfwala.
9 Letimboko tatitindze kangangekutsi tihloko tato tatize tilungute ngephandle tibonakale kulendzawo lengcwele lesembikwendzawo lengcwelengcwele ngekhatsi, kodvwa hhayi ngephandle kwendzawo lengcwele. Nalamuhla loku tisekhona khona lapho.
10 Kute lokwakukhona ngekhatsi kwalelibhokisi lesivumelwane ngaphandle kwetibhelekeca letimbili letatifakwe nguMosi kulo ngesikhatsi baseseHorebe, lapho Simakadze enta khona sivumelwane nesive sema-Israyeli emvakwekuphuma kwawo eGibhithe.
11 Baphristi-ke base bayaphuma endzaweni lengcwele. Bonkhe baphristi labebalapho babetingcwelisile ngalokufananako nome nje babeticheme letehlukene.
12 Onkhe emaLevi labebahlabeli: bo-Asafa, naHemani, naJeduthuni, nemadvodzana abo, kanye netihlobo tabo, bema ngasemphumalanga kwelilati. Babegcoke tingubo telineni lecolisakele bashaya emasimbali, nemahabhu, nemalire. Babehamba nebaphristi labali-120 lababeshaya emacilongo.
13 Labashayi bemacilongo nalabahlabeli bahlangana bahlabela kanyekanye, kwaze kwaba shangatsi liphimbo linye, banika Simakadze ludvumo netibongo. Baphakamisa emaphimbo abo babonga Simakadze bashaya emacilongo, nemasimbali naletinye nje tingubhu, bahlabela batsi: “Dvumisani Simakadze, ngobe ulungile, nelutsandvo lwakhe lume kuze kube phakadze.” Lithempeli laSimakadze lase ligcwaliswa lifu,
14 baphristi abazange basakwati kuchubeka nekwenta inkonzo yabo ngenca yalelo lifu, ngobe inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yagcwalisa lithempeli laNkulunkulu.
1 Solomoni wabe sewuyakhuluma, watsi: “Simakadze, wena ushito watsi uyawuhlala efini lelimnyama;
2 ngempela sengikwakhele lithempeli lelihle kakhulu, indzawo yakho lapho kutabohlala wena khona phakadze naphakadze.”
3 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi sonkhe sive siseme khona lapho, inkhosi yagucukela kuso yasibusisa.
4 Yatsi: “Ludvumo alube kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, yena lekwatsi ngesandla sakhe wagcwalisa leso setsembiso sakhe lasenta ngemlomo wakhe kubabe wami Davide. Ngobe watsi:
5 ‘Kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo sive sami ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe, angizange sengikhetse lidolobha kunome ngusiphi setive tema-Israyeli kutsi ngakhelwe lithempeli, lapho kutabohlala khona Libito lami, futsi angikakhetsi muntfu kutsi abe ngumholi wesive sami ema-Israyeli.
6 Kodvwa nyalo sengikhetse iJerusalema kutsi Libito lami libe lapho, ngakhetsa naDavide kutsi abuse sive sami, ema-Israyeli.’
7 “Babe wami Davide abenaso leso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakhe, kutsi akhe lithempeli, alakhele Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli.
8 Kodvwa Simakadze watsi kubabe wami Davide: ‘Ngobe bekusifiso senhlitiyo yakho kutsi wakhele Libito lami lithempeli, wente kahle kakhulu kutsi ube naleso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakho.
9 Noko-ke wena awusiye lotangakhela lithempeli, kodvwa yindvodzana yakho, lowo loyinyama yakho naloyingati yakho cobo, nguye-ke lotakwakha lithempeli, alakhele Libito lami.’
10 “Simakadze usigcwalisile setsembiso sakhe lasenta: Mine ngilandzele babe wami Davide, manje sengihleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi saka-Israyeli, njengobe vele Simakadze abetsembisile, futsi sengilakhile nalelithempeli, ngalakhela Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
11 Sengilibeke khona nelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, lapho kunesivumelwane saSimakadze lasenta nesive sakhe ema-Israyeli.”
12 Solomoni wase uma embikwelilati laSimakadze, embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, waphakamisa tandla takhe.
13 Manje-ke abesakhe idayasi yelitfusi leyayingemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu budze, nemamitha labengaba mabili nesigamu bubanti, nekuphakama lekwakungaba limitha linye nesigamu, wase uyibeka ekhatsi nendzawo kulesibuya lesasingephandle. Wakhuphuka wema kulendzawo lephakeme, wase uguca phansi embikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli waphakamisa tandla takhe watibhekisa ngasezulwini.
14 Watsi: “Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli! Kute Nkulunkulu lonjengawe ezulwini nasemhlabeni, wena logcina sivumelwane sakho selutsandvo netinceku takho letichubeka njalo ngenhlitiyo yato yonkhe endleleni yakho.
15 Usigcinile setsembiso sakho encekwini yakho Davide, longubabe wami, ngemlomo wakho wetsembisa, ngesandla sakho wagcwalisa setsembiso sakho, njengobe sekunje lamuhla.
16 “Manje-ke, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, gcina setsembiso sakho lowasenta encekwini yakho Davide, babe wami, ngesikhatsi utsi: ‘Ungeke umeswele umuntfu loyawuhlala embikwami esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli, kuphela nje nangabe emadvodzana akho akucaphelisisa konkhe lakwentako, ngekuhamba kwawo njengekwemitsetfo yami, njengobe wena wentile.’
17 Manje-ke, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, gcwalisa livi lakho lowalikhuluma encekwini yakho Davide, libe liciniso.
18 “Kodvwa vele, Nkulunkulu angahlala yini emhlabeni kanye nebantfu? Emazulu, ngisho nemazulu laphakeme kunawo onkhe, ngeke wenele kuwo. Kangakanani-ke lelithempeli lengikwakhele lona!
19 Noko, mane uwunake umthandazo wenceku yakho, nekuncusa kwayo ngemusa. Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, vani kukhala kwami nemkhuleko lowentiwa yinceku yakho lapha ebukhoneni bakho.
20 “Kwangatsi emehlo akho angavulekela kulelithempeli emini nasebusuku, lendzawo lowakhuluma ngayo watsi uyawubeka Libito lakho kuyo. Shangatsi ungamane uwuve umkhuleko wenceku yakho lewuthandaza ibheke kulendzawo.
21 Vani kuncusa kwenceku yakho kanye nekwesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, nasithandaza sibheke kulendzawo. Vani usetulu ezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, ubotsi ungeva, bese uyatsetselela.
22 “Nangabe umuntfu ona makhelwane wakhe, bese kufuneka nekutsi ente sifungo, ete atewufunga embikwalelilati lakho kulelithempeli,
23 ubova usetulu ezulwini, bese uyenta. Yehlulela emkhatsini wetinceku takho, ulahle leyonile ngelicala, wehlisele etikwayo loko lekwentile, usho kulengenacala kutsi ite licala, ububeke ebaleni bumsulwa bayo.
24 “Nangabe sive sakho, ema-Israyeli, sehlulwe sitsa saso, ngobe sonile kuwe, bese sigucukela kuwe, sivume Libito lakho, sithandaze sincuse kuwe sikulelithempeli,
25 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini lakho, utsetselele sono sesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, usibuyisele emuva eveni lowalipha bona naboyisemkhulu.
26 “Nangabe emazulu avalekile litulu lingani, ngobe sive sakho sonile kuwe, bese siyathandaza sibheke kulendzawo, silivume Libito lakho, siphendvuke esonweni saso, ngobe wena sewusishayile,
27 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini lakho, utsetselele sono setinceku takho, sive sakho, ema-Israyeli. Bafundzise indlela lelungile yekuphila, bese wehlisela imvula eveni labo, lowabapha lona bantfu bakho kutsi libe lifa labo.
28 “Nangabe bahlaselwa yindlala kulelive labo, nome sifo lesibulalanako, nome sona, nome sikhutsa, nome sikhonyane, nome tintsetse, nome titsa tibavimbetela nome ngukuliphi lalamadolobha abo, nome ngabe ngusiphi sehlakalo, nome sifo lesingabehlela,
29 bese kwentiwa umthandazo nome kuncenga kwentiwe ngunome ngubani wakulesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, nguloyo atibonela sishayo neminjunju enhlitiyweni yakhe, aphakamise tandla takhe atibhekise kulelithempeli,
30 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, utsetselele. Nguloyo naloyo muntfu umphatse njengekwenta kwakhe, njengobe wena uyayibona inhlitiyo yakhe, ngobe nguwe wedvwa lowati tinhlitiyo tebantfu.
31 Ngaloko bantfu bayawuhlala bakuhlonipha, bahambe etindleleni takho ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuhlala kwabo eveni lowalipha boyisemkhulu.
32 “Macondzana newetive longasiye lomunye wesive sakho, ema-Israyeli, kodvwa lochamuka eveni lelikhashane ngenca yeLibito lakho lelikhulu, nangesandla sakho lesinemandla nengalo yakho leyelulekile, nakete-ke lowo wetive atewuthandaza abheke kulelithempeli,
33 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, wente konkhe loko wetive lakucelako kuwe. Loko kuyakwenta kutsi tonkhe tive temhlaba tilati Libito lakho tikwesabe, njengobe kwenta sive sakho, ema-Israyeli, tati nekutsi lendlu lengiyakhile ibitwa ngeLibito lakho.
34 “Nangabe sive sakho siphuma imphi siyekulwa netitsa taso, nome ngukuphi lapho usiyisa khona, bese siyakhuleka kuwe sibheke kulelidolobha lolikhetsile nakulelithempeli lese ngilakhile, ngalakhela Libito lakho,
35 ubobe sewuyayiva imithandazo yabo, usezulwini lakho, uve nekuncusa kwabo, ucolele indlela yabo.
36 “Nangabe bona kuwe, ngobe kute longoni, wena bese uyabatfukutselela, ubanikele etitseni tabo letiyawubatsatsa tibatfumbele eveni lelikhashane nome lelisedvute,
37 nangabe sebaphendvuka ngenhlitiyo yabo lena eveni lapho batigcili khona, bagucuke bancuse kuwe baseveni lebatfumbi babo batsi: ‘Sonile kuwe, senta lokuphambene nawe; sente kabi kakhulu,’
38 nase bagucukela kuwe ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wabo baseveni letitsa tabo letabatfumba, bathandaze kuwe babheke eveni lowalipha boyisemkhulu, edolobheni lolikhetsile nakulelithempeli lesengilakhele Libito lakho,
39 ubobe sewuyeva usezulwini lakho, indzawo yakho yekuhlala, uyive imithandazo yabo nekuncusa kwabo kuwe, ucolele indlela yabo. Tsetselela sive sakho lesonile kuwe.
40 “Manje-ke, Nkulunkulu wami, emehlo akho akamane asale avuleka, netindlebe takho tiwunake wonkhe umthandazo lowentiwa kulendzawo.
41 “Manje-ke, phakama, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, ute endzaweni yakho yekuphumula, wena kanye nelibhokisi lesivumelwane semandla akho. Awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, shangatsi baphristi bakho bangembatsiswa ngensindziso. Shangatsi labangcwele bakho bangajabula ngemusa wakho.
42 Awu! Simakadze Nkulunkulu, ungamfulatseli logcotjiwe wakho. Khumbula lowo musa wakho lowawetsembisa kuDavide, inceku yakho.”
1 Watsi Solomoni kube acedze kuthandaza, kwehla umlilo uvela ezulwini wadla lomnikelo wekushiswa nemihlatjelo, inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yase igcwalisa lithempeli.
2 Baphristi abazange basakhona kungena kulelithempeli laSimakadze, ngobe inkhatimulo yaSimakadze yase iligcwalisile.
3 Kwatsi kube onkhe ema-Israyeli abone lomlilo wehla nenkhatimulo yaSimakadze isetikwelithempeli, baguca phansi esiyilweni bakhotsama ngetinhloko tabo tibheke phansi, bakhonta Simakadze bambonga batsi: “Akabongwe Simakadze ngebuhle bakhe, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.”
4 Inkhosi naso sonkhe sive base banikela ngemihlatjelo embikwaSimakadze.
5 Inkhosi Solomoni yanikela ngemhlatjelo wetinkhomo letatiti-22 000, netimvu letatiti-120 000 tihlangene netimbuti. Inkhosi yalinikela kanjalo-ke lithempeli laNkulunkulu, ikanye nesive.
6 Baphristi bema ngetindzawo tabo, njengobe kwenta nemaLevi, banetingubhu temculo, letatentiwe yinkhosi Davide, itentele kudvumisa Simakadze, letatiphindze tisetjentiswe nakambonga atsi: “Umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.” Malungana nemaLevi baphristi nabo babeshaya emacilongo, lapho onkhe ema-Israyeli aseme ngetinyawo.
7 Solomoni wase wehlukanisela Nkulunkulu indzawo lesekhatsi nekhatsi nesibuya lesasisembikwendlu yaSimakadze, lapho-ke ngulapho anikelela khona iminikelo yekushiswa nemafutsa eminikelo yebudlelwane, ngobe lilati lelitfusi labelakhile lalingakhoni kwetfwala leminikelo yekushiswa, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu nalamafutsa.
8 Inkhosi Solomoni yawenta kanjalo-ke lomkhosi, kwaze kwaphela emalanga lasikhombisa, sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sasikanye nayo, kungumhlangano lomkhulu, bantfu babephuma kusukela eLebo Hamathi kuze kuyewufika emfudlaleni waseGibhithe.
9 Kwatsi ngelilanga lesiphohlongo babamba lomkhulu umhlangano, ngobe bese bawugubhile umkhosi wekunikelwa kwelilati onkhe lamalanga lasikhombisa, nemkhosi sebawentile emalanga lasikhombisa ngetulu.
10 Kwatsi ngelilanga lema-23 ngenyanga yesikhombisa Solomoni wase uyabacitsa bantfu, babuyela emakhaya abo bajabule kakhulu batsakasile etinhlitiyweni tabo ngaloko lokuhle Simakadze labekwentele Davide naSolomoni kanye naso sive sakhe sema-Israyeli.
11 Watsi kube Solomoni acedze kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze kanye nesigodlo sakhe, asaphumelele nekukwenta konkhe labekufisa enhlitiyweni yakhe lapha ethempelini laSimakadze nakulesigodlo sakhe,
12 Simakadze wase uyatibonakalisa kuye ebusuku watsi: “Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho, sengitikhetsele lendzawo kutsi kube ngulona thempeli lemihlatjelo.
13 “Nangivala emazulu kuze kutsi kubete imvula, nome ngitfume sikhonyane kutsi sitewubhubhisa lelive, nome ngitfumele sifo lesibulalanako emkhatsini wesive sami,
14 nangabe sive sami lesibitwa ngelibito lami, sititfoba sithandaze kimi, sifunisise intsandvo yami, siphendvuke etindleleni taso letimbi temonakalo, ngiyakuva ngisezulwini, ngitsetselele sono saso, ngiphilise live laso.
15 Emehlo ami ayawuvuleka, netindlebe tami tilalele imikhuleko lenikelelwa kulendzawo.
16 Lelithempeli ngilikhetsile ngalehlukanisela kutsi Libito lami sale lihlala lapha phakadze naphakadze. Emehlo ami nenhlitiyo yami sekuyawuhlala kulapho kulo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
17 “Wena-ke, nangabe ungahamba embikwami ulingise uyihlo Davide, wente konkhe lengikuyala ngako, ugcine timiso tami nemitsetfo yami,
18 ngiyawusimisa sihlalo sakho sebukhosi, njengobe ngametsembisa Davide, uyihlo, ngesikhatsi ngitsi: ‘Akuyikwenteka kutsi weswele umuntfu loyawuba ngumbusi wema-Israyeli.’
19 “Kodvwa nangabe nine nigucuka nifulatsela timiso tami nemiyalo yami lenginiyale ngayo, nihambe niyewukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu nikhuleke kubo,
20 ngiyawube sengiyamsiphula Israyeli ngimsuse eveni lami, lebengimuphe lona, ngililahle nalelithempeli lesengilehlukanisele Libito lami. Ngiyakulenta libe yinhlekisa nentfo yekwedzelelwa kuto tonkhe tive.
21 Noko nome kwanyalo lelithempeli lisenesitfunti lesimatima kangaka, bonkhe labendlula ngakhona bayawumangala, batsi: ‘Simakadze uyenteleni lentfo lenjena kulelive nakulelithempeli?’
22 Bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Kungobe bamfulatsela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise, lowabakhipha eGibhithe, besuka bagugumatsa labanye bonkulunkulu, basebentela bona, babakhonta bakhuleka kubo. Nguko nje asabehlisele lenhlekelele lengaka.’ ”
1 Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengema-20 Solomoni labekakha ngayo lithempeli laSimakadze kanye nesigodlo sakhe,
2 Solomoni wabe sewuvusa lamadolobha labewaphiwe nguHiramu, wase uhlalisa kuwo sive sema-Israyeli.
3 Solomoni wase uyahamba waya eHamathi Soba, wayihlasela, wayitfumba.
4 Wachubeka wavusa neThadmori ehlane kanye nawo onkhe emadolobha latingungu labekatakhe eHamathi.
5 Wavusa iBhethi Horoni Lengenhla naLengentasi, aba ngemadolobha labiyelwe ngetibondza nemasango lanemicabo,
6 wakha kabusha neBhalathi nawo onkhe emadolobha lapho abenetingungu khona, nawo onkhe emadolobha etincola takhe, kanye newemahhashi akhe, kanye nako konkhe labefisa kukwakha eJerusalema, naseLebanoni, nakulo lonkhe lelo live labelibusa.
7 Bonkhe bantfu labebasele etiveni temaHethi, netema-Amori, netemaPheresi, netemaHivi, netemaJebhusi lababengasiwo ema-Israyeli,
8 titukulwane tabo letatisele kulelive, bonkhe labebangakabulawa ngema-Israyeli, labo-ke Solomoni wababutsa entela kutsi bahlehle kuye ngekwenta imisebenti lematima, njengobe kusenjalo nje nalamhla loku.
9 Kodvwa Solomoni akazange awente tigcili ema-Israyeli kutsi ente lemisebenti lematima, wona abengemabutfo akhe emphi, netindvuna tebaphatsi bakhe, netindvuna takhe tetincola temphi kanye netebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi.
10 Lamanye abe tindvuna letinkhulu taSolomoni letatingema-250, letatingutona teluse lamadvodza akhe.
11 Solomoni watsatsa indvodzakati yaFaro wayikhipha eDolobheni laDavide wayibeka esigodlweni labesakhele yona, ngobe watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: “Umfati wami akukafaneli kutsi ahlale endlunkhulu yaDavide, inkhosi yema-Israyeli, ngobe letindzawo lapho bekungeniswa khona libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze tingcwele.”
12 Lapha kulelilati laSimakadze labelakhile, embikwalomhubhe, Solomoni wanikela ngeminikelo yekushiswa kuSimakadze,
13 njengobe kwakumisiwe nguMosi macondzana nayo yonkhe iminikelo yemalanga onkhe, neyemaSabatha, neyekwetfwasa kwenyanga kanye neyemikhosi lemitsatfu yeminyaka leyayimisiwe, uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesingenamvubelo, neMkhosi Wemaviki kanye neMkhosi Wemadlangala.
14 Ngaloko abelandzela imiyalo yeyise Davide, wemisa ticheme tebaphristi wabaniketa nemisebenti yabo, nemaLevi kutsi ahole kubonga abuye abambisane nebaphristi kuloko lokwakudzingeka ngawo onkhe emalanga. Wabuye wabeka nabomahlalesangweni ngeticheme tabo, njengekwehlukana kwalamasango. Loko kwaba njengaloku Davide, inceku yaNkulunkulu, abeshito.
15 Abazange baphambuke emiyalweni yenkhosi lemacondzana nebaphristi nemaLevi kuko konkhe, ngisho nakuloku kwengcebo yaSimakadze.
16 Yonkhe-ke imisebenti yaSolomoni yachubeka kusukela ngalelilanga lekwabekwa ngalo sisekelo selithempeli laSimakadze laze layawuphela. Lacedzelwa kanjalo-ke lithempeli laSimakadze.
17 Ngako Solomoni wase uyahamba uya e-Esiyoni Geberi nase-Elathi ngaselusentseni lwelwandle lwase-Edomu.
18 Hiramu wamtfumelela imikhumbi leyayiholwa tindvuna takhe; lawo bekungemadvodza labenelwati lolubanti ngetaselwandle. Labo-ke bakanye nalawa akaSolomoni emadvodza, bantjweza baya e-Ofiri, babuya negolide lengetulu kwemakhilogremu lati-15 000, bakwetfula enkhosini Solomoni.
1 Indlovukazi yaseSheba yatsi kube ive ngeludvumo lwaSolomoni, yase iyeta eJerusalema yatakumvivinya ngekumbuta imibuto lelukhuni. Yefika ihamba nalolukhulu ludvwendvwe luchuba emakamela labetfwele tinandzisi nemidlidlimba yegolide kanye neyematje laligugu. Yefika kaSolomoni yakhulumisana naye ngako konkhe lokwakusengcondvweni yayo.
2 Solomoni wayiphendvula yonkhe leyo mibuto yayo. Kute ngisho namunye lowase waba lukhuni kakhulu enkhosini kutsi iwuchazele lendlovukazi.
3 Yatsi kube lendlovukazi yaseSheba ikubone konkhe loko kuhlakanipha kwenkhosi Solomoni kanye nesigodlo labesakhile,
4 nekudla labekudla etafuleni lakhe, nekuhlaliswa kwetindvuna takhe, netembatfo tetinceku takhe, netebaphatsi betindzebe takhe tekunatsa, neminikelo yekushiswa labeyenta ethempelini laSimakadze, yamangala, yaphela emandla.
5 Yakhuluma enkhosini yatsi: “Impela lombiko lengatjelwa ngawo ngiseseveni lami macondzana netintfo lophumelele kutenta kanye namacondzana nekuhlakanipha kwakho uliciniso.
6 Kodvwa angizange ngikukholwe loku bebangitjela kona, ngidzimate ngefika ngatibonela ngewami emehlo. Ngempela, loku lengitjelwe kona akusiyo ngisho nencenye yalobukhulu bakho nekuhlakanipha kwakho; loku lengikubonako kukhulu kakhulu kunaloku lengakuva ngematekelo.
7 Maye, bayajabula labantfu bakakho! Maye, tiyajabula letindvuna takakho letihlala njalo time lapha embikwakho tilalele lokuhlakanipha kwakho!
8 Akadvunyiswe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lokujabulele wadzimate wakubeka esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi kutsi ube yinkhosi ubusele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho. Ngenca yelutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu wakho ngema-Israyeli nangenshisekelo yakhe yekuwagcina emile kokuphela, ukwente waba yinkhosi yawo, kuze utewubusa ngekungakhetsi nangekulunga.”
9 Indlovukazi yase ipha inkhosi Solomoni igolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-4 000, nemidlidlimba yetinandzisi kanye nematje laligugu. Akuzange kufike tinandzisi letase taba njengaleta letake tetfulwa yindlovukazi yaseSheba enkhosini Solomoni.
10 [Emadvodza akaHiramu nalamadvodza akaSolomoni atfutsetela igolide ayisusa e-Ofiri, aletsa netingodvo te-almugi kanye nematje laligugu.
11 Inkhosi yasebentisa letingodvo te-almugi ekwakheni titebhisi telithempeli laSimakadze kanye netesigodlo, nasekwenteni emahabhu, nemalire ebahlabeli. Kute intfo lenjalo leyayike yabonwa kulo lonkhe lakaJuda.]
12 Inkhosi Solomoni yapha indlovukazi yaseSheba konkhe leyayikufisa naleyayikucelile. Inkhosi yapha indlovukazi tintfo letinyenti kakhulu kunaleto leyayite nato iphatsele inkhosi. Indlovukazi yase iyancandzeka ihamba nelibandla letimphekeleteli tayo yaya eveni lakubo.
13 Sisindvo segolide leyayiletfwa kuSolomoni ngemnyaka yayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-23 000,
14 ngaphandle kwalemitselo yebahwebi nalabatsenga batsengise. Ngisho nawo onkhe emakhosi ase-Arabiya nebabusi belive lema-Israyeli babeletsa igolide nesiliva kuSolomoni.
15 Inkhosi Solomoni yakha emahawu lamakhulu langema-200 ngegolide legcotjiwe. Lilinye lalakhiwe ngegolide legcotjiwe leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba sikhombisa.
16 Inkhosi yaphindze yakha lamanye emahawu lamancane langema-300, nawo yawakha ngegolide legcotjiwe; lilinye lalakhiwe ngegolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba matsatfu. Inkhosi yawabeka endlini yayo yeLihlatsi laseLebanoni.
17 Inkhosi yase yakha lesikhulu sihlalo sebukhosi; yasakha ngematinyo endlovu, yabe seyisembesa ngegolide lecengekile.
18 Lesihlalo sebukhosi besinetitebhisi letisitfupha, sinesenabelo segolide lesasinamatsiselwe kuso. Lapha emaceleni lesihlalo sasinekwekubeka imikhono, eceleni kwaloko naloko kwakunelibhubesi lelimile.
19 Emabhubesi lali-12 abeme kuletitebhisi, linye ngala nalelinye ngale kwesitebhisi sisinye. Kute lokufanana naloko lokwase kwentiwa ngisho nome ngukumuphi umbuso.
20 Tonkhe tindzebe taSolomoni tekunatsa tatentiwe ngegolide, nato tonkhe tintfo talapha endlini yeLihlatsi laseLebanoni tatentiwe ngegolide lecengekile. Isiliva yayingakabaluleki kakhulu ngetikhatsi taSolomoni.
21 Inkhosi yayinemikhumbi leminyenti yekuhweba elwandle; lemikhumbi yayinemadvodza akaHiramu. Kanye ngeminyaka lemitsatfu yayibuya yetfwele igolide, nesiliva, nematinyo etindlovu, netinkawu kanye netimfene.
22 Inkhosi Solomoni yaba yinkhulu ngebunjinga nangekuhlakanipha, yendlula onkhe emakhosi emhlaba.
23 Onkhe emakhosi emhlaba abefuna kuta kuSolomoni atewulalela lokuhlakanipha Nkulunkulu labekubeke enhlitiyweni yaSolomoni.
24 Umnyaka ngemnyaka, wonkhe labeta kuye abefika nesipho: tintfo letentiwe ngesiliva nangegolide, nemijiva, netikhali, netinandzisi, nemahhashi kanye neminyuzi.
25 Solomoni abenetitebele letatiti-4 000 temahhashi kanye netincola temphi, nemahhashi lati-12 000, labekugcine emadolobheni etincola temphi, kanye naseJerusalema, lapho abehlala khona.
26 Wawabusa onkhe emakhosi kusukela emfuleni, kuye eveni lemaFilisti, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseGibhithe.
27 Inkhosi yenta isiliva yandza eJerusalema, yaze yafanana nelukhetse, nemsedari waba mnyenti njengetihlahla temkhiwa etsafeni.
28 Emahhashi aSolomoni abewekutsengwa eGibhithe kanye nakulamanye emave.
29 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaSolomoni, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yaNathani, umphrofethi, nasesiphrofethweni sa-Ahiya waseShilo, nasemibonweni ya-Ido, umboniswa, mayelana naJerobowamu, umsa waNebati.
30 Solomoni wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-40, abusa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
31 Solomoni wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa edolobheni leyise Davide. Rehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Rehobowamu waya eShekhemu, lapho onkhe ema-Israyeli abebutsene khona ayekumbeka inkhosi.
2 Kwatsi kube Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, akuve loko, aseseGibhithe, lapho abebalekele khona, abalekele Solomoni, wabuya esuka eGibhithe.
3 Ngako kwabe sekulandvwa Jerobowamu, yena kanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli baya kuRehobowamu, befika kuye batsi:
4 “Uyihlo abesetfwese lijoko lelimatima kakhulu, manje-ke wena sinciphisele lomtfwalo lomatima nalelijoko lelimatima labelibeke etikwetfu; tsine sitakukhonta.”
5 Rehobowamu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nibobuya lapha kimi emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.” Ngako-ke sive sesuka sahamba.
6 Inkhosi Rehobowamu yahamba yayawutsatsisa kubantfu labadzala lababekadze basebenta neyise Solomoni aseyinkhosi, yafike yabuta yatsi: “Nine ningangeluleka kutsi ngibaphendvule ngitsini labantfu?”
7 Laba labadzala bamphendvula batsi: “Nangabe wena utawuba nemusa kulabantfu, ubajabulise, ubanike imphendvulo labayifunako, bayawuhlala batisebenti takho.”
8 Kodvwa Rehobowamu wasilahla leseluleko salabantfu labadzala lababemeluleke ngaso, wahamba wayawubuta kulabasha, bontsanga yakhe, lababetinceku takhe.
9 Wababuta watsi: “Nine-ke sitsini senu seluleko? Singabaphendvula sitsini labantfu labatsi kimi: ‘Cekisa lelijoko lesaletfweswa nguyihlo’?”
10 Lamajaha labebontsanga yakhe amphendvula atsi: “Khuluma kulabantfu labatsite kuwe: ‘Uyihlo wasetfwesa umtfwalo losindzako, kodvwa wena wente ube lula,’ batjele utsi: ‘Cikilicane wami mukhulu kunelukhalo lwababe.
11 Babe wanetfwesa lijoko lelimatima, mine-ke ngitalenta libe matima kakhulu. Babe abenibhacabula ngetiswebhu, mine-ke ngitanibhacabula ngetiswebhu letinetipikili.’ ”
12 Kwaphela emalanga lamatsatfu, Jerobowamu nesive sonkhe babuyela kuRehobowamu, njengobe phela inkhosi beyishito kutsi babobuya emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.
13 Inkhosi yabaphendvula ngelulaka, yalahla leseluleko salabadzala,
14 yalandzela seluleko sabontsanga yayo, yatsi: “Babe wanetfwesa umtfwalo lowesindzako, mine-ke ngitawengeta, unisindze kakhulu kunakucala. Babe abenibhacabula ngetiswebhu; mine ngitanibhacabula ngetiswebhu letinetipikili.”
15 Ngako inkhosi ayizange isilalele sive, ngobe kwakuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu kutsi kwenteke ngalendlela, kuze kugcwaliseke livi laSimakadze labelikhulume kuJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, nga-Ahiya waseShilo.
16 Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sibone kutsi inkhosi ayisilaleli sicelo saso, sakhuluma enkhosini satsi: “Sinabudlelwane buni naDavide? Sinasabelo sini nemsa waJese? Emathendeni enu, ma-Israyeli! Tibone kucedza, wena muti waDavide!” Ngako ema-Israyeli esuka onkhe atibuyelela emathendeni awo.
17 Kodvwa Rehobowamu wachubeka wabusa etikwawo onkhe lawo ma-Israyeli labehlala emadolobheni akaJuda.
18 Inkhosi Rehobowamu watfumela Adoniramu labeyindvuna yalababentiswa imisebenti lematima, kodvwa ema-Israyeli amtselekela, amgcoba ngematje, waze wafa. Noko inkhosi Rehobowamu yaphumelela kugibela encoleni yayo yemphi, yabaleka yacondza eJerusalema.
19 Ngako ema-Israyeli solomane yesuka ngalelo langa alwisana nendlu yakaDavide kuze kube ngulamuhla.
1 Watsi kube efike eJerusalema Rehobowamu, wabutsa yonkhe indlu yakaJuda neyakaBhenjamini, libutfo lelalinemadvodza lati-180 000, tihlabani todvwa, wahlomisa imphi yekuhlasela indlu yaka-Israyeli, kuze batewubuyisela umbuso kuyeRehobowamu.
2 Kodvwa kwefika livi laSimakadze kuShemaya, umuntfu waNkulunkulu, latsi:
3 “Tjela Rehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni, inkhosi yakaJuda, nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli akaJuda newakaBhenjamini, utsi:
4 ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ningakhuphuki kuyakulwa nabomnakenu. Hambani niye emakhaya enu nonkhe, ngobe loku kungumuno wami.’ ” Ngako balilalela livi laSimakadze babuyela emakhaya abo, bangabe basaya kuyauhlasela Jerobowamu.
5 Rehobowamu wahlala eJerusalema, wakha emadolobha latinqaba kaJuda:
6 iBhetlehema, ne-Etamu, neThekhowa,
7 neBhethi Suri, neSokho, ne-Adulamu,
8 neGathi, neMaresha, neZifu,
9 ne-Adorayimu, neLakhishi, ne-Azekha,
10 neSora, ne-Ayaloni kanye neHebroni. Lawa-ke bekungemadolobha lakhiwa aba tinqaba kulakaJuda nelakaBhenjamini.
11 Wawakhisisa wawacinisa, wase ubeka netindvuna kuwo, kwabekwa kuwo kudla, nemafutsa emncumo kanye neliwayini.
12 Wabeka emahawu netikhali kuwo onkhe lamadolobha, wawenta acina kakhulu. Ngako lakaJuda nelakaBhenjamini aba ngaphansi kwakhe.
13 Baphristi nemaLevi ato tonkhe tifundza tema-Israyeli, basekela Rehobowamu.
14 EmaLevi adzimate ashiya onkhe emadlelo awo nemafa awo, aya kaJuda naseJerusalema, ngobe Jerobowamu kanye nemadvodzana akhe abesavele abacoshile ekutseni babe baphristi baSimakadze.
15 Wavele watibekela baphristi bakhe betindzawo letiphakeme nebetithico labetentile tinesimo sembuti nelinkhonyane.
16 Bonkhe bantfu baleso naleso sive saka-Israyeli lababebeke tinhlitiyo tabo ekufuneni Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, balandzela emaLevi baya eJerusalema kuyawunikela imihlatjelo kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise.
17 Bacinisa umbuso wakaJuda, basekela Rehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni, iminyaka lemitsatfu, solomane bahamba etindleleni taDavide naSolomoni ngaso sonkhe leso sikhatsi.
18 Rehobowamu watsatsa Mahalathi, indvodzakati yaJerimothi, umsa waDavide, unina wayo kungu-Abihayili, indvodzakati ya-Eliyabe, umsa waJese.
19 Wamtalela emadvodzana: boJewushe, naShemariya kanye naZahamu.
20 Rehobowamu wabe sewutsatsa Makha, indvodzakati ya-Absalomu, lowamtalela bo-Abiya, na-Athayi, naZiza, naShelomithi.
21 Rehobowamu watsandza Makha, indvodzakati ya-Absalomu, kwendlula onkhe emakhosikati kanye netingani takhe. Emakhosikati akhe abeli-18 asawonkhe, tingani takhe tatingema-60, anemadvodzana langema-28 nemadvodzakati langema-60.
22 Rehobowamu wabeka Abiya, umsa waMakha, kutsi abe ngumtfwanenkhosi lomkhulu kulabomnakabo, entela kutsi abe yinkhosi emvakwakhe.
23 Wavele wenta kuhlakanipha ngekutsi lamadvodzana akhe awasakatele kuto tonkhe tifundza takaJuda netakaBhenjamini, nakuwo onkhe lamadolobha latinqaba. Wawabela kudla lokunyenti, wawatsatsela nebafati labanyenti.
1 Watsi kube Rehobowamu atinte ebukhosini acine, yena nema-Israyeli onkhe bawulahla umtsetfo waSimakadze.
2 Njengobe base besukile kuSimakadze, Shishaki, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, wahlasela iJerusalema ngemnyaka wesihlanu wekubusa kwenkhosi Rehobowamu.
3 Abehlome ngetincola temphi letiyi-1 200, nebagibeli bemahhashi labati-60 000; nemasotja labephume nawo eGibhithe abengenakubalwa: kungemaLibhiya, nemaSukhi kanye nameKushe.
4 Watfumba lamadolobha akaJuda latinqaba, waze wefika eJerusalema.
5 Umphrofethi Shemaya weta kuRehobowamu nakubaholi bakaJuda lababehlanganele eJerusalema ngenca yekwesaba Shishaki, wafike wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ningilahlile, nami-ke senginiyekelela kuShishaki.’ ”
6 Baholi baka-Israyeli kanye nenkhosi batitfoba batsi: “Simakadze ulungile.”
7 Watsi kube Simakadze abone kutsi bayatitfoba, livi laSimakadze lefika kuShemaya, latsi: “Njengobe naku sebatitfobile, ngingeke ngisababhubhisa, kodvwa ngitawusheshe ngibaphe inkhululeko. Intfukutselo yami ngingeke ngisayitfululela etikweJerusalema ngaShishaki.
8 Noko, batawuba ngaphansi kwakhe, khona batewufundza umehluko emkhatsini wekukhonta mine nekukhonta emakhosi alamanye emave.”
9 Watsi kube Shishaki, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, ahlasele iJerusalema, watfumba yonkhe ingcebo yasethempelini laSimakadze neyasesigodlweni. Watsatsa konkhe, ngisho nemahawu egolide labentiwe nguSolomoni.
10 Ngako Rehobowamu, inkhosi, wenta emahawu elitfusi kutekutsatsa sikhundla salawa egolide, wase uwetfula esandleni setindvuna tabogadzi basekungeneni kwesigodlo.
11 Njalo nje inkhosi nayiya ethempelini laSimakadze, labogadzi babehamba nayo baphetse lamahawu, bese kutsi emvakwaloko bawabuyisele emuva endlini yabogadzi.
12 Njengobe abesatitfobile, intfukutselo yaSimakadze yagucuka, akazange abhujiswe. Ngempela kwaba khona lokuhle kaJuda.
13 Rehobowamu, inkhosi, watinta eJerusalema waba yinkhosi sibili. Abeneminyaka lengema-41 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-17, lidolobha Simakadze labelikhetsile emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive taka-Israyeli kutsi abeke kulo Libito lakhe. Libito lenina bekunguNama, awesive sema-Amoni.
14 Rehobowamu wenta lokubi, ngobe inhlitiyo yakhe yayingakunaki kufunisisa Simakadze.
15 Imininingwane ngekubusa kwaRehobowamu, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, ibhaliwe emilandvweni yaShemaya, umphrofethi, na-Ido, umboniswa, lapho kubhalwe khona tonkhe titukulwane ngekulandzelana kwato. Kwaba nekulwa lokwakungapheli emkhatsini waRehobowamu naJerobowamu.
16 Rehobowamu wakhotsama, wafihlwa eDolobheni laDavide. Abiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Ngemnyaka weli-18, Jerobowamu abusa ka-Israyeli, kaJuda kwabekwa Abiya, waba yinkhosi.
2 Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lemitsatfu. Libito lenina bekunguMakha, indvodzakati ya-Uriyeli waseGibeya. Kwakunekulwa emkhatsini wa-Abiya naJerobowamu.
3 Abiya wahloma waya emphini anemasotja lati-400 000, tingwazi todvwa, kantsi Jerobowamu abevive ngemiswahla yemasotja lati-800 000.
4 Abiya wemisa eNtsabeni iSemarayimu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, wamemeta watsi: “Jerobowamu nani nonkhe sive saka-Israyeli, lalelani kimi!
5 Anati yini kutsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, bukhosi baka-Israyeli wabunika Davide kanye netitukulwane takhe ngesivumelwane seluswayi, lesingeke sephulwe, kuze kube phakadze naphakadze?
6 Noko Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, indvuna yaSolomoni, umsa waDavide, wase uvukela inkhosi yakhe.
7 Lamanye emavukelambuso, langemadvodza lamabi, ahambisana naye amsekela avukela Rehobowamu, umsa waSolomoni, asesemncane, angakatinti, futsi naye asengakacini kutsi angemelana nabo.
8 “Nyalo senitimisele kuphambana nembuso waSimakadze, losetandleni tetitukulwane taDavide. Vele, nine mabutfo lamakhulu kabi, kantsi futsi ninalamatfole egolide lenentelwa wona nguJerobowamu kutsi abe tithico tenu.
9 Kodvwa anizange yini nibacoshe baphristi baSimakadze, emadvodzana a-Aroni, nemaLevi, nase nitibekela baphristi benu nenta njengobe tive talamanye emave tenta? Ngulowo nalowo lota kutekutinikela nekwehlukaniselwa aphetse inkunzana netihhanca letisikhombisa angaba ngumphristi waleto tithico tenu.
10 “Tsine-ke, Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wetfu, kantsi futsi sisengakamlahli. Baphristi labakhonta Simakadze kusengabo bona labo labangemadvodzana a-Aroni, nalababasitako kusengawo emaLevi.
11 Onkhe emalanga ekuseni nantsambama banikela kuSimakadze ngeminikelo yekushiswa nangemphepho lenuka kamnandzi. Balungisa sinkhwa etikwelitafula lelihlantekile ngekwemtsetfo, bakhanyise tibane letiselutsini lwegolide njalo nje ntsambama. Siyayigcina yonkhe imitsetfo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Kodvwa nine senimlahlile.
12 Nkulunkulu unatsi, yena ungumholi wetfu. Baphristi bakhe labaphetse emacilongo abo batakuwashaya, khona sitekulwa nani. Madvodza aka-Israyeli, ningalwi naSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyihlo, ngobe ningeke niphumelele.”
13 Jerobowamu abesatfumele lamanye emasotja kutsi ayekuvimbetela lena ngemuva, khona kutawutsi ngesikhatsi bakaJuda basabheke ngakuye, lamasotja abe abavimbetela ngale ngemuva.
14 BakaJuda bagucuka babona kutsi bese bahlaselwa ngembili nangemuva. Base bakhala kuSimakadze. Baphristi bashaya emacilongo abo,
15 kwatsi emadvodza akaJuda amemeta kutsi kuhlaselwe. Kwatsi kuloko kumemeta kwabo Nkulunkulu wacosha Jerobowamu nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli abalekela Abiya nemaJuda.
16 Ema-Israyeli abalekela emaJuda; Nkulunkulu wawanikela etandleni tebakaJuda.
17 Abiya kanye nemasotja akhe behlula ema-Israyeli kakhulu, kangangekutsi kwaze kwafa ema-Israyeli, emadvodza elikhetselo, lati-500 000.
18 Ema-Israyeli ehlulwa kanjalo, kwatsi bakaJuda bancoba, ngobe babencike kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu waboyise.
19 Abiya wacosha Jerobowamu, wadzimate watfumba emadolobha iBetheli, neJeshana, ne-Efroni kanye nemiti yawo.
20 Jerobowamu akazange aphindze abe nemandla ngesikhatsi kusabusa Abiya kaJuda. Simakadze wamshaya, wafa.
21 Kodvwa Abiya wakhula waba nemandla. Watsatsa bafati labali-14, watala emadvodzana langema-22 nemadvodzakati lali-16.
22 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Abiya kanye naloko lakwenta nalabekukhuluma, kubhaliwe emlandvweni wemphrofethi Ido.
1 Abiya wakhotsama, wafihlwa eDolobheni laDavide. Asa, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe; ngesikhatsi sakhe Asa kwaba nekuthula iminyaka lelishumi.
2 Asa wenta lokuhle nalokulungile emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.
3 Wesusa onkhe emalati etive kanye netindzawo letiphakeme, wabhidlita nematje lababetsi angcwele, wagawula netinsika ta-Ashera.
4 Wayala sonkhe sive sakaJuda kutsi sifunisise Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise, nekutsi silalele imitsetfo nemiyalo yakhe.
5 Wesusa tindzawo letiphakeme nemalati emphepho kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda, nembuso waba nekuthula ngesikhatsi kusabusa yena.
6 Wakha emadolobha latinqaba kulo lonkhe lakaJuda, njengobe live lalisenekuthula. Kute labehlaselana naye ngaleso sikhatsi, ngobe Simakadze abemuphe kuphumula.
7 Wakhuluma nesive sonkhe sakaJuda, watsi: “Asiwakhe lamadolobha, sakhe netibondza letiwatungeletako, nemibhoshongo nemasango kanye nemicabo. Lelive kusengeletfu, ngobe siyentile intsandvo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Simfunile, yena wase usipha kuthula yonkhe indzawo.” Ngako bavele bachubeka nekwakha, bachuma.
8 Asa abenembutfo lowawunemasotja lati-300 000 akaJuda, ahlome ngemahawu lamakhulu kanye netikhali; emasotja akaBhenjamini wona abeti-280 000, wona ahlome ngemahawu lamancane kanye nebutjoki. Onkhe lamasotja bekutihlabani cobo lwato.
9 Zera, umKushe, waviva ngembutfo lomkhulu wayawubahlasela kanye netincola temphi letingema-300, beta baze befika eMaresha.
10 Asa waphuma wayawumhlangabeta, batsatsa tindzawo tabo tekulwa eSihosheni saseSefatha, eceleni kweMaresha.
11 Asa wakhala kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, watsi: “Hawu, Simakadze, kute lofanana nawe ngekusita lote emandla umvikele kulonemandla. Sisite, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngobe setsembele kuwe, futsi site kutekulwa nalemphi lenkhulu kangaka, ngobe setsembele ebitweni lakho. Awu, Simakadze, wena unguNkulunkulu wetfu; ungavumeli muntfu kutsi akuncobe.”
12 Simakadze washaya wancoba emaKushe embikwa-Asa nebakaJuda. EmaKushe abaleka,
13 Asa nemabutfo akhe bawacosha baze bayakuwabeka eGerari. Kwafa emaKushe lamanyenti kakhulu kangangekutsi akazange aphindze abe nemandla ekulwa; ehlulwa embikwaSimakadze nemabutfo akhe. Emadvodza akaJuda etfwala imphango lenkhulu kabi.
14 Abhidlita onkhe emadolobha labekakhelene neGerari, ngobe lulaka lwaSimakadze lwalwehlele etikwawo. Awaphanga onkhe lawo madolobha, ngobe abenemphango lenkhulu.
15 Aphindze ahlasela netinkambu tebelusi, atfumba imihlambi lemikhulu yetimvu, netimbuti kanye nemakamela. Ancandzeka abuyela eJerusalema.
1 Moya waNkulunkulu wehlela ku-Azariya, umsa wa-Odedi.
2 Wahamba waya kuyawuhlangana nenkhosi Asa, wafike kuye watsi: “Lalela lapha kimi, nkhosi Asa, nani nonkhe nine bakaJuda nebakaBhenjamini. Simakadze unani, uma ninaye. Nanimfuna, nitamtfola, kodvwa nanimlahla, naye uyakunilahla.
3 Sesikhatsi lesidze baka-Israyeli bate Nkulunkulu loliciniso, bate umphristi wekufundzisa, bate ngisho nemtsetfo.
4 Kodvwa ekuhluphekeni kwabo bancandzeka babuyela kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, bamfuna bamtfola.
5 Ngalawo malanga bekuyingoti kuhambahamba, ngobe tonkhe takhamiti talamave tatinebuyaluyalu lobukhulu.
6 Leso naleso sive sasincotjwa ngulesinye sive, lidolobha lincotjwe ngulelinye, ngobe Nkulunkulu abebahlupha ngato tonkhe tinhlobo tetinhlupheko.
7 Kodvwa nine cinani, ningalilahli litsemba, ngobe umsebenti wenu utakuba nemvuzo.”
8 Watsi kube Asa aweve lamavi kanye nesiphrofetho sa-Azariya, umsa wa-Odedi, umphrofethi, wema sibindzi. Watisusa tonkhe tithico letatisinengiso eveni lonkhe lakaJuda nelakaBhenjamini, nakuwo onkhe emadolobha labewatfumbile etintsabeni taka-Efrayimu. Walakha kabusha nelilati laSimakadze lelalakhiwe embikwemhubhe welithempeli laSimakadze.
9 Wabe sewuhlanganisa sonkhe sive sakaJuda nesakaBhenjamini kanye nebantfu baka-Efrayimu, nebakaManase, kanye nebakaSimeyoni labebahlala kulombuso wakhe, ngobe phela bantfu labanyenti babete ngakuye besuka ka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi babona kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe abengakuye.
10 Bahlanganela eJerusalema enyangeni yesitsatfu emnyakeni weli-15 wekubusa kwa-Asa.
11 Ngaleso sikhatsi banikela kuSimakadze tinkhomo letingema-700, netimvu netimbuti letiti-7 000 letatiphangwe etimphini.
12 Bangena esivumelwaneni sekufuna Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise, ngenhlitiyo yabo yonkhe nangemphefumulo wabo wonkhe.
13 Bonkhe labo bebangafuni kufuna Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, bebatakubulawa, labancane nalabakhulu, emadvodza nebafati.
14 Benta sifungo kuSimakadze ngekuhalalisa lokukhulu, nekumemeta, nangekushaywa kwemacilongo, netimpalampala.
15 Bonkhe bakaJuda basijabulela lesifungo, ngobe babesifunge ngenhlitiyo yabo yonkhe. Bafunisisa Simakadze, bamtfola. Ngako Simakadze wabanika kuphumula ndzawana tonkhana.
16 Inkhosi Asa yaphindze yehlisa gogo wayo, Makha, esikhundleni sebundlovukazi, ngobe abakhe insika ya-Ashera leyayisinengiso. Asa wageca lensika wayijuba ticucu, wayishisela eSigodzini saseKhidroni.
17 Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico ka-Israyeli, noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze ekuphileni kwakhe konkhe.
18 Wangenisa ethempelini laNkulunkulu isiliva negolide kanye netintfo letatinikelwe nguye baneyise.
19 Kwabate kulwa, kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wema-35 wekubusa kwa-Asa.
1 Ngemnyaka wema-36 wekubusa kwa-Asa, Bhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wakhuphuka wayawuhlasela Juda, wakha iRama, yaba lidolobha leliyinqaba, entela kutsi kubete namunye lophumako nalongenako eveni laka-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda.
2 Asa wase ukhipha yonkhe isiliva negolide leyayibekwe engcebeni yasethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni sakhe, wakutfumela kuBheni Hadadi, inkhosi yaseSiriya, leyayihlala eDamaseko.
3 Watsi: “Akube nesivumelwane emkhatsini wetfu sobabili, njengobe sasikhona emkhatsini wababe neyihlo. Ngikutfumelela isiliva negolide. Manje-ke, yephula sivumelwane sakho naBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kuze esuke kimi.”
4 Bheni Hadadi wayivumela inkhosi Asa, watfumela tindvuna takhe temabutfo kutsi tiyewuhlasela emadolobha aka-Israyeli. Tancoba, tatfumba i-Ijoni, neDani, ne-Abela Mayimu, kanye nawo onkhe emadolobha latingungu akaNaftali.
5 Kwatsi kube Bhasha akuve loko, wayekela kwakha iRama, wawushiya phansi umsebenti wakhe.
6 Inkhosi Asa yahamba nawo onkhe emadvodza akaJuda, beta eRama batfutsa ematje netingodvo letatisetjentiswa nguBhasha. Wakha ngako iGeba neMispa.
7 Ngaleso sikhatsi Hanani, umboniswa, weta ku-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Njengobe wetsembele enkhosini yaseSiriya, esikhundleni sekwetsembela kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, umbutfo waseSiriya sewukushiyile wakubalekela.
8 EmaKushe nemaLibhiya abengesiyo yini imphi lenemandla nalenetincola letinyenti nebagibeli bemahhashi labanyenti? Noko watsi kube wetsembele kuSimakadze, Simakadze wase ubanikela esandleni sakho.
9 Ngobe emehlo aSimakadze abuka emhlabeni wonkhe kucinisa labo labatinhlitiyo tabo titinikele kuye ngalokuphelele. Wena wente intfo lebulima kakhulu, kusukela manje utakulwa timphi siphelane.”
10 Asa wamtfukutselela lomboniswa ngenca yaloko; watfukutsela wagaya tiboti, waze wamfaka ejele. Ngasona leso sikhatsi Asa wabaphatsa ngencindzetelo lenesihluku labanye bantfu.
11 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Asa, kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, ibhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda newaka-Israyeli.
12 Emnyakeni wema-39 wekubusa kwakhe Asa tinyawo takhe tase tiyachwala. Kwala nome lesifo sesimcinisela, noko akazange afune lusito lwaSimakadze; esikhundleni saloko wafunana nelusito lwetinyanga kuphela.
13 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wema-41 wekubusa kwakhe Asa wakhotsama.
14 Wafihlwa ethuneni labetakhele lona eDolobheni laDavide. Bamfaka eluhlakeni lolwalufakwe imitsi yekugcina sidvumbu, bafaka netinhlobonhlobo temakha, base babasa imbutfuma yemlilo yekumlilela.
1 Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Asa, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe; waticinisa kutsi atewuba nemandla ekubhekana nebaka-Israyeli.
2 Wemisa emasotja kuwo onkhe emadolobha latinqaba kaJuda, wemisa emabutfo kaJuda nasemadolobheni aka-Efrayimu labetfunjwe nguyise Asa.
3 Simakadze abenaJehoshafati, ngobe abehamba etindleleni taDavide, uyise, labehamba kuto ebusheni bakhe. Akazange abute indlela kuboBhali,
4 kodvwa wabuta kuNkulunkulu weyise, walandzela imiyalo yakhe esikhundleni sekulandzela bubi lobabentiwa baka-Israyeli.
5 Simakadze watintisa umbuso ngaphansi kwesandla sakhe; bonkhe bakaJuda baletsa tipho kuJehoshafati, kangangekutsi wanjinga kakhulu waba neludvumo.
6 Inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele etindleleni taSimakadze, ngetulu kwaloko wesusa tonkhe tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico kanye netinsika ta-Ashera kaJuda.
7 Emnyakeni wesitsatfu ekubuseni kwakhe watfuma tindvuna takhe boBheni Hayili, na-Obadiya, naZakhariya, naNethaneli kanye naMikhaya kutsi tifundzise emadolobheni akaJuda.
8 Tatikanye nemaLevi latsite: boShemaya, naNethaniya, naZebadiya, na-Asaheli, naShemiramothi, naJehonathani, na-Adoniya, naThobiya kanye naThobi Adoniya, nebaphristi bo-Elishama naJehoramu.
9 Babehamba baphetse incwadzi yemtsetfo waSimakadze, bawufundzisa kulo lonkhe lakaJuda; bawangenela onkhe emadolobha akaJuda bafundzisa bantfu.
10 Kwesaba Simakadze kwehlela yonkhe imibuso yemave labekhelene nelakaJuda kangangekutsi ayizange seyimhlasele Jehoshafati.
11 Lamanye emaFilisti aletsa kuJehoshafati tipho nesiliva lekwakutetfulo; ema-Arabu amupha imihlambi yetihhanca letatiti-7 700, netimbuti letatiti-7 700.
12 Jehoshafati waya ngekuya wakhula kuba nemandla; wakha tinqaba nemadolobha latingungu kaJuda,
13 waba nekudla lokunyenti lokwakugciniwe emadolobheni akaJuda. Lapha eJerusalema abemise bonsukuwansuku bemachawe emphi.
14 Bunyenti bawo ngekwemindeni yawo babume kanje: KaJuda kwakunetindvuna tetinkhulungwane: Adna abeyindvuna yemachawe emphi lati-300 000.
15 Wesibili bekunguJehohanani labeyindvuna yemachawe emphi lati-280 000.
16 Wesitsatfu bekungu-Amasiya, umsa waZikhri, lowatinikela kutsi akhonte Simakadze ngemachawe emphi lati-200 000.
17 KaBhenjamini bekume kanje: Eliyada, labesihlabani selisotja, yena abenemadvodza lati-200 000 labehlome ngebutjoki nangemahawu.
18 Wesibili bekunguJehozabadi labenemadvodza lati-180 000 labehlomele imphi.
19 Lawa bekungemadvodza labekhonta inkhosi, ngaphandle kwalawo labewamise emadolobheni latinqaba kulo lonkhe lakaJuda.
1 Jehoshafati abenjinge kakhulu futsi advumile, wase utihlobanisa na-Ahabi ngemshado.
2 Emvakweminyaka wewuka wayawubonana na-Ahabi eSamariya. Ahabi wahlabisa yena kanye nalabantfu labehamba nabo timvu letinyenti kanye netinkhomo letinyenti, wase uyamfuca kutsi ahlasele iRamothi Gileyadi.
3 Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wabuta Jehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, watsi: “Ungahamba yini nami siyekulwa neRamothi Gileyadi?” Jehoshafati wamphendvula, watsi: “Mine ngifanana nawe, bantfu bami banjengebantfu bakho, sitawuhamba nawe siyewuhlasela.”
4 Kodvwa Jehoshafati wachubeka wakhuluma enkhosini yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Cala kucala ufune seluleko saSimakadze.”
5 Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yase ibutsela ndzawonye baphrofethi lababengaba ngema-400, emadvodza odvwa, yababuta yatsi: “Singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?” Baphendvula batsi: “Hamba, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
6 Kodvwa Jehoshafati wabuta watsi: “Sekute yini lomunye umphrofethi waSimakadze lapha lesingabuta kuye?”
7 Inkhosi Ahabi yaphendvula Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Usekhona munye lesingabuta ngaye kuSimakadze, kodvwa ngiyamenyanya, ngobe akaze nje aphrofethe lokuhle ngami, kodvwa uphrofetha lokubi kodvwa. NguMikhaya, umsa waJimla.” Jehoshafati waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi ayikafaneli kukusho loko.”
8 Ngako Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase ubita lomunye wetindvuna takhe, watsi: “Landza Mikhaya, umsa waJimla, masinyane.”
9 Babegcoke imijiva yabo yebukhosi bo-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, banaJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, bahleti etihlalweni tabo tebukhosi, bahleti ebaleni lekubhulela kolo, eceleni kwelisango lelingena eSamariya; bonkhe baphrofethi bebaphrofetha embikwabo.
10 Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, yena abesente timphondvo tensimbi, wamemeta atsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Ngaleti utawuhlaba emaSiriya aze afe aphele.’ ”
11 Bonkhe-ke nalaba labanye baphrofethi babekhuluma intfo yinye, batsi: “Hlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, uyehlule. Ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
12 Lesigijimi lebesilandze Mikhaya samhlebela, simdvonsa ngendlebe, satsi: “Buka la, njengendvodza yinye laba labanye baphrofethi baphrofethe imphumelelo yenkhosi Ahabi. Ngako-ke nawe emavi akho abovumelana newalaba labanye, ukhulume lokuhle.”
13 Kodvwa Mikhaya waphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, ngitamtjela loko Nkulunkulu wami lakushoko kuphela.”
14 Watsi kube efike, inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Mikhaya, singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?” Mikhaya waphendvula watsi: “Hlasela uncobe, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela esandleni sakho.”
15 Inkhosi Ahabi yatsi kuye: “Ngitakutjela kangaki kutsi ungangitjeli lutfo lolunye ngaphandle kweliciniso egameni laSimakadze?”
16 Mikhaya wase uyaphendvula, watsi: “Ngibone onkhe ema-Israyeli ahlakatekile etintsabeni njengetimvu letite umelusi; Simakadze watsi: ‘Labantfu abanamelusi. Nguloyo akatibuyelele ekhaya lakhe ngekuthula.’ ”
17 Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi kuJehoshafati: “Angikakutjeli-ke kutsi kute lokuhle langahle akuphrofethe ngami, kodvwa lokubi kuphela?”
18 Mikhaya wachubeka watsi: “Ngako-ke lalela livi laSimakadze: Ngabona Simakadze ahleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi, nayo yonkhe imphi yasezulwini ime ngakuye ngesekudla sakhe nangesancele.
19 Simakadze watsi: ‘Ngubani lotasihungela Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kutsi ayewuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi atiyele yena ekufeni kwakhe?’ “Lomunye waphakamisa loku, lomunye waphakamisa lokwa.
20 Ekugcineni kwesuka umoya, weta wema embikwaSimakadze watsi: ‘Mine ngitamhunga.’ “Simakadze wawubuta watsi: ‘Kanjani?’
21 “Umoya waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngiyawuphuma ngibe ngumoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakhe.’ “Simakadze watsi: ‘Cha, wena-ke utawuphumelela kumhunga nembala. Hamba, wente njalo.’
22 “Ngako-ke Simakadze ubeke umoya wemanga emlonyeni walabaphrofethi bakho. Simakadze ukulungiselele sehlakalo kutsi sikwehlele.”
23 Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, wasukuma wafumba Mikhaya ngemphama ebusweni, atsi: “LoMoya waSimakadze uhambe ngakuphi, nawusuka kimi uyewukhuluma kuwe?”
24 Mikhaya waphendvula watsi: “Loko uyawukubona ukwati, mhlazana uhamba sewuyawubhaca ekamelweni lelisekhatsi.”
25 Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase ukhipha umyalo watsi: “Tsatsani Mikhaya nimbuyisele emuva ku-Amoni, indvuna yelidolobha, nakuJowashi, indvodzana yenkhosi,
26 nitsi: ‘Inkhosi itsi: Valelani nangu umuntfu esitokisini ningamniki lutfo ngaphandle kwesinkhwa nemanti, ngize ngibuye ngiphephile.’ ”
27 Mikhaya watsi: “Nawungahle nje ubuye uphephile, Simakadze utawube akaze wakhuluma ngami.” Wachubeka watsi: “Nonkhe nine tive, wanakeni lamavi ami!”
28 Ngako-ke Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kanye naJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, base bayakhuphuka baya eRamothi Gileyadi.
29 Ahabi wakhuluma kuJehoshafati, watsi: “Mine ngitawungena emkhatsini wemabutfo ngiphice umkhondvo, kodvwa wena ungatigcoka tingubo takho tebukhosi.” Ngako Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase uphica umkhondvo wangena emkhatsini wemabutfo agcoke letinye tingubo.
30 Inkhosi yaseSiriya beyiyale tindvuna tayo tetincola temphi, yatsi: “Nine ningalwi namuntfu lomunye, nome mncane nome mkhulu, nicondzane kuphela nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli.”
31 Letindvuna tetincola temphi tatsi natibona Jehoshafati, tacabanga tatsi: “Ngiyo inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.” Ngako tagucukela kuye tiyakumhlasela, kodvwa watsi Jehoshafati nakakhala amemeta, Simakadze wamsita. Nkulunkulu wabakhweshisa kuye,
32 ngobe letindvuna tetincola temphi tatsi kube tibone kutsi akasiyo lenkhosi yaka-Israyeli, tase tiyayekela kumcosha.
33 Kodvwa lomunye wantsala butjoki bakhe wajijimeta, kwagwazeka Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, emahlanganweni etembatfo takhe tensimbi letatimvikela. Inkhosi Ahabi wakhuluma kuloloshayela incola yakhe yemphi, watsi: “Jikisa incola, ungikhiphe lapha emkhatsini wemabutfo. Sengilimele.”
34 Lonkhe lelo langa imphi yayibambene etulu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yatisekela yatitintisa encoleni yayo, ibhekene nemaSiriya kwaze kwaba ngukusihlwa. Kwatsi kusihlwa inkhosi Ahabi yafa.
1 Watsi kube Jehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, ancandzeke aphephile, nakefika esigodlweni sakhe eJerusalema,
2 Jehu, umboniswa, umsa waHanani, waphuma wafike wakhuluma enkhosini, watsi: “Wena ukubona kulungile yini kutsi usite lababi nekutsi utsandze labo labatondza Simakadze? Ngenca yaleso sento sakho intfukutselo yaSimakadze isetikwakho.
3 Kodvwa nome kunjalo, kukhona lokuhle kuwe, ngobe utisusile tinsika ta-Ashera kulelive, watimisela enhlitiyweni yakho kufuna Nkulunkulu.”
4 Nome Jehoshafati abehlala eJerusalema, kodvwa abevame kuhambahamba emkhatsini webantfu kusuka eBherisheba eningizimu, kuye etintsabeni telive laka-Efrayimu enyakatfo, ayewukhutsata bantfu kutsi babuyele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabokhokho babo.
5 Wabeka behluleli eveni lonkhe kuwo onkhe emadolobha latinqaba akaJuda,
6 wabayala watsi: “Lenikwentako nibokucabangisisa, ngobe lomsebenti wekwehlulela leniwentako aniwenteli umuntfu kodvwa nentela Simakadze, lonani ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nanikhipha sigwebo.
7 Ngako yesabani Simakadze, nehlulele ngekunakekela lokukhulu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu akanako kungalungi, akakhetsi muntfu, futsi akadizelwa.”
8 Ngisho naseJerusalema Jehoshafati wabeka lamanye emaLevi, nebaphristi kanye nebaholi bemindeni yaka-Israyeli kutsi basebentise umtsetfo waSimakadze nekutsi balamule imibango yalababehlala khona eJerusalema.
9 Wabanika umyalo watsi: “Lomsebenti wenu kufanele niwente ngekwesaba Simakadze, konkhe lenikwentako nikwente ngekwetsembeka nangenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe.
10 Kulelo nalelo cala leliletfwe kini liphuma kusakhamuti salamadolobha, nome ngabe lekucitsa ingati nome ngabe lekwephula umtsetfo, nemiyalo kanye netimiso, kufanele nibeluleke kutsi bangoni kuSimakadze; ngaphandle kwaloko intfukutselo yaSimakadze itakwehlela kini nakubomnakenu. Nibokwenta loko, khona ningetikona.
11 “Amariya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, nguye lotanengamela nonkhe kunome yini lephatselene naSimakadze, bese kutsi Zebadiya, umsa wa-Ishmayeli, umholi wesive sakaJuda, anengamele kunome yini lemacondzana nenkhosi. EmaLevi wona umsebenti wawo kutakuba kubukisisa kufezeka kwetincumo tonkhe. Banini nesibindzi, shangatsi naSimakadze angaba nalabo labenta lokuhle.”
1 Kwatsi emvakwesikhatsi emaMowabi nema-Amoni kanye nebangani bawo emaMehuni, bahloma bayawuhlasela Jehoshafati.
2 Lamanye emadvodza eta atawutjela Jehoshafati atsi: “Kukhona imphi lenkhulu lephuma ka-Edomu ngesheya kweLwandle Lweluswayi itewuhlasela wena. Loku sikhuluma nje, iklamele eHasasoni Thamari.” Leyo bekuyi-Eni Gedi.
3 Jehoshafati wetfuka, wase uyawuthandaza kuSimakadze acela kucondziswa nguye, wamemetela kuzila kudla kulo lonkhe lakaJuda.
4 Sonkhe sive sakaJuda sahlangana ndzawonye satawucela lusito kuSimakadze; yebo, savele satseleka siphuma kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda kutawumcela.
5 Jehoshafati wasukuma wema embikwesive sakaJuda nesaseJerusalema, ethempelini laSimakadze embikwelibala lelisha,
6 watsi: “Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho, wena awusiye yini Nkulunkulu losezulwini? Ubusa yonkhe imibuso yetive temhlaba. Emandla nemagunya kusesandleni sakho, futsi kute longamelana nawe.
7 Awu, Nkulunkulu wetfu, awuzange yini uticoshe letive letatihlala kulendzawo sive sakho ema-Israyeli sisengakefiki, wase uyinika situkulwane sa-Abrahama, umngani wakho, ibe yaso kuze kube phakadze.
8 Letitukulwane setakhile kulelive, taze takha ngisho nelithempeli lekuhlala Libito lakho, titsi:
9 ‘Nasehlelwa yinhlekelele, kungaba yinkemba yekwehlulela nome sifo lesibulalanako nome yindlala, siyakuma embikwakho kulelithempeli lelineLibito lakho, sikhale kuwe siselusizini lwetfu, wena uyakusiva usisindzise.’
10 Kodvwa-ke nyalo nankha lamadvodza aka-Amoni, newakaMowabi, newaseNtsabeni iSeyiri, live labo longavumanga kutsi baka-Israyeli balihlasele nabaphuma eGibhithe. Ngako bavele babayekela bangete bababhubhisa.
11 Ase ubuke nje, sebasibonga ngalokubi ngekutsi batewusicosha kulelive lakho lowasipha lona kutsi libe lifa letfu.
12 Awu, Nkulunkulu wetfu, ungeke ubehlulele yini? Ngobe tsine site emandla ekubhekana nalemphi lenkhulu kangaka letewusihlasela. Asati kutsi kufanele senteni, kodvwa emehlo etfu abuke kuwe.”
13 Onkhe emadvodza akaJuda kanye nabomkawo, nebantfwana, netinswane bema embikwaSimakadze.
14 Moya waSimakadze wehlela kuJahaziyeli, umsa waZakhariya, umsa waBhenaya, umsa waJeyiyeli, umsa waMathaniya, umLevi, labewesitukulwane sa-Asafa, asemile kulelo bandla.
15 Wakhuluma watsi: “Lalela, nkhosi Jehoshafati, nilalele nani nonkhe lenihlala kaJuda naseJerusalema! Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze kini, utsi: ‘Ningesabi, futsi ningaphelelwa nangemandla ngenca yalemphi lenkhulu kangaka. Ngobe kulwa akusiko kwenu, kodvwa kwaNkulunkulu.
16 Kusasa shucani nehle niyewubahlasela. Batawube bakhwela eMsahweni waSisi, nine nitawubakhandza elusentseni lwesihosha eHlane laseJeruweli.
17 Singeke sibe khona sidzingo sekuyilwa lemphi. Tihleleni, nime ngetindzawo tenu; manini nicine nitewubona kusindzisa kwaSimakadze, nine bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema. Ningesabi, futsi ningapheli emandla. Kusasa loku lokusako, phumani niyewubhekana nabo, naSimakadze utawuba nani.’ ”
18 Jehoshafati wakhotsama, abhekise buso bakhe phansi, nabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema bawa phansi embikwaSimakadze bakhonta.
19 Kwase kutsi lamanye emaLevi langemaKhohati nemaKhora asukuma advumisa Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngelivi lelikhulu.
20 Ekuseni ngeluvivi baphuma bacondza eHlane laseThekhowa. Batsi basaphuma, Jehoshafati wasukuma watsi: “Lalelani lapha kimi, nine bakaJuda nani sive saseJerusalema; kholwani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, nitawusimama. Kholwani loko lokushiwo baphrofethi bakhe, nitawuphumelela.”
21 Emvakwaloko kukhuluma kwakhe nebantfu, Jehoshafati wakhetsa emadvodza kutsi ahlabele kuSimakadze advumise inkhatimulo yebungcwele bakhe, asahamba ahola emabutfo, atsi: “Bongani Simakadze, ngobe umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.”
22 Batsi basacala kuhlabela nekudvumisa Simakadze, Simakadze wawavimbetela emadvodza aka-Amoni, newakaMowabi kanye newaseNtsabeni iSeyiri, labesangenele live lakaJuda; avele ehlulwa.
23 Emadvodza aka-Amoni newakaMowabi atselekela lawa aseNtsabeni iSeyiri kutsi atekuwabulala awacedze nya. Atsi kube acedze kubulala lawa aseSeyiri, ajika abulalana odvwa.
24 Emadvodza akaJuda atsi kube efike endzaweni leyayengamele lelihlane, nabuka lamabutfo labeyimphi lenkhulu, akhangwa tidvumbu tilucaca phansi; kute namunye labephunyulile.
25 Ngako Jehoshafati kanye nemadvodza akakhe bahamba bayawutitapela imphango, batfola kuyo ingcebo lenyenti netimphahla letinyenti tekwembatsa kanye netimphahla letinelinani lelikhulu, baze behluleka nekutetfwala tonkhe. Imphango yaba yinyenti kangangekutsi kwatsatsa emalanga lamatsatfu kuyibutsa bayicedze yonkhe.
26 Ngelilanga lesine bahlanganela eSihosheni saseBherakha, lapho badvumisa khona Simakadze. Nguko nje lendzawo yabeseyibitwa ngekutsi Sihosha saseBherakha kuze kube ngulamuhla.
27 Kwase kutsi onkhe emadvodza akaJuda newaseJerusalema ancandzeka abuyela eJerusalema, aholwa nguye Jehoshafati, ajabula, ngobe Simakadze abebancobele titsa tabo.
28 Bangena eJerusalema bacondza ethempelini laSimakadze bashaya emahabhu, netingitali kanye nemacilongo.
29 Kwesaba Nkulunkulu kwehlela yonkhe imibuso yalawo mave, ngesikhatsi tive tiva kutsi Simakadze walwa kanjani netitsa tema-Israyeli.
30 Umbuso waJehoshafati waba nekuthula, ngobe Nkulunkulu abesamnike kuphumula ndzawana tonkhana letatimtungeletile.
31 Jehoshafati waba yinkhosi yakaJuda asaneminyaka lengema-35 budzala. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-25. Libito lenina bekungu-Azubha, indvodzakati yaShilhi.
32 Jehoshafati wahamba etinyatselweni teyise Asa, akazange aphambuke kuto, wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze.
33 Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico akazange atisuse, ngako bantfu tinhlitiyo tabo babengakatibeki kuNkulunkulu waboyise.
34 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwenkhosi Jehoshafati kusukela ekucaleni kuze kube ngusekugcineni, ibhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yaJehu, umsa waHanani, lapho kubhalwe khona imilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
35 Emvakwaloko Jehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, wakha buhlobo na-Ahaziya, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, labekhohlakele kabi ngebubi.
36 Bavumelana kutsi bakhe imikhumbi yekuhweba. Yatsi kube yakhiwe e-Esiyoni Geberi,
37 Eliyezeri, umsa waDodavahu, waseMaresha, waphrofetha kuJehoshafati, watsi: “Njengobe sewutihlanganise na-Ahaziya, Simakadze utakubhubhisa konkhe lose ukwentile.” Lemikhumbi yavele yephuka yehluleka kuyawuhweba.
1 Jehoshafati wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa emadlizeni aboyisemkhulu, eDolobheni lakaDavide; Jehoramu, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
2 BomnakaboJehoramu, emadvodzana aJeshoshafati, bekubo-Azariya, naJehiyeli, naZakhariya, na-Azariyahu, naMikhayeli, naShefathiya. Onkhe-ke lawo bekubomsa waJehoshafati, inkhosi yaka-Juda.
3 Uyise abebaphe tipho letinyenti tegolide netesiliva netintfo letiligugu kakhulu kanye nemadolobha latinqaba akaJuda, kodvwa umbuso wawupha Jehoramu, njengobe kwakungulona tubulo lakhe.
4 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jehoramu atinta kahle esihlalweni sebukhosi seyise, wabulala bonkhe bomnakabo ngenkemba kanye naletinye tikhulu taka-Israyeli.
5 Jehoramu abeneminyaka lengema-32, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi; wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lesiphohlongo.
6 Wahamba etinyatselweni temakhosi aka-Israyeli, njengobe kwakwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi, yena-ke washada nendvodzakati ya-Ahabi. Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
7 Noko ngenca yesivumelwane Simakadze labesente naDavide, Simakadze abengakatimiseli kuyibhubhisa indlu yakaDavide. Abetsembisile kutsi uyawutigcinela sibane endlini yakaDavide kuze kube nguphakadze naphakadze.
8 Ngesikhatsi saJehoramu baka-Edomu bavukela bakaJuda, base batibekela yabo inkhosi.
9 Ngako Jehoramu wahamba waya khona kanye netindvuna takhe nato tonkhe tincola takhe temphi. Baka-Edomu bamvimbetela naletindvuna takhe netincola takhe temphi, kodvwa wavuka waphulukundlela ebusuku.
10 Kuze kube ngulamuhla naloku baka-Edomu seloku bayiphuma balwisana nebakaJuda. Ngasona leso sikhatsi nebakaLibna bavuka umbhejazane, bavukela Jehoramu, ngobe Jehoramu abesafulatsele Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
11 Abesakhe netindzawo letiphakeme etintsabeni takaJuda, wabangela bantfu baseJerusalema kutsi baphinge ngekukhonta tithico, wedukisa sive sakaJuda.
12 Jehoramu watfola incwadzi leyayiphuma kumphrofethi Elija itsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Davide, utsi: ‘Awukahambi etinyatselweni teyihlo Jehoshafati neta-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda.
13 Kodvwa usuke wahamba ngetindlela temakhosi aka-Israyeli, uholele sive semaJuda nesaseJerusalema ekutseni siphinge ngekukhonta tithico, njengobe kwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi. Futsi ujabhalate bomnakenu, bantfu bengati yeyihlo, emadvodza labencono kakhulu kunawe.
14 Manje-ke Simakadze sewutabahlasela labantfu bakakho, emadvodzana akho, nebafati bakho, nako konkhe nje lokubitwa ngelibito lakho, utakushaya, akwehlisele lenkhulu inhlekelele.
15 Kwawena nje cobo lwakho utawugulela kufa, uphatfwe sifo lesingelapheki sekuphuma kancane kancane kwematfumbu lasanetilondza.’ ”
16 Simakadze wavusa butsa emkhatsini waJehoramu netive temaFilisti nema-Arabu labehlala edvutane nemaKushe.
17 Bahlasela lakaJuda balingenela, batfumba tonkhe timphahla labatikhandza esigodlweni senkhosi, batfumba nemadvodzana ayo nebafati bayo, akuzange kusale ngisho nayinye indvodzana kuyo ngaphandle kwa-Ahaziya labengutfunjana aluswane.
18 Emvakwako konkhe loko, Simakadze washaya Jehoramu ngesifo lesingelapheki setibilini.
19 Kuleso sikhatsi, ekupheleni kwemnyaka wesibili, ngenca yaleso sifo ematfumbu akhe aphumela ngaphandle, wafa ngebuhlungu lobukhulu. Sive sakhe asizange simbasele ngisho nemlilo wekumhlonipha, njengobe sasentele boyisemkhulu.
20 Jehoramu abeneminyaka lengema-32, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lesiphohlongo, wase uyakhotsama, kwabate ngisho namunye loweva buhlungu ngaloko; wafihlwa eDolobheni laDavide, noko hhayi emadlizeni emakhosi.
1 Bantfu baseJerusalema babeka Ahaziya, litfunjana laJehoramu, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni seyise, njengobe phela bahlaseli lababehamba nema-Arabu, bangena enkambu babulala bonkhe bomnakabo labadzala. Ngako Ahaziya, umsa waJehoramu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
2 Ahaziya abeneminyaka lengema-22 budzala, nakacala kubusa; wabusela eJerusalema umnyaka waba munye. Libito lenina bekungu-Athaliya, umntfwanemntfwana-Omri.
3 Ahaziya naye wahamba etinyatselweni tebendlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe unina wamkhutsata ekwenteni lokubi.
4 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe emvakwekufa kweyise base baba beluleki bakhe, bamyisa ekuweni kwakhe.
5 Wabuye wahamba ngeteluleko tabo, nakahamba naJoramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kutsi ayekulwa naHazayeli, inkhosi yaseSiriya, eRamothi Gileyadi. EmaSiriya amlimata Joramu,
6 ngako wancandzeka wabuyela eJezreyeli kuze ayewuphotisela khona emanceba lawatfola emphini yaseRamothi, lapho bebalwela khona naHazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya. Ahaziya-ke, umsa waJehoramu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wase uyehla waya eJezreyeli ayawuvusela Joramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, njengobe abegwaziwe anemanceba.
7 Ngekuvakasha kwa-Ahaziya kuya kuJoramu, Nkulunkulu wehlisela kuwa ku-Ahaziya. Watsi nakefika Ahaziya, waphuma kanye naJoramu wayawuhlangabeta Jehu, umsa waNimshi, labegcotjwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abhubhise indlu yaka-Ahabi.
8 Watsi Jehu asematasatasa nekubhubhisa indlu yaka-Ahabi, watfola tiphatsimandla takaJuda nemadvodzana etihlobo ta-Ahaziya labenakekela Ahaziya, wefika Jehu wababulala bonkhe.
9 Wase uyahamba wayawutfungatsa Ahaziya, lamadvodza akakhe ambhadzama asebhace eSamariya. Ambamba amletsa kuJehu, wafike wabulawa. Base bayamfihla, ngobe babetsi: “Abengumsa waJehoshafati lowafuna Simakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe.” Ngako kwasala kungasenamuntfu endlini yaka-Ahaziya labengaba nemandla lenele kuphatsa umbuso.
10 Athaliya, unabo-Ahaziya, watsi kube abone kutsi indvodzana yakhe seyifile, wachubeka wabulala bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi bakaJuda.
11 Kodvwa Jehosheba, indvodzakati yenkhosi Jehoramu, watsatsa Jowashi, umsa wa-Ahaziya, wamuba, wamsusa emkhatsini walaba labanye bantfwabenkhosi labese batawubulawa. Wamtsatsa wayakumbhacisa kanye nesidzandzane sakhe ekamelweni lekulala, ngobe Jehosheba, indvodzakati yenkhosi Jehoramu, lebengumfati wemphristi Jehoyada, abengudzadzewabo-Ahaziya. Wamfihla-ke lomntfwana ku-Athaliya kuze kutsi angambulali.
12 Wahlala nabo abhaciswe ethempelini laNkulunkulu iminyaka lesitfupha ngesikhatsi kusabusa Athaliya eveni.
1 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesikhombisa Jehoyada waticinisa emandla, wenta sivumelwane netindvuna temakhulu: bo-Azariya, umsa waJerohamu, na-Ishmayeli, umsa waJehohanani, na-Azariya, umsa wa-Obedi, naMaseya, umsa wa-Adaya, na-Elishafati, umsa waZikhri.
2 Balihamba lonkhe lakaJuda, bahambe babutsa emaLevi kanye netinhloko temindeni yema-Israyeli kuwo onkhe emadolobha. Batsi nabefika eJerusalema,
3 lonkhe lelo bandla lenta sivumelwane kanye nenkhosi yalo lisethempelini laNkulunkulu. Jehoyada wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Bukani, nayi indvodzana yenkhosi! Ngiyo letawubusa, njengobe Simakadze etsembisa mayelana netitukulwane taDavide.
4 “Manje-ke, naku lokufanele nikwente: Laba labayincenye yesitsatfu kini nine baphristi nemaLevi, labangena emsebentini ngemaSabatha kufanele nicize kahle lapha eminyango,
5 labanye labayincenye yesitsatfu kini bayewuciza esigodlweni, bese kutsi labanye labayincenye yesitsatfu bayewuciza eSangweni Lesisekelo. Onkhe-ke lawa lamanye emadvodza atawuba lapha etibuyeni telithempeli laSimakadze.
6 Kute muntfu lotawungena ethempelini laSimakadze ngaphandle kwebaphristi nemaLevi labasemsebentini. Bona-ke bangangena, ngobe bahlanjululiwe, kodvwa bonkhe labanye babogcina imiyalo yaSimakadze yekutsi akufanele kungene labanye.
7 EmaLevi kufanele atihlele wona asingatse inkhosi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza iphatse tayo tikhali ngesandla. Nome ngubani longena ethempelini kufanele abulawe. Kufanele nihlale nisedvutane nenkhosi, nome ngukuphi lapho iya khona.”
8 EmaLevi nawo onkhe emadvodza akaJuda enta njengobe Jehoyada, umphristi, abeshito. Nguloyo naloyo watsatsa akakhe emadvodza, labo lababengena emsebentini ngemaSabatha, nalabo lababephuma emsebentini ngemaSabatha, ngobe Jehoyada, umphristi, abengakakhululi ngisho nasinye kuleticheme.
9 Wase uhlomisa letindvuna ngetikhali nangemahawu lamakhulu nalamancane labengewaDavide, inkhosi, ahlala ethempelini laNkulunkulu.
10 Wawahlela kahle onkhe lawo madvodza awemisa ngetindzawo tawo, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza ibambe tikhali tayo ngesandla, asingatse inkhosi, edvute nelilati kanye nelithempeli, kusukela ngaseningizimu kuze kuyewufika ngasenyakatfo kwelithempeli.
11 BoJehoyada nemadvodzana akhe base bakhipha lomntfwanenkhosi, bametfwesa umchele webukhosi, bamnika incwadzi yesivumelwane, bamemetela kutsi uyinkhosi. Bamgcoba, base bayamemeta batsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi!”
12 Watsi Athaliya kube eve lomsindvo webantfu labebagijima bahalalisela inkhosi, wase uya kubo ethempelini laSimakadze.
13 Watsi uyabuka, wabona nanso inkhosi ime eceleni kwensika yayo emnyango, tindvuna nebashayi bemacilongo babesingatse inkhosi, bonkhe bantfu belive bajabula bashaya emacilongo, nebahlabeli baphetse tingubhu, bahamba embili, bahola ngetibongo. Ngako Athaliya wadzabula tingubo takhe, wamemeta watsi: “Ngemavukelambuso! Ngemavukelambuso!”
14 Jehoyada, umphristi, watfumela tindvuna temakhulu letatiphetse leticheme, watsi kuto: “Mkhipheni lapha emkhatsini weticheme, nibagwaze ngenkemba bonkhe labo labamlandzelako.” Ngobe umphristi abetsite: “Ningambulaleli ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.”
15 Ngako bambhadzama nje, nakatsi bona aphume ngeLisango Lelihhashi khona njalo emabaleni asesigodlweni, bambulalela khona lapho.
16 Jehoyada wase wenta sivumelwane sekutsi yena, nesive, nenkhosi bayawuba sive saSimakadze.
17 Bonkhe bantfu besukela lithempeli laBhali balibhidlita, badzilita nemalati akhe kanye naletithico, kwaba tincetu, baphindze babulala naMathani, umphristi waBhali, bambulalela embikwalamalati.
18 Jehoyada wase ubeka baphristi lababengemaLevi kutsi kube ngubona bengameli belithempeli laSimakadze, Davide labebeke kubo umsebenti ethempelini kutsi betfule umnikelo wekushiswa kuSimakadze njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, ngekujabula nangekuhlabela, njengobe kwakushito Davide.
19 Wase umisa bomahlalesangweni emasangweni elithempeli laSimakadze, kuze kutsi kubete namunye longcolile nome ngaluphi luhlobo longangena.
20 Wabutsa tindvuna temakhulu nebahlonishwa, nebaholi besive kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakulelo live, wehlisa inkhosi ethempelini laSimakadze. Bashuca bayawungena esigodlweni ngelisango langasenhla, bahlalisa inkhosi esihlalweni sebukhosi.
21 Sonkhe sive sajabula. Lidolobha laba nekuthula, ngobe phela Athaliya abesabulewe ngenkemba.
1 Jowashi abeneminyaka lesikhombisa budzala ngesikhatsi acala kubusa, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-40. Libito lenina bekunguSibiya waseBherisheba.
2 Jowashi wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi semphristi Jehoyada.
3 Jehoyada wamtsatsela bafati lababili, watala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
4 Kwatsi emvakwaloko Jowashi wase utimisela kuvusa lithempeli laSimakadze.
5 Wabutsa baphristi nemaLevi watsi kubo: “Hambani niye emadolobheni akaJuda nibutse imali lekufanele iletfwe ngema-Israyeli yonkhe iminyaka ibe yekuvusetela lithempeli laNkulunkulu wenu. Loko kwenteni masinyane.” Kodvwa emaLevi akazange asheshe akwente loko.
6 Ngako inkhosi yabita Jehoyada, umPhristi Lomkhulu, yatsi kuye: “Awukawatjeli ngani emaLevi kutsi aletse umtselo lophuma kaJuda naseJerusalema lowasungulwa nguMosi, inceku yaSimakadze, kanye nenhlanganiso yema-Israyeli kutsi ube welithende lebufakazi?”
7 Emadvodzana alesihlangananhloko semfati lesasingu-Athaliya abegcekeze ethempelini laSimakadze, aze asebentisa ngisho naletimphahla talo letingcwele ekukhonteni boBhali.
8 Inkhosi yayala kutsi kwakhiwe libhokisi lemnikelo libekwe ngaphandle kwelisango lelithempeli laSimakadze.
9 Kwakhishwa simemetelo kaJuda naseJerusalema kutsi kufanele baletse kuSimakadze imitselo leyayisungulwe nguMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, kuma-Israyeli ehlane.
10 Tonkhe tindvuna naso sonkhe sive baletsa iminikelo yabo ngekujabula, bayifaka kulelibhokisi lemnikelo, laze lagcwala.
11 Kwakutsi njalo nje lelibhokisi lemnikelo naliletfwa ngemaLevi etindvuneni tenkhosi, kubonakala kutsi kunencumbi yemali, mabhalane wenkhosi nendvuna yemPhristi Lomkhulu bese bayeta batekulitfulula balibuyisele endzaweni yalo. Loko bakwenta sikhatsi lesidze, baze babutsa tindvodla temali.
12 Inkhosi kanye nemphristi Jehoyada bayinika lamadvodza labebhekene nalomsebenti wekwakha lithempeli laSimakadze. Bacasha lababeka ematje nebabati kutsi bavuse lithempeli laSimakadze, bacasha nalabakha ngetinsimbi nangelitfusi kutsi bavusetele lithempeli.
13 Lamadvodza labebhekene nalomsebenti abekhutsele kakhulu, nalokuvusetelwa kwachubeka ngemandla etandleni tabo. Balivusa kabusha lithempeli laNkulunkulu, laba njengaloku lalivele limisiwe kwasekucaleni, balicinisa kabusha.
14 Batsi nase bacedze wonkhe lomsebenti, base bamikisa lemali leyayisele enkhosini nakuJehoyada; ngaleyo mali kwakhiwa timphahla tasethempelini laSimakadze: tintfo tekukhonta neteminikelo yekushiswa, netingwembe, naletinye nje tintfo letatakhiwe ngegolide nangesiliva. Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwaJehoyada iminikelo yekushiswa yayetfulwa njalo nje ethempelini laSimakadze.
15 Jehoyada abesamdzala kakhulu, asagugile, wafa asaneminyaka leli-130.
16 Wangcwatjwa emadlizeni emakhosi eDolobheni laDavide ngenca yebuhle labebentile ka-Israyeli, abentela Nkulunkulu nelithempeli lakhe.
17 Kwatsi emvakwekufa kwaJehoyada, tindvuna takaJuda teta kutawuvusela enkhosini, yafike yatilalela.
18 Balishiya lithempeli laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, bakhonta tinsika tabo-Ashera netithico. Ngenca yalelo cala labo lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwehlela etikwaJuda nasetikweJerusalema.
19 Kwala nome Nkulunkulu asatfumela baphrofethi kulesive sakhe basiyala kutsi sibuyele kuye, nome babebacwayisa ngetindlela letehlukene, kodvwa abazange babalalele.
20 Ngako Moya waNkulunkulu wehlela kuZakhariya, umsa waJehoyada, umphristi. Wasukuma wema embikwesive watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu, utsi: ‘Aniyilaleli ngani imiyalo yaSimakadze? Ngeke niphumelele. Njengobe nimfulatsela Simakadze, naye sewunifulatsele.’ ”
21 Kodvwa besuka bamakhela luzungu, inkhosi yatsi abambulale; nembala bamgcoba ngematje bambulalela esibuyeni lesingekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.
22 Inkhosi Jowashi ayizange iwukhumbule umusa leyayiwentelwe nguyise waZakhariya, labenguJehoyada, yesuka yabulala umsa wakhe. Zakhariya watsi nase alayela, asafa watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angasibona lesento senu anivuze ngaso.”
23 Kwatsi nase kungusentfwasahlobo emabutfo aseSiriya ashuca ayawuhlasela Jowashi, efika kulakaJuda naseJerusalema, abulala bonkhe baholi besive. Atfumela yonkhe lemphango enkhosini yawo eDamaseko.
24 Nome emaSiriya abete nemabutfo lambalwa kutawuhlasela, Simakadze wanikela etandleni tawo emabutfo lamanyenti. Loko wakwenta, ngobe Juda abesamlahlile Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, sigwebo sehliselwa etikwaJowashi.
25 Ngesikhatsi emaSiriya ancandzeka, ashiya Jowashi atingotingoti emanceba. Tindvuna takhe naye tamakhela luzungu, ngekutsi wabulala umsa waJehoyada, umphristi, nato tamenta silo sengubo, tambulalela embhedzeni wakhe. Wafa kanjalo-ke, wase ufihlwa eDolobheni laDavide, hhayi kodvwa emadlizeni alamanye emakhosi.
26 Laba labenta loluzungu bekuboZabadi, umsa waShimeyathi, umfati wase-Amoni, naJehozabadi, umsa waShimrithi, umfati waseMowabi.
27 Umlandvo wemadvodzana aJowashi, netiphrofetho letinyenti ngaye, nemlandvo wekuvusa kwakhe kabusha lithempeli laNkulunkulu ubhaliwe enchasiselweni yetincwadzi temilandvo yemakhosi. Amasiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Amasiya abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala ngesikhatsi abekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-29. Libito lenina bekunguJehoyadini waseJerusalema.
2 Wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, kodvwa, hhayi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe.
3 Kwatsi umbuso nase ucinile esandleni sakhe, wase ubulala letindvuna letatisontse uyise labeyinkhosi.
4 Noko akazange awabulale emadvodzana ato, kodvwa wenta njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni, encwadzini yaMosi, lapho Simakadze ayala khona, watsi: “Boyise abayikubulawa ngenca yebantfwababo, kanjalo nebantfwana abayikubulawa ngenca yaboyise; nguloyo muntfu uyawufela takhe tono.”
5 Amasiya wabita sonkhe sive sakaJuda, wasimisa njengekwetindlu taso, phansi kwetindvuna tetinkhulungwane netemakhulu kulo lonkhe lakaJuda nelakaBhenjamini. Wase ubala bonkhe lababeneminyaka lengema-20 nalengetulu, wakhandza kutsi babengemadvodza lati-300 000, emajaha labengalungela kulwa imphi, labengakhona kuhloma ngesikhali nangelihawu.
6 Wachubeka wacasha letinye tingwazi taka-Israyeli letatiti-100 000, waticasha ngesiliva lengemakhilogremu lati-3 400.
7 Kodvwa kwefika umuntfu waNkulunkulu kuye, watsi: “Awu, nkhosi, lamabutfo aka-Israyeli akukafaneli kutsi ashuce kanye nawe, ngobe Simakadze akasekho ka-Israyeli, akasekho nakumunye webantfwana baka-Efrayimu.
8 Nome bewungahamba uyewuhlasela ngesibindzi emphini, Nkulunkulu uyawukwehlula embikwetitsa takho, ngobe Nkulunkulu unemandla ekusita newekwehlulekisa.”
9 Amasiya wabuta lomuntfu waNkulunkulu, watsi: “Kepha sekutakwentiwa njani ngalesiliva lengemakhilogremu lati-3 400 lesengiyikhokhele lamabutfo ema-Israyeli?” Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu waphendvula watsi: “Simakadze angakunika lokunyenti kakhulu kunaloko.”
10 Ngako Amasiya wase uyawacitsa lamabutfo emphi labesabutsene lapha kuye esuka kulaka-Efrayimu, watsi akabuyele emakhaya. Emabutfo abatfukutselela bakaJuda, ahamba atsetsa asabuyela emakhaya.
11 Amasiya waticinisa emandla, wahola emabutfo akhe wacondza eSigodzini Seluswayi, lapho afike wabulala emadvodza aseSeyiri lati-10 000.
12 Emabutfo akaJuda nawo atfumba emadvodza lati-10 000, awatsatsa aphila, enyuka nawo intsaba, aze efika esicongweni, ase awajikijela phansi, aye asaphateka aba ticucu.
13 Ngaleso sikhatsi lamabutfo labesacitfwe ngu-Amasiya, awalela kutsi nawo ayilwe lemphi yabo, abese asuse lolukhulu lutfuli abhidlita emadolobha akaJuda kusukela eSamariya kuyewuma ngeBhethi Horoni. Lamabutfo abulala labati-3 000, abutsa imphango lenyenti ahamba nayo.
14 Watsi Amasiya nakabuya kuyawubulala baka-Edomu, wabuya netithico tebantfu baseSeyiri, wafike watimisa taba tithico takhe, wakhotsama embikwato, washisa imihlatjelo embikwato.
15 Lulaka lwaSimakadze lwamvutsela Amasiya, Simakadze watfumela umphrofethi ku-Amasiya, wafike watsi: “Utifunelani letithico talabantfu letehluleke nekusindzisa bantfu bato esandleni sakho?”
16 Watsi asakhuluma lomphrofethi, inkhosi yamjuba lulwimi yatsi: “Sesikubeke kutsi ube ngumeluleki wenkhosi yini wena? Thula! Ulahleka phansi khona nyalo!” Lomphrofethi wathula, kodvwa waloyela watsi: “Manje ngiyati kutsi Nkulunkulu sewumise kutsi akubulale, ngobe wente loku, wangete wasitsatsa seluleko sami.”
17 Emvakwekuba Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, asatsintsene nebeluleki bakhe, wacela insayeya kuJehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, umsa waJehu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Wota sitewubhekana buso nebuso.”
18 Kodvwa Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, waphendvula Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, watsi: “Sihlahla sesitfwetfwe saseLebanoni satfumela umlayeto kumsedari waseLebanoni, lotsi: ‘Yendzisela umsa wami lentfombi yakakho.’ Kwase kusuka silwane sesiganga saseLebanoni seta satawugcobagcoba lesihlahla sesitfwetfwe ngetinselo taso.
19 Utitjela kutsi njengobe wehlule baka-Edomu nje, sewulutfo, sewuyatigabatisa. Wena hlala phansi lapho kakho. Utibitelelani kuhlupheka, utidvonsele wena kuwa kwakho, kanye nekwesive sonkhe sakaJuda?”
20 Kodvwa Amasiya akazange atsandze kulalela, Nkulunkulu abesakulungisile kutsi abanikele etandleni tetitsa tabo, ngobe babefune lusito etithicweni tase-Edomu.
21 Ngako Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wahlasela. Jehoyashi na-Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, babhekana buso nebuso emphini yaseBhethi Shemeshi kulakaJuda.
22 Juda weyiswa baka-Israyeli, kwaba nguleyo naleyo ndvodza yabalekela ekhaya kayo.
23 Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wabamba Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, umsa waJowashi, labetalwa ngu-Ahaziya, wamtfumba eBhethi Shemeshi. Jehoyashi wase umyisa eJerusalema, wafike wadzilita lubondza lolwalutungelete iJerusalema kusukela eSangweni laka-Efrayimu kuze kuyewufika eSangweni Lelikona, indzawo leyayingemamitha labengaba li-180 budze.
24 Watsatsa yonkhe igolide nesiliva, nato tonkhe timphahla latikhandza ethempelini laNkulunkulu, letatisesandleni sa-Obedi Edomu kanye nengcebo yasesigodlweni, watfumba nebatfunjwa lababetibambiso, wabuyela nako eSamariya.
25 Amasiya, umsa waJowashi, inkhosi yakaJuda, waphila iminyaka leli-15 emvakwekufa kwaJehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
26 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Amasiya kusukela ekucaleni kuye ekugcineni, ibhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda newaka-Israyeli.
27 Kusukela ngesikhatsi lajika ngaso Amasiya ekulandzeleni Simakadze, bakha luzungu ngaye eJerusalema, wase uyabaleka waya eLakhishi, kodvwa batfumela emadvodza amcosha, afike ambulalela khona eLakhishi.
28 Wabuya asetfwelwe ngelihhashi watawufihlwa emadlizeni aboyisemkhulu eDolobheni lakaJuda.
1 Bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda base batsatsa Uziya labeneminyaka leli-16 budzala, bambeka inkhosi esikhundleni seyise, Amasiya.
2 Nguye lowakha kabusha i-Elathi wayibuyisela kaJuda, emvakwekufa kweyise Amasiya.
3 Uziya abeneminyaka leli-16 budzala, ngesikhatsi abekwa kuba yinkhosi yakaJuda, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-52. Libito lenina bekunguJekoliya waseJerusalema.
4 Uziya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Amasiya abentile.
5 Wafuna Nkulunkulu ngemalanga ekuphila kwaZakhariya, lowamfundzisa kwesaba Nkulunkulu. Ngesikhatsi asafuna Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wamupha imphumelelo.
6 Wahamba wayakulwa nemaFilisti, wabhidlita tibondza taseGathi, netaseJabne kanye netase-Ashdodi. Wase wakha kabusha emadolobha labesedvutane ne-Ashdodi nakuletinye tindzawo emkhatsini wemaFilisti.
7 Nkulunkulu wamsita ekuhlaseleni kwakhe emaFilisti nema-Arabu labehlala eGuri Bhali, wamsita nasekuhlaseleni emaMehuni.
8 Ema-Amoni aletsa tetfulo ku-Uziya, ludvumo lwakhe lwandza lwaze lwefika khashane eminyeleni yaseGibhithe, ngobe abesanemandla kakhulu.
9 Uziya wakha imibhoshongo eJerusalema eSangweni Lelikona, naseSangweni Lesigodzi kanye nasegunjini lelubondza, wayenta yaba yinqaba.
10 Waphindze wakha leminye imibhoshongo ehlane, wemba nemitfombo leminyenti, ngobe abefuye kakhulu, abenemihlambi leminyenti emaceleni etintsaba kanye nasematsafeni. Abenebantfu lababemsebentela emasimini, nasetivinini takhe etintsabeni kanye nasetindzaweni letivundzile, ngobe abetitsandza tekulima.
11 Uziya abenemabutfo labececeshwe kakhulu, alungele kuphuma ngeticheme ngebunyenti bawo njengekubutfwa kwawo nguJeyiyeli, labengumabhalane, naMaseya, indvuna leyayingaphansi kwaHananiya, lomunye wetindvuna tenkhosi.
12 Baholi bemindeni sebabonkhe lababehola lamabutfo babeti-2 600.
13 Bona babehola emadvodza emphi lati-307 500 labececeshelwe kulwa timphi, bangemabutfo lanemandla ekusekela nekuvikela inkhosi etitseni tayo.
14 Onkhe lamabutfo akhe Uziya abewalungisele emahawu, netikhali, netimphantitje, nemabhantji emphi, nebutjoki kanye nematje etidubulelo.
15 Lapha eJerusalema wakha imishini leyayisungulwe bochwepheshe kutsi isetjentiswe emibhoshongweni nasemakoneni ekuvimba titsa ngekudubula butjoki iphindze igicitele khona ematje lamakhulu. Wadvuma, waba nemandla, watiwa yonkhe indzawo, ngenca yekutsi Nkulunkulu nguye lowamsita ngalokumangalisako, waze waba nemandla.
16 Kodvwa kwatsi kube Uziya abe nemandla, kutiphakamisa kwakhe kwamdvonsela ekuweni. Akazange etsembeke kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe; wangena ethempelini laSimakadze washisa imphepho elatini lemphepho.
17 Azariya, umphristi, kanye nalabanye baphristi baSimakadze lababenesibindzi lababengema-80 bamlandzela bangena.
18 Babhekana naye batsi: “Akukafaneli kutsi wena Uziya ushise imphepho kuSimakadze. Loko kufanele kwentiwe baphristi, titukulwane ta-Aroni, labehlukaniselwe kutsi bashise imphepho. Suka lapha endzaweni lengcwele, ngobe wonile kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu, ngobe awusenaso sibusiso sakhe.”
19 Uziya labephetse sitja semphepho esandleni sakhe, asalungele kushisa lemphepho, watfukutsela. Watsi asatfukutselele labaphristi embikwalelilati lemphepho ethempelini laSimakadze, wamilwa sifo lesisabulephelo lapha ebuntini lakhe.
20 Watsi Azariya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, nabo bonkhe labanye baphristi nabambuka, babona kutsi abesanesifo lesisabulephelo ebuntini lakhe, bavele bamkhiphela ngaphandle ngekushesha. Empeleni naye abesavele afisa kutsi aphume, ngobe Simakadze abesamshayile.
21 Inkhosi Uziya yaba nalesifo lesisabulephelo kwaze kwaba lilanga leyafa ngalo, yase ihlala endlini yayo yodvwa, isenalesifo lesisabulephelo, seyingeke iphindze ingene ethempelini laSimakadze. Kwase kunguJothamu, umsa wayo, labesengamele sigodlo, sekunguye nalobusa sive eveni.
22 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Uziya, kusukela ekucaleni kuye ekugcineni, ibhalwe ngumphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose.
23 Uziya wakhotsama, wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu, eceleni kwendzawo yekufihla emakhosi, ngobe phela bantfu bakhuluma batsi: “Abenesifo lesisabulephelo.” Jothamu, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Jothamu abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, ngesikhatsi acala kubusa. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-16. Libito lenina bekunguJerusha, indvodzakati yaSadoki.
2 Jothamu wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Uziya ebentile, kodvwa yena akazange ashise imphepho ethempelini laSimakadze. Noko bantfu bachubeka ngetindlela tabo temonakalo.
3 Jothamu wakha kabusha LiSango Lelingenhla lasethempelini laSimakadze, waphindze wenta umsebenti lomkhulu elubondzeni egcumeni i-Ofeli.
4 Wakha emadolobha emagcumeni akaJuda, kwatsi tinqaba nemibhoshongo wakwakha etindzaweni letatinemahlatsi.
5 Jothamu wahlasela inkhosi yema-Amoni, wayehlula. Kuwona lowo mnyaka ema-Amoni etfula kuye isiliva leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ti-3 400, nakolo labengemathani labengaba yinkhulungwane, nebhali leyayingemathani labengaba yinkhulungwane. Ema-Amoni loku akwetfula kuye nasemnyakeni wesibili newesitsatfu.
6 Jothamu wakhula waba nemandla, ngobe abehamba ngekwetsembeka embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.
7 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJothamu, tonkhe timphi takhe kanye nalokunye lakwenta kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli newakaJuda.
8 Abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-16.
9 Jothamu wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa eDolobheni laDavide. Ahazi, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Ahazi abeneminyaka lengema-20 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi; wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-16. Akazange ahambe etinyatselweni teyise Davide, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
2 Wahamba etinyatselweni temakhosi aka-Israyeli, naye wabumba netitfombe tekukhontela boBhali.
3 Watfuncisa imphepho eSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu, wanikela ngemadvodzana akhe kutsi ashiswe ngemlilo; alandzela imikhuba lesinengiso yaletive takhona Simakadze labeticoshe ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
4 Wanikela nangemihlatjelo, watfuncisa imphepho etindzaweni letiphakeme, nasetulu eticongweni temagcuma, nangephansi kwetihlahla letikhulu letendlele emagala ato.
5 Ngako-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe wamnikela esandleni senkhosi yaseSiriya. EmaSiriya amehlula, atfumba bantfu bakhe labanyenti, baba titfunjwa, eta nabo eDamaseko. Waphindze waniketwa etandleni tenkhosi yaka-Israyeli, leyamehlula kabuhlungu, kwafa bantfu labanyenti.
6 Ngalanga linye nje Phekha, umsa waRemaliya, wabulala emasotja lati-120 000 akaJuda, ngobe phela Juda abesashiye Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
7 Zikhri, ingwazi leyayingum-Efrayimu, wabulala Maseya, indvodzana yenkhosi, na-Azrikamu, indvuna leyayiphetse sigodlo, kanye na-Elkhana labewesibili enkhosini.
8 Ema-Israyeli atfumba kulabomnakabo bantfu labati-200 000, lekwakubafati, nemadvodzana kanye nemadvodzakati. Baphindze bashuba nemphango lenkhulu kabi, lababuyela nayo eSamariya.
9 Kwakunemphrofethi waSimakadze, Odedi, labelapho, waphuma kuyawuhlangabeta emabutfo, nasabuyela eSamariya. Wakhuluma kuwo watsi: “Njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu abetfukutselele bakaJuda, uvele wabaniketa esandleni senu. Kodvwa nyalo senibabulele ngesihluku lesidzimate sefika ezulwini.
10 Manje senicondze kwenta lamadvodza nalabafati bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema kutsi babe tigcili tenu. Anati yini kutsi nani nente tono, nona kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu?
11 Ase nilalele lapha kimi! Babuyiseleni emuva labomnakenu lesenibente tiboshwa, ngobe intfukutselo leyesabekako yaNkulunkulu isetikwenu.”
12 Kwase kutsi labanye bebaholi baka-Efrayimu, bo-Azariya, umsa waJehohanani, naBherekhiya, umsa waMeshilemothi, naJehizkiya, umsa waShalumi, na-Amasa, umsa waHadilayi, babhekana nalabo lababefika baphuma emphini.
13 Batsi: “Akukafaneli nite naletitfunjwa lapha, ngobe sitawutfolakala sinelicala kuSimakadze. Kungabe kambe nicondze kwengeta kulesono nakulelicala letfu? Empeleni licala letfu selivele likhulu, nentfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako seyisetikwa-Israyeli.”
14 Ngako lamabutfo avele akhulula letiboshwa nalemphango embikwetindvuna nalo lonkhe libandla.
15 Kwakhetfwa emadvodza labitwa ngemabito awo kutsi atsatse letitfunjwa letingcunu atigcokise ngetimphahla letatitsatfwe kulemphango. Batigcokisa, batifaka tincabule, batipha kudla nekwekunatsa, batigcobisa tilondza. Bonkhe labo lababebutsakatsaka babagibelisa etimbongolweni. Babancandzekisa bababuyisela emuva kubakubo eJerikho, Lidolobha Lemasundvu, babuyela eSamariya.
16 Ngaleso sikhatsi inkhosi Ahazi yatfumela enkhosini yase-Asiriya kuyawucela lusito.
17 Ema-Edomu abesaphindze efika atewuhlasela bakaJuda, ahamba netitfunjwa,
18 kantsi ngasona leso sikhatsi nemaFilisti abesahlasele lamadolobha labengaphansi kwetintsaba naseningizimu yelive lakaJuda. Atfumba adla iBhethi Shemeshi, ne-Ayaloni, neGederothi, neSokho, neThimna, neGimzo kanye nemiti leyayiwatungeletile.
19 Simakadze abesatfobise Juda ngenca ya-Ahazi, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngobe wakhutsata kwandza kwebubi kaJuda, wangete wetsembeka ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze.
20 Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, weta kuye, kodvwa wamnika inhlupheko esikhundleni selusito.
21 Ahazi watsatsa letinye timphahla tasethempelini laSimakadze netasesigodlweni nakutiphatsimandla, watetfula enkhosini yase-Asiriya, kodvwa naloko akuzange kumsite.
22 Ahazi akazange etsembeke ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwakhe.
23 Wanikela ngemihlatjelo etithicweni tebantfu baseDamaseko lebase bamehlulile; ngobe abecabange watsi: “Njengobe tithico temakhosi aseSiriya tiwasitile emaSiriya, nami ngitakwenta umhlatjelo kuto, khona titakungisita.” Kodvwa ngito kanye letamwisa, taphindze tawisa onkhe ema-Israyeli.
24 Ahazi wabutsela ndzawonye tonkhe timphahla ethempelini laNkulunkulu watitsatsa watihambisa. Wavala iminyango yelithempeli laSimakadze, wakha emalati kuwo onkhe emakona etitaladi eJerusalema.
25 Kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda wakha tindzawo letiphakeme tekutfuncisela imphepho etithicweni; wachukuluta Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, kutsi atfukutsele.
26 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Ahazi nato tonkhe tindlela takhe, kusukela ekucaleni kuye ekugcineni, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda newaka-Israyeli.
27 Ahazi wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa edolobheni laseJerusalema, kodvwa akazange afihlwe emadlizeni emakhosi aka-Israyeli. Hezekiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Hezekiya abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-29. Libito lenina bekungu-Abiya, indvodzakati yaZakhariya.
2 Hezekiya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wenta njengobe kwakwenta uyisemkhulu Davide.
3 Ngenyanga yekucala emnyakeni wekucala wekubusa kwakhe, wavula iminyango yelithempeli laSimakadze, wayakha kabusha.
4 Wangenisa baphristi nemaLevi, wabahlanganisela ebaleni ngasemphumalanga,
5 watsi: “MaLevi, lalelani lapha kimi! Tingcweliseni nyalo, bese ningcwelisa nelithempeli laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyihlomkhulu. Susani konkhe lokungcolile endzaweni lengcwele.
6 Bobabe bebangaketsembeki; benta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, bamfulatsela. Besusa buso babo endzaweni lapho kuhlala khona Simakadze, bamfulatsela.
7 Baphindze bavala neminyango yemhubhe, bacisha netibane. Abazange bayishise imphepho nome bente umnikelo wekushiswa endzaweni lengcwele kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
8 Ngako-ke intfukutselo yaSimakadze seyehlele etikwaJuda naseJerusalema; sewubente baba sesabiso, nentfo yekutfutfumelisa kanye neyekuhlekisa, njengobe nibona nje nani ngemehlo enu.
9 Nguko nje bobabe betfu, sebabulawe ngenkemba, nekutsi nemadvodzana etfu, nemadvodzakati etfu, nebafati betfu sebatfunjiwe.
10 “Manje sengitimisele kwenta sivumelwane naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kuze kutsi intfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako itewusuka lapha kitsi.
11 Madvodzana ami, ningacali nibe ngulabanganaki nyalo, ngobe Simakadze unikhetsile kutsi nime embikwakhe nimsebentele, nimkhonte nishise nemphepho embikwakhe.”
12 LamaLevi avele atihlela angena emsebentini: KumaKhohati kwaba nguMahathi, umsa wa-Amasayi, naJoweli, umsa wa-Azariya. KumaMerari kwaba nguKhishi, umsa wa-Abdi, na-Azariya, umsa waJehaleli. KumaGeshoni kwaba nguJowa, umsa waZima, na-Edeni, umsa waJowa.
13 Kutitukulwane ta-Elisafani kwaba nguShimri naJeyiyeli. Kutitukulwane ta-Asafa kwaba nguZakhariya naMathaniya.
14 Kutitukulwane taHemani kwaba nguJehiyeli naShimeyi. Kutitukulwane taJeduthuni kwaba nguShemaya na-Uziyeli.
15 Lamadvodza atsi kube ahlanganise ndzawonye bomnakabo atingcwelisa, ase ayangena ayawuhlambulula lithempeli laSimakadze, njengobe inkhosi yayiyalile, ngekulandzela livi laSimakadze.
16 Baphristi bangena endzaweni lengcwele yaSimakadze bayakuyihlambulula. Bakhiphela ngephandle esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze konkhe lokwakungcolile ngekwemtsetfo labakukhandza ngekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze. EmaLevi akutsatsa akwetfwala akumikisa eSigodzini saseKhidroni.
17 Bacala kulingcwelisa ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yekucala, kwatsi ngelilanga lesiphohlongo laleyo nyanga befikela emhubheni waSimakadze. Kwaphindze kwaba ngemalanga lasiphohlongo ngetulu seloku bangcwelisa lithempeli laSimakadze cobo lwalo, konkhe loko bakucedzela ngelilanga leli-16 kuleyo nyanga yekucala.
18 Base bangena ngekhatsi enkhosini Hezekiya, bafike babika batsi: “Silingcwelise lonkhe lithempeli laSimakadze, nelilati lemnikelo wekushiswa, nato tonkhe titja talo, nelitafula lekubeka sinkhwa lesingcwele, nato tonkhe timphahla letihambisana nalo.
19 Sesitilungise satingcwelisa tonkhe timphahla inkhosi Ahazi latikhipha ngenca yekungetsembeki kwakhe ngesikhatsi aseyinkhosi. Kwamanje nje setisembikwelilati laSimakadze.”
20 Ekuseni ngeluvivi ngakusasa inkhosi Hezekiya yahlanganisa tonkhe tindvuna telidolobha, yakhuphukela nato ethempelini laSimakadze.
21 Taletsa tinkunzi letisikhombisa, netihhanca letisikhombisa, nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna lasikhombisa, netiphongo letisikhombisa, kutsi kube ngumnikelo wesono sembuso wonkhe, newendzawo lengcwele kanye newaJuda. Inkhosi yayala baphristi lababetitukulwane ta-Aroni, kutsi banikele konkhe loku elatini laSimakadze.
22 Ngako bahlaba letinkunzi, kwase kutsi baphristi batsatsa lengati banyenyeta ngayo etikwelilati; emvakwaloko bahlaba letihhanca, base banyenyeta ngalengati yato etikwelilati; baphindze bahlaba lamazinyane etimvu, base banyenyeta ngalengati yawo etikwelilati.
23 Letimbuti temnikelo wesono taletfwa embikwenkhosi nalo lonkhe libandla, base babeka tandla tabo etikwato.
24 Baphristi base bahlaba letimbuti banikela ngengati yato etikwelilati, kutsi kube ngumnikelo wesono kutsi batekwenta inhlawulo yekubuyisana egameni lebaka-Israyeli bonkhe, ngobe inkhosi yase ivele iyalile kutsi kwentiwe umnikelo wekushiswa newesono wema-Israyeli onkhe.
25 Wemisa emaLevi ethempelini laSimakadze aphetse emasimbali, nemahabhu, nemalire ngayo yona leyo ndlela leyayimiswe nguDavide naGadi, umboniswa wenkhosi, kanye naNathani, umphrofethi. Loko bekungumyalo lowetfulwa nguSimakadze ngebaphrofethi bakhe.
26 Ngako emaLevi ema asatilungiselele aphetse tingubhu taDavide kanye nebaphristi nabo sebaphetse emacilongo abo.
27 Hezekiya wakhipha umyalo kutsi kwentiwe umnikelo wekushiswa etikwelilati. Kwatsi kusacala umnikelo, nekuhlabelela Simakadze kwacala kuhambisana nekushaywa kwemacilongo netingubhu taDavide, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
28 Lonkhe libandla lakhonta ngekukhotsama, bahlabeli basahlabela nebashayi bemacilongo basawashaya. Konkhe loku kwachubeka kwaze kwaphela umnikelo wekushiswa.
29 Yatsi kube iminikelo iphele, inkhosi nabo bonkhe lababenayo baguca phansi bakhonta.
30 Inkhosi Hezekiya kanye netiphatsimandla takhe bayala emaLevi kutsi advumise Simakadze ngemavi aDavide kanye newa-Asafa, umboniswa. Ngako bahlabela tingoma tekudvumisa bajabulile, bakhotsamisa tinhloko tabo bakhonta.
31 Hezekiya wakhuluma, watsi: “Nyalo senitinikele nine matfupha kuSimakadze. Wotani niletse imihlatjelo kanye neminikelo yekubonga niyiletse ethempelini laSimakadze.” Ngako lonkhe libandla laletsa imihlatjelo kanye neminikelo yekubonga, kwase kutsi bonkhe lababenetinhlitiyo letivumako baletsa iminikelo yekushiswa.
32 Linani leminikelo yekushiswa leyaletfwa libandla laba tinkunzi letingema-70, netihhanca letilikhulu, nemazinyane etimvu lamadvuna langema-200; konkhe loku kwaba ngumnikelo wekushiswa kuSimakadze.
33 Letilwane letehlukaniselwa umhlatjelo kwaba tinkunzi letingema-600, netimvu netimbuti letiti-3 000.
34 Noko baphristi babembalwa kakhulu kutsi bahlinze yonkhe leyo minikelo yekushiswa; ngako tihlobo tabo lekwakungemaLevi tabasita, kwaze kwaphela lowo msebenti, kwaze nalaba labanye baphristi nabo bangcweliswa, ngobe emaLevi abekucilikele kutingcwelisa wona matfupha kwendlula baphristi.
35 Iminikelo yayiminyenti kakhulu, ikanye nemafutsa eminikelo yebudlelwane, neminikelo yesinatfo leyayihambisana neminikelo yekushiswa. Ngako inkonzo yekukhonta ethempelini laSimakadze yavuseleleka.
36 Hezekiya nabo bonkhe bantfu bakujabulela loko Nkulunkulu labesakwentele sive sakhe, ngobe kwenteka masinyane.
1 Hezekiya watfumela livi kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, nelakaJuda, waphindze wabhala tincwadzi atibhalela baka-Efrayimu nebakaManase, abamema kutsi bete ethempelini laSimakadze eJerusalema kutawugubha liPhasika kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
2 Inkhosi netiphatsimandla tayo kanye nalo lonkhe libandla laseJerusalema bancuma kugubha liPhasika enyangeni yesibili.
3 Babehlulekile kuligubha ngetikhatsi talo ngembili kwaloko, ngobe babengakeneli baphristi lababetingcwelisile, kantsi nebantfu babesengakahlangani ndzawonye eJerusalema.
4 Lelicebo labonakala lilihle enkhosini nakulo lonkhe libandla.
5 Bancuma kutfumela lesimemetelo kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, kusukela eBherisheba kuye kulakaDani, kumenywa bonkhe bantfu kutsi bete eJerusalema kutawugubha liPhasika kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Lalingazange like ligujwe bantfu labanyenti kangaka ngembili njengobe kwakubhaliwe.
6 Inkhosi yakhipha tigijimi, talihamba lonkhe laka-Israyeli nelakaJuda tiphetse tincwadzi letatiphuma kuyo nakutiphatsimandla tayo, letatitsi: “Sive sonkhe saka-Israyeli, buyelani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, na-Isaka, na-Israyeli, khona atewubuyela kini, nine lenisele ngekuphunyula esandleni semakhosi ase-Asiriya.
7 Ningalingisi boyihlo nabomnakenu, labangazange betsembeke kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, ngenca yaloko wabenta baba yinkoyoyo yekuhlupheka, njengobe nibona nje.
8 Ningabi netinhloko letilukhuni njengaboyihlo, kodvwa titfobeni kuSimakadze. Wotani endzaweni lengcwele, layingcwelise kuze kube phakadze. Khontani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, khona intfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako ingetikunehlela.
9 Nanibuyela kuSimakadze, labomnakenu nebantfwabenu batawutfola sihawu kulabatfumbi babo, bese babuya kulelive, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unemusa nebubele. Angeke anifulatsele, nanibuyela kuye.”
10 Tigijimi taphuma tangena kuwo onkhe emadolobha aka-Efrayimu, newakaManase, kuze kuyewufika kulakaZebuloni, kodvwa sive sasiteya sihlekise ngato.
11 Noko, lamanye emadvodza aka-Asheri, newakaManase, newakaZebuloni atitfoba aya eJerusalema.
12 NakaJuda sandla saNkulunkulu sasisetikwebantfu kutsi sibanike bunye bengcondvo ekwenteni loko inkhosi netiphatsimandla tayo babetsite akwentiwe, ngekulandzela livi laSimakadze.
13 Kwahlangana lesikhulu sicumbi sebantfu eJerusalema kutawugubha uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso enyangeni yesibili.
14 Besusa emalati eJerusalema, besusa emalati emphepho bawajikijela eSigodzini saseKhidroni.
15 Bahlaba lizinyane lemvu leliPhasika mhlazana tili-14 enyangeni yesibili. Baphristi nemaLevi baba nemahloni, base bayatingcwelisa bona cobo lwabo, baletsa iminikelo yekushiswa ethempelini laSimakadze.
16 Batsatsa tindzawo tabo, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemtsetfo waMosi, umuntfu waNkulunkulu. Baphristi bafafata ingati lababenikwe yona ngemaLevi.
17 Njengobe linyenti lebantfu lababekulesicumbi babengatingcwelisi bona, emaLevi kwawabita kutsi ahlabe emazinyane etimvu eliPhasika egameni labo bonkhe lababengcolile ngekwemtsetfo, aze abangcwelisele lamazinyane etimvu kuSimakadze.
18 Nome linyenti lalabantfu lababephuma kulaka-Efrayimu, nelakaManase, nelaka-Isakhari kanye nelakaZebuloni babengakatihlanti bona cobo lwabo, noko balidla liPhasika, lokwakuphambene naloko lokubhaliwe. Kodvwa Hezekiya wabathandazela watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze lomuhle angabatsetselela bonkhe
19 labo labatimisele ngenhlitiyo yabo kufuna Nkulunkulu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, nome bangakahlanteki njengekusho kwemtsetfo wendzawo lengcwele.”
20 Simakadze wawuva lomthandazo waHezekiya, wase uyasiphilisa sive.
21 Ema-Israyeli labekhona eJerusalema awugubha uMkhosi weSinkhwa Lesingenambiliso kwaze kwaphela emalanga lasikhombisa kunekujabula lokukhulu, ngesikhatsi emaLevi nebaphristi bona babehlabela kuSimakadze onkhe lawo malanga, basekelwa tingubhu taSimakadze tekudvumisa.
22 Hezekiya wakhuluma awakhutsata onkhe emaLevi labekhombisa kuyicondza kahle lenkonzo yaSimakadze. Onkhe lamalanga lasikhombisa babedla leso sabelo sabo banikela ngeminikelo yebudlelwane, badvumisa Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyise.
23 Lonkhe lelo bandla lavuma kutsi liwugubhe lomkhosi emalanga lasikhombisa ngetulu; ngako baphindze bawugubha ngekujabula lomkhosi emalanga lasikhombisa ngetulu.
24 Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, waletsa kulelibandla tinkunzi letiyinkhulungwane, netimvu netimbuti letiti-7 000, kwase kutsi letiphatsimandla tona taletsa tinkunzi letiyinkhulungwane netimvu netimbuti letiti-10 000. Baphristi labanyenti base batingcwelisa bona matfupha.
25 Lonkhe lelo bandla lakaJuda lajabula kakhulu likanye nebaphristi nemaLevi kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli ndzawonye nebetive lababephuma kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli nelakaJuda.
26 Kwaba nekujabula lokukhulu eJerusalema, ngobe kusukela etikhatsini taSolomoni, umsa waDavide, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kwakungazange kube khona lokufanana naloko eJerusalema.
27 Baphristi nemaLevi bema babusisa sonkhe sive, naNkulunkulu wabeva, ngobe umthandazo wabo wafinyelela ezulwini, endzaweni yakhe lengcwele lahlala kuyo.
1 Kwatsi kube kuphele konkhe loko, ema-Israyeli labekhona lapho aphumela kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda, abhidlita ematje lekwakutsiwa angcwele, agawula naletinsika ta-Ashera, atilahla phansi. Abhubhisa naletindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico kanye nemalati kulo lonkhe lakaJuda nelakaBhenjamini, nelaka-Efrayimu kanye nelakaManase. Kwatsi nase bakubhubhise konkhe loko baka-Israyeli, base babuyela bonkhe emadolobheni abo nasemafeni abo.
2 Hezekiya wabela baphristi nemaLevi imisebenti yabo ngeticheme tabo, nguleso naleso sicheme njengekwemsebenti waso: Bekungumsebenti wekunikela iminikelo yekushiswa neyebudlelwane, nemsebenti wekukhonta, newekubonga, newekuhlabela tingoma tekudvumisa emasangweni endzawo yaSimakadze yekuhlala.
3 Inkhosi yanikela ngetayo timphahla eminikelweni yekushiswa, yasekuseni neyasentsambama, naseminikelweni yekushiswa yemaSabatha, neyekwetfwasa kwenyanga, neyemikhosi lemisiwe, njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waSimakadze.
4 Watjela bantfu lababehlala eJerusalema kutsi abaletse leso sabelo lesasifanele baphristi nemaLevi, kuze batinikele ngalokuphelele emtsetfweni waSimakadze.
5 Satsi kube siphume nje lesimemetelo, ema-Israyeli anikela ngenjabulo, anikela ngetitselo tekucala talokutinhlavu kwawo, nangeliwayini lelisha, nangemafutsa, nangeluju, nangako konkhe lokwakusivuno semasimi, aletsa kwelishumi kwato tonkhe tintfo.
6 Emadvodza aka-Israyeli newakaJuda labehlala emadolobheni akaJuda nawo aletsa kwelishumi kwemihlambi yawo yetinkhomo, neyetimvu, neyetimbuti, nekwelishumi kwetintfo letingcwele letatinikelwe kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, bakubeka kwaba tindvundvuma.
7 Acala kukwenta loko ngenyanga yesitsatfu, akucedzela ngenyanga yesikhombisa.
8 BoHezekiya netiphatsimandla takhe batsi nabefika bakhandza letindvundvuma, babonga Simakadze, base babusisa nesive sakhe ema-Israyeli.
9 Inkhosi Hezekiya yabuta baphristi nemaLevi ngaletindvundvuma,
10 Azariya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, wendlu yakaSadoki, waphendvula watsi: “Solomane kwesukela mzukwana sive sicala kuletsa iminikelo yaso ethempelini laSimakadze, besinekudla lokunyenti, besidla sesutse kuze kusale, ngobe Simakadze usibusisile sive sakhe, letindvundvuma nje sengulokusele.”
11 Hezekiya wase utsi akulungiswe emakamelo ekulondvolota ethempelini laSimakadze, loko kwentiwa masinyane.
12 Bantfu bayiletsa ngekwetsembeka lokukhulu iminikelo, nekwelishumi kanye netipho letatinikelwe. Khonaniya, umLevi, abengamele tonkhe letintfo; umsiti wakhe bekunguShimeyi, umnakabo.
13 BoJehiyeli, na-Azaziya, naNahathi, na-Asaheli, naJerimothi, naJozabadi, na-Eliyeli, naJismakhiya, naMahathi, naBhenaya babebaphatsi betindvuna bona baphetfwe boKhonaniya naShimeyi, umnakabo, njengekubekwa kwabo yinkhosi Hezekiya, na-Azariya, indvuna leyayengamele lithempeli laNkulunkulu.
14 Khore, umsa waJimna, umLevi, umgadzi weLisango langaseMphumalanga, yena abengamele leminikelo yesihle leyayiletfwa kuNkulunkulu, nguye bekaba iminikelo leletfwa kuSimakadze kanye netipho letingcwele.
15 Abesitwa bo-Edeni, naMiniyamini, naJeshuwa, naShemaya, na-Amariya kanye naShekhaniya, bamelekelela ngekwetsembeka kulamadolobha ebaphristi, babela laba labanye baphristi ngekweticheme tabo, labadzala nalabancane ngalokufananako.
16 Ngetulu kwaloko babela ngisho nalabadvuna kusukela kulababeneminyaka lemitsatfu kuye etulu, labo emabito abo labebhalwe etincwadzini temilandvo yekutalana kwabo, bonkhe labo lababengangena ethempelini laSimakadze bayekwenta imisebenti yemalanga onkhe yetinkonzo tabo letehlukahlukene, njengobe bekufanele ngekweticheme tabo.
17 Babebuye babele baphristi lababebhaliswe ngemindeni yabo etincwadzini temilandvo yekutalana kwabo, kanjalo nemaLevi kusukela kulababeneminyaka lengema-20 kuya etulu, njengekwetinkonzo tabo ngeticheme tabo.
18 Babefaka ekhatsi bonkhe ngisho nalabancane babo, nebafati babo, nemadvodzana abo, nemadvodzakati abo, kuso sonkhe leso sigodzi sabo, njengobe kubhaliwe etincwadzini temilandvo yekutalana kwabo. Babetsembekile ekutingcweliseni kwabo.
19 Macondzana nebaphristi, titukulwane ta-Aroni, lababehlala emadolobheni abo nome emaphandleni laseceleni kwemadolobha abo, emadvodza abekhetfwa ngemabito awo kutsi ehlukanise tabelo kubo bonkhe labadvuna babo nakubo bonkhe labebabhaliwe etincwadzini temilandvo yekutalana kwemaLevi.
20 Nguloko-ke lokwentiwa nguHezekiya kulo lonkhe lakaJuda, wenta lokuhle, nalokulungile, nalokwetsembekile emehlweni aSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe.
21 Kuko konkhe lakwenta emsebentini welithempeli laNkulunkulu nekuhlonipha umtsetfo, nemiyalo, wafuna Nkulunkulu wakhe, asebenta ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe. Ngako waphumelela.
1 Emvakwako konkhe loko Hezekiya asasebente konkhe ngekwetsembeka, Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, weta watawuhlasela lakaJuda. Wafike wemisa malungana nemadolobha latinqaba acabanga kutsi utatincobela wona abe ngewakhe.
2 Watsi kube abone Hezekiya kutsi Senaheribi sewufikile, nekutsi utimisele kuhlasela iJerusalema,
3 Hezekiya wase uhlolisana netindvuna takhe kanye nebaholi bemabutfo kutsi bavale lemitfombo yemanti lephuma ngaphandle kwelidolobha, bavele bamsita kuloko.
4 Kwabutsana lesikhulu sicumbi sabokadzebona bemadvodza, bativimba tonkhe tiyalu nemifula leyayigijima kulo lonkhe live, batsi: “Kufanele yini kutsi emakhosi ase-Asiriya, angefika lapha akhandze emanti lamanyenti kangaka?”
5 Hezekiya wasebenta kamatima aphishanekile avusetela tonkhe tindzawo telubondza letase tibhidlikile, akha nemibhoshongo kulo. Waphindze wakha lolunye lubondza ngaphandle kwalolo, wacinisa kabusha tibebesi eDolobheni laDavide. Wabuye wenta incumbi yetikhali tekulwa kanye nemahawu.
6 Wabeka tindvuna temphi letitawuphatsa bantfu, wababutsela embikwakhe enkhundleni yelisango lelidolobha; wabakhutsata ngalamavi, atsi:
7 “Cinani, nime sibindzi, ningesabi, futsi ningapheli emandla ngenca yalenkhosi yase-Asiriya nalolucucaba lwemphi yayo leta nayo, ngobe kitsi kunemandla lamakhulu kunalawa lenawo yona.
8 Kuye kunemkhono wenyama, kodvwa kitsi kunaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu lotasisita atilwe letimphi tetfu.” Bantfu bema sibindzi ngaloko Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, lakusho kubo.
9 Kwatsi kamuva, ngesikhatsi Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, kanye nawo onkhe emabutfo akhe, basevimbetele iLakhishi, watfumela tindvuna takhe eJerusalema nemlayeto kuHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, nakubo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda lababelapho, utsi:
10 “Naku lokushiwo nguSenaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, utsi: Netsembeni ngalokutsi nilibale kuguja lapha ngekhatsi kweJerusalema leseyikakwe yimphi?
11 Hezekiya nakatsi: ‘Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu utasisindzisa esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya,’ uyaniyenga, wentela kutsi nitewubulawa yindlala nakoma.
12 Akusiye yini Hezekiya lona lowasusa letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela loNkulunkulu kanye nemalati akhe, atsi kubakaJuda nebaseJerusalema: ‘Kufanele nikhotsame kulinye lilati, nishisele kulo imphepho’?
13 “Anati yini kutsi mine nabobabe sentani kuleti letinye tive tonkhe talamanye emave? Bakhona yini labonkulunkulu baleto tive kuwephula emave ato esandleni sami?
14 Ngumuphi kubo bonkhe labonkulunkulu baleto tive letabhujiswa bobabe lowake wakhona kusindzisa sive sakhe esandleni sami? Manje-ke, yena loNkulunkulu wenu utanisindzisa kanjani esandleni sami?
15 Ningavumi kuyengwa nguHezekiya, aze anedukise kanje. Ningamkholwa, ngobe kute namunye nkulunkulu ngisho ngukusiphi sive nome ngukumuphi umbuso loke wakhona kusindzisa sive sakhe esandleni sami, ngisho nasetandleni tabobabe. Ngako-ke lonkulunkulu wenu naye ngeke akhone kunisindzisa esandleni sami.”
16 Letindvuna taSenaheribi tachubeka takhuluma lokunyenti temelana naSimakadze Nkulunkulu, kanye nenceku yakhe Hezekiya.
17 Inkhosi Senaheribi wabhala netincwadzi etfuka Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, atsi kuye: “Njengaloku bonkulunkulu baleti letinye tive talamanye emave bangazange bakhone kubasindzisa bantfu babo esandleni sami, kanjalo-ke naloNkulunkulu waHezekiya ngeke abasindzise labantfu bakhe esandleni sami.”
18 Base bayamemeta ngesiHebheru, bakhuluma kulabantfu baseJerusalema lababesetulu elubondzeni, babesabisa, betama kubetfusa, khona batewukhona kutfumba lelidolobha.
19 Bakhuluma kabi ngaNkulunkulu waseJerusalema, balingisa ngesikhatsi bakhuluma ngalabonkulunkulu baletinye tive temhlaba, labangumsebenti wetandla temuntfu.
20 Inkhosi Hezekiya ikanye nemphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, bakhala kuNkulunkulu, bacela lusito lwakhe ngalendzaba.
21 Simakadze wase utfumela ingilosi, yafike yawabhubhisa ngenkemba onkhe emachawe lanemandla, nebaholi, netindvuna, yabacedza bonkhe lababelapho enkambu yenkhosi yase-Asiriya. Senaheribi wabuyela emuva eveni lakhe ajojobele. Watsi uyawungena ethempelini lalonkulunkulu wakhe, lamanye emadvodzana akhe amenta silo sengubo, amjuba ngenkemba.
22 Simakadze wamsindzisa kanjalo-ke Hezekiya, inkhosi, kanye nebantfu bakhe baseJerusalema esandleni saSenaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, nasetandleni tabo bonkhe labanye. Bantfu bakhe wabavikela yonkhe indzawo.
23 Labanyenti bantfu beta baletsa iminikelo yaSimakadze eJerusalema, netipho letinelinani lelikhulu baliletsa kuHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi wahlonishwa kakhulu kuto tonkhe tive.
24 Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wagula wabangwa netibi. Wathandaza kuSimakadze, Simakadze wamphendvula ngekumnika sibonakaliso lesisimanga.
25 Kodvwa inhlitiyo yakhe yatiphakamisa kangangekutsi akazange awunake lomusa longaka labentelwe wona, ngako lulaka lwaSimakadze lwehlela etikwakhe nasetikwaJuda neJerusalema.
26 Hezekiya wase uyaphendvuka kulokutiphakamisa kwenhlitiyo yakhe, njengaloku kwenta bantfu baseJerusalema; ngaloko lulaka lwaSimakadze lwangabe lusehlela etikwabo ngesikhatsi saHezekiya.
27 Hezekiya abengakanjingi nakadzeni, abevele ngenhloko, futsi ahlonishwa kakhulu, wenta letinkhulu tingungu tesiliva yakhe netegolide kanye netematje akhe laligugu, netetinandzisi, netemahawu, netato tonkhe tintfo letiligugu.
28 Wakha letinkhulu tita tekulondvolota tivuno talokutinhlavu, neteliwayini lelisha, netemafutsa. Wakha tibaya tetinhlobonhlobo tetinkhomo, kanye netibaya tetimbuti netimvu.
29 Wakha emakhaya lamanyenti, waba nenyambalala yetifuyo, timbuti, netimvu, netinkhomo, imihlambi lemikhulu. Nkulunkulu phela abemuphe bunjinga lobukhulu.
30 NguHezekiya lona lowavimba siyalu lesingenhla saseGihoni, wadvonsa lamanti wawacondzisa entasi ngasenshonalanga neliDolobha laDavide. Hezekiya abephumelela kuko konkhe labekusukela akwente.
31 Kodvwa kwatsi nakufika emancusa aseBhabhulona atfunywe ngumbusi wakhona kutsi atewubuta ngalesimanga sesibonakaliso lesasehlele eveni lakhe, Nkulunkulu wamshiya yedvwa entela kumvivinya, kuze akwati konkhe lokwakusenhlitiyweni yaHezekiya.
32 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaHezekiya, nako konkhe lakwenta ngekutinikela, kubhaliwe encwadzini yembono wemphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, encwadzini yemakhosi akaJuda newaka-Israyeli.
33 Hezekiya wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kubakubo entsabeni lapho kunemadliza etitukulwane taDavide khona. Sonkhe sive sakaJuda nesaseJerusalema samhlonipha kakhulu ekufeni kwakhe. Manase, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Manase abeneminyaka leli-12 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-55.
2 Manase wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, alandzela leto tintfo letatisinengiso letatentiwa nguleto tive Simakadze latidvungulula ngesikhatsi nakufika sive sema-Israyeli.
3 Wavusa kabusha tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, letatibhidlitwe nguyise Hezekiya, waphindze wakha emalati aBhali, wamisa netinsika ta-Ashera. Wakhotsama wakhonta tonkhe tinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.
4 Wakha emalati ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze, Simakadze labekhulume ngalo watsi: “Libito lami ngiyakulibeka eJerusalema phakadze naphakadze.”
5 Kuto totimbili tibuya telithempeli laSimakadze wakha emalati ekukhonta tinkhanyeti.
6 Wanikela ngemadvodzana akhe kutsi ashiswe emlilweni eSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu, wangenela bungoma, nemilingo, nebutsakatsi, watihlanganisa nalabanemadloti nalabaphengulako. Wenta lokubi kakhulu emehlweni aSimakadze, wamtfukutselisa.
7 Watsatsa lesithico labesasibatile wasingenisa ethempelini laNkulunkulu, lelo Nkulunkulu labekhulume ngalo kuDavide nakuSolomoni, umsa wakhe, watsi: “Kulelithempeli naseJerusalema lengiyikhetse emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli ngitawubeka Libito lami kuyo phakadze naphakadze.
8 Ngingeke ngiphindze ngente tinyawo tema-Israyeli tibe solomane tizulazula tisuka kulelive lengalipha bokhokho bawo, kuphela nje nangabe bangacaphela kutsi bente konkhe loko lengabayala ngako mayelana nayo yonkhe imitsetfo, netimiso, neteluleko lengabanika tona ngaMosi.”
9 Kodvwa Manase wabedukisa bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, ngako benta lokubi kakhulu kwendlula letive letabhujiswa nguSimakadze, ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
10 Simakadze wakhuluma kuManase nakubantfu bakhe, kodvwa abazange bamnake.
11 Ngako Simakadze wehlisela etikwabo libutfo letindvuna temphi tenkhosi yase-Asiriya, tefika tatfumba Manase, tamfaka lihhuka lapha ekhaleni, tambopha ngetinketane telitfusi, tahamba naye tammikisa eBhabhulona.
12 Manase wafunisisa Simakadze asasekuhluphekeni, wafuna lusito lwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, watitfoba kakhulu embikwaNkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
13 Watsi nakathandaza kuye, Simakadze watsintseka ngalokuncusa kwakhe, wakulalela kutincengela kwakhe, wase umbuyisela emuva eJerusalema nasembusweni wakhe. Kusukela lapho-ke Manase wati kutsi Simakadze nguNkulunkulu.
14 Emvakwaloko Manase wakha kabusha lubondza lwangaphandle kweliDolobha laDavide, ngasenshonalanga nesiyalu saseGihoni esigodzini, kuze kuyewuma ekungeneni kweLisango Lenhlanti, lutungeleta intsaba i-Ofeli, walwenta lwaphakama kakhulu. Wemisa tindvuna temabutfo emphi kuwo onkhe emadolobha latinqaba akaJuda.
15 Watisusa tonkhe tithico tebetive, wesusa nalesitfombe labesibeke ethempelini laSimakadze, kanye nawo onkhe lamalati labesawakhe entsabeni yelithempeli naseJerusalema; konkhe wakulahlela ngaphandle kwelidolobha.
16 Wabe sewubuyisela lilati laSimakadze, wenta nemhlatjelo webudlelwane nemnikelo wekubonga etikwalo, watjela sonkhe sive sakaJuda kutsi asikhonte Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
17 Noko bantfu bona bachubeka kwenta imihlatjelo etindzaweni letiphakeme lababekhonta kuto tithico, kodvwa babeyentela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabo, yena yedvwa.
18 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaManase, lokufaka ekhatsi umthandazo wakhe lawenta kuNkulunkulu, nemavi lakhulunywa kuye ngumboniswa egameni laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
19 Umthandazo wakhe, nekutsi Nkulunkulu watsintseka kanjani ngekutincengela kwakhe, kanye nato tonkhe tono takhe, nekungetsembeki kwakhe, netindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, lapho bekakhe khona titfombe letikhontwako, wagcumeka netinsika ta-Ashera netithico, ngalesikhatsi asengakatitfobi, konkhe loko kubhaliwe etincwadzini tebaboniswa.
20 Manase wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa esigodlweni sakhe. Amoni, umsa wakhe, wase uba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
21 Amoni abeneminyaka lengema-22 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lemibili.
22 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, walingisa uyise Manase. Amoni wakhonta, wenta imihlatjelo kuto tonkhe tithico letatibatwe nguyise Manase.
23 Kodvwa yena akazange afute uyise Manase, ngobe akazange aphendvuke, atitfobe embikwaSimakadze, Amoni wachubeka wadlanga ngebubi bakhe.
24 Tiphatsimandla ta-Amoni tamakhela luzungu, tamenta silo sengubo, tambulalela endlunkhulu yakhe.
25 Kodvwa sonkhe sive salelo live sababulala bonkhe labo lababente luzungu lwekubulala Amoni, inkhosi; sabeka Josaya, umsa wakhe, kutsi abe yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Josaya abeneminyaka lesiphohlongo budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-31.
2 Wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wahamba ngetindlela teyise Davide, akazange aphambukele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
3 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesiphohlongo wekubusa kwakhe, asesemncane impela, wacala wafunisisa Nkulunkulu weyisemkhulu Davide. Kwatsi ngemnyaka weli-12 wacala kuhlambulula lakaJuda nelaseJerusalema, wesusa tonkhe tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, netinsika ta-Ashera, netithico letibatiwe, netitfombe letibunjiwe.
4 Ngekuyala kwakhe emalati aboBhali abhidlitwa, wagawula nalamalati ekutfuncisela timphepho labesetikwawo, wawajuba aba ticucu, wabhidlita naletinsika ta-Ashera, netithico, netitfombe. Loko wakubhidlita kwaba timvutfu, wakusakatela emadlizeni alabo labebahlabela kuwo imihlatjelo.
5 Washisela ematsambo ebaphristi etikwemalati abo; walihlambulula kanjalo-ke lakaJuda nelaseJerusalema.
6 Emadolobheni akaManase, newaka-Efrayimu, newakaSimeyoni kuze kuyewufika kaNaftali nasetindzaleni letatiwatungeletile,
7 wabhidlita lamalati netinsika ta-Ashera, letithico watisila taba yimphuphu, wajuba emalati emphepho, kwaba tincetu kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli. Wesuka lapho wabuyela eJerusalema.
8 Ngemnyaka weli-18 wekubusa kwaJosaya, asahlambulula live kanye nelithempeli, watfumela boShafani, umsa wa-Asaliya, naMaseya, umphatsi welidolobha, banaJowa, umsa waJowahazi, labengulobhalisako, kutsi abavusetele lithempeli laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.
9 Bahamba baya kuHilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, bafike bamnika lemali leyayiletfwe ethempelini laNkulunkulu, leyayicocwe ngemaLevi labebomahlalesangweni, labeyibutse kubantfu bakaManase nebaka-Efrayimu, nakuyo yonkhe imisalela yaka-Israyeli, neyakaJuda, neyakaBhenjamini, kanye nakubo bonkhe lababehlala eJerusalema.
10 Bayibeka kulamadvodza labesabekwe yinkhosi kutsi akengamele umsebenti welithempeli laSimakadze. Lamadvodza ngawo labeholela tisebenti letativusetela kabusha lelithempeli.
11 Lenye imali babeyinika laba lababatako nalabakhako, kuze batewutsenga ngayo ematje lasabatwe kahle kanye netingodvo, netinsika taletindlu letatiyekelelwe ngemakhosi akaJuda taze tadzilika, taba tindzala.
12 Lamadvodza awenta ngekwetsembeka lokukhulu lomsebenti. Lababebacondzisi babo bekuboJahathi, na-Obadiya, emaLevi labeyintalelwane yaMerari, naZakhariya, naMeshulamu labebadzabuka kuKhohati. Onkhe emaLevi labebochwephesha ekudlaleni tingubhu temculo,
13 wona abeluse laba labasebentako, engamele tonkhe tisebenti kusuka kulomsebenti kuye kulowa. Lamanye emaLevi abebomabhalane, nebabhali, nabomahlalesangweni.
14 Batsi basatfutsetela bakhipha lemali leyayiletfwe ethempelini laSimakadze, Hilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, watfola incwadzi yemtsetfo waSimakadze leyanikwa ema-Israyeli ngaMosi.
15 Hilkiya wakhuluma kuShafani, labengumabhalane, watsi: “Ngiyitfolile incwadzi yemtsetfo ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.” Wase uyinika Shafani.
16 Shafani wayitsatsa lencwadzi wayakuyibika enkhosini, watsi: “Tinceku takho tenta konkhe loko letitfunywe kutsi tikwente.
17 Setiyikhiphile lemali lebeyisethempelini laSimakadze, tase tiyibeka etandleni tebengameli netisebenti.”
18 Shafani, mabhalane, wayibikela inkhosi, watsi: “Hilkiya, umphristi, unginike incwadzi.” Shafani wase ufundzela inkhosi lencwadzi.
19 Inkhosi yatsi kube iweve lamavi emtsetfo, yaklebhula tembatfo tayo.
20 Yase ikhuluma kuboHilkiya, na-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, na-Abdoni, umsa waMikha, naShafani, labengumabhalane, kanye na-Asaya, inceku yenkhosi, yatsi:
21 “Hambani niyekungibutela kuSimakadze, nibutele mine kanye nensali yaka-Israyeli neyakaJuda ngaloku lokubhalwe kulencwadzi leseyitfolakele. Yinkhulu kabi intfukutselo yaSimakadze layitfululele etikwetfu ngenca yekutsi bobabe abazange baligcine livi laSimakadze; abazange bakwente konkhe loku lokubhalwe kulencwadzi.”
22 Hilkiya kanye nalaba lababetfunywe yinkhosi naye bahamba bayawukhuluma nemphrofethikati labenguHulda, umkaShalumi, umsa waThokhathi, umsa waHasra. Shalumi abengumphatsi wetembatfo tasethempelini. Lomphrofethikati abehlala eJerusalema eSifundzeni Sesibili.
23 Wabatjela watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Tjelani lendvodza lenitfumele lapha kimi, nitsi:
24 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele kulendzawo nakubantfu bayo, tonkhe leticalekiso letibhalwe kulencwadzi lefundvwe embikwenkhosi yakaJuda.
25 Njengobe bangishiyile mine, batfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, bangitfukutselisa ngato tonkhe letithico labatibumbe ngetandla tabo, intfukutselo yami itawutfululelwa kulendzawo, futsi ingeke icisheke.’
26 Tjelani inkhosi yakaJuda lenitfumele kutsi niteyibutela kuSimakadze, kutsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, macondzana nalamavi lowevile:
27 Njengobe inhlitiyo yakho itsintsekile, wase uyatitfoba embikwaNkulunkulu, nawuva kutsi abetsiteni ngalendzawo kanye nangebantfu bayo, ngobe wena utitfobile embikwami, waklebhula tingubo takho, wakhala embikwami, ngikuvile, kusho Simakadze.
28 Manje-ke ngitakuyisa kuboyihlomkhulu, wena uyawufihlwa ngekuthula. Emehlo akho akayikuyibona yonkhe lenhlekelele lengitayehlisela kulendzawo nakulabo labahlala kuyo.’ ” Ngako batsatsa lemphendvulo yakhe lomphrofethikati bayimikisa enkhosini Josaya.
29 Josaya, inkhosi, wase ubita bonkhe baholi bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema.
30 Wenyuka nabo waya ethempelini laSimakadze akanye nalamadvodza akaJuda, nebantfu baseJerusalema, nebaphristi nemaLevi, ngisho nabo bonkhe bantfu kusukela kulomncane kuze kuyewufika kulomkhulu. Wabafundzela, baweva onkhe emavi alencwadzi yesivumelwane leyayitfolakele ethempelini laSimakadze.
31 Inkhosi yema eceleni kwensika yayo yavusetela sivumelwane embikwaSimakadze, yavuma kulandzela Simakadze nekugcina imiyalo yakhe, nemitsetfo yakhe, kanye netimiso takhe, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yayo, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wayo, nekulalela emavi esivumelwane labhalwe kulencwadzi.
32 Wabafungisa bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema nebakaBhenjamini kulesivumelwane. Bantfu baseJerusalema bakwenta loko njengekwesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
33 Josaya wesusa tonkhe tithico letisinengiso kulo lonkhe lelalihlala ema-Israyeli. Wenta kutsi bonkhe bantfu labakhile kulaka-Israyeli bakhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo. Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe, sive asizange sisuke ekulandzeleni Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
1 Josaya wagubha umkhosi weliPhasika kuSimakadze eJerusalema, liwundlu leliPhasika lahlatjwa ngelilanga leli-14 lenyanga yekucala.
2 Josaya wabeka baphristi emsebentini wabo, wabakhutsata kutsi bakhonte ethempelini laSimakadze.
3 Watjela emaLevi, labenguwona alawula onkhe ema-Israyeli, futsi ehlukaniselwe Simakadze, watsi: “Bekani libhokisi lelingcwele lesivumelwane ethempelini lelakhiwa nguSolomoni, umsa waDavide, inkhosi yema-Israyeli. Akusafanele letfwalwe ngemahlombe enu. Manje-ke, khontani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu nesive sakhe, ema-Israyeli.
4 Tilungiseleni ngemindeni yenu njengekuma kweticheme tenu, nanjengobe kukhonjiwe kulencwadzi leyabhalwa nguDavide, inkhosi yema-Israyeli, nayindvodzana yakhe Solomoni.
5 “Manini endzaweni lengcwele kube sicheme sinye semaLevi kuleto naleto tichenyana temindeni yebantfu bemave akini, bantfu phaqa.
6 Hlabani emawundlu eliPhasika, nitingcwelise nani, nilungise lamawundlu nilungisele labantfu bemave akini, nente loko lokwashiwo nguSimakadze ngaMosi.”
7 Josaya walungisela bonkhe bantfu labebalapho, luntfu nje, timvu netimbuti letatiti-30 000, wabalungiselela iminikelo yeliPhasika kanye netinkhomo letatiti-3 000, konkhe kutsetfwe kukwenkhosi.
8 Netiphatsimandla takhe nato tabapha ngesihle labantfu benkhosi, nebaphristi, nemaLevi. BoHilkiya, naZakhariya, naJehiyeli lababengamele ethempelini laNkulunkulu bapha baphristi iminikelo yeliPhasika leti-2 600 kanye netinkhomo letingema-300.
9 NaboKhonaniya, banaShemaya, naNethaneli, bomnakabo, naHashabiya, naJeyiyeli, naJozabadi, baholi bemaLevi, nabo bakhipha iminikelo yeliPhasika leyayiti-5 000 netinkhomo letingema-500 temaLevi.
10 Inkonzo yalungiswa, baphristi bema etindzaweni tabo nemaLevi njengekweticheme tawo, njengobe kwakushito inkhosi.
11 Emawundlu eliPhasika ahlatjwa-ke, baphristi bafafata ngalengati lababenikwe yona, ngaleso sikhatsi emaLevi abehlinza letilwane.
12 Behlukanisa iminikelo yekushiswa kuze bayinike letichenyana temindeni yebantfu kutsi bayinikele kuSimakadze, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yaMosi. Benta njalo nangaletinkhomo.
13 Batosa letilwane letatitemnikelo weliPhasika, batosa emlilweni, njengobe kubhaliwe, base babilisa leminikelo lengcwele emabhodweni, nasetimbiteni tensimbi, nasemakesini, babaphakela masinyane bantfu.
14 Emvakwaloko benta emalungiselelo abo newebaphristi, ngobe baphristi, batukulu ba-Aroni, bona babenta iminikelo yekushiswa kanye nemakoyi emafutsa, kwaze kwayawushona lilanga. Ngobe emaLevi ase atilungiselela wona kanye nalabaphristi baka-Aroni.
15 Bahlabeli, batukulu ba-Asafa, babesetindzaweni letatilawulwe nguDavide, bo-Asafa, naHemani, naJeduthuni, baboniswa benkhosi. Bomahlalesangweni, kulelo nakulelo sango, kwakungenasidzingo sekutsi besuke lapho bakhona, ngobe labahlobo babo, emaLevi, babentela onkhe emalungiselelo.
16 Ngako-ke ngalelo langa yonkhe inkonzo yaSimakadze yekugubha umkhosi weliPhasika yachubeka, kwakunikelwa iminikelo yekushiswa etikwelilati laSimakadze, njengobe inkhosi Josaya abeshito.
17 Ema-Israyeli labekhona lapho agubha leliPhasika ngaleso sikhatsi, awugubha neMkhosi weSinkhwa Lesingenamvubelo, kwaze kwaphela emalanga lasikhombisa.
18 LiPhasika lalingazange ligujwe ngaleyo ndlela ka-Israyeli kusukela ngetikhatsi temphrofethi Samuweli. Kute namunye wemakhosi aka-Israyeli labeke wagubha umkhosi lonjalo weliPhasika, njengaloku kwenta inkhosi Josaya, nebaphristi, nemaLevi, nabo bonkhe bakaJuda, nebaka-Israyeli lababekhona lapho kanye nebaseJerusalema.
19 Lomkhosi wagujwa ngemnyaka weli-18 wekubusa kwaJosaya.
20 Emvakwako konkhe loko, Josaya lithempeli asalihlele ngalokufanele, Nekho, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, wakhuphuka ayakulwa eKhakhemishi ngaseYufrathe, Josaya washuca wayakuhlangana naye emphini.
21 Kodvwa Nekho watfumela tigijimi kuJosaya, atsi: “Sicabene ngani tsine nawe, nkhosi yakaJuda? Akusiwe lona lengilwa naye kulesikhatsi, kodvwa ngulendlu lengicabene nayo. Nkulunkulu utsite angisheshise, ngako-ke yekela kumelana naNkulunkulu longakimi, ngaphandle kwaloko utakubhubhisa Nkulunkulu.”
22 Kodvwa Josaya akazange afune kugucuka, wesuka watigucula tembatfo takhe wangena emphini, walwa naye. Akazange alalele loko lokwakushiwo nguNekho ngekuyalwa nguNkulunkulu, kodvwa wachubeka wayakulwa naye emphini yaseMegido.
23 Banembi bahlaba inkhosi Josaya, watjela tindvuna takhe watsi: “Ngikhipheni, sengilimele kabi.”
24 Ngako tamsusa encoleni yakhe yemphi, tambeka kulenye incola yemphi labete nayo, tambuyisela ekhaya eJerusalema, lapho afike wakhotsamela khona. Wafihlwa emadlizeni aboyisemkhulu, sonkhe sive sakaJuda nesaseJerusalema salila kakhulu ngaye.
25 Jeremiya wacamba tingoma tesililo saJosaya, kuze kube ngulamuhla bonkhe bahlabeli besilisa nebesifazane basamkhumbula Josaya ngaletingoma tesililo sakhe. Letingoma tase tiba tingoma temihambo yema-Israyeli, tabhalwa encwadzini yetililo.
26 Leminye imininingwane ngekuma kwaJosaya nemisebenti yakhe yekutinikela macondzana nalokubhalwe encwadzini yemtsetfo waSimakadze,
27 konkhe kukhankhasa kwakhe, kusukela ekucaleni kuye ekugcineni, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemakhosi aka-Israyeli newakaJuda.
1 Sive sakaJuda satsatsa Jehoyahazi, umsa waJosaya, sambeka waba yinkhosi yaseJerusalema esikhundleni seyise.
2 Jehoyahazi abeneminyaka lengema-23 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema tinyanga letintsatfu.
3 Inkhosi yaseGibhithe yamsusa esikhundleni sebukhosi eJerusalema, yabe seyihlisibeta bakaJuda ngemtselo wesiliva lengemakhilogremu labengaba ti-3 400, negolide lengemakhilogremu labengaba ngema-34.
4 Inkhosi yaseGibhithe yabeka Eliyakimu, umnakaboJehoyahazi, kutsi abe yinkhosi yesive sakaJuda nesaseJerusalema, wase ugucula libito la-Eliyakimu, wametsa libito watsi nguJehoyakimu, kodvwa Nekho watsatsa lomnakabo-Eliyakimu, labenguJehoyahazi, wammikisa eGibhithe.
5 Jehoyakimu abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-11. Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.
6 Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wamhlasela, wambopha ngetinketane telitfusi entela kumtfumba amuse eBhabhulona.
7 Nebukhadnezari watsatsa netimphahla tasethempelini laSimakadze waya nato eBhabhulona, wafike watifaka ethempelini lakhe.
8 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, tintfo letinengekako latenta, nako konkhe lokwatfolakala kumelana naye, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemakhosi aka-Israyeli newakaJuda. Jehoyakhini, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
9 Jehoyakhini abeneminyaka leli-18 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema tinyanga letintsatfu nemalanga lalishumi. Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
10 Kwatsi entfwasahlobo, inkhosi Nebukhadnezari watfumela kutsi akalandvwe aletfwe eBhabhulona, aletfwe kanye netimphahla letinelinani lelikhulu tasethempelini laSimakadze. Wase ubeka malume waJehoyakhini labenguSedekiya kutsi abe yinkhosi yakaJuda neyaseJerusalema.
11 Sedekiya abeneminyaka lengema-21 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-11.
12 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, wangete watitfoba embikwaJeremiya, umphrofethi, lowakhuluma livi laSimakadze.
13 Sedekiya-ke wayivukela inkhosi Nebukhadnezari lowamfungisa ngelibito laNkulunkulu. Wacinisa inhloko nenhlitiyo yakhe, wala kuphendvukela kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
14 Ngetulu kwaloko bonkhe baholi bebaphristi nesive sonkhe sachubeka nekungetsembeki, balandzela yonkhe lemikhuba lenengekako yebetive, balingcolisa lithempeli laSimakadze labelingcwelisile eJerusalema.
15 Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu watfumela livi kubo ngetitfunywa takhe emahlandla lamanyenti, ngobe abebadzabukela bantfu bakhe nendzawo yakhe yekuhlala.
16 Kodvwa baphukuta letitfunywa taNkulunkulu, bawedzelela emavi akhe, babahhalatisa nalabaphrofethi, lwadzimate lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwavukela bantfu bakhe, futsi kwabate nalobasindzisako.
17 Simakadze wabavusela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona leyafike yabulala onkhe emajaha abo ngenkemba, iwabulalela endzaweni lengcwele, ingashiyi lutfo loluselusha labadvuna nalabasikati nome talukati nemakhehla. Nkulunkulu wabaniketela bonkhe kuNebukhadnezari.
18 Wabutsa tonkhe timphahla tasethempelini laNkulunkulu, watitfumba waya nato eBhabhulona, timphahla letincane, naletinkhulu kanye nengcebo yasethempelini laSimakadze nengcebo yenkhosi kanye neyetiphatsimandla tayo.
19 Bokhela lithempeli laNkulunkulu ngemlilo, babhidlita nalolubondza lwaseJerusalema base bashisa tigodlo tonkhe kanye netimphahla letatinelinani lelikhulu lapho.
20 Watsatsa lemisalela wayakuyidzingisela eBhabhulona, labo lababesindze enkembeni, base baba tigcili takhe kanye netebantfwabakhe, waze umbuso wasePheresiya waba ngulonemandla kakhulu.
21 Live lase lijabula ngekuphumula kwangemaSabatha, ngaso sonkhe leso sikhatsi sekulahlwa kwalo, laphumula, kwaze kwaphela leminyaka lengema-70, kwagcwaliseka livi laSimakadze labelikhulume ngemlomo wemphrofethi Jeremiya.
22 Ngemnyaka wekucala wekubusa kwaKhuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, kuze kugcwaliseke livi laSimakadze lelalikhulunywe nguJeremiya, Simakadze watsintsa inhlitiyo yaKhuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, kutsi ente simemetelo kulo lonkhe lelalingaphansi kwakhe, nekutsi asibhale phansi atsi:
23 “Naku lokushiwo nguKhuresi, inkhosi yasePheresiya, utsi: “ ‘Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, unginike yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, sewungiyalile kutsi ngimakhele lithempeli eJerusalema kulakaJuda. Manje-ke, ngulowo nalowo kini nine sive saNkulunkulu losemkhatsini wenu, shangatsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe angaba naye, ahambe aye khona.’ ”