1Abantu beJerusalema babeka u-Arhaziya indodana encani kaJehoramu bona abe yikosi esikhundleni sakhe ngombana iwoma lemigulukudu eleza nama-Arabhu labulala woke amadodanakhe amakhulu ekampeni yama-Arabhu. Ngalokho-ke u-Arhaziya umsa kaJehoramu ikosi yakwaJuda wathoma ukubusa.
2U-Arhaziya gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili lokha naba yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema umnyaka munye tere. Ibizo lakanina bekungu-Ataliya, isizukulwana saka-Omri.
3Naye wakhamba eendleleni zendlu ka-Arhabi ngombana unina wamtlhotlholoja bona enze ubukhohlakali.
4Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini njengombana kwenza indlu ka-Arhabi ngombana ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakayise, bendlu ka-Arhabi baba beluleki bakhe. Lokhu kwabangela ukubhujiswa kwakhe.
5Godu kwaba ngeenluleko zabo bonyana adlhemadlheme noJoramu umsa ka-Arhabi ikosi yakwa-Israyeli kobana bayokulwa noRhazayeli ikosi ye-Aramu eRamothi eGiliyadi. Ama-Aramu alimaza uJoramu;
6wabuyela eJizriyela kobana aphole emancebeni awafumene eRamothi lokha nalwa noRhazayeli ikosi ye-Aramu. U-Arhaziya umsa kaJehoramu ikosi yakwaJuda wehlela eJizriyela kobana ayokubona uJoramu umsa ka-Arhabi ngombana gade alimele.
7Ivakatjho laka-Arhaziya kuJoramu lambangela bona uZimu amwise. Kwathi u-Arhaziya nafikako, waphuma noJoramu kobana ahlangabeze uJehu umsa kaNimtjhi owakhethwa nguSomnini kobana abhubhise indlu ka-Arhabi.
8Ngemva kobana uJehu aqede ukurhayila indlu ka-Arhabi, wafumana amakhosana wakwaJuda namadodana weenhlobo zaka-Arhaziya ebegade amphekelele. Wawabulala,
9wasuka lapho wabhudulana no-Arhaziya ogade abhace eSamariya. Wabanjwa, walethwa kuJehu, wabulawa. Abantu bambulunga ngombana bathi: “Nokho gade asizukulwana sakaJehotjhafathi, owafuna uSomnini ngehliziywakhe yoke.”
U-Ataliya ubulala umndeni wobukhosiGade kunganamuntu endlini ka-Arhaziya onamandla wokobana angathatha ubukhosi.
10Lokha u-Ataliya unina ka-Arhaziya nabona bonyana indodanakhe ihlongakele, waragela phambili ngokubhubhisa umndeni wobukhosi bendlu kaJuda.
11Kodwana uJehotjhabathi indodakazi yekosi wathatha uJowatjhi umsa ka-Arhaziya ngemsitheleni hlangana namadodana wekosi ebe kumele abulawe. Wambeka nembelesakhe emphekghweni welawu lethempeli. UJehotjhabathi lo gade ayindodakazi yekosi uJehoramu engudadwabo ka-Arhaziya. Gade athethwe nguJehoyada umphristi omkhulu. Wafihla uJowatjhi bonyana u-Ataliya angambulali.
12Wahlala afihlwe nabo ethempelini lakaZimu iminyaka emithandathu yokubusa kwaka-Ataliya enarheni.
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