oOKumkani 2 OOKumkani 2-15 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

uAzariya: ukumkani wakwaYuda

1Ngomnyaka wamashumi omabini anesixhenxe kaYarobheham ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waba ngukumkani uAzariya, unyana ka-Amatsiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda.

2Ubeminyaka ilishumi elinamithandathu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka emashumi mahlanu anamibini engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama likanina belinguYekoliya waseYerusalem.

3Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, njengoko wenza ngako uAmatsiya uyise;

4Ngaphandle kokuba iindawo eziphakamileyo azizange zishenxiswe, abantu babesabingelela kwiindawo eziphakamileyo yaye babenyusa neziqhumiso.

5uYehova wambetha ukumkani, waba neqhenqa kwada kwayimini yokufa kwakhe, wahlala kwenye indlu. uYotam, unyana wokumkani, ubephethe indlu, ebalawula abantu belizwe.

6Ezinye izinto zika-Azariya, nako konke awakwenzayo, ndithi, zibhaliwe na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?

7Walala uAzariya kooyise; yaye bamngcwaba nookhokho bakhe kwisiXeko sikaDavide, yaye uYotham unyana wakhe waqalisa ukulawula esikhundleni sakhe.

8Ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu anesibini ka-Azariya ukumkani wakwaYuda, uZekariya, unyana kaYarobheham, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli kwaSamari, iinyanga zantandathu.

9Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, njengoko benza ngako ooyise; akatyeka ezonweni zikaYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, awawonisa ngazo amaSirayeli.

10Wandula ke uShalum unyana kaYabheshe wamvukela waza wambulala phambi kwabantu, wambulala waza waqalisa ukulawula esikhundleni sakhe.

11Ezinye izinto zikaZekariya, nanzo zibhaliwe encwadini yemicimbi yookumkani bakwaSirayeli.

12Lilo eli ilizwi likaYehova awalixelela uYehu, lisithi, Kwesesine isizukulwana kuya kuhlala oonyana bakho etroneni yakwaSirayeli. Kwaye kwenzeka.

13uShalum unyana kaYabheshe waba ngukumkani ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu anesibhozo kaUziya ukumkani wakwaYuda; waba ngukumkani kwaSamari inyanga yonke.

14Wenyuka uMenahem unyana kaGadi, esuka eTirtsa, weza kwaSamari, wambulala uShalum unyana kaYabheshe kwaSamari, wambulala, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

15Ezinye izinto zikaShalum, neyelenqe awalicebayo, zibhaliwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli.

16Waza uMenahem wayixabela iTifsa nento yonke ebikuyo, nelizwe layo, kwathabathela eTirtsa; ngenxa enokuba bengamvulelanga, wasuka waboyisa; wabaqwenga bonke abamithiyo ababekuyo.

17Ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu anesithoba ka-Azariya ukumkani wakwaYuda, waba ngukumkani uMenahem, unyana kaGadi, kwaSamari, iminyaka yalishumi.

18Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, yaye akazange atyeke kwizono zikaYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, awawonisa ngazo amaSirayeli.

19Walingenela ilizwe uPule, ukumkani waseAsiriya; uMenahem wamnika uPule iwaka leetalente zesilivere, ukuze isandla sakhe sibe naye, ukuze abuqinise ubukumkani esandleni sakhe.

20uMenahem wayibiza imali yamaSirayeli kumadoda onke okulwa, ukuba anike ukumkani waseAsiriya iishekele ezimashumi mahlanu zesilivere. Wabuya ke ukumkani waseAsiriya, akaba sahlala kwelo zwe.

21Zithini na ezinye izinto zikaMenahem, nako konke awakwenzayo, ndithi, nanzo zibhaliwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli?

22Walala uMenahem kooyise; unyana wakhe uPeka waqalisa ukulawula esikhundleni sakhe.

23Ngomnyaka wamashumi omahlanu ka-Asariya ukumkani wakwaYuda, uPekakiya, unyana kaMenahem, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli kwaSamari, iminyaka emibini.

24Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova; akatyeka ezonweni zikaYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, awawonisa ngazo amaSirayeli.

25Kodwa uPeka unyana kaRemaliya, intloko yakhe, wamvukela waza wambulala eSamariya kwibhotwe lendlu kakumkani, kunye noArgobhe noAri kunye namadoda angamashumi amahlanu akuGiliyadi; wambulala, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

26Ezinye izinto zikaPekaya, nako konke awakwenzayo, nanzo kubhaliwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli.

27Ngomnyaka wamashumi omahlanu anesibini ka-Asariya ukumkani wakwaYuda, waba ngukumkani uPeka, unyana kaRemaliya, kumaSirayeli kwaSamari, iminyaka emashumi mabini.

28Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova; akatyeka ezonweni zikaYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, awawonisa ngazo amaSirayeli.

29Ngemihla kaPeka ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, kwafika uTigelate-pilezere ukumkani waseAsiriya, walithimba i-Iyon, neAbhele-bhete-maga, neYanowa, neKedeshe, neHatsore, neGiliyadi, neGalili, lonke ilizwe lakwaNafetali; Wafuduselwa eAsiriya.

30uHoseya, unyana kaEla, wamvukela uPeka unyana kaRemaliya, wambulala, waza waqalisa ukulawula esikhundleni sakhe ngonyaka wamashumi amabini kaYotham unyana kaUziya.

31Ezinye izinto zikaPeka, nako konke awakwenzayo, nanzo kubhaliwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli.

32Ngomnyaka wesibini kaPeka unyana kaRemaliya, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waba ngukumkani uYotam, unyana ka-Uziya, ukumkani wakwaYuda.

33Ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka elishumi elinamithandathu engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguYerusha, intombi kaTsadoki.

34Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, wenza njengoko wenzayo uyise u-Uziya.

35Ke iziganga azisuswanga; abantu babebingelela ezigangeni, nomsi wawunyuka unyuka. Wakha isango eliphezulu lendlu kaYehova.

36Ezinye izinto zikaYotam, nako konke awakwenzayo, ndithi, zibhaliwe na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?

37Ngaloo mihla waqala uYehova ukuthumela uRetsin, ukumkani wakwa-Aram, noPeka, unyana kaRemaliya, ukuba baye kulwa noYuda.

38uYotam walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa kooyise emzini kaDavide uyise unyana wakhe uAhazi walawula esikhundleni sakhe.