oOKumkani 2 OOKumkani 2-16 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

uAhazi: ukumkani wakwaYuda

1Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesixhenxe kaPeka unyana kaRemaliya, waba ngukumkani uAhazi, unyana kaYotam, ukumkani wakwaYuda.

2uAhazi ubeminyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka elishumi elinamithandathu engukumkani eYerusalem; akenzanga okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wakhe, njengoDavide uyise.

3Waqhubeka ehamba ngendlela yookumkani bakwaSirayeli, wamvumela unyana wakhe ukuba acande emlilweni, ngokwezinto ezicekisekayo zeentlanga ezo uYehova wazigxothayo phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli.

4Wenza umbingelelo waza wawunyusa umsi kwiindawo eziphakamileyo nasezindulini naphantsi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza.

5Emva koko uRetsin ukumkani wakwa-Aram noPeka unyana kaRemaliya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli benyuka baya eYerusalem ukuze balwe, bamngqinga uAhazi, kodwa abazange bamoyise.

6Ngelo xesha uRetsine ukumkani wakwa-Aram wayibuyisela iElati kwa-Aram waza wawagxotha amaYuda e-Elati; Afika ke ama-Aram e-Elati, ahlala khona unanamhla.

7uAhazi wathumela abathunywa kuTigelate-pilezere, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wathi, Ndingumkhonzi wakho nonyana wakho; nyuka undisindise esandleni sokumkani wakwa-Aram, nasesandleni sokumkani wakwaSirayeli, oya kufikayo ngokuchasene nam.

8Ngoko uAhazi wayithabatha isilivere negolide eyayifumaneka endlwini kaYehova nakubuncwane bendlu kakumkani waza wayithumela njengesipho kukumkani waseAsiriya.

9Ukumkani waseAsiriya wamphulaphula, waza ukumkani waseAsiriya wayixabela iDamasko, wayithimba, wabathimba abantu bakhe, wabasa eKire, wambulala uRetsine.

10Ukumkani uAhazi waya kumkhawulela uTigelate-pilezere, ukumkani waseAsiriya, eDamasko, wasibona isibingelelo eDamasko; Ukumkani uAhazi wathumela ku-Uriya umbingeleli umfanekiso wesibingelelo, nomfanekiso waso, ngokwendlela yaso yonke.

11Wasakha isibingelelo u-Uriya umbingeleli, njengako konke abemthumele khona uAhazi ukumkani eDamasko; yaye umbingeleli u-Uriya waba nxamnye noKumkani uAhazi waseDamasko.

12Uthe akufika ukumkani evela eDamasko, wasibona ukumkani isibingelelo eso, yaye ukumkani waya esibingelelweni waza wabingelela phezu kwaso.

13Walitshisa idini lakhe elinyukayo nomnikelo wakhe wokudla, wathulula umnikelo wakhe othululwayo, wafefa ngegazi lombingelelo wakhe wombulelo esibingelelweni.

14Wasondeza isibingelelo sobhedu esiphambi koYehova phambi kwendlu, phakathi kwesibingelelo nendlu kaYehova, wasibeka kwicala elingasentla lesibingelelo.

15Ukumkani uAhazi wamwisela umthetho u-Uriya umbingeleli, wathi, Kwisibingelelo esikhulu qhumisela idini elinyukayo lakusasa, nedini langokuhlwa, nedini elinyukayo lokumkani, nedini lakhe elinyukayo, nedini elinyukayo labantu bonke belizwe, nedini elinyukayo labantu nomnikelo wokudla, neminikelo yazo ethululwayo; lonke igazi ledini elinyukayo, nalo lonke igazi lombingelelo, litshize phezu kwalo; yaye isibingelelo sebandla siya kubonakala kum.

16Wenza ke u-Uriya umbingeleli njengako konke awamwisela umthetho ngako ukumkani uAhazi.

17Ukumkani uAhazi wawanqumla ke amasondo eenqwelo zokuhlambela, wayisusa kuzo indebe yokuhlambela; waluthoba ulwandle empahleni yobhedu ebiphantsi kwalo, walubeka endaweni egalelwe ngamatye.

18Yaye indawo yokuzimela yesabatha ababeyakha endlwini nomnyango wokumkani ophuma ngaphandle, wayishenxisa endlwini kaYehova kukumkani waseAsiriya.

19Ke eminye imicimbi ka-Ahazi awayenzayo, akubhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?

20Ekugqibeleni uAhazi walala kookhokho bakhe waza wangcwatywa nookhokho bakhe kwisiXeko sikaDavide; uHezekiya unyana wakhe waqalisa ukulawula esikhundleni sakhe.