2 IziKronike 21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 21uJoramu inkosi yakwaJuda, inkosi embi

1UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide. UJehoramu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

2Wayenabafowabo, amadodana kaJehoshafati, o-Asariya, noJehiyeli, noZakariya, no-Asariya, noMikayeli, noShefathiya; bonke babengamadodana kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

3Uyise wabanika izipho ezinkulu zesiliva nezegolide nezinto eziyigugu kanye nemizi ebiyelweyo kwaJuda; kepha ubukhosi wabunika uJoramu; ngoba wayelizibulo.

4UJoramu esesukile embusweni kayise, waziqinisa, wabulala bonke abafowabo ngenkemba, nabanye bezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli.

5UJoramu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.

6Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayenendodakazi ka-Ahabi engumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

7Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha indlu kaDavide ngenxa yesivumelwano asenza noDavide, njengalokho ethembisile ukumnika yena namadodana akhe ukukhanya kuze kube phakade.

8Ezinsukwini zakhe abakwa-Edomi bahlubuka phansi kombuso kaJuda, bazenzela inkosi.

9UJoramu wayesephuma nezikhulu zakhe nazo zonke izinqola zakhe kanye naye; wavuka ebusuku, wabachitha abakwa-Edomi ababemhaqile, nezinduna zezinqola.

10Abakwa-Edomi bahlubuka phansi kwesandla sikaJuda kuze kube namuhla. Ngaleso sikhathi iLibina yahlubuka phansi kwesandla sakhe; ngoba wamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.

11Ngaphezu kwalokho, wenza izindawo eziphakemeyo ezintabeni zakwaJuda futhi wenza ukuba abakhileyo eJerusalema baphinge futhi waphoqelela uJuda ukuba enze kanjalo.

12Kwase kufika kuye incwadi evela kumprofethi uEliya, yathi: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyihlo, uthi: Ngokuba awuhambanga ngezindlela zikayihlo uJehoshafati nangezindlela zika-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, hamba,

13Kepha wena wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, wenza ukuba uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema baphinge, njengezifebe zendlu ka-Ahabi, wabulala nabafowenu bendlu kayihlo ababengcono kunawe;

14Bheka, uJehova uyakushaya abantu bakho, nabantwana bakho, nomkakho, nayo yonke impahla yakho, ngesifo esikhulu;

15Futhi uyoba nesifo esikhulu ngenxa yokugula kwamathumbu akho, izibilini zakho zize ziphume usuku nosuku ngenxa yokugula.

16Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova wavusa umoya wamaFilisti nama-Arabiya ayesondelene namaKushe ngokumelene noJoramu.

17Bakhuphukela kwaJuda, bafohla khona, bathumba yonke impahla eyatholakala endlini yenkosi, namadodana ayo, nawomkayo; akwaze kwasala ndodana kuye, kuphela uJehowahazi omncane emadodaneni akhe.

18Ngemva kwakho konke lokhu uJehova wamshaya emathunjini akhe ngesifo esingelapheki.

19Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, emva kokuphela kweminyaka emibili, amathumbu akhe aphuma ngenxa yesifo sakhe, kangangokuthi wafa ngezifo ezinzima. Abantu bakhe abamenzelanga umlilo njengokushiswa kwawoyise.

20Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema; Kodwa bammbela emzini kaDavide, kodwa hhayi emathuneni amakhosi.