1U-Amasiya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguJodani waseJerusalema.
2Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, kungenganhliziyo epheleleyo.
3Lapho umbuso usuqinisiwe kuye, wazibulala izinceku zakhe ezaziyibulele inkosi uyise.
4Kepha akababulalanga abantwana babo, wenza njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni encwadini kaMose, lapho uJehova eyala khona ngokuthi: “Oyise abayikufa ngenxa yabantwana, nabantwana abayikufa ngenxa yabantwana. Oyise, kodwa yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono.
5Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Amaziya wabizela ndawonye uJuda futhi wabenza izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu ngokwezindlu zoyise kulo lonke elakwaJuda noBhenjamini; amadoda, akwazi ukuya empini, ekwazi ukuphatha umkhonto nesihlangu.
6Waqasha kwa-Israyeli amaqhawe anamandla ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu ngamatalenta ayikhulu esiliva.
7Kepha kwafika kuye umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “O nkosi, impi yakwa-Israyeli mayingahambi nawe; ngoba uJehova akakho ku-Israyeli, okungukuthi, kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Efrayimi.
8Kepha uma nifuna ukuhamba, qinani empini; uNkulunkulu uyakuniyeka niwele phambi kwesitha, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unamandla okusiza nokuwisa.
9U-Amasiya wayesethi kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu: “Kepha siyakwenzani ngamatalenta ayikhulu engalinika impi yakwa-Israyeli na?” Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wasesithi: I Nkosi inamandla okukunika okungaphezu kwalokho.
10U-Amasiya wayesebahlukanisa, impi eyafika kuye ivela kwa-Efrayimi ukuba ibuyele ekhaya; ngalokho intukuthelo yabo yamvuthela uJuda, babuyela ekhaya bethukuthele kakhulu.
11U-Amasiya wamqinisa, wahola abantu bakhe, waya eSigodini Sikasawoti, wabulala abantwana bakwaSeyiri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi.
12Futhi abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi ababesele bephila, abantwana bakwaJuda babathumba babayisa esiqongweni sedwala, babaphonsa phansi esiqongweni sedwala, baze baphahlazeka bonke.
13Kepha abantu bempi u-Amasiya ayebabuyise ukuba bangayi naye empini, bahlasela imizi yakwaJuda, kusukela eSamariya kuze kube seBeti Horoni, babulala kuyo izinkulungwane ezintathu, baphanga impango eningi.
14Kwathi lapho u-Amasiya esebuyile ekubulaleni abakwa-Edomi, waletha onkulunkulu babantwana bakwaSeyiri, wabamisa babe onkulunkulu bakhe, wakhothamela phambi kwabo, kwashunqa umusi kubo.
15Ngakho intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Amaziya, wathumela umprofethi kuye owathi kuye: “Ufuneleni onkulunkulu babantu ababengakwazi ukusindisa abantu babo esandleni sakho na?
16Esakhuluma naye, inkosi yathi kuye: “Wenziwa ngokwesiluleko senkosi na?” ibhere; kungani kufanele ushaywe? Umprofethi wawumisa wathi: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unqume ukunibhubhisa, ngokuba nenze lokhu, anilalelanga iseluleko sami.
17U-Amasiya inkosi yakwaJuda wayeseluleka, wathumela kuJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi kaJehu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Woza sibonane ubuso nobuso.
18UJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathumela ku-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Ikhakhasi laseLebanoni lathumela emsedarini oseLebanoni, lathi: “Nika indodakazi yakho ibe ngumkami, futhi lapho-ke isihlahla sokhula saseLebanoni sathumela kumsedari oseLebanoni. Yadlula isilo sasendle eLebanoni, sanyathela ukhula.
19Lithi: Khangela, ubatshayile abakwaEdoma; futhi inhliziyo yakho ikuphakamisele enkazimulweni; hlala ekhaya manje; Ugxambukelani ebubini bakho, ukuze uwe, wena noJuda kanye nawe?
20Kepha u-Amasiya akalalelanga; ngokuba kwavela kuNkulunkulu ukubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo, ngokuba babefuna onkulunkulu bakwa-Edomi.
21Khona uJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wenyuka; babonana ubuso nobuso, yena no-Amasiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, eBeti Shemeshi lakwaJuda.
22UJuda waba nolaka phambi kuka-Israyeli, babaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe.
23UJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wambamba u-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda indodana kaJowashi kaJehowahazi eBeti Shemeshi, wamyisa eJerusalema, wadiliza ugange lwaseJerusalema kusukela eSangweni lakwa-Efrayimi kuze kube sekugcineni. ESangweni Legumbi: izingalo ezingamakhulu amane.
24Wathatha lonke igolide, nesiliva, nazo zonke izitsha ezatholakala endlini kaNkulunkulu ku-Obede Edomi, nengcebo yendlu yenkosi, nabathunjwa, wabuyela eSamariya.
25U-Amasiya indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, wayesekhona iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu emva kokufa kukaJowashi, indodana kaJehowahazi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
26Ezinye izindaba zika-Amasiya, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, azilotshiwe yini encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli na?
27Kwathi emva kwesikhathi u-Amasiya asuka ngaso kuJehova bamakhela uzungu eJerusalema; wabalekela eLagishi, kepha bathumela eLagishi, bambulala khona.
28Bamthwala ngamahhashi, bammbela koyise emzini wakwaJuda.
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