1Bonke abantu bakwaJuda bathatha u-Uziya owayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amasiya.
2Wakha i-Eloti, walibuyisela kuJuda, inkosi isilele koyise.
3U-Uziya wayeneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi ayisihlanu nambili eJerusalema. Igama likanina kwakunguJekólia waseJerusalema.
4Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, njengalokho enzile uyise u-Amasiya.
5Wamfuna uNkulunkulu ezinsukwini zikaZakariya, owayenengqondo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu; zonke izinsuku zokumfuna kwakhe uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamphumelelisa.
6Waphuma walwa namaFilisti, wadiliza ugange lwaseGati, nogange lwaseJabine, nogange lwase-Ashidodi, wakha imizi ngase-Ashidodi naphakathi kwamaFilisti.
7UNkulunkulu wamsiza ekulweni namaFilisti, nakuma-Arabhi ayakhe eGur-Bahali, nakumaMehuni.
8Abantwana bakwa-Amoni bamnika u-Uziya izipho; igama lakhe laphumela ekungeneni kwaseGibithe; ngoba waziqinisa kakhulu.
9U-Uziya wakha imibhoshongo eJerusalema ngaseSangweni Legumbi, naseSangweni Lesigodi nasegumbini lomduli, waliqinisa.
10Wakha nemibhoshongo ehlane, wemba imithombo eminingi, ngokuba wayenemfuyo eningi emathafeni nasemathafeni; nabalimi nabasebenzi bezivini ezintabeni naseKarmeli, ngokuba wayethanda ukulima.
11Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Uziya wayenebutho lamaqhawe aphuma impi ngamaviyo, ngokwenani lombiko walo kaJehiyeli unobhala nenduna uMahaseya ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaHananiya, omunye wezinduna zenkosi.
12Isibalo sonke sezinhloko zemindeni yamaqhawe anamandla sasiyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha.
13Phansi kwesandla sabo kwakukhona impi eyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu nesikhombisa namakhulu ayisihlanu, eyalwa ngamandla amakhulu ukusiza inkosi esitheni.
14U-Uziya wabalungisela kulo lonke ibutho izihlangu, nemikhonto, nezigqoko, nezihlangu, neminsalo, nezindwayimana zokujikijela amatshe.
15Wenza imishini eJerusalema, yaklanywa ngobuqili, ukuba ibe phezu kwemibhoshongo naphezu kwemibhoshongo, yokucibishela ngayo imicibisholo namatshe amakhulu. Igama lakhe laphumela kude; ngoba wasizwa ngokumangalisayo waze waba namandla.
16Kodwa lapho esenamandla, inhliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisa kwaze kwaba sekubhujisweni kwakhe; ngokuba waphambuka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, wangena ethempelini likaJehova ukuba ashise impepho e-altare lempepho.
17U-Azariya umpristi wangena emva kwakhe kanye naye abapristi bakaJehova abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, amadoda anamandla.
18Bamelana nenkosi u-Uziya, bathi kuye: “Akukhona okwakho, Uziya, ukushisela uJehova impepho, kodwa kungokwabapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, abangcweliselwe ukushisa impepho; ngoba wenile; futhi akuyikuba yinkazimulo kaJehova uNkulunkulu.
19U-Uziya wathukuthela, ephethe umcengezi wokufaka impepho esandleni sakhe; ethukuthelele abapristi, kwavela uchoko ebunzini lakhe phambi kwabapristi endlini kaJehova ngase-altare lempepho.
20U-Asriya umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke abapristi bambheka, bheka, wayenochoko ebunzini lakhe, bamkhiphela ngaphandle; yebo, naye washesha ukuphuma, ngokuba uJehova wayemshayile.
21Inkosi u-Uziya yayinochoko kwaze kwaba sosukwini lokufa kwayo, futhi wayehlala ezindlini eziningi ngoba yayinochoko; uJothamu indodana yakhe wayephezu kwendlu yenkosi, ahlulela abantu bezwe.
22Ezinye izindaba zika-Uziya, ezokuqala nezokugcina, zalotshwa ngu-Isaya umprofethi, indodana ka-Amose.
23U-Uziya wayeselala koyise, bammbela koyise emhlabathini wokumbela wamakhosi; ngokuba bathi: “Unochoko; uJothamu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.”
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