Ilizwi likaBawo wethu ngokuchasene noYarobheham

UYarobheham uthumela umkakhe ezenze omnye umntu ukuba abuze ngonyana wabo ogulayo; uAhiya oyimfama, elunyukisiwe nguBawo wethu, umbiza ngegama emnyango, aze aphendule esithi umntwana uya kufa ekufikeni kwakhe ekhaya, nendlu iya kutshatyalaliswa. KwaYuda, uShishaki uhlutha igolide yetempile kuRehabheham.

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Ngelo xesha uAbhiya unyana kaYarobheham wagula. Wathi uYarobheham kumkakhe: “Suka, uzenze mntu wumbi, ukuze kungabikho namnye okwaziyo ukuba ungumkaYarobheham, uye eShilo. Nanko lo umprofeti uAhiya, lowo wandixelela ukuba ndiya kuba ngukumkani kwaba bantu. Thabatha izonka zibe lishumi, nemiqhathane, nesithonga sobusi, uye kuye. Wokuxelela oko kuya kwenzeka kuyo le nkwenkwe.”

Wenjenjalo ke umkaYarobheham. Waya eShilo, waya endlwini ka-Ahiya. Ke yena uAhiya wayengasaboni; amehlo akhe enorhatyazo kukwaluphala.

Kodwa uBawo wethu wayemxelele uAhiya: “Yabona, umkaYarobheham uyeza kuwe ukuza kubuza ngonyana wakhe ogulayo. Wothi kuye ngolu hlobo; kuba ekufikeni kwakhe uya kuzenza mntu wumbi.”

Kwathi, akuva uAhiya isandi seenyawo zakhe emnyango, wathi: “Ngena, mkaYarobheham. Yini na ukuzenza omnye umntu? Ndithunywe kuwe ndineendaba ezinzima.

Hamba, uye kumxelela uYarobheham, uthi: ‘Utsho uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: “Ndakuphakamisa phakathi kwabantu, ndakwenza inganga yabantu bam amaSirayeli. Ndabukrazula ubukumkani endlwini kaDavide, ndakunika wena. Ukanti wena ube ungenjengomkhonzi wam uDavide, owayigcinayo imithetho yam, wandilandela ngentliziyo yakhe iphelele, esenza kuphela oko kulungileyo emehlweni am. Wenze okubi ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwakho. Wahamba wazenzela abanye oothixo, nemifanekiso etyhidiweyo, wandiqumbisa, waza wandilahla ngasemva kwakho. Ngoko, yabona, ndiza kuzisa ububi phezu kwendlu kaYarobheham. Ndiya kuyinqumla kuYarobheham yonke into eyindoda kwaSirayeli, ikhoboka nokhululekileyo, nditshise indlu kaYarobheham njengoko kutshiswa umswane ade uphele. AbakaYarobheham abafela phakathi komzi baya kudliwa zizinja, nabo bafela endle baya kudliwa ziintaka zezulu. Kuba utshilo uBawo wethu.”’

Suka wena, ugoduke. Ekungeneni kweenyawo zakho emzini, umntwana wofa. AmaSirayeli onke aya kumbambazelela amngcwabe. Nguye yedwa kwindlu kaYarobheham oya kufika engcwabeni, ngokuba kuye uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ufumene into elungileyo kwindlu kaYarobheham. Kananjalo uBawo wethu uya kuzivelisela ukumkani phezu kwamaSirayeli oya kuyinqumla indlu kaYarobheham ngale mini—kwangoku. Uya kubetha uBawo wethu amaSirayeli ade axukuxeke njengengcongolo emanzini, awanyothule kweli lizwe lilungileyo abanika lona ooyise, awachithachithe ngaphesheya koMlambo ongumEfrati, ngenxa yokuba enza ooAshera abamqumbisileyo. Uya kuwanikela amaSirayeli ngenxa yezono zikaYarobheham awazenzayo, nawawonisa ngazo amaSirayeli.”

Wasuka umkaYarobheham, wemka, waya eTirtsa. Wakuba efika embundwini womnyango wendlu, yafa inkwenkwe. AmaSirayeli onke amngcwaba amngcwabela, njengoko watshoyo uBawo wethu ngomkhonzi wakhe uAhiya umprofeti.

Ezinye izinto zikaYarobheham, indlela awayenza ngayo imfazwe, nokulawula kwakhe, zibhaliwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli. UYarobheham walawula iminyaka engamashumi amabini anamibini, waza walala kooyise, waba ngukumkani uNadabhi unyana wakhe esikhundleni sakhe.

URehabheham ulawula kwaYuda

URehabheham unyana kaSolomon waba ngukumkani kwaYuda. Ebeminyaka imashumi mane ananye ukuba ngukumkani, walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe eYerusalem, umzi awunyulayo uBawo wethu ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli ukuba abeke khona igama lakhe. Igama likanina lalinguNahama, umAmonikazi. AmaSirayeli akwaYuda enza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, amqumbisa ngobukhwele ngezono awazenzayo—ngaphezu kwako konke ababekwenzile ooyise. Nawo azakhela iziganga, nezimiso zamatye, nooAshera, phezu kwazo zonke iinduli eziphakamileyo, naphantsi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza. Kwakukho kwanamang'awu amadoda ezweni. Abantu enza onke amasikizi eentlanga awazigxothayo uBawo wethu phambi kwamaSirayeli.

Ngomnyaka wesihlanu wokumkani uRehabheham, uShishaki ukumkani weYiputa wenyuka walwa neYerusalem. Wawathabatha ubutyebi bendlu kaBawo wethu nobutyebi bendlu yokumkani—yonke into, kwanamakhaka onke egolide awenziweyo nguSolomon. Ngoko ukumkani uRehabheham wenza amakhaka obhedu endaweni yawo, wawabeka esandleni sabathetheli babalindi abagcina umnyango wendlu yokumkani. Kwakusithi xa ukumkani engena endlwini kaBawo wethu, abalindi bathwale amakhaka, baze bawabuyisele kwigumbi labalindi.

Ezinye izinto zikaRehabheham, nako konke awakwenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? Yaye iyimfazwe ngamaxesha onke phakathi koRehabheham noYarobheham. URehabheham walala kooyise, wangcwatywa kunye nabo emzini kaDavide. Igama likanina lalinguNahama, umAmonikazi. Waba ngukumkani uAbhiyam unyana wakhe esikhundleni sakhe.