1 Yookumkani 15 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

15 ¹Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wokumkani uYarobheham, unyana kaNebhati, uAbhiyam waba ngukumkani kwaYuda. ²Waba ngukumkani iminyaka emithathu eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguMahaka, intombi ka-Abhishalom. ³Wazenza zonke izono zikayise, awayezenzile phambi kwakhe; intliziyo yakhe yayingazinikele ngokupheleleyo kuBawo wethu, njengentliziyo kaDavide umawokhulu wakhe. ⁴Kodwa ngenxa kaDavide, uBawo wethu wamnika isibane eYerusalem, emvusela unyana wakhe emva kwakhe, eyimisa iYerusalem. ⁵UDavide wayenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBawo wethu, engatyekanga kuko konke awamwisela umthetho ngako, bonke ubomi bakhe—ngaphandle nje kwendawo ka-Uriya umHeti. ⁶Kwaba yimfazwe phakathi koRehabheham noYarobheham yonke imihla yobomi babo. ⁷Ezinye izinto zikaAbhiyam, nako konke awakwenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? Yaqhubeka imfazwe phakathi koAbhiyam noYarobheham. ⁸UAbhiyam walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa emzini kaDavide. UAsa, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

UAsa Ufuna Intliziyo kaBawo wethu

⁹Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini wobukumkani bukaYarobheham kumaSirayeli, uAsa waqala ukuba ngukumkani kwaYuda. ¹⁰Waba ngukumkani iminyaka engamashumi amane ananye eYerusalem. Umakhulu wakhe wayenguMahaka, intombi ka-Abhisalom. ¹¹UAsa wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBawo wethu, njengoDavide umawokhulu wakhe. ¹²Wawatshayela ezweni amang'awu, wasusa zonke izithixo ooyise ababezenzile. ¹³Wamsusa umakhulu wakhe uMahaka ekubeni ngunina wokumkani, ngenxa yokuba wayenza umfanekiso olisikizi ka-Ashera; uAsa wawugawula umfanekiso wakhe, wawutshisa esihlanjeni seKidron. ¹⁴Iziganga azisuswanga, kodwa intliziyo ka-Asa yayizinikele ngokupheleleyo kuBawo wethu yonke imihla yakhe. ¹⁵Wazisa endlwini kaBawo wethu izinto ezingcwele awayezingcwalisile uyise, nezinto zakhe ezingcwele: isilivere, negolide, neempahla ezingcwele.

¹⁶Kwaba yimfazwe phakathi ka-Asa noBhahesha, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, yonke imihla yabo. ¹⁷UBhahesha, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wenyuka waya kumaYuda, wayinqabisa iRama, ukuze angavumeli bani ukuphuma nokungena kuAsa, ukumkani wakwaYuda. ¹⁸Waza uAsa wathabatha yonke isilivere negolide eyayisele koovimba bendlu kaBawo wethu, nakoovimba bendlu yokumkani, wazinikela ezandleni zabakhonzi bakhe. Ukumkani uAsa wazithumela kuBhen-hadade, unyana kaTabrimon, unyana kaHeziyon, ukumkani wama-Aram, owayelawula eDamasko, esithi: ¹⁹“Makubekho umnqophiso phakathi kwam nawe, njengoko kwakunjalo phakathi kukabawo noyihlo. Yabona, ndithumela kuwe isilivere negolide njengesipho. Hamba uwuchithe umnqophiso wakho noBhahesha, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukuze emke kum.”

²⁰UBhen-hadade waliphulaphula ukumkani uAsa, waza wathumela abathetheli bemikhosi yakhe ukuba bahlasele imizi yakwaSirayeli. Wayibulala i-Iyon, noDan, neAbhele-bhete-mahaka, neKinerete iphela, nelizwe lakwaNafetali liphela. ²¹Kwathi akuva oku uBhahesha, wayeka ukuyinqabisa iRama, wahlala eTirtsa. ²²Ukumkani uAsa wabahlabela umkhosi bonke abantu bakwaYuda—kungekho namnye okhululwayo—baza bathwala amatye nemithi uBhahesha awayeyakhe ngawo iRama. Ngawo uAsa wakha iGebha kwaBhenjamin, neMizpa. ²³Ezinye izinto zika-Asa, nobugorha bakhe bonke, nako konke awakwenzayo, nemizi awayakhayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? Noko, ebudaleni bakhe waba nesifo ezinyaweni zakhe. ²⁴UAsa walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa kooyise emzini kaDavide, umawokhulu wakhe. UYehoshafati, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

Ukulawula Okubi kukaNadabhi kwaSirayeli

²⁵UNadabhi unyana kaYarobheham waqala ukulawula amaSirayeli ngonyaka wesibini wolawulo luka-Asa ukumkani wakwaYuda; walawula amaSirayeli iminyaka emibini. ²⁶Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, elandela indlela kayise nesono awasenzisa amaSirayeli. ²⁷UBhahesha, unyana ka-Ahiya, wendlu yakwaIsakare, wamceba, waza uBhahesha wambulala eGibheton, umzi wamaFilisti, ngexa uNadabhi namaSirayeli onke babeyingqinge iGibheton. ²⁸UBhahesha wambulala ngomnyaka wesithathu ka-Asa, ukumkani wakwaYuda, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. ²⁹Kwathi akuba ngukumkani, wayibulala yonke indlu kaYarobheham, akamshiyela namnye uphefumlayo, wada wabatshabalalisa bonke, ngokwelizwi likaBawo wethu, awalithethayo ngomkhonzi wakhe uAhiya waseShilo, ³⁰ngenxa yezono zikaYarobheham awazenzayo, awawonisa ngazo amaSirayeli, equmbisa uBawo wethu, uThixo wakwaSirayeli.

³¹Ezinye izinto zikaNadabhi, nako konke awakwenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli? ³²Kwaba yimfazwe phakathi ka-Asa noBhahesha, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, yonke imihla yabo.

UBhahesha Ulawula kwaSirayeli

³³Kwathi ngonyaka wesithathu wolawulo luka-Asa ukumkani wakwaYuda, uBhahesha unyana ka-Ahiya waqala ukulawula onke amaSirayeli eTirtsa, iminyaka engamashumi amabini anamine. ³⁴Wenza okungendawo phambi koBawo wethu, elandela indlela kaYarobheham, nesono awawonisa ngaso amaSirayeli.