UShishaki Uhlasela IYerusalem

Akuba ekhuselekile, uRehabheham ulahla umthetho kaBawo wethu, waza uShishaki waseYiputa wathabatha ubuncwane betempile. Exelelwe ngokucacileyo, nindishiyile, nam ke ndiyanishiya, ukumkani nezikhulu zakhe bayazithoba — yaza intlekele yancitshiswa, ayapheliswa. Amakhaka egolide athatyathelwa indawo ngawobhedu.

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Kwathi, lakuqina laba namandla ulawulo lukaRehabheham, wawulahla umyalelo kaBawo wethu, enamaSirayeli onke. Ngomnyaka wesihlanu wokumkani uRehabheham, ngenxa yokuba babemeneza kuBawo wethu, uShishaki ukumkani waseYiputa wayihlasela iYerusalem. Weza neewaka ezilishumi elinamabini zeenqwelo zokulwa, namashumi amathandathu amawaka abamahashe, nempi engenakubalwa evela eYiputa: amaLibhiya, namaSuki, namaKushi. Wayithimba imizi enqatyisiweyo yakwaYuda, weza wada weza naseYerusalem.

UShemaya umprofeti wafika kuRehabheham nakwizikhulu zakwaYuda, ezazibuthelene eYerusalem ngenxa kaShishaki, wathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Nindishiyile nina, nam ke ndininikela esandleni sikaShishaki.”

Zaza zazithoba izikhulu zakwaSirayeli nokumkani, zathi: “Ulilungisa uBawo wethu.”

Uthe uBawo wethu akubona ukuba bazithobile, lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuShemaya, lisithi: “Bazithobile; andiyi kubatshabalalisa, kodwa ndobanika usindiso oluncinane, nomsindo wam awuyi kuphalazelwa eYerusalem ngesandla sikaShishaki. Kodwa baya kuba ngabakhonzi bakaShishaki, ukuze bakwazi ukundikhonza nokukhonza izikumkani zomhlaba.”

UShishaki ukumkani waseYiputa wayihlasela iYerusalem, wathabatha konke—ubuncwane bendlu kaBawo wethu, nobendlu yokumkani; wathabatha konke, kwanamakhaka egolide awenziwa nguSolomon. URehabheham wenza amakhaka obhedu endaweni yawo, wawanikela ezandleni zabathetheli babalindi ababelinde ekungeneni kwendlu yokumkani. Ubesithi, akuya ukumkani endlwini kaBawo wethu, abalindi bawathwale amakhaka, baze bawabuyisele egumbini labalindi. Uthe uRehabheham akuzithoba, wabuya kuye umsindo kaBawo wethu, akaze amtshabalalise ngokupheleleyo; nakwaYuda kwasala izinto ezilungileyo.

Ukumkani uRehabheham wazomeleza eYerusalem, walawula; wayeminyaka imashumi mane ananye ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe, walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe eYerusalem, umzi awawunyulayo uBawo wethu ezizweni zonke zakwaSirayeli, ukuba abeke khona igama lakhe. Igama lonina belinguNahama, umAmonikazi. Wenza okubi, ngokuba engayibekanga intliziyo yakhe ukuba amquqele uBawo wethu.

Izinto zikaRehabheham, ezokuqala nezokugqibela, azibhalwanga na emicimbini kaShemaya umprofeti nekaIdo imboni, kubhalwa imilibo yokuzalana? URehabheham noYarobheham baye besilwa yonke imihla. URehabheham walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa emzini kaDavide; uAbhiya unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.