UAsa ukhonza uBawo wethu waza wafumana ukuphumla

UAsa ususa izibingelelo zolunye uhlanga neziganga, laza ilizwe laba neminyaka elishumi yoxolo yokwakha. Xa umkhosi wamaKushi wesigidi unyuka, umthandazo wakhe kukuba nguBawo wakhe kuphela onokunceda ongenamandla nxamnye nonamandla — aza amaKushi atshatyalaliswa.

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UAbhiya walala kooyise; bamngcwabela eMzini kaDavide. UAsa unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani, laza ilizwe laba noxolo iminyaka elishumi. UAsa wenza okulungileyo nokuthe tye emehlweni kaBawo wethu. Wazisusa izibingelelo zolunye uhlanga nezinganga, waqhekeza izimiso zamatye, wabagawula ooAshera. Wawisela umthetho kwaYuda ukuba bafuna uBawo wethu, uThixo wooyise, bagcine umthetho nomyalelo. Wazisusa kananjalo iziganga nezibingelelo zokuqhumisela kuyo yonke imizi yakwaYuda, baza ubukumkani babunoxolo phantsi kwakhe. Wakha imizi enqatyisiweyo kwaYuda, kuba ilizwe lalinoxolo. Akabanga namfazwe ngaloo minyaka, ngenxa yokuba uBawo wethu wamnika ukuphumla. Wathi kuYuda: “Masiyakhe le mizi, siyirhawule ngeendonga, neenqaba ezinde, namasango, nemivalo. Ilizwe lisengelethu, ngokuba samfuna uBawo wethu; samfuna, waza wasinika ukuphumla ngeenxa zonke.” Bayakha ke, baphumelela.

UAsa wayenomkhosi wamakhulu amathathu amawaka ophuma kwaYuda, ophethe amakhaka amakhulu neentshuntshe, namakhulu amabini anamanci asibhozo amawaka ophuma kwaBhenjamin, ophethe amakhaka nezaphetha—onke engamagorha anobukroti.

UZera umKushi wenyuka walwa nabo enomkhosi wesigidi, neenqwelo zokulwa ezimakhulu mathathu, wafika eMaresha. UAsa waphuma walwa naye, baza bakha uluhlu lokulwa esihlanjeni saseTsefata eMaresha. Waza uAsa wakhala kuBawo wethu uThixo wakhe, wathi: “Bawo, nguwe wedwa onokunceda ongenamandla kulowo unamandla. Sincede, Thixo wethu, ngokuba sixhomekeke kuwe, kwaye egameni lakho silujamele olu khulu lukhulu. Wena unguThixo wethu; makungabikho mntu nje onokukoyisa.”

Waza uBawo wethu wawaxabela amaKushi phambi koAsa naphambi koYuda, abaleka ke amaKushi. UAsa nabantu bakhe bawasukela wada waya eGerare, awa amaKushi ada akwasala namnye, ngokuba aphaluswa phambi koBawo wethu nomkhosi wakhe. Amadoda akwaYuda athabatha amaxhoba amaninzi. Ayixabela yonke imizi engqonge iGerare, ngokuba uqhiphulo-mbilini ngoBawo wethu lwayifikela. Ayiphanga yonke loo mizi, ngokuba kwakukho amaxhoba amaninzi kuyo. Awahlasela kananjalo neentente zabalusi, athabatha impahla emfutshane eninzi neenkamela, abuyela eYerusalem.