UBawo wethu uyawubhukuqa ulawulo olungendawo luka-Ahaziya

UAhaziya ulawula umnyaka omnye, ecetyiswa ngunina uAtaliya ukuba enze okubi, waza wafa ekubulaweni kwendlu yakhe nguYehu. Emva koko uAtaliya ubulala usapho lokumkani—bonke ngaphandle komntwana omnye, ofihlwe ngumfazi wombingeleli endlwini kaBawo wethu iminyaka emithandathu ngexa yena elawula.

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Abantu baseYerusalem bamenza ukumkani unyana wakhe omncinane uAhaziya esikhundleni sakhe, kuba amatutu eza nama-Arabhi eminqubeni ayebabulele bonke oonyana abakhulu. Waba ngukumkani ke uAhaziya unyana kaYehoram ukumkani wakwaYuda. UAhaziya waba ngukumkani eminyaka ingamashumi mabini anamibini, waba ngukumkani umnyaka omnye eYerusalem. Igama likanina belinguAtaliya, umzukulwana ka-Omri. Naye walandela iindlela zendlu ka-Ahabhi, kuba unina wamcebisa ukuba enze okubi. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, njengendlu ka-Ahabhi, kuba emveni kokufa kukayise baba ngamaphakathi akhe, baba yintshabalalo yakhe. Walandela necebo labo, wahlanganisana noYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukuba balwe noHazayeli ukumkani wama-Aram eRamoti yaseGiliyadi, apho ama-Aram amlimaza khona uYoram. Wabuyela ke eYizereli ukuba aphiliswe emanxebeni awawafumanayo eRama, elwa noHazayeli ukumkani wama-Aram. UAhaziya unyana kaYehoram ukumkani wakwaYuda wehla waya eYizereli ukuya kubona uYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi, ngokuba wayelimele.

Ukuwa kuka-Ahaziya kwavela kuBawo wethu ekumveleleni kwakhe uYoram. Ekufikeni kwakhe, waphuma noYehoram, baya kulwa noYehu unyana kaNimshi, lowo uBawo wethu wayemthambisile ukuba atshabalalise indlu ka-Ahabhi. Xa uYehu wayenza umgwebo kwindlu ka-Ahabhi, wafumana abathetheli bakwaYuda noonyana babantakwabo-Ahaziya ababekhonza uAhaziya, wababulala. Wamfuna uAhaziya, waza wathinjwa esazimele kwaSamari. Bamzisa kuYehu, bambulala, baza bamngcwaba, besithi: “Ngunyana kaYehoshafati, lowo wamfunayo uBawo wethu ngayo yonke intliziyo yakhe.” Ngoko indlu ka-Ahaziya ayabanga namntu unamandla anele okubugcina ubukumkani.

Umntwana ofihlwe endlwini kaBawo wethu

Akubona uAtaliya, unina ka-Ahaziya, ukuba unyana wakhe ufile, wesuka watshabalalisa yonke inzala yasebukhosini yendlu yakwaYuda. Kodwa uYehoshabheyati, intombi yokumkani, wamthabatha uYowashe unyana ka-Ahaziya, wameba phakathi koonyana bokumkani abaza kubulawa, wamfihla nomanyisikazi wakhe egumbini lokulala. Ngoko uYehoshabheyati, intombi kakumkani uYehoram, umkaYehoyada umbingeleli, udade bo-Ahaziya, wamfihla kuAtaliya, akazange ambulale. Wahlala efihliwe nabo endlwini kaBawo wethu iminyaka emithandathu, ngelixa uAtaliya elawula ilizwe.