Ukumkani Owamshiyayo uBawo
UAhazi utshisa oonyana bakhe entilini, aze anikelwe kuma-Aram nakumaSirayeli. Okumangalisayo kukubona abaprofeti nabathetheli basentla bebuyisela abathinjwa bakwaYuda ekhaya bembethisiwe baphiwe ukudla. UAhazi uphendula ukoyiswa ngokubingelela koothixo abamoyisileyo nangokuvala iingcango zikaBawo wethu.
28 1UAhazi waba ngukumkani eminyaka imashumi mabini; walawula iminyaka elishumi elinamithandathu eYerusalem. Akenzanga okuthe tye emehlweni kaBawo wethu, njengokuba wenzayo uDavide uyise. 2Endaweni yoko, wahamba ngeendlela zokumkani bakwaSirayeli, wenza nezithixo ezityhidiweyo zooBhahali. 3Waqhumisela emfuleni woonyana bakaHinom, watshisa oonyana bakhe ngomlilo, elandela amasikizi eentlanga uBawo wethu awazigqogqayo phambi kwamaSirayeli. 4Wabingelela, waqhumisela ezigangeni, nasezindulini, naphantsi kwayo yonke imithi ethe shinyi. a a v4 Iziganga zaziziindawo zokunqula zasezincotsheni zeentaba okanye ezisesweni, zaziselokuba kwelakwaKanan.
5Ngenxa yoko uBawo wethu wamnikela esandleni sokumkani wakwa-Aram, owambulalayo, wathimba abathinjwa abaninzi, waya nabo eDamasko; wamnikela nasesandleni sokumkani wakwaSirayeli, owambulala ngokubulala okukhulu. 6UPeka, unyana kaRemaliya, wabulala kumaYuda ikhulu elinamashumi amabini amawaka amadoda anobukroti ngamini-nye, ngenxa yokuba bamshiya uBawo wethu, uThixo wooyise. 7UZikri, igorha lakwaEfrayim, wabulala uMahaseya unyana wokumkani, noAzrikam umphathi webhotwe, noElikana, owesibini kukumkani. 8AmaSirayeli athimba amakhulu amabini amawaka kubazalwana bawo—abafazi, noonyana, neentombi—nexhoba elikhulu, abuya nalo kwaSamari. 9UOdede, umprofeti kaBawo wethu, wayelapho. Waqubisana nomkhosi obuyela kwaSamari, wathi: “Yabonani, uBawo wethu, uThixo wooyihlo, waqumba ngamaYuda, waza wawanikela ezandleni zenu. Kodwa niwabulele ngomsindo ofikileyo ezulwini. 10Ngoku nicinga ukuwaxinezela amaYuda nabemi baseYerusalem, abesilisa nabesifazana, babe ngamakhoboka enu. Kanti aninamatyala kwaanina ezonweni kuBawo wenu? 11Ngoko ke phulaphulani: babuyiseni abazalwana enibathimbileyo, kuba ukuvutha komsindo kaBawo wethu kuphezu kwenu.” 12Ezinye izikhulu zakwaEfrayim—uAzariya unyana kaYohanan, noBherekiya unyana kaMeshilemoti, noYehizkiya unyana kaShalum, noAmasa unyana kaHadelayi—bawachasa lawo ayebuya emfazweni. 13Bathi: “Ningabangenisi apha abathinjwa, kuba niceba ukongeza ezonweni zethu nasetyaleni lethu kuBawo wethu. Ityala lethu selilikhulu, kwaye ukuvutha komsindo kujinga phezu kwamaSirayeli.”
14Ngoko amadoda okulwa anikela abathinjwa nexhoba phambi kwezikhulu, naphambi kwesikhungu sonke. 15Amadoda abechongiwe athabatha abathinjwa, abambathisa bonke ababehamba ze ngexhoba. Abanika iingubo neembadada, ukudla nokusela, abathambisa ngeoli. Abeka ababuthathaka emaesileni, abaya nabo kubazalwana babo abangamaSirayeli eYeriko, umzi wamasundu, aza abuyela kwaSamari.
16Ngelo xesha ukumkani uAhazi wathumela kukumkani wakwaAsiriya ukuba amncede. 17Kuba amaEdom ayebuye awangenela amaYuda, athimba abathinjwa, 18lo gama amaFilisti elingenela imizi yakwaYuda esesihlanjeni nelasezantsi, awuhlutha iBhete-shemeshe, neAyalon, neGederoti, neSoko, neTimna, neGimzo nemizana yayo, ahlala khona. 19UBawo wethu wawathoba amaYuda ngenxa ka-Ahazi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, owasasaza ukungalungisi kwaYuda, wameneza kuBawo wethu ngokupheleleyo. b b v19 UAhazi wayelawula amaYuda; ukumbiza ngokuthi “ukumkani wakwaSirayeli” kubonakalisa indlela athe ngayo wazamkela ngokupheleleyo iindlela zookumkani abangathembekanga bobukumkani basentla. 20UTigelati-pilesere ukumkani wakwaAsiriya wafika kuAhazi, kodwa uTigelati-pilesere wamzisela inkathazo endaweni yokumnceda. 21UAhazi wayihlutha indlu kaBawo wethu, nebhotwe lokumkani, nezikhulu, ubuncwane bazo, wabunika ukumkani wakwaAsiriya—kodwa akamncedanga nto oko.
22Ngexesha lokubandezeleka kwakhe, lo kumkani uAhazi waba ngongathembekanga nangakumbi kuBawo wethu. 23Wabingelela koothixo baseDamasko, abamoyisileyo, ecinga ukuthi: “Oothixo bokumkani bakwa-Aram babancedile; ndiya kubingelela kubo ukuze bandincede nam.” Kodwa batshabalalisa yena namaSirayeli onke. 24UAhazi wahlanganisa impahla yendlu kaBawo wethu, waqhekeza, wazivala iingcango zendlu kaBawo wethu, wazimisela izibingelelo kwiikona zonke eYerusalem. 25Kwimizi yonke yakwaYuda wakha iziganga zokuqhumisela koothixo bambi, waza wamqumbisa uBawo wethu, uThixo wooyise.
26Ke ezinye izenzo zakhe neendlela zakhe zonke, zokuqala kuse zokugqibela, zibhaliwe encwadini yookumkani bakwaYuda nabakwaSirayeli. 27UAhazi walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa eYerusalem, kodwa kungengakuwo amangcwaba ookumkani bakwaSirayeli. UHezekiya unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
