UAhazi Uyayilahla Indlela kaBawo wethu
UAhazi utshisa unyana wakhe emlilweni, aze athenge ukhuseleko lwaseAsiriya ngesilivere yetempile. Emva koko ubona isibingelelo eDamasko asithandayo, athumele umlinganiselo waso ekhaya, aze ayalele uUriya ukuba akhe esinye esifana naso. Isibingelelo sobhedu sikaBawo wethu sityhalelwa bucala, aze uUriya enze njengoko athethelwe.
16 1Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesixhenxe kaPeka, unyana kaRemaliya, uAhazi, unyana kaYotam, waba ngukumkani wakwaYuda. 2UAhazi wayeminyaka ingamashumi mabini ukuba ngukumkani; walawula iminyaka elishumi elinamithandathu eYerusalem. Akenzanga okuthe tye emehlweni kaBawo wethu uThixo wakhe, njengoDavide umawokhulu wakhe. 3Endaweni yoko, walandela indlela yookumkani bakwaSirayeli, wada wamdlulisa unyana wakhe emlilweni, exelisa amasikizi eentlanga awazigqogqayo uBawo wethu phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli. a a v3 Ukudlulisa umntwana "emlilweni" kwakuthetha ukumbingelela loo mntwana emadangatyeni oothixo bezinye iintlanga — into eyayilisikizi awayeyigwebile uBawo wethu. 4Wabingelela waqhumisela ezigangeni, ezindulini, naphantsi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza.
5Waza uRetsin, ukumkani wama-Aram, noPeka, unyana kaRemaliya, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, benyuka baya eYerusalem kulwa; bamngqinga uAhazi, kodwa ababa nako ukumeyisa. 6Ngelo xesha uRetsin, ukumkani wama-Aram, wayibuyisela ama-Aram iElati, wabagxotha abakwaYuda kuyo, baza amaEdom afika ahlala khona kuthabathela ngaloo mhla. 7UAhazi wathumela izigidimi kuTiglati-pilesere, ukumkani waseAsiriya, esithi: “Ndingumkhonzi wakho nonyana wakho. Yiza undihlangule esandleni sokumkani wama-Aram nokumkani wakwaSirayeli, abandihlaselayo.” 8UAhazi wayithabatha isilivere negolide eyafunyanwa endlwini kaBawo wethu, nakubuncwane bokumkani, wayithumela njengomnikelo kukumkani waseAsiriya. 9Wavuma ukumkani waseAsiriya. Wayihlasela iDamasko, wayithimba, wabathimba abantu bayo eKire, wambulala uRetsin.
10Ukumkani uAhazi akuya eDamasko kuhlangana noTiglati-pilesere, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wasibona isibingelelo esasikhona apho. Ngoko wathumela ku-Uriya umbingeleli umfanekiso waso nomfuziselo waso wonke, uphelele ezintweni zonke zaso. 11U-Uriya umbingeleli wasakha isibingelelo kanye njengoko wathumela ukumkani uAhazi eseDamasko, wagqiba phambi kokuba abuye ukumkani uAhazi. 12Wathi ukumkani akubuya eDamasko, wasibona isibingelelo, wasondela wenyuka phezu kwaso. 13Waqhumisela idini lakhe elinyukayo nomnikelo wakhe wokudla, wagalela umnikelo wakhe othululwayo, walitshiza igazi lemibingelelo yakhe yoxolo esibingelelweni. 14Wasisusa isibingelelo sobhedu esiphambi koBawo wethu, esiphambi kwendlu — phakathi kwesibingelelo esitsha nendlu kaBawo wethu — wasibeka ecaleni lasentla lesibingelelo esitsha. 15Ukumkani uAhazi wamwisela umthetho u-Uriya umbingeleli, esithi: “Phezu kwesibingelelo esikhulu qhumisela idini elinyukayo lakusasa, nomnikelo wokudla wakurhatshuba, nedini elinyukayo lokumkani nomnikelo wakhe wokudla, nelabantu bonke belizwe: amadini abo anyukayo, neminikelo yabo yokudla, neminikelo yabo ethululwayo. Litshize phezu kwaso lonke igazi lamadini anyukayo nemibingelelo. Kodwa isibingelelo sobhedu sesam ukuba ndibuze icebo ngaso.” 16Waza u-Uriya umbingeleli wenza konke kanye njengoko wamwisela umthetho ukumkani uAhazi.
17Ukumkani uAhazi waziqhawula iipanele ezinqwelwaneni ezihambisekayo, wazisusa nezitya zazo. Walwehlisa ulwandle lobhedu ezinkomeni zobhedu eziphantsi kwalo, walubeka phezu kwesiseko samatye. 18Ngenxa yokumkani waseAsiriya, wayisusa indlela egutyungelweyo yesabatha eyayakhiwe endlwini, nendlela yokumkani yangaphandle, endlwini kaBawo wethu. 19Ezinye izinto zikaAhazi, awazenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? 20UAhazi walala koomawokhulu wakhe, wangcwatyelwa kubo emzini kaDavide; uHezekiya, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
