2 Yookumkani 17 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

17 ¹Ngomnyaka weshumi elinambini ka-Ahazi ukumkani wakwaYuda, uHosheya unyana kaEla waba ngukumkani phezu kwamaSirayeli kwaSamari, walawula iminyaka esithoba. ²Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, noko kungenjengoko benzayo ookumkani bakwaSirayeli ababengaphambi kwakhe. ³Wenyuka uShalemanesere ukumkani waseAsiriya wamhlasela, waza uHosheya waba ngumkhonzi wakhe, wamnika irhafu. ⁴Kodwa ukumkani waseAsiriya wafumana ukuba uHosheya uceba ubumenemene: wayethumele abathunywa kuSo ukumkani waseYiputa, wayeka ukumnika ukumkani waseAsiriya irhafu yeminyaka ngeminyaka. Ngako oko ukumkani waseAsiriya wambamba, wamkhonkxa entolongweni. ⁵Ukumkani waseAsiriya wangenela lonke ilizwe, wenyuka waya kwaSamari, wayingqinga iminyaka emithathu.

ISamari Iwela kuAsiriya

⁶Ngomnyaka wesithoba kaHosheya ukumkani waseAsiriya wawuthabatha umzi wakwaSamari, wawafudusela amaSirayeli kwaAsiriya, wawahlalisa eHala, naseHabhore umlambo waseGozan, nasemizini yamaMedi.

⁷Oku konke kwenzeka ngenxa yokuba amaSirayeli ona kuBawo wethu, owawanyusa eYiputa, ewakhupha phantsi kwesandla sikaFaro ukumkani waseYiputa; akhonza thixo bambi, ⁸ahamba ngemimiselo yeentlanga awazigqogqayo uBawo wethu phambi kwawo, nangemimiselo eyangeniswa ngookumkani bakwaSirayeli. ⁹AmaSirayeli enza izinto ezimbi ngasese ngokuchasene noBawo wethu, ezakhela iziganga kuyo yonke imizi yawo, kuthabathela enqabeni ende ukuya kumzi onqatyisiweyo. ¹⁰Amisa izimiso zamatye kunye nooAshera, kuzo zonke iinduli eziphakamileyo, nangaphantsi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza. ¹¹Kuzo zonke iziganga aqhumisele, njengeentlanga awazigqogqayo uBawo wethu phambi kwawo. Enza okubi okwamqumbisayo uBawo wethu.

¹²Akhonza izithixo, nangona uBawo wethu wayethe kuwo: “Ize ningayenzi le nto.” ¹³UBawo wethu waqononondisa amaSirayeli namaYuda ngabo bonke abaprofeti neemboni, esithi: “Buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi, nigcine imithetho yam nemimiselo yam—wonke umyalelo endawunikayo ooyihlo, ndaza ndawuthumela kuni ngabakhonzi bam abaprofeti.”

¹⁴Kodwa akavuma ukuva. Ayenza lukhuni intamo yawo, njengoko benjenjalo ooyise, ababengakholosanga ngoBawo wethu. ¹⁵Ayicekisa imimiselo yakhe, nomnqophiso awawenza kooyise bawo, nezilumkiso zakhe. Alandela izithixo ezililize, aza aba ngamampunge, exelisa iintlanga ezawangqongileyo, nangona uBawo wethu wayewayalele ukuba angazixelisi. ¹⁶Ayishiya yonke imithetho kaBawo wethu, enza amathole amabini atyhidiweyo noAshera, aqubuda kuwo wonke umkhosi weenkwenkwezi wasezulwini, akhonza uBhahali. ¹⁷Awatshisa oonyana bawo neentombi zawo njengemibingelelo, aba ngamatola enza nemilingo, azithengisa ukuba enze okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, emqumbisa. ¹⁸Ngako oko uBawo wethu waba nomsindo omkhulu ngamaSirayeli, wawasusa ebusweni bakhe. Kwasala isizwe sakwaYuda sodwa, ¹⁹NamaYuda awayigcinanga imithetho kaBawo wethu, koko alandela izenzo zamaSirayeli. ²⁰Ngako oko uBawo wethu wayicekisa yonke imbewu yakwaSirayeli, wayibandezela, wayinikela ezandleni zabaphangi, wada wayisusa ebusweni bakhe. ²¹Kwathi uBawo wethu akuwakrazula amaSirayeli kwindlu kaDavide, amenza ukumkani wawo uYarobheham unyana kaNebhati. UYarobheham wawalahlekisa amaSirayeli ukuze angamlandeli uBawo wethu, wawonisa isono esikhulu. ²²AmaSirayeli azingisa kuzo zonke izono awazenzayo uYarobheham; akazishiya, ²³wada uBawo wethu wawasusa amaSirayeli ebusweni bakhe, njengoko wayetshilo ngabo bonke abakhonzi bakhe abaprofeti. Ngoko ke amaSirayeli afuduselwa ezweni lawo aya kwaAsiriya, ehleli khona unanamhla.

Abasemzini Bazinza Ezweni

²⁴Ukumkani waseAsiriya wazisa abantu baseBhabhilon, naseKuta, naseAva, naseHamati, naseSefarivayim, wabahlalisa emizini yakwaSamari esikhundleni samaSirayeli. Bawuthabatha umhlaba wakwaSamari, bahlala emizini yawo. ²⁵Xa baqala ukuhlala apho, abamnqulanga uBawo wethu; ngoko wathumela iingonyama phakathi kwabo, zababulala abanye babo. ²⁶Baxelela ukumkani waseAsiriya, bathi: “Iintlanga owazifudusela emizini yakwaSamari azilazi isiko likathixo welo zwe. Ngako oko uthumele iingonyama phakathi kwazo, ezizibulala, ngenxa yokuba zingalazi isiko likathixo welo zwe.”

²⁷Ukumkani waseAsiriya wawisa umthetho, wathi: “Buyiselani omnye umbingeleli enamfudusayo eSamari. Makahlale khona, abafundise abantu isiko likathixo welo zwe.”

²⁸Ngoko omnye wababingeleli abafuduswayo eSamari wahlala eBheteli, wabafundisa indlela yokumnqula uBawo wethu.

²⁹Kodwa isizwe ngasinye sazenzela oothixo baso, sabamisa ezindlwini zasezigangeni ezazakhiwe ngamaSamari, isizwe ngasinye emizini esasihlala kuyo. ³⁰Abantu baseBhabhilon benza uSukoti-bhenoti, abantu baseKuta benza uNergale, abaseHamati benza uAshima, ³¹ama-Ava enza uNibhazi noTartaki, amaSefarivi atshisa abantwana bawo emlilweni njengemibingelelo kuAdramaleki noAnamaleki, oothixo baseSefarivayim. ³²Banqula uBawo wethu, kodwa bezimisela phakathi kwabo ababingeleli beentlobo ngeentlobo bezigangeni, ababebingelela egameni labo ezindlwini zasezigangeni. ³³Banqula uBawo wethu, kodwa bekhonza oothixo babo ngokwemimiselo yeentlanga ababefuduswe kuzo. ³⁴Kude kube namhla benza ngokwamasiko abo angaphambili. Abamnquli uBawo wethu, bengalandeli nemimiselo, namasiko, nomyalelo, nomthetho awawunika uBawo wethu abantwana bakaYakobi, lowo awamthiya igama lokuba nguSirayeli.

³⁵Xa uBawo wethu wayenza umnqophiso nabo, wabawisela umthetho, wathi: “Ize ningabanquli, ningaqubudi kubo, ningabakhonzi, ningabingeleli koothixo bambi. ³⁶Kodwa uBawo wenu owanikhuphayo eYiputa ngamandla amakhulu nangengalo eyolukileyo—nqulani yena. Qubudani kuye; nibingelele kuye. ³⁷Nize nigcine ngamaxesha onke imimiselo, namasiko, nomyalelo, nomthetho awanibhalela wona. Ize ningabanquli oothixo bambi. ³⁸Ize ningawulibali umnqophiso endawenza nani, ningabanquli oothixo bambi. ³⁹Kodwa nqulani uBawo wenu, yena uya kunihlangula esandleni sazo zonke iintshaba zenu.”

⁴⁰Noko ke abavumanga ukuphulaphula, koko babezingisa emimiselweni yabo yangaphambili. ⁴¹Ezi ntlanga zamnqula uBawo wethu, kodwa zazikhonza izithixo zazo. Oonyana bazo noonyana boonyana bazo benza njengoko babenza ooyise bazo, kude kube namhlanje.