2 Yookumkani 18 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

18 ¹Ngomnyaka wesithathu kaHosheya, unyana ka-Ela, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waba ngukumkani wakwaYuda uHezekiya, unyana ka-Ahazi. ²Wayeminyaka imashumi mabini anesihlanu, akuba ngukumkani; walawula iminyaka emashumi mabini anesithoba eYerusalem. Unina igama lakhe belinguAbhiya, intombi kaZekariya. ³Wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBawo wethu, njengoko wenzayo uDavide uyise. ⁴Wazisusa iziganga, waqhekeza izimiso zamatye, wamgawula uAshera, waqhekeza nokuyiqhekeza inyoka yobhedu awayenza uMoses; kuba kude kube ngelo xesha oonyana bakaSirayeli babeyiqhumisela isiqhumiso, ibizwa ngokuba yiNehushtan. ^a a v4 INehushtan ithetha into yobhedu — igama lokudela umfanekiso wobhedu enaba yinyoka, owawukade ungumqondiso oyinyaniso ovela kuBawo wethu kodwa ngoku onqulwa ngokungalunganga. ⁵Wakholosa ngoBawo wethu, uThixo wakwaSirayeli; akubangakho ukumkani wakwaYuda owafana naye, phambi kwakhe nasemva kwakhe. ⁶Wanamathela kuBawo wethu, akayeka ukumlandela, wayigcina imithetho awayinika uMoses uBawo wethu. ⁷Waba nempumelelo naphi na apho waya khona, kuba uBawo wethu wayenaye. Wasiphakamisa isandla kukumkani waseAsiriya, akavuma ukumkhonza. ⁸Wawabetha amaFilisti, wesa eGaza nommandla wayo, ethabathela enqabeni yabalindi esa emzini onqatyisiweyo.

⁹Ngomnyaka wesine kaHezekiya, ongumnyaka wesixhenxe kaHosheya, unyana ka-Ela, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wenyuka uShalmanesere ukumkani waseAsiriya, waya kwaSamari, wayingqinga. ¹⁰Bayithimba ke ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu, ngomnyaka wesithandathu kaHezekiya, ongumnyaka wesithoba kaHosheya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, yathinjwa iSamari. ¹¹Ukumkani waseAsiriya wawafudusela amaSirayeli eAsiriya, wawabeka eHala, nangaseHabhore umlambo waseGozan, nasemizini yamaMedi, ¹²ngenxa yokuba bengaliphulaphulanga izwi likaBawo wethu, bewaphula umnqophiso wakhe, konke awakuwisela umthetho uMoses umkhonzi kaBawo wethu, bengakuvanga bengakwenzanga.

IAsiriya Iza KuYuda

¹³Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesine kaHezekiya ukumkani, weza uSaneheribhe ukumkani waseAsiriya, wayihlasela yonke imizi enqatyisiweyo yakwaYuda, wayithimba. ¹⁴Wandula ke uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda wathumela kukumkani waseAsiriya eLakishe, wathi: “Ndonile; buya umke, ndothwala nantoni na ondibeka phantsi kwayo.” Ukumkani waseAsiriya wambeka uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda phantsi kwamakhulu amathathu eetalente zesilivere nekhulu leetalente zegolide. ¹⁵UHezekiya wamnika yonke isilivere eyafunyanwa endlwini kaBawo wethu, nasendaweni yobuncwane yakomkhulu. ¹⁶Ngelo xesha uHezekiya wazihluba igolide iingcango zetempile kaBawo wethu, nemigubasi awayigalela ngegolide uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, wayinika ukumkani waseAsiriya.

¹⁷Ukumkani waseAsiriya wathumela umongameli omkhulu, nombusi omkhulu, nomthetheli-mkhosi, benomkhosi omkhulu, besuka eLakishe besiza kukumkani uHezekiya eYerusalem. Benyuka baya eYerusalem, bema ngasemjelweni wechibi eliphezulu, osendleleni eya eNtsimini yoMsuki-zinxibo. ¹⁸Bambizela ukumkani, waphuma waya kubo uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, umongameli webhotwe, kunye noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu. ¹⁹Wathi umthetheli-mkhosi kubo: “Khanithi kuHezekiya: Utsho ukumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya, ukuthi: Yiyiphi na le nkoloseko ukholose ngayo? ²⁰Uthi: iqhinga namandla edabi — yintetho kuphela leyo. Ngoku, ukholose ngabani na, ukuba uphakamise isandla kum? ²¹Yabona, ukholose ngeYiputa, loo ntonga yengcongolo etyumkileyo, ethi ihlabe esandleni somntu oyama ngayo. Unjalo uFaro ukumkani waseYiputa kubo bonke abakholose ngaye. ²²Ke ukuba nithi, ‘Sikholose ngoNdikhoyo uThixo wethu,’ asinguye na lowo iziganga zakhe nezibingelelo zakhe awazisusayo uHezekiya, esithi kumaYuda naseYerusalem, ‘Noqubuda phambi kwesi sibingelelo saseYerusalem’? ²³Yenza isibhambathiso nenkosi yam ukumkani waseAsiriya: ndokunika amahashe amawaka amabini, ukuba unako ukumisa abakhwela phezu kwawo. ²⁴Ungathini na ukubuyisela umva induna enye yabona bancinane kubakhonzi benkosi yam, ukholose ngeYiputa ngeenqwelo zokulwa nabamahashe? ²⁵Ndenyukele na kule ndawo ukuba ndiyonakalise ngaphandle koNdikhoyo? UNdikhoyo wathi kum: Nyuka uye kweli lizwe, ulonakalise.”

²⁶Wathi uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, noShebhena, noYowa kumthetheli-mkhosi: “Khawuthethe kuthi, bakhonzi bakho, ngesiAram, kuba siyasiva; sukuthetha kuthi ngesiHebhere, abantu abasedongeni bephulaphula.”

²⁷Waphendula umthetheli-mkhosi wathi: “Inkosi yam indithume na ukuba ndithethe ezi zinto enkosini yakho nakuwe kuphela, ingengawo na nabaya madoda ahleli edongeni, aya kudla umswane wawo asele umchamo wawo kunye nani?”

²⁸Wandula ke umthetheli-mkhosi wema wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu ngesiHebhere, wathi: “Phulaphulani ilizwi lokumkani omkhulu, ukumkani waseAsiriya! ²⁹Utsho ukumkani ukuthi: Maningavumi ukuba aniqhathe uHezekiya, kuba akanako ukunihlangula esandleni sakhe. ³⁰Maningavumi ukuba uHezekiya anikholose ngoNdikhoyo, esithi, ‘Inene uNdikhoyo uya kusihlangula; lo mzi awuyi kunikwa esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya.’ ³¹Ningamphulaphuli uHezekiya. Kuba utsho ukumkani waseAsiriya ukuthi: Yenzani uxolo nam, niphumele kum, nize nidle, elowo emdiliyeni wakhe nasemkhiwaneni wakhe, nisele elowo equleni lakhe, ³²ndide ndinise ezweni elinjengelenu, ilizwe lengqolowa, newayini entsha, nesonka, nezidiliya, neminquma, nobusi, ukuze niphile, ningafi. Ningamphulaphuli uHezekiya, kuba uyanilahlekisa, akuthi, ‘UNdikhoyo uya kusihlangula.’ ³³Kukho na namnye koothixo beentlanga owalihlangulayo ilizwe lakhe esandleni sokumkani waseAsiriya? ³⁴Baphi na oothixo baseHamati nabaseArpade? Baphi na oothixo baseSefarvayim, naseHena, nase-Iva? Bayihlangula na iSamari esandleni sam? ³⁵Nguwuphi na kubo bonke oothixo bala mazwe owalihlangulayo ilizwe lakhe esandleni sam, ukuze uNdikhoyo ayihlangule iYerusalem esandleni sam?”

³⁶Kodwa abantu bathi cwaka, abamphendula nelizwi, kuba ukumkani wabawisela umthetho, esithi: “Ningamphenduli.” ³⁷Beza ke kuHezekiya uEliyakim, unyana kaHilekiya, umphathi webhotwe, noShebhena umbhali, noYowa unyana ka-Asafu umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu, iingubo zabo zikrazukile, bamxelela amazwi omthetheli-mkhosi.