1 AMakhosi 14

14 ¹Ngaleso sikhathi u-Abhiya indodana kaJerobowamu wagula. ²UJerobowamu wathi kumkakhe: “Sukuma, uzifihle ukuze kungabikho oyokwazi ukuthi ungumkaJerobowamu, uye eShilo. Umprofethi u-Ahiya ukhona lapho, yena owangitshela ukuthi ngiyakuba yinkosi phezu kwalesi sizwe. ³Thatha izinkwa eziyishumi, namaqebelengwane, nesitsha soju, uye kuye. Uyakukutshela okuyokwenzeka emfaneni.”

⁴UmkaJerobowamu wenze njalo. Waya eShilo, endlini ka-Ahiya. U-Ahiya wayengasaboni; amehlo akhe ayesefiphele ngenxa yobudala.

⁵Kodwa uBaba wethu wayemtshelile u-Ahiya wathi: “UmkaJerobowamu uyeza ukuzobuza ngendodana yakhe egulayo. Umtshele lokhu; lapho efika uyakube ezifihle enjengomunye umfazi.”

⁶Kwathi u-Ahiya esezwa izinyathelo zakhe emnyango, wathi: “Ngena, mkaJerobowamu. Uzenzelani omunye umuntu? Ngithunyelwe kuwe ngezindaba ezilukhuni.

⁷Hamba, utshele uJerobowamu, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: “Ngakuphakamisa phakathi kwabantu, ngakwenza umbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. ⁸Ngawuhlwitha umbuso endlini kaDavide, ngawunika wena. Kodwa wena awubanga njengenceku yami uDavide, eyagcina imiyalo yami yangilandela ngayo yonke inhliziyo yayo, yenza kuphela okulungile emehlweni ami. ⁹Wenze okubi okudlula bonke abakwandulela. Wahamba wazenzela abanye onkulunkulu nezithombe ezibunjiweyo, wangicunula, wangilahla ngemuva kwakho. ¹⁰Ngakho ngiyehlisela inhlekelele phezu kwendlu kaJerobowamu. Ngiyakunquma kuJerobowamu bonke abesilisa kwa-Israyeli, isigqila nokhululekileyo, ngiyishise indlu kaJerobowamu njengoba kushiswa ubulongwe ize iphele nya. ¹¹AbakaJerobowamu abafa edolobheni bayakudliwa yizinja, nabafa endle bayakudliwa yizinyoni zezulu. Ngokuba uBaba wethu usekhulumile.”’

¹²Sukuma, ugoduke. Lapho izinyawo zakho zingena edolobheni, umntwana uyakufa. ¹³U-Israyeli wonke uyakumlilela, amngcwabe. Nguye yedwa wendlu kaJerobowamu oyakufinyelela ethuneni, ngokuba kuye uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wafumana okuthile okuhle endlini kaJerobowamu. ¹⁴Futhi, uBaba wethu uyakuzivusela inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eyakunquma indlu kaJerobowamu ngalolu suku—yebo, nakhona manje. ¹⁵UBaba wethu uyakushaya u-Israyeli aze azamazame njengomhlanga osemanzini, abasiphule kuleli zwe elihle alinika okhokho babo, abahlakazele ngaphesheya komfula iYufrathe, ngokuba benza izinsika zika-Ashera ezamcunula. ¹⁶Uyakumlahla u-Israyeli ngenxa yezono uJerobowamu azenzayo, wenza no-Israyeli ukuba azenze.”

¹⁷UmkaJerobowamu wasukuma, wahamba, waya eThiriza. Kuthe efika embundwini womnyango wendlu, umfana wafa. ¹⁸U-Israyeli wonke wamngcwaba, wamlilela, njengokusho kukaBaba wethu ngenceku yakhe u-Ahiya umprofethi.

¹⁹Ezinye izenzo zikaJerobowamu, ukuthi walwa kanjani futhi wabusa kanjani, zilotshiwe eNcwadini yeziKhronike zamaKhosi akwa-Israyeli. ²⁰UJerobowamu wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili, wayesephumula kubokhokho bakhe, indodana yakhe uNadabi yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

URehobowamu Ubusa kwaJuda

²¹URehobowamu indodana kaSolomoni wabusa kwaJuda. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane nanye lapho eba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa eJerusalema, umuzi uBaba wethu awukhethayo kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ukuba abeke khona igama lakhe. Unina wayenguNahama, umAmoni. ²²UJuda wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, wamvusela umhawu ngezono abazenzayo—okudlula konke okwenziwa ngokhokho babo. ²³Nabo bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo, izinsika ezingcwele, nezinsika zika-Ashera kuwo wonke amagquma aphakemeyo naphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza. ²⁴Kwakukhona ngisho nezifebe zesilisa zasethempelini ezweni. Abantu benza zonke izinto ezinengekayo zezizwe uBaba wethu azixoshayo phambi kuka-Israyeli.

²⁵Ngomnyaka wesihlanu wenkosi uRehobowamu, uShishaki inkosi yaseGibhithe wenyukela eJerusalema. ²⁶Wathumba ingcebo yendlu kaBaba wethu neyesigodlo senkosi—konke, kuhlanganise nazo zonke izihlangu zegolide uSolomoni ayezenzile. ²⁷Ngakho inkosi uRehobowamu yenza izihlangu zethusi esikhundleni sazo, yazinikela kubalawuli babaqaphi ababeqapha isango lesigodlo senkosi. ²⁸Njalo lapho inkosi ingena endlini kaBaba wethu, abaqaphi babethwala izihlangu, babuye bazibuyisele ekamelweni labaqaphi.

²⁹Ezinye izenzo zikaRehobowamu, nakho konke akwenzayo—azilotshiwe yini eNcwadini yeziKhronike zamaKhosi akwaJuda? ³⁰Kwakukhona impi engapheliyo phakathi kukaRehobowamu noJerobowamu. ³¹URehobowamu waphumula kubokhokho bakhe, wangcwatshwa kanye nabo eMzini kaDavide. Unina wayenguNahama, umAmoni. Indodana yakhe u-Abhiyamu yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.