U-Asa Ukhetha i-Aramu Esikhundleni sikaBaba
Ebhekene noBhahasha, u-Asa uthenga usizo lwe-Aramu ngesiliva lethempeli esikhundleni sokubuza kuBaba wakhe. UHanani umtshela ukuthi amehlo kaBaba wethu azulazula emhlabeni wonke efuna izinhliziyo ezizinikele kuye ngokuphelele. U-Asa uvalela umboni etilongweni, kamuva athi lapho izinyawo zakhe zigula afune odokotela kunokuba amfune yena.
16 1Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu nesithupha ka-Asa, uBhahasha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wahlasela uJuda, waqinisa iRama ukuze angavumeli muntu ukuphuma noma ukungena ezweni lika-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda. 2U-Asa wathatha isiliva negolide ezinqolobaneni zendlu kaBaba wethu nezendlu yobukhosi, wakuthumela kuBheni-Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu, owayehlala eDamaseku, nalo myalezo: 3“Makube khona isivumelwano phakathi kwami nawe, njengoba kwakunjalo phakathi kukababa noyihlo. Bheka, ngikuthumela isiliva negolide. Hamba manje uchithe isivumelwano sakho noBhahasha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ukuze asuke kimi.”
4UBheni-Hadadi wavumelana nenkosi u-Asa, wathuma izinduna zempi yakhe ukuba zihlasele imizi yakwa-Israyeli. Zayishaya i-Ijoni, uDani, i-Abela-Mayimi, nayo yonke imizi yeziphala yakwaNafetali. 5Kwathi lapho uBhahasha ekuzwa lokhu, wayeka ukuqinisa iRama, wawushiya umsebenzi wakhe. 6Inkosi u-Asa yabutha wonke uJuda; bathwala amatshe nezingodo uBhahasha ayeqinise ngazo iRama, waqinisa ngazo iGeba neMispa.
7UHanani umboni weza ku-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi kuye: “Ngenxa yokuthi wethembela enkosini yase-Aramu, hhayi kuBaba wakho, ibutho layo liphunyukile esandleni sakho. 8AmaKushe namaLibiya ayengelona yini ibutho elikhulu elinezinqola zempi ezingenakubalwa nabagibeli bamahhashi? Ngenxa yokuthi wethembela kuBaba wakho, wabanikela esandleni sakho. 9Ngokuba amehlo kaBaba wethu ahlola umhlaba wonke, ukuze aqinise labo abanenhliziyo enikele ngokupheleleyo kuye. Wenze ngobuwula kulokhu; kusukela manje uyakuba nezimpi.”
10U-Asa wayithukuthelela umboni ngenxa yalokhu, wamfaka etilongweni ezigodweni, ngokuba wayemthukuthelele ngakho; futhi wacindezela ngesihluku abanye abantu ngaleso sikhathi.
11Izenzo zika-Asa, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, zilotshiwe eNcwadini yamaKhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli. 12Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye wokubusa kwakhe, izinyawo zika-Asa zagula, kwaba ngukugula okukhulu. Nokho ngisho nasekuguleni kwakhe akazange afune uBaba wethu, kodwa wafuna odokotela kuphela. 13U-Asa walala koyise, wafa ngonyaka wamashumi amane nanye wokubusa kwakhe. 14Bammbela ethuneni lakhe, ayelimbele wona eMzini kaDavida, bamlalisa embhedeni wokufa ogcwele amakha nezinhlobonhlobo zamakha axutshiwe alungiswe ngabenzi bamakha abanekhono, bamphembela umlilo omkhulu. a a v14 Umlilo omkhulu washisa amakha ngokuhlonipha inkosi; kwakungesiyo ukushiswa kwesidumbu, lokho u-Israyeli ayengakwenzi.
