UBaba Wethu Udiliza Ukubusa Okubi Kuka-Ahaziya
U-Ahaziya ubusa unyaka owodwa, eluleka ngunina u-Athaliya ukuba enze okubi, futhi ufa ekuqothulweni kukaJehu. U-Athaliya ube esebulala umndeni wobukhosi — bonke ngaphandle kosana olulodwa, olufihlwa ngumka-mpristi endlini kaBaba wethu iminyaka eyisithupha ngenkathi yena ebusa.
22 1Abantu baseJerusalema babeka u-Ahaziya, indodana yakhe encane, ukuba abe yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, ngokuba abahlaseli ababengene ekamu kanye nama-Arabhu babewabulele onke amadodana amadala. Ngakho u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda waba yinkosi. 2U-Ahaziya waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili, wabusa unyaka owodwa eJerusalema. Unina kwakungu-Athaliya, umzukulu ka-Omri. 3Naye walandela izindlela zendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba unina wayemeluleka ukuba enze okubi. 4Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, njengendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba emva kokufa kukayise baba ngabeluleki bakhe, baba yimbangela yokubhujiswa kwakhe. 5Walandela nezeluleko zabo, wahamba noJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ukuyokulwa noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti-Gileyadi, lapho ama-Aramu alimaza khona uJoramu. 6Ngakho wabuyela eJizreyeli ukuba aphole emanxebeni awawathola eRama elwa noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda wehlela eJizreyeli ukuyobona uJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayelimele.
7Ukuwa kuka-Ahaziya kwavela kuBaba wethu lapho evakashela uJoramu. Ekufikeni kwakhe, waphuma noJehoramu baya kulwa noJehu indodana kaNimshi, uBaba wethu ayemgcobile ukuba abhubhise indlu ka-Ahabi. 8Kwathi uJehu esenza isahlulelo endlini ka-Ahabi, wafica izikhulu zakwaJuda namadodana abafowabo ka-Ahaziya ayekhonza u-Ahaziya, wawabulala. 9Wafuna u-Ahaziya, owabanjwa esacashile eSamariya. Bamletha kuJehu bambulala, base bemmbela, bethi: “Uyindodana kaJehoshafati, owafuna uBaba wethu ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe.” Ngakho indlu ka-Ahaziya yayingenamuntu owayenamandla okuphatha umbuso.
Umntwana Ofihlwe Endlini KaBaba Wethu
10Kwathi u-Athaliya, unina ka-Ahaziya, ebona ukuthi indodana yakhe ifile, wasukuma wabhubhisa yonke inzalo yasebukhosini yendlu yakwaJuda. 11Kodwa uJehoshabeyati indodakazi yenkosi wathatha uJowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya, wameba phakathi kwamadodana enkosi ayezobulawa, wamfihla nomzanyana wakhe egumbini lokulala. Ngakho uJehoshabeyati, indodakazi yenkosi uJehoramu, umkaJehoyada umpristi nodadewabo ka-Ahaziya, wamfihla ku-Athaliya, ngakho akambulalanga. 12Wahlala efihliwe kanye nabo endlini kaBaba wethu iminyaka eyisithupha, kuyilapho u-Athaliya ebusa izwe.
