INkosi Enenhliziyo Ehlukene
U-Amaziya wenza okulungile emehlweni kaBaba wethu, kodwa hhayi ngenhliziyo yonke. Uyamakhulula amabutho akwa-Israyeli abewaqashile lapho exwayiswa, unqoba i-Edomi — bese ebuyisa onkulunkulu base-Edomi ekhaya futhi abakhonze. Exwayiswa futhi, uthulisa umprofethi, uqala impi no-Israyeli, futhi ulahlekelwa yinkosi, udonga kanye nengcebo.
25 1U-Amaziya waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. Unina kwakunguJehowadani waseJerusalema. 2Wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBaba wethu, kodwa kungengayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe. 3Kwathi umbuso usuqinile ezandleni zakhe, wabulala izinceku ezazibulele uyise, inkosi.
4Kodwa akazange ababulale abantwana bazo, njengokulotshiwe eMthethweni, encwadini kaMose, lapho uBaba wethu ayala khona, wathi: “Abazali mabangafeli abantwana babo, nabantwana mabangafeli abazali babo; kodwa yilowo nalowo makafele isono sakhe.”
5U-Amaziya wabutha abakwaJuda, wabahlela ngezindlu zawoyise phansi kwezinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu, kuye wonke uJuda noBhenjamini. Wababala labo abaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu: kwakungamadoda akhethiweyo angamakhulu amathathu ezinkulungwane, elungele impi, aphatha umkhonto nehawu. 6Waphinde waqasha amaqhawe anamandla ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu avela kwa-Israyeli ngesiliva elicishe libe ngamaphawundi ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu. 7Kwafika kuye umuntu kaBaba wethu, wathi: “Nkosi, ungavumeli impi yakwa-Israyeli ukuba ihambe nawe, ngokuba uBaba wethu akanaye u-Israyeli—bonke laba bakwa-Efrayimi. 8Kodwa noma ungalwa ngesibindi, uBaba wethu uyakukuwisa phambi kwesitha, ngokuba uBaba wethu unamandla okusiza nawokuwisa.”
9U-Amaziya wabuza umuntu kaBaba wethu, wathi: “Kodwa kuyothiwani ngesiliva engalinika impi yakwa-Israyeli, elicishe libe ngamaphawundi ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amahlanu na?” Waphendula wathi: “UBaba wethu unamandla okukunika okungaphezu kakhulu kwalokhu.”
10Ngakho u-Amaziya wayibuyisela ekhaya impi eyayifike kuye ivela kwa-Efrayimi. Yavutha intukuthelo ngakwaJuda, yabuyela ekhaya ithukuthele kakhulu.
11Kodwa u-Amaziya waziqinisa, wabahola abantu bakhe wabayisa eSigodini seSawoti, wabulala amadoda aseSeyiri ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. 12Amadoda akwaJuda abuye athumba abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi bephila, abayisa esiqongweni seliwa, abaphonsa phansi, bonke baphihlizeka baba yizicucu. 13Kodwa impi u-Amaziya ayeyibuyisile, engavumanga ukuba ihlanganyele empini, yahlasela imizi yakwaJuda kusukela eSamariya kuze kufike eBhethi-horoni, yabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezintathu, yathumba impango eningi.
14Kwathi u-Amaziya esebanqobile abakwa-Edomi, wabuya nabonkulunkulu babantu baseSeyiri, wabamisa babe ngonkulunkulu bakhe, wakhothama kubo, wabashisela iminikelo. 15Ngakho intukuthelo kaBaba wethu yavutha ngaku-Amaziya, wathuma umprofethi, owathi: “Ubafunelani onkulunkulu balaba bantu, abangakwazanga nokophula abantu babo esandleni sakho na?”
16Esakhuluma, inkosi yathi: “Sikwenze umeluleki wenkosi na? Yeka! Ufunani ukuba ubulawe?” Umprofethi wayeka, kodwa wathi: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uBaba wethu usenqumile ukukubhubhisa, ngokuba wenze lokhu, awusinakanga iseluleko sami.”
17U-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda wabonisana nabeluleki bakhe, wayesethuma kuJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi, indodana kaJehu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Woza, sibhekane ebusweni empini.”
18UJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli waphendula u-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Ukhula olunameva lwaseLebanoni lwathumela umsedari waseLebanoni, luthi, ‘Nika indodakazi yakho indodana yami ibe ngumkayo.’ Kodwa kwadlula isilo sasendle saseLebanoni, sanyathela ukhula olunameva. 19Uthi, ‘Bheka, ngiwabulele ama-Edomi,’ inhliziyo yakho isikhukhumele ukuba uqhoshe. Hlala ekhaya. Ufunelani ukuzilethela ingozi uwe—wena kanye noJuda onawe na?”
20Kodwa u-Amaziya akalalela—lokhu kwakuvela kuBaba wethu, ukuze abanikele ezandleni ngenxa yokuba babefuna onkulunkulu base-Edomi. 21Ngakho uJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wenyuka, yena no-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda babhekana ebusweni eBhethi-shemeshi kwaJuda. 22UJuda wanqotshwa ngu-Israyeli, wabaleka yilowo nalowo waya emzini wakhe.
23UJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wambamba u-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, indodana kaJowashi, indodana kaJehowahazi, eBhethi-shemeshi, wamyisa eJerusalema, wadiliza ugange lwayo kusukela eSangweni lakwa-Efrayimi kuze kufike eSangweni leNgosi—olungaba ngamafidi angamakhulu ayisithupha. 24Wathatha lonke igolide nesiliva nazo zonke izimpahla ezatholakala endlini kaBaba wethu ezaziphethwe ngu-Obedi-edomi, kanye nengcebo yasesigodlweni nabathunjwa, wabuyela eSamariya.
25U-Amaziya indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, waphila iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu emva kokufa kukaJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. 26Ezinye izenzo zika-Amaziya, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, angithi zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli na? 27Kwathi emva kokuba u-Amaziya ephambuka ekulandeleni uBaba wethu, benzelana uzungu ngaye eJerusalema, wabalekela eLakhishi. Kodwa bathuma amadoda ukuba amlandele khona, ambulala. 28Bambuyisa ngamahhashi, bammbela nawoyise eMzini wakwaJuda.
