INkosi Eyayifuna uBaba
U-Uziya ufuna uBaba wethu ngesikhathi uZakariya emfundisa, futhi uyaphumelela: imibhoshongo, imithombo, amasimu, ibutho eliqeqeshiwe, imishini yokuvimbezela. Bese amandla eguquka abe ukuzidla. Uzifaka ngenkani ukuyoshisa impepho, futhi isifo sesikhumba siqhamuka esiphongweni sakhe eceleni kwe-altare.
26 1Base bonke abantu bakwaJuda bebeka u-Uziya, oneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amaziya. 2Yena wakha kabusha i-Elothi wayibuyisela kwaJuda emva kokuba inkosi isiphumule nokhokho bayo. 3U-Uziya waba yinkosi eneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nambili eJerusalema. Unina kwakunguJekoliya waseJerusalema. 4Wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBaba wethu, njengoba enzile uyise u-Amaziya. 5Wazinikela ekufuneni uBaba wethu ezinsukwini zikaZakariya, owamfundisa ukumesaba uBaba wethu; ngesikhathi efuna uBaba wethu, waphumelela.
6Waphuma walwa namaFilisti, wadiliza izindonga zaseGati, naseJabhne, nase-Ashdodi. Wakha imizi eduze kwase-Ashdodi naphakathi kwamaFilisti. 7UBaba wethu wamsiza ekulweni namaFilisti, nama-Arabhu aseGuri-bhali, namaMehuni. 8Ama-Amoni akhokha intela ku-Uziya, nodumo lwakhe lwafika emngceleni waseGibhithe, ngokuba wayeseqinile kakhulu. 9U-Uziya wakha imibhoshongo eJerusalema eSangweni leGumbi, naseSangweni leSigodi, nase-Ngonini, wayiqinisa. a a v9 I-Ngoni kwakuyingxenye ethize ephumela ngaphandle yodonga lomuzi waseJerusalema, eyayihlukile emasangweni aqanjiweyo. 10Wakha imibhoshongo ehlane, wemba imithombo eminingi, ngokuba wayenemihlambi eminingi emathafeni asezansi nasethafeni. Wayenabalimi nabahlakuli bemivini ezintabeni nasemasimini avundile, ngokuba wayewuthanda umhlabathi. 11U-Uziya wayenebutho lamasosha aqeqeshiweyo ayephuma impi ngamaviyo, ayebalwe nguJehiyeli umbhali noMahaseya isikhulu, ngaphansi kukaHananiya, omunye wezinduna zenkosi. 12Inani lonke labaholi bezindlu ababephethe amaqhawe anamandla lalingama-2 600. 13Ngaphansi kokuphatha kwabo kwakunebutho elalingama-307 500, eliqeqeshelwe ukulwa impi ngamandla amakhulu, ukuze lisize inkosi ekulweni nezitha zayo. 14U-Uziya wahlomisa lonke ibutho ngezihlangu, nangemikhonto, nangamakhowa, nangezambatho zempi, nangeminsalo, namatshe esavutha. 15EJerusalema wenza amathuluzi asungulwa yizingcweti, afakwa phezu kwemibhoshongo nasemagumbini ukuze aciboshele imicibisholo aphonse namatshe amakhulu. Udumo lwakhe lwanda kude nabanzi, ngokuba wasizwa ngokumangalisayo waze waqina.
Ukuzidla kuka-Uziya Nokuwa Kwakhe
16Kwathi lapho u-Uziya eseqinile, inhliziyo yakhe yazidla, kwaholela ekuweni kwakhe. Wayengathembekile kuBaba wethu, wangena ethempelini likaBaba wethu ukuze ashise impepho e-altare lempepho. 17U-Azariya umpristi wangena emva kwakhe, enabapristi bakaBaba wethu abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili abanesibindi. 18Bamelana nenkosi u-Uziya, bathi: “Akusikho okwakho, Uziya, ukushisela uBaba wethu impepho, kodwa okwabapristi, inzalo ka-Aroni, abahlukaniselwe ukushisa impepho. Phuma endaweni engcwele; kade waba ngongathembekile, lokhu akukuletheli udumo oluvela kuBaba wethu.”
19U-Uziya wathukuthela kakhulu. Ephethe udengezi lwempepho esandleni sakhe ukuze ashise impepho, lapho ebhavumulela abapristi, kwaqubuka isifo sesikhumba esingcolisayo ebunzini lakhe—khona lapho phambi kwabapristi endlini kaBaba wethu, eceleni kwe-altare lempepho. 20Kwathi lapho u-Azariya umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke abapristi bephendukela kuye bebona isifo ebunzini lakhe, bamkhiphela ngokushesha, naye washesha ukuphuma, ngokuba uBaba wethu wayemshayile. 21Inkosi u-Uziya yaba naleso sifo kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwayo. Yahlala endlini eyahlukene, isagula, inqunyiwe endlini kaBaba wethu. Indodana yayo uJothamu yaphatha isigodlo, ibusa abantu bezwe.
22Ezinye izenzo zika-Uziya, kusukela kwezokuqala kuze kube kwezokugcina, zabhalwa ngumprofethi u-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi. 23U-Uziya waphumula nokhokho bakhe, wangcwatshwa eduze kwabo ensimini yamathuna eyayingeyamakhosi, ngokuba bathi: “Wayenesifo sesikhumba.” Indodana yakhe uJothamu yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
