Inkosi Eyamshiya uBaba
U-Ahazi ushisa amadodana akhe esigodini futhi unikelwa e-Aramu nakwa-Israyeli. Okumangalisayo ukuthi abaprofethi nezikhulu zasenyakatho babuyisela abathunjwa bakwaJuda ekhaya begqokisiwe futhi bephakelwe. U-Ahazi uphendula ukunqotshwa ngokunikela ngemihlatshelo konkulunkulu ababemnqobile nangokuvala iminyango kaBaba wethu.
28 1U-Ahazi waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili; wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha eJerusalema. Akazange enze okulungileyo emehlweni kaBaba wethu, njengokhokho wakhe uDavide. 2Kunalokho, wahamba ngezindlela zamakhosi ako-Israyeli, wabumba izithombe zensimbi encibilikisiwe zawoBhali. 3Washisa impepho eSigodini saseBeni-Hinomu, washisa amadodana akhe emlilweni, elingisa izenzo ezinengekayo zezizwe uBaba wethu azixosha phambi kwabako-Israyeli. 4Wenza imihlatshelo washisa nempepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, emagqumeni, naphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza. a a v4 Izindawo eziphakemeyo kwakuyizindawo zokukhonzela eziseziqongweni zamagquma noma eziseceleni ezazisetshenziselwa ukukhonza izithombe kulo lonke elaseKhanani.
5Ngakho uBaba wethu wamnikela enkosini yase-Aramu, eyamshaya, yathumba abaningi yabasa eDamaseku; wanikelwa nasenkosini yako-Israyeli, eyamshaya umshayo onzima. 6UPheka indodana kaRemaliya wabulala amadoda anesibindi akwaJuda ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili ngasuku lunye, ngokuba babeshiye uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu wawokhokho babo. 7UZikri, iqhawe lakwa-Efrayimi, wabulala uMahaseya indodana yenkosi, no-Azirikamu umphathi wesigodlo, no-Elkana, owesibili enkosini. 8Abako-Israyeli bathumba izihlobo zabo eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili—abesifazane, amadodana, namadodakazi—kanye nempango eningi, bakuyisa eSamariya. 9U-Odedi, umprofethi kaBaba wethu, wayelapho. Wahlangabeza ibutho elalibuyela eSamariya, wathi: “Bhekani, uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu wawokhokho benu, wayethukuthelele uJuda, ngakho wabanikela ezandleni zenu. Kodwa nibabulele ngolaka olufinyelele ezulwini. 10Manje nihlose ukwenza abantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema izigqila zenu, abesilisa nabesifazane. Anizona yini nina ngokwenu izoni ezonele uBaba wenu? 11Manje ngilaleleni: buyiselani izihlobo enizithumbile, ngokuba ulaka oluvuthayo lukaBaba wethu luphezu kwenu.” 12Abanye abaholi bakwa-Efrayimi—u-Azariya indodana kaJohanani, uBherekiya indodana kaMeshilemoti, uJehizikiya indodana kaShalumi, no-Amasa indodana kaHadilayi—baphikisa labo ababebuya empini. 13Bathi: “Ningabalethi lapha abathunjiweyo. Nihlose ukwenezela ezonweni nasecaleni lethu kuBaba wethu. Icala lethu selikhulu kakade, nolaka oluvuthayo luphezu kwabako-Israyeli.”
14Ngakho amabutho anikela abathunjiweyo nempango phambi kwezikhulu, phambi kwalo lonke ibandla. 15Amadoda abalulwe ngamagama athatha abathunjiweyo, embathisa bonke ababenqunu ngempango. Abanika izingubo nezicathulo, ukudla nokuphuzwayo, abagcoba ngamafutha. Abethwesa ababuthakathaka ezimbongolweni, abayisa kubafowabo abako-Israyeli eJeriko, umuzi wezihlahla zesundu, abese ebuyela eSamariya.
16Ngaleso sikhathi inkosi u-Ahazi yathumela enkosini yase-Asiriya icela usizo. 17Abase-Edomi babephinde bahlasela uJuda futhi bathumba abantu, 18kanti amaFilisti ahlasela imizi esemathafeni aphansi akwaJuda neyaseNegevi, athatha iBeti-Shemeshi, i-Ayaloni, iGederoti, iSoko, iThimina, neGimizo kanye nemizana yayo, akha khona. 19UBaba wethu wamthobisa uJuda ngenxa ka-Ahazi inkosi yako-Israyeli, owasakaza ububi kwaJuda, wamkhaphela ngokuphelele uBaba wethu. b b v19 U-Ahazi wabusa phezu kukaJuda; ukumbiza ngokuthi “inkosi yako-Israyeli” kukhombisa ukuthi wayezithathe ngokuphelele kangakanani izindlela zamakhosi angathembekile ombuso wasenyakatho. 20UThigilati-Phileseri inkosi yase-Asiriya weza ku-Ahazi, kodwa uThigilati-Phileseri wamlethela inkathazo esikhundleni sosizo. 21U-Ahazi waphundla indlu kaBaba wethu, isigodlo senkosi, nezikhulu, wathatha ingcebo yabo, wayinika inkosi yase-Asiriya—kodwa lokho akuzange kumsize ngalutho.
22Ngesikhathi sakhe sosizi, le nkosi u-Ahazi yaqhubeka yangathembeki nakakhulu kuBaba wethu. 23Wenza imihlatshelo konkulunkulu baseDamaseku, ababemnqobile, ecabanga ukuthi: “Onkulunkulu bamakhosi ase-Aramu babasiza; ngizakwenza umhlatshelo kubo ukuze bangisize.” Kodwa bamchitha yena nabo bonke abako-Israyeli. 24U-Ahazi wabutha izinto zendlu kaBaba wethu, wazihlahlela zaba yizicucu, wavala iminyango yendlu kaBaba wethu, wazakhela ama-altare kuwo wonke amagumbi eJerusalema. 25Kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo zokushisela abanye onkulunkulu iminikelo, wamthukuthelisa uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu wawokhokho bakhe.
26Ezinye izenzo zakhe nazo zonke izindlela zakhe, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni, kulotshiwe eNcwadini Yamakhosi akwaJuda nako-Israyeli. 27U-Ahazi walala nawokhokho bakhe, wangcwatshwa eJerusalema, kodwa hhayi emathuneni amakhosi ako-Israyeli. Indodana yakhe uHezekiya yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
