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14 ¹Ngomnyaka wesibili kaJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, u-Amaziya indodana kaJowashi waba yinkosi yakwaJuda. ²Waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. Unina kwakungu-Jehowadini waseJerusalema. ³Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaBaba wethu, kodwa hhayi njengoyise uDavide; wenza konke uyise uJowashi ayekwenzile. ⁴Kuphela izindawo eziphakemeyo zasala; abantu babelokhu benikela imihlatshelo beshisa impepho khona. ⁵Lapho umbuso usuqinile esandleni sakhe, wabulala izinceku ezazibulele inkosi, uyise.

⁶Kodwa akazange abulale abantwana bababulali, njengokuba kulotshiwe eNcwadini YoMthetho kaMose, lapho uBaba wethu ayala khona wathi: “Oyise mabangabulawa ngenxa yabantwana, nabantwana ngenxa yoyise; kodwa yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesono sakhe.”

⁷Wabulala ama-Edomi ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi eSigodini SikaSawoti, wathatha iSela empini, wayiqamba ngokuthi iJokhitheyeli, igama layo kuze kube yinamuhla.

⁸U-Amaziya wathumela izithunywa kuJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi, indodana kaJehu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Woza, sibhekane ubuso nobuso.”

⁹Kodwa uJehowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wathumela impendulo ku-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Ukhula olunameva olwaseLebanoni lwathumela kumsedari waseLebanoni, lwathi: ‘Yendisela indodakazi yakho endodaneni yami ibe ngumfazi.’ Kwase kudlula isilwane sasendle saseLebanoni, sawunyathela lowo mkhula. ¹⁰Ushaye u-Edomi, inhliziyo yakho isizidla. Ziqhenye ngalokho, kodwa hlala ekhaya. Yini uvusa inkathazo, ukuze uwe, wena noJuda kanye nawe na?”

¹¹Kodwa u-Amaziya akavumanga ukulalela, ngakho uJehowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wenyuka, yena no-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda babhekana ubuso nobuso eBeti-shemeshi kwaJuda. ¹²UJuda wehlulwa ngu-Israyeli, bonke babalekela emizini yabo. ¹³UJehowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wabamba u-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, indodana kaJehowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya, eBeti-shemeshi, weza eJerusalema, wadiliza udonga lwayo olungaba yizingalo ezingamakhulu amane kusukela eSangweni Lakwa-Efrayimi kuze kube seSangweni LeKhona. ¹⁴Wathatha lonke igolide, isiliva, nezitsha ezazisendlini kaBaba wethu nasezinqolobaneni zenkosi, kanye nezibambiso, wabuyela eSamariya.

¹⁵Okunye uJehowashi akwenzayo, akwenzayo, namandla akhe, nokulwa kwakhe no-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, akulotshiwe yini eNcwadini Yemilando Yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na? ¹⁶UJehowashi waphumula koyise, wembelwa eSamariya kanye namakhosi akwa-Israyeli; uJerobowamu indodana yakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

¹⁷U-Amaziya indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, waphila iminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu ngemva kokufa kukaJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. ¹⁸Okunye u-Amaziya akwenzayo, akulotshiwe yini eNcwadini Yemilando Yamakhosi akwaJuda na? ¹⁹Benzela uzungu eJerusalema; wabalekela eLakhishi, kodwa bathumela amadoda ukuba amlandele eLakhishi, ambulalela khona. ²⁰Bamthwala ngamahhashi; wembelwa eJerusalema kanye noyise, eMzini kaDavide.

²¹Bonke abantu bakwaJuda bathatha u-Azariya, oneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, bambeka waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amaziya. ²²Wayakha kabusha i-Elati wayibuyisela kwaJuda emva kokuba inkosi isiphumule koyise.

Umusa KaBaba Wethu Ku-Israyeli

²³Ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu ka-Amaziya indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakwaJuda, uJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli waqala ukubusa eSamariya iminyaka engamashumi amane nanye. ²⁴Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, akaphenduka kuzo zonke izono zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, owenza u-Israyeli wona. ²⁵Wabuyisa umngcele wakwa-Israyeli kusukela eLebo-hamati kuze kufike eLwandle Lwe-Araba, njengokuba uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akhuluma ngenceku yakhe uJona indodana ka-Amithayi, umprofethi waseGati-heferi. ²⁶Ngokuba uBaba wethu wabona ukuhlupheka kwakwa-Israyeli kubaba kakhulu, kwakungasekho muntu osele, isigqila noma okhululekile, kungekho osiza u-Israyeli. ²⁷Kodwa uBaba wethu wayengashongo ukuthi uyakulesula igama lakwa-Israyeli ngaphansi kwezulu, ngakho wabasindisa ngesandla sikaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi. ²⁸Okunye uJerobowamu akwenzayo nezenzo zakhe, namandla akhe, nokulwa kwakhe, nokubuyisa kwakhe iDamaseku neHamati kwaJuda ku-Israyeli, akulotshiwe yini eNcwadini Yemilando Yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na? ²⁹UJerobowamu walala koyise, amakhosi akwa-Israyeli; uZakariya indodana yakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.