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Ukubusa kukaAhazi
1Ngomnyaka wetshumi lesikhombisa kaPheka indodana kaRemaliya uAhazi indodana kaJothamu inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosi. 2UAhazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lesithupha eJerusalema. Kenzanga-ke okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengoDavida uyise a. 3Kodwa wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akoIsrayeli, yebo, futhi wenza indodana yakhe idabule emlilweni b, njengezinengiso zezizwe iNkosi eyazixotsha elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli c. 4Wanikela imihlatshelo watshisa impepha endaweni eziphakemeyo d laphezu kwamaqaqa langaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza e. 5Khona uRezini inkosi yeSiriya loPheka indodana kaRemaliya, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, benyukela eJerusalema ukulwa, bamvimbezela uAhazi f kodwa kababanga lakho ukunqoba g. 6Ngalesosikhathi uRezini inkosi yeSiriya wabuyisela iElathi eSiriya, waxotsha amaJuda eElathi; amaSiriya asesiza eElathi ahlala khona kuze kube lamuhla. 7UAhazi wasethuma izithunywa kuTigilathi Pileseri inkosi yeAsiriya esithi: Ngiyinceku yakho lendodana yakho; yenyuka ungisindise esandleni senkosi yeSiriya lesandleni senkosi yakoIsrayeli abangivukelayo h. 8UAhazi i wasethatha isiliva legolide okwakutholwa endlini kaJehova lenothweni yendlu yenkosi j, wathumela isipho enkosini yeAsiriya k. 9Inkosi yeAsiriya yasimlalela, ngoba inkosi yeAsiriya yenyuka imelene leDamaseko yayithumba, yabathumbela eKiri abantu bayo, yabulala uRezini l. 10Inkosi uAhazi yasisiya eDamaseko ukuhlangana loTigilathi Pileseri inkosi yeAsiriya, yabona ilathi elaliseDamaseko. Inkosi uAhazi yasithumela kuUriya umpristi m isimo selathi lomfanekiso walo njengokwenziwa kwalo konke. 11U-Uriya umpristi wasesakha ilathi njengakho konke uAhazi akuthumela kuvela eDamaseko; uUriya umpristi wenza njalo, yaze yafika inkosi uAhazi ivela eDamaseko. 12Inkosi isibuyile eDamaseko inkosi yalibona ilathi. Inkosi yasondela elathini, yanikela phezu kwalo n. 13Yasitshisa umnikelo wayo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wayo wokudla, yathela umnikelo wayo wokunathwayo, yafafaza igazi leminikelo yokuthula eyayilayo phezu kwelathi. 14Kodwa ilathi lethusi elaliphambi kweNkosi o yaliletha lisuka phambi kwendlu p, lisuka phakathi kwelathi lendlu yeNkosi q, yalifaka ehlangothini lwenyakatho lwelathi r. 15Inkosi uAhazi yasimlaya uUriya umpristi isithi: Phezu kwelathi elikhulu s tshisa umnikelo wokutshiswa wekuseni, lomnikelo wokudla wantambama, lomnikelo wokutshiswa wenkosi, lomnikelo wayo wokudla, lomnikelo wokutshiswa wabo bonke abantu belizwe, lomnikelo wabo wokudla, leminikelo yabo yokunathwayo; ufafaze phezu kwalo lonke igazi lomnikelo wokutshiswa lalo lonke igazi lomhlatshelo t. Kodwa ilathi lethusi lizakuba ngelami ukubuza ngalo u. 16U-Uriya umpristi wasesenza njengakho konke inkosi uAhazi eyayikulayile. 17Inkosi uAhazi yasiquma v imiphetho yezisekelo, yasusa inditshi yokugezela kuzo w, yethula ulwandle phezu kwenkabi zethusi ezazingaphansi kwalo x, yalubeka phezu kokugandelwe ngamatshe. 18Lokwembesiweyo kwesabatha ababekwakhe endlini, lentuba yenkosi phandle, yakususa endlini yeNkosi, ngenxa yenkosi yeAsiriya. 19Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAhazi azenzayo, kazibhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda y? 20UAhazi waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa kuboyise emzini kaDavida. UHezekhiya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe z.
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