1Kings (15/22)  

1. Ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wenkosi uJerobowamu indodana kaNebati uAbhiyamu wasesiba yinkosi phezu kukaJuda.
2. Wabusa iminyaka emithathu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguMahaka indodakazi kaAbishalomu.
3. Wasehamba ezonweni zonke zikayise ayezenze phambi kwakhe, lenhliziyo yakhe yayingaphelelanga kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhliziyo kaDavida uyise.
4. Kodwa ngenxa kaDavida i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe yamnika isibane eJerusalema, ngokubeka indodana yakhe emva kwakhe, langokuqinisa iJerusalema.
5. Ngoba uDavida wenza okulungileyo emehlweni e Nkosi, kaphambukanga kukho konke eyamlaya khona insuku zonke zempilo yakhe, ngaphandle kwedabeni lukaUriya umHethi.
6. Kwakukhona-ke impi phakathi kukaRehobowamu loJerobowamu zonke izinsuku zempilo yakhe.
7. Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaAbhiyamu, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda? Njalo kwaba lempi phakathi kukaAbhiyamu loJerobowamu.
8. UAbhiyamu waselala laboyise, bamngcwabela emzini kaDavida. UAsa indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
9. Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili kaJerobowamu inkosi yakoIsrayeli uAsa wasesiba yinkosi yakoJuda.
10. Wasebusa iminyaka engamatshumi amane lanye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguMahaka indodakazi kaAbishalomu.
11. UAsa wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni e Nkosi njengoDavida uyise.
12. Wasusa izinkotshana elizweni, wasusa zonke izithombe oyise ababezenzile.
13. Laye-ke uMahaka unina wamsusa ekubeni yindlovukazi, ngoba wayenzele isixuku into enengekayo; uAsa waseyigamula into yakhe enengekayo, wayitshisela esifuleni iKidroni.
14. Kanti indawo eziphakemeyo kazisuswanga; lanxa kunjalo inhliziyo kaAsa yayiphelele kuJehova insuku zakhe zonke.
15. Wasengenisa izinto ezehlukanisiweyo zikayise kanye lezakhe izinto ezehlukanisiweyo endlini ye Nkosi, isiliva legolide lezitsha.
16. Kwakukhona-ke impi phakathi kukaAsa loBahasha inkosi yakoIsrayeli zonke izinsuku zabo.
17. UBahasha inkosi yakoIsrayeli wasesenyuka wamelana loJuda, wakha iRama, ukuze angavumeli muntu ukuphuma lokungena kuAsa inkosi yakoJuda.
18. UAsa wasethatha sonke isiliva legolide okwakusele emagugwini endlu kaJehova lamagugu endlu yenkosi, wakunikela esandleni senceku zakhe; inkosi uAsa yakuthumela kuBenihadadi indodana kaTabirimoni indodana kaHeziyoni, inkosi yeSiriya, owayehlala eDamaseko, esithi:
19. Kulesivumelwano phakathi kwami lawe, phakathi kukababa loyihlo; khangela, ngikuthumezela isipho, isiliva legolide. Hamba, yephula isivumelwano sakho loBahasha inkosi yakoIsrayeli, ukuze enyuke asuke kimi.
20. UBenihadadi waseyilalela inkosi uAsa, wathuma induna zamabutho ayelawo emelene lemizi yakoIsrayeli, watshaya iIjoni leDani leAbeli-Beti-Mahaka layo yonke iKinerothi lelizwe lonke lakoNafithali.
21. Kwasekusithi uBahasha e ku zwa wayekela ukwakha iRama, wahlala eTiriza.
22. Inkosi uAsa yasisenza isimemezelo kuyo yonke iJuda; kakho owayetshiywe ngaphandle; ukuze basuse amatshe eRama lezigodo zayo, uBahasha ayesakha ngakho. Inkosi uAsa wasesakha ngakho iGeba yakoBhenjamini leMizipa.
23. Ezinye-ke zazo zonke indaba zikaAsa, lawo wonke amandla akhe, lakho konke akwenzayo, lemizi ayakhayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda? Kodwa esikhathini sobudala bakhe wayelomkhuhlane ezinyaweni.
24. UAsa waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa kuboyise emzini kaDavida uyise. UJehoshafathi indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
25. UNadabi indodana kaJerobowamu wasesiba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli ngomnyaka wesibili kaAsa inkosi yakoJuda; wabusa phezu kukaIsrayeli iminyaka emibili.
26. Wasesenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi, wahamba ngendlela kayise, lesonweni sakhe, enza uIsrayeli one ngaso.
27. UBahasha indodana kaAhiya, owendlu kaIsakari, wasemenzela ugobe; uBahasha wamtshaya eGibethoni engeyamaFilisti, lapho uNadabi loIsrayeli wonke bevimbezele iGibethoni.
28. UBahasha wambulala-ke ngomnyaka wesithathu kaAsa inkosi yakoJuda, wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
29. Kwasekusithi ekubuseni kwakhe watshaya yonke indlu kaJerobowamu, katshiyanga loyedwa ophefumulayo kuJerobowamu, waze wamqeda, njengelizwi le Nkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla senceku yayo uAhiya umShilo.
30. Ngenxa yezono zikaJerobowamu azonayo, lowenza uIsrayeli azone, ngentukuthelo yakhe athukuthelisa ngayo i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
31. Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaNadabi, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli?
32. Njalo kwakulempi phakathi kukaAsa loBahasha inkosi yakoIsrayeli insuku zabo zonke.
33. Ngomnyaka wesithathu kaAsa inkosi yakoJuda uBahasha indodana kaAhiya waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke eTiriza; iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lane.
34. Wasesenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi, wahamba ngendlela kaJerobowamu, lesonweni sakhe, enza uIsrayeli one ngaso.

  1Kings (15/22)