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| 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. |
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