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1. | Ngomnyaka wetshumi lambili kaAhazi inkosi yakoJuda uHosheya indodana kaEla waba yinkosi eSamariya phezu kukaIsrayeli; wabusa iminyaka eyisificamunwemunye. |
2. | Wasesenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi, loba kunjalo kungenjengamakhosi akoIsrayeli ayengaphambi kwakhe. |
3. | UShalimaneseri inkosi yeAsiriya wenyuka wamelana laye; uHosheya wasesiba yinceku yakhe, wathela umthelo kuye. |
4. | Kodwa inkosi yeAsiriya yafica ugobe kuHosheya, ngoba wayethume izithunywa kuSo inkosi yeGibhithe, kazabe esenyusa umthelo enkosini yeAsiriya njengeminyaka leminyaka. Ngakho inkosi yeAsiriya yamvalela yambopha entolongweni. |
5. | Inkosi yeAsiriya yasisenyukela kulo lonke ilizwe, yenyukela eSamariya, yayivimbezela iminyaka emithathu. |
6. | Ngomnyaka wesificamunwemunye kaHosheya, inkosi yeAsiriya yathumba iSamariya yathumbela uIsrayeli eAsiriya, yabahlalisa eHala leHabori, umfula weGozani, lemizini yamaMede. |
7. | Lokhu-ke kwenzeka ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli babonile e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wabo eyayibenyuse elizweni leGibhithe ibasusa ngaphansi kwesandla sikaFaro inkosi yeGibhithe, babesabe abanye onkulunkulu, |
8. | bahamba ezimisweni zezizwe i Nkosi eyayizixotshe elifeni phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, lezamakhosi akoIsrayeli, ayezenzile. |
9. | Abantwana bakoIsrayeli benza ensitha izinto ezingalunganga bemelene le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wabo. Babezakhele indawo eziphakemeyo kuyo yonke imizi yabo, kusukela enqabeni yabalindi kuze kube semzini obiyelweyo. |
10. | Basebezimisela insika eziyizithombe lezixuku phezu kwawo wonke amaqaqa aphakemeyo langaphansi kwaso sonke isihlahla esiluhlaza. |
11. | Basebetshisa lapho impepha endaweni zonke eziphakemeyo, njengezizwe i Nkosi eyazisusa phambi kwabo; benza izinto ezimbi ukuyithukuthelisa i Nkosi. |
12. | Ngoba bakhonza izithombe, i Nkosi eyayithe ngazo kubo: Kaliyikuyenza linto. |
13. | Kanti i Nkosi yafakaza imelene loIsrayeli njalo imelene loJuda ngesandla sabo bonke abaprofethi l ababoni bonke isithi: Phendukani endleleni zenu ezimbi, ligcine imithetho yami, izimiso zami, njengokomlayo wonke engawulaya oyihlo lengawuthumela kini ngesandla senceku zami abaprofethi. |
14. | Loba kunjalo kabalalelanga, kodwa benza lukhuni intamo yabo, njengentamo yaboyise, abangakholwanga e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wabo. |
15. | Njalo bala izimiso zayo lesivumelwano sayo eyasenza laboyise lezifakazelo zayo eyazifakaza imelene labo, balandela ize, baba yize, balandela izizwe ezazibahanqile, i Nkosi eyayibalaye ngazo ukuthi bangenzi njengazo. |
16. | Bayitshiya yonke imilayo ye Nkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, bazenzela izithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa, amathole amabili, benza isixuku, bakhothamela lonke ibutho lamazulu, bakhonza uBhali. |
17. | Benza amadodana abo lamadodakazi abo adabule emlilweni, benza ukuvumisa, benza imilingo, bazithengisela ukwenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi ukuyithukuthelisa. |
18. | Ngakho i Nkosi yamthukuthelela kakhulu uIsrayeli, yabasusa ebusweni bayo; kakusalanga loyedwa ngaphandle kwesizwe sakoJuda kuphela. |
19. | Laye uJuda kayigcinanga imilayo ye Nkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, kodwa bahamba ngezimiso zikaIsrayeli abazenzayo. |
20. | I Nkosi yasiyala yonke inzalo yakoIsrayeli, yayihlupha, yayinikela esandleni sabaphangi, yaze yabalahla yabasusa phambi kwayo. |
21. | Ngoba yamdabula uIsrayeli imsusa endlini kaDavida, basebebeka uJerobowamu indodana kaNebati ukuthi abe yinkosi. UJerobowamu wamqhuba wamphambula uIsrayeli ekulandeleni i Nkosi, wabenza bona isono esikhulu. |
22. | Ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli bahamba ngazo zonke izono zikaJerobowamu azenzayo, kabasukanga kuzo, |
23. | i Nkosi yaze yamsusa uIsrayeli phambi kwayo njengokutsho kwayo ngesandla sazo zonke inceku zayo abaprofethi. Ngakho uIsrayeli wathunjwa wasuswa elizweni lakhe wasiwa eAsiriya kuze kube lamuhla. |
24. | Inkosi yeAsiriya yasiletha abantu abavela eBhabhiloni labavela eKutha labavela eAva labavela eHamathi labavela eSefavayimi, yabahlalisa emizini yeSamariya esikhundleni sabantwana bakoIsrayeli, badla ilifa leSamariya, bahlala emizini yayo. |
25. | Kwasekusithi ekuqaleni kokuhlala kwabo khona kabayesabanga i Nkosi; ngakho i Nkosi yathumela izilwane phakathi kwabo ezabulala abanye babo. |
26. | Ngakho bakhuluma enkosini yeAsiriya besithi: Izizwe owazisusayo wazihlalisa emizini yeSamariya kaziwazi umkhuba kaNkulunkulu walelolizwe; ngakho uthumele izilwane phakathi kwazo, khangela-ke ziyazibulala, ngoba kaziwazi umkhuba kaNkulunkulu walelolizwe. |
27. | Inkosi yeAsiriya yasilaya isithi: Yisani khona omunye wabapristi elabathumbayo besuka lapho; kabayehlala khona, kabafundise umkhuba kaNkulunkulu walelolizwe. |
28. | Ngakho omunye wabapristi ababebathumbe besuka eSamariya weza wahlala eBhetheli, wabafundisa ukuthi bangayesaba njani i Nkosi. |
29. | Loba kunjalo sonke isizwe senza onkulunkulu baso, zabafaka ezindlini zezindawo eziphakemeyo amaSamariya azenzayo, yileso laleso isizwe emizini yazo ezihlala kuyo. |
30. | Labantu beBhabhiloni benza uSukothi-Benothi, labantu beKuthi benza uNerigali, labantu beHamathi benza uAshima, |
31. | lamaAvi enza uNibazi loTaritaki, lamaSefavayimi ayetshisa abantwana bawo emlilweni esenzela uAdrameleki loAnameleki onkulunkulu beSefavayimi. |
32. | Babeyesaba le Nkosi, bazenzela abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo kwabaphansi kakhulu babo, ababebasebenzela ezindlini zezindawo eziphakemeyo. |
33. | Babeyesaba i Nkosi, njalo babekhonza onkulunkulu babo njengomkhuba wezizwe ezabathumbayo besuka lapho. |
34. | Kuze kube lamuhla benza njengemikhuba yakuqala. Kabayesabi i Nkosi, kabenzi njengezimiso zabo lanjengezimiselo zabo lanjengomlayo lanjengomthetho i Nkosi eyakulaya abantwana bakaJakobe, owamutha ibizo elithi uIsrayeli. |
35. | I Nkosi eyenza isivumelwano labo, yabalaya isithi: Kaliyikwesaba abanye onkulunkulu, lingabakhothameli, lingabasebenzeli, lingabahlabeli. |
36. | Kodwa i Nkosi eyalenyusa elizweni leGibhithe ngamandla amakhulu langengalo eyeluliweyo, yona lizayesaba njalo yona lizayikhothamela njalo yona lizayihlabela. |
37. | Lezimiso lezimiselo lomlayo lomthetho eyalibhalela khona, lizaqaphelisa ukukwenza zonke izinsuku, lingesabi abanye onkulunkulu. |
38. | Lesivumelwano engasenza lani lingasikhohlwa, lingesabi abanye onkulunkulu. |
39. | Kodwa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wenu lizayesaba; yona-ke izalikhulula esandleni sezitha zenu zonke. |
40. | Loba kunjalo kabalalelanga, kodwa benza njengomkhuba wabo wakuqala. |
41. | Lezizizwe zayesaba-ke i Nkosi, kodwa zakhonza izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo; bobabili abantwana bazo labantwana babantwana bazo, njengokwenza kwaboyise benza la bo kuze kube lamuhla. |
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