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2 IziKronike 20
Ekupheleni kokubusa kukaJehoshafati
1Ngasemuva abantwana bakwaMowabi nabantwana bakwa-Amoni nabanye kanye nabo ngaphandle kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni benyuka bamelana noJehoshafati ukulwa.
2Kwase kufika abanye bamtshela uJehoshafati, bathi: “Kukhona isixuku esikhulu esiza kuwe sivela ngaphesheya kolwandle ngaphesheya kwe-Aramu; bheka, baseHasazon-tamare eliyi-Eni Gedi.
3UJehoshafati wesaba, waqala ukumfuna ukumfuna uJehova, wamemezela usuku lokuzila ukudla kwaJuda wonke.
4UJuda wabuthana ukuba acele usizo kuJehova; beza bephuma kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda ukumfuna uJehova.
5UJehoshafati wema ebandleni lakwaJuda nelaseJerusalema endlini kaJehova phambi kwegceke elisha;
6wathi: “Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wawobaba, wena awusiye uNkulunkulu ezulwini na?” kanti kawubusi yini phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yabezizwe? esandleni sakho awekho amandla namandla, ukuze kungabikho muntu ongamelana nawe?
7Awusiye uNkulunkulu wethu yini owaxosha abakhileyo kuleli zwe phambi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli, walinika inzalo ka-Abrahama umngane wakho kuze kube phakade na?
8Bahlala kulo, bazakhela kuyo indlu engcwele yegama lakho, bathi:
9Uma, lapho ububi busehlela, njengenkemba, isahlulelo, noma isifo, noma indlala, sima phambi kwale ndlu naphambi kobuso bakho (ngokuba igama lakho likule ndlu) bese ubiza osizini lwethu, khona-ke uzozwa futhi usize.
10Manje bheka, abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi nezintaba zaseSeyiri ongathandanga ukuba u-Israyeli abahlasele ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseGibhithe, kodwa wabafulathela futhi akababhubhisanga;
11Bheka, ngithi, basivuza kanjani ngokuza ukusixosha efeni lakho owasinika lona njengefa.
12O Nkulunkulu wethu, awufuni yini ukubahlulela? ngokuba asinawo amandla okumelana nalesi sixuku esikhulu esisihlaselayo; futhi asazi ukuthi senzeni, kodwa amehlo ethu akuwe.
13Wonke uJuda wema phambi kukaJehova, nabancane babo, nawomkabo, nabantwana babo.
14UMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kukaJahaziyeli indodana kaZakariya indodana kaBenaya indodana kaJehiyeli indodana kaMathaniya umLevi wamadodana ka-Asafa, uMoya weNkosi phakathi kwebandla weza;
15Wathi: “Zwanini, nonke Juda, nani enakhileyo eJerusalema, nenkosi uJehoshafati: Usho kanje uJehova kini, uthi: Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ngenxa yalesi sixuku esikhulu; ngoba impi kayisiyo eyenu, kodwa ngekaNkulunkulu.
16Yehlani kusasa nilwe nabo; bheka, bakhuphukela eweni likaSisi; niyakubafumana ekupheleni kwesifufula, ngaphambi kwehlane laseJeruweli.
17Anifanele ukulwa kule mpi; sukumani nime, nibone ukukhulula kukaJehova nani Juda neJerusalema; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla; phumani kusasa niyokulwa nabo, ngokuba uJehova uyakuba nani.
18UJehoshafati wakhothamisa ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi; noJuda wonke nabakhileyo eJerusalema bawa phambi kukaJehova, bakhuleka kuJehova.
19AmaLevi, kubantwana bamaKohati nakubantwana bamaKhori, asukuma ukuba adumise uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu phezulu.
20Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, basuka baya ehlane laseThekhowa; ekuphumeni kwabo, uJehoshafati wema, wathi: “Ngizweni, Juda, nani bakhileyo eJerusalema! Kholwani nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, niyakuqiniswa; kholwani ngabaprofethi bakhe, niyakuphumelela.
21Ngemva kokubonisana nabantu, wabeka abahlabeleli enkazimulweni kaJehova ukuze badumise inkazimulo engcwele lapho bephuma phambi kwebutho, futhi bathi: “Dumisani uJehova! ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
22Lapho sebeqala ukuhlabelela nokudumisa, uJehova wabeka abaqamekeli babantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nasezintabeni zaseSeyiri ababefikele uJuda; bashaywa.
23Abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi bavukela abakhileyo ezintabeni zaseSeyiri ukuba babashaye ngesiqalekiso, bababhubhise;
24UJuda esefika embhoshongweni wokulinda ehlane, babheka isixuku, bheka, kwakuyizidumbu eziwele phansi, kungaphunyuki muntu.
25Lapho uJehoshafati nabantu bakhe befika ukuzothatha impango kubo, bathola phakathi kwabo ingcebo eningi kanye nezidumbu nezinto eziyigugu abazithathela zona, babengenakumuka nabo; baba yizinsuku ezintathu bebutha impango, yayiningi kakhulu.
26Ngosuku lwesine babuthana esigodini saseBeraga; ngoba lapho bamdumisa uJehova; ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo laqanjwa ngokuthi: Isigodi saseBeraga kuze kube namuhla.
27Base bebuya bonke abantu bakwaJuda naseJerusalema, uJehoshafati ephambi kwabo ukuba babuyele eJerusalema ngokujabula; ngoba uJehova wenza ukuba bajabule phezu kwezitha zabo.
28Bafika eJerusalema bephethe amahabhu nezingubhu namacilongo endlini kaJehova.
29Ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kwaba phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yalawo mazwe lapho isizwa ukuthi uJehova wayelwile nezitha zakwa-Israyeli.
30Umbuso kaJehoshafati wawuzola, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakhe wamnika ukuphumula nxazonke.
31UJehoshafati wabusa kwaJuda; wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Asuba indodakazi kaSilehi.
32Wahamba ngendlela kayise u-Asa, akaphambukanga kuyo ngokwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova.
33Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga, ngoba abantu babengakalungiseleli uNkulunkulu wawoyise izinhliziyo zabo.
34Ezinye izindaba zikaJehoshafati, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini kaJehu indodana kaHanani ekulotshweni kwayo encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
35Ngasemuva uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda wazihlanganisa no-Ahaziya inkosi yakwa-Israyeli owenza okubi kakhulu.
36Wamhlanganyela ekwenzeni imikhumbi yokuya eTharishishi; futhi benza imikhumbi e-Esiongeber.
37U-Eliyezeri indodana kaDodawa waseMaresa waprofetha ngoJehoshafati, wathi: “Ngokuba uhlangene no-Ahaziya, uJehova uyaphulile imisebenzi yakho. Futhi imikhumbi yaphuka, kangangokuthi ayikwazanga ukuya eTharishishi.
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