Ngesikhathi sokuhlushwa kwakhe, inkosi u-Ahazi yaqhubeka yenza okubi kuSimakade.
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Ngesikhathi sokuhlushwa kwakhe, inkosi u-Ahazi yaqhubeka yenza okubi kuSimakade.
“Usho kanje uKhoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, uthi: ‘USimakade uNkulunkulu wezulu unginike yonke imibuso yomhlaba, ungiqokile ukuba ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema elikwaJuda. Noma ngubani ophakathi kwenu wabantu bakhe, uSimakade uNkulunkulu makabe naye, akhuphuke.’ ”
“Nakhu okushiwo nguKhoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, uthi: “ ‘USimakade uNkulunkulu wasezulwini unginike yonke imibuso yomhlaba, wangiqoka ukuba ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema, kwaJuda.
ukuze banikele iminikelo emthokozisayo uNkulunkulu wasezulwini, bakhulekele ukuphila kwenkosi namadodana ayo.
“U-Arithahishasitha, inkosi yamakhosi ku-Ezra, umphristi nombhali womthetho kaNkulunkulu wezulu: ukuthula.
“Mina Arithashashitha, inkosi, ngiyala bonke abagcinimafa abasesifundanzweni entshonalanga yeYufrathe ukuba noma yini ayoyifuna kini u-Ezra, umphristi nombhali womthetho kaNkulunkulu wasezulwini, yenziwe ngokucophelela okukhulu,
Konke okuyalwe nguNkulunkulu wasezulwini makwenziwe ngesineke, kwenzelwa indlu kaNkulunkulu wasezulwini, funa intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu yehlele inkosi namadodana ayo.
Ngathi ukuba ngizwe lezo zindaba, ngahlala phansi, ngakhala, ngazila izinsuku eziningi, ngizile ukudla ngikhuleka kuNkulunkulu wezulu.
“Ezinsukwini zalawo makhosi, uNkulunkulu wasezulwini uyakumisa umbuso ongasoze wachithwa, nobukhosi bawo obungeke bushiyelwe abanye abantu, kepha uyakuchoboza, uqede yonke le mibuso, wona uqobo ume phakade.
Wathi kuwo: “NgingumHebheru, ngikhonza uSimakade, uNkulunkulu wamazulu, owenze ulwandle nomhlabathi owomileyo.”
Kepha abantu ababi nabakhohlisi bazakudlebeleka ebubini, badukise, njengokuba bedukisiwe.
Ngalelo hora kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kwathi okweshumi komuzi kwawa, kwafa ekuzamazameni komhlaba abantu abayizi-7 000, kwathi abasalayo bashaywa wuvalo, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu wezulu.
Yahamba eyokuqala, yathululela isitsha sayo emhlabeni, kwavela isilonda esibi nobubi kubantu abanophawu lwesilo, nabakhuleka emfanekisweni waso.
Abantu bahlaselwa yisichotho esikhulu esasisinda ngangethalenta, sivela ezulwini. Abantu bahlambalaza uNkulunkulu ngenxa yenhlupheko yesichotho, ngokuba yayinkulu kakhulu.
Abantu bashiswa ngukushisa okukhulu, kodwa balihlambalaza igama likaNkulunkulu onamandla phezu kwalezi zinhlupheko, futhi abaphendukanga ukuba bamnike udumo.