1 AmaKhosi 15 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Amakhosi 15 u-Abiya, inkosi yakwaJuda

¹ Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJerobowamu indodana kaNebati u-Abiya waba yinkosi kwaJuda.

² Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka emithathu. Igama likanina lalinguMaga, indodakazi ka-Abisalomu.

³ Wahamba ezonweni zonke zikayise azenza ngaphambi kwakhe; inhliziyo yakhe yayingaphelele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe njengenhliziyo kaDavide uyise.

⁴ Kodwa ngenxa kaDavide uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wamnika isibani eJerusalema ukuze avuse indodana yakhe ngemva kwakhe futhi aqinise iJerusalema.

⁵ Ngokuba uDavide wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, akaphambukanga kukho konke amyale ngakho zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe, kuphela endabeni ka-Uriya umHeti.

⁶ Kwakukhona ukulwa phakathi kukaRehobowamu noJerobowamu zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe.

⁷ Ezinye izindaba zika-Abiya nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na? Kwakukhona ukulwa phakathi kuka-Abiya noJerobowamu.

⁸ U-Abiya wayeselala koyise; bammbela emzini kaDavide; u-Asa indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

⁹ Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili kaJerobowamu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, u-Asa waba yinkosi kwaJuda.

¹⁰ Wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane nanye eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguMaga, indodakazi ka-Abisalomu.

¹¹ U-Asa wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova njengoDavide uyise.

¹² Wabasusa abaseSodoma ezweni, wasusa zonke izithombe okhokho bakhe ababezenzile.

¹³ Futhi nonina uMaga, naye wasusa ekubeni yindlovukazi, ngoba wenza isithombe esibaziweyo esihlahleni; u-Asa wachitha isithombe sakhe, wasishisa emfudlaneni iKidroni.

¹⁴ Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo azizange zichezuke; kepha inhliziyo ka-Asa yayiphelele kuJehova zonke izinsuku zakhe.

¹⁵ Waletha izipho uyise azingcwelisayo nazingcwelisa endlini kaJehova: isiliva negolide nezitsha.

¹⁶ Kwakukhona ukulwa phakathi kuka-Asa noBahasha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zabo.

¹⁷ UBahasha, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wenyuka wamelana noJuda, wakha iRama, ukuze angavumeli muntu ukuba aphume noma angene ku-Asa, inkosi yakwaJuda.

¹⁸ U-Asa wayesethatha lonke isiliva negolide elalisele engcebweni yendlu kaJehova nengcebo yendlu yenkosi, wakunika ezandleni zezinceku zakhe; inkosi u-Asa yayisithumela endodaneni kaBeni Hadadi. KaThabrimoni indodana kaHeziyoni, inkosi yase-Aramu, owahlala eDamaseku, wathi:

¹⁹ Kukhona isivumelwano phakathi kwami nawe naphakathi kukababa noyihlo; bheka, ngikuthumele isipho sesiliva negolide; woza wephule isivumelwano sakho noBahasha, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ukuze asuke kimi.

²⁰ UBeni Hadadi wayilalela inkosi u-Asa, wathuma izinduna zempi ayenazo ukulwa nemizi yakwa-Israyeli, wachitha i-Ijoni, neDani, ne-Abela Beti Mahaga, nayo yonke iShineroti, nalo lonke izwe lakwaNafetali.

²¹ Kwathi uBahasha ekuzwa lokho wayeka ukwakha iRama, wahlala eTirisa.

²² Inkosi u-Asa yayisikhala kwaJuda wonke; basusa amatshe eRama nezingodo zayo uBahesha akha ngakho; inkosi u-Asa yakha ngazo iGeba lakwaBenjamini neMispa.

²³ Ezinye izindaba zika-Asa, nawo onke amandla akhe, nakho konke akwenzayo, nemizi ayakhayo, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na? Nokho, ngesikhathi sokuguga kwakhe wayegula izinyawo.

²⁴ U-Asa wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide uyise; uJehoshafati indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

²⁵ UNadabi, indodana kaJerobowamu, waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli ngomnyaka wesibili ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka emibili.

²⁶ Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ngendlela kayise nasesonweni sakhe onisa ngaso u-Israyeli.

²⁷ UBaesa, indodana ka-Ahiya, wendlu ka-Isakare, wamenzela ugobe; uBhahesha wamshaya eGibethoni yamaFilisti; ngoba uNadabi loIsrayeli wonke bavimbezela iGibethoni.

²⁸ Ngomnyaka wesithathu ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda uBhahesha wambulala, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

²⁹ Lapho eqala ukubusa, wachitha yonke indlu kaJerobowamu; akashiyanga noyedwa ophefumulayo kuJerobowamu, waze wamchitha njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngenceku yakhe u-Ahiya waseShilo.

³⁰ Ngenxa yezono zikaJerobowamu azenzayo, onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, ngentukuthelo yakhe amthukuthelisa ngayo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

³¹ Ezinye izindaba zikaNadabi nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?

³² Kwakukhona ukulwa phakathi kuka-Asa noBahasha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zabo.

³³ Ngomnyaka wesithathu ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda uBahasha indodana ka-Ahiya waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke eTirisa, iminyaka engamashumi amabili nane.

³⁴ Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ngendlela kaJerobowamu nasesonweni sakhe onisa ngaso u-Israyeli.