2 AmaKhosi 18 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 Amakhosi 18 UHezekiya: Inkosi yakwaJuda

¹ Ngomnyaka wesithathu kaHoseya, indodana ka-Ela, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uHezekiya indodana ka-Ahazi, inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi.

² Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Abi, indodakazi kaZakariya.

³ Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova njengalokho enzile uDavide uyise.

⁴ Wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo, wadiliza izithombe, wagawula izihlahla, waphula inyoka yethusi uMose ayeyenzile, ngokuba kwaze kwaba yilezo zinsuku abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bashunqa kuyo umusi, wayiqamba ngokuthi uNehustan.

⁵ Wathembela kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; kangangokuthi ngemva kwakhe akuzange kube khona onjengaye phakathi kwawo wonke amakhosi akwaJuda naphakathi kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwakhe.

⁶ Ngokuba wanamathela kuJehova, akaphambukanga kuye, kepha wagcina imiyalo yakhe uJehova ayala ngayo uMose.

⁷ UJehova wayenaye; waphumelela nomaphi lapho eya khona, wayihlubuka inkosi yase-Asiriya, akayikhonzanga.

⁸ Wanqoba amaFilisti kwaze kwaba seGaza nemikhawulo yalo, kusukela embhoshongweni wabalindi kuze kube emzini onogange.

⁹ Ngomnyaka wesine wenkosi uHezekiya, kwakungumnyaka wesikhombisa kaHoseya indodana ka-Ela, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uShalimaneseri inkosi yase-Asiriya wahlasela iSamariya, walivimbezela.

¹⁰ Balithatha ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu, ngomnyaka wesithupha kaHezekiya, okungukuthi, umnyaka wesishiyagalolunye kaHoseya, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, iSamariya yathunjwa.

¹¹ Inkosi yase-Asiriya yamukisa u-Israyeli e-Asiriya, yababeka eHala naseHabori ngasemfuleni iGoshani nasemizini yamaMede.

¹² Ngoba kabalilalelanga ilizwi le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, kodwa basephula isivumelwano sakhe lakho konke uMozisi inceku ye Nkosi ayekuyale ngakho, kabalalelanga, kabakwenzanga.

¹³ Ngomnyaka weshumi nane wenkosi uHezekiya, uSaneheribi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wenyukela kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, wayithumba.

¹⁴ UHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda wathumela enkosini yase-Asiriya eLakishi, wathi: “Ngonile; suka kimi; lokho okubeka phezu kwami, ngiyakukuthwala. Inkosi yase-Asiriya yabeka uHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda amatalenta angamakhulu amathathu esiliva namatalenta angamashumi amathathu egolide.

¹⁵ UHezekiya wamnika lonke isiliva elalitholakala endlini kaJehova nasengcebeni yendlu yenkosi.

¹⁶ Ngaleso sikhathi uHezekiya wanquma igolide eminyango yethempeli likaJehova nasezinsikeni uHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda ayezibekelelile, walinika inkosi yase-Asiriya.

¹⁷ Inkosi yase-Asiriya yathuma uTharithani noRabisarisi noRabi-Sake besuka eLakishi enkosini uHezekiya nempi enkulu eJerusalema. Bakhuphuka, bafika eJerusalema. Sebekhuphukile, bafika bema ngasemseleni wedamu lasenhla, emgwaqweni omkhulu wensimu yomhlanzi.

¹⁸ Lapho bebiza inkosi, u-Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu waphuma waya kubo noShebina unobhala noJowaki indodana ka-Asafa umbusi.

¹⁹ Ababhali bathi kubo: “Ake nisho kuHezekiya, nithi: ‘Isho kanje inkosi enkulu, inkosi yase-Asiriya, ithi: Yithemba lini leli olethembayo na?

²⁰ Uthi, (kepha lawa ngamazwi ayize): Ngilamacebo lamandla okulwa. Pho nithemba bani ukuthi nihlubuke Kimi?

²¹ Bheka-ke, wethemba udondolo lwalo mhlanga owaphukileyo waseGibithe, okuthi, uma umuntu encika kulo, luzakungena esandleni sakhe, lusihlabe; unjalo uFaro, inkosi yaseGibithe, nabo bonke abamethembayo.

²² Kepha uma nithi kimi: ‘Simethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, akusiye ozindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama-altare akhe uHezekiya akudilizile, wathi kuJuda neJerusalema: “Niyakukhuleka phambi kwaleli altare eJerusalema na?

²³ Khathesi yenza isibambiso enkosini yami, inkosi yeAsiriya, njalo ngizakunika amabhiza azinkulungwane ezimbili, uba ungabeka abagadi bamabhiza phezu kwawo.

²⁴ Pho, ungabubuyisela kanjani emuva ubuso besinye sezikhulu zezinceku ezincane zenkosi yami, uthembele eGibithe ukuze uthole izinqola nabamahhashi?

²⁵ Manje mina ngaphandle kukaJehova ngimilé ukulwa nale ndawo ukuba ngiyichithe na? UJehova wathi kimi: ‘Khuphukela leli zwe, ulichithe.

²⁶ Khona-ke u-Eliyakimi, indodana kaHilikiya, noShebina noJowaki bathi kumaRabi: “Khulumani ezincekwini zenu e-Aramu; ngoba siyakuzwa, kawukhulumi lathi ngolimi lwesiJuda ezindlebeni zabantu abasodongeni.

²⁷ Kodwa induna yathi kubo: Inkosi yami ingithumile yini enkosini yenu lakuwe ukukhuluma lamazwi? Akangithumanga yini kubantu abahlezi phezu komduli ukuba badle ubulongwe bawo, baphuze umchamo wabo kanye nani?

²⁸ Wayesesukuma uRabishake, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ngolimi lwesiJuda, wakhuluma wathi: “Zwanini izwi lenkosi enkulu, inkosi yase-Asiriya!

²⁹ Itsho njalo inkosi: Kangalikhohlisi uHezekhiya, ngoba kayikuba namandla okulikhulula esandleni sakhe.

³⁰ Futhi uHezekiya angalenzi nethembe uJehova ngokuthi: ‘UJehova uyakusophula nokusophula, nalo muzi awuyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya.

³¹ Ningamlaleli uHezekiya, ngokuba isho kanje inkosi yase-Asiriya, ithi: Yenzani isivumelwano nami ngesipho, niphumele kimi, nidle, kube yilowo nalowo umvini wakhe, kube yilowo nalowo emkhiwaneni wakhe, niphuze, kube yilowo nalowo umvini wakhe. Wena amanzi omthombo wakhe.

³² Ngize ngifike nginiyise ezweni elinjengezwe lakini, izwe likakolweni nelewayini, izwe lesinkwa nezivini, izwe lamafutha omnqumo nezinyosi, ukuze niphile, ningafi; kuHezekiya, uma eniyenga ngokuthi: ‘UJehova uyakusisindisa.

³³ Ukhona yini onkulunkulu bezizwe owasindisa izwe lakhe lonke esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya na?

³⁴ Baphi onkulunkulu baseHamati nase-Aripadi? baphi onkulunkulu baseSefarivayimi, naseHena, nase-Iwa? balisindise iSamariya esandleni sami na?

³⁵ Ngubani phakathi kwabo bonke onkulunkulu bamazwe abasindise izwe labo esandleni sami, ukuba uJehova asindise iJerusalema esandleni sami na?

³⁶ Kodwa abantu bathula, kabamphendulanga ngalizwi, ngoba ilizwi lenkosi lalisithi: Lingamphenduli.

³⁷ U-Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu noShebina umbhali noJowaki indodana ka-Asafa umbusi beza kuHezekiya nezingubo eziklebhukile, bamtshela amazwi kaRabi Sake.