2 IINKRONIKE 16
U-Asa wenza isivumelwano nama-Aramu
1Emnyakeni wamatjhumi amathathu nesithandathu wokubusa kwaka-Asa, uBhatjha ikosi yakwa-Israyeli wenyuka wayokulwa noJuda bewakha nomthangala magegana neRama ukuze u-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda akhandeleke ngenarhenakhe. 2Yeke u-Asa wakhupha igolide nesiliva ngendlini yamagugu wethempeli lakaSomnini nesigodlweni sakhe wayithumela kuBhen-Hadadi ikosi yama-Aramu ogade ahlala eDamaseku, wathi: 3“Akube nesivumelwano phakathi kwami nawe njengombana kwakunjalo phakathi kwakababa nobabakho. Qala, ngikuthumelela isiliva negolide. Nje-ke qeda isivumelwano sakho noBhatjha ikosi yakwa-Israyeli ukuze angigadunge.”
4UBhen-Hadadi wavumelana nekosi u-Asa bewathumela abaphathi bamabuthwakhe kobana asahlele amadorobho wakwa-Israyeli. Wahlula i-Iyoni, iDani, i-Abela-Mayimu nawo woke amadorobhobulungelo wakwaNafitali. 5Kwathi bona uBhatjha ezwe lokho, walisa ukwakha umthangala eRama bewajamisa umsebenzakhe. 6Yeke ikosi u-Asa yaletha woke amadoda wakwaJuda eRama bonyana azokuthatha amatje neengodo ebezisetjenziswa nguBhatjha. Yakha ngazo iGeba neMitsipha.
7Ngesikhatheso uRhanani umboni weza ku-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda wathi kuye: “Ngebanga lokobana uthembele ekosini yama-Aramu kodwana ingasi kuZimu iKosakho, ibutho lekosi ye-Aramu liphunyurhile esandleni sakho. 8Angithi amaKutjhe namaLibhiya gade alibutho elinamandla begodu aneenkarana ezinengi nabakhweli beenjomani abanengi? Kodwana kwathi lokha nawuthembela kuSomnini, wabanikela esandleni sakho. 9Ngombana amehlo kaSomnini athalaza ephasini loke ukuqinisa labo abanhliziyo zabo zinamathele kuye. Wena-ke wenze ubudlhadlha. Nje-ke ukusuka gadesi uzakuphila ngepi.”
10U-Asa wathukuthelela umboni ngebanga lamezwi la. Wasilingeka kangangobana wamfaka esikhungweni. Kanti-ke ngesikhatheso, wagandelela nabanye babantu.
Ukugula nokufa kwaka-Asa
11Izehlakalo zokubusa kwaka-Asa ukusuka ekuthomeni bekube sekupheleni zitlolwe encwadini yamakhosi wakwaJuda newakwa-Israyeli. 12Emnyakeni wamatjhumi amathathu nethoba wokubusa kwakhe, wasahlelwa sisifo seenyawo sambhokela khulu. Ekuguleni kwakhe azange abe afune isizo lakaSomnini, kodwana wafuna isizo lamagedla kwaphela. 13Yeke wahlongakala u-Asa. Walala emnyakeni wamatjhumi amane nanye wokubusa kwakhe. 14Bambulunga ezindleni azakhela lona eMzini kaDavida. Bamlalisa emsemeni ogade ufafazwe ngeenthako ezilungiswe muvangi weenhlahla. Bamhlonipha ngokubasa ikehla yomlilo.
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