Umbuso ka-Uziya
1Boke abantu bakwaJuda bathatha u-Uziya, ogade aneminyaka elitjhumi nesithandathu, bambeka bona abe yikosi esikhundleni sakayise u-Amatsiya. 2Nguye owavuselela i-Elatha bewayibuyisela kwaJuda ngemva kobana u-Amatsiya sele ahlongakele.
3U-Uziya gade aneminyaka elitjhumi nesithandathu lokha naba yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka ematjhumi amahlanu nambili. Ibizo lakanina gade kunguJekoliya weJerusalema. 4Wenza okuhle phambi kwakaSomnini njengombana kwenza uyise u-Amatsiya. 5Wafuna uZimu emihleni kaZakariya owamfundisa ukwesaba uZimu. Esikhathini soke ahlala ngaso kuSomnini uZimu, uZimu wamphumelelisa.
6Waphuma ipi walwa namaFilista, wagiriza imithangala yeGathi, yeJabine neye-Atjhidodi. Ngemva kwalapho wakha amadorobho anemithangala hlanu kwe-Atjhidodi nakezinye iindawo zamaFilista. 7UZimu wamsiza ukulwa namaFilista nama-Arabhu agade ahlala eGuru-Bhali kanye namaMewuni. 8Ama-Amoni aletha umthelo ku-Uziya, idumo lakhe lasabalala belayokufika emikhawulweni yeGibhide ngombana waba namandla khulu.
9U-Uziya wakha iinthala zabalindi eJerusalema esangweni okuthiwa siKghudlhu, esangweni lomRhoba kanye nejikeni lomthangala awuqinisako. 10Godu wakha iinthala zabalindi erhalawumbeni, wemba nemithombo eminengi ngombana gade anefuyo enengi eentatjaneni zenarha nemmangweni othabaleleko. Gade anabantu ebebasebenza emasiminakhe neendiribeni zakhe emibundwini neenarheni ezinehlabathi evundileko ngombana gade athanda ukusebenza ngehlabathi.
11U-Uziya gade anebutho elibandulwe kuhle, lilungele ukuya epini lihleleke ngokwesibalo salo njengombana latlolwa nguJehiyeli umabhalana kanye noMaseya osikhulu ngaphasi kwelawulo lakaRhananiya, ongomunye weenkhulu zebukhosini. 12Isibalo seenhloko zemindeni ebeziphethe ibutho besiziinkulungwana ezimbili namakhulu asithandathu. 13Zona gade ziphethe ibutho eliziinkulungwana ezimakhulu amathathu nekhomba namakhulu amahlanu wamadoda abandulelwe ipi nanamandla wokusiza ikosi ekulweni nezitha zayo. 14U-Uziya wahlomisa loke ibutho ngeenhlangu, imikhonto, iinkupuru, iimbaji zepi, imisubi kanye namatje wezarwayi. 15EJerusalema wenza imitjhini yepi eyatlanywa madoda anekghono kobana isetjenziswe eenthaleni zabalindi nemajikeni womthangala wedorobho. Imitjhini leyo abantu gade badumuza ngayo imisubela bavirimeje namatje. Idumo lakhe lasabalala nakude ngombana wasizwa ngendlela ekarisako bona abe namandla.
16Kodwana ukudlondlobala kwaka-Uziya kwamenza wazikhukhumeza kwaba kukuwa kwakhe njalo. Azange asathembeka kuSomnini uZimakhe, wangena ngethempelini lakaSomnini kobana ayotjhisa itjhwalo e-aldarini lalo. 17U-Azariya umphristi kanye nabanye abaphristi bakaSomnini abamatjhumi abunane nabanesibindi bamlandela bangena naye. 18Bajamelana nekosi u-Uziya bathi: “Awukameli ukutjhisela uSomnini itjhwalo wena Uziya. Msebenzi wabaphristi lowo aba ziinzukulwana zaka-Aroni ezahlukaniselwa kobana zitjhise itjhwalo. Phuma endaweni ecwengileko le ngombana uyona begodu uSomnini uZimu angeze akwamukela.”
19U-Uziya ogade asele aphethe idengela alungele ukutjhisa itjhwalo, kwathi akafe. Kuthe lokha asabhavumulela abaphristi phambi kwe-aldari letjhwalo ethempelini lakaSomnini, waqubuka ikhwekhwe epandla abaphristi bamqalile. 20U-Azariya umphristi omkhulu kanye nabo boke abaphristi abanye bathi bangabona bonyana uqubuke ikhwekhwe epandla, bamphuthumisela ngaphandle. Naye azange asanghanghabala ngombana uSomnini besele amhlunguphazile.
21Ikosi u-Uziya yaba nekhwekhwe njalo bekwaba kumhla ihlongakalako. Wakhutjhwa ngethempelini lakaSomnini, wahlaliswa ngendlini eseqadi yabanekhwekhwe. UJotamu indodanakhe welusa isigodlo bewabusa nesizwe.
22Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwaka-Uziya, ukusuka ekuthomeni bekube sekupheleni, zitlolwe mphorofidi u-Isaya umsa ka-Amotsi. 23U-Uziya wahlongakala, wabulungwa eqadi kwaboyisemkhulu esimini yamazindla wamakhosi ngombana abantu bathi: “Angithi unekhwekhwe!”
UJotamu indodanakhe wathatha ubukhosi emva kwakhe.
