U-Arhazi ubusa kwaJuda
1Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nalikhomba kaPhekharhi umsa kaRemaliya, u-Arhazi umsa kaJotamu ikosi yakwaJuda wathoma ukubusa. 2U-Arhazi gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili lokha nabekwa bona abe yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka elitjhumi nathandathu.
Akhange enze okuhle phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakhe njengombana kwenza uyisemkhulu uDavida. 3Wakhamba ngeendlela zamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli. Wabe wanikela indodanakhe bona ibe mhlabelo, njengombana bekwenza izizwe ezitjhili uZimu aziqotjha phambi kwaka-Israyeli. 4Wanikela ngemihlabelo yokutjhiswa bewatjhisa netjhwalo eendundumeni, eenqongweni zeentatjana nangaphasi kwayo yoke imithi esitjhutha.
5-6Ngesikhathi sokubusa kwaka-Arhazi, uRetsini ikosi ye-Aramu wabuyisela i-Elathi kuma-Edomu: Waqotjha amaJuda e-Elathi. Nje-ke bakwa-Edomu bathuthela e-Elathi, bahlala lapho bekube kunamhlanje. Ngesikhatheso uRetsini ikosi ye-Aramu noPhekharhi umsa kaRemaliya ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, bajokola bakhuphuka bona balwe neJerusalema bebavimbezela u-Arhazi. Kodwana akhange baphumelele 7-8ngombana u-Arhazi wathatha isiliva negolide elafunyanwa ngethempelini lakaSomnini nangendlini yamagugu wesigodlo sekosi, walithumela ngeenthunywa kuTigilathi-Pileseri ikosi ye-Asiriya njengesibiko bona ziyombawela isizo kuye zithi: “Ngiyinceku nesikhonzi sakho. Yewukhuphuke uzongisindisa esandleni sekosi ye-Aramu neyakwa-Israyeli ngombana ayangisahlela.”
9Ikosi ye-Asiriya yamlalela, yakhuphuka yasahlela iDamaseku beyayithumba. Yabulala uRetsini yathumela izakhamuzi zakhona ekudingisweni eKhiri.
10Kwathi lokha u-Arhazi nakaya eDamaseku bona ayokulotjhisa uTigilathi-Pileseri ikosi ye-Asiriya, wabona i-aldari eDamaseku bewathumela ku-Uriya umphristi omkhulu itlhatlha lesakhiwo se-aldarelo nemininingwana yoke yomtlamo wokulakha. 11Umphristi u-Uriya wakha i-aldari ngokulandela woke umtlamo ikosi u-Arhazi egade iwuthumele kuye iseDamaseku. Walakha waliqeda ngaphambi kokobana ikosi u-Arhazi ibuye.
12Ekubuyeni kwayo eDamaseku, ikosi yabona i-aldarelo, yaya kilo yakhwelela phezu kwalo. 13Yenza umhlabelwayo wokutjhiswa, iminikelwayo yeenthoro; yafafaza neengazi zomhlabelo wetjhebiswano phezu kwe-aldarelo. 14Kodwana i-aldari lekoporo elalijama phambi kwethempeli lakaSomnini yalisusa endawenalo yalibeka ngetlhagwini ye-aldari elitjha.
15Nje-ke ikosi u-Arhazi yayala u-Uriya umphristi omkhulu yathi: “Phezu kwe-aldari elikhulu elitjha, yewutjhise umhlabelo wokutjhiswa wekuseni nomnikelo weenthoro wentambama, umhlabelwami wokutjhiswa nomnikelwami weenthoro, imihlabelo yokutjhiswa yabantu boke benarha neminikelwabo yeenthoro kanye neyeenselo. Fafaza phezu kwe-aldarelo zoke iingazi zemihlabelo yokutjhiswa neminikelo yokutjhiswa nezayo yoke imihlabelo. I-aldari lekoporo ngizalisebenzisela ukufuna ukuhlahlwa.”
16Umphristi u-Uriya wenza njengombana ikosi u-Arhazi imyale ngayo.
17Ikosi u-Arhazi yephula iinqabo zeenkoloyana beyasusa nezitja zokuhlambela eenkoloyanenapho. Yasusa ilwandle lekoporo ebegade liphezu kweenkunzi zekoporo, yalibeka phezu kwamatje asindiweko. 18Yasusa isiqingi samakhosi egade sakhiwe ngethempelini nesango lamakhosi elingena ethempelini. Yenza lokho ngenca yekosi ye-Asiriya.
19Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwaka-Arhazi nalokho akwenzileko, kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwaJuda. 20U-Arhazi wahlongakala wabekwa kiboyisemkhulu eMzini kaDavida. UHezekhiya umsakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
