Umbuso ka-Abiya ikosi yakwaJuda
1Emnyakeni wetjhumi nobunane wokubusa kwakaJerobhowamu umsa kaNebathi, u-Abiya waba yikosi yakwaJuda. 2Wabusa iminyaka emithathu eJerusalema. UNo-Abiya gade kunguMakha indodakazi ka-Abitjhalomu. 3Wenza zoke izono ezazenziwa nguyise phambi kwakhe, ihliziywakhe yayingakanamatheli ngokupheleleko kuSomnini uZimakhe njengombana kwakunjalo ngehliziyo kaDavida uyisemkhulu. 4Nokho-ke uSomnini uZimu waba nomusa kuDavida wamvusela isibani eJerusalema ngokumnikela isizukulwana esamelamako ebukhosini nangokuqinisa iJerusalema. 5USomnini wenza lokhu ngombana uDavida wenza okulungileko emehlwenakhe. Epilwenakhe yoke azange akhe aphambuke emiyalweni yoke uSomnini amyala ngayo, kwase kwaba yindaba ka-Uriya umHite. 6Ipi eyathoma phakathi kwakaRerhobhowamu noJerobhowamu yaragela phambili ngitjho nangesikhathi soke sokubusa kwaka-Abiya.
7Zoke izehlakalo ezinye zokubusa kwaka-Abiya nakho koke akwenzako, nepi eyaba phakathi kwakhe noJerobhowamu kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwaJuda. 8U-Abiya wahlongakala, wabulungwa eMzini kaDavida. U-Asa indodanakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Umbuso ka-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda
9Emnyakeni wamatjhumi amabili wokubusa kwakaJerobhowamu ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, u-Asa waba yikosi yakwaJuda. 10Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka ematjhumi amane nanye. Ugogwakhe gade kunguMakha indodakazi ka-Abitjhalomu.
11U-Asa wenza okulungileko phambi kwakaSomnini njengokhokhwakhe uDavida. 12Waqotjha iintjhatjha zethempeli ezimadoda enarheni wathanyela nawo woke amanyala wabosingazimu ebegade enziwe boyisemkhulu. 13Wabe wehlisa nogogwakhe uMakha ekubeni yindlovukazi ngombana wenza umfanekiso onyenyisako waka-Atjhera. U-Asa wagawula umfanekiso lowo wawutjhisa esikhisini iKhidroni. 14Nanyana angazange asuse iindunduma, ihliziyo ka-Asa yayinamathele ngokupheleleko kuSomnini ipilwakhe yoke. 15Waletha isiliva negolide ethempelini lakaSomnini kanye nenye ipahla yena noyise abayihlukanisela umsebenzi kaSomnini.
16Kwakunepi phakathi kwaka-Asa noBhatjha ikosi yakwa-Israyeli esikhathini soke sokubusa kwabo. 17UBhatjha ikosi yakwa-Israyeli wenyuka wayokulwa noJuda bewakha nomthangala magegana neRama ukuze u-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda akhandeleke ngenarhenakhe.
18U-Asa wathatha loke isiliva negolide elalisele endlini yamagugu ngethempelini lakaSomnini nendlini yamagugu esigodlweni sakhe. Walinikela iinkhulu zakhe, wazithuma kuBhen-Hadadi umsa kaThabrimoni, omsa kaRheziyoni, ikosi ye-Aramu, owayebusa eDamaseku, wathi: 19“Kunesivumelwano phakathi kwami nawe njengombana kwakunjalo phakathi kwakababa nobabakho. Qala, ngikuthumelela isipho sesiliva negolide. Nje-ke qeda isivumelwano sakho noBhatjha ikosi yakwa-Israyeli ukuze angigadunge.”
20UBhen-Hadadi wavumelana nekosi u-Asa bewathumela abaphathi bamabuthwakhe bona asahlele amadorobho wakwa-Israyeli. Wahlula i-Iyoni, iDani, i-Abela-Bhethe-Makha nayo yoke iKineretha kanye neNafitali. 21Kuthe bona uBhatjha ezwe, walisa ukwakha iRama wabalekela eTiritsa.
22Ngomyalo wekosi u-Asa owawembatha woke umuntu kilo loke lakwaJuda, kwathathwa amatje neengodo ebezisetjenziswa nguBhatjha eRama. Ikosi u-Asa yakha ngazo iGeba kwaBhenjamini neMitsipha.
23Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwaka-Asa, koke akwenzileko, ukuhlula kwakhe kanye namadorobho awakhileko kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwaJuda.
Kuthe u-Asa naluphalako wabanjwa kugula okwamrhwahlaphaza iinyawo; 24wahlongakala bewabulungwa kiboyisemkhulu eMzini kayisemkhulu uDavida. UJehotjhafathi waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Umbuso kaNadaba ikosi yakwa-Israyeli
25UNadaba umsa kaJerobhowamu waba yikosi kwa-Israyeli emnyakeni wesibili wokubusa kwaka-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda. Wabusa iminyaka emibili kwa-Israyeli. 26Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini, wakhamba emtlhaleni kayise, wamfuza nangokona, abangela ngakho bonyana u-Israyeli one.
27UBhatjha umsa ka-Arhiya omunye wekoro ka-Isakari, wamakhela uNadaba ubukhwebetjhana bewamumadlha eGibhethoni, idorobho lamaFilista ngesikhathi uNadaba naye woke u-Israyeli bebalivimbezele. 28UBhatjha wabulala uNadaba emnyakeni wesithathu wokubusa kwaka-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda bewathatha isikhundla sakhe waba yikosi. 29Kuthe nathoma ukubusa, wabulala zoke iinzukulwana zakaJerobhowamu. Azange ababalele nakhunye okuphefumulako kwakaJerobhowamu. Wabulala koke ukuya ngelizwi lakaSomnini alikhuluma ngencekwakhe u-Arhiya umTjhilo, 30ngebanga lezono zakaJerobhowamu abangela ngazo bonyana u-Israyeli one, nangebanga lokuthukuthelisa kwakhe uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli.
31Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaNadaba, nakho koke akwenzileko, kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli.
32Kwakuhlala kulwiwa njalo phakathi kwaka-Asa noBhatjha ikosi yakwa-Israyeli esikhathini soke sokubusa kwabo.
Umbuso kaBhatjha ikosi yakwa-Israyeli
33Emnyakeni wesithathu wokubusa kwaka-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda, uBhatjha umsa ka-Arhiya waba yikosi yakwa-Israyeli woke eTiritsa, wabusa iminyaka ematjhumi amabili nane. 34Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini, wakhamba emtlhaleni kaJerobhowamu nezonweni zakhe abangela ngazo bonyana u-Israyeli one.
