2 IINKRONIKE 17
Umbuso kaJehotjhafathi
1UJehotjhafathi wathatha ubukhosi ngemva koyise u-Asa. Waziqinisa kobana aqalane no-Israyeli. 2Wabeka amajoni kiwo woke amadorobho wakwaJuda anemithangala, godu wabeka iinqhema zamajoni kilo loke lakwaJuda nemadorobheni wakwa-Efrayimu athunjwa nguyise u-Asa.
3USomnini gade anoJehotjhafathi ngombana walandela iindlela uyisemkhulu uDavida azilandela asesemutjha. Azange abuze kiboBhali, 4kodwana wafuna uZimu kayisemkhulu bewalandela imiyalwakhe kunobana alandele imikghwa yaka-Israyeli. 5USomnini uZimu wanzinzisa ubukhosi esandleni sakhe.
Woke uJuda waletha izipho kuJehotjhafathi, kangangobana waba nomnotho omnengi nedumo elikhulu. 6Bekanegugu lokulandela iindlela zakaSomnini, nje-ke wasusa iindunduma nemifanekiso yabo-Atjhera kwaJuda.
7Emnyakeni wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe wathumela iinkhulu zakhe uBhen-Rhayili, u-Obadiya, uZakariya, uNethaneli noMikaya kobana bayokufundisa emizini yakwaJuda. 8Bebakhambisana namaLevi athize okutjho uTjhemaya, uNetaniya, uZebadiya, u-Asayeli, uTjhemiramothi, uJehonathana, u-Adoniya, uTobiya kanye noTob-Adoniya nabaphristi u-Elitjhama noJehoramu. 9Bafundisa kilo loke lakwaJuda. Bebaphethe incwadi yomthetho kaSomnini. Bazombeleza yoke imizi yakwaJuda bakhamba bafundisa abantu.
10Yoke imibuso yenarha ebeyizombeleze lakwaJuda yehlelwa kukwesaba uSomnini kangangobana azange kheyilwe noJehotjhafathi. 11AmaFilista athize alethela uJehotjhafathi izipho kanye nesiliva njengomthelo. Ama-Arabhu wona amlethela imihlambi: iinkulungwana ezilikhomba namakhulu alikhomba wamaqama neenkulungwana ezilikhomba namakhulu alikhomba weempongo. 12UJehotjhafathi waya ngokuya adlondlobala. Wakha ubuphephelo obunengi namadorobhobulungelo kwaJuda; 13kwaba nomkhiqizo omnengi emadorobheni wakwaJuda. Godu waba neengorho zepi azibeka eJerusalema. 14Isibalo sazo ngokwemindenazo sasijame bunjesi:
KwaJuda bekunabaphathibutho bekulungwana.
U-Adina umphathibutho aphethe amadoda wepi aziinkulungwana ezimakhulu amathathu;
15uJehorhanana umphathibutho aphethe iinkulungwana ezimakhulu amabili namatjhumi abunane;
16u-Amasiya umsa kaZikiri owazinikela ukwenza umsebenzi kaSomnini aphethe iinkulungwana ezimakhulu amabili.
u-Eliyada, ingorho aphethe amadoda aziinkulungwana ezimakhulu amabili ahlome ngemisubi nangeenhlangu;
18uJehozabadi aphethe amadoda aziinkulungwana ezilikhulu namatjhumi abunane alungele ipi.
19Lawo bekumadoda agade asebenzela ikosi, ngaphandle kwalawo eyawabeka emadorobheni anemithangala kilo loke lakwaJuda.
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