U-Hosheya Uyinkosi Yokugcina Kwa-Israyeli
1Ngonyaka we-12 wokubusa kuka-Ahazi inkosi yakwaJuda, uHosheya, indodana ka-Ela, waba yinkosi kwa-Israyeli; wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye. 2Wenza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade, noma yena engafananga namakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayemendulele.
3UShalimenazeri, inkosi yase-Asiriya, wenyuka ukuba amhlasele. UHosheya waba yisikhonzi sakhe, wathumela kuye intela. 4Inkosi yase-Asiriya yezwa ngozungu uHosheya ayeselwakhele yona, ngokuba wayethumele izithunywa kuSo, inkosi yaseGibhithe, futhi engayilethanga intela enkosini yase-Asiriya, ayeyithela minyaka yonke, ngakho-ke inkosi yase-Asiriya yambopha, yamvalela ejele. 5Inkosi yase-Asiriya yenyuka yadabula izwe lonke, yenyukela naseSamariya, yalivimbezela iminyaka emithathu. 6Ngonyaka wesishiyagalolunye wokubusa kukaHosheya, inkosi yase-Asiriya, yalinqoba iSamariya, yathumba u-Israyeli, yamyisa e-Asiriya, yambeka eHala, eHabhori ngasemfuleni iGozani nasemizini yamaMede.
Ukuthunjwa Kwabakwa-Israyeli Ngenxa Yokona
7Kwaba kanjalo kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba babonile kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo owayebakhuphule eGibhithe, phansi kwesandla sikaFaro, inkosi yakhona, besaba abanye onkulunkulu. 8Base behamba ngezimiso zabezizwe uSimakade ayebaxoshile phambi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli, nangezimiso zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli azimisayo. 9Abakwa-Israyeli babenza ngasese izinto ezingalungile phambi kukaSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo; bazakhela izindawo eziphakemeyo emizini yabo yonke, kusukela embhoshongweni wabalindi, kuze kube semizini ebiyelweyo. 10Bazigxumekela izinsika zo-Ashera emagqumeni wonke aphakemeyo, naphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza. 11Bashisa impepho ezindaweni zonke eziphakemeyo njengalokhu kwakwenza abezizwe uSimakade ayebaxoshile phambi kwabo. Benza izinto ezimbi, baluchukuluza ulaka lukaSimakade. 12Bakhonza izithombe uSimakade ayebatshelile ngazo, wathi: “Aniyukuyenza into enjalo.”
13Nokho uSimakade wayemxwayisile u-Israyeli noJuda ngomlomo wabo bonke abaphrofethi nababoni, wathi: “Phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi, nigcine imiyalo yami nezimiso zami, nenze wonke umthetho engabayala ngawo okhokho benu, nengawuthumela kini ngomlomo wezinceku zami, abaphrofethi.”
14Kepha abamlalelanga, benza lukhuni izinhliziyo zabo, njengokhokho babo abangazange bamethembe uSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo. 15Badelela izimiso zakhe, isivumelwano sakhe asenza nokhokho babo nezexwayiso ayebaxwayisa ngazo, balandela okuyize. Benza okuyize, baba yize njengezizwe abazilandelayo ezazibazungezile, uSimakade ayebayale ukuba bangenzi njengazo.
16Bayishiya yonke imiyalo kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo, bazenzela izithombe ezibunjiweyo, amathole amabili, benza nezigxobo zika-Ashera, bakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, bakhonza uBhali. 17Badabulisa amadodana namadodakazi abo emlilweni, babhula, benza imilingo, bazithengisela ukwenza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade, ukuchukuluza ulaka lwakhe.
18Yingakho nje uSimakade wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Israyeli, wamsusa phambi kwakhe, akwaze kwasala muntu, ngaphandle kwesizwe sakwaJuda kuphela. 19UJuda naye akayigcinanga imiyalo kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wakhe, kunalokho wahamba njengalokhu kwenza u-Israyeli. 20USimakade wabafulathela bonke abozalo luka-Israyeli, wabahlupha, wabanikela esandleni sabaphangi, waze wabalahla ebusweni bakhe.
21USimakade wehlukanisa u-Israyeli nendlu kaDavide. UJerobhowamu, indodana kaNebhathi, bambeka waba yinkosi, nokho wahlubukisa u-Israyeli, akabe esalandela uSimakade, wamonisa ngesono esikhulu. 22Abantu bakwa-Israyeli benza zonke izono zikaJerobhowamu, abaze basuka kuzo. 23USimakade waze wamsusa u-Israyeli ebusweni bakhe, njangalokhu ayeshilo ngomlomo wabaphrofethi bakhe. U-Israyeli waya ekuthunjweni, e-Asiriya, wasuka kwelakubo kuze kube namuhla.
Inkosi Yase-Asiriya Ihlalisa Abezizwe ESamariya
24Inkosi yase-Asiriya yalanda abantu eBhabhele, eKhutha, e-Ava, eHamathi, naseSafarivayimi, yabahlalisa emizini eSamariya endaweni yabakwa-Israyeli, balidla iSamariya, bahlala emizini yakhona. 25Kwathi beqala nje ukuhlala lapho, abaze bamesaba uSimakade, ngakho-ke uSimakade wathumela phakathi kwabo amabhubesi, abulala abanye babo. 26Base bethi enkosini yase-Asiriya: “Abezizwe obathumbile wabahlalisa emizini eSamariya, abawazi umthetho kankulunkulu wezwe, yingakho ebathumelele amabhubesi; uyabona-ke, ayababulala, ngoba abawazi umthetho kankulunkulu wezwe.”
27Inkosi yase-Asiriya yayisiyala, ithi: “Thathani omunye wabaphristi abathunjiweyo, ahambe ayohlala eSamariya, ukuze abafundise umthetho kankulunkulu wezwe.”
28Omunye wabaphristi ababethunjwe eSamariya, wabuya, wahlala eBhethele, wabafundisa ukumesaba uSimakade.
29Kepha zonke izizwe zazenzela onkulunkulu bazo, zababeka ezindlini ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ezazenziwe ngamaSamariya, kwaba yileso naleso sizwe, emizini esasihlezi kuyo. 30Abantu baseBhabhele benza uSukhothi Bhenothi, abaseKhutha benza uNerigali, abaseHamathi benza u-Ashima, 31ama-Avi enza uNibhihazi noTharithaki, amaSefarivayimi ashisa abantwana bawo emlilweni ka-Adirameleki no-Anameleki, okwakungonkulunkulu baseSefarivayimi. 32Nokho babemkhonza noSimakade, nakuba babezenzela abaphristi phakathi kwabo, babesezindaweni eziphakemeyo ababehlabela kuzo, ezindlini eziphakemeyo ababezakhile. 33Bamesaba uSimakade, baqhubeka nokukhonza onkulunkulu babo njengomthetho wezizwe ababethunjwe phakathi kwazo.
34Kuze kube namuhla basenza imikhuba yabo yakuqala. Abamesabi uSimakade, abazilandeli izimiso zakhe, izehlulelo, imithetho, nemiyalelo uSimakade ayala ngakho abantwana bakaJakobe, amqamba igama wathi ngu-Israyeli. 35USimakade wayenze no-Israyeli isivumelwano, wabayala, wathi: “Aniyukwesaba abanye onkulunkulu, aniyukubakhothamela, aniyukubakhonza, aniyukubahlabela. 36Kepha uSimakade owanikhuphula eGibhithe ngamandla amakhulu, nangengalo enamandla, niyokwesaba Yena kuphela, nimkhothamele, nimhlabele. 37Niyogcina zonke izimiso, izehlulelo, umthetho, nemiyalo anilobela khona, futhi niyoqikelela ukuba nikwenze. Ningabesabi abanye onkulunkulu. 38Ningasikhohlwa isivumelwano engasenza nani, ningabesabi abanye onkulunkulu. 39Kepha niyokwesaba uSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, Yena uyakunisindisa esandleni sazo zonke izitha zenu.”
40Kepha abazange balalele, baqhubeka benza njengokwemithetho yabo yakuqala. 41Lezi zizwe zesaba uSimakade, kodwa zakhonza izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo, kanjalo nabantwana bazo, nabantwana babantwana bazo; njengalokhu benzile oyise, zenza kanjalo nazo kuze kube namuhla.
