Bible Reading Plan – Day 148

₁Ke kaloku uRehobhowam waya eShekem, kuba onke amaSirayeli ayeye khona ukuze ammisele abe ngukumkani. ₂Uthe ke akuyiva loo nto uJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, wasuka wabuya apho eJiputa – kaloku wayeseJiputa oko wayebaleke ukumkani uSolomon. ₃Ewe, bamthumelela uJerobhowam, waza ke yena nebandla likaSirayeli liphela baya kuRehobhowam, bathi kuye: ₄“Uyihlo wabeka idyokhwe enzima phezu kwethu. Kambe ke wena xa unokuwenza lula umthwalo ebesiwubekwe nguyihlo, ewe kanye idyokhwe enzima abeyibeke phezu kwethu, sokukhonza.”

₅URehobhowam uphendule wathi: “Khanihambe, ze nibuye nize apha kum emva kweentsuku ezintathu.” Bemka ke abantu.

₆Ke ukumkani uRehobhowam wathetha-thethana namadoda amakhulu awayebusa kuyise uSolomon ngexesha lokudla kwakhe ubomi, esithi: “Nicebisa ngelithini na nina, ukuze ndibaphendule aba bantu?”

₇Aphendula athi: “Ukuba uthe namhlanje waba njengesicaka kwaba bantu, wabakhonza, wathetha kakuhle nabo, baya kusoloko bezizicaka zakho.”

₈Kambe ke uRehobhowam walikhaba eli cebiso alinikwa ngamadoda amakhulu, waza wathetha-thethana nabafana abaziintanga zakhe ababembusa. ₉Wabuza kubo wathi: “Nindinika cebiso lini nina? Mandithini ukubaphendula aba bantu bathi: ‘Khawuyenze lula idyokhwe awayibeka phezu kwethu uyihlo’?”

₁₀Abo bafana baziintanga zakhe baphendula bathi: “Abo bantu bathi: ‘Uyihlo wayenza nzima idyokhwe yethu, kodwa wena yenze ibe lula kuthi.’ Ke wena baxelele uthi: ‘Ucikicane wam ungaphezu kwesinqe sikabawo. ₁₁Ukuba ubawo ubenithwalise idyokhwe enzima, mna ke ndiza kuyenza ibe nzima ngaphezulu. Ubawo ebenibetha ngoswazi, ke mna ndonikatsa ngemvubu.’ ”

₁₂Emva kweentsuku ezintathu ke uJerobhowam nabantu bonke babuyela kuRehobhowam ngokwaloo mlomo wakhe owawuthe: “Ze nibuye nize apha kum emva kweentsuku ezintathu.” ₁₃Ke ukumkani wabaphendula rhabaxa abantu, walilahla icebiso lamadoda amakhulu, ₁₄wathatha elabafana, wathi: “Ubawo wayenza nzima idyokhwe yenu. Mna ke ndiza kuyenza ibe nzima ngaphezulu. Njengoko yena ubawo ebenibetha ngoswazi, ke mna ndiza kunikatsa ngemvubu.” ₁₅Ewe, ukumkani akabaphulaphulanga abantu, phofu ke ukuhamba kwezinto ngale ndlela kwakuvela *kuNdikhoyo, efezekisa ilizwi awalithetha kuJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati ngomlomo ka-Ahiya waseShilo.

₁₆Ke uSirayeli ewonke uthe akubona ukuba ukumkani uyala ukuphulaphula, wamphendula wathi:

Ngoko ke amaSirayeli agoduka.

₂₀AmaSirayeli athe asakuqonda ukuba uJerobhowam ubuyile, ambizela embizweni, aza ammisela wangukumkani kaSirayeli ephela, yaba yindlu kaJuda yodwa eyasala isephantsi kwendlu kaDavide.

₂₁Akufika eJerusalem uRehobhowam waqokelela indlu kaJuda nekaBhenjamin – amawaka alikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo ewonke amadoda omkhosi – ukuze alwe noSirayeli, alubuyisele ulawulo kuRehobhowam unyana kaSolomon.

₂₂Kambe ke kwafika eli lizwi likaThixo kuShemaya umfo wakwaThixo lisithi: ₂₃“Thetha noRehobhowam unyana kaSolomon ukumkani wakwaJuda, nayo yonke indlu kaJuda nekaBhenjamin, nakubo bonke abaseleyo, uthi: ₂₄‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Musani ukuya kulwa namawenu amaSirayeli. Godukani nonke ngabanye, kuba le nto yenziwe ndim.’ ” Ngoko ke balithobela ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, bagoduka ngokomyalelo wakhe.

₂₅UJerobhowam wayixhobisa iShekem kwelo lakwaEfrayim, waza wahlala khona. Kananjalo waya kuyakha nePeniyeli.

₂₆UJerobhowam wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe: “Hleze lo mbuso ubuyele kwindlu kaDavide. ₂₇Ukuba aba bantu bamane besiya kwenza amadini endlwini *kaNdikhoyo eJerusalem, bangasuka baphinde bakhahlele kwinkosi yabo uRehobhowam ukumkani kaJuda. Xa inokwenzeka loo nto bangandibulala, babuyele kukumkani uRehobhowam.”

₂₈Emva kokucebisana nabathile ukumkani wenza amathole amabini ngegolide. Wabhekisa ebantwini wathi: “Niyaxhamleka kukunyuka niye eJerusalem. Nanku uThixo wakho, Sirayeli, owakukhupha ezweni laseJiputa!” ₂₉Elinye walibeka eBhetele, elinye lâkwaDan. ₃₀Yathi ke loo nto yaba sisono; bahamba abantu baya phambi kwelo likwaDan.

₃₁UJerobhowam wakha izibingelelo ezindulini, waza wamisela ababingeleli beendidi zonke zabantu nâbo bangengabo abaLevi. ₃₂Wamisa imibhiyozo ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu kwinyanga yesibhozo njengalowo wawusenziwa kwaJuda, waza wenza amadini eqongeni. Le nto wayenza eBhetele, wawenzela amadini loo mathole wayewabumbile. Kananjalo eBhetele wamisa ababingeleli kwiinduli awayezimisile. ₃₃Ngosuku lweshumi elinesihlanu kwinyanga yesibhozo, nyanga leyo wazikhethelayo, wenza amadini kwiqonga awayelakhe eBhetele. Ewe, amaSirayeli wawamisela loo mbhiyozo, naye waya eqongeni wanikela amadini.

₁Ke kaloku uRehobhowam waya eShekem, kuba onke amaSirayeli ayeye khona ukuze ammisele abe ngukumkani. ₂Uthe ke akuyiva loo nto uJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, wasuka wabuya apho eJiputa – kaloku wayeseseJiputa oko wayebaleke ukumkani uSolomon. ₃Ewe, bamthumelela uJerobhowam, waza yena noSirayeli ephela baya kuRehobhowam, bathi kuye: ₄“Uyihlo wabeka idyokhwe enzima phezu kwethu. Kambe ke wena xa unokuwenza lula umthwalo ebesiwubekwe nguyihlo, ewe kanye idyokhwe enzima abeyibeke phezu kwethu, sokukhonza.”

₅Ke uRehobhowam wathi: “Ze nibuye nize apha kum emva kweentsuku ezintathu.” Bemka ke abantu abo.

₆Ke ukumkani uRehobhowam wathetha-thethana namadoda amakhulu awayebusa kuyise uSolomon ngexesha lokudla kwakhe ubomi, wathi: “Nicebisa ngelithini na nina ukuze ndibaphendule aba bantu?”

₇Ke wona aphendula athi: “Ukuba uthe wanobubele kwaba bantu, wazama ukubanelisa, wathetha kakuhle nabo, baya kusoloko bezizicaka zakho.”

₈Kambe ke uRehobhowam walikhaba eli cebiso alinikwa ngamadoda amakhulu, waza wathetha-thethana nabafana abaziintanga zakhe, ababembusa. ₉Wabuza kubo wathi: “Nindinika cebiso lini nina? Mandithini ukubaphendula aba bantu bathi: ‘Khawuyenze lula idyokhwe awayibeka phezu kwethu uyihlo’?”

₁₀Abo bafana baziintanga zakhe baphendula bathi: “Abantu bathi: ‘Uyihlo wayenza nzima idyokhwe yethu, kodwa wena yenze ibe lula kuthi.’ Ke wena baxelele uthi: ‘Ucikicane wam ungaphezu kwesinqe sikabawo. ₁₁Ukuba ubawo ubenithwalise idyokhwe enzima, mna ke ndiza kuyenza ibe nzima ngaphezulu. Ubawo ebenibetha ngoswazi, ke mna ndonikatsa ngemvubu.’ ”

₁₂Emva kweentsuku ezintathu ke uJerobhowam nabantu bonke babuyela kuRehobhowam ngokwaloo mlomo wakhe owawuthe: “Ze nibuye nize apha kum emva kweentsuku ezintathu.” ₁₃Ke ukumkani wabaphendula rhabaxa, walilahla icebiso lamadoda amakhulu, ₁₄wathatha elabafana, wathi: “Ubawo wayenza nzima idyokhwe yenu. Mna ke ndiza kuyenza ibe nzima ngaphezulu. Njengoko yena ubawo ebenibetha ngoswazi, ke mna ndiza kunikatsa ngemvubu.” ₁₅Ewe, ukumkani akabaphulaphulanga abantu, phofu ke ukuhamba kwezinto ngale ndlela kwakuvela kuThixo, efezekisa ilizwi awalithetha kuJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati ngomlomo ka-Ahiya waseShilo.

₁₆Ke uSirayeli ewonke uthe akubona ukuba ukumkani uyala ukuphulaphula, wamphendula wathi:

₁Akufika eJerusalem uRehobhowam waqokelela indlu kaJuda nekaBhenjamin – amawaka alikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo ewonke amadoda omkhosi – ukuze alwe noSirayeli alubuyisele ulawulo kuRehobhowam.

₂Kambe ke kwafika eli lizwi *likaNdikhoyo kuShemaya umfo wakwaThixo lisithi: ₃“Thetha noRehobhowam unyana kaSolomon ukumkani wakwaJuda namaSirayeli onke kwaJuda nakwaBhenjamin, uthi: ₄‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Musani ukuya kulwa namawenu. Godukani nonke ngabanye, kuba le nto yenziwe ndim.’ ” Ngoko ke bawathobela amazwi kaNdikhoyo, babuya ekuhlaseleni uJerobhowam.

₅URehobhowam wema eJerusalem, waza wazihlaziya wazakha iidolophu ezithile ukukhusela uJuda. ₆Wahlaziya iBhetelehem, iEtam, iTekowa, ₇iBhete-zure, iSoko, iAdulam, ₈iGati, iMeresha, iZifi, ₉iAdorayim, iLakishe, iAzeka, ₁₀iZoram, iAyalon, neHebron. Ezi yayiziidolophu ezinqatyisiweyo kwaJuda nakwaBhenjamin. ₁₁Wazomeleza iinqaba zazo, wafaka iingqwayi-ngqwayi kuzo nesixhaso sokutya, amafutha omnquma, newayini. ₁₂Kuzo zonke ezi zixeko wabeka amakhaka nemikhonto, wazitsho zomelela kunene. Ngoko ke uJuda noBhenjamin yaba ngabakhe.

₁₃Ke kaloku ababingeleli nabaLevi bazo zonke izithili bawelela ngakuye. ₁₄AbaLevi bayishiya imihlaba yabo ngokunjalo namadlelo abo, baya kwaJuda naseJerusalem, kuba uJerobhowam noonyana bakhe babubukula ububingeleli babo ngokumiselwa *nguNdikhoyo. ₁₅Wasuka wamisela abakhe ababingeleli ukuze basebenze kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo nakwimifanekiso yebhokhwe neyethole awayeyenzile. ₁₆Kuzo zonke izindlu zikaSirayeli abantu ababezimisele ukulandela uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli bemka nabaLevi, baya eJerusalem, ukuze banikele amadini kuNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise. ₁₇Bawomeleza umbuso wakwaJuda, bamxhasa uRehobhowam unyana kaSolomon iminyaka yamithathu, behamba ngeendlela ababehamba ngazo besaphila uDavide noSolomon.

₁₈URehobhowam wathatha uMahalati intombi yonyana kaDavide uJerimoti kunye noAbhihayili intombi yonyana kaJese uEliyabhi. ₁₉Wamzalela la madodana: uJewushe, uShemariya, noZahama. ₂₀Waphinda wathatha uMaka intombi ka-Abhasalom owazala uAbhiya, uAtayi, uZiza, noShelomiti. ₂₁Ke uRehobhowam wayemthanda gqitha uMahaka lo uyintombi ka-Abhasalom, kuye ebalasele kunabo bonke abafazi bakhe ndawonye namaqadi. Wayenabafazi abalishumi elinesibhozo, amaqadi wona engamashumi amathandathu. Oonyana bakhe babengamashumi amabini anesibhozo, iintombi zingamashumi amathandathu.

₂₂Ke kaloku uRehobhowam wamisela uAbhiya wayeyona nkulu koonyana bakhe ukuze abe ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe xa engasekho yena. ₂₃URehobhowam wenza ubuchule, oonyana bakhe wabasarhaza kuzo zonke izithili zakwaJuda nakwaBhenjamin, kuzo zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo. Wabaxhasa ngokwaneleyo, wabathathela abafazi abaninzi.

₁Ke kaloku uRehobhowam akuba ewuzinzisile umbuso wakhe selomelele, wasuka yena noSirayeli ephela bawulahla umthetho *kaNdikhoyo. ₂Ngenxa yokunganyaniseki kwabo *kuNdikhoyo, uShishaki ukumkani waseJiputa wayihlasela iJerusalem xa ukumkani eRehobhowam akunyaka wesihlanu. ₃Umkhosi wakhe wawuneshumi elinambini lamakhulu eenqwelo, namawaka angamashumi amathandathu abakhweli-mahashe, kunye nenyambalala yamajoni angamaLibhiya namaSuki namaKushe awayephuma nawo eJiputa. ₄Wazithimba iidolophu ezinqatyisiweyo zakwaJuda, wada waya kuthi xhaxhe eJerusalem.

₅Ngelo thuba ke kwafika umshumayeli uShemaya kuRehobhowam neenkokheli zakwaJuda ezaziqokelelene eJerusalem ngokoyika uShishaki, wathetha nabo wathi: “UNdikhoyo uthi: ‘Kaloku nindilahlile, ngoko ke ngoku nam ndiza kuniyekela kuShishaki.’ ”

₆Ke kaloku iinkokheli zakwaSirayeli kunye nokumkani zazithoba zathi: “UNdikhoyo wenza ngobulungisa!”

₇Ke uNdikhoyo, akubona ukuba bayazithoba, wathumela eli lizwi kuShemaya wathi: “Ngenxa yokuba bezithobile andisayi kubatshabalalisa, koko ndokhawuleza ndibahlangule. Andisayi kuwuphokozela eJerusalem ngoShishaki umsindo wam. ₈Kambe ke baza kuba phantsi kwakhe, ukuze bawufunde umahluko phakathi kokukhonza mna nokukhonza ookumkani bezinye izizwe.”

₉Ke kaloku uShishaki ukumkani waseJiputa wayihlasela iJerusalem, waza wabuthimba ubutyebi obabusendlwini kaNdikhoyo nobo babukoovimba basebhotwe. Wabutha konke nje kunye naloo makhaka egolide ayenziwe nguSolomon. ₁₀Ngoko ke ukumkani uRehobhowam wenza amakhaka obhedu endaweni yawo, waza wawanikezela ukuba agadwe ngabalindi ababelinda isango lasebhotwe. ₁₁Wayesithi ukumkani xa aya endlwini kaNdikhoyo abalindi bahambe naye bephethe loo makhaka, aze ke akumka bawabuyisele endlwini yabo.

₁₂Ngenxa yokuzithoba kwakhe ke uRehobhowam umsindo kaNdikhoyo wetha phezu kwakhe, akamtshabalalisa ngokupheleleyo. Ewe, kwakusekho noko okuhle kwaJuda.

₁₃Ke ukumkani uRehobhowam wazinza eJerusalem, waza wawuqhuba wahamba kakuhle umbuso wakhe. Ukungena kwakhe embusweni wayeneminyaka emashumi mane ananye, waza ke walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe eJerusalem, isixeko esachongwayo nguNdikhoyo kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli, apho walimisa khona igama lakhe. Unina yayinguNama umAmonikazi. ₁₄Wênza okubi, kuba akazange azimisele ukumlandela ngomxhelo wakhe uNdikhoyo.

₁₅Ke ezinye zeziganeko zikaRehobhowam, ukususela ekuqaleni kuye kutsho esiphelweni, nâzo kwincwadi yeembali zomshumayeli uShemaya nencwadi yeembali zemboni uIdo, umshumayeli oyichazileyo imilibo yokuzalwa. Yaba soloko iluzenge-zenge lwemfazwe phakathi koRehobhowam noJerobhowam. ₁₆URehobhowam waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatyelwa kwisixeko sikaDavide. Esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uAbhiya.