Bible Reading Plan – Day 168

₁Kwathi ngonyaka wamashumi amabini anesixhenxe uJerobhowam engukumkani kwaSirayeli, uAzariya unyana ka-Amaziya waqalisa ukulawula kwaJuda. ₂Ukungena kwakhe ebukhosini wayeneminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu, walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mahlanu anambini. Unina yayinguYekoliya, intombi yaseJerusalem. ₃UAzariya wênza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo njengoko wenzayo uyise uAmaziya. ₄Ke zona iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zange zibhangiswe; abantu baqhubela phambili besenza amadini neziqhumiso apho kuzo.

₅Ukumkani lowo ke wabandezelwa ngeqhenqa nguNdikhoyo, sifo eso samthi nca wada wasweleka, ehlala endlwini yakhe yedwa. Ke uYotam, unyana kakumkani lowo, yaba nguye olawulayo apho komkhulu, inguye nophicotha imicimbi yabantu jikele.

₆Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo luka-Azariya, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. ₇UAzariya waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide. Endaweni yakhe kwangena uYotam unyana wakhe.

₈Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu anesibhozo uAzariya engukumkani wakwaJuda, uZakariya unyana kaJerobhowam waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya isithuba seenyanga ezintandathu. ₉Naye wenza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo kwanjengooyise. Zange ashenxe kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela amaSirayeli kuzo.

₁₀Ke kaloku uShalum unyana kaYabheshe wamenzela iyelenqe uZakariya. Wamhlasela phambi kwabantu wambulala, waza wangena ezihlangwini zakhe wangukumkani. ₁₁Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaZakariya nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli. ₁₂Lazaliseka ke ilizwi likaNdikhoyo awalithetha kuYehu lisithi: “Indlu yakho iya kumlawula uSirayeli kude kube sisizukulwana sesine.”

₁₃Ke kaloku uShalum unyana kaYabheshe waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli kunyaka wamashumi amathathu anethoba u-Uziya engukumkani wakwaJuda, walawula inyanga yanye eSamariya. ₁₄Kwasuka uMenahem unyana kaGadi eTirza, waya eSamariya, wafika wahlasela uShalum, unyana kaYabheshe, wambulala, waza wangena esikhundleni sakhe.

₁₅Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaShalum, neyelenqe awaliqulunqayo, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.

₁₆Ngelo xesha ke uMenahem wasuka eTirza, wahlasela iTifesa nabo bonke ababekweso sixeko nemimandla. Kaloku bona basuka bala ukuvula amasanga abo bezinikezela kuye. Wavuthulula bonke apho, wada wagrabhuza nabafazi abakhulelweyo.

₁₇Kwathi ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu anethoba uAzariya elawula kwaJuda, uMenahem unyana kaGadi waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waza walawula eSamariya ishumi leminyaka. ₁₈Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. Ngalo lonke ithuba lombuso wakhe akashenxanga kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela uSirayeli kuzo.

₁₉Ke kaloku uPuli ukumkani waseAsiriya wahlasela uSirayeli, waza ke uMenahem wamnika amashumi amathathu anesine amawaka eekhilogram zesiliva ukuze amxhase, futhi abe nokumila embusweni wakhe. ₂₀Le mali ke uMenahem wayibiza ebantwini abazizityebi. Wonke umntu omi kakuhle wayekhupha amashumi amahlanu eesiliva ukuze kurhunywe kukumkani waseAsiriya. Ngoko ke ukumkani waseAsiriya warhoxa emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli.

₂₁Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaMenahem nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli. ₂₂UMenahem waya kuphumla nooyise, kwaza ke esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uPekaya.

₂₃Ngonyaka wamashumi amahlanu elawula kwaJuda uAzariya, uPekaya unyana kaMenahem waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya, waza walawula iminyaka emibini. ₂₄Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo uPekaya. Akashenxanga kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela amaSirayeli kuzo. ₂₅Elinye lamaphakathi akhe injengele uPeka unyana kaRemaliya wamenzela iyelenqe. Wathatha amashumi amahlanu kumadoda aseGiliyadi, waza wambulala uPekaya ndawonye noArgobhi noAriye enqabeni yebhotwe lakomkhulu eSamariya. Ewe, uPeka wambulala uPekaya, waza ke wangena esikhundleni sakhe.

₂₆Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaPekaya nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.

₂₇Ngonyaka wamashumi amahlanu anambini elawula uAzariya kwelakwaJuda, uPeka unyana kaRemaliya waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waza walawula eSamariya iminyaka emashumi mabini. ₂₈Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo; zange ashenxe kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo wawalukuhlela kuzo amaSirayeli.

₂₉Ngexesha likaPeka, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukumkani waseAsiriya uTigelate-pilezere weza wafika wathimba i-Iyon, iAbhele-bhete-mahaka, iYanowa, iKedeshe, neHazore. Wayithimba neGiliyadi ndawonye neGalili (lonke elikaNafetali), waza abemi wabafudusela eAsiriya. ₃₀Ke uHosheya unyana kaEla wamenzela iyelenqe uPeka unyana kaRemaliya. Suka wamhlasela wambulala, waza wangukumkani esikhundleni sakhe xa uYotam unyana kaUziya wayekunyaka wamashumi amabini elawula kwaJuda.

₃₁Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaPeka, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.

₃₂Ngonyaka wesibini kaPeka unyana kaRemaliya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uYotam unyana kaUziya wakwaJuda waqalisa ukulawula. ₃₃Ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula wayeneminyaka emashumi mabini anantlanu, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu. Unina yayinguJerusha intombi kaZadoki. ₃₄Naye njengoyise u-Uziya wenza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. ₃₅Kambe ke zona iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zange zibhangiswe, abantu baqhubela phambili besenza amadini neziqhumiso apho kuzo. UYotam wabuya walakha iSango laseNtla lendlu kaNdikhoyo.

₃₆Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYotam, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. ₃₇Ngaloo mihla uNdikhoyo waxhokonxa uRezin ukumkani waseSiriya, ndawonye noPeka unyana kaRemaliya, baza bahlasela uJuda. ₃₈UYotam ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide uyise. Ke uAhazi unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe.

₁Ke onke amaJuda athatha u-Uziya ambeka wangukumkani esikhundleni sikayise uAmaziya. U-Uziya lo ke wayeneminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu ezelwe. ₂Nguye owayakhayo ngokutsha iElati, waza wayibuyisela kuJuda emva kokusweleka kuka-Amaziya.

₃U-Uziya wangena ebukhosini eneshumi elinesithandathu leminyaka, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu anambini. Unina yayinguYekoliya intombi yaseJerusalem. ₄U-Uziya wenza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, njengoko wenzayo noyise uAmaziya. ₅Wayemfuna ngenzondelelo uThixo ngemihla kaZakariya owayemluleka ngokuhlonela uThixo. Ngalo lonke ithuba emlandela uNdikhoyo, uThixo wamthi jize ngempumelelo.

₆U-Uziya walwa namaFilistiya, waza wazidiliza iindonga zaseGati nezaseYabhene nezaseAshdode. Kamva ke wakha iidolophu ngaseAshdode nakwezinye iindawo apho kwelamaFilistiya. ₇UThixo wamnceda ngakumaFilistiya nama-Arabhu awayehlala eGur-bhali, ndawonye namaMewun. ₈Ama-Amon ayekhuphela u-Uziya imirhumo; ewe, udumo lwakhe lwanabela nakwimida yeJiputa. Kaloku wayenamandla.

₉U-Uziya wakha iinqaba eJerusalem kwiSango leKona, nakwiSango leNtili, nasedolweni lodonga, waza ke waziqinisa. ₁₀Nasentlango wakha iinqaba, wemba namaqula amaninzi njengoko wayenemfuyo eninzi emazantsi eentaba nasemathafeni. Wayenabasebenzi bamasimi nabezidiliya ezintabeni nakwimihlaba echumayo – kaloku wayewuthanda umhlaba.

₁₁U-Uziya wayenomkhosi oqeqeshiweyo, ohleli uchophele ukuphuma ngamabutho ngokwezigaba zawo. Wawusesandleni sikaYehiyeli unobhala kunye noMaseya igosa ababephantsi koHananiya elinye lamaphakathi asebhotwe. ₁₂Inani leenkokheli zamabutho amiselwe ngokweziduko lalingamawaka amabini namakhulu amathandathu. ₁₃Zaziphethe umkhosi omadoda angamakhulu amathathu anesixhenxe amawaka namakhulu amahlanu, izinto eziyiqeqeshelweyo imfazwe – mkhosi lowo owawungamandla okuxhasa ukumkani ezintshabeni zakhe. ₁₄Lo mkhosi wonke ke wawuxhaswa ngu-Uziya ngamakhaka, imikhonto, iminqwazi, izikhuselo zentsimbi, izaphetha, neenkwitshi. ₁₅EJerusalem wenza oomatshini abaqingqwa ngamachule ukuze basetyenziswe ezinqabeni nakwizikhuselo ezisezikoneni zeendonga ukuze ke kudutyulwe ngeentolo, kugityiselwe ngamatye amakhulu. Udumo lwakhe lwanabela kulo lonke. Kaloku wancedwa waxhaswa kakhulu, wada ke wayingangamsha.

₁₆Kambe akuba ekhulile wanobungangamsha, u-Uziya wangenelwa likratshi elamrhuqela ekuweni. Wasuka akathembeka kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe, wada wangena endlwini kaNdikhoyo wenza isiqhumiso eqongeni leziqhumiso. ₁₇Ke umbingeleli uAzariya enamashumi asibhozo ababingeleli bakaNdikhoyo abangamatsha-ntliziyo bamlandela bangena naye. ₁₈Bamxelelisa ukumkani u-Uziya bathi: “Asikokwakho, Uziya, ukuba wena wenzele uNdikhoyo isiqhumiso. Lowo ngumsebenzi wababingeleli, isizukulwana sika-Aron, abantu abakhutshelwa bucala ukuze batshise isiqhumiso. Ngoko ke phuma apha kwindawo engcwele, kuba le nto uyenzileyo kukunganyaniseki, yaye ke uNdikhoyo uThixo akasayi kukuxabisa.”

₁₉U-Uziya wayephethe umcephe ngesandla, selelungele ukwenza isiqhumiso. Ke kaloku wasuka wacaphuka. Uthe ke esavutha njalo umsindo kubo ababingeleli abo apho phambi kweqonga endlwini kaNdikhoyo, suka iqhenqa lee tyaba ebunzini lakhe. ₂₀Umbingeleli omkhulu uAzariya nabanye ababingeleli abo bathe bakumkhangela babona ukuba uneqhenqa ebunzi; ngoko ke bakhawuleza bamkhuphela ngaphandle. Ewe, naye ngokwakhe wayeselekungxamele ukuphuma, kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo wayemvelele ngesohlwayo.

₂₁Ke kaloku ukumkani u-Uziya wathiwa nca lelo qhenqa, wada wasweleka. Wayehlala endlwini yakhe yedwa ngenxa yelo qhenqa, engenakungena nasendlwini kaNdikhoyo. Unyana wakhe uYotam waba libamba apho ebhotwe, yanguye obalawulayo abantu belizwe elo.

₂₂Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaUziya, ukusukela ekuqaleni kude kuye esiphelweni, nâzo kwingcombolo yomshumayeli uIsaya unyana ka-Amozi. ₂₃U-Uziya ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatyelwa kufuphi nabo kumhlaba wokungcwaba owawungowookumkani, kuba abantu besithi: “Kaloku ebeneqhenqa.” Unyana wakhe uYotam wangena esikhundleni sakhe.

₁UYotam waqala ukulawula eneminyaka engamashumi amabini anantlanu, waza ke wangukumkani eJerusalem iminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu. Unina yayinguJerusha intombi kaZadoki. ₂Naye njengoyise u-Uziya wenza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, kambe akaxelisanga uyise ngokungena endlwini kaNdikhoyo. Kambe ke bona abantu abaziyekanga iindlela zabo zokonakala. ₃UYotam wabuya walakha iSango laseNtla lendlu kaNdikhoyo, kananjalo wenza umsebenzi omkhulu eludongeni kwinduli yeOfeli. ₄Wakha iidolophu kwiinduli zelakwaJuda, ngokunjalo neenqaba neemboniselo kwimimandla yamahlathi.

₅UYotam walwa nabo ookumkani bama-Amon waboyisa. Ngaloo nyaka ke ama-Amon arhuma kuye isiliva ebunzima buziikhilogram ezingamawaka amathathu namakhulu amane, newaka leetoni zengqolowa, kwakunye newaka leetoni zerhasi. Enjenjalo ukurhuma ke ama-Amon iminyaka yada yamithathu.

₆UYotam wakhula ngobungangamsha, kuba kaloku wayebambelele ngokupheleleyo kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe.

₇Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYotam, kwakunye neemfazwe awazilwayo, nemisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yookumkani bakwaSirayeli nabakwaJuda. ₈Waqala ukulawula enamashumi amabini anantlanu, waza ke walawula ishumi elinesithandathu leminyaka. ₉UYotam ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza ke wangcwatyelwa kwisixeko sikaDavide. Ke uAhazi unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe.