Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 147

2 Chronicles 17–21, Proverbs 14

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

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UYoshafti ukumkani wakwaJuda

1Ke uYoshafati unyana ka-Asa wangena esikhundleni sikayise, waza ke wawomeleza umkhosi wakhe ukuze angoyiswa nguSirayeli. 2Wamisa umkhosi kuzo zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo zakwaJuda; wamisa amabutho kwaJuda nakwiidolophu zakwaEfrayim ezazithinjwe nguyise uAsa.

3*UNdikhoyo ke waba naye uYoshafati kuba wayehamba ngeendlela uyise awayehamba ngazo kuqala. Wayengabuzisi kooBhali, 4koko efunana noThixo kayise, ehamba ngemiyalelo yakhe yonke, engazilandeli izenzo zamaSirayeli. 5UNdikhoyo wawuzinzisa phantsi kwakhe umbuso wakhe, waza wonke uJuda wazisa izipho kuye, waza ke wasisityebi, futhi wahlonelwa. 6Wayezinikezele ngentliziyo yakhe yonke kwiindlela zikaNdikhoyo; ngaphezu koko ke wazitshitshisa iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo kunye neentsika zika-Ashera kwelakwaJuda.

7Ke kaloku ngonyaka wesithathu wolawulo lwakhe uYoshafati wathumela la maphakathi ukuba aye kufundisa kwiidolophu zakwaJuda: uBhen-rhayili, uObhadiya, uZakariya, uNataniyeli, noMikaya. 8Ayekhatshwa ngaba baLevi: uShemaya, uNetaniya, uZebhadiya, uAsaheli, uShemiramoti, uYehonatan, uAdoniya, uLabhiya, uTobhiya, noTobhi-adoniya, nababingeleli uElishama noYoram. 9Babephethe incwadi yomthetho kaNdikhoyo, baza ke bafundisa kulo lonke elakwaJuda, bazijikeleza iidolophu zakhona, bafundisa abantu.

10Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo watsho wahlonelwa zizo zonke izikumkani zemihlaba ejikeleze uJuda, ngaloo ndlela ke akwabikho sizwe sikathaza uYoshafati ngemfazwe. 11AmaFilistiya athile arhuma ngezipho nangesiliva, aza ama-Arabhu amzisela imihlambi: amawaka asixhenxe anamakhulu asixhenxe eenkunzi zeegusha, namawaka asixhenxe anamakhulu asixhenxe eebhokhwe.

12UYoshafati waya esomelela ngokomelela. Wakha iinqaba nezixeko ezingoovimba kwaJuda, 13kananjalo umphako omninzi ewugcina kwiidolophu zakwaJuda. Wayenawo namajoni anamava, ewagcina eJerusalem. 14Nalu uludwe lwawo ngokwemilibo:

    KwaJuda: iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho:
    uAdena ingqwayi-ngqwayi eyayinamajoni angamakhulu amathathu amawaka;
    15kulandele uYohanan ingqwayi-ngqwayi eyayinamajoni angamawaka angamakhulu amabini anamashumi asibhozo;
    16kuze uAmasiya unyana kaZikri owazinikezela ngokwakhe ukusebenzela uNdikhoyo enamajoni angamawaka angamakhulu amabini.
    17KwaBhenjamin:
    uEliyada, igorha lomfo owayenamajoni axhobe ngeentolo namakhaka – amawaka angamakhulu amabini;
    18kulandele uYozabhadi enamajoni axhobele imfazwe alikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo lamawaka.

19La ke ngamadoda awayesebenzela ukumkani, ngaphandle kwalawo awayehlaliswa kwizixeko ezinqatyisiweyo kulo lonke elakwaJuda.

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UMika ulumkisa uAhabhi

(1 Kum 22:1-28)

1Ke kaloku uYoshafati wayemkhulu ngobutyebi nesidima, waza wazihlobanisa noAhabhi ngobulawu. 2Emva kweminyaka ke waya kutyelela uAhabhi eSamariya. UAhabhi ke wamxhelela iigusha ezininzi, ngokunjalo neenkomo, esenzela yena neqela lakhe; kananjalo wamcenga ukuba ahlasele iRamoti yaseGiliyadi. 3UAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wacela uYoshafati wathi: “Uya kuhamba nam na, silwe neRamoti yaseGiliyadi?”

UYoshafati wathi: “Mna nawe sibanye; abantu bam ngabantu bakho. Siya kuba kunye kule mfazwe.” 4Kodwa ke uYoshafati waleka ngelithi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli: “Khawuqale ubuzise *kuNdikhoyo.”

5Ngoko ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli waqokelela abashumayeli abangamakhulu amane, wabuza wathi: “Singaya kulwa na neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, okanye ndirhoxe?”

Bathi: “Yiya; uThixo uza kuyinikela esandleni sikakumkani.”

6Kambe ke uYoshafati wathi: “Akusekho mshumayeli kaNdikhoyo na apha esinokubuza kuye?”

7Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi kuYoshafati: “Kusekho indoda enye esingabuzisa ngayo kuNdikhoyo, kodwa ke mna ndiyithiyile, kuba ayishumayeli okuhle ngokubhekisele kum, soloko ibububi bodwa. Igama layo nguMika, unyana kaImla.”

UYoshafati wathi: “Hayi bo, ukumkani makangathethi njalo.”

8Ngoko ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wabiza elinye lamaphakathi akhe, wathi kulo: “Khawuleza uze noMika, unyana kaImla.”

9Ke kaloku ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYoshafati ukumkani wakwaJuda babevethe ezobukhosi, bengqendeve ezihlalweni zabo esandeni sokubhula esikufuphi nesango laseSamariya, nabashumayeli belapho phambi kwabo beshumayela. 10Ke uZedekiya, unyana kaKenana, wayenze iimpondo ngentsimbi, waza ke wathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ngezi mpondo ùya kuwahlaba uwatshabalalise ama-Aram.’ ” 11Nabanye ke abashumayeli bashumayela kwaloo nto, besithi: “Phakathi! Yihlasele iRamoti yaseGiliyadi. Uza kuyoyisa, kuba uNdikhoyo uyinikele esandleni sikakumkani.”

12Ke isigidimi esasiphuthume uMika sathi kuye: “Uyabona ke, abanye abashumayeli batsho ngazwi-nye kukumkani ukuthi uza kuphumelela. Nawe ke uze ungaphikisani nabo, koko uthethe okuhle.”

13UMika ke yena wathi: “Ekho nje uNdikhoyo, ndiza kuthetha kuphela loo nto andixelela yona uThixo wam!”

14Akuba efikile ke, ukumkani wathi kuye: “Mika, singaya kulwa na neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, okanye ndirhoxe?”

UMika wathi: “Phakathi! Yihlasele; uya kuyoyisa, kuba baza kunikelwa esandleni senu!”

15Ukumkani wathi kuye: “Koda kube kangaphi ndikufungisa ndisithi musa ukundixelela nto yimbi ngaphandle kwenyaniso egameni likaNdikhoyo?”

16UMika wathi: “Ewe, uSirayeli ndimbone ethe saa ezintabeni, engathi ziigusha ezingenamalusi; waza uNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Aba bantu abanankosi, ngoko ke elowo nalowo makagoduke ngoxolo.’ ”

17Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi kuYoshafati: “Bendingatshongo na kuwe ukuba lo mfo akaze ashumayele into entle ngam, koko zezimbi zodwa!”

18Ke uMika waqhuba wathi: “Ngoko ke liveni ilizwi likaNdikhoyo. UNdikhoyo ndimbone ehleli esihlalweni sakhe, umkhosi wonke wasezulwini umi ngasekunene nangasekhohlo kwakhe. 19Waza ke yena wathi: ‘Yaz' ukuba ngubani na oya kulukuhla uAhabhi aze ahlasele iRamoti yaseGiliyadi, khon' ukuze afele khona?’ Omnye uthethe ngolu hlobo, waza ke omnye wathetha ngoluya. 20Ekugqibeleni ke kuvele moya uthile, wema phambi koNdikhoyo, wathi: ‘Ndiya kumlukuhla mna.’ 21‘Uya kumlukuhla kanjani?’ ubuzile uNdikhoyo. Umoya lowo uthe: ‘Ndophuma ndiye ndibe ngumoya wobuxoki emlonyeni wabo bonke abashumayeli.’ Waza ke uNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Hamba ke, wenjenjalo; uya kuphumelela ekumlukuhleni.’ 22Ke ngoku uNdikhoyo ufake umoya wobuxoki emilonyeni yabo bonke aba bashumayeli bakho. Ewe, uNdikhoyo ukumisele intlekele.”

23Wasuka ke uZedekiya unyana kaKenana waya kuMika, wafika wamqhwaba ngempama, wathi: “Ugqithe phi na kum loo moya kaNdikhoyo ukuba aye kuthetha kuwe?”

24UMika wathi: “Loo nto uya kuyiqonda mhla waya kuzimela kwigumbi elingaphakathi.”

25Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi: “Mthatheni uMika lo, nimse kuAmon usibonda wesixeko noYowashe unyana kakumkani, 26nithi: ‘Utsho ukumkani ukuthi: Valelani lo mfo entolongweni, angatyi nto ngaphandle komxheshwana wesonka namanzi, ndide ndibuye ndiphilile.’ ”

27Ke uMika wathi: “Ukuba ngaba ungabuya uphilile, woba uNdikhoyo engathethanga ngomlomo wam.” Waza ke wongezelela ngelithi: “Wagqaleni la mazwi xa ninonke, bantundini!”

Ukufa kuka-Ahabhi

(1 Kum 22:29-35)

28Ngoko ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYoshafati ukumkani wakwaJuda benyuka baya eRamoti yaseGiliyadi. 29Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathetha noYoshafati, wathi: “Mna ndiza kungena kweli dabi ndinxibe ngendlela eya kundenza ndingaqondakali ukuba ndingukumkani, kodwa ke wena nxiba ezobukhosi.” Ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wazenza mntu wumbi, waza ke waya apho edabini.

30Ke ukumkani wama-Aram waziyalela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zeenqwelo zakhe wathi: “Ze ningalwi naye nawuphi na omnye umntu, nokuba ngomncinci, nokuba ngomkhulu, yilwani nokumkani wakwaSirayeli yedwa.”

31Zithe ke iingqwayi-ngqwayi zeenqwelo zakubona uYoshafati, zacinga zathi: “Nguye lo ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.” Ngoko ke zaphethuka zafunzela kuye, kodwa uYoshafati wasuka wakhala, waza ke uNdikhoyo wamhlangula. Ewe, uThixo wenza ukuba zirhoxe zimke ngakuye; 32kaloku zathi iingqwayi-ngqwayi ezo zakuqonda ukuba akanguye ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, zayeka ukumsukela.

33Kambe ke joni lithile lasuka lajolisa nje ngokungakhathali ngotolo, suka lachana ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, utolo lwangena ekudibaneni kwezikhuselo awayezinxibile. Ukumkani wathetha nomqhubi wenqwelo yakhe, wathi: “Bandingxwelerhile; yijike inqwelo, siphume edabini.” 34Idabi laqhuba ke yonke loo mini, wabe yena ukumkani wakwaSirayeli emi ebambelele enqwelweni yakhe, ejongise ngakuma-Aram kwada kwahlwa. Kambe ke ukutshona kwelanga wafa.

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1Ke kaloku uYoshafati ukumkani wakwaJuda wabuyela ebhotwe eJerusalem esindile, 2waza ke wahlangatyezwa yimboni uYehu unyana kaHanani, wathi kukumkani: “Ngaba kulungile ukuba usize isikhohlakali, ubathande abo bamthiyileyo *uNdikhoyo? Ngenxa yesi senzo ke ingqumbo kaNdikhoyo iphezu kwakho. 3Kambe ke kukho le ndawana ikuthethelelayo, le yokuba wazisusa iintsika zika-Ashera kweli lizwe, waza wena wazimisela ukufunana noThixo.”

UYoshafati umisela iinkokheli

4UYoshafati wahlala eJerusalem, wabuya wahamba-hamba phakathi kwabantu, athi eseBheshebha, abe ekweleentaba zakwaEfrayim. Abantu wababuyisela *kuNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise. 5Wamisela abagwebi kuzo zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo zakwaJuda. 6Wathi kubo: “Zigqaleni ngenyameko izinto enizenzayo. Kaloku ezo zigqibo nizenzayo anizenzeli abantu, koko nizenza egameni likaNdikhoyo. Yena ke uhlala enani nanini na nisiwisa isigwebo. 7Ngoko ke mhloneleni uNdikhoyo. Ze nigwebe ngenyameko, kuba yena uNdikhoyo uThixo wethu akayenzi into engekho mthethweni; akanagobe, yaye ke akanyobeki.”

8NaseJerusalem ke uYoshafati wamisela abanye abaLevi nababingeleli neentloko zezindlu zakwaSirayeli, ukuze baphuhlise umthetho kaNdikhoyo, balamle iimbambano. Ke babehlala eJerusalem. 9Wabayalela ngolu hlobo: “Sebenzani ngentembeko nangomxhelo wenu wonke, nimhlonela uNdikhoyo. 10Kumbandela ngamnye oza kuni uphuma kumawenu ahlala ezixekweni (nokuba ngumcimbi wokuphalala kwegazi, okanye izinto eziphathelele emthethweni, imiyalelo, imimiselo, okanye imiqathango ethile) nina balumkiseni bangamoni uNdikhoyo, kungenjalo ingqumbo yakhe yoba phezu kwenu namawenu lawo. Yenzani loo nto ke ukuze ningoni.

11“Umbingeleli omkhulu uAmariya nguye oya kunongamela kwimicimbi ephathelele kuNdikhoyo; kanti ke yena uZebhadiya unyana kaIshmayeli wonongamela kweziphathelele kukumkani. Ke bona abaLevi boba ngabaququzeleli benu. Yomelelani nizimisele! Ngamana ke uNdikhoyo wangakubo bonke abenza okulungileyo.”

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UYoshafati woyisa amaMowabhi nama-Amon

1Ke kaloku emva koku amaMowabhi nama-Amon ekunye namaMawun aya kulwa noYoshafati.

2Abathile ke beza kuxelela uYoshafati bathi: “Nantso inyambalala yomkhosi ophuma e-Edom isiza kukuhlasela, ingaphaya ngaphesheya kolwandle. Seyichophele ukuhlasela iphaya eHazezon-tamare.” (YiEngedi ke leyo.)

3UYoshafati ke wothuka, wazimisela ukufuna uncedo *kuNdikhoyo, wamisela inzila kuJuda ewonke. 4AbakwaJuda ke baqokelelana ukuza kufuna uncedo kuNdikhoyo; ewe, beza bephuma kuzo zonke iidolophu zakwaJuda befuna uNdikhoyo.

5Ke uYoshafati waphakama apho kwelo bandla likaJuda kunye neJerusalem endlwini kaNdikhoyo phambi kwaloo nkundla intsha, 6waza wathi: “Ndikhoyo, Thixo woobawo, andithi na kaloku unguThixo osezulwini? Nguwe olawula zonke izikumkani zezizwe. Amandla nokomelela kusesandleni sakho; akukho mntu unokumelana nawe. 7Ke kaloku, wena Thixo wethu, wabadudula wabakhupha abemi beli lizwe, amaSirayeli ebukele, waza lona walinikela ukuba libe lelesizukulwana sika-Abraham isihlobo sakho ngonaphakade. 8Bema kulo ke, baza kulo bakha indawo engcwele egameni lakho, besithi: 9‘Sothi sakufikelwa sisithwakumbe, noba sisibetho sekrele, ubhubhani, noba yindlala, thina sime phambi kwakho kule ndlu ibizwa ngegama lakho, sikhale kuwe embandezelweni yethu, ke wena usiphulaphule usihlangule.’

10“Ngoko ke ngoku nanga ama-Amon, amaMowabhi nâbo bentaba iSeyire, ummandla lowo wena ungavumanga ukuba awuhlasele uSirayeli ukuphuma kwakhe eJiputa, waza ke uSirayeli wabacezela akabatshabalalisa. 11Khawubone ke indlela abasibuyekeza ngayo ngokuza kusigxotha kwisabelo owasinika ukuze sibe lilifa lethu. 12Thixo wethu, khawubohlwaye. Thina ngokunokwethu asinawo amandla okujongana nale nyambalala yomkhosi osihlaselayo. Ewe, asazi nemasikwenze, koko amehlo ethu akhangele kuwe.”

13Onke amadoda akwaJuda, nabafazi, nabantwana, neentsana, bema phambi koNdikhoyo.

14Ke uMoya kaNdikhoyo wafikela uYaziyeli unyana kaZakariya, kaBhenaya, kaYehiyeli, kaMataniya umLevi oyinzala ka-Asafu, emi njalo apho ebandleni.

15Wathi: “Phulaphulani, kumkani uYoshafati nani bemi bakwaJuda naseJerusalem. UNdikhoyo uthi kuni: ‘Sanukoyika; ze ningatyhafi ngenxa yale nyambalala yomkhosi. Kaloku imfazwe le asiyoyenu, yekaThixo. 16Ngomso phumani niye kubo. Ke bona boba beqabela kwinkalo yaseZizi; nina nobafumana ekupheleni kwengxingwa kwintlango kaJeruweli. 17Asinini abaya kulilwa eli dabi. Yimani ngeendawo zenu, niqingqe nje, nibukele uNdikhoyo enihlangula, ndlundini kaJuda nani bemi baseJerusalem. Ze ningoyiki okanye nityhafe. Ngomso phumani nijongane nabo, uNdikhoyo uya kuba nani.’ ”

18UYoshafati waguqa, ubuso ebujongise emhlabeni, nabantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalem bawa phantsi, banqula uNdikhoyo. 19Ke abaLevi abathile, abangamaKohati namaKora, basuka bema ngeenyawo badanduluka kanobom bebonga bedumisa uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli.

20Bavuka kusasa ngengomso, baphuma bajonga kwintlango yaseTekowa. Xa baphumayo ke uYoshafati wema wathi: “Ndiphulaphuleni, maJuda nani bemi baseJerusalem! Kholosani ngoNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, yaye ke yena uya kunixhasa. Ukuba niyabathemba abashumayeli bakhe niya kuphumelela.” 21Akuba ethetha-thethene nabantu uYoshafati wamisela iimvumi zokuculela uNdikhoyo, ukuze zimbonge ngenxa yobunewu-newu bobungcwele bakhe. Zawukhokela ke umkhosi lowo, zimemelela zisithi:

“Bulelani kuNdikhoyo,

kuba izibele zakhe zimi ngonaphakade.”

22Bathe bakucula bedumisa, suka uNdikhoyo wawurhwaqelisa umkhosi wama-Amon namaMowabhi, nâbo bentaba iSeyire ababehlasela uJuda; kubo yaba ngathi bangqingiwe, baza ke boyiswa. 23Kaloku ama-Amon namaMowabhi asuka avukelana namadoda entaba iSeyire, awangenela awatshabalalisa. Akuba ewagwintile amadoda aseSeyire, ajika abulalana kwaodwa.

24Athe ke amaJuda akufika kwindawo evelele intlango leyo, akuwujonga loo mkhosi mkhulu kunene, kuphela abona izidumbu zithe gangalala emhlabeni, kungekho nomnye osindileyo. 25Ngoko ke uYoshafati namadoda akhe basuka bachola-chola amaxhoba: impahla eyayikwezo zidumbu, nezinye izinto ezixabisekileyo – intabalala ababengenako ukuyiphatha yonke. Amaxhoba lawo ayemaninzi kangangokuba bathatha iintsuku ezintathu ukuwaqokelela. 26Ngosuku lwesine ke bahlanganisana kwintili yeBheraka, baza ke apho bamdumisa uNdikhoyo. Kungoko ke loo ndawo kwathiwa yintili yeBheraka unanamhlanje.

27AbakwaJuda naseJerusalem ke bonke bakhokelwa nguYoshafati, bajika bevuya baya eJerusalem. Kaloku uNdikhoyo wabatsho banemincili bavuya phezu kweentshaba zabo. 28EJerusalem bangena bajonga endlwini kaNdikhoyo bekhalisa iihapu, imirhubhe, namaxilongo.

29Ithe ke yakuvakala imbali yokulwa kukaNdikhoyo neentshaba zikaSirayeli, suka zonke izizwe nezikumkani zamoyika zamhlonela uThixo. 30Umbuso kaYoshafati ke waxhamla uxolo, kuba kaloku uThixo wakhe wayemnike ukuphumla macal' onke.

Isiphelo sokulawula kukaYoshafati

(1 Kum 22:41-50)

31Ngoko ke uYoshafati wamlawula uJuda. Ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula wayeneminyaka emashumi mathathu anantlanu, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mabini anantlanu. Unina yayinguAzubha intombi kaShili. 32Yena wahamba ngeendlela zikayise uAsa, akanxaxha kuzo; ewe, yena wayesenza okulungileyo emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. 33Kambe ke zona iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zange zitshitshiswe; abantu abazange bade babambelele ngomxhelo wabo kuThixo wooyise.

34Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYoshafati, ukusukela ekuqalekeni kude kuye esiphelweni, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli, ngcombolo leyo ke ilandwa nguYehu unyana kaHanani.

35Kamva ke ukumkani wakwaJuda uYoshafati wakha unxibelelwano noAhaziya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, umfo owayesaziwa ngenkohlakalo. 36Wavumelana naye ukuba bakhe igqiza leenqanawa zokurhweba, abathe bazakha e-Eziyon-gebhere. 37Ke uEliyezere unyana kaDodavu waseMaresha washumayela ngoYoshafati wathi: “Ngenxa yokuba unxibelelene noAhaziya, uNdikhoyo uza kuyitshabalalisa loo nto niyenzileyo.” Iinqanawa ezo ke zasuka zatshona, azabi nako ukulithatha elo phulo lorhwebo.

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1Ke uYoshafati waya kuphumla kooyise, waza ke wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide. Esikhundleni sakhe kwangena uYehoram unyana wakhe.

UYehoram ukumkani wakwaJuda

(2 Kum 8:17-24)

2Abantakwabo-Yehoram, oonyana bakaYoshafati, yayingooAzariya, uYehiyeli, uZakariya, uAzariyahu, iMikayeli, noShefatiya. Bonke abo ke ngoonyana bakaYoshafati ukumkani wakwaSirayeli. 3Uyise wabanika intaphane yezipho: isiliva, igolide, nezinto ezixabisekileyo, kananjalo nezixeko ezinqatyisiweyo kwelakwaJuda. Kambe ke wona umbuso wawunika uYehoram, kuba kaloku wayengunyana wamazibulo. 4Akuba ezinzile embusweni kayise uYehoram wababulala bonke abantakwabo ndawonye namatshawe athile akwaSirayeli.

5Ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula uYehoram wayeneminyaka emashumi mathathu anambini, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka yasibhozo. 6Wahamba ekhondweni lookumkani bakwaSirayeli, wenza njengendlu ka-Ahabhi. Kaloku wayethathe intombi yakhe. Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. 7Kambe ke, ngenxa yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo nendlu kaDavide, uNdikhoyo akavumanga ukuyitshabalalisa indlu kaDavide. Kaloku wayemthembise ngelithi womnika isibane ngoonyana bakhe yonke imihla.

8Ke ngexesha likaYehoram iEdom yamvukela uJuda, yazimisela owayo ukumkani. 9Ngoko ke uYehoram waya khona namaphakathi akhe, nazo zonke iinqwelo zakhe. Ke amaEdom amrhawula kunye nezo njengele zeenqwelo, kambe ke yena wavuka ngobusuku waphuncuka. 10Unanamhlanje ke iEdom isavukelene noJuda.

Kwangelo xesha neLibhena yenza uvukelo, kuba kaloku uYehoram wayemlahlile uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise, 11kananjalo wakha iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo kwiinduli zakwaJuda, abantu baseJerusalem wabafaka kumkhwa wobuhenyu. Ewe, wamlahlekisa uJuda.

12UYehoram wafumana ileta evela *kumshumayeli uEliya isithi: “UNdikhoyo uThixo kayihlo uDavide uthi: ‘Wena akuhambanga ngeendlela zikayihlo uYoshafati okanye uAsa ukumkani wakwaJuda, 13koko usuke wahamba ngeendlela zookumkani bakwaSirayeli. UJuda nabantu baseJerusalem ubakhokelele kumkhwa wobuhenyu, njengoko yenzayo indlu ka-Ahabhi. Kananjalo ubabulele abantakwenu, usapho lwendlu kayihlo, amadoda ebengcono kunawe. 14Ngoku ke uNdikhoyo uza kubetha kubantu bakho, oonyana bakho, abafazi bakho, nayo yonke into eyeyakho; ewe, uya kutsho ngesithonga esinzima. 15Wena kanye uza kuhliwa luzenge-zenge lwesifo sezibilini; ewe, eso sifo siya kuzikhupha izibilini zakho.’ ”

16Ke uNdikhoyo uYehoram wamxhokonxela amaFilistiya nama-Arabhu awayehlala ngakumaKushe. 17Bamhlasela uJuda, batyhoboza, baza bazithatha zonke izinto ezixabisekileyo ezafumaneka ebhotwe, ndawonye nabafazi bakakumkani noonyana. Akusalanga namnye unyana ngaphandle kwephelo lakhe uAhaziya.

18Kamva ke uNdikhoyo wabetha uYehoram ngesifo sezibilini esinganyangekiyo. 19Ethubeni, ekupheleni konyaka wesibini, izibilini zakhe zaphuma ngenxa yeso sifo, waza wafela entlungwini emangalisayo. Abantu bakhe ke abazange bamzilele ngomlilo njengoko babenzile kooyise.

20Ekungeneni kwakhe embusweni uYehoram wayeneminyaka emashumi mathathu anambini, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka esibhozo. Ekuswelekeni kwakhe akukho mntu waba buhlungu, waza ke wangcwatyelwa kwisixeko sikaDavide, kodwa ke kungekho kumangcwaba ookumkani.

2 YEZIGANEKO 21XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

IZAFOBE 14

1Umfazi onobulumko uyawakha umzi wakhe;

kanti ke yena ongenangqondo uyawuchitha ngezakhe izandla.

2Ohlonela uNdikhoyo uhamba ngokuthe tye;

ke yena omdelayo iindlela zakhe ziphambukile.

3Umntu onekratshi ukuthetha kwakhe kumhlisela ukohlwaywa;

ke wona amazwi esilumko ayasikhusela.

4Apho kungekho nkabi zankomo umkhombe wesitali uba zé;

ngamandla enkabi yenkomo kunokuzuzwa ingeniso eninzi.

5Ingqina elinyanisekileyo alibuthethi ubuxoki,

kodwa ke lona elixokayo liphuphuma lulwimi.

6Umgxeki ubufuna ancame ubulumko,

kanti ke yena umntu oqiqayo uluzuza lula ulwazi.

7Musa ukutshomana nomntu osisiyatha,

kuba awuyi kuzuza nto ibhadlileyo emlonyeni wakhe.

8Ubulumko bomntu onengqondo bumenza ayichane indlela yakhe;

ukumatha komntu osisityhakala kubanga inkohliso.

9Idini letyala elenziwa zizimathane yintlekisa,

kanti ke abathe ngqo baxhamla imvisiswano.

10Intliziyo nganye iyabazi obayo ubukrakra,

kanti akukho bani wahlulelana nayo ngovuyo lwayo.

11Umzi womntu okhohlakeleyo uya kutshatyalaliswa;

ke wona umzi womntu othe ngqo uyabalasela.

12Kukho indlela ebonakala ngokungathi ilungile emntwini,

kodwa isiphelo sayo sisa ekufeni.

13Nokuba ubani uyahleka usenokuba nomva-ndedwa,

nesiphelo soko kuchwayita sibe sisingqala.

14Umntu onganyanisekanga uvuna loo nto ayilimileyo,

kanti nomntu olungileyo utya isimilo sakhe.

15Umntu ongaqondiyo ukholelwa yinto yonke;

kanti ke yena oqiqayo uhlab' ekhangele.

16Umntu onengqondo uhlala egcisile, ayiphephe inkathazo;

ke sona isityhakala asikhathali, siyatyhuthuza.

17Umntu ocaphuka msinya wenza izinto zobudenge;

umntu onobuqhophololo uyathiywa.

18Umntu ongaqondiyo uvuna ubutyhakala;

ke yena onengqondo uthiwa jize ngolwazi.

19Abantu abagwenxa baya kuqubuda phambi kwabo balungileyo,

bakhahlele emasangweni amalungisa.

20Ihlwempu libukulwa nditsho nangummelwane;

kanti ke yena umntu omi kakuhle unezihlobo ezininzi.

21Umntu omdelelayo ummelwane wakhe uyona,

kambe ke olenzela ububele ihlwempu, hayi inyhweba yakhe!

22Abayi kulahleka na abo bayila ububi?

Inceba nenyaniso ikwabo baceba okulungileyo.

23Ekubulalekeni kukusebenza kukho umvuzo;

ke yena olibala kukuncokola wambathwa bubuhlwempu kuphela.

24Abantu abazizilumko bathiwa jize ngobutyebi;

ke bona ubutyhakala beziyatha buvelisa ubutyhakala.

25Ingqina elinyanisekileyo liyabasindisa abantu;

kodwa ke lona elixokayo liyakhohlisa.

26Umntu omhlonelayo uNdikhoyo unenqaba eluqilima;

nabantwana bakhe bazimela kuyo.

27Isiseko sobomi kukuthobela uNdikhoyo;

umntu kuyamphephisa kwizirhintyelo zokufa.

28Ubuhandiba bokumkani buxhomekeke kubuninzi babantu bakhe;

kambe bengekho abantu bokulawulwa itshawe alinto.

29Umntu onomonde uba nengqiqo;

kambe ke yena ocaphuka msinya usuka enze ubudenge.

30Umntu ozolileyo uba nempilo;

ke lona ikhwele yimpehla emathanjeni.

31Umntu ocinezela ihlwempu ugxeka uMdali walo;

ke yena obalungiselelayo abahlelelekileyo udumisa uMdali.

32Umntu okhohlakeleyo ubhangiswa bububi bakhe;

kanti ke yena olilungisa unenqaba azimela ngayo nasekufeni.

33Ubulumko busekhaya kumntu obhadlileyo;

kanti buyazibika naphakathi kweziyatha.

34Ubulungisa buyasiphakamisa isizwe;

ke sona isono lihlazo nakwesiphi na isizwe.

35Ukumkani uyakholiswa liphakathi elilumkileyo,

kodwa umsindo wakhe uyavutha kowenza okuziintloni.

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