Eyesibili EyamaKhosi
14 Ngomnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaJehowashi+ indodana kaJehowahazi inkosi yako-Israyeli, u-Amaziya indodana kaJehowashi inkosi yakoJuda waba yinkosi. 2 Wayeleminyaka engu-25 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-29. Unina kwakunguJehoyadini njalo wayengoweJerusalema.+ 3 U-Amaziya waqhubeka esenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova kodwa hatshi njengoDavida+ ukhokho wakhe. Walandela konke okwakusenziwa nguJehowashi uyise.+ 4 Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo* azizange zidilizwe+ futhi abantu babelokhu betshisa imihlatshelo njalo benikela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.+ 5 U-Amaziya wathi esewumise waqina umbuso wakhe, wahle wabulala izinceku zakhe ezazibulele uyise ngesikhathi eyinkosi.+ 6 Kodwa kazange awabulale amadodana ezinceku lezo ezazibulele uyise ngoba wayelandela umlayo kaJehova obhalwe ebhukwini loMthetho kaMosi othi: “Obaba akumelanga babulawe ngenxa yezono zamadodana abo, lamadodana akumelanga abulawe ngenxa yezono zaboyise. Umuntu kumele abulawelwe isono sakhe kuphela.”+ 7 U-Amaziya wabulala amadoda ako-Edomi+ angu-10 000 esigodini sesawudo+ njalo walwa leSela wayithumba.+ Ngemva kwalokho yabizwa ngokuthi yiJokhitheyeli futhi ilokhu ibizwa njalo kuze kube lamuhla.
8 U-Amaziya wathuma izithunywa kuJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi indodana kaJehu inkosi yako-Israyeli esithi: “Buya sidibane empini.”*+ 9 UJehowashi inkosi yako-Israyeli wasethumela ilizwi ku-Amaziya inkosi yakoJuda wathi: “Isihlahlakazana sameva seLebhanoni sathumela ilizwi kumsedari weLebhanoni sisithi, ‘Yendisela indodakazi yakho endodaneni yami.’ Kodwa kwadlula inyamazana yeganga yaseLebhanoni yasinyathela isihlahlakazana sameva. 10 Ubanqobile sibili abako-Edomi+ yikho usuzigqaja. Kholisa udumo lwakho usendlini yakho.* Kungani usufuna ukuzidalela umonakalo ozakubulalisa wena labantu bakoJuda?” 11 Kodwa u-Amaziya kazange alalele.+
Ngakho uJehowashi inkosi yako-Israyeli wasuka wayadibana lo-Amaziya inkosi yakoJuda empini eBhethi-shemeshi+ yakoJuda.+ 12 AbakoJuda banqotshwa ngabako-Israyeli, ngamunye wabaleka waya emzini wakhe.* 13 UJehowashi inkosi yako-Israyeli wabamba u-Amaziya inkosi yakoJuda indodana kaJehowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya eBhethi-shemeshi, waya laye eJerusalema. Wafika wadiliza umduli weJerusalema kusukela egedini lako-Efrayimi+ kusiyafika egedini elisekhoneni,+ umango ongaba ngamamitha angu-178.* 14 Wathatha lonke igolide lesiliva lazo zonke izitsha ezazisendlini kaJehova lasezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu yenkosi.* Wathumba labantu wasebuyela eSamariya.
15 Yonke imbali kaJehowashi lalokho akwenzayo, lobuqhawe bakhe kanye lokulwa kwakhe lo-Amaziya inkosi yakoJuda kubhaliwe ebhukwini lembali yamakhosi ako-Israyeli. 16 UJehowashi wafa wangcwatshwa eSamariya+ emangcwabeni amakhosi ako-Israyeli. Indodana yakhe uJerobhowami*+ yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
17 U-Amaziya+ indodana kaJehowashi inkosi yakoJuda waphila iminyaka engu-15 ngemva kokufa kukaJehowashi+ indodana kaJehowahazi, inkosi yako-Israyeli.+ 18 Yonke imbali ka-Amaziya ibhaliwe ebhukwini lembali yamakhosi akoJuda. 19 Ngemva kwesikhathi abantu beJerusalema benza icebo lokumhlamukela+ u-Amaziya. Yikho wabaleka waya eLakhishi kodwa bathuma amadoda amlandela khonale afika ambulala. 20 Bamthwala ngamabhiza bayamngcwaba eJerusalema emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe, edolobheni likaDavida.+ 21 Ngemva kwalokho bonke abantu bakoJuda bathatha u-Azariya*+ bambeka ukuthi abe yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amaziya.+ Ngalesosikhathi wayeleminyaka engu-16.+ 22 INkosi u-Amaziya yathi isifile,+ u-Azariya wakha kutsha i-Elathi+ wayibuyisela ebantwini bakoJuda.
23 Ngomnyaka wesi-15 wokubusa kuka-Amaziya indodana kaJehowashi inkosi yakoJuda, uJerobhowami+ indodana kaJehowashi inkosi yako-Israyeli waba yinkosi eSamariya futhi wabusa okweminyaka engu-41. 24 Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova. Kazange azitshiye zonke izono uJerobhowami indodana kaNebhathi ayebangele ukuthi abako-Israyeli bazenze.+ 25 Wabuyisela umngcele wako-Israyeli kusukela eLebho-hamathi*+ kuze kuyefika eLwandle lwe-Arabha,*+ njengoba nje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wayetshilo esebenzisa uJona+ indodana ka-Amithayi, umphrofethi owayedabuka eGathi-heferi.+ 26 Phela uJehova wayesebubonile ubunzima abako-Israyeli ababephakathi kwabo.+ Kwakungela loyedwa owayenganceda abako-Israyeli, kungela ngitsho labangelamandla okuzivikela lababuthakathaka. 27 Kodwa uJehova wayethembise ukuthi wayengasoze alesule ibizo labako-Israyeli emhlabeni.+ Ngakho wabasindisa ngesandla sikaJerobhowami indodana kaJehowashi.+
28 Yonke imbali kaJerobhowami lakho konke akwenzayo, lobuqhawe bakhe kanye lezimpi azilwayo lokuthi wabuyisela iDamaseko+ leHamathi+ ebantwini bakoJuda labako-Israyeli, kubhaliwe ebhukwini lembali yamakhosi ako-Israyeli. 29 UJerobhowami wafa wangcwatshwa emangcwabeni amakhosi ako-Israyeli. Indodana yakhe uZakhariya+ yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.