2 Kroniku 20
1 Hagi ana'ma hutegeno'a, Moapu vahe'ma, Amoni vahe'ma, mago'a Meuni vahe'ma hu'za Jehosafatina hara eme hunte'za hu'naze.
Ngemva kwalokho amaMowabi lama-Amoni kanye labanye bamaMewuni baphuma impi ukuba bayehlasela uJehoshafathi.
2 Hagi mago'a vahe'mo'za Jehosafatina amanage hu'za eme asami'naze, Tusi'a vahekrerfamo'za ha' hugante'naku hagerimofo kantu kaziga Edomuti e'za Hazazon-tamari emani'naze hu'za eme asmi'naze. (Hazazon-tamaria mago agi'a Engedi'e).
Amanye amadoda aya kuJehoshafathi afika athi kuye, “Kulempi enkulu ezayo ukuzakuhlasela evela ngase-Edomi, ngaphetsheya kolwandle. IsiseHazazoni Thamari” (okuyikuthi, Eni-Gedi).
3 Ananke'ma Jehosafati'a nentahino'a, tusi koro nehuno Ra Anumzamofo avesi'zankura nunamuna huno antahinegeno, mika Juda vahera ke hige'za ne'zana a'o hu'za Ra Anumzamofontega nunamu hu'naze.
Ngokwethuka, uJehoshafathi wazimisela ukumdinga uThixo, wamemezela ukuba akuzilwe ukudla kulolonke elakoJuda.
4 Hagi mika Juda vahetmimo'za emeri atru hu'za Ra Anumzamo'ma zamaza hanigura antahige'naze. Mika Juda rankumapintira Ra Anumzamofontega nunamu hu'za antahige'naku eme atru hu'naze.
Abantu bakoJuda baqoqana bahlangana bezodinga usizo kuThixo, lakanye baphuma kuyo yonke imizi yakoJuda.
5 Hagi mika Juda vahe'ene Jerusalemi vahetmimofo zamavugane Ra Anumzamofo mono nomofo avuga kasefa kuma'ma tro'ma hunte'nazafi Jehosafati'a oti'neno,
Ngakho uJehoshafathi wema phambi kwebandla lakoJuda lelaseJerusalema ethempelini likaThixo phambi kweguma elitsha
6 amanage huno nunamuna hu'ne, Ra Anumzana Kagra tafahe'i Anumzamoka kagra monafi Anumzana mani'nane. Kagrake'za maka ama mopafi kumatmina kegava hu'nane. Kagri kazampinke maka hihamu hankavea me'neankino, mago vahe'mo'e huno hara hugageteoregahie.
wathi, “Oh Thixo, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho, kakusuwe yini uNkulunkulu osezulwini? Ubusa phezu kwemibuso yezizwe zonke. Amandla asesandleni sakho, njalo kakho ongamelana lawe.
7 Kagra Anumzantimoka, Israeli vaheka'a zamavufi ama mopafima ko'ma mani'naza vahera zmahenatitrenka, kanampaka'a Abrahamu agehemofo ama mopa zamagri mopa mevava hugahie hunka zami'nane.
Oh Nkulunkulu wethu, awubaxotshanga ababekuleli lizwe phambi kwabantu bakho bako-Israyeli wabanika ukuba libe ngelabo nini lanini abesizukulwane sika-Abhrahama umngane wakho na?
8 Hagi zamagra ama ana mopafi mani'ne'za mono'ma hugantesaza mono nona kintete'za amanage hu'naze,
Sebehlale kulo njalo sebakhe indawo yokukhonzela yeBizo lakho, besithi,
9 ha' eme hurante'nazo, hazenke'za fore hanio, ruzahu ruzahu kri fore hanio, agatonto kna fore haniana ama Kagri kagima erisgahu mono nomofo avuga otita Kagritega krafagema hanunkenka, krafagetia antahiraminka knazanpintira tagu'vazigahane hu'none.
‘Nxa sisehlelwa zinhlupheko, loba yinkemba yokwahlulela, loba yizifo loba yindlala, sizakuma ngobukhona bakho phambi kwalelithempeli elileBizo lakho sikhale kuwe ekuhlukuluzweni kwethu, wena uzasizwa njalo usisindise.’
10 Hagi tagehemofo Israeli vaheku'ma hanke'za Isipitima ne-eza Moapu vahe'ma, Amoni vahe'ma' Seiri agonafima nemaniza vahera ha'ma huozmante'za zamagatere'za e'naza vahe'mo'za menina ha' hurantenaku neaze.
Kodwa khathesi nanka amadoda ama-Amoni lamaMowabi labeNtabeni yaseSeyiri, abelizwe owalela u-Israyeli ukuba alinqobe ekuphumeni kwakhe eGibhithe; okwabangela ukuthi babatshiye abaze bababhubhisa.
11 Hagi e'i anahu avu'ava'ma huzmante'nonte, miza neramiza erisantihareho hunkama tami'nana mopafintira eme tahenatitre'za ama mopa eri'naku neazafi ko?
Khangela ukuthi khathesi baphindisela ngokunganani ngokusemuka isipho owasipha sona ukuba sibe yilifa lethu.
12 Hagi Anumzantimoka nahanigenka kagra refko hunka keaga ana zantera hunezmantenka hazenkea ozamigahane? Na'ankure tagra ama tusi vahekrerfama neazana knarera osu'nonankita, hara huozmante'gahune. Hagi antahintahi timo'a savari higeta, tazama hanankura kagri kavufinke keteta mani'none.
Oh Nkulunkulu wethu, awuyikubahlulela na? Ngoba asilamandla okumelana lebutho elikhulu kangaka elisihlaselayo. Asikwazi esingakwenza, kodwa amehlo ethu aphezu kwakho.”
13 Anage'ma nehigeno'a, mika Juda venenemo'za ne'one mofavrezmine, a'nezamine, mofavre'zmine Ra Anumzamofo avuga oti'za mani'nazageno,
Wonke amadoda akoJuda, labomkabo labantwabawo lensane, bema lapho phambi kukaThixo.
14 ana vahe amu'nompi Zekaraia nemofo Jahazielinte Ra Anumzamofo Avamumo'a e'ne. Hagi Zekaraia'a Benia nemofo'e, Benia'a Jeieli nemofo'e, Jeieli'a Matania nemofo Livae nekino, Asapu ne' mofavreramimpinti ne' mani'ne.
UMoya kaThixo wehlela kuJahaziyeli indodana kaZakhariya, indodana kaBhenaya, indodana kaJeyiyeli, indodana kaMathaniya, umLevi oyisizukulwane sika-Asafi, emi phambi kwebandla.
15 Hagi Jahazieli'a amanage hu'ne, Mika Juda vahe'ma, Jerusalemi kumapima nemaniza vahe'motane kini ne' Jehosafetiganena antahiho, Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hie, ha'ma huramante'naku'ma, tusi'a sondia vahekrerfamo'zama aza vahekura tamahirahikura huta korora osiho, na'ankure ama hara tamagri hara omne'neanki, Anumzamofo ha' me'ne.
Wasesithi: “Lalela, wena Nkosi Jehoshafathi labo bonke abahlala koJuda labaseJerusalema! Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo kini: ‘Lingesabi njalo lingadediswa yibukhulu bebutho laleyompi. Ngoba ukulwa akusikwenu, kodwa ngokukaNkulunkulu.
16 Oki'na uramita hara ome huzmanteho. Zamagra Zizi krahopinti marerigahazankita Jerueli hagege kokamofo zage hanati kaziga ome zamagegahaze.
Kusasa hambani liyejamelana labo. Bona bazakhwela ngokhalo lwaseZizi, lina lizabathola ekucineni kodonga eNkangala yaseJeruweli.
17 Tamagra ama ana hapina hara osugahazanki, oti hankavetita retrohuta manineta Ra Anumzamo'ma tamagritegama anteno tamagu'ma vaziniana keho. Juda vahe'ene Jerusalemi vahe'mota korora nehuta tamahirahikura osiho. Ra Anumzamo'a tamagrane manigahianki, okina hara ome huzmanteho.
Aliyikuyilwa limpi. Lunganini ezindaweni; lime ngesibindi lizabona ukuhlenga kukaThixo azalenzela khona, Oh lina bakaJuda lani beJerusalema. Lingesabi, lingadangali. Phumani kusasa liyehlasela, uThixo uzakuba lani.’”
18 Anage'ma higeno'a, Jehosafati'a mopafi renaregeno, Juda vahe'mo'zane, Jerusalemima nemaniza vahe'mo'zanena Ra Anumzamofo avuga zamarena re'za kepri hu'za Ra Anumzamofona monora hunte'naze.
UJehoshafathi wakhothama ubuso buphansi kanti njalo bonke abakoJuda labaseJerusalema bawela phansi ngobuso bemkhonza uThixo.
19 Ana hazageno Kohati nagapinti Livae vahe'mo'zane, Kora naga'mo'zanena oti'za Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe'mofo Anumzana ranke hu'za zagamera hu'za agi'a ahentesga hu'naze.
Ngakho abanye abaLevi bamaKhohathi, lamaKhora bema bamdumisa uThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngelizwi eliphakemeyo okuphezulu.
20 Hagi nanterame oti'za hagege kokampi Tekoa vu'naze. Hagi anama nevazageno'a, Jehosafati'a otino amanage hu'ne, Juda vahe'ene Jerusalemima nemaniza vahe'enena kama antahiho, Ra Anumzana tamagri Anumzamofonte tamentintia hinkeno tamagu vazino tamaza nehina, Agri kasnampa vahetmimofo kere tamentinti nehuta, knarera huta manigahaze.
Kwathi ekuseni kakhulu basuka baya eNkangala yaseThekhowa. Bathi besuka lapho, uJehoshafathi waphakama wathi, “Lalelani kimi, bantu bakoJuda lani baseJerusalema! Thembelani kuThixo uNkulunkulu wenu uzaliphathisa; likholwe abaphrofethi bakhe, lizaphumelela.”
21 Hagi zamavare atru huno ana nanekema zmasamiteno'a, ruotge'ma hu'nea kukena hu'neza vugote'za nevu'za zagamera hu'za Ra Anumzamofoma agima ahentesgama hanaza vahetami zamazeri oti'ne. Hagi anama hutege'za amanage hu'za ana zagamera hu'naze, Ra Anumzamofona susu huntone, na'ankure avesirante'nea zamo'a mevava huno vugahie.
Ngemva kokubuza abantu, uJehoshafathi wakhetha amadoda okuhlabelela uThixo lokumdumisa ngenxa yenkazimulo yobungcwele bakhe bekhokhele amabutho, besithi: “Mbongeni uThixo, ngoba uthando lwakhe lumi nininini.”
22 Anagema hutege'za agafa hu'za zagamera ranke hu'za nehazageno Amoni vahe'ma, Moapu vahe'ma, Seiri agonafima nemaniza vahetaminena Ra Anumzamo'a agafa huno zamazeri savri hige'za, hara zamagra zamagra hu'za ohefri ahefria hu'naze.
Bathi beqalisa ukuhlabelela njalo bedumisa, uThixo wabeka abantu bokucathamela abase-Amoni labase-Mowabi labaseNtabeni iSeyiri ababedinga ukuhlasela uJuda, behlulwa.
23 Amoni vahe'ene Moapu vahe'mo'zanena rukrahe hu'za, Seiri agonafi vahera hara huzmante'za zamahe'naze. Hagi Seiri agonafi vahe'ma zamahe vagamarete'za, ete Moapu vahe'mo'zane Amoni vahe'mo'za oti'za zamagra zamagra ohefri ahefri hu'naze.
Amadoda ako-Amoni lawamaMowabi avukela amadoda ayevela eNtabeni yaseSeyiri ukuba bawabulale bawatshabalalise. Ngemva kokuba sebeqedile ukubulala abaseSeyiri, banceda ngokubulalana bodwa.
24 Hagi hagege kokamofoma uruha'ma nehaza agonare Juda vahe'mo'za emarerite'za, kegamanute'za hagege kokantegama kazana mago'mo'e huno atre'nora ofre'neanki ana maka vahetmimo'za fri'za uvase evase hu'nazage'za ke'naze.
Amadoda akoJuda athe efika endaweni emalungana lenkangala bakhangela lapho okwakulebutho elikhulu khona babona ngezidumbu zelekene phansi, kungekho loyedwa owayebalekile.
25 Hagi kini ne' Jehosafati'ene vahe'amo'zanema ana vahetmimofo fenoma erinaku'ma e'za eme kazana, ana fri vahetmimofo fenoma, ne'zama, kukenama, zago'amo mareri zantaminena, tusi feno me'nege'za eri vagaregara osu'naze. Ana fenoma eri'nazana tusi'a fenonkino, 3'a zage knafi fenona hantage'naze.
Ngakho uJehoshafathi lamanye amadoda bahamba bayabutha impango, njalo phakathi kwayo bafumana impahla zokusebenzisa lezembatho lezinye njalo impahla eziligugu ukwedlula lezo ababengazithwala. Impango yayinengi kwaze kwathatha insuku ezintathu beyithutha.
26 Hagi namba 4kna zupa Beraka agupofi emeri tru hu'za muse nehu'za, Ra Anumzamofo agi'a ahentesga hu'naze. E'ina hu'negu ana agupomofo agia Berake (Berakaema hu'nena asomure hu'ne) hu'za hazageno meno eno menina ama knarera ehanati'ne.
Ngosuku lwesine babuthana eSigodini saseBherakha, lapho abadumisela khona uThixo. Kungenxa yalokho yonale indawo yabizwa ngokuthi iSigodi saseBherakha kuze kube lamuhla.
27 Ana hutazageno Jehosafati'a vugota huzmantege'za maka Juda vahetamine, Jerusalemima nemaniza vahe'mo'zanena Ra Anumzamo'ma ha' vahe'zmima ha'ma huzmagaterea zanku zagame nehu'za tusi muse hume Jerusalemi vu'naze.
Ngakho wonke amadoda akoJuda lawaseJerusalema abuyela ngokuthokoza eJerusalema, bekhokhelwa nguJehoshafathi ngoba uThixo wayebenzele lokho okwakubajabulisile phezu kwezitha zabo.
28 Hagi Jerusalemi kumapima enefre'za, hapu zavenama, laerie nehaza zavenama nehe'za, ufenena nere'za Ra Anumzamofo nompina musenkase hu'za ufre'naze.
Bangena eJerusalema baya ethempelini likaThixo betshaya imihubhe lemiqangala lamacilongo.
29 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'ma Israeli vahe'ma zamaza huno ha' vahezmima zamaheankema ruga'a kumatmimpi vahe'mo'zama nentahi'za, Anumzamofonkura tusi koro hu'naze.
Ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kwehlela phezu kwayo yonke imibuso emazweni besizwa ngokulwa kukaThixo esilwa lezitha zika-Israyeli.
30 E'ina higeno Jehosafeti'ma kinima mani'noma vu'nea knafina, agri Anumzamo'a ha'zana eri atrege'za maka kazigatira hara eme huozmantage'za fru hu'za mani'naze.
Lakanye umbuso kaJehoshafathi waba lokuthula, ngoba uNkulunkulu wakhe wayemnike ukuphumula inxa zonke.
31 Hagi Jehosafati'a 35'a kafu hu'neno Juda vahe kinia efore huno mani'neankino, 25'a kafufi Jerusalemi kumatera kinia mani'ne. Hagi nerera agia Azubakino, agra Silhi mofa mani'ne.
Ngakho uJehoshafathi wabusa koJuda. Waba yinkosi yakoJuda eleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu. Unina wayengu-Azubha indodakazi kaShilihi.
32 Hagi Jehosafati'a ko'ma nefa Asa'ma fatgo avu'ava'ma hu'neaza huno, Ra Anumzamofo avurera fatgo avu'ava hu'ne.
Wahamba ngezindlela zikayise u-Asa njalo kazange aphambuke kuzo; wenza okulungileyo phambi kukaThixo.
33 Hianagi havi anumzante'ma mono hunentaza kumatmina eri haviza osu'neanki'za, vahe'mo'za zmafahemofo Anumzantera zamagu'aretira hu'za amagera onte'naze.
Izindawo zokukhonzela kazisuswanga njalo abantu babelokhu bengazimiselanga ngezinhliziyo zabo ngokupheleleyo kuNkulunkulu waboyise.
34 Hagi Jehosafati'ma agafa huno kinima mani'neretima vuno vagamaretema vu'nea knafima tro'ma hu'nea zantmimofo agenkea, Hanani nemofo Jehu avontafepi krentegeno, Israeli kini vahetmimofo agenkema krentenazafi me'ne.
Ezinye izehlakalo ngombuso kaJehoshafathi kusukela ekuqaleni kusiya ekucineni, zilotshiwe embalini kaJehu, indodana kaHanani, yona elotshwe egwalweni lwamakhosi ako-Israyeli.
35 Hagi henka Juda kini ne' Jehosafati'a havi avu'avazama nehia Israeli kini ne' Ahasia'ene eri hagerafino mani'ne.
Ngokuqhubeka kwezikhathi, uJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda waba lesibopho asenza lo-Ahaziya inkosi yako-Israyeli, owayelecala lokwenza okubi.
36 Hagi ana kini netremokea vente trohuke Tasisi vunaku mago zanarimpa huteke, ana venteramina Ezion-Geba kumate trohu'na'e.
Wavumelana laye ukuba bakhe imikhumbi yokuthwala impahla zokuthengiselana. Ngemva kokuba isiyakhiwe e-Eziyoni-Gebheri,
37 Ana'ma nehakeno'a higeno'a Maresa kumateti ne' Dodavahu nemofo Eliezeri'a anage huno Jehosafatina kasnampa kea hunte'ne, Na'ankure kagra Ahasia'ene kea hagerafinankino, tro'ma hana venteramina Ra Anumzamo'a eri haviza hugahie. Higeno ana venteramimo'za haviza hazage'za, Tasisia ovu'naze.
u-Eliyezari indodana kaDodavahu waseMaresha wakhuluma isiphrofethi esilahla uJehoshafathi, esithi, “Ngenxa yokuthi wenza isibopho lo-Ahaziya, uThixo uzadiliza lokho okwenzileyo.” Imikhumbi yabhidlika ayaze yenelisa ukungena olwandle isiyathengisa.
