2 Amakhosi 16
1 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lesikhombisa kaPhekha indodana kaRemaliya, u-Ahazi indodana kaJothamu inkosi yakoJuda waqalisa ukubusa.
Mʼchaka cha 17 cha Peka mwana wa Remaliya, Ahazi mwana wa Yotamu mfumu ya Yuda anayamba kulamulira.
2 U-Ahazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili esiba yinkosi, yena wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka elitshumi lesithupha. Wayengafanani loyise uDavida, ngoba kazange enze ukulunga phambi kukaThixo.
Ahazi anakhala mfumu ali ndi zaka makumi awiri ndipo analamulira mu Yerusalemu zaka 16. Iye sanachite zabwino pamaso pa Yehova Mulungu wake monga momwe Davide kholo lake ankachitira.
3 Wahamba ngezindlela zamakhosi ako-Israyeli waze wenza umnikelo wokutshiswa ngendodana yakhe, elandela izindlela zezizwe ezingamanyala uThixo ayezixotshe abako-Israyeli bengakangeni kulelolizwe.
Iye anayenda mʼnjira ya mafumu a Israeli mpaka kupereka mwana wake wamwamuna pa moto ngati nsembe yopsereza, potsatira zonyansa za anthu a mitundu imene Yehova anayipirikitsa mʼdzikomo Aisraeli asanafike.
4 Wanikela imihlatshelo njalo watshisa impepha ezindaweni zokukhonzela phezu kwamaqaqa langaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziyizithingithingi.
Iyeyo ankapereka nsembe ndi kufukiza lubani pa malo opembedzera mafano, pa mapiri ndi pansi pa mtengo uliwonse wa masamba ambiri.
5 Ngakho uRezini inkosi yama-Aramu kanye loPhekha indodana kaRemaliya inkosi yako-Israyeli basuka bayahlasela iJerusalema bavimbezela u-Ahazi, kodwa abazange bamehlule.
Ndipo Rezini mfumu ya Aramu ndi Peka mwana wa Remaliya mfumu ya Israeli anapita kukachita naye nkhondo ku Yerusalemu ndipo anazinga Ahazi, koma sanathe kumugonjetsa.
6 Ngalesosikhathi, uRezini inkosi yase-Aramu, wahluthuna i-Elathi wayibuyisela kuma-Aramu ngokududula abantu bakoJuda. Ama-Edomi ahle angena e-Elathi ahlala khona kuze kube lamuhla.
Nthawi imeneyo Rezini mfumu ya Aramu anatenganso Elati ndi kumubwezera kwa Aaramu, nathamangitsa anthu a ku Yuda mu Elatimo. Aedomu anapita kukakhala ku Elati ndipo akukhalako mpaka lero lino.
7 U-Ahazi wathuma izithunywa ukuthi ziyekuthi kuThigilathi-Philesa inkosi yase-Asiriya, “Ngiyinceku yakho lesichaka. Woza uzongikhulula esandleni senkosi yase-Aramu lasesandleni senkosi yako-Israyeli, amakhosi angihlaselayo.”
Ahazi anatuma amithenga kwa Tigilati-Pileseri mfumu ya ku Asiriya kuti, “Ine ndine mtumiki wanu ndipo ndili pansi panu. Bwerani mudzandipulumutse mʼdzanja la mfumu ya Aramu ndiponso mʼdzanja la mfumu ya Israeli amene akundithira nkhondo.”
8 Ngakho u-Ahazi wathatha isiliva legolide elafunyanwa ethempelini likaThixo lasezindlini zenotho zesigodlweni senkosi wakuthumela kwaba yisipho senkosi yase-Asiriya.
Ndipo Ahazi anatenga siliva ndi golide amene anamupeza mʼNyumba ya Yehova ndi mosungira chuma cha nyumba ya mfumu ndi kutumiza ngati mphatso kwa mfumu ya ku Asiriya.
9 Inkosi yase-Asiriya yahle yamhlomulela ngokuhlasela iDamaseko yayithumba. Yakhupha ababehlala khona yabaxotshela eKhiri njalo uRezini yahle yambulala.
Mfumu ya ku Asiriya inamvera pokathira nkhondo mzinda wa Damasiko ndi kuwulanda. Anthu a mu mzindamo anawatumiza ku Kiri ndipo anapha Rezini.
10 Ngakho inkosi u-Ahazi yasisiya eDamaseko ukuze ibonane loThigilathi-Philesa inkosi yase-Asiriya. Yabona i-alithari eDamaseko yasithumela umdwebo walelo alithare ku-Uriya umphristi lengcazelo egcweleyo yokwakhiwa.
Kenaka mfumu Ahazi inapita ku Damasiko kukakumana ndi Tigilati-Pileseri mfumu ya ku Asiriya. Iye anaona guwa lansembe ku Damasiko kuja ndipo anatumiza chitsanzo chake kwa wansembe Uriya, osasiyapo nʼkanthu komwe kuti athe kulimanga.
11 Ngakho u-Uriya umphristi wasesakha i-alithari ngomdwebo owawuvela enkosini u-Ahazi eDamaseko waliqeda inkosi u-Ahazi ingakaphenduki.
Choncho wansembe Uriya anamanga guwa lansembe molingana ndi chitsanzo chimene anamutumizira Mfumu Ahazi kuchokera ku Damasiko ndipo anatsiriza kumanga guwalo Ahazi asabwere kuchokera ku Damasiko kuja.
12 Inkosi ithe isivela eDamaseko yabona i-alithari yahle yayanikela kulo.
Mfumu itabwera kuchokera ku Damasiko kuja ndi kuona guwalo, inasendera pafupi ndi kupereka nsembe paguwapo.
13 Inkosi yanikela umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wamabele, yathela okunathwayo komnikelo, yachela igazi lomnikelo wobudlelwano e-alithareni.
Mfumu inapereka nsembe yopsereza ndi nsembe ya chakudya. Inapereka nsembe yachakumwa ndi kuwaza magazi a nsembe yake yachiyanjano paguwapo.
14 I-alithari lethusi elalimi phambi kukaThixo yaliletha livela ngaphambili ethempelini, phakathi kwe-alithari elitsha lethempeli likaThixo, yalifaka ngenyakatho ye-alithare elitsha.
Guwa lamkuwa limene linali pamaso pa Yehova analichotsa kutsogolo kwa nyumbayo, kulichotsa pakati pa guwa latsopano ndi Nyumba ya Yehova ndi kukaliyika cha kumpoto kwa guwa latsopanolo.
15 Inkosi u-Ahazi yasilaya u-Uriya umphristi yathi, “Phezu kwe-alithari elikhulu elitsha, nikela umnikelo wokutshiswa wekuseni kuthi ntambama kube ngumnikelo wamabele, lomnikelo wabantu bonke elizweni, lomnikelo wabo wonke wamabele kanye lowokunathwayo. Chela i-alithari ngalo lonke igazi leminikelo yokutshiswa kanye lemihlatshelo. Kodwa ngizasebenzisa i-alithari lethusi ukucela iziqondiso.”
Pamenepo Mfumu Ahazi inalamula wansembe Uriya kuti, “Pa guwa lalikulu latsopano uziperekapo nsembe yopsereza ya mmawa ndi nsembe ya chakudya ya madzulo, nsembe yopsereza ya mfumu ndi nsembe yake ya chakudya ndiponso nsembe za anthu onse a mʼdziko, za chakudya ndi chakumwa. Pa guwali uziwazapo magazi a nsembe zonse zopsereza ndi nsembe zina zonse. Koma ine ndizigwiritsa ntchito guwa lansembe lamkuwa pofuna kufunsira nzeru.”
16 Ngakho u-Uriya umphristi wenza njengokulaywa kwakhe yinkosi u-Ahazi.
Ndipo wansembe Uriya anachita monga analamulira Mfumu Ahazi.
17 Inkosi u-Ahazi yasusa izinsimbi zenqodlana lemiganu phezulu, yethula uLwandle phezu kwenkabi zethusi ezazingaphansi kwalo, yalubeka phezu kwesisekelo selitshe.
Mfumu Ahazi anachotsa maferemu a maphaka nachotsapo mabeseni. Iye anatsitsa mbiya yayikulu imene inali pamwamba pa ngʼombe zamkuwa ndipo anayika pansi pa chiwundo cha miyala.
18 Yasusa isembeso seSabatha esasakhiwe ethempelini, yavala intuba yokungena inkosi eyayiphandle kwethempeli likaThixo, ivumela okwakufunwa yinkosi yase-Asiriya.
Iye anachotsa kadenga ka pa Sabata kamene kanamangidwa mʼkati mwa Nyumba ya Yehova ndiponso anatseka chipata cholowera mfumu cha kunja kwa nyumba ya Yehova pofuna kukondweretsa mfumu ya ku Asiriya.
19 Ezinye izehlakalo ngombuso ka-Ahazi, kanye lokunye akwenzayo, akulotshwanga egwalweni lwembali yamakhosi akoJuda na?
Ntchito zina za Ahazi ndi zonse zimene anachita, kodi sizinalembedwe mʼbuku la mbiri ya mafumu a Yuda?
20 U-Ahazi waya ekuphumuleni kubokhokho bakhe eMzini kaDavida. UHezekhiya indodana yakhe yathatha ubukhosi.
Ahazi anamwalira ndipo anayikidwa mʼmanda pamodzi ndi makolo ake mu Mzinda wa Davide. Ndipo Hezekiya mwana wake analowa ufumu mʼmalo mwake.
