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15 Ngomnyaka wesi-18 wokubusa kweNkosi uJerobhowami+ indodana kaNebhathi, u-Abhijamu waba yinkosi yakoJuda.+ 2 Wabusa okweminyaka emithathu eJerusalema. Unina kwakunguMahakha+ umzukulu ka-Abhishalomi. 3 U-Abhijamu wenza zonke izono ezazenziwe nguyise futhi wayengazinikelanga kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe ngenhliziyo yonke, kenzanga njengoDavida ukhokho wakhe. 4 Kodwa ngenxa kaDavida,+ uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wamnika isibane eJerusalema,+ wabeka indodana yakhe esikhundleni sakhe njalo wagcina iJerusalema. 5 Phela uDavida wenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova futhi kazange ayekele ukulandela yonke imilayo yakhe okwempilo yakhe yonke, ngaphandle kwalokho akwenza ku-Uriya umHithi.+ 6 Kwakuhlala kulempi phakathi kukaRehobhowami loJerobhowami okwempilo yakhe yonke.+

7 Yonke imbali ka-Abhijamu lakho konke akwenzayo kubhaliwe ebhukwini lembali yamakhosi akoJuda.+ Laphakathi kuka-Abhijamu loJerobhowami kwaba lempi.+ 8 U-Abhijamu wafa bamngcwaba edolobheni likaDavida. Indodana yakhe u-Asa+ yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.+

9 Ngomnyaka wesi-20 wokubusa kukaJerobhowami inkosi yako-Israyeli, u-Asa waqalisa ukubusa koJuda. 10 Wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-41. Ibizo likagogo wakhe kwakunguMahakha+ umzukulu ka-Abhishalomi. 11 U-Asa wenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova+ njengoDavida ukhokho wakhe. 12 Wonke amawule esilisa+ ayesezindaweni zokukhonzela wawaxotsha elizweni futhi wasusa zonke izithombe ezenyanyekayo* ezazenziwe ngokhokho bakhe.+ 13 Wakhipha logogo wakhe uMahakha+ esikhundleni sokuba yindlovukazi ngoba wayeyenze isithombe esenyanyekayo ukuze sisetshenziswe nxa kukhonzwa isithombe sika-Ashera.* U-Asa wasigamula isithombe leso esasisenyanyeka+ wasesitshisa esigodini seKhidroni.+ 14 Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo* azizange zidilizwe.+ Lanxa kunjalo u-Asa wayezinikele kuJehova ngenhliziyo yonke* okwempilo yakhe yonke. 15 Wahambisa endlini kaJehova izinto yena loyise ababezenze zaba ngcwele, isiliva legolide kanye lezitsha ezitshiyeneyo.+

16 Kwakuhlala kulempi phakathi kuka-Asa loBhahasha+ inkosi yako-Israyeli. 17 UBhahasha inkosi yako-Israyeli wabuya wazohlasela abakoJuda. Waqalisa ukwakha* iRama+ ukuze kungabi lomuntu ozaphuma kumbe ozangena elizweni lika-Asa inkosi yakoJuda.+ 18 Ngakho u-Asa wathatha sonke isiliva legolide elalisele ezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaJehova lasezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu yenkosi.* Walinika izinceku zakhe wasezithuma kuBheni-hadadi indodana kaThabhrimoni indodana kaHeziyoni, inkosi yeSiriya+ eyayihlala eDamaseko. U-Asa wathi: 19 “Kulesivumelwano phakathi kwami lawe, laphakathi kukababa loyihlo. Ngikuthumele isipho, isiliva legolide, buya uzokwephula isivumelwano sakho loBhahasha inkosi yako-Israyeli ukuze asuke kimi.” 20 UBheni-hadadi wayilalela iNkosi u-Asa, wasethuma izinduna zamabutho akhe ukuthi ziyehlasela amadolobho ako-Israyeli. Zahlasela i-Ijoni,+ ledolobho lakoDani,+ le-Abheli-bhethi-mahakha leKhinerethi yonke lalo lonke ilizwe lakoNafithali. 21 UBhahasha wathi ekuzwa lokho wahle wayekela ukwakha* iRama, waqhubeka ehlala eThiriza.+ 22 INkosi u-Asa yasibiza bonke abantu bakoJuda, akusalanga ngitsho loyedwa. Bahamba bayathwala amatshe lezigodo uBhahasha ayesakha ngazo iRama. INkosi u-Asa yakha* iGebha+ yakoBhenjamini leMizipha+ isebenzisa amatshe la lezigodo lezo.

23 Yonke imbali ka-Asa lamandla akhe, lakho konke akwenzayo kanye lamadolobho awakhayo, kubhaliwe ebhukwini lembali yamakhosi akoJuda. Wathi eseluphele waqalisa ukubulawa zinyawo.+ 24 U-Asa wafa wangcwatshwa emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe edolobheni likaDavida ukhokho wakhe. Indodana yakhe uJehoshafathi+ yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

25 UNadabi+ indodana kaJerobhowami waba yinkosi yako-Israyeli ngomnyaka wesibili wokubusa kuka-Asa inkosi yakoJuda njalo wabusa abako-Israyeli okweminyaka emibili. 26 Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova, elandela okwakusenziwa nguyise+ futhi wenza lezono ezenziwa nguyise ezabangela ukuthi abako-Israyeli bone.+ 27 UBhahasha indodana ka-Ahija owesizwana sako-Isakhari wenza icebo lokuhlamukela uNadabi, wamhlasela wambulala eGibhethoni+ yamaFilisti. Ngalesosikhathi uNadabi labo bonke abako-Israyeli babevimbezele iGibhethoni. 28 UBhahasha wabulala uNadabi ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kuka-Asa inkosi yakoJuda, wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 29 UBhahasha wathi esiba yinkosi wahle wabulala bonke abendlu kaJerobhowami, kazange atshiye ngitsho loyedwa owemuli kaJerobhowami ephila. Wabaqeda bonke njengoba nje uJehova wayekhulumile esebenzisa inceku yakhe u-Ahija waseShilo.+ 30 Lokhu kwakungenxa yezono ezazenziwe nguJerobhowami lalezo ayebangele abako-Israyeli ukuthi bazenze kanye lokuthi wayemthukuthelise kakhulu uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 31 Yonke imbali kaNadabi lakho konke akwenzayo kubhaliwe ebhukwini lembali yamakhosi ako-Israyeli. 32 Kwakuhlala kulempi phakathi kuka-Asa loBhahasha inkosi yako-Israyeli.+

33 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kuka-Asa inkosi yakoJuda, uBhahasha indodana ka-Ahija waba yinkosi eThiriza, wabusa sonke isizwe sako-Israyeli futhi wabusa okweminyaka engu-24.+ 34 Kodwa waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova+ njalo walandela okwakusenziwa nguJerobhowami lezono azenzayo ezabangela ukuthi abako-Israyeli bone.+