Eyeshumi nambili ngenyanga yeshumi nambili kw akunguHelidayi waseNethofa ka -Otheniyeli; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

Kwathi ngalobo busuku kw aphuma ingelosi kaJehova , yabulala ekamu labase-Asiriya abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayishiyagalombili nanhlanu; sekuvukwa ngakusasa, bheka, kwakuyizidumbu zodwa ezifileyo.

Kwathi emva kw alokho kwafika abantwana bakwaMowabi nabantwana bakwa-Amoni benabanye bamaMehuni kuJehoshafati, beyokulwa.

Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa -Israyeli njengokwenza kw endlu ka - Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka -Ahabi yayingumkakhe ; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

Kodwa uJehoshabeyati, indodakazi yenkosi, wamthatha uJowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya, wameba phakathi kw amadodana enkosi abulawayo , wambeka nomzanyana wakhe ekamelweni lokulala . UJehoshabeyati, indodakazi yenkosi uJehoramu, umkaJehoyada umpristi -- ngokuba wayengudadewabo ka-Ahaziya -- wamfihla ebusweni buka-Athaliya, ukuze angambulali.

Yini ukuba udangale , mphefumulo wami , uyaluze phakathi kw ami, na? Methembe uNkulunkulu , ngokuba ngisezakumdumisa yen a oyinsindiso yobuso bami noNkulunkulu wami.

yamphonsa-ke kw alasha, yamvalela phakathi , yamqinisa ngophawu ngaphezu kwakhe , ukuze angabe esadukisa izizwe , ize iphele iminyaka eyinkulungwane; emva kwalokho kumelwe ukuba athukululwe isikhashana. Ukuvuka kokuqala. Umbuso weminyaka eyinkulungwane

bababamba, babafaka etilongweni kwaze kw aba kusasa, ngokuba kwase kuhlwile.

Ngokuba konke okwalotshwa ngaphambili kw alotshelwa ukufundiswa kwethu, ukuze ngokubekezela nangenduduzo yemibhalo sibe nethemba.

Kwathi sekudlulile izinsuku eziningi , inkosi yaseGibithe yafa ; abakwa- Israyeli babubula ngenxa yobugqila , bakhala; ukukhala kwabo kw enyukela kuNkulunkulu ngobugqila babo.

Umpristi uyakuthatha iqoma esandleni sakho , alibeke phansi phambi kw e- altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

Kwathi ngasekupheleni kw eminyaka emibili waphupha uFaro ; bheka, wayemi ngasemfuleni.

Futhi lala ngohlangothi lwakho lwasokhohlo , ubeke ukona kuka -Israyeli phezu kw alo; ngokomumo wezinsuku zokulala kwakho ngalo uyakuthwala ukona kwabo.

Noma bezila ukudla, angiyikuzwa ukumemeza kw abo; noma benikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa nangowempuphu , angiyikuthokoza ngabo , kepha ngiyakubaqeda ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo.

Amabhongo ezingonyama abhongile phezu kw akhe, akhonya, alenza izwe lakhe laba yincithakalo; imizi yakhe ishisiwe, kungekho owakhe kuyo.

UJuda ukhohlisile , isinengiso senziwe kw a-Israyeli naseJerusalema , ngokuba uJuda uyingcolisile indlu engcwele kaJehova ayithandayo , waganwa yindodakazi kankulunkulu wabezizwe.

Ngase ngikhuleka ngathi : Yizwa, Nkulunkulu wethu , ngokuba sidelelekile, ubuyisele inhlamba yabo phezu kw amakhanda abo , ubanikele ukuba baphangwe ezweni lokuthunjwa;

Kepha ababusi bokuqala ababe phambi kw ami babebathwesile abantu , bathatha kubo isinkwa n ewayini kanye namashekeli angamashumi amane esiliva; nezinceku zachachaza phezu kwabantu ; kepha mina angenzanga kanjalo ngenxa yokumesaba uNkulunkulu.