Eyesibili EyemiLando 26:1-23
26 Ngemva kwalokho bonke abantu bakoJuda bathatha u-Uziya+ bambeka ukuthi abe yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise u-Amaziya.+ Ngalesosikhathi wayeleminyaka engu-16.
2 INkosi u-Amaziya yathi isifile,+ u-Uziya wakha kutsha i-Elothi+ wayibuyisela ebantwini bakoJuda.
3 Wayeleminyaka+ engu-16 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-52. Unina kwakunguJekholiya njalo wayengoweJerusalema.+
4 U-Uziya waqhubeka esenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova njengoyise+ u-Amaziya.
5 Waqhubeka emdinga uNkulunkulu ngensuku zikaZakhariya owamfundisa ukwesaba uNkulunkulu weqiniso. Ngesikhathi esamdinga uJehova, uNkulunkulu weqiniso wamenza waphumelela.+
6 Waphuma wayakulwa lamaFilisti,+ wadiliza umduli weGathi+ loweJabhina+ kanye lowe-Ashidodi.+ Wakha amadolobho emangweni we-Ashidodi lakwezinye indawo zamaFilisti.
7 UNkulunkulu weqiniso waqhubeka emncedisa ukulwa lamaFilisti lamaMewunimi kanye lama-Arabhu+ ayehlala eGubhali.
8 Ama-Amoni+ aqalisa ukubhadala umthelo ku-Uziya njalo udumo lwakhe lwasabalala lwaze lwayafika eGibhithe ngoba wayelamandla kakhulu.
9 Phezu kwalokho u-Uziya wakha imiphotshongo+ eqinileyo eJerusalema duze legedi elisekhoneni,+ legedi lesigodi+ kanye lasensikeni yomduli.
10 Wakha lemiphotshongo+ enkangala njalo wagebha imigodi yamanzi* eminengi ngenxa yokuthi wayelezifuyo ezinengi. Lokhu wakwenza laseShefela kanye lasemagcekeni. Wayelabalimi ezingadini zamagilebisi ezazisezintabeni laseKhameli ngoba wayethanda ukulima.
11 U-Uziya wayelebutho elalihlala lilungele ukulwa. Lalijayele ukuphuma liyehlasela lihlelwe laba ngamaqembu. Ababebala amabutho bewabhala+ phansi nguJeyiyeli unobhala+ loMahaseya isikhulu. Babekhokhelwa nguHananiya omunye wezikhulu zenkosi.
12 Bonke abakhokheli bezimuli zaboyise ababekhangela amabutho la alamandla babengu-2 600.
13 Babekhokhela amabutho angu-307 500 ayehlomile futhi elungele ukulwa. Kwakulibutho elilamandla elalisekela inkosi ekulweni lezitha zayo.+
14 U-Uziya wanika wonke amabutho akhe amahawu, lemikhonto,+ lezingwane zempi, lamajazi ensimbi,+ lemitshoko kanye lezavutha.+
15 Kanti njalo omanjinela bakhe benza imitshina yokulwa empini. Bayenzela eJerusalema, bayifaka emiphotshongweni+ lasemakhoneni emiduli yedolobho. Yayisenelisa ukutshoka imitshoko lokuphosa amatshe amakhulu. Ngakho udumo luka-Uziya lwasabalala lwayafika khatshana ngoba uNkulunkulu wamncedisa kakhulu futhi waba lamandla.
16 Kodwa wathi esiba lamandla nje waqalisa ukuzikhukhumeza futhi lokho kwamlethela umonakalo. Kazange athembeke kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe ngoba wangena ethempelini likaJehova ukuze atshise impepha e-alithareni lokutshisela impepha.+
17 U-Azariya umphristi labanye abaphristi bakaJehova abangu-80 ababelesibindi bahle bamlandela.
18 Bayikhuza iNkosi u-Uziya bathi: “Akulunganga Uziya ukuthi wena utshisele uJehova impepha.+ Ngabaphristi kuphela okumele batshise impepha ngoba bayizizukulwane zika-Aroni.+ Yibo uNkulunkulu abenze baba ngcwele. Phuma endaweni engcwele ngoba lokhu okwenzileyo yikungathembeki njalo awusoze uthole udumo oluvela kuJehova ngenxa yalokho okwenzileyo.”
19 Kodwa u-Uziya wathukuthela kakhulu+ elokhu ethwele umganu wokutshisela impepha. Wathi elokhu ethukuthelele abaphristi, ubulephero+ baqalisa ukuphuma ebunzini lakhe khonapho phambi kwabaphristi endlini kaJehova, eceleni kwe-alithare lokutshisela impepha.
20 U-Azariya umphristi okhokhelayo labo bonke abaphristi bathi bemkhangela babona ukuthi wayesetshaywe ngobulephero ebunzini. Ngakho bahle bamkhiphela phandle futhi laye wahle waphuma masinyane ngoba uJehova wayesemtshayile.
21 INkosi u-Uziya yaba lobulephero yaze yafa futhi yayisihlala yodwa kwenye indlu.+ Yayingasavunyelwa ukuya endlini kaJehova. Indodana yayo uJothamu yiyo eyayisiphethe isigodlo senkosi,* isahlulela abantu elizweni.+
22 Yonke imbali ka-Uziya kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kuyefika ekucineni yabhalwa ngumphrofethi u-Isaya+ indodana ka-Amozi.
23 U-Uziya wafa bamngcwaba emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe. Bamngcwaba ensimini eyayiseduze lamangcwaba amakhosi ngoba bathi: “Ulobulephero.” Ngemva kwalokho indodana yakhe uJothamu+ yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
