2 iziKronike Chapter 12
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Kwathi lapho umbuso kaRehobowa mu usuqinisiwe , yena esenamandla , washiya umthetho kaJehova no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye.
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Kepha kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu wenkosi uRehobowamu , uShishaki inkosi yaseGibithe wakhuphukela eJerusalema , ngokuba babephambukile kuJehova,
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enezinqola eziyinkulu ngwane namakhulu amabili , nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha; abantu babengenakubalwa abaphuma naye eGibithe: ngamaLubi, namaSuki, namaKushe.
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Wayithatha imizi ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, wafika eJerusalema. Esinye isiprofetho sikaShemaya
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Wayesefika uShemaya umprofethi kuRehobowamu nasezikhulwini zakwaJuda ezazibuthene eJerusalema ngenxa kaShishaki , wathi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Nina ningishiyile; ngalokho nami nginishiyile esandleni sikaShishaki.
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Zase zizithoba izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli nenkosi, bathi: UJehova ulungile.
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Lapha uJehova ebona ukuthi bayazithoba , kweza izwi likaJehova kuShemaya, lathi: Bazithobile; angiyikubachitha, kepha ngiyakubakhulula emva kwesikhashana , nentukuthelo yami ayiyikuthululelwa phezu kweJerusalema ngesandla sikaShishaki.
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Nokho bayakuba yizinceku zakhe ukuba bazi inkonzo yami nenkonzo yemibuso yezizwe. UShishaki usukela iJerusalema
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UShishaki, inkosi yaseGibithe , wakhuphukela eJerusalema , wathatha ingcebo yendlu kaJehova nengcebo yendlu yenkosi , yebo, wathatha konke, wathatha izihlangu zegolide ezenziwe nguSolomoni.
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Inkosi uRehobowamu yenza izihlangu zethusi esikhundleni sazo , yazinikela ezandleni zezinduna zabalindi abagcina umnyango wendlu yenkosi.
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Kwathi njalo uma inkosi ingena endlini kaJehova , zafika izigijimi zizithwele, zazibuyisela ekamelweni labalindi.
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Kepha lapho esezithoba , intukuthelo kaJehova yabuya kuye ukuba angamchithi ngokupheleleyo, futhi kwakusekhona nokuhle kwaJuda.
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Inkosi uRehobowamu yayisiziqinisa -ke eJerusalema yabusa , ngokuba uRehobowamu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane nanye ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa ; wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa eJerusalema , umuzi uJehova awukhethileyo ezizweni zonke zakwa -Israyeli ukuba abeke khona igama lakhe; igama likanina lalinguNahama umAmonikazi.
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Wenza okubi, ngokuba akabhekisanga inhliziyo yakhe ukumfuna uJehova.
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Izindaba zikaRehobowamu , ezokuqala nezokugcina , angithi zilotshiwe ezindabeni zikaShemaya umprofethi nezika -Ido umboni , zibhalwe ngezizukulwane, na? Kwakukhona njalo ukulwa phakathi kukaRehobowamu noJerobowamu.
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URehobowamu wayeselala koyise , wembelwa emzini kaDavide ; u-Abiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.