Christian Bible Discipleship

2 Chronicles 20:14–17

Kwase kufika uMoya kaJehova phezu kukaJahaziyeli kaZakariya kaBenaya kaJehiyeli kaMathaniya umLevi, emadodaneni ka-Asafa phakathi kwebandla, wathi: “Yizwani nina nonke bakwaJuda, nabakhileyo eJerusalema, nawe nkosi Jehoshafati: usho kanje kini uJehova, uthi: ‘Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ngenxa yalesi sixuku esikhulu, ngokuba impi ayisiyo eyenu, ngekaNkulunkulu. Yehlelani kubo kusasa; bhekani, bayakukhuphuka ngommango waseSisi; niyakubafumana ekugcineni kwesigodi ngaphambi kwehlane laseJeruweli. Akusikho okwenu ukulwa kule mpi; zihleleni, nime, nibone ukunisindisa kukaJehova, nina Juda neJerusalema; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla; phumelani kubo kusasa, ngokuba uJehova unani.’

1 Kings 15:24

Wayeselala u-Asa koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide uyise; uJehoshafati indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Inkosi uJehoshafati yayiyinkosi yesine yakwaJuda ngaphansi kobukhosi obuhlukene phakathi. Kamuva,

 1Kings  22:42

UJehoshafati wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Azuba indodakazi kaShilehi.

  Wayeneminyaka engama-35 ubudala lapho eqala ukubusa Wabusa iminyaka engama-25 (kusukela ngo-873 kuya ku-848 ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaKristu).

UJehova wayenaye uJehoshafati, ngoba wayehamba ezindleleni zikayise uDavide ngaphambi kwakhe. Akabuzanga koBhali kodwa wafuna uNkulunkulu kayise futhi walandela imiyalo yakhe kunemikhuba yakwa-Israyeli. UJehova wawumisa umbuso phansi kwakhe; wonke uJuda waletha izipho kuJehoshafati, waba nemfuyo nodumo olukhulu. Inhliziyo yakhe yayigxile ezindleleni zikaJehova; Ngaphezu kwalokho, wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo+ nawo-Ashera+ kwaJuda. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehoshafati wathumela amadoda kuwo wonke umbuso ukuba afundise abantu uMthetho kaNkulunkulu 

2 Chronicles 17:7–9

Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe wathuma izikhulu zakhe oBeni Hayili, no-Obadiya, noZakariya, noNethaneli, noMikhaya ukuba zifundise emizini yakwaJuda, zinamaLevi oShemaya, noNethaniya, noZebadiya, no-Asaheli, noShemiramoti, noJehonathani, no-Adoniya, noThobiya, noThobi Adoniya, amaLevi, beno-Elishama noJehoramu, abapristi. Base befundisa kwaJuda benencwadi yomthetho kaJehova; bazungeza baya emizini yonke yakwaJuda, bafundisa phakathi kwabantu.

Ngezempi, uJehoshafati waziqinisa izivikelo zakhe, ikakhulukazi ngokumelene nombuso wasenyakatho wakwa-Israyeli

2 Chronicles 17:1–3 

UJehoshafati indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, waziqinisa ukulwa no-Israyeli. Wabeka amabutho emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, wabeka amakhanda ezweni lakwaJuda, nasemizini yakwa-Efrayimi u-Asa uyise ayithathileyo. UJehova wayenaye uJehoshafati, ngokuba wahamba ngezindlela zokuqala zikayise uDavide, akafunanga oBali,

Izizwe ezizungezile zazimesaba uJuda futhi zaletha intela

2 Chronicles 17:10–19

Kwehlela ingebhe ngoJehova phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe eyayinxazonke zakwaJuda, ayilwanga noJehoshafati. AmaFilisti athile aletha izipho kuJehoshafati, nesiliva lentela; nabase-Arabiya baletha kuye imihlambi, izinqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisikhombisa nezimpongo eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisikhombisa. UJehoshafati wayelokhu ekhula njalo, waze waba mkhulu kakhulu; wakha izinqaba nemizi yokubekelela kwaJuda. Wayenemisebenzi eminingi emizini yakwaJuda kanye namadoda empi, amaqhawe anamandla, eJerusalema. Nakhu ukubalwa kwabo njengezindlu zawoyise: kwaJuda: izinduna zezinkulungwane: ngu-Adina induna, enamaqhawe anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu; emva kwakhe kwakunguJehohanani induna, enezinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihiyagalombili; emva kwakhe kwakungu-Amasiya indodana kaZikiri, owazinikela ngenhliziyo kuJehova, enamaqhawe anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili; kwaBenjamini: ngu-Eliyada, iqhawe elinamandla, enabahlome iminsalo nezihlangu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili; emva kwakhe kwakunguJehozabadi, enabahlomele impi abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili. Yilabo ababekhonza inkosi ngaphandle kwalabo inkosi eyababeka emizini ebiyelweyo kulo lonke lakwaJuda.

Ngemva kokwenza ukuthula no-Israyeli, uJehoshafati ngokusobala wazama ukufinyelela ku-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. U-Ahabi wayengomunye wamakhosi ama-Israyeli amabi kunawo wonke, futhi uJehoshafati wayengenakukwazi ukungazi ngesimo sakhe. 

alandisa ngokulandisa okulandelayo: U-Ahabi ucela uJehoshafati ukuthi amsize ahlasele iSiriya ( Syria). UJehoshafati ucela ngokuhlakanipha ukuba babuze uJehova ngale ndaba. U-Ahabi ubutha abaprofethi bakhe abangu-400 abakhuthaza ukuhlasela. UJehoshafati uyaqaphela ukuthi laba akubona abaprofethi bakaJehova bangempela, futhi ingxoxo elandela uJehoshafati no-Ahabi icishe ibe yihlaya: “Kodwa uJehoshafati wabuza, ‘Akusekho yini umprofethi kaJehova lapha esingabuza ngaye?’ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphendula uJehoshafati, yathi: ‘Kusekhona umprofethi oyedwa esingabuza ngaye okuhle ngaphandle kukaJehova, kodwa mina angizange ngibuze lutho ngaye ngaphandle kukaJehova. kubi. UnguMikaya indodana ka-Imla.’”

Ngakho, uMikhaya uyabizwa, futhi umbuzo uyabuzwa. UMikaya uphendula ngokubhuqa okukhulu: “Hlasela unqobe, . . . ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.” Le mpendulo iyayithukuthelisa inkosi u-Ahabi: “Kumelwe ngikufungise kangaki ukuthi ungangitsheli lutho ngaphandle kweqiniso egameni likaJehova na?” UMikaya ube esetshela u-Ahabi iqiniso elinzima: “Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi, futhi uJehova wathi, ‘Laba bantu abanankosi’”

1 Kings 22:15–18

Esefikile enkosini, inkosi yathi kuye: “Mikhaya, sihambe silwe neRamoti Gileyadi, noma siliyeke, na?” Wathi kuyo: “Yenyuka, ube nempumelelo; uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.” Yayisithi kuye inkosi: “Ngiyakukufungisa izikhathi ezingaki ukuba ungakhulumi lutho kimi ngaphandle kweqiniso egameni likaJehova na?” Wayesethi: “Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi: ‘Laba abasenankosi; mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.’ ” Yayisithi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli kuJehoshafati: “Angishongo yini kuwe ukuthi akayikuprofetha okuhle ngami, okubi kuphela.”

Naphezu kwalokho okubonakala kuwukuvuma ukuthi uMikaya ukhulumela INKOSI, uJehoshafati uhlanganyela no-Ahabi ekuhlaseleni. U-Ahabi uyabulawa, futhi uJehoshafati usinda ngokulambisa. Lapho uJehoshafati ebuyela ekhaya, umprofethi weNkosi usolwa ukusebenzelana kwakhe no-Ahabi: “UJehu umboni, indodana kaHanani, waphuma ukumhlangabeza, wathi enkosini: ‘Usiza ababi, uthande abazonda uJehova na? Ngenxa yalokhu, intukuthelo kaJehova iphezu kwenu. Nokho, kukhona okuhle kuwe, ngokuba ulahlile o-Ashera ezweni, wabeka inhliziyo yakho ekufuneni uNkulunkulu.”

2 Chronicles 19:1-3

UJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda wabuyela ngokuphila endlini yakhe eJerusalema. UJehu, indodana kaHanani umboni, waphuma ukumhlangabeza, wathi enkosini uJehoshafati: “Usiza yini ababi, uthanda abamzondayo uJehova na? Ngalokho intukuthelo iphezu kwakho ivela kuJehova. Nokho kufunyaniswa kuwe nezinto ezinhle, ngokuba ususile o-Ashera* ezweni, wabhekisa inhliziyo yakho ukuba ifune uNkulunkulu.”

UJehoshafati uyaqhubeka nokwenza izinguquko, emisa abahluleli ezweni lonke ukuba baphathe izingxabano futhi ebayala ukuba benze izahlulelo ezilungile futhi besabe uJehova

2 Chronicles 19:4–11

UJehoshafati wahlala eJerusalema, kepha wabuye waphuma, wahamba phakathi kwabantu, kusukela eBeri Sheba kuze kube sezintabeni, wababuyisela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Wamisa abahluleli ezweni emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, imizi ngemizi, wathi kubahluleli: “Bhekani enikwenzayo, ngokuba anahluleleli umuntu kepha uNkulunkulu, onani ekwahluleleni. Ngalokho ingebhe ngoJehova mayibe phezu kwenu; qaphelani nikwenze, ngokuba ukungalungi akukho kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, nokukhetha ubuso, nokwamukela umvuzo.” Futhi uJehoshafati wamisa eJerusalema kumaLevi nakubapristi nasezinhlokweni zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli abokwahlulela kukaJehova nabombango. Sebebuyela eJerusalema, wabayala wathi: “Niyakwenze njalo ngokumesaba uJehova, ngeqiniso nangenhliziyo epheleleyo. Yonke imibango efika kini ivela kubafowenu abahlala emizini yabo phakathi kwegazi negazi, noma phakathi komthetho nomyalo, noma phakathi kwezimiso nezahlulelo, niyakubaxwayisa ngayo ukuba bangabi nacala kuJehova, nehlelwe yintukuthelo nina nabafowenu; yenzani njalo, aniyikuba nacala. “Bheka, u-Amariya umpristi omkhulu uphezu kwenu kuzo zonke izindaba zikaJehova, noZebadiya indodana ka-Ishmayeli, umbusi wendlu yakwaJuda, kuzo zonke izindaba zenkosi; namaLevi ayakuba yizinduna ngaphambi kwenu. Yibani namandla ekwenzeni kwenu, uJehova uyakuba nabalungileyo.”

Ku-2 Chronicles 20

umfelandawonye wezizwe unquma ukumasha ukulwa noJuda. UJehoshafati ufuna uJehova futhi ucela wonke uJuda ukuba azile

2 Chronicles 20:1- 3

Kwathi emva kwalokho kwafika abantwana bakwaMowabi nabantwana bakwa-Amoni benabanye bamaMehuni kuJehoshafati, beyokulwa. Kwafika abanye, bamtshela uJehoshafati, bathi: “Kusondela kuwe isixuku esikhulu sivela phesheya kolwandle e-Aramu; bheka, sebeseHasasoni Thamari eliyi-Eni Gedi.” UJehoshafati wayeseshaywa luvalo, wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukumfuna uJehova, wamemezela ukuzila ukudla kulo lonke lwakwaJuda.

Ngendoda okuthiwa uJahaziyeli, uJehova utshela uJehoshafati ukuthi uzokhulula uJuda ngaphandle kokulwa

2 Chronicles 20:14–17

Kwase kufika uMoya kaJehova phezu kukaJahaziyeli kaZakariya kaBenaya kaJehiyeli kaMathaniya umLevi, emadodaneni ka-Asafa phakathi kwebandla, wathi: “Yizwani nina nonke bakwaJuda, nabakhileyo eJerusalema, nawe nkosi Jehoshafati: usho kanje kini uJehova, uthi: ‘Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ngenxa yalesi sixuku esikhulu, ngokuba impi ayisiyo eyenu, ngekaNkulunkulu. Yehlelani kubo kusasa; bhekani, bayakukhuphuka ngommango waseSisi; niyakubafumana ekugcineni kwesigodi ngaphambi kwehlane laseJeruweli. Akusikho okwenu ukulwa kule mpi; zihleleni, nime, nibone ukunisindisa kukaJehova, nina Juda neJerusalema; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla; phumelani kubo kusasa, ngokuba uJehova unani.’ ”

UJehoshafati uyaphuma ayokulwa nabahlabeleli abahamba phambili, behubela uJehova. Umfelandawonye wezizwe uyaphendukelana wodwa futhi uqale ukubulalana wodwa

2 Chronicles 20:22–23

Lapho sebeqala ukuhalalisa nokudumisa, uJehova wabeka abaqamekeli babantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabaseSeyiri, ababefikele uJuda, banqotshwa. Abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi bamelana nabakhileyo entabeni yaseSeyiri ukuba babachithe, babaqothule; sebebaqedile abakhileyo eSeyiri basiza, kwaba yilowo nalowo, ngokubulalana bodwa.

Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.NKJV

Amadoda akwaJuda achitha izinsuku ezintathu eqoqa impango yempi eyayishiywe izitha zawo

2 Chronicles 20:25

Lapho uJehoshafati nabantu bakhe befika ukuqoqa impango kubo, bafumanisa phakathi kwabo ubuningi bengcebo nezidumbu nezinto ezinxanelekayo, bazihlubulela zona, kwaze kwangabakho ongazithwala; kwaba yizinsuku ezintathu beqoqa impango, ngokuba yayiningi kangaka.

When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much.NKJV

Nakuba uJehoshafati aqala ukubusa kwakhe ngokususa izindawo eziphakeme zezithixo, ekupheleni kokubusa kwakhe, kwakusenezindawo eziphakeme ezazingakasuswa

UJehoshafati usabhekwa njengenkosi enhle nehlonipha uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukubusa kwakhe kwaphela kabi. Waqhubeka ezama ukwakha ubuhlobo no-Israyeli, nakuba amakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayemabi ngokusobala. UJehoshafati wakhonza uJehova futhi wahola abantu bakhe ekufuneni uJehova, kodwa izinhliziyo zabantu azizange ziguquke ngokuphelele. Babuyela emikhubeni yobuqaba. INkosi uJehoshafati ayikwazanga ukudlulisela ukholo lwayo endodaneni yayo uJehoramu eyabusa ngemva kwayo. UJehoramu waqala ngokubulala bonke abafowabo, wabe eseshada nendodakazi ka-Ahabi 

2 Chronicles 21:4–6

UJehoramu esemile embusweni kayise, eseziqinisile, wabulala bonke abafowabo ngenkemba kanye nabathile bezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli. UJehoramu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema. Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka-Ahabi yayingumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

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