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22 Ngemva kwalokho abantu beJerusalema babeka u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu encane kulawo wonke ukuthi abe yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, ngoba amabutho ayebuye lama-Arabhu ayehlasele inkamba yakoJuda abulala wonke amadodana amadala.+ Ngakho u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu waqalisa ukubusa koJuda.+ 2 U-Ahaziya wayeleminyaka engu-22 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okomnyaka owodwa. Unina kwakungu-Athaliya+ umzukulu* ka-Omri.+
3 U-Ahaziya laye walandela okwakusenziwa ngabendlu ka-Ahabi,+ ngoba umeluleki wakhe kwakungunina futhi wayemkhuthaza ukwenza okubi. 4 Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova njengabendlu ka-Ahabi ngoba yibo ababa ngabeluleki bakhe ngemva kokufa kukayise. Lokhu kwenza wehlelwa ngumonakalo omkhulu. 5 Walalela icebo labo wahamba loJehoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yako-Israyeli besiyakulwa loHazayeli+ inkosi yeSiriya eRamothi-giliyadi.+ Yikho lapho uJehoramu alinyazwa khona ngamabutho atshoka imitshoko. 6 Ngakho wabuyela eJeziriyeli+ ukuze amanxeba akhe aphole njengoba wayelinyaziwe eRama ngesikhathi esilwa loHazayeli inkosi yeSiriya.+
U-Ahaziya* indodana kaJehoramu+ inkosi yakoJuda waya eJeziriyeli esiyabona uJehoramu+ indodana ka-Ahabi ngoba wayelimele.*+ 7 Wathi ekhonale kuJehoramu, uNkulunkulu wahle wasebenzisa lelothuba ukuze amtshabalalise. Yikho lapho ahamba khona loJehoramu besiyahlangabeza uJehu+ umzukulu* kaNimishi, owayegcotshwe nguJehova ukuthi atshabalalise abendlu ka-Ahabi.+ 8 UJehu wathi eqalisa ukujezisa abendlu ka-Ahabi, wathola abakhokheli bakoJuda lamadodana abafowabo baka-Ahaziya ababezinceku zika-Ahaziya wababulala.+ 9 Ngemva kwalokho uJehu wadinga u-Ahaziya futhi izinceku zakhe zamthola ecatshile eSamariya, zasezimletha kuJehu zambulala. Zamngcwaba+ ngoba zathi: “Ungumzukulu kaJehoshafathi owadinga uJehova ngenhliziyo yonke.”+ Kwabendlu ka-Ahaziya akula owaba lamandla okuthatha ubukhosi.
10 U-Athaliya+ unina ka-Ahaziya wathi ebona ukuthi indodana yakhe isifile, wabulala bonke abakoJuda abendlu yesikhosini.+ 11 Kodwa uJehoshabhethi indodakazi yenkosi wamthatha ngudlu* uJehowashi+ indodana ka-Ahaziya emadodaneni enkosi ayezabulawa, wamfihla endlini yokulala engaphakathi. Wamgcina lapho elomuntu owayemnakekela. UJehoshabhethi indodakazi yenkosi uJehoramu+ wenelisa ukufihla uJehowashi ukuze u-Athaliya angamboni, yikho engazange ambulale.+ (UJehoshabhethi wayeyinkosikazi kaJehoyada+ umphristi futhi engudadewabo ka-Ahaziya.) 12 Baqhubeka bemfihlile uJehowashi okweminyaka eyisithupha endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. Ngalesosikhathi u-Athaliya nguye owayebusa elizweni.