112 Chronicles 11

1URehobhowamu esefikile eJerusalema wabuthanisa indlu yakoJuda leyakoBhenjamini, abakhethiweyo abazinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili, abalwa impi, ukuze balwe loIsrayeli ukubuyisela umbuso kuRehobhowamu.Select 2 Chronicles 11:1

2Kodwa ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuShemaya umuntu kaNkulunkulu lisithi:Select 2 Chronicles 11:2

3Khuluma kuRehobhowamu indodana kaSolomoni, inkosi yakoJuda, lakuIsrayeli wonke koJuda lakoBhenjamini, uthi:Select 2 Chronicles 11:3

4Itsho njalo iNkosi: Kaliyikwenyuka njalo lingalwi labafowenu. Buyelani ngulowo endlini yakhe, ngoba linto yenziwe yimi. Basebelilalela ilizwi leNkosi, baphenduka ekuyenimelana loJerobhowamu.Select 2 Chronicles 11:4

5URehobhowamu wasehlala eJerusalema, wakha imizi eyizinqaba koJuda.Select 2 Chronicles 11:5

6Wasesakha iBhethelehema leEtamu leThekhowaSelect 2 Chronicles 11:6

7leBeti-Zuri leSoko leAdulamuSelect 2 Chronicles 11:7

8leGathi leMaresha leZifiSelect 2 Chronicles 11:8

9leAdorayimi leLakishi leAzekaSelect 2 Chronicles 11:9

10leZora leAjaloni leHebroni, eyayikoJuda lakoBhenjamini, imizi ebiyelweyo.Select 2 Chronicles 11:10

11Waseqinisa izinqaba, wabeka abalawulimabutho kizo, leziphala zokudla lamafutha lewayini.Select 2 Chronicles 11:11

12Lakuwo wonke umuzi lomuzi wabeka izihlangu ezinkulu lemikhonto, wayiqinisa kakhulukazi. Njalo uJuda loBhenjamini babengabakhe.Select 2 Chronicles 11:12

13Labapristi lamaLevi ababekoIsrayeli wonke bazimisa kuye bevela kuyo yonke imingcele yabo.Select 2 Chronicles 11:13

14Ngoba amaLevi atshiya amadlelo awo lemfuyo yabo, aya koJuda leJerusalema, ngoba uJerobhowamu lamadodana akhe bawala ekusebenzeleni iNkosi njengabapristi;Select 2 Chronicles 11:14

15wasezibekela abapristi bendawo eziphakemeyo, labamadimoni, labamathole ayewenzile.Select 2 Chronicles 11:15

16Lemva kwawo kweza eJerusalema labo ababenikele inhliziyo yabo ukuyidinga iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, bevela kuzo zonke izizwe zakoIsrayeli, ukuyahlabela iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise.Select 2 Chronicles 11:16

17Ngokunjalo bawuqinisa umbuso wakoJuda, benza uRehobhowamu indodana kaSolomoni waba lamandla iminyaka emithathu; ngoba bahamba endleleni kaDavida loSolomoni iminyaka emithathu.Select 2 Chronicles 11:17

18URehobhowamu wasezithathela uMahalathi indodakazi kaJerimothi indodana kaDavida waba ngumkakhe, loAbihayili indodakazi kaEliyabi indodana kaJese,Select 2 Chronicles 11:18

19owamzalela amadodana, oJewushi loShemariya loZahamu.Select 2 Chronicles 11:19

20Langemva kwakhe wathatha uMahaka indodakazi kaAbisalomu, owamzalela oAbhiya loAthayi loZiza loShelomithi.Select 2 Chronicles 11:20

21URehobhowamu wasemthanda uMahaka indodakazi kaAbisalomu okwedlula bonke omkakhe labafazi bakhe abancinyane - ngoba wathatha abafazi abalitshumi lesificaminwembili, labafazi abancinyane abangamatshumi ayisithupha, wazala amadodana angamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili lamadodakazi angamatshumi ayisithupha.Select 2 Chronicles 11:21

22URehobhowamu wasebeka uAbhiya indodana kaMahaka waba yinhloko ukubusa phakathi kwabafowabo, ngoba kwakuyikumenza inkosi.Select 2 Chronicles 11:22

23Wenza ngokuhlakanipha, wasabalalisa kuwo wonke amadodana akhe emazweni wonke akoJuda lakoBhenjamini, kuwo wonke umuzi obiyelweyo, wawanika ukudla ngobunengi, wadinga inengi labafazi.Select 2 Chronicles 11:23