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Mkpu ákwá na-ada ụda n'ụlọ eze dị na Jerusalem. N'ọgba aghara ahụ, otu nwaanyị jiri nzuzo gafee n'otu okporo ụzọ dị n'ime ụlọ, ji nwa ọhụrụ kụchie n'obi ya, onye na-elekọta nwa ahụ so ya n'azụ. Ọ kwụsịghị ịgba ọsọ ruo mgbe o ruru otu ọnụ ụlọ ihi ụra e zoro ezo.
Ihe dị ka narị afọ na iri ise mgbe eze Devid gasịrị, alaeze Juda nọ n'ihe egwu. E gbuola eze Ahazaịa. Nne ya, Atalaịa, bụ ada ezinụlọ Ehab na Jezebel, ndị ọchịchị alaeze ugwu, ndị duru Izrel gaa ife Bal. Mgbe Atalaịa hụrụ na nwa ya anwụọla, o mere ihe jọgburu onwe ya. O biliri ibibi ezinụlọ eze niile, ọbụna ụmụ ụmụ ya, ka o wee chịa naanị ya. Ọ bụrụ na o mezuo ya, a gaghị enwe nwa Devid ọ bụla fọdụrụ. Nkwa Chineke kwere Devid, na agbụrụ ya ga-adịgide ruo mgbe ebighị ebi, kwụ n'otu eriri dị nro.
Ma e nwere otu onye Atalaịa echeghị banyere ya. Aha ya bụ Jehoshiba. Ọ bụ ada eze Joram, nwanne eze ahụ e gburu egbu, ya mere ọ bụ nwanne nna ụmụ eze ndị ahụ dị obere. Akwụkwọ Ihe E Mere gwara anyị na ọ bụkwa nwunye onyeisi nchụàjà, Jehoiada. Ka a na-egbu ha, Jehoshiba kuru Joash, otu n'ime ụmụ eze, naanị nwa ọhụrụ, zuo ya pụọ n'etiti ụmụ eze ndị a na-achọ igbu. O zoro ya na onye na-elekọta ya n'otu ọnụ ụlọ ihi ụra. Mgbe ahụ ọ kpọgara ya n'ụlọ Onyenwe anyị, ụlọ nsọ. N'ebe ahụ, ruo afọ isii, nwa eze ahụ dị obere toro na nzuzo, ka Atalaịa na-achị ala ahụ.
N'afọ nke asaa, Jehoiada onye nchụàjà mere ihe. O ziri ozi kpọọ ndị isi ndị nche eze, kpọbata ha n'ụlọ nsọ. O mere ka ha ṅụọ iyi. Mgbe ahụ o gosiri ha nwa eze. Cheedị otú ihu ha dị. Nwata ha chere na ọ nwụrụ anwụ, dị ndụ, guzo n'ihu ha. Jehoiada kọwara atụmatụ e ji nlezianya kpaa. N'ụbọchị izu ike, mgbe ndị nche na-agbanwe oge ọrụ, otu ìgwè ga-eche ụlọ eze, ndị ọzọ ga-eche ọnụ ụzọ ama, ndị fọdụrụ ga-agba nwata ahụ gburugburu n'ụlọ nsọ, ngwa agha dị ha n'aka. Onye ọ bụla batara n'ahịrị ha, a ga-akwụsị ya. Nọnyere eze, ka o kwuru, ebe ọ bụla ọ na-aga. Jehoiada nyekwara ndị isi ahụ ùbe na ọta nke eze Devid n'onwe ya, ndị e debere n'ụlọ nsọ.
Ụbọchị ahụ ruru. Ndị nche guzo n'ọnọdụ ha, site n'otu akụkụ ụlọ nsọ ruo n'akụkụ nke ọzọ, gburugburu ebe ịchụàjà. Mgbe ahụ Jehoiada kpọpụtara nwa eze ahụ, onye dị naanị afọ asaa. O kpube ya okpueze n'isi, nye ya akwụkwọ ọgbụgba ndụ, otu mpịakọta iwu Chineke. Ha kpọsara ya eze, tee ya mmanụ. Ndị mmadụ kụrụ aka tie mkpu, ka eze dị ndụ! Atalaịa nụrụ mkpọtụ ahụ, gbaba n'ụlọ nsọ. Lee nwata eze ahụ ka o guzo n'akụkụ ogidi, opi na-ada ụda, ndị mmadụ na-aṅụrị ọṅụ. Atụmatụ ya adaala. Agbụrụ Devid, nke e zoro afọ isii n'ụlọ Chineke, alaghachila n'ìhè.
Ọ̀ dị n'ezie ụlọ Devid? N'afọ puku otu na narị itoolu na iri itoolu na atọ, ndị na-egwupụta ihe ochie na Tel Dan dị n'ugwu Izrel chọtara iberibe nkume ncheta nke otu eze Damaskọs dere n'asụsụ Aramaịk. Ọ na-etu ọnụ na o meriri eze Izrel na eze ụlọ Devid. O si na narị afọ nke itoolu tupu ọbịbịa Kraịst, otu narị afọ ahụ akụkọ a mere, ọ bụkwa ebe mbụ a maara e kwuru maka usoro eze Devid n'èzí Baịbụl.
Ị ga-ahụ akụkọ a na Ndị Eze nke Abụọ isi nke iri na otu, amaokwu nke mbụ ruo nke iri na abụọ. Nwanne nna nwaanyị nwere obi ike na onye nchụàjà kwesịrị ntụkwasị obi mere ka otu nwa ọhụrụ dịrị ndụ, nkwa Chineke kwere Devid wee gaa n'ihu. Ọtụtụ narị afọ ka e mesịrị, eze ọzọ aha ya bụ Herọd ga-achọ igbu otu nwa ọhụrụ si n'agbụrụ Devid, Chineke ga-echebekwa ya. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-eburu gaa. Jehoshiba mere ihe nwere obi ike n'oge ọ kacha dị mkpa. Olee obere ihe nwere obi ike ị ga-eme iji chebe onye ọzọ?
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Jehoshiba mere ihe nwere obi ike n'oge ọ kacha dị mkpa. Olee obere ihe nwere obi ike ị ga-eme iji chebe onye ọzọ?
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This retelling follows 2 Ndị Eze 11:1–12. Open your Bible and read it for yourself.
Sources for the history
- Avraham Biran and Joseph Naveh, 'An Aramaic Stele Fragment from Tel Dan', Israel Exploration Journal 43 (1993) — Mbipụta ihe odide Tel Dan, nke kpọrọ aha ụlọ Devid.
- 2 Chronicles 22:10–12 — Akụkọ yiri ya nke kpọrọ Jehoshabeat (Jehoshiba) aha dị ka nwunye Jehoiada onye nchụàjà.
- 2 Samuel 7:16; Matthew 2:16 — Nkwa Chineke kwere Devid banyere ụlọ ga-adịgide; Herọd nwara igbu nwata Jisọs.
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