Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
20:1 Kwaye uBhen-hadade ukumkani wakwa-Aram wayihlanganisa ndawonye yonke impi yakhe
enookumkani abamashumi mathathu anababini kunye naye, namahashe, neenqwelo zokulwa; kwaye yena
wenyuka wawungqinga umzi wakwaSamari, walwa nawo.
20:2 Wathumela abathunywa kuAhabhi, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, phakathi komzi, wathi
Wathi kuye, Utsho uBhen-hadade, ukuthi,
20:3 Isilivere yakho negolide yakho yeyam; nabafazi bakho, nabantwana bakho, ngokunjalo
ezona zintle zezam.
20:4 Waphendula ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi, Ngokwelizwi lakho, nkosi yam kumkani
Ilizwi lakho, ndingowakho, nako konke endinako.
20:5 Babuya abathunywa, bathi, Utsho uBhen-hadade ukuthi,
Ndathumela kuwe, ndisithi, Uze undihlangule okwakho
isilivere, negolide yakho, nabafazi bakho, nabantwana bakho;
20:6 Noko ke ndiya kuthumela abakhonzi bam kuwe ngomso malunga neli xesha, kwaye
baya kuyigocagoca indlu yakho, nezindlu zabakhonzi bakho; kwaye yona
bozibeka zonke izinto ezinqwenelekayo emehlweni akho
esandleni sabo, bayithabathe.
20:7 Waza ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wawabiza onke amadoda amakhulu elizwe, wathi,
Khanikhangele, nibone, ukuba le ndoda ingxamele ububi;
kum ngenxa yabafazi bam, nabantwana bam, nesilivere yam, neyam
igolide; andamkhanyela.
20:8 Athi kuye onke amadoda amakhulu nabantu bonke, Musa ukukuphulaphula
naye, okanye avume.
20:9 Wathi kubathunywa bakaBhen-hadade, Noyixelela inkosi yam ukumkani;
kumkani, Yonke into obumthume yona umkhonzi wakho ngokokuqala, ndoyakuyenza
yenza: kodwa le nto andinakuyenza. Bahamba ke abathunywa
wambuyisela ilizwi.
20:10 Wathumela uBhen-hadade kuye, wathi, Mabenjenje oothixo kum, baqokele ukwenjenje
kananjalo, ukuba uthuli lwakwaSamari luya kubanela bonke abo ukuzalisa izandla
abantu abandilandelayo.
20:11 Waphendula ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi, Xelani kuye, ningamvumeli
Obhinqileyo umbhinqo wakhe uthi, Uqhayise, Njengoyikhululayo.
20:12 Kwathi, akuliva elo zwi uBhen-hadade, njengoko wayenjalo
esela, yena nookumkani eminqubeni, awakuthethayo kweyakhe
bakhonzi, Yabelanani. Baza bakha uluhlu
nxamnye nesixeko.
20:13 Kwabonakala mprofeti uthile, wafika kuAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, esithi, Yenjenje
utsho uYehova, Uyibonile na yonke le ngxokolo ingakanana? yabona, ndiya kwenza
Yinikele esandleni sakho namhla; nazi ukuba ndinguYehova
NKOSI.
20:14 Wathi uAhabhi, Ngubani na? Wathi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngelizwi
abafana babathetheli bamazwe. Wathi, Ngubani na oya kuwisa umthetho
idabi? Wathi ke yena, Nawe.
20:15 Wawabala amadodana abathetheli bamazwe, bawenza
babengamakhulu amabini, anamanci mathathu anamabini, wababala bonke emva kwabo
abantu, bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli bangamawaka asixhenxe.
20:16 Baphuma ke emini enkulu. Ke yena uBhen-hadade ubesela, enxilile
iintente, yena nookumkani, ookumkani abamashumi mathathu anababini abancedisayo
yena.
20:17 Aphuma kuqala amadodana abathetheli bamazwe; kwaye
Wathumela uBhen-hadade, bamxelela, bathi, Kuphume amadoda
elakwaSamari.
20:18 Wathi, Nokuba aphumele uxolo, wabambeni ehleli; okanye
nokuba aphumele imfazwe, wabambeni ehleli.
20:19 Aphuma ke la madodana abathetheli bamazwe kuwo umzi.
nomkhosi owawubalandela.
20:20 Babulala elowo umntu wakhe; asaba ama-Aram; kunye noSirayeli
wabaleka uBhen-hadade, ukumkani wakwa-Aram, ekhwele ihashe
abamahashe.
20:21 Waphuma ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wawaxabela amahashe neenqwelo zokulwa.
bawaxabela kakhulu ama-Aram.
20:22 Wafika umprofeti lowa kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi kuye, Hamba uye.
Yomelela, ukuphawule, ukubone okwenzayo;
wonyaka, ukumkani wakwa-Aram enyuke eze kuwe.
20:23 Ke kaloku abakhonzi bokumkani bakwa-Aram bathi kuye, Oothixo babo ngoothixo
yeenduli; ke ngoko bomelele kunathi; kodwa masilwe
siya kuboyisa ethafeni, ukuba asisayi komelela na kunabo.
20:24 Yenza le nto: basuse ookumkani, elowo endaweni yakhe, kwaye
bamise abathetheli emagumbini abo.
20:25 Uzibalele umkhosi, njengaloo mkhosi ulahlekileyo, ihashe ngenxa yawo
ihashe, iinqwelo zokulwa zibe ngangezo nqwelo zokulwa, silwe nabo ke
ecacileyo, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo siya komelela ngaphezu kwabo. Waphulaphula ke
ilizwi labo, benjenjalo.
20:26 Kwaye kwathi, ekuveleni komnyaka, wabala uBhen-hadade
ama-Aram enyuka aya eAfeki, esiya kulwa namaSirayeli.
20:27 Babalwa oonyana bakaSirayeli, baxhotyiswa bonke, bahamba
Bamisa oonyana bakaSirayeli phambi kwabo, bengababini
imihlambi emincinci yabantwana; ama-Aram alizalisa ilizwe.
20:28 Kwafika umfo wakwaThixo, wathetha kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi
Wathi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa enokuba ethe ama-Aram, NguYehova
UThixo weentaba, kodwa akanguye uThixo weentlambo, ngoko ke ndiya kwenza
nikela esandleni sakho yonke le ngxokolo ingakanana;
ndinguYehova.
20:29 Yamisa ke, ikhangelene, imihla esixhenxe. Kwaye kwaba njalo,
Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, yahlanganisana imfazwe, noonyana baka
USirayeli wabulala kuma-Aram ikhulu lamawaka angumqikela ngamini-nye.
20:30 Aseleyo asabela eAfeki, ela phakathi komzi; kwawa udonga
amadoda aseleyo angamashumi amabini anesixhenxe amawaka. Wasaba uBhen-hadade.
wangena kuwo umzi, kwigumbi elingaphakathi.
20:31 Bathi kuye abakhonzi bakhe, Khawubone, sivile ukuba ookumkani
Ookumkani bendlu kaSirayeli ngookumkani abanenceba;
ngamarhonya emanqeni ethu, neentambo ezintlokweni zethu, siphume siye kukumkani
kwaSirayeli, mhlawumbi wowusindisa umphefumlo wakho.
20:32 Babhinqa ke iingubo ezirhwexayo emanqeni, babeka iintambo ezintlokweni zabo;
waya kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi, Umkhonzi wakho uBhen-hadade uthi, Ndim
ndicela undisindise. Wathi, Usahleli na? ngumzalwana wam.
20:33 Amadoda lawo ke aqwalasela kunene ukuba kukho nto iphumayo
Bayibamba kamsinya, bathi, Ngumzalwana wakho uBhen-hadade. Emva koko
Wathi, Yiyani, nimthabathe. Waphuma uBhen-hadade, waya kuye; kwaye yena
wamkhwelisa enqwelweni.
20:34 Wathi uBhen-hadade kuye, Imizi leyo awayithabathayo ubawo esandleni sakho
bawo, ndiya kukubuyisa; uzenzele izitrato
iDamasko, njengoko wayenzayo ubawo kwaSamari. Wathi uAhabhi, Ndiya kuthuma mna
kude nalo mnqophiso. Wenza umnqophiso naye, wamthuma
kude.
20:35 Ke kaloku indoda ethile yakoonyana babaprofeti yathi kummelwane wayo
ilizwi likaYehova, khawundibethe. Yala loo ndoda
mbethe.
20:36 Wathi kuye, Ngokuba ungaliphulaphulanga ilizwi leNkosi
Yehova, uyabona, ekumkeni kwakho kum iya kubulala ingonyama
wena. Uthe nje ukuba emkile kuye, wafunyanwa yingonyama, yambamba
wambulala.
20:37 Wafumana mntu wumbi, wathi, Khawundibethe. Kwaye indoda
wambetha, wambetha, wamngxwelerha.
20:38 Wahamba umprofeti lowo, wamlinda ukumkani endleleni
wazibhambathisa ngothuthu ebusweni bakhe.
20:39 Kwathi, edlula ukumkani, wamemeza kukumkani, wathi, Ngowakho
Waphuma umkhonzi waya phakathi edabini; nanko umntu eguquka
Yazisa indoda kum, yathi, Gcina lo mntu;
ukuba uthe akabakho, umphefumlo wakho woba sesikhundleni somphefumlo wakhe, okanye wena woba sesikhundleni somphefumlo wakho
Wohlawula ngetalente yesilivere.
20:40 Kwathi, esaxhakamfule apha naphaya umkhonzi wakho, wesuka wemka. Kwaye ukumkani we
Wathi uSirayeli kuye, Woba njalo umgwebo wakho; ugqibe ngokwakho.
20:41 Wakhawuleza, walususa uthuthu ebusweni bakhe; kunye nokumkani we
Wamqonda uSirayeli ukuba ungowabaprofeti.
20:42 Wathi kuye, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa enokuba uyekile ukuphuma
esandleni sakho indoda endayimisela ukuba isingele phantsi;
umphefumlo wakhe woba sesikhundleni somphefumlo wakhe, nabantu bakho esikhundleni sabantu bakhe.
20:43 Waya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli endlwini yakhe, ebuthe nkwa, ejalile, wafika
kwaSamari.