Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
21:1 Kwathi emva kwezi zinto, uNabhoti waseYizereli waba nendoda
isidiliya esasiseYizereli, kufuphi nebhotwe lika-Ahabhi ukumkani waseJiputa
elakwaSamari.
21:2 Wathi uAhabhi kuNabhoti, Ndinike isidiliya sakho, ndisidle
libe ngumyezo wemifuno, ngokuba likufuphi nendlu yam;
wokunika isidiliya esilungileyo kuneso esikhundleni saso; okanye, ukuba kubonakala kulungile
wena, ndiya kukunika ixabiso layo ngemali.
21:3 Wathi uNabhoti kuAhabhi, Makube lee kum uYehova, ukuba ndimnike
ilifa loobawo kuwe.
21:4 Wafika uAhabhi endlwini yakhe, ebuthe nkwa, ejalile lilizwi elo
awayithethayo kuye uNabhoti waseYizereli, ngokuba ubesithi, Ndiya kuhamba
ndingakunika ilifa loobawo. Wamlalisa phezu kwakhe
Wabujika ubuso bakhe, akadla sonka.
21:5 Weza kuye uIzebhele umkakhe, wathi kuye, Yini na ukuba ube nomoya wakho?
Ulusizi nje ukuba ungadli sonka?
21:6 Wathi kuye, Kungokuba ndithethe kuNabhoti waseYizereli;
Wathi kuye, Ndinike isidiliya sakho ngemali; okanye, ukuba ndiyathanda
ndokunika esinye isidiliya esikhundleni saso. Wathi, Ndiya kukunika
musa ukukunika isidiliya sam.
21:7 Wathi uIzebhele umkakhe kuye, Nguwe na ngoku ebukumkanini bamazulu?
Sirayeli? Vuka udle isonka, ichwayithe intliziyo yakho;
isidiliya sikaNabhoti waseYizereli.
21:8 Wabhala iincwadi egameni lika-Ahabhi, wazitywina ngomsesane wakhe, waza
ezo ncwadi wazithumela kumadoda amakhulu, nakubahandiba ababesesakhe
isixeko esihlala noNabhoti.
21:9 Wabhala kwezo ncwadi, esithi, Memezani uzilo, nikhwelise uNabhoti
phezulu phakathi kwabantu;
21:10 nimise amadoda amabini angamatshijolo, phambi kwakhe, ukuba angqinele
esithi, Uthuke uThixo nokumkani. Kwaye ke umthwale
nimkhuphe, nimxulube ngamatye, afe.
21:11 Ke amadoda omzi wakowabo, amadoda amakhulu nabanumzana ababephakathi kwabo
Abemi bomzi wakhe benza njengoko wayebathumele uIzebhele, benza njengoko kwaba njalo
yayibhalwe ezincwadini awayezithumele kubo.
21:12 Bamema uzilo, bammisa uNabhoti phakathi kwabantu.
21:13 Kwangena amadoda amabini angamatshijolo, ahlala phambi kwakhe
amadoda angamatshijolo angqina ngaye uNabhoti apho
emehlweni abantu, besithi, UNabhoti uthuke uThixo nokumkani.
Bamkhuphela ngaphandle komzi, bamgibisela ngamatye.
ukuba wafa.
21:14 Bathumela ke kuIzebhele, bathi, UNabhoti ugityiselwe ngamatye, ufile.
21:15 Kwathi, akuva uIzebhele ukuba uNabhoti ugityiselwe ngamatye, wabulawa
efile, wathi uIzebhele kuAhabhi, Vuka, usithabathe isidiliya eso
kaNabhoti waseYizereli, akavuma ukukunika ngemali;
UNabhoti akasekho, kodwa ufile.
21:16 Kwathi, akuva uAhabhi ukuba uNabhoti ufile, wathi uAhabhi
wesuka wehla, waya kuthabatha isidiliya sikaNabhoti waseYizereli
ukuba nayo.
21:17 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuEliya waseTishbhi, lisithi,
21:18 Suka uhle, uye kukhawulela uAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli okwaSamari.
usesidiliyeni sikaNabhoti, apho ehle waya kusihlutha.
21:19 Uze uthethe kuye, uthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ùnako na?
wabulawa, wahlutha kananjalo? Uze uthethe kuye;
besithi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Endaweni apho izinja zazilixhapha khona igazi
UNabhoti igazi lakho ziya kulityapha izinja.
21:20 Wathi uAhabhi kuEliya, Undifumene na, lutshaba lwam? Kwaye yena
waphendula wathi, Ndikufumene, ngokuba uzithengisele ukwenza ububi
emehlweni kaYehova.
21:21 uyabona, ndikuzisela ububi, ndiyithabathe inzala yakho;
+ yaye ngokuqinisekileyo uya kunqumla kuAhabhi + nabani na ochamela udonga kwanaye
into evaliweyo neshiyiweyo kwaSirayeli;
21:22 ndoyenza indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaYarobheham unyana kaNebhati;
nanjengendlu kaBhahesha unyana ka-Ahiya, ekuqumbiseni kwakhe
Undiqumbise ngako, wawonisa amaSirayeli.
21:23 Kananjalo wathetha uYehova ngoIzebhele, wathi, UIzebhele uya kudliwa zizinja
ngakudonga lwaseYizereli.
21:24 Oka-Ahabhi ofela phakathi komzi, uya kudliwa zizinja; naye lowo
zifela endle, ziya kudliwa ziintaka zezulu.
21:25 Bekungekho unjengoAhabhi, owazithengisela umsebenzi
Kwanobubi emehlweni kaYehova, awaxhokonxayo uIzebhele umkakhe.
21:26 Wenza ngokwamasikizi ngokulandela izithixo, ngokwezinto zonke
njengoko enza ngako ama-Amori, awawagqogqayo uYehova phambi koonyana bawo
Sirayeli.
21:27 Kwathi, akuweva uAhabhi loo mazwi, wakrazula eyakhe
wambatha ezirhwexayo enyameni yakhe, wazila ukudla, walala
Wahamba enxibe ezirhwexayo.
21:28 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuEliya waseTishbhi, lisithi,
21:29 Uyakubona na, ukuzithoba kwakhe uAhabhi phambi kwam? ngokuba ethobekile
Andiyi kuzisa bubi phambi kwam ngemihla yakhe;
Ndiya kuyizisela ububi indlu yakhe ngemihla yonyana wakhe.