Eyoku-1 yooKumkani
22:1 Bahlala iminyaka emithathu kungekho mfazwe phakathi kwama-Aram namaSirayeli.
22:2 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithathu, uYehoshafati ukumkani waseAsiriya
Wehla ke uYuda, waya kukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
22:3 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kubakhonzi bakhe, Yazini ukuba iRamoti isezweni
Yethu iGiliyadi, kwaye sithe cwaka, asiyithabathi esandleni sikaYehova
ukumkani waseSiriya?
22:4 Wathi kuYehoshafati, Wohamba nam, siye kulwa na?
iRamoti yaseGiliyadi? Wathi uYehoshafati kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Ndinjengawe
abantu bam banjengabantu bakho, amahashe am anjengamahashe akho.
22:5 Wathi uYehoshafati kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Khawubuzise endaweni.
ilizwi likaYehova namhla.
22:6 Wabahlanganisa ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli abaprofeti, malunga nabane
Wathi kuwo, Ndihambe ndiye na eRamoti yaseGiliyadi?
idabi, ndiyeke, kusini na? Athi, Nyuka; ngokuba uYehova uya kwenza
yinikele esandleni sokumkani.
22:7 Wathi uYehoshafati, Akukho mprofeti kaYehova na apha?
ukuze sibuzise kuye?
22:8 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Kusekho indoda enye;
uMikaya unyana kaImla, esingabuzisa ngaye kuYehova; ke mna ndimthiyile
yena; ngokuba ayiprofeti okulungileyo ngam, iprofeta okubi; Kwaye
Wathi uYehoshafati, Makangatsho ukumkani.
22:9 Waza ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wabiza umbusi, wathi, Khawuleza uze apha
uMikaya unyana kaImla.
22:10 Ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda babehleli elowo endaweni yakhe
ehleli etroneni, zambethe iingubo zazo, endaweni engenanto ekungeneni kwesango
isango lakwaSamari; bonke abaprofeti beprofeta phambi kwabo.
22:11 UZedekiya, unyana kaKenahana, wazenzela iimpondo zesinyithi, wathi,
Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Uya kuwangqula ngazo ezi ama-Aram, ude ube wena
bazigqibile.
22:12 Bonke abaprofeti benjenjalo ukuprofeta, besithi, Nyuka, uye eRamoti yaseGiliyadi, uye kuma.
ngokuba uYehova uya kuyinikela esandleni sokumkani.
22:13 Ke umthunywa obeye kubiza uMikaya, wathetha kuye esithi,
Khawubone, amazwi abaprofeti athetha okuhle kukumkani kunye
mlomo mnye; ilizwi lakho malibe njengelizwi lamnye kubo;
uthethe okulungileyo.
22:14 Wathi uMikaya, Ehleli nje uYehova, oko akuthethayo kum uYehova,
Ndiya kuthetha.
22:15 Waya ke kukumkani. Wathi ukumkani kuye, Mikaya, sihambe
siye kulwa neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, okanye siyekele? Waphendula ke yena
Wathi kuye, Hamba, ube nempumelelo; ngokuba uYehova woyinikela esandleni sokumkani
ukumkani.
22:16 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Makube zizihlandlo ezingaphi na ndikufungisa?
ungandixelela nto kodwa kuyinyaniso egameni likaYehova?
22:17 Wathi yena, Ndibone amaSirayeli onke elusali ezintabeni, njengempahla emfutshane
azinamalusi, wathi uYehova, Aba abanankosi;
Buyelani elowo endlwini yakhe enoxolo.
22:18 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Bendingathethanga na kuwe?
ayiprofeti okulungileyo ngam, iprofeta okubi kodwa?
22:19 Wathi, Ngako oko, liveni ilizwi likaYehova: Ndimbonile uYehova
ehleli etroneni yakhe, umi wonke umkhosi wasemazulwini ngakuye
ekunene nangasekhohlo.
22:20 Wathi uYehova, Ngubani na oya kulukuhla uAhabhi, enyuke aye awe?
eRamoti yaseGiliyadi? Wathetha omnye ngolu hlobo, nomnye wathi
indlela.
22:21 Waphuma ke umoya, wema phambi koYehova, wathi, Mna
uya kumcenga.
22:22 Wathi uYehova kuye, Ngantoni na? Wathi, Ndiya kuphuma ndihambe
Ndiya kuba ngumoya wobuxoki emlonyeni wabaprofeti bakhe bonke. Uye wathi,
Uya kumlukuhla, ubeyise; phuma uye wenjenjalo.
22:23 Uyabona kaloku uYehova ungenise umoya wobuxoki emlonyeni wendoda
bonke abo baprofeti bakho, ke uYehova uthethe okubi ngawe.
22:24 UZedekiya unyana kaKenahana wasondela, wamxabela uMikaya eludongeni.
wathi, Ugqithe ngayiphi indlela uMoya kaYehova kum, ukuba aye kuthetha
kuwe?
22:25 Wathi uMikaya, Khangela, uya kubona ngaloo mini, uya kungena.
kwigumbi elingaphakathi ukuze uzifihle.
22:26 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Mthabathe uMikaya, ubuye naye, umse kuAmon
nebamba lomzi, nakuYowashe unyana wokumkani;
22:27 nithi, Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, Mfakeni entolongweni lo, adle;
ngesonka soxiniweyo, namanzi oxiniweyo, ndide ndifike
ngoxolo.
22:28 Wathi uMikaya, Ukuba uthe wabuya wabuya unoxolo, woba uYehova akananto
ethethwa ndim. Wathi, Yivani, nonke nina bantu.
22:29 Wenyuka ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda, waya kubo
iRamoti yaseGiliyadi.
22:30 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Ndiya kuzenza mntu wumbi.
kwaye ungene edabini; yambatha iingubo zakho wena. Kwaye ukumkani we
USirayeli wazenza mntu wumbi, wangena ekulweni.
22:31 Ukumkani wakwa-Aram wabawisela umthetho abathetheli bakhe abamashumi mathathu anababini
alawule iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa, esithi, Musani ukulwa nomncinane nomkhulu;
kuphela kunye nokumkani wakwaSirayeli.
22:32 Kwathi, bakumbona uYehoshafati abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa.
bathi, Inene, ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli. Baphambuka ke
Wakhala uYehoshafati.
22:33 Kwathi, bakubona abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa, ukuba le nto ifile.
Wayengenguye ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukuba abuye ekumsukeleni.
22:34 Wathi umntu watyeda isaphetha efunisela, watsho kukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
phakathi kwamalungu entsimbi yokubopha: ngenxa yoko wathi kumqhubi we
Jika isandla sakho, undikhuphele ngaphandle komkhosi; ngokuba ndinguye
benzakele.
22:35 Ukulwa kwenyuka loo mini; ukumkani wayemi esihlalweni sakhe
inqwelo yokulwa nama-Aram, yafa ngokuhlwa, laphalala igazi
inxeba esazulwini senqwelo.
22:36 Kwavakala kumenyezwa emkhosini wokuhla
Isithi, Elowo makaye emzini wakhe, elowo kowakhe umzi
ilizwe.
22:37 Wafa ke ukumkani, waziswa kwaSamari; bamngcwaba ukumkani
kwaSamari.
22:38 Yahlanjwa inqwelo yokulwa echibini lakwaSamari; zaza izinja zakhotha
igazi lakhe; bazihlamba iimpahla zakhe; ngokwelizwi likaNdikhoyo
UYehova wakuthethayo.
22:39 Ezinye izinto zika-Ahabhi, nako konke awakwenzayo, nophondo lwendlovu
nendlu awayakhayo, nemizi yonke awayakhayo, asiyiyo
ebhalwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli?
22:40 Walala uAhabhi kooyise; uAhaziya, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe
endaweni.
22:41 Ke uYehoshafati, unyana ka-Asa, waba ngukumkani kwaYuda ngowesine
Unyaka ka-Ahabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
22:42 UYehoshafati ubeminyaka imashumi mathathu anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; kwaye yena
waba neminyaka emashumi mabini anamihlanu engukumkani eYerusalem. Kwaye igama likanina lalingu
nguAzubha intombi kaShili.
22:43 Wahamba ngeendlela zonke zika-Asa uyise; akatyeka
kuyo, wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova;
noko iziganga azisuswanga; ngokuba abantu banikela
saqhumisela ezigangeni.
22:44 UYehoshafati wenza uxolo nokumkani wakwaSirayeli.
22:45 Ezinye izinto zikaYehoshafati, nobugorha bakhe awabenzayo,
nendlela awalwa ngayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla
ookumkani bakwaYuda?
22:46 Kwaye amasalela amang'awu, ababesele ngemihla yakhe
Uyise uAsa, wamkhupha ezweni.
22:47 Bekungekho kumkani ngelo xesha kwaEdom.
22:48 UYehoshafati wenza iinqanawa zaseTarshishe zokuya kuthabatha igolide kwaOfire.
akayanga; ngokuba iinqanawa ezo zaphuka e-Etsiyon-gebhere.
22:49 Wathi uAhaziya, unyana ka-Ahabhi, kuYehoshafati, Bandulule abakhonzi bam
kunye nabakhonzi bakho enqanaweni. Akavuma uYehoshafati.
22:50 UYehoshafati walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa kooyise.
emzini kaDavide uyise; uYehoram, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe
endaweni.
22:51 Ke uAhaziya, unyana ka-Ahabhi, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli kwaSamari
Umnyaka weshumi elinesixhenxe kaYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda, waba ngukumkani iminyaka emibini
phezu kwamaSirayeli.
22:52 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, wahamba ngendlela yakhe
uyise, nangendlela kanina, nangendlela kaYarobheham unyana
kaNebhati, owawonisa amaSirayeli;
22:53 Wakhonza uBhahali, waqubuda kuye, wamqumbisa uYehova
UThixo kaSirayeli njengako konke awakwenzayo uyise.