Eyesi-2 yooKumkani
3:1 Ke kaloku uYehoram, unyana ka-Ahabhi, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli kwaSamari
umnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo kaYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda, waba neminyaka elishumi elinamibini engukumkani.
3:2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova; kodwa hayi njengoyise,
nonina, wasisusa isithixo sikaBhahali sikayise
wayenza.
3:3 Noko ke wanamathela ezonweni zikaYarobheham unyana kaNebhati;
owawonisa amaSirayeli; akatyeka kuyo.
3:4 Ke yena uMesha, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, ubengumfuyi wempahla emfutshane, warhumela ukumkani waseAsiriya
USirayeli ikhulu lamawaka eemvana, nekhulu lamawaka eenkunzi zeegusha, kunye neenkunzi zezimvu
uboya.
3:5 Kwathi, akufa uAhabhi, wakreqa ukumkani wakwaMowabhi
kukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
3:6 Waphuma ukumkani uYehoram ngelo xesha kwaSamari, wababala bonke
Sirayeli.
3:7 Waya wathumela kuYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda, wathi, Ukumkani
AbakwaMowabhi bakreqile kum; wohamba nam siye kulwa namaMowabhi
idabi? Wathi, Ndonyuka ndiye; ndinjengawe; abantu bam banje ngawe
abantu, amahashe am anjengoko amahashe akho.
3:8 Wathi, Sonyuka ngayiphi na indlela? Wathi, Yindlela yokudlula
kwintlango yakwaEdom.
3:9 Wahamba ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, nokumkani wakwaYuda, nokumkani wakwaEdom.
Bahambahamba uhambo lweentsuku ezisixhenxe; akwabakho nto
amanzi omkhosi neenkomo ezibalandelayo.
3:10 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Yoo! ngokuba uYehova ubabize bobathathu
ookumkani kunye, babanikele esandleni sikaMowabhi;
3:11 Wathi uYehoshafati, Akukho mprofeti kaYehova na apha?
ubuziswa kuYehova ngayo? Kwaye omnye wabakhonzi bokumkani wakwaSirayeli
waphendula wathi, Nanku uElisha, unyana kaShafati, obegalela amanzi
ezandleni zikaEliya.
3:12 Wathi uYehoshafati, Ilizwi likaYehova linaye. Ngoko ukumkani we
Behla baya kuye amaSirayeli, noYehoshafati, nokumkani wakwaEdom.
3:13 Wathi ke uElisha kukumkani wamaSirayeli, Yintoni na enam nawe?
Hamba uye kubaprofeti bakayihlo, nakubaprofeti bakayihlo
umama. Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuye, Hayi, ngokuba uYehova unabo
wababiza aba kumkani bathathu, ukuba abanikele esandleni sikakumkani
kwaMowabhi.
3:14 Wathi uElisha, Ehleli nje uYehova wemikhosi, endimi phambi kwakhe,
Inene, koko bendihlonela uYehoshafati ukumkani
kwaYuda, andikhange ndikhangele kuwe, andikuboni.
3:15 Ndiziseleni ke ngoku umbethi-luhadi. Kwathi, xa umbethi-luhadi
wadlala, saba phezu kwakhe isandla sikaYehova.
3:16 Wathi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yenzeni le ntili ibe yimijelo;
3:17 Ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi, Aniyi kubona moya, aniyi kubona
imvula; kanti loo ntlambo iya kuzala amanzi, nisele;
nina, neenkomo zenu, neenkomo zenu.
3:18 Loo nto ilula emehlweni kaYehova;
namaMowabhi esandleni senu.
3:19 Noyixabela yonke imizi enqatyisiweyo, nemizi yonke enyuliweyo, niyixabele ke
yawisa yonke imithi elungileyo, yawavingca yonke imithombo yamanzi, yonakalisa yonke into elungileyo
isiqwenga somhlaba ngamatye.
3:20 Kwathi kusasa, xa kunyuswa umnikelo wokudla.
nanko, efika amanzi ngendlela yakwaEdom, nelizwe elo
ezaliswe ngamanzi.
3:21 Weva onke amaMowabhi, ukuba ookumkani benyukile, besiza kulwa
Bahlanganisana kubo bonke abanako ukuxhoba, babahlanganisa
wenyuka, wema emdeni.
3:22 Bavuka kusasa, lakhanya ilanga phezu kwamanzi.
amaMowabhi awabona amanzi ngapha ebomvu njengegazi;
3:23 Bathi ke, Ligazi eli; ookumkani mababulawe bafe
ngoku ke, Mowabhi, xhobani.
3:24 Afika ke eminqubeni yakwaSirayeli, besuka oonyana bakaSirayeli, bavuka;
wawaxabela amaMowabhi, asaba ebusweni bawo;
wawaxabela amaMowabhi ezweni lawo.
3:25 Bayidiliza imizi, naphezu kwamasimi onke amahle;
elowo ilitye lakhe, walizalisa; bawavala onke amaqula ase
bawawisa amanzi, bayiwisa yonke imithi emihle, kwasala eKir-haresheti yodwa
amatye ayo; bayirhawula abasawuli, batsho kuyo.
3:26 Wabona ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, ukuba imfazwe inzima kuye, wesuka wadanduluka
wathabatha amadoda angamakhulu asixhenxe arhola ikrele, ukuba atyhoboze
kukumkani wakwaEdom, ababanga nako.
3:27 Wathabatha unyana wakhe wamazibulo, obeya kuba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe, waba ngukumkani
wamnyusa ukuba abe lidini elinyukayo phezu kodonga. Kwaye kwakukho okukhulu
ecaphukile amaSirayeli, emka kuye, abuyela ekhaya
umhlaba wabo.