1 Amakhosi
16:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJehu indodana kaHanani ngokumelene noBahasha.
ethi,
16:2 Njengoba nje ngikuphakamisile othulini, futhi ngikwenze umbusi phezu
abantu bami u-Israyeli; uhambe ngendlela kaJerobowamu, uhambe
ngonisa abantu bami u-Israyeli ukuba bangicunule ngezono zabo;
16:3 Bheka, Ngizosusa inzalo kaBahasha, futhi inzalo ka
indlu yakhe; ngizakwenza indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana ka
Nebat.
16:4 OkaBahasha ofela emzini uyakudliwa izinja; naye ukuthi
ufela endle, ziyakudliwa yizinyoni zezulu.
16:5 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo zikaBahasha, futhi lokho akwenza, namandla akhe, kukhona
Angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
16:6 UBahasha wayeselala koyise, wembelwa eTirisa.
indodana yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
16:7 Futhi futhi ngesandla umprofethi uJehu, indodana kaHanani, izwi
kaJehova ngokumelene noBahasha nendlu yakhe, ngenxa yabo bonke ububi
wakwenza emehlweni kaJehova ngokumcunula
umsebenzi wezandla zakhe njengendlu kaJerobowamu; futhi ngoba yena
wambulala.
16:8 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesithupha ka-Asa, inkosi yakwaJuda, waqala u-Ela indodana ka-Asa
UBahasha waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eTirisa iminyaka emibili.
16:9 Futhi inceku yakhe uZimri, induna yengxenye yezinqola zakhe, wamenzela ugobe
njengoba wayeseTirisa, ephuza edakiwe endlini ka-Arza
umphathi wendlu yakhe eTirisa.
16:10 UZimri wangena, wamshaya, wambulala, phakathi namashumi amabili nanye
ngomnyaka wesikhombisa ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
16:11 Kwathi, lapho eqala ukubusa, ngokushesha nje lapho wahlala phezu kwakhe
esihlalweni sobukhosi, wabulala yonke indlu kaBahasha, akamshiyelanga neyodwa leyo
ochamela umduli, loba izihlobo zakhe loba abangane bakhe.
16:12 Kanjalo uZimri wayichitha yonke indlu kaBahasha, ngokuvumelana nezwi lika-
uJehova akukhuluma ngoBahasha ngesandla sikaJehu umprofethi.
16:13 Ngenxa yazo zonke izono zikaBahasha, kanye nezono Ela indodana yakhe, ngazo
wona, abenza ngawo u-Israyeli one, becunula uJehova uNkulunkulu
ka-Israyeli ukuthukuthela ngezinto zabo eziyize.
16:14 Manje ezinye izenzo Ela, futhi konke akwenzayo, akuzona yini
kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
16:15 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda uZimri wabusa
izinsuku eziyisikhombisa eTirisa. Abantu bamisa ngaseGibethoni;
okwakungamaFilisti.
16:16 Abantu ababekanise bezwa kuthiwa, UZimri wenze ugobe.
u-Israyeli wonke wamisa u-Omri, induna yenkosi
impi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli ngalolo suku ekamu.
16:17 Futhi u-Omri wenyuka esuka eGibethoni, futhi wonke u-Israyeli kanye naye, futhi bona
wavimbezela iTirisa.
16:18 Kwathi lapho uZimri ebona ukuthi umuzi uthathiwe, yena
wangena esigodlweni sendlu yenkosi, wayishisa indlu yenkosi
phezu kwakhe ngomlilo, wafa;
16:19 Ngenxa yezono zakhe one ngazo ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngo
wahamba ngendlela kaJerobowamu, nasesonweni sakhe awasenzayo ukuba asenze
Israyeli ukuba one.
16:20 Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaZimri, lokuvukela kwakhe alenzileyo, kuphambanisiwe.
Angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
16:21 Khona-ke abantu bakwa-Israyeli bahlukana kabili: ingxenye eyodwa
abantu balandela uThibini indodana kaGinati ukuze bambeke inkosi; kanye nengxenye
walandela u-Omri.
16:22 Kodwa abantu ababelandela u-Omri bahlula abantu ukuthi
Walandela uThibini indodana kaGinati; wafa uThibini, waba ngukumkani u-Omri.
16:23 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nanye ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, u-Omri waba yinkosi
phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka eyishumi nambili; iminyaka eyisithupha wabusa eTirtsa.
16:24 Futhi wathenga intaba yaseSamariya kuShemeri ngamatalenta amabili esiliva, futhi
wakha entabeni, waqamba igama lomuzi awakhayo ngegama
igama likaShemeri, umninintaba, iSamariya.
16:25 Kodwa u-Omri wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi wenza okubi kakhulu kunabo bonke
ababephambi kwakhe.
16:26 Wahamba ngayo yonke indlela kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, nangezindlela zakhe.
isono onisa ngaso u-Israyeli, ukucunula uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli
ukuthukuthela ngezinto zabo eziyize.
16:27 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo zika-Omri azenzayo, futhi amandla akhe ukuthi
Kabatsho, kababhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi?
kwa-Israyeli?
16:28 U-Omri wayeselala koyise, wembelwa eSamariya;
indodana yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.
16:29 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda waqala u-Ahabi
u-Ahabi indodana ka-Omri waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli
u-Israyeli eSamariya iminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili.
16:30 U-Ahabi, indodana ka-Omri, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova ngaphezu kwakho konke
ababephambi kwakhe.
16:31 Futhi kwaba sengathi kuyinto elula kuye ukuhamba
izono zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati azithathela u-Izebeli umka-Israyeli
indodakazi ka-Eti Bali inkosi yamaSidoni, waya wakhonza uBali, futhi
wakhuleka kuye.
16:32 Futhi wammisela uBhali i-altare endlini kaBhali, okuyinto ayenayo
elakhiwe eSamariya.
16:33 U-Ahabi wenza u-Ashera; u-Ahabi wenza okwengeziwe ukucunula uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe
u-Israyeli uthukuthele kunawo wonke amakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayengaphambi kwakhe.
16:34 Ezinsukwini zakhe uHiyeli waseBethele wakha iJeriko, wabeka isisekelo
kuwo ngo-Abiramu izibulo lakhe, wamisa amasango awo ngeyakhe
uSegubi indodana encane, njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngalo
uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.