1 Amakhosi
21:1 Kwathi emva kwalezi zinto, uNaboti waseJizreyeli wayenomuzi
isivini esasiseJizreyeli eduze kwendlu yenkosi u-Ahabi
iSamariya.
" 21:2 U-Ahabi wakhuluma kuNaboti, wathi: "Nginike isivini sakho, ukuze ngihambe."
libe yinsimu yemifino, ngokuba liseduze nendlu yami;
ngiyakukunika isivini esingcono kunaso esikhundleni saso; noma, uma kubonakala kukuhle
wena, ngizokunika inani lakho ngemali.
21:3 UNabhoti wathi ku-Ahabi: “Makube kude nami kuJehova, ukuba ngimnike
ifa lawobaba kuwe.
21:4 U-Ahabi wangena endlini yakhe edangele, ethukuthele ngenxa yezwi
uNaboti waseJizreyeli ayekukhulume kuye, ngokuba wayeshilo ukuthi: 'Ngiyakukwenza.'
ngingakuniki ifa lawobaba. Wamlalisa phezu kwakhe
umbhede wakhe, waphendulela ubuso bakhe, akadlanga sinkwa.
" 21:5 Kodwa u-Izebeli umkakhe weza kuye, futhi wathi kuye: "Kungani umoya wakho?
udabukile ukuthi awudli isinkwa na?
" 21:6 Wathi kuye: "Ngoba ngakhuluma kuNaboti waseJizreyeli, futhi
wathi kuye: Nginike isivini sakho ngemali; noma-ke, uma kuthanda
ngiyakukunika esinye isivini esikhundleni saso;
ngingakuniki isivini sami.
" 21:7 Futhi u-Izebeli umkakhe wathi kuye: "Manje nguwe obusa umbuso
Israyeli? vuka, udle isinkwa, inhliziyo yakho ijabule;
isivini sikaNaboti waseJizreyeli.
21:8 Ngakho wabhala izincwadi egameni lika-Ahabi, futhi wanamathisela ngophawu lwakhe, futhi
wathumela izincwadi kubadala nasezikhulwini ezazisesakhe
umuzi, wahlala noNabhoti.
9 Wabhala ezincwadini, wathi: "Memezelani ukuzila ukudla, nimkhwelise uNaboti."
phezulu phakathi kwabantu:
21:10 Futhi ubeke amadoda amabili, amadodana kaBheliyali, phambi kwakhe, ukuze afakaze ngokumelene
wathi: "Uthukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi." Bese emthwala
khiphani, nimkhande ngamatshe, ukuze afe.
21:11 Futhi amadoda omuzi wakubo, ngisho abadala nezikhulu ababekhonza
abakhileyo emzini wakhe, benza njengalokho u-Izebeli ethumele kubo, nanjengoko kwakunjalo
lalibhalwe ezincwadini ayezithumele kubo.
21:12 Bamemezela ukuzila ukudla, futhi bambeka uNabhoti phezulu phakathi kwabantu.
21:13 Kwasekungena amadoda amabili, amadodana kaBheliyali, ahlala phambi kwakhe
amadoda amaBheliyali afakaza ngokumelene naye, yebo, ngokumelene uNabhoti, in the
phambi kwabantu, ethi: UNaboti uthukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi.
Basebemkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamkhanda ngamatshe.
ukuthi wafa.
21:14 Bathumela ku-Izebeli, bathi, "UNabhoti ukhandwe ngamatshe, futhi ufile.
21:15 Kwathi lapho u-Izebeli ezwa ukuthi uNabhoti ukhandwe ngamatshe, futhi
u-Izebeli wathi ku-Ahabi: “Vuka, usidle isivini
kaNaboti waseJizreyeli, wala ukukunika ngemali;
UNabhoti akaphili, kodwa ufile.
21:16 Kwathi lapho u-Ahabi ezwa ukuthi uNabhoti ufile, ukuthi u-Ahabi
wasukuma, wehlela esivinini sikaNaboti waseJizreyeli, ukuze asithathe
ukuba nayo.
21:17 Izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Eliya waseThishibi, wathi:
21:18 Vuka, wehle ukuhlangabezana u-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, oseSamariya.
usesivinini sikaNaboti, lapho ehlele khona ukuyosidla.
21:19 Uzakhuluma kuye, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:
abulawe, aphinde athathwe? Futhi uzakukhuluma kuye,
bathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Endaweni lapho izinja zixhapha khona igazi
UNaboti izinja ziyakukhotha igazi lakho, yebo, igazi lakho.
" 21:20 U-Ahabi wathi ku-Eliya: "Wena sitha sami, ungitholile? Futhi yena
waphendula wathi: Ngikutholile, ngoba uzithengisele ukwenza okubi
emehlweni kaJehova.
21:21 Bheka, Ngizokwehlisela okubi phezu kwakho, futhi ngiyosusa inzalo yakho.
+ futhi ngokuqinisekile uyonquma ku-Ahabi lowo ochamela udonga kanye naye
elivaliwe nelishiywe kwa-Israyeli,
21:22 Futhi ngiyokwenza indlu yakho njengendlu kaJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati,
nanjengendlu kaBahasha indodana ka-Ahiya ekucunuleni
ongicunule ngakho, wonisa u-Israyeli.
21:23 Futhi uJehova wakhuluma ngo-Izebeli, wathi: "Izinja ziyakudla u-Izebeli."
ngasodongeni lwaseJizreyeli.
21:24 Oka-Ahabi ofela emzini izinja ziyakudliwa; naye ukuthi
ufela endle, zidle izinyoni zezulu.
21:25 Kodwa kwakungekho owayenjengo-Ahabi, owayezithengisela ukusebenza
ububi emehlweni kaJehova, u-Izebeli umkakhe amvusa.
21:26 Futhi wenza isinengiso kakhulu ngokulandela izithombe, ngokuvumelana nazo zonke izinto
njengalokho enzile ama-Amori uJehova awaxosha phambi kwabantwana bawo
Israyeli.
21:27 Kwathi lapho u-Ahabi ezwa lawo mazwi, waklebhula eyakhe
izingubo, wembatha indwangu yamasaka emzimbeni wakhe, wazila ukudla, walala
indwangu yamasaka, wahamba kancane.
21:28 Izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Eliya waseThishibi, wathi:
21:29 Ubonile ukuthi u-Ahabi uzithobile phambi kwami? ngoba uyazithoba
yena phambi kwami, kangiyikulethela ububi emihleni yakhe, kodwa ngeyakhe
izinsuku zendodana ngizakwehlisela ububi phezu kwendlu yayo.