1 Amakhosi
22:1 Bahlala iminyaka emithathu kungekho mpi phakathi kweSiriya no-Israyeli.
22:2 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithathu, uJehoshafati, inkosi
uJuda wehlela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli.
" 22:3 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi ezincekwini zayo, "Yazini ukuthi iRamoti
IGileyadi lingelethu, kepha siyathula, singalithathi esandleni sikaJehova
inkosi yaseSiriya?
22:4 Wathi kuJehoshafati, "Uzahamba nami ukuya empini?"
eRamothgilead? UJehoshafati wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Nginjengawe
abantu bami banjengabantu bakho, amahhashi ami anjengamahhashi akho.
22:5 UJehoshafati wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli, Ake ubuze
izwi likaJehova namuhla.
22:6 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yabutha abaprofethi, cishe abane
amadoda ayikhulu, wathi kuwo: “Ngihambe ngiyohlasela iRamoti Gileyadi
impi, noma ngiyeke? Bathi: “Khuphukani; ngoba uJehova uyakwenza
nikela esandleni senkosi.
22:7 Wathi uJehoshafati: "Akekho yini lapha umprofethi kaJehova?
ukuze sibuze kuye?
22:8 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: "Kusekhona indoda eyodwa.
uMikhaya indodana ka-Imla esingabuza ngaye kuJehova, kepha ngiyamzonda
yena; ngoba akaprofethi okuhle ngami, kodwa okubi. Futhi
Wathi uJehoshafati: “Mayingasho njalo inkosi.
22:9 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayisibiza induna, yathi: "Shesha lapha
uMikhaya indodana ka-Imla.
22:10 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda babehlezi, kwaba yilowo nalowo kweyakhe
esihlalweni sobukhosi, bembethe izingubo zabo, endaweni eyize ekungeneni
isango laseSamariya; bonke abaprofethi baprofetha phambi kwabo.
22:11 UZedekiya, indodana kaKhenahana, wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi.
Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngalezi uyakuqhubukusha ama-Aramu, uze
bazidlile.
22:12 Bonke abaprofethi baprofetha kanjalo, bathi: "Khuphukela eRamoti Gileyadi,
nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.
22:13 Futhi isithunywa ebesiyombiza uMikhaya sakhuluma kuye, wathi:
Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi mahle enkosini ngawo
mlomo munye; ake izwi lakho libe njengezwi lomunye wabo.
futhi ukhulume okuhle.
22:14 Wathi uMikhaya, Kuphila kukaJehova, lokho uJehova akusho kimi, ukuthi
ngizokhuluma.
22:15 Ngakho wafika enkosini. Inkosi yathi kuye: "Mikhaya, sihambe."
silwe neRamoti Gileyadi, noma siyeke na? Futhi waphendula
wathi: Hamba, uphumelele, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni sezizwe
inkosi.
" 22:16 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Kukangaki ngikufungisa wena
ungangitsheli lutho ngaphandle kweqiniso egameni likaJehova na?
22:17 Wathi, "Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni, njengezimvu
ningenamalusi; uJehova wathi: “Laba abanankosi;
buyelani, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.
22:18 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: "Angikutshelanga yini lokho
ubengaprofethi okuhle ngami, kodwa okubi na?
" 22:19 Wathi: "Ngakho-ke yizwani izwi likaJehova: Ngimbonile uJehova
ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, nebandla lonke lasezulwini limi ngakuye
isandla sokunene nangakwesokhohlo sakhe.
" 22:20 Futhi uJehova wathi: "Ubani oyoyenga u-Ahabi, ukuze akhuphuke futhi awe
eRamoti Gileyadi? Omunye washo kanje, nomunye wathi
indlela.
22:21 Kwaphuma umoya, wema phambi kukaJehova, wathi: "Mina."
uzomncenga.
" 22:22 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Ngani?" Wathi: Ngiyakuphuma, futhi
ngizakuba ngumoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe. Wathi,
Uyomyenga, futhi unqobe: phuma, wenze njalo.
22:23 Manje, bheka, uJehova ubeke umoya wamanga emlonyeni ka
bonke laba baprofethi bakho, uJehova ukhulumile okubi ngawe.
22:24 Kodwa uZedekhiya indodana kaKhenahana wasondela, watshaya uMikhaya phezu kwentaba.
isihlathi, wathi: Wasuka ngayiphi indlela uMoya kaJehova ukuba akhulume
kuwe?
22:25 Wathi uMikaya: "Bheka, uzobona ngalolo suku,
ekamelweni elingaphakathi ukuze ucashe.
" 22:26 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: "Thatha uMikhaya, futhi umbuyisele ku-Amoni
umbusi womuzi nakuJowashi indodana yenkosi;
22:27 Futhi nithi, 'Isho kanje inkosi, 'Faka lo etilongweni, futhi waluse
ngesinkwa sokuhlupheka namanzi okuhlupheka, ngize ngifike
ngokuthula.
" 22:28 UMikaya wathi: "Uma ubuya futhi ngokuthula, iNkosi ngeke
okukhulunywa yimi. Wathi: Lalelani bantu, nonke.
22:29 Ngakho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, wenyukela kuye
Ramothgilead.
22:30 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: "Ngiyakuziguqula.
futhi ungene empini; kodwa wena gqoka izembatho zakho. Nenkosi yase
u-Israyeli waziguqula, wangena ekulweni.
22:31 Kodwa inkosi yase-Aramu wayala izinduna zakhe ezingamashumi amathathu nambili
abuse izinqola zakhe, ethi: 'Ungalwi nomncane noma omkhulu, sindisa
kuphela nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
22:32 Kwathi lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona uJehoshafati.
bathi: Isibili inkosi yakoIsrayeli. Baphambuka
ukulwa naye; uJehoshafati wakhala.
22:33 Kwathi lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona ukuthi
kwakungesiyo inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ukuthi babuya ekumsukeleni.
22:34 Umuntu othile wansala umnsalo ngokungazelele, wayihlaba inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
phakathi kwezihlanganiso zehhanisi: ngalokho wathi kumshayeli we
inqola yakhe, Phendula isandla sakho, ungikhiphe empini; ngoba mina
abalimele.
22:35 Futhi impi yakhula ngalolo suku, futhi inkosi wamiswa esandleni sakhe
inqola ngokumelene nama-Aramu, yafa kusihlwa, futhi igazi laphuma
inxeba phakathi kwenqola.
22:36 Kwaphuma isimemezelo kulo lonke ikamu mayelana nokwehla
welanga, esithi: Yilowo nalowo makaye emzini wakubo, yilowo nalowo kowakhe
izwe.
22:37 Yafa ke inkosi, yalethwa eSamariya; bayingcwaba inkosi
eSamariya.
22:38 Futhi omunye wageza inqola echibini laseSamariya; nezinja zakhotha
igazi lakhe; bazigeza izikhali zakhe; ngokwezwi leN
uJehova akukhulumayo.
22:39 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo zika-Ahabi, futhi konke akwenzayo, nophondo lwendlovu
indlu ayakhayo, nayo yonke imizi ayakhayo, akusiyo
kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
22:40 U-Ahabi wayeselala koyise; u-Ahaziya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe
esikhundleni.
22:41 Futhi uJehoshafati, indodana ka-Asa, waqala ukubusa phezu kukaJuda
ngonyaka ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
22:42 UJehoshafati wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; futhi yena
wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema. Futhi igama likanina kwakungu
u-Azuba indodakazi kaShilehi.
22:43 Wahamba ezindleleni zonke zika-Asa uyise; akaphambukanga
kuwo, nenze okulungile emehlweni kaJehova;
nokho izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; abantu abanikelayo
wasashisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
22:44 Futhi uJehoshafati wenza ukuthula nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
22:45 Manje ezinye izenzo zikaJehoshafati, futhi amandla akhe awabonisa,
nokuthi walwa kanjani, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla
amakhosi akwaJuda na?
22:46 Futhi insali yezifebe, ababesele ezinsukwini zakhe
uyise u-Asa, wamkhipha ezweni.
22:47 Ngaleso sikhathi kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Edomi.
22:48 UJehoshafati wenza imikhumbi yaseTharishishi ukuya e-Ofiri ukulanda igolide, kepha
akahambanga; ngoba imikhumbi yaphuka e-Eziyoni Geberi.
22:49 Khona-ke u-Ahaziya, indodana ka-Ahabi, wathi kuJehoshafati, "Vumela izinceku zami zihambe
nezinceku zakho emikhunjini. Kepha uJehoshafati akavumanga.
22:50 UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise.
emzini kaDavide uyise; uJehoramu indodana yakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe
esikhundleni.
22:51 U-Ahaziya, indodana ka-Ahabi, waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya
ngomnyaka weshumi nesikhombisa kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa iminyaka emibili
phezu kuka-Israyeli.
22:52 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi wahamba ngendlela yakhe
uyise, nangendlela kanina, nangendlela kaJerobowamu indodana
kaNebati owenza u-Israyeli one.
22:53 Ngoba wakhonza uBhali, futhi wakhuleka kuye, futhi wamthukuthelisa uJehova
uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, njengakho konke uyise ayekwenzile.