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18:1 Manje uJehoshafati wayenengcebo nodumo ngobuningi, futhi wahlanganyela ubuhlobo
kanye no-Ahabi.
18:2 Futhi ngemva kweminyaka ethile, wehlela ku-Ahabi eSamariya. U-Ahabi wabulala
izimvu nezinkabi ngobuningi bakhe, nakubantu ayenabo
wamncenga ukuba akhuphuke naye eRamoti Gileyadi.
" 18:3 U-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi kuJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, "Ngiyathanda
uhambe nami eRamoti Gileyadi? Wasesithi kuye: Nginjengawe, njalo
abantu bami njengabantu bakho; futhi sizoba nawe empini.
18:4 Wathi uJehoshafati enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: "Ake ubuze mayelana.
izwi likaJehova namuhla.
18:5 Ngakho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yabutha abaprofethi abangamakhulu amane
amadoda, athi kuwo: “Sihambe siye empini eRamoti Gileyadi, noma siye empini
Ngiyeke? Bathi: “Khuphukani; ngoba uNkulunkulu uzayinikela esandleni senkosi
isandla.
18:6 Kepha uJehoshafati wathi: "Akukho mprofethi kaJehova lapha na?
ukuze sibuze kuye?
18:7 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: "Kusekhona indoda eyodwa eduze
esingambuza uJehova, kepha ngiyamzonda; ngoba kazange aprofethe
kuhle kimi, kubi njalonjalo; nguMikhaya indodana ka-Imla. Futhi
Wathi uJehoshafati: “Mayingasho njalo inkosi.
18:8 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yasibiza induna yayo, yathi: "Landa."
ngokushesha uMikhaya indodana ka-Imla.
18:9 Futhi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, babehlezi bobabili
esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, bembethe izingubo zabo, futhi bahlala endaweni eyize
ukungena kwesango laseSamariya; labaprofethi bonke baprofetha
phambi kwabo.
18:10 UZedekiya, indodana kaKhenahana, wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi, futhi wathi:
Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngalezi uyakuqhubukusha ama-Aramu aze aphele
kudliwe.
18:11 Bonke abaprofethi baprofetha kanjalo, bathi: "Khuphukela eRamoti Gileyadi,
nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.
18:12 Isithunywa esasiyembiza uMikhaya sakhuluma kuye, sathi:
Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi mahle enkosini ngazwi linye
vuma; ngakho-ke izwi lakho malibe njengelinye lawo, futhi
khuluma kahle.
18:13 Wathi uMikhaya: Kuphila kukaJehova, lokho uNkulunkulu wami akushoyo
Ngiyakhuluma.
" 18:14 Futhi lapho efika enkosini, inkosi yathi kuye: "Mikhaya, ngeke
siya eRamoti Gileyadi empini, noma ngiyeke na? Wathi: Hambani
khuphuka, uphumelele, futhi ziyakunikelwa esandleni sakho.
" 18:15 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Kukangaki ngikufungisa wena
ungakhulumi kimi kuphela iqiniso egameni likaJehova na?
18:16 Wayesethi: "Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni
izimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi: “Laba abanankosi;
mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.
18:17 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: "Angikutshelanga yini ukuthi nguye
Abayikuprofetha okuhle kimi, kepha okubi na?
18:18 Wathi futhi: "Ngakho yizwa izwi likaJehova. Ngayibona iNKOSI
ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, nebandla lonke lasezulwini limi phezu kwakhe
isandla sokunene nangakwesokhohlo sakhe.
" 18:19 Futhi uJehova wathi: "Ubani oyoyenga u-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ukuze ahambe
wenyuka, uwe eRamoti Gileyadi? Omunye wakhuluma kanje, wathi
omunye esho kanjalo.
18:20 Khona kwaphuma umoya, wema phambi kukaJehova, wathi: "Mina
uzomyenga. Wathi uJehova kuye: Ngani na?
18:21 Wathi, "Ngizophuma, futhi ngibe umoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke."
abaprofethi bakhe. INkosi yasisithi: Uzamyenga, njalo uzamyenga
phuma, wenze njalo.
18:22 Manje, bheka, uJehova ubeke umoya wamanga emlonyeni ka
laba baprofethi bakho, uJehova ukhulume okubi ngawe.
18:23 Khona-ke uZedekiya indodana kaKhenahana wasondela, futhi wamshaya uMikhaya phezu.
isihlathi, wathi: Wasuka ngayiphi indlela uMoya kaJehova ukuba akhulume
kuwe?
18:24 Wathi uMikaya: "Bheka, uzobona ngalolo suku oyakuhamba ngalo.
ekamelweni elingaphakathi ukuze ucashe.
18:25 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: "Thathani uMikhaya, nimbuyisele kuye
uAmoni umbusi womuzi nakuJowashi indodana yenkosi;
18:26 Futhi nithi: 'Isho kanje inkosi, 'Faka lo etilongweni, futhi waluse
ngesinkwa sokuhlupheka namanzi okuhlupheka, ngize ngibe
buya ngokuthula.
18:27 Wathi uMikhaya: "Uma ubuya nokubuya ngokuthula, uyakuba ungekho
UJehova wakhuluma ngami. Wathi: Lalelani, nonke nina bantu.
18:28 Ngakho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, wenyukela kuye
Ramothgilead.
18:29 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: "Ngiyakuziguqula.
futhi ngizoya empini; kodwa wena gqoka izembatho zakho. Ngakho inkosi ye
u-Israyeli waziguqula; bahamba baya empini.
18:30 Manje inkosi yase-Aramu yayiyale izinduna zezinqola ukuthi
ayenaye, ethi: “Ningalwi nabancane noma abakhulu, kuphela ngaye kuphela
inkosi yakoIsrayeli.
18:31 Kwathi lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona uJehoshafati.
bathi: "Yinkosi yakwa-Israyeli." Ngakho bazungeza
kodwa uJehoshafati wakhala, uJehova wamsiza; futhi
UNkulunkulu wabashukumisela ukuba basuke kuye.
18:32 Ngoba kwathi lapho izinduna zezinqola zabona.
ukuthi kwakungeyona inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, babuya ekuxosheni
yena.
18:33 Umuntu othile wansala umnsalo ngokungazelele, wayihlaba inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
phakathi kwezihlanganiso zebhantshi; wasesithi enqoleni yakhe:
Phendula isandla sakho, ungikhiphe ekamu; ngoba mina
abalimele.
18:34 Futhi impi yakhula ngalolo suku, kodwa inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wema
wakhuphuka enqoleni yakhe ukulwa nama-Aramu kwaze kwahlwa;
ngesikhathi sokushona kwelanga wafa.