2 Amakhosi
1:1 Khona uMowabi wahlubuka ku-Israyeli emva kokufa kuka-Ahabi.
1:2 U-Ahaziya wawela phansi ngehele lekamelo lakhe eliphezulu elalingaphakathi
waseSamariya, wayegula; wathuma izithunywa, wathi kuzo: Hambani;
buzani kuBali-Zebhubhi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni ukuthi ngiyakusinda yini kulokhu
isifo.
1:3 Kodwa ingelosi kaJehova yathi ku-Eliya waseThishibi: "Suka, wenyukele
uhlangane nezithunywa zenkosi yaseSamariya, uthi kuzo: 'Akunjalo.'
+ ngoba akukho Nkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli ukuba nihambe niyobuza kuBhali-zebule
unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na?
1:4 Ngakho-ke, manje usho kanje uJehova, 'Awuyikwehla kusukela kulokho
umbhede okhuphukele kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa. Futhi u-Eliya
wahamba.
1:5 Futhi lapho izithunywa zabuyela kuye, wathi kuzo: "Kungani?"
senibuyile manje?
1:6 Bathi kuye: "Kwakhuphuka indoda ezosihlangabeza, yathi kuye
thina, Hambani, nibuyele enkosini enithumileyo, nithi kuyo: 'Kanjalo.'
usho uJehova, “Kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli na?
Uthumela ukubuza kuBali Zebhubhi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na? ngakho wena
awuyikwehla kulowo mbhede okhuphukele kuwo, kepha uyakwehla
ngife ngempela.
1:7 Wathi kubo: "Ubengumuntu onjani lowo okhuphukele ukumhlangabeza?
wena, futhi wakutshela la mazwi?
1:8 Bamphendula bathi: "Wayeyindoda enoboya, ebhince ibhande."
isikhumba okhalweni lwakhe. Wathi: "Ngu-Eliya waseThishibi."
1:9 Ukumkani wathumela kuye umthetheli-mashumi-mahlanu, enamashumi omahlanu akhe. Futhi yena
wenyukela kuye; bheka, wayehlezi esiqongweni sentaba. Wasekhuluma
wathi kuye: “Wena muntu kaNkulunkulu, inkosi ithi: ‘Yehla.
1:10 U-Eliya waphendula, wathi enduneni yamashumi ayisihlanu: "Uma ngiyindoda."
Nkulunkulu, makwehle umlilo ezulwini, ukudle wena nowakho
amashumi amahlanu. Kwehla umlilo ezulwini, wamqeda yena neyakhe
amashumi amahlanu.
1:11 Waphinda wathuma kuye enye induna yamashumi ayisihlanu inamashumi ayisihlanu ayo. Futhi
waphendula wathi kuye: O muntu kaNkulunkulu, itsho njalo inkosi.
Yehla masinyane.
1:12 U-Eliya waphendula, wathi kubo: "Uma ngingumuntu kaNkulunkulu, umlilo
yehla ezulwini, ikuqede wena namashumi omahlanu akho. Nomlilo we
Wehla uThixo ezulwini, wamqeda yena namashumi omahlanu akhe.
1:13 Waphinda wathuma induna yesithathu namashumi ayisihlanu ayo. Futhi i
Wenyuka owesithathu umthetheli-mashumi-mahlanu, wawa ngamadolo ngaphambili
u-Eliya, wamncenga, wathi kuye: “O muntu kaNkulunkulu, ngiyakuncenga.
umphefumulo wami, nokuphila kwalezi zinceku zakho ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, mayibe yigugu kuyo
ukubona kwakho.
1:14 Bheka, kwehla umlilo ezulwini, washisa izinduna ezimbili
kwabangamashumi ayisihlanu bokuqala kanye namashumi amahlanu abo;
yigugu emehlweni akho.
" 1:15 Ingelosi kaJehova yathi ku-Eliya: "Yehla naye
ukumesaba. Wasukuma wehla naye waya enkosini.
" 1:16 Wathi kuye: "Usho kanje uJehova, 'Ngenxa yokuthi uthumile
izithunywa zokubuza kuBali-zebule unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni, akungenxa yokuthi
akukho Nkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli ongabuza izwi lakhe na? ngalokho uyakwenza
ungehli kulowo mbhede okhuphukele kuwo, kepha uyakuwuvuma impela
fa.
1:17 Ngakho wafa ngokuvumelana nezwi likaJehova u-Eliya ayelikhulumile.
UJehoramu waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe ngomnyaka wesibili kaJehoramu indodana
kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda; ngoba wayengelandodana.
1:18 Ezinye izindaba zika-Ahaziya awazenzayo, azibhalwanga
encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?