2 Amakhosi
3:1 UJehoramu indodana ka-Ahabi waqala ukubusa phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya
umnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nambili.
2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; kodwa hhayi njengoyise,
nonina, ngokuba wasusa isithombe sikaBali sikayise
wayenza.
3:3 Nokho, wanamathela ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati.
owenza u-Israyeli one; akasukanga kukho.
3:4 Futhi uMesha, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wayengumfuyi wezimvu, futhi wanikela enkosini yase-Araba
u-Israyeli amawundlu ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu, nezinqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu
uvolo.
3:5 Kodwa kwathi lapho u-Ahabi efile, inkosi yakwaMowabi yahlubuka
ngokumelene nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
3:6 Futhi inkosi uJehoramu waphuma eSamariya ngaleso sikhathi, futhi wababala bonke
Israyeli.
" 3:7 Futhi wathumela kuJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: "Inkosi."
AbakwaMowabi bangihlubukile; uyakuhamba nami, siye kuMowabi
impi? Wathi: "Ngiyakwenyuka; mina nginjengawe, abantu bami banjengabantu bakho."
abantu, namahhashi ami njengamahhashi akho.
3:8 Wathi: "Sizokwenyuka ngayiphi indlela? Wasesithi: Indlela edlulayo
ihlane lakwa-Edomi.
3:9 Ngakho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, futhi inkosi yakwaJuda, futhi inkosi yakwa-Edomi.
bazungeza uhambo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, kepha kwakungekho
amanzi ekamu, nezinkomo ezibalandelayo.
3:10 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: "Maye! ukuthi uJehova ubabizile laba abathathu
amakhosi kanyekanye ukubanikela esandleni sikaMowabi.
" 3:11 Kodwa uJehoshafati wathi: "Akekho lapha umprofethi weNkosi ukuba thina
angabuza kuJehova ngaye na? Nenye yezinceku zenkosi yakwa-Israyeli
waphendula wathi: "Nangu u-Elisha indodana kaShafati owathela amanzi."
ezandleni zikaEliya.
" 3:12 UJehoshafati wathi: "Izwi likaJehova likuye. Ngakho inkosi ye
U-Israyeli noJehoshafati nenkosi yakwa-Edomi behlela kuye.
" 3:13 U-Elisha wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: "Nginamsebenzi muni nawe?
hamba uye kubaprofethi bakayihlo nakubaprofethi bakho
umama. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuye: “Qha, ngokuba uJehova unawo
wabiza lawa makhosi amathathu ukuba awanikele esandleni sika
Mowabi.
3:14 Wathi uElisha: Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti, engimi phambi kwakhe.
impela, uma bengingabheki ubuso benkosi uJehoshafati
kwaJuda, angizange ngibheke kuwe, futhi angizange ngikubone.
3:15 Kodwa khathesi lethani kimi umbethi. Kwathi lapho umbethi wogubhu
wadlala, isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwakhe.
" 3:16 Wathi: "Usho kanje uJehova, 'Yenza lesi sigodi igcwale imigodi.
3:17 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Aniyikubona umoya, futhi aniyikubona
imvula; kepha leso sigodi siyakugcwala amanzi, niphuze;
nina, nezinkomo zenu, nezinkomo zenu.
3:18 Futhi lokhu kuyinto nje elula emehlweni kaJehova: uyokhulula
nabakwaMowabi esandleni senu.
3:19 Futhi niyoshaya yonke imizi enezivikelo eziqinile, futhi yonke idolobha elikhethekile, futhi ngeke
yawisa yonke imithi emihle, yavala imithombo yamanzi, yonakalisa konke okuhle
indawo enamatshe.
3:20 Kwathi ekuseni, ekunikeleni komnikelo wempuphu.
bheka, kwafika amanzi ngendlela yakwa-Edomi, izwe lalikhona
egcwele amanzi.
3:21 Futhi lapho wonke amaMowabi ezwa ukuthi amakhosi enyukela ukulwa
ngokumelene nabo, babuthana bonke ababengahloma izikhali, futhi
phezulu, wema emngceleni.
3:22 Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, ilanga lakhanya phezu kwamanzi.
abakwaMowabi babona amanzi ngaphesheya ebomvu njengegazi;
" 3:23 Bathi, "Lokhu kuyigazi
Ngakho-ke, Mowabi, ekuphangweni.
3:24 Futhi lapho befika ekamu lika-Israyeli, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basukuma futhi
bachitha abakwaMowabi, baze babaleka phambi kwabo, kepha badlulela phambili
wabulala abakwaMowabi ezweni labo.
3:25 Futhi babhidliza imizi, futhi zonke iziqephu ezinhle zomhlaba
yilowo nalowo itshe lakhe, waligcwalisa; bavimba yonke imithombo yase
amanzi, yagawula yonke imithi emihle, kwayishiya eKiriharesheti kuphela
amatshe aso; kepha abasawuli bayizungeza, bayishaya.
3:26 Futhi lapho inkosi yakwaMowabi wabona ukuthi impi yayinzima kakhulu kuye, yena
wathatha kanye naye amadoda angamakhulu ayisikhombisa ahloma izinkemba, ukuze afohle
enkosini yakwa-Edomi, kepha behluleka.
3:27 Khona-ke wathatha indodana yakhe eyizibulo, okwakufanele ibe yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, futhi
wamnikela waba ngumnikelo wokushiswa phezu kodonga. Futhi kwakukhona okukhulu
intukuthelo phezu kukaIsrayeli; basuka kuye, babuyela emuva
izwe labo.