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.