2 Amakhosi
8:1 Khona-ke u-Elisha wakhuluma kowesifazane owayevuse indodana yakhe.
wathi: Suka uhambe wena nendlu yakho, ugogobale nomaphi
ungagogobala, ngokuba uJehova ubize indlala; futhi kuyoba
woza ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
8:2 Owesifazane wasukuma, futhi wenza ngokuvumelana nezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu
wahamba nendlu yakhe, wagogobala ezweni lamaFilisti
iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
8:3 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa, owesifazane wabuya
wasezweni lamaFilisti; waphuma wayakhala enkosini
ngendlu yakhe nezwe lakhe.
8:4 Inkosi yasikhuluma loGehazi, inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu, yathi:
Ake ungitshele zonke izinto ezinkulu u-Elisha azenzile.
8:5 Kwasekusithi, esatshela inkosi ukuthi wayebuyisele njani a
efileyo ekuphileni, ukuthi, bheka, owesifazane, ayevuse indodana yakhe kuye
ukuphila, wakhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe nezwe lakhe. Wathi uGehazi.
nkosi yami, nkosi, yilo wesifazane, futhi le yindodana yakhe u-Elisha
abuyiselwe ekuphileni.
8:6 Futhi lapho inkosi wabuza owesifazane, yena wamtshela. Ngakho inkosi yamisa
kuye induna ethile, yathi: Buyisela konke okwakhe, nakho konke
izithelo zensimu kusukela osukwini elasuka ngalo elizweni kuze kube
manje.
8:7 U-Elisha wafika eDamaseku; uBeni Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wayegula;
watshelwa ukuthi: "Umuntu kaNkulunkulu ufikile lapha."
8:8 Inkosi yasisithi kuHazayeli: Thatha isipho ngesandla sakho, uhambe.
hlangabeza umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuze kuJehova ngaye, uthi: 'Ngisho na
ukululama kulesi sifo?
8:9 Ngakho uHazayeli wahamba ukumhlangabeza, futhi wathatha isipho kuye, ngisho zonke
okuhle kweDamaseku, imithwalo yamakamela angamashumi amane, yeza, yema phambi kwayo
wathi: “Indodana yakho uBeni Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu ingithumile kuwe.
esithi: Ngiyakusinda yini kulesi sifo na?
" 8:10 U-Elisha wathi kuye: "Hamba, uthi kuye: 'Kungenzeka.'
phila, kepha uJehova ungibonisile ukuthi uyakufa nokufa.
8:11 Wamkhangela ebusweni bakhe, waze waba lenhloni;
wakhala umuntu kaNkulunkulu.
8:12 Wathi uHazayeli, "Inkosi yami ukhalelani? Wasesithi: Ngoba ngiyazi
okubi oyakukwenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: amandla abo
uyakuzithungela ngomlilo, nezinsizwa zabo uzibulale ngazo
inkemba, iphahlaze abantwana babo, iklebhule abesifazane babo abakhulelweyo.
" 8:13 UHazayeli wathi: "Kodwa inceku yakho iyinja, ukuba yenze lokhu?"
into enkulu? UElisha wasesithi: I Nkosi ingibonisile ukuthi wena
uzakuba yinkosi phezu kweSiriya.
8:14 Wasuka ku-Elisha, waya enkosini yakhe; owathi kuye,
Wathini u-Elisha kuwe na? Wasesithi: Ungitshele ukuthi wena
kufanele nakanjani alulame.
8:15 Kwathi ngangomuso, wathatha indwangu ewugqinsi, futhi
wacwilisa emanzini, wamendlala ebusweni bakhe, waze wafa;
uHazayeli waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
8:16 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
uJehoshafati eyinkosi yakwaJuda ngaleso sikhathi, uJehoramu indodana kaJehoshafati
inkosi yakwaJuda yaqala ukubusa.
8:17 Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa
iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.
8:18 Futhi wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, njengoba kwenza indlu ka
U-Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka-Ahabi yayingumkakhe, wenza okubi emehlweni akhe
emehlweni kaJehova.
8:19 Nokho uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha uJuda, ngenxa kaDavide inceku yakhe, njengaye
wamthembisa ukumnika ukukhanya njalo labantwana bakhe.
8:20 Ezinsukwini zakhe u-Edomi wahlubuka ngaphansi kwesandla sikaJuda, futhi wabeka inkosi
phezu kwabo.
8:21 Ngakho uJoramu wawelela eZayiri, futhi zonke izinqola naye, futhi wasukuma
ebusuku, wachitha abakwa-Edomi ababemhaqile, kanye nabakwa-Edomi
izinduna zezinqola; abantu babalekela ematendeni abo.
8:22 Nokho u-Edomi wahlubuka ngaphansi kwesandla sikaJuda kuze kube yilolu suku. Khona-ke
ILibina yahlubuka ngaleso sikhathi.
8:23 Futhi zonke ezinye izenzo zikaJoramu, futhi konke akwenzayo, akuzona yini
kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
8:24 UJoramu wayeselala koyise, futhi wembelwa koyise emzini
U-Ahaziya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
8:25 Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili kaJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, u-Ahaziya
indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda yaqala ukubusa.
8:26 U-Ahaziya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; futhi yena
wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema; igama likanina lalingu-Athaliya
indodakazi ka-Omri inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
8:27 Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabi, futhi wenza okubi emehlweni
kaJehova njengendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana kaJehova
indlu ka-Ahabi.
8:28 Futhi wahamba noJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, ukuya empini ngokumelene noHazayeli inkosi
iSiriya eRamoti Gileyadi; ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu.
8:29 Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela kwelashwa eJizreyeli emanxebeni uJehova
Ama-Aramu ayemnike wona eRama ekulweni kwakhe noHazayeli inkosi yase-Araba
eSiriya. U-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda wehla ukuyobona
uJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.