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.