2 Amakhosi
9:1 Futhi u-Elisha umprofethi wabiza omunye wamadodana abaprofethi, futhi
wathi kuye: Bopha ukhalo lwakho, uthabathe leli bhokisi lamafutha ngesakho
isandla, uye eRamoti Gileyadi.
9:2 Futhi lapho ufika lapho, bheka uJehu, indodana kaJehoshafati
indodana kaNimshi, ungene, umsukumise phakathi kwakhe
bazalwane, nimyise ekamelweni elingaphakathi;
9:3 Bese uthatha umfuma wamafutha, futhi uwathele ekhanda lakhe, futhi uthi: 'Usho kanje
Jehova, ngikugcobile ube yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. Bese uvula umnyango, futhi
balekani, ningalibali.
9:4 Ngakho insizwa, ngisho insizwa umprofethi, waya eRamoti Gileyadi.
9:5 Esefikile, bheka, izinduna zempi zazihlezi; futhi yena
wathi: "Nginendaba kuwe, nduna." Wathi uJehu: Kukuphi phakathi kwenu
sonke? Wathi: "Kuwe, nduna."
9:6 Wasukuma, wangena endlini; wathela amafutha phezu kwakhe
wathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nginakho
wakugcoba ube yinkosi phezu kwabantu bakaJehova phezu kuka-Israyeli.
9:7 Uyakuyishaya indlu ka-Ahabi inkosi yakho, ukuze ngiphindisele
legazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi, legazi lezinceku zonke ze
uJehova, esandleni sika-Izebeli.
9:8 Ngoba yonke indlu ka-Ahabi uyoshabalala, futhi ngiyomnquma u-Ahabi
ochamela udonga, novalelweyo noshiywe phakathi
Israyeli:
9:9 Futhi ngiyokwenza indlu ka-Ahabi njengendlu kaJerobowamu, indodana ka
Nebati, nanjengendlu kaBahasha, indodana ka-Ahiya;
9:10 Futhi izinja ziyodla u-Izebeli esiqeshini saseJizreyeli, futhi lapho
kayikuba khona omngcwabayo. Wavula umnyango, wabaleka.
9:11 Wayesephuma uJehu, waya ezincekwini zenkosi yakhe;
Ngabe konke kuhamba kahle? Luzeleni lolu hlanya kuwe na? Wathi kuye
kubo, niyamazi umuntu, nokukhuluma kwakhe.
9:12 Bathi: "Amanga; sitshele manje. Wathi: Kanje nakanje
wakhuluma kimi, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi
phezu kuka-Israyeli.
9:13 Base beshesha, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo ingubo yakhe, wayibeka ngaphansi kwakhe
phezu kwezitebhisi, bavuthela amacilongo, bathi: "UJehu uyinkosi."
9:14 Ngakho uJehu, indodana kaJehoshafati, indodana kaNimshi, ugobe ngokumelene
Joram. (UJoramu wayeligcinile iRamoti Gileyadi, yena no-Israyeli wonke ngenxa yalo
uHazayeli inkosi yaseSiriya.
9:15 Kodwa inkosi uJoramu wabuyela ukuphulukiswa eJizreyeli amanxeba lapho
ama-Aramu ayemnike wona ekulweni kwakhe noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu.)
Wathi uJehu: "Uma kuyizinhliziyo zenu, makungaphumi muntu, kungaphumi muntu."
aphume emzini ukuze ahambe ukuyobika eJizreyeli.
9:16 UJehu wayesegibela enqoleni, waya eJizreyeli; ngoba uJoramu wayelele khona. Futhi
U-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda wehla ukuyobona uJoramu.
9:17 Umlindi wayemi embhoshongweni waseJizreyeli, wayibona
iviyo likaJehu ekufikeni kwakhe lathi: Ngibona iviyo. UJoramu wathi:
Thatha inkweli yehhashi, umthume ukubahlangabeza, athi: 'Kusakuthula na?'
9:18 Ngakho kwahamba ogibele ihhashi ukumhlangabeza, futhi wathi: "Usho kanje uJehova
inkosi, Ingabe ukuthula? UJehu wathi: “Unamsebenzi muni ngokuthula na? phenduka
wena emva kwami. Umlindi wabika, wathi: "Isithunywa sifikile."
kubo, kodwa kabuyi.
9:19 Wathuma owesibili okhwele ihhashi, weza kubo, wathi:
Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: 'Kuthula na? UJehu waphendula wathi: Ulani?
ngenzeni ngokuthula? phenduka emva kwami.
9:20 Umlindi wabika, wathi: "Ufikile kubo, kodwa akezi."
futhi ukushayela kufana nokushayela kukaJehu indodana kaNimshi;
ngoba ushayela ngolaka.
9:21 Wathi uJoramu: "Lungisani." Inqola yakhe yalungiswa. Futhi uJoram
inkosi yakwa-Israyeli no-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda baphuma, kwaba yilowo nalowo enqoleni yakhe.
baphuma ukumhlangabeza uJehu, bamhlangabeza esiqintini sikaNaboti
eJizreyeli.
9:22 Kwathi lapho uJoramu ebona uJehu, wathi: "Kuthula?
Jehu? Wasesithi: Ukuthula mani, lapho ubufebe bakho
umama Jezebel nezangoma zakhe zingaka?
" 9:23 UJoramu waphendula izandla zakhe, wabaleka, futhi wathi ku-Ahaziya, "Kukhona."
ukukhohlisa, Ahaziya.
9:24 UJehu wansala umnsalo ngamandla akhe onke, wagwaza uJehoramu phakathi.
izingalo zakhe, nomcibisholo waphuma enhliziyweni yakhe, washona phansi kweyakhe
inqola.
9:25 Wayesethi uJehu kuBidkar induna yakhe: "Mthathe, futhi umphonse phakathi."
ingxenye yensimu kaNaboti waseJizreyeli: ngoba khumbula ukuthi
lapho mina nawe sigibela ndawonye emva kuka-Ahabi uyise, uJehova wakubeka lokhu
umthwalo phezu kwakhe;
9:26 Impela ngiyibonile izolo igazi likaNabhoti, futhi igazi lakhe
amadodana, usho uJehova; ngiyakukubuyisela kulesi siqeshana,” usho uJehova
NKOSI. Ngakho-ke mthathe umlahle esiqeshini sezwe, njengokusho kwakhe
ezwini likaJehova.
9:27 Kodwa lapho u-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda ebona lokhu, wabaleka ngendlela yenkosi
indlu engadini. UJehu wamlandela, wathi: "Mbulaleni naye."
inqola. Benze njalo emqaqeni oya eGuri elingase-Ibeleyamu.
Wabalekela eMegido, wafela khona.
9:28 Izinceku zakhe zayithwala ngenqola yayisa eJerusalema, futhi zamngcwaba
ethuneni lakhe nawoyise emzini kaDavide.
9:29 Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi, u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi
phezu kukaJuda.
9:30 UJehu esefikile eJizreyeli, u-Izebeli wezwa; wapenda
ubuso bakhe, futhi ikhanda lakhe wakhathala, futhi walunguza efasiteleni.
9:31 Kwathi uJehu engena esangweni, wathi: "Makube nokuthula Zimri, umbulali.
inkosi yakhe?
9:32 Futhi waphakamisela ubuso bakhe efasiteleni, futhi wathi: "Ubani ongakimi?
I-WHO? Kwase kubheka kuye abathenwa ababili noma abathathu.
9:33 Wathi: "Mphonseni phansi." Base bemphonsa phansi, nabanye bakhe
igazi lafafazwa odongeni nasemahhashini, wamnyathela
ngaphansi kwezinyawo.
9:34 Esengenile, wadla, waphuza, wathi: "Hambani nibone."
lona wesifazane oqalekisiweyo, nimmbele, ngokuba uyindodakazi yenkosi.
9:35 Bahamba bayomngcwaba, kodwa abatholanga lutho lwakhe ngaphandle kogebhezi.
nezinyawo, nezintende zezandla zakhe.
9:36 Ngakho babuya bambikela. Wathi: Nanti izwi
kaJehova, ayikhuluma ngenceku yakhe u-Eliya waseThishibi, ethi:
Esiqeshini saseJizreyeli izinja ziyakuyidla inyama ka-Izebeli.
9:37 Futhi isidumbu sika-Izebeli kuyoba njengomquba ebusweni bomhlaba
esigabeni saseJizreyeli; ukuze bangasho ukuthi: 'Lo ngu-Izebeli.'