2 Amakhosi
10:1 U-Ahabi wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa eSamariya. UJehu wabhala izincwadi, wazithumela
eSamariya, nakubaphathi baseJizreyeli, nakumalunga, nakulabo abanjalo
wakhulisa abantwana baka-Ahabi, wathi:
10:2 Manje lapho nje le ncwadi ifika kini, njengoba amadodana enkosi yenu
kanye nawe, kukhona kuwe izinqola namahhashi, umuzi obiyelweyo
futhi, nezikhali;
10:3 Bhekani amadodana enkosi yenu amahle kunawo wonke, nimkhwelise
esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise, nilwele indlu yenkosi yenu.
10:4 Kodwa besaba kakhulu, futhi bathi: "Bheka, amakhosi amabili awemi
phambi kwakhe: pho, siyakuma kanjani na?
10:5 Futhi lowo owayephethe indlu, futhi owayephethe umuzi, the
namalunga, nabondli babantwana, bathumela kuJehu, bathi:
Siyizinceku zakho, siyakwenza konke oyakusitshela khona; thina ngeke
yenza noma iyiphi inkosi; yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.
10:6 Wasebalobela incwadi ngokwesibili, wathi: Uba lingabami,
futhi uma nilalela izwi lami, zithatheleni amakhanda abantu abe ngowakho
amadodana enkosi, nize kimi eJizreyeli kusasa ngalesi sikhathi; Manje i
amadodana enkosi, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, ayekanye nezikhulu zomuzi.
ebakhulisile.
10:7 Kwathi lapho incwadi ifika kubo, bathatha incwadi
amadodana enkosi, abulala abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, afaka amakhanda awo emaqomeni.
wabathuma eJizreyeli.
10:8 Kwasekufika isithunywa, samtshela, wathi: "Balethile."
amakhanda amadodana enkosi. Wathi: Zibekeni zibe yizinqwaba ezimbili ngasesangweni
engena ngesango kwaze kwasa.
10:9 Kwathi ekuseni waphuma, wema, futhi
wathi kubo bonke abantu: "Nina nilungile; bhekani, mina ngizenzele ugobe wami."
inkosi, yambulala; kepha ngubani obulele bonke laba na?
10:10 Yazini manje ukuthi akuyikuwela phansi lutho lwezwi likaJehova
uJehova, uJehova akukhulumayo ngendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba uJehova
ukwenzile lokho akukhuluma ngenceku yakhe u-Eliya.
10:11 UJehu wabulala bonke abaseleyo bendlu ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, nabo bonke abaseleyo bendlu ka-Ahabi.
izikhulu zakhe, nezihlobo zakhe, nabapristi bakhe, waze wamyeka
kakho owasalayo.
10:12 Futhi wasukuma, futhi wahamba, futhi wafika eSamariya. Futhi njengoba wayekhona
indlu yokugunda endleleni,
10:13 UJehu wahlangana nabafowabo baka-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi:
wena? Baphendula bathi: “Singabafowabo baka-Ahaziya; futhi siyehla siye
Khonzani kubantwana benkosi nabantwana bendlovukazi.
10:14 Wathi, Babambeni bephila. bababamba bephila, bababulala
umgodi wendlu yokugunda, amadoda angamashumi amane nambili; akashiyanga lutho
noma yimuphi wabo.
10:15 Esesukile lapho, wazithela kuJehonadaba indodana
URekabi weza ukumhlangabeza; wambingelela, wathi kuye: Ngowakho
Inhliziyo yami ilungile, njengoba inhliziyo yami isenhliziyweni yakho na? UJehonadaba waphendula, wathi: "Yebo."
kuyinto. Uma kunjalo, nginike isandla sakho. Wamnika isandla sakhe; wathatha
bakhuphukele kuye enqoleni.
10:16 Wathi, Hamba nami, futhi ubone ukushisekela kwami uJehova. Ngakho benza
agibele enqoleni yakhe.
10:17 Futhi lapho efika eSamariya, wabulala bonke ababesele ku-Ahabi
neSamariya, waze wayichitha, njengezwi likaJehova;
awakhuluma kuEliya.
10:18 UJehu wayesebabutha bonke abantu, wathi kubo: "Ahabi!"
wakhonza uBali kancane; kepha uJehu uyakumkhonza kakhulu.
10:19 Manje, ngibizeleni bonke abaprofethi bakaBhali, zonke izinceku zakhe.
nabo bonke abapristi bakhe; makungasweleki noyedwa, ngokuba nginomhlatshelo omkhulu
ukwenza kuBali; loba ngubani oswelayo kayikuphila. Kodwa uJehu
wakwenza ngobuqili, ukuze abhubhise abakhulekayo
kaBhali.
10:20 Wathi uJehu: "Memezelani umbuthano onesizotha kaBali. Basebememezela
yona.
10:21 UJehu wathumela kuye wonke u-Israyeli, zafika zonke izinceku zikaBali.
kangangokuthi akusalanga muntu ongafikanga. Bangena ke
indlu kaBali; indlu kaBali yagcwala kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kufike ekugcineni.
10:22 Wathi kulowo ophethe ingubo, "Khipha izingubo zokugqoka."
bonke abakhonza uBhali. Wabakhiphela izingubo.
10:23 Futhi uJehu, noJehonadaba, indodana kaRekabi, wangena endlini kaBhali.
wathi kubakhulekeli bakaBali: Phenyisani, nibone ukuthi kukhona
lapha kini akukho neyodwa yezinceku zikaJehova, kodwa abakhulekeli bakaJehova
UBhali kuphela.
10:24 Futhi lapho bengena ukunikela ngemihlatshelo neminikelo yokushiswa, Jehu
wamisa amadoda angamashumi ayisihiyagalombili ngaphandle, wathi: "Uma ekhona kulamadoda enginawo."
ezilethwe ezandleni zenu ukuphunyuka, lowo omkhululayo, ukuphila kwakhe kuyakuba
kube ngenxa yempilo yakhe.
10:25 Kwathi nje lapho eseqedile ukunikela ngokushiswa
umnikelo uJehu awusho kubalindi nasezinduneni, wathi: “Ngenani, niwunike.”
babulale; makungaphumi muntu. Base bewatshaya ngohlangothi lwegolide
inkemba; abalindi nezinduna babaxosha, bangena endlini
umuzi wendlu kaBali.
10:26 Futhi bakhipha izithombe endlini kaBhali, futhi bashisa
bona.
10:27 Futhi badiliza insika kaBhali, futhi badiliza indlu kaBhali.
wayenza yaba yindlu yokudonsa kuze kube namuhla.
10:28 Kanjalo uJehu wamchitha uBali kwa-Israyeli.
10:29 Nokho ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.
isono, uJehu akasukanga emva kwabo, okungukuthi, amathole egolide
laseBethele, lakwaDani.
" 10:30 Futhi uJehova wathi kuJehu: "Ngoba wenze kahle ngokwenza
okulungile emehlweni ami, nenze kuyo indlu ka-Ahabi
njengakho konke okwakusenhliziyweni yami, abantwana bakho besine
isizukulwane siyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli.
10:31 Kodwa uJehu akazange aqaphele ukuhamba ngomthetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli
yonke inhliziyo yakhe, ngokuba akasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobowamu azenzayo
Israyeli ukuba one.
10:32 Ngalezo zinsuku, uJehova waqala ukunciphisa u-Israyeli, futhi uHazayeli wawabulala
kuzo zonke izifunda zakwa-Israyeli;
10:33 kusukela eJordani ngasempumalanga, lonke izwe lakwaGileyadi, nelakwaGadi, futhi
AbakwaRubeni nabakwaManase, kusukela e-Aroweri engasemfuleni i-Arinoni,
iGileyadi neBashani.
10:34 Manje ezinye izindaba zikaJehu, futhi konke akwenzayo, futhi zonke zakhe
Amandla, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi
kwa-Israyeli?
10:35 UJehu wayeselala koyise, bammbela eSamariya. Futhi
UJehowahazi, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
10:36 Futhi isikhathi uJehu abusa phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya kwaba amashumi amabili nambili
iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili.