2 Amakhosi
13:1 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu kaJowashi, indodana ka-Ahaziya, inkosi
UJehowahazi indodana kaJehu waqala ukubusa phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya;
wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa.
13:2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi walandela
izono zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli; yena
kasukanga kuyo.
13:3 Futhi intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, futhi wakhulula
esandleni sikaHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu nasesandleni sikaHazayeli
uBeni Hadadi indodana kaHazayeli zonke izinsuku zabo.
13:4 UJehowahazi wamncenga uJehova, uJehova wamuzwa;
wabona ukucindezelwa kuka-Israyeli, ngokuba inkosi yase-Aramu yayibacindezela.
13:5 UJehova wanika u-Israyeli umsindisi, kangangokuthi baphuma ngaphansi
esandleni sama-Aramu; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlala ezindaweni zabo
amatende, njengakuqala.
13:6 Nokho abasukanga ezonweni zendlu kaJerobowamu.
owawonisa u-Israyeli, wahamba kuyo;
naseSamariya.)
13:7 Futhi akashiyanga abantu kuJehowahazi kodwa abamahhashi abangamashumi amahlanu, futhi
izinqola eziyishumi, nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi; ngoba inkosi yeSiriya yayilakho
wababhubhisa, wabenza njengothuli ngokubhula.
13:8 Manje ezinye izindaba zikaJehowahazi, futhi konke akwenzayo, futhi yakhe
Amandla, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi
kwa-Israyeli?
13:9 UJehowahazi wayeselala koyise; bammbela eSamariya;
UJowashi indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
13:10 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa kaJowashi inkosi yakwaJuda uJehowashi the
indodana kaJehowahazi waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya, wabusa eziyishumi nesithupha
iminyaka.
13:11 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; kasukanga
kuzo zonke izono zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli;
wahamba ngayo.
13:12 Futhi zonke ezinye izenzo zikaJowashi, futhi konke akwenzayo, futhi amandla akhe
alwa ngakho no-Amasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, angithi kulotshiwe
encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
13:13 UJowashi wayeselala koyise; uJerobowamu wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi;
UJowashi wembelwa eSamariya namakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
13:14 Manje u-Elisha wayegula ngenxa yesifo afa ngaso. Futhi uJowashi
inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yehlela kuye, yakhala ebusweni bakhe, yathi:
Baba, baba, nqola yakwa-Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe.
13:15 U-Elisha wathi kuye, "Thatha umnsalo nemicibisholo." Wasethatha umnsalo kuye
nemicibisholo.
13:16 Wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: "Beka isandla sakho phezu komnsalo. Futhi yena
wabeka isandla sakhe phezu kwayo; uElisha wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zenkosi.
13:17 Wathi, Vula iwindi ngasempumalanga. Wase evula. Khona-ke u-Elisha
wathi: Dubula. Futhi wadubula. Wathi: "Umcibisholo kaJehova."
umcibisholo wokusindisa e-Aramu, ngokuba wena uyakwenza
washaya ama-Aramu e-Afeki, uze uwaqede.
13:18 Wathi, Thatha imicibisholo. Futhi wazithatha. Wathi kubo
nkosi yakoIsrayeli, tshaya emhlabathini. Wasetshaya kathathu, wahlala.
" 13:19 Futhi umuntu kaNkulunkulu wamthukuthelela, futhi wathi, "Kufanele
eshaywa kahlanu noma kasithupha; lapho wawulitshayile iSiriya waze waliqeda
kepha manje uyakulinqoba i-Aramu kathathu kuphela.
13:20 U-Elisha wafa, futhi bamngcwaba. Namaviyo akwaMowabi
wahlasela umhlaba ekuqaleni konyaka.
13:21 Kwathi, njengoba bemmbela umuntu, bheka, base
yahlola iviyo lamadoda; bamphonsa umuntu ethuneni lika-Elisha.
kwathi umuntu esehliselwe phansi, wathinta amathambo ka-Elisha
wavuka, wema ngezinyawo zakhe.
13:22 Kodwa uHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu, wacindezela u-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zikaJehowahazi.
13:23 Futhi uJehova waba nomusa kubo, futhi waba nesihe kubo, futhi waba
bheka, ngenxa yesivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahama, no-Isaka, kanye
uJakobe, akathandanga ukubabhubhisa, akabalahla kweyakhe
ubukhona njengamanje.
13:24 Wafa ke uHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu; uBenihadadi indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
13:25 UJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi wabuye wathatha esandleni sikaBeni Hadadi.
indodana kaHazayeli imizi ayeyithathile esandleni sayo
uJehowahazi uyise ngempi. UJowashi wamshaya kathathu, futhi
wabuyisa imizi yakwa-Israyeli.