1 Emvakwekufa kwa-Ahabi Mowabi wavukela Israyeli.
2 Inkhosi Ahaziya abewele phansi esuka egumeni lelalisetulu esitezi sakhe, lesasiseSamariya, walimala. Ngako-ke watfumela titfunywa watsi: “Hambani niyekuva kuBhalzebubi, nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni, kutsi ingabe kutawuphola yini lapho ngilimele khona.”
3 Kodvwa ingilosi yaSimakadze yakhuluma ku-Elija, waseThishbe, yatsi: “Hamba uhlangabete letitfunywa tenkhosi yaseSamariya, ufike utibute utsi: ‘Kungobe kute yini Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kutsi ningaze niyewubuta kuBhalzebubi, nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni?’
4 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ungeke usuke kulombhedze lolele kuwo. Nakanjani utakufa!’ ” Elija wahamba.
5 Titfunywa tatsi kube tincandzeke tibuyele enkhosini, yafike yatibuta yatsi: “Nincandzekeleni?”
6 Tayiphendvula tatsi: “Kukhona indvodza lesihlangabetile lefike yatsi: ‘Ncandzekani, nibuyele enkhosini lenitfumile, nifike niyibute nitsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Kungobe kute yini Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kutsi ungaze utfumele uyewubuta kuBhalzebubi, nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni? Ngako-ke ungeke usuke kulombhedze lolele kuwo. Nakanjani utakufa!” ’ ”
7 Inkhosi yatibuta yatsi: “Ngumuntfu lonjani lona lonihlangabetile, wafike wanitjela loku?”
8 Tayiphendvula tatsi: “Bekuyindvodza leyembetse ingubo yeboya, ibophe libhande lesikhumba lapha elukhalweni.” Inkhosi yatsi: “Lowo bekungu-Elija waseThishbe.”
9 Wabe sewutfumela indvuna ku-Elija leyayihamba nelibutfo layo lelalingemadvodza langema-50. Lendvuna yenyuka yaya ku-Elija labehleti etulu esicongweni sentsaba, yafike yakhuluma kuye yatsi: “Ye muntfu waNkulunkulu, inkhosi itsi: ‘Yehla!’ ”
10 Elija wayiphendvula, watsi: “Nangabe ngingumuntfu waNkulunkulu, akwehle umlilo ezulwini ukubhubhise wena nalamadvodza langema-50 lohamba nawo!” Ngako umlilo waNkulunkulu wehla ezulwini, wabhubhisa lendvuna kanye nalamadvodza langema-50 leyayihamba nawo.
11 Inkhosi yatfumela lenye indvuna nemadvodza langema-50. Lendvodza yakhuluma kuye yatsi: “Ye muntfu waNkulunkulu, inkhosi itsi: ‘Yehla ngekushesha!’ ”
12 Elija wayiphendvula, watsi: “Nangabe ngingumuntfu waNkulunkulu, akwehle umlilo ezulwini ubhubhise wena nalamadvodza langema-50 lohamba nawo.” Ngako umlilo waNkulunkulu wehla ezulwini, wabhubhisa lendvuna kanye nalamadvodza langema-50 leyayihamba nawo.
13 Inkhosi yaphindze yatfumela kwesitsatfu indvuna nemadvodza langema-50. Lendvuna yesitsatfu yenyuka, yafike yaguca embikwa-Elija, yamncenga yatsi: “Awu, muntfu waNkulunkulu, ngicela umane uhawukele mine, uphephise mine ekufeni kanye nalaba lengihamba nabo, emadvodza langema-50, tinceku takho!
14 Buka la, kwehle umlilo ezulwini wabhubhisa indvuna yekucala neyesibili kanye nalamadvodza betihamba nawo. Kodvwa ngicela umane uphephise imphilo yami!”
15 Ingilosi yaSimakadze yakhuluma ku-Elija, yatsi: “Yehla naye, ungamesabi.” Ngako Elija wasukuma wehla naye, waya enkhosini.
16 Wafike watjela inkhosi, watsi: “Naku lokukhulunywa nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Kungobe kute yini Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kutsi ungaze utfumele uyewubuta kuBhalzebubi, nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni? Njengobe wente loku, ungeke usuke kulombhedze lolele kuwo. Nakanjani utakufa!’ ”
17 Ngempela, Ahaziya wavele wakhotsama, kwaya njengekwelivi laSimakadze labelikhulume ku-Elija. Njengobe Ahaziya abete indvodzana, Joramu, umnakabo, waba yinkhosi emvakwa-Ahaziya, emnyakeni wesibili wekubusa kwaJehoramu, umsa waJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda.
18 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwenkhosi Ahaziya, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
1 Watsi Simakadze nasatawutsatsa Elija amenyusele ezulwini ngesiwunguwungwana, bo-Elija na-Elisha babesendleleni lephuma eGilgali.
2 Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Sala lapha; Simakadze usangitfumele eBetheli.” Kodvwa Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho, ngitsi ngingeke ngikushiye.” Ngako bavele bewuka baya eBetheli.
3 Sicumbi sebaphrofethi lesasihlala eBetheli seta ku-Elisha, safike sambuta satsi: “Uyati yini kutsi Simakadze utayitsatsa lenkhosi yakho lamuhla?” Elisha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Yebo, ngiyati; kodvwa yekelani kukhuluma ngalendzaba.”
4 Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Elisha, ngicela kutsi usale lapha; Simakadze usangitfume lapha eJerikho.” Elisha wamphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho, ngitsi ngingeke ngikushiye.” Ngako bahambisana bobabili baya eJerikho.
5 Emadvodza labaphrofethi baseJerikho enyuka aya ku-Elisha, afike ambuta atsi: “Uyati yini kutsi Simakadze utayitsatsa lenkhosi yakho lamuhla?” Elisha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Yebo, ngiyati; kodvwa yekelani kukhuluma ngalendzaba.”
6 Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Ngicela usale lapha; Simakadze usangitfume eJordane.” Elisha wamphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho, ngitsi ngingeke ngikushiye.” Ngako bahambisana bobabili.
7 Labanye baphrofethi lababengema-50 nabo bahamba bafike bemela bucamama, kubhekana nalendzawo lapho bekume khona bo-Elija na-Elisha ngaseJordane.
8 Elija watsatsa sembatfo sakhe wasigocota, wabe sewushaya ngaso lamanti. Emanti ehlukana ekhatsi, aya ngesekudla nangesancele, lamadvodza lamabili ewela ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile.
9 Batsi kube bewele, Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Ase ungitjele, ufuna ngikwenteleni ngisengakasuswa kuwe?” Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Ngicela kutsi ungiphe sabelo sebundlalifa semoya wakho sesiphindvwe kabili.”
10 Elija watsi: “Ucele intfo lelukhuni; noko nawutangibona sengitsatfwa kuwe, kutakuya njengesicelo sakho; kodvwa nawungangiboni, kungeke kube njalo.”
11 Batsi basahamba bakhulumisana bobabili, masinyane kwachamuka incola yemlilo idvonswa ngemahhashi emlilo, yabehlukanisa ekhatsi, Elija wenyuka ngesiwunguwungwana wayawushona ezulwini.
12 Elisha wakubona loko wakhala, amemeta, watsi: “Babe wami! Babe wami! Incola yaka-Israyeli nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi!” Elisha akazange aphindze ambone futsi. Ngenca yekudzabuka kwakhe Elisha watsatsa lesembatfo sakhe wasidzabula, saba ticephu letimbili.
13 Watsatsa lengubo leyayidzilike ku-Elija, wancandzeka nayo, wafike wema elusentseni lwemfula iJordane.
14 Wabe sewushaya lamanti emfula ngalengubo. Wabuta watsi: “Uphi-ke loSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wa-Elija?” Watsi kube awashaye lamanti, ehlukana ekhatsi, aya ngesekudla nangesancele, wabe sewuyewela.
15 Lesicumbi sebaphrofethi lesasiphuma eJerikho, sibukela, satsi: “Lomoya wa-Elija sewusetikwa-Elisha.” Bahamba bayakumhlangabeta, bafike bawa phansi embikwakhe bamkhotsamela,
16 bakhuluma batsi: “Buka la; tsine, tinceku takho, sinemadvodza langema-50 lanelikhono. Kungaba njani asahambe ayewufuna inkhosi yakho, mhlawumbe Moya waSimakadze uyihlwitsile, wayibeka entsabeni letsite nome esihosheni lesitsite.” Elisha wabaphendvula watsi: “Cha, ningawatfumeli.”
17 Kodvwa achubeka amncenga, waze waba nemahloni kubalela. Ngako wabe sewutsi kubo: “Kulungile, batfumeleni.” Batfumela emadvodza langema-50, lahamba ayakumfuna emalanga lamatsatfu, kodvwa akazange amtfole.
18 Atsi nakancandzeka abuyela ku-Elisha, labehlala eJerikho, watsi kuwo: “Angitsi nginitjelile kutsi ningayi?”
19 Emadvodza alelo dolobha akhuluma ku-Elisha atsi: “Ase ubuke lapha, nkhosi, lelidolobha lisendzaweni lekahle, njengobe ubona nje, kodvwa emanti alo mabi, kantsi futsi nemasimi alo asaphuphile.”
20 Wawaphendvula watsi: “Ngiletseleni sitja lesisha, bese nifaka luswayi ekhatsi kuso.” Ngako babe sebakuletsa kuye loko.
21 Wahamba waya kulomtfombo, wafike wafaka loluswayi ekhatsi, watsi: “Naku-ke lokukhulunywa nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Lamanti sengiwaphilisile. Angeke aphindze futsi ente kufa nome ente lelive liphuphe.’ ”
22 Lamanti kuze kube ngulamuhla seloku elapheka, kwaya njengenkhulumo leyakhulunywa ngu-Elisha.
23 Elisha wesuka lapho waya eBetheli. Watsi asahamba ngemgwaco, bafana baphuma kulelidolobha bamphukuta bamhheletela, bamemeta batsi: “Yenyuka wena mphandla-ndzini! Yenyuka wena mphandla-ndzini!”
24 Wagucuka wababuka; wamemeta, abacalekisa ngelibito laSimakadze. Kwabe sekuchamuka emabhele lamabili aphuma ehlatsini, adladlabula lababengema-42 balabo bafana.
25 Elisha wachubeka waya eNtsabeni iKhameli; wesuka lapho wancandzeka wabuyela eSamariya.
1 Joramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli, eSamariya, emnyakeni weli-18 wekubusa kwaJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda; wabusa iminyaka leli-12.
2 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, noko hhayi njengaboyise nenina. Wesusa litje laBhali lelalakhiwe nguyise.
3 Noko wajinge wanamatsela etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, leto ladvonsela ngato sive saka Israyeli ekoneni; akazange esuke kuto.
4 Mesha, inkhosi yakaMowabi, abefuye timvu, abevamise kwetfula enkhosini yaka-Israyeli emazinyane ato lati-100 000 kanye navolo wetihhanca letiti-100 000.
5 Kodvwa watsi kube Ahabi afe, inkhosi yakaMowabi yavukela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
6 Ngako ngaleso sikhatsi inkhosi Joramu yesuka eSamariya, yahlomisa sive sonkhe saka-Israyeli.
7 Waphindze watfumela umlayeto kuJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, watsi: “Inkhosi yakaMowabi seyingivukele. Ungete wangelekelela yini uhambe nami siyekulwa naMowabi?” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngitakuhamba nawe. Mine nginguwe, nesive sami sakho, kantsi futsi nemahhashi ami ngakho.”
8 Wachubeka wabuta watsi: “Nguyiphi indlela lesitawuhamba ngayo nasiyawuhlasela?” Wayiphendvula watsi: “Sitawuhamba sidzabule liHlane laka-Edomu.”
9 Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphuma ihambisana nenkhosi yakaJuda kanye nenkhosi yaka-Edomu. Emvakwemalanga lasikhombisa lamabutfo ashuca agega, aphelelwa ngemanti wona kanye netifuyo tawo tekwetfwala imitfwalo.
10 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yekhuta umhlolo, yatsi: “Ini! Simakadze ngabe usibitele ndzawonye, tsine makhosi lamatsatfu kutsi atesiniketa esandleni saMowabi?”
11 Kodvwa Jehoshafati wabuta, watsi: “Kute yini lapha umphrofethi waSimakadze, kuze siyewubuta ngaye kuSimakadze?” Indvuna yenkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula, yatsi: “Elisha, umsa waShafati, ulapha. Abevamise kutsela emanti etandleni ta-Elija.”
12 Inkhosi Jehoshafati yatsi: “Livi laSimakadze likuye.” Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, neyakaJuda kanye neyaka-Edomu ehla aya kuye.
13 Elisha wakhuluma enkhosini yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Sihlangene ngani nje tsine nawe? Hamba uye kubaphrofethi beyihlo nakubaphrofethi benyoko uyewubuta kubo.” Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula, yatsi: “Cha, kungobe nguSimakadze lobitele tsine, makhosi lamatsatfu, ndzawonye, kuze asinikele esandleni saMowabi.”
14 Elisha watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze longuSomandla nalengimkhontako ngitsi kube bengingahloniphi Jehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngabe angikubuki nekukubuka, futsi bengingeke ngikunake.
15 Kodvwa letsa lapha umdlali welihabhu.” Watsi umdlali welihabhu asadlala, sandla saSimakadze sehlela ku-Elisha,
16 wabe sewutsi: “Naku-ke Simakadze lakushoko: ‘Yenta lesihosha sigcwale tikhilikitsi.’
17 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Ningeke niyibone imvula nemoya, noko lesihosha sitawugcwala emanti, khona kutewunatsa nine, netinkhomo tenu, naleti letinye tifuyo tenu.’
18 Loku yintfo lemalula kabi emehlweni aSimakadze, kantsi futsi naMowabi utamnikela etandleni tenu.
19 Nitawehlula onkhe emadolobha latinqaba kanye nalawo lamakhulu. Nitatigeca tonkhe tihlahla letinhle, nivimbe yonkhe imitfombo, niwabhubhise ngematje onkhe emasimi lavundzile.”
20 Ngakusasa ekuseni, ngesikhatsi sekunikela ngemhlatjelo, emanti ageleta aphuma ngaka-Edomu! Live lagcwala emanti.
21 Onkhe emaMowabi abesevile kutsi emakhosi lamatsatfu ahlomele kutakulwa nawo; ngako onkhe emadvodza, labancane nalabadzala lababengaba nemandla ekwetfwala tikhali, abitwa, eta, emisa ngasemnyeleni.
22 Atsi nakavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, lilanga lakhanyisa emantini. KumaMowabi labengesheya kwendlela, lamanti abonakala abovu, afanana nengati.
23 Akhuluma atsi: “Yingati leya! Lamakhosi lamatsatfu alwe odvwana agwazana. Asambeni siye enkambu yabo siyekutikholisa ngemphango, maMowabi!”
24 Kodvwa atsi emaMowabi nakefika enkambu yaka-Israyeli, ema-Israyeli avumbuka, alwa nawo, aze emaMowabi abaleka. Ema-Israyeli alihlasela lelo live, agwaza emaMowabi.
25 Abhubhisa emadolobha, kwatsi leyo naleyo ndvodza yajikijela litje kuwo onkhe emasimi lavundzile, aze avaleka angabonakali. Avimba yonkhe imitfombo, agawula tonkhe tihlahla letinhle. Kwaba yiKhiri Heresi yodvwa leyasala inematje asetindzaweni tawo. Kodvwa emadvodza labehlome ngetidubulelo ayitungeleta nayo, ayihlasela.
26 Yatsi kube inkhosi yakaMowabi ibone kutsi yehluliwe, yabe seyitsatsa emadvodza labengema-700 labehlome ngetinkemba, yetama kudzabula ekhatsi icondze enkhosini yaka-Edomu, kodvwa behluleka.
27 Yabe seyitsatsa umsa wayo labelitubulo layo lelalitakuyilandzela litsatse bukhosi, yalinikela laba ngumhlatjelo wekushiswa elubondzeni lwelidolobha. Ema-Israyeli atfutfumela kakhulu; akhawula kulwa, ancandzeka abuyela eveni lawo.
1 Umfati walomunye webaphrofethi wakhala ku-Elisha, watsi: “Inceku yakho, lebekuyindvodza yami, seyifile; nawe uyati kutsi beyesaba Simakadze. Manje lomuntfu lebeyimkweleda uyeta utawutsatsa lamadvodzana ami lamabili, kutsi ayekuba tigcili takhe.”
2 Elisha wambuta watsi: “Pho, ngingakusita ngani? Ngitjele kutsi unani endlini yakho?” Lomfelokati wamphendvula, watsi: “Incekukati yakho kute lenako ekhaya, ngaphandle kwemafushana nje lamancane.”
3 Elisha watsi: “Hamba ucele bonkhe bomakhelwane bakho bakunike tindziwo letingenalutfo. Ungaticeli tibe mbalwa.
4 Ubobe sewuyangena wena nemadvodzana akho, bese nitivalela ngekhatsi. Ubotsela lamafutsa kuto tonkhe tindziwo, lutsi lolo nalolo ludziwo lungagcwala ulubeke eceleni.”
5 Wesuka lomfelokati ku-Elisha. Emvakwaloko lomfelokati nemadvodzana akhe bangena endlini, bavala umnyango. Lomfelokati wacala watsela emafutsa etindziweni, emadvodzana akhe amniketa letindziwo, yena wachubeka nekutsela ekhatsi.
6 Tatsi nase tigcwele tonkhe letindziwo, wabuta kutsi lusekhona yini lolunye ludziwo. Lenye yemadvodzana akhe yaphendvula, yatsi: “Sekute ludziwo lolusasele.” Emafutsa ase ayancamuka kutfululeka.
7 Wahamba wayawubikela lomuntfu waNkulunkulu, wafike waphendvula watsi: “Hamba uyewutsengisa lamafutsa, bese ukhokha leto tikwelede takho. Wena nemadvodzana akho sewutawuphila ngaloko lokutawusala.”
8 Ngalelinye lilanga Elisha waya eShunemu. Kwakukhona umfati labenjingile kuleyo ndzawo, wacela Elisha kutsi aphambukele kakhe, khona atewutfola lokuya ngasetfunjini. Ngako abetsi njalo nje nakendlula kuleyo ndzawo, aphambukele kuyawudla.
9 Lomfati wase ukhuluma nendvodza yakhe, watsi: “Ngiyati kutsi lendvodza levamise kuphambukela lapha ekhaya ingumuntfu longcwele waNkulunkulu.
10 Asakhe likamelo lelincane etikwendlu, bese sifaka umbhedze, nelitafula, nesitulo kanye nesibane ngekhatsi. Kutabotsi njalo nje nakendlula, angene, ahlale khona, nakete lapha kitsi.”
11 Ngalelinye lilanga watsi Elisha nakefika, wenyukela ekamelweni lakhe lelalisetulu, wafike wacambalala.
12 Wakhuluma kuGehazi, inceku yakhe, watsi: “Ase ubite lomfati waseShunemu.” Ngako wambita, wafike wema embikwakhe.
13 Elisha wakhuluma kuGehazi, watsi: “Mtjele utsi: ‘Seningene kuyo yonkhe lenhlupheko ngenca yetfu. Manje wena ungentelwani? Singakukhulumela yini enkhosini nome endvuneni yemphi?’ ” Lomfati waphendvula, watsi: “Nginemuti lena kubantfu besive sakitsi.”
14 Elisha wabuta, watsi: “Yini longentelwa yona?” Gehazi waphendvula, watsi: “Empeleni, akanandvodzana, kantsi nendvodza yakhe seyikhule kakhulu.”
15 Elisha watsi: “Mbite.” Wambita; weta wafike wema ngasemnyango.
16 Elisha wakhuluma kulomfati, watsi: “Cishe ngalesikhatsi ngemnyaka lotako, utawube ugone indvodzana.” Lomfati wekhuta imihlolo, watsi: “Cha, nkhosi yami, incekukati yakho ungayiyengi, muntfu waNkulunkulu!”
17 Kodvwa lomfati wakhulelwa, kwatsi ngemnyaka lolandzelako wabeleka indvodzana, cishe ngasona leso sikhatsi lesasibekwe ngu-Elisha; kwaya njengobe Elisha abeshito.
18 Lomntfwana wakhula, kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga waphuma waya kuyise, labenebavuni ensimini.
19 Lomfana wakhala kuyise watsi: “Ngafa yinhloko! Ngafa yinhloko!” Uyise watfuma sisebenti watsi: “Mtsatse ummikise kunina.”
20 Satsi lesisebenti kube simetfwale, safike samnika unina. Lomfana wagona kunina kwaze kwaba ngusemini, wabe sewuyafa.
21 Unina wenyuka naye wafike wambeka etikwembhedze wemuntfu waNkulunkulu; wavala umnyango, waphumela ngephandle.
22 Wabita indvodza yakhe, watsi kuyo: “Ngicela lesinye setisebenti kanye nembongolo, khona ngitekuya kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu ngekushesha, ngiphindze ngibuye.”
23 Yabuta yatsi: “Pho, uyelani kuye lamuhla? Isengaketfwasi inyanga, futsi akusilo neliSabatha.” Lomkakhe watsi: “Kulungile.”
24 Wekhweta sihlalo embongolweni, watsi kulenceku: “Hamba embili; ungahambi kancane ungakatjelwa ngimi.”
25 Ngako waphuma wahamba, waze wefika kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu eNtsabeni iKhameli. Watsi nakabona lomfati asesekhashane, wakhuluma kuGehazi, inceku yakhe, watsi: “Ase ubuke! Nanguya lomfati waseShunemu!
26 Gijima uyekumhlangabeta, ufike umbute utsi: ‘Uyaphila yini? Isaphila yini indvodza yakhe? Umntfwana wakho yena usaphila yini?’ ” Lomfati waphendvula watsi: “Konkhe kuhamba kahle.”
27 Watsi kube efike kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu entsabeni, wabamba tinyawo ta-Elisha. Gehazi weta kuye wafike wamfuca, amkhweshisa; kodvwa lomuntfu waNkulunkulu watsi: “Myekele! Uselusizini lolukhulu, kodvwa Simakadze ungifihlele loko, futsi nami abesengakangitjeli.”
28 Lomfati wakhuluma watsi: “Ngake ngayicela yini kuwe indvodzana, nkhosi yami? Angikutjelanga yini ngatsi: ‘Ungangivuseli litsemba’?”
29 Elisha wakhuluma kuGehazi, watsi: “Shesha uvunule, utsatse indvuku yami uyiphatse ngesandla sakho, ugijime. Lohlangana naye endleleni, ungambingeleli, kantsi nakukhona lokubingelelako, ungavumi. Lendvuku yami ubofike uyibeke etikwebuso balomfana.”
30 Kodvwa unina walomntfwana wakhuluma, watsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho, ngitsi ngingeke ngisuke kuwe.” Ngako Elisha wavele wasukuma walandzela lomfati.
31 Gehazi wahamba embili, wafike wabeka lendvuku etikwebuso balomfana, kodvwa kwabate umsindvo nome ingucuko. Ngako Gehazi wase uyancandzeka uhlangabeta Elisha, wafike wamtjela, watsi: “Lomfana akavuki.”
32 Watsi kube Elisha efike kulendlu, wakhandza lomfana afile, alele embhedzeni wakhe.
33 Wangena, wabavalela umnyango bobabili, wase uthandaza kuSimakadze.
34 Wekhwela embhedzeni, wabhabhalala etikwalomfana, umlomo wacondzana nemlomo, emehlo acondzana nemehlo, tandla tacondzana netandla. Watsi asatelula etikwakhe, umtimba walomfana wafutfumala.
35 Elisha wesuka lapho wahambahamba lapha ekamelweni, waphindze wabhabhalala etikwalomfana. Lomfana watsimula kasikhombisa, wase uvula emehlo.
36 Elisha wabita Gehazi, watsi kuye: “Bita lomfati waseShunemu.” Wambita. Watsi kube efike, watsi kuye: “Tsatsa indvodzana yakho.”
37 Lomfati wangena, wawela etinyaweni ta-Elisha, wakhotsamela emhlabatsini. Wase utsatsa lendvodzana yakhe, waphuma nayo.
38 Elisha wancandzeka wabuyela eGilgali; bekunendlala kuleso sifundza. Satsi lesicumbi sebaphrofethi sisahlangene naye, wakhuluma kulenceku yakhe, watsi: “Ase ubeke libhodo lelikhulu etiko, uphekele nankha emadvodza sitjulo.”
39 Lomunye wabo wahamba waya ematsafeni wayakukha imibhidvo, wakhandza intsandzela. Wabutsa lamanye emaselwa kuyo wawagcwalisa engutjeni yakhe. Watsi kube efike ekhaya, wawacoba wawafaka ekhatsi kulelibhodo lesitjulo, nome labanye babengati kutsi kuyini.
40 Lesitjulo saphakelwa lamadvodza, kodvwa batsi basacala nje kudla, bakhala batsi: “Hawu, muntfu waNkulunkulu! Kunekufa lapha ebhodweni!” Base bayakuyekela kukudla.
41 Elisha watsi: “Letsani fulaha.” Wase umfaka ekhatsi ebhodweni, watsi: “Phakelani labantfu badle.” Kwabate lokwaba yingoti ebhodweni.
42 Kwabe sekufika indvodza leyayiphuma eBhali Shalisha, iletsele lomuntfu waNkulunkulu imikhama yetinkhwa letingema-20 tebhali yetilinga kanye netihloko takolo lomusha emnyakeni. Elisha wakhuluma watsi: “Nika labantfu batekudla.”
43 Inceku yakhe yabuta, yatsi: “Ngingabaphakela kanjani lentfo lencane bantfu labalikhulu?” Kodvwa Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Nika labantfu badle. Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Bayawukudla, kuze kusale.’ ”
44 Wabe sewuyabaphakela, wakubeka embikwabo, badla, kwaze kwasala; kwaya njengekwelivi laSimakadze.
1 Namani abeyindvuna yelibutfo lenkhosi yaseSiriya. Abengumuntfu lomkhulu kabi enkhosini yakhe, futsi ahlonishwa kakhulu, ngobe ngaye Simakadze wanika iSiriya kuncoba. Abelichawe lelinesibindzi, kodvwa abenebulephelo.
2 Kulenye yetimphi tawo emaSiriya ahlasela ema-Israyeli atfumba nentfombatana yaka-Israyeli, leyafike yaba sidzandzane semkaNamani.
3 Lentfombatana yakhuluma kumkaNamani, yatsi: “Kube mane inkhosi yami ingake ibonane nemphrofethi loseSamariya, beyingaphiliswa kulobulephelo bayo.”
4 Namani wahamba waya enkhosini yakhe, wafike wayitjela loko lekwakushiwo ngulentfombatana leyayiphuma ka-Israyeli.
5 Inkhosi yaseSiriya yaphendvula, yatsi: “Kulungile, hamba. Mine ngitawutfumela incwadzi lena enkhosini yaka-Israyeli.” Ngako Namani wahamba; abephetse isiliva leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ngema-340, negolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba ngema-70, kanye netimphahla tekwembatsa tekuntjintja letilishumi.
6 Lencwadzi leyayibhalelwe inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yayifundzeka kanje: “Ngalencwadzi ngetfula nanso inceku yami Namani, kutsi umphilise kulobulephelo bakhe.”
7 Yatsi kube inkhosi yaka-Israyeli iyifundze lencwadzi, yaklebhula tingubo tayo, yatsi: “Mine nginguNkulunkulu yini? Nginawo yini emandla ekubulala nekuphilisa? Lomuntfu uyitfumeleleni lapha kimi lenceku yakhe kutsi ngitekuyiphilisa kulobulephelo bayo? Niyabona-ke kutsi ufuna kususa imphi alwe nami!”
8 Watsi kube Elisha, umuntfu waNkulunkulu, eve kutsi inkhosi iklebhule tingubo tayo, watfumela umlayeto watsi: “Utiklebhuleleni tingubo takho? Letsa lowo muntfu lapha kimi, futsi yena utawukwati kutsi kukhona umphrofethi ka-Israyeli!”
9 Ngako-ke Namani wahamba ngemahhashi kanye nangetincola takhe, wafike wema emnyango wendlu yaka-Elisha.
10 Elisha watfumela sitfunywa kuye watsi: “Hamba, ufike ugeze kasikhombisa emfuleni iJordane, umtimba wakho utawuphila ube musha, uhlambuluke.”
11 Kodvwa Namani wancandzeka atfukutsele abila, watsi: “Bengicabanga kutsi utawuphuma ete kimi, afike eme, bese umemeta libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, ajikitise nesandla sakhe etikwaletilondza, angiphilise kulobulephelo bami.
12 Bo-Abana naboPhaphari akusiyo yini imifula yaseDamaseko lencono kunayo yonkhe imifula yaka-Israyeli? Bengingeke yini ngigeze kuyo, bese ngiyahlambuluka?” Ngako wancandzeka atfukutsele abila.
13 Tinceku taNamani taya kuye, tafike tatsi: “Babe, kube lomphrofethi abetsite yenta intfo lelukhuni, bewungeke uyente yini leyontfo? Kakhulu kanganani-ke njengobe akutjele watsi: ‘Geza utewuhlambuluka.’ ”
14 Ngako wavele wahamba wafike waticwilisa kasikhombisa emfuleni iJordane, njengobe umuntfu waNkulunkulu abeshito kuye, umtimba wakhe wahlambuluka wabuyela waba musha, waba njengewemfanyana losemncane.
15 Namani kanye netinceku takhe tonkhe wahamba wabuyela kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu. Wafike wema embikwakhe watsi: “Manje sengiyati kutsi emhlabeni wonkhe kute nkulunkulu lofanana naNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Ngicela kutsi wemukele nasi sipho lesiphuma kimi, inceku yakho.”
16 Elisha, umphrofethi, waphendvula watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze lengimkhontako, ngitsi, ngingeke ngisemukele lesipho.” Kwala nome Namani asamncenga, kodvwa wagcina alile.
17 Namani watsi: “Nangabe awusemukeli lesipho, ngicela kutsi ngimane ngetfwale imitfwalo yenhlabatsi lengetfwalwa ngiminyuzi lemibili, ngihambe nayo ngiye ekhaya, ngobe inceku yakho ingeke inikele ngemihlatjelo nome ngukumuphi nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwaSimakadze.
18 Shangatsi Simakadze angayitsetselela inceku yakho kuloku: Inkhosi yami nayingena ethempelini laRimoni kuyawukhotsama yeyame emkhonweni wami, nami ngikhotsame lapho, nangikhotsama ethempelini laRimoni, shangatsi Simakadze angayitsetselela inceku yakho ngaloko.”
19 Elisha wakhuluma watsi: “Hamba kahle.” Watsi Namani nasahambe libanga lelidze,
20 Gehazi, inceku ya-Elisha, umuntfu waNkulunkulu, wacabanga watsi: “Inkhosi yami ihambise Namani, umSiriya, ngaphandle kwekumkhokhisa lutfo; ngabe ukwemukele loku abemnika kona. Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, mine ngitamlandzela, khona ngitawufike ngitsatse intfo letsite.”
21 Ngako Gehazi wavele wagijima walandzela Namani. Watsi Namani nambona eta kuye agijima, wehla encoleni wamhlangabeta, wambuta, watsi: “Kungabe kukhona yini lesekonakele?”
22 Gehazi waphendvula, watsi: “Cha, kute lokonakele, konkhe kuhamba kahle; intfo nje, inkhosi yami ingitfume kuwe kutsi ngibofike ngitsi: ‘Emajaha lamabili labephuma kulabanye baphrofethi efike lapha kulaka-Efrayimu. Ngicela kutsi ubanike tinhlavu tesiliva letingemakhilogremu langaba ngema-34 netimphahla letinhle letimbili tekuntjintja.’ ”
23 Namani wakhuluma watsi: “Ngicela sale sewutsatsa isiliva lengemakhilogremu langaba ngema-68.” Wabelesela Gehazi ngaloko kutsi akwemukele, wabe sewuyambophela etikhwameni letimbili kanye netimphahla letimbili tekuntjintja. Wakunika tinceku takhe letimbili, tametfwalela, tihamba embikwaGehazi.
24 Watsi kube Gehazi efike egcumeni, wabe sewuyatitsatsa letintfo kuletinceku, watifaka endlini; wancandzekisa letinceku, tahamba.
25 Yena wase uyahamba, wangena, wema embikwenkhosi yakhe Elisha. Elisha wambuta, watsi: “Uphumaphi, Gehazi?” Gehazi wamphendvula, watsi: “Inceku yakho beyingakayi ndzawo.”
26 Kodvwa Elisha wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Umoya wami bewungekho edvute nawe yini ngesikhatsi lendvodza yehla encoleni yayo itekuhlangabeta? Lesikhatsi lesi ngiso yini sikhatsi sekwemukela timali, netimphahla, nemasimi emncumo, netivini, nemihlambi yetimbuti, neyetimvu, neyetinkhomo, netinceku, netincekukati?
27 Bulephelo baNamani sebutawunamatsela kuwe kanye nasetitukulwaneni takho siphelane.” Watsi Gehazi nakaphuma, esuka embikwa-Elisha, wabe asanebulephelo asamhlophe njengangcocwane.
1 Ngalelinye lilanga kwesuka licembu lebaphrofethi laya ku-Elisha, labengumholi walo, lafike latsi: “Buka lapha, lendzawo lesihlala kuyo lapha embikwakho, seyincane kakhulu.
2 Sivumele sihambe siye emfuleni iJordane siyewugawula khona tingodvo, kuze sitakhele indlu yekuhlala.” Elisha watsi: “Hambani.”
3 Lomunye wabo wamncenga watsi: “Sicela mane uhambe netinceku takho.” Elisha watsi: “Kulungile, ngitawuhamba nani.”
4 Nembala Elisha wahamba nabo. Bahamba baya eJordane, befike bagawula tingodvo.
5 Lomunye wabo watsi asagawula sihlahla, lizembe lakhe lanyomuka emphinini walo lagcumkela ekhatsi emantini. Wakhala kakhulu watsi: “Awu! Nkhosi yami, lizembe lebantfu, bengilebolekile!”
6 Elisha wabuta watsi: “Liwelephi?” Watsi kube amkhombise lapho liwele khona, Elisha wagawula lutsi walujika lapho beliwele khona, lizembe lakhuphuka, lantanta.
7 Elisha watsi: “Litsatse,” nembala lomuntfu welula sandla walenyula.
8 Bekunekulwa emkhatsini wenkhosi yemaSiriya nesive saka-Israyeli. Lenkhosi yaseSiriya yahlangana netindvuna tayo, yatikhetsela indzawo lapho itawukamba khona.
9 Elisha wase utfumela livi enkhosini yema-Israyeli, watsi: “Caphela ungendluli ngakuleyo ndzawo, ngobe emaSiriya asehlela khona.”
10 Ngako inkhosi yema-Israyeli yayibohle iyawuhlola leyo ndzawo. Njalo nje Elisha abehle ayeluleka inkhosi kutsi ihlale icaphele imphi kuleto tindzawo.
11 Loko kwayitfukutselisa kakhulu inkhosi yemaSiriya, yabutsa tindvuna tayo yabuta yatsi: “Ase ningitjele kahle kutsi ngubani lona lolapha emkhatsini wetfu loyimpimpi yenkhosi yema-Israyeli?”
12 Lenye yaletindvuna tayo yaphendvula, yatsi: “Kute namunye lapha kitsi, nkhosi yami, nkhosi, kute loyimpimpi. Kodvwa ngu-Elisha, umphrofethi waka-Israyeli, lotjela inkhosi yema-Israyeli onkhe emagama lowakhuluma usendlini yakho yekulala.”
13 Inkhosi yemaSiriya yatsi: “Hambani nimfune lapho akhona, kuze ngitfumele emadvodza ambambe.” Imphendvulo yabuya; inkhosi yabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Elisha useDothani.”
14 Ngako yase ikhipha umhlambi wemahhashi, netincola temphi, nemadvodza lanemandla, aphuma ebusuku ayawukaka lelo dolobha laseDothani.
15 Inceku yemuntfu waNkulunkulu Elisha yatsi iyavuka ekuseni, iphumela ngephandle, yakhangwa ngulenkhulu imphi yemahhashi netincola leyase itungelete lonkhe lidolobha. Yaphutfuma ku-Elisha kuyawuhlaba umkhosi, yatsi: “Awu! nkhosi yami! Sitakwenta njani?”
16 Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Ungesabi. Laba labangakitsi banyenti kakhulu kunalaba labangakubo.”
17 Elisha wathandaza, watsi: “Awu, Simakadze, vula emehlo akhe kuze abone.” Nembala, Simakadze wavula emehlo alenceku ya-Elisha, yatsi iyabuka, yabona tindimbane temabutfo, nemahhashi, netincola temphi tivutsa umlilo ticancele intsaba, kutungeleta Elisha.
18 Titsa tatsi tehlela kubo, Elisha wathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi: “Shaya labantfu ngebumphumphutse.” Simakadze wavele wabashaya ngebumphumphutse njengekucela kwa-Elisha.
19 Elisha wase uyabedukisa watsi: “Akusiyo indlela lena, nalelidolobha akusilo leli lenilifunako. Ngilandzeleni nginimikise kulomuntfu lenimfunako.” Wase uyabahola, wabangenisa eSamariya.
20 Batsi nase bangekhatsi edolobheni laseSamariya, Elisha watsi: “Simakadze vula emehlo alamadvodza kuze abone.” Nembala, Simakadze wavula emehlo abo; batsi bayabuka, batikhandza bangekhatsi eSamariya.
21 Inkhosi yema-Israyeli yatsi nayikubona loko, yabuta Elisha yatsi: “Babe, ngibabulale yini? Ngibabulale?”
22 Elisha wayiphendvula, watsi: “Ungababulali. Ungababulala yini bantfu lobatfumbe ngenkemba yakho nangebutjoki bakho? Baphe kudla nemanti, kuze badle besutse banatse, bese babuyela enkhosini yabo.”
23 Ngako inkhosi yabalungiselela lelikhulu lidzili, yabapha, batsi nasebadle bacedza, banatsa, wase uyabakhulula, babuyela enkhosini yabo eSiriya. Kusukela ngalelo langa emaSiriya agcina atsi mfo, kuhlasela live lema-Israyeli.
24 Kwatsi emvakwesikhatsi Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, wahola yonkhe imphi yakhe wayawuvimbetela iSamariya.
25 Kwaba nendlala lenkhulu kabi eSamariya ngenca yaloko kuvinjetelwa kwayo. Inhloko yembongolo yase ibita tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-80, bese kutsi umbhidvo lowawungagcwala sandla wona ubite tinhlavu tesiliva letisihlanu.
26 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yatsi yendlula ngendlela lesetulu elubondzeni, yeva umfati ayimemeta atsi: “Ngelekelele, nkhosi yami, nkhosi!”
27 Inkhosi yaphendvula, yatsi: “Nangabe Simakadze angakwelekeleli, mine ngingalutsatsaphi lusito lwekwelekelela wena? Ebaleni lekubhulela kolo? Esigayweni sekuhluta emagelebisi?”
28 Yase iyabuta, yatsi: “Kwente njani?” Lomfati wayiphendvula, watsi: “Ngunangu umfati, utsite kimi itolo: ‘Buyisa indvodzana yakho sidle yona lamuhla, khona kusasa sitewudla lena yami.’
29 Ngako sayipheka indvodzana yami, sayidla. Ngakusasa nase ngitsi kuye: ‘Letsa phela indvodzana yakho siyidle,’ wabe asayifihlile.”
30 Inkhosi yatsi nayiva lamavi alomfati, yaklebhula timphahla tayo, njengobe yayihambahamba lapha etulu elubondzeni, bantfu batsi bayayibuka, bakhandza kutsi ivunule emasaka ngaphansi kwetimphahla tayo.
31 Yamemeta yatsi: “Nkulunkulu wami, ngibulale ngife, nangabe lamuhla lingashona inhloko ya-Elisha, umsa waShafati, isengetulu kwemahlombe akhe!”
32 Ngaleso sikhatsi Elisha abehleti endlini kakhe akanye nebaholi lababemvakashele. Inkhosi yase ikhipha sigijimi kutsi silandze Elisha. Kodvwa satsi sisengakefiki, Elisha wakhuluma kulabaholi, watsi: “Aniboni-ke kutsi lelijabhane selisitfumele sigijimi salo kutsi sitengijuba inhloko? Bukani la; nasifika lesigijimi lapha, nibovala sivalo, nisicindzetele ningasivuleli. Inkhosi itabe isilandzela etincatseni.”
33 Watsi aselibele kulayetela ngaloko, sabe sitseleka sigijimi. Inkhosi yatsi: “NguSimakadze lona losehlisele lenhlupheko lengaka. Ngingabe ngisamlindzelelani kutsi asisite?”
1 Elisha wakhuluma watsi: “Lalela nali livi laSimakadze: Ngalesikhatsi kusasa emakhilogremu langaba matsatfu afulaha nemakhilogremu langaba sitfupha ebhali kutawutsengiswa ngenhlavu yinye yesiliva esangweni laseSamariya.”
2 Lendvuna, inkhosi leyayicamele emkhonweni wayo, yakhuluma ku-Elisha, yatsi: “Buka la: Ngisho nome Simakadze abengavula onkhe emafasitelo emvula ezulwini, loko bekungenteka yini?” Elisha waphendvula watsi: “Utatibonela wena ngemehlo akho. Kodvwa wena awuyikudla lutfo lwako!”
3 Kwakukhona emadvodza lamane labenesifo lesisabulephelo labehlala ngasesangweni lelidolobha. Akhulumisana odvwana atsi: “Sitawuhlalelani lapha size sife?
4 Nasitsi: ‘Asingene edolobheni,’ sitawufa yindlala. Nome singahlala lapha, sitawufa. Ngako ncono sambe siye enkambu yemaSiriya sitinikele kuwo; nabasiyekela, sitawuphila; nabasibulala-ke, sife.”
5 Kwatsi kube kuhlwe, basukuma bahamba bayawungena enkambu yemaSiriya. Batsi nabefika emnyeleni wayo, bakhandza kukhala libhungane, kungasenamuntfu;
6 ngobe Simakadze wenta emaSiriya eva shangatsi kuta umsindvo walenkhulu imphi yemahhashi netincola tawo, ase acabanga kutsi inkhosi yema-Israyeli seyimeme emakhosi emaHethi newemaGibhithe, nemabutfo awo kutsi atekuwahlasela.
7 Ngako emaSiriya avuka ebusuku ngalelo langa abaleka ashiya emathende awo, nemahhashi awo, netimbongolo tawo. EmaSiriya ashiya inkambu yawo injengobe injalo, abaleka kuze asindze.
8 Lamadvodza labenesifo lesisabulephelo efika emnyeleni wenkambu yemaSiriya angena kulelinye lemathende. Afike akhandza kudla, adla anatsa, ase atsatsa isiliva, negolide, netimphahla, abaleka ayakukufihla. Aphindza abuyela, angena kulelinye lithende atsatsa letinye njalo timphahla nato ayawutifihla.
9 Ase akhuluma odvwana atsi: “Asenti kahle. Leli lilanga letindzaba letimnandzi, kodvwa tsine siyatifihla letindzaba, nasitawutifihla kuze kuse, sitawujeziswa. Asiphutfumeni siyewubika loku esigodlweni.”
10 Ngako ase ayahamba ayawubikela tindvuna letibomahlalesangweni belidolobha, atsi: “Singene lapha enkambu yemaSiriya, sakhandza kukhala libhungane, kungekho muntfu, ngaphandle kwemahhashi lakhungiwe, netimbongolo letikhungiwe, nemathende asele anjengobe anjalo.”
11 Bomahlalesangweni bayimemetela leyo ndzaba, yabikwa esigodlweni.
12 Inkhosi yavuka yagubulundlela ebusuku, yakhuluma etindvuneni tayo, yatsi: “Ngitanitjela kutsi emaSiriya akwenteleni loku. EmaSiriya ayati kutsi siyalamba, ngako ashiye lenkambu, ayawubhaca esigangeni, atsi: ‘Batawuphuma nome kanjani, sitabe sesibabamba beva singene ekhatsi edolobheni.’ ”
13 Lenye yetindvuna tenkhosi yaphendvula, yatsi: “Khipha lamanye emadvodza atsatse emahhashi lasihlanu kulengcosana lesesele edolobheni. Ingoti yabo itawufanana neyawo onkhe lama-Israyeli latabe asele lapha nawo lasabhubhile. Ngako asibatfumele sitewutfola kahle kutsi kwenteke njani.”
14 Ngako balungisa tincola temphi letimbili nemahhashi ato, inkhosi yatikhipha kutsi tiyewubona kutsi kwentekeni emabutfweni emaSiriya. Yatjela labashayeli betincola, yatsi: “Hambani niyewubona kutsi kwenteke njani.”
15 Bawalandzela emaSiriya, baze bayawufika ngasemfuleni iJordane; babehambe bakhandza timphahla tekwembatsa naletinye nje timphahla letatihambe tisakatwa ngemaSiriya kuyo yonkhe indlela ngesikhatsi abalekela ema-Israyeli.
16 Ngako onkhe ema-Israyeli aphuma ayawuhlamahlama inkambu yemaSiriya. Ngako emakhilogremu langaba matsatfu afulaha nemakhilogremu langaba sitfupha ebhali kwatsengiswa ngenhlavu yinye yesiliva, kwaya njengobe Simakadze abeshito.
17 Ngaleso sikhatsi inkhosi yase ibeke lendvuna yayo, leyayicamele emkhonweni wayo, kutsi ibe ngumahlalesangweni. Sive sayigcobagcoba ngetinyawo nasiphulukundlela esangweni, yafela khona lapho, kwaya njengobe umuntfu waNkulunkulu abeshito ngesikhatsi inkhosi yehlela ekhaya layo.
18 Kwavele kwenteka njengobe umuntfu waNkulunkulu abeshito enkhosini, watsi: “Ngalesikhatsi kusasa emakhilogremu langaba matsatfu afulaha nemakhilogremu langaba sitfupha ebhali kutawutsengiswa ngenhlavu yinye yesiliva esangweni laseSamariya.”
19 Lendvuna beyikhulume kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu, yatsi: “Buka la, khona kube Simakadze abengavula emafasitelo azamcolo wasezulwini, bekungenteka yini loko?” Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu abeyiphendvule watsi: “Utakubona loko wena ngewakho emehlo, kodvwa wena ngeke udle lutfo lwako.”
20 Vele-ke, nguloko lokwayehlela lendvuna, ngobe bantfu bayigcobagcobela khona lapho esangweni ngetinyawo, yafa.
1 Elisha abekhulume kulomfati labekavuse umfanyana wakhe ekufeni, watsi: “Baleka kanye nemndeni wakho niyewubhaca nome ngukuphi lapho ningabhaca khona, kube sikhashana, ngobe Simakadze sewukumisile kutsi kube nendlala eveni letawutsatsa iminyaka lesikhombisa.”
2 Lomfati wavele wenta njengobe umuntfu waNkulunkulu abeshito. Wahamba kanye nemndeni wakhe wayawuhlala eveni lemaFilisti iminyaka lesikhombisa.
3 Kwatsi ekupheleni kwaleminyaka lesikhombisa wabuya esuka eveni lemaFilisti, wacondza enkhosini wayawucela indlu yakhe kanye nemhlaba wakhe.
4 Inkhosi yayikhulume naGehazi, inceku yemuntfu waNkulunkulu, yatsi: “Ngitjele ngato tonkhe tintfo letinkhulu letentiwe ngu-Elisha.”
5 Kwatsi ngaleso sikhatsi Gehazi asalandzisa inkhosi kutsi Elisha ubavuse kanjani labafile, kwangena lomfati, Elisha labemvusele umfanyana wakhe ekufeni, atewucela indlu yakhe nemhlaba wakhe. Gehazi watsi: “Nangu-ke lomfati, nkhosi yami, nkhosi; nalona ngulomfanyana wakhe lowavuswa ngu-Elisha ekufeni.”
6 Inkhosi yabuta lomfati ngaloko, wayilandzisa. Inkhosi yase itfuma lenye yetindvuna tayo, yatsi: “Hamba unike lomfati konkhe lobekukwakhe, kanye nayo yonkhe inzuzo letfolakele ngemhlaba wakhe, kusukela ngelilanga lahamba ngalo kulelive kuze kube ngulamuhla.”
7 Elisha wesuka lapho waya eDamaseko; Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, abegula. Inkhosi yatsi nayitjelwa ngaloko kutsiwa: “Umuntfu waNkulunkulu udzabule lonkhe lelive waze wefika lapha,”
8 yatsi kuHazayeli: “Tsatsa sipho uhambe naso uyewuhlangabeta lomuntfu waNkulunkulu ngaso. Buta kuSimakadze ngaye, utsi: ‘Ngitawusindza yini kulokugula?’ ”
9 Hazayeli wahamba wayawuhlangabeta Elisha, wachuba nalesipho bekayakumnika sona setfwelwe ngemakamela langema-40. Kwakusipho lesasitinhlobonhlobo tetintfo leticolisakele taseDamaseko. Wangena wema embikwakhe, watsi: “Indvodzana yakho Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, ingitfume kutsi ngitewubuta kutsi itawusindza yini kulokugula.”
10 Elisha waphendvula watsi: “Hamba ufike kuye utsi: ‘Ngempela utawusindza.’ Kodvwa Simakadze ukwembulile kimi kutsi empeleni yena utakufa.”
11 Wambukisisa, waze Hazayeli wadliwa ngemahloni. Umuntfu waNkulunkulu wase uyakhala.
12 Hazayeli wabuta watsi: “Inkhosi yami ikhalelani?” Wamphendvula watsi: “Kungobe ngiyawati umonakalo lotakuwenta esiveni saka-Israyeli. Utawuhloseka ngemlilo tonkhe tindzawo tabo letitinqaba, ugwaze labasha babo ngenkemba, udzacate tinswane tabo phansi, uhhubhute tisu tebafati babo labatetfwele.”
13 Hazayeli watsi: “Inceku yakho, inja nje, ingakwenta kanjani loko? Ingafinyelela kanjani kulobo buluhlata?” Elisha wamphendvula, watsi: “Simakadze ungibonisile kutsi wena utawuba yinkhosi yemaSiriya.”
14 Hazayeli wase uyesuka ushiya Elisha, wabuyela enkhosini yakhe. Bheni Hadadi wambuta, watsi: “Utsiteni Elisha kuwe?” Hazayeli waphendvula watsi: “Ungitjelile watsi ngempela utawusindza.”
15 Kodvwa kwatsi ngakusasa, Hazayeli watsatsa sicephu lesilicinsi kakhulu wasenya emantini, wase useneka ebusweni benkhosi, yase iyafa. Ngako Hazayeli wase utsatsa sikhundla sayo, waba yinkhosi yemaSiriya.
16 Ngemnyaka wesihlanu wekubusa kwaJoramu, umsa wa-Ahabi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, ngesikhatsi Jehoshafati ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jehoramu, umsa wa-Jehoshafati wacala kuba yinkhosi yakaJuda.
17 Abeneminyaka lengema-32 ngesikhatsi nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi; wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lesiphohlongo.
18 Wahamba etinyatselweni temakhosi aka-Israyeli, njengobe kwakwenta bendlu yaka-Ahabi, yena-ke washada nendvodzakati ya-Ahabi. Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
19 Noko ngenca yenceku yakhe Davide, Simakadze abengakatimiseli kubhubhisa sive sakaJuda. Abetsembisile kutsi uyawutigcinela sibane endlini yakaDavide kuze kube phakadze.
20 Ngesikhatsi saJehoramu baka-Edomu bavukela bakaJuda, base batibekela yabo inkhosi.
21 Ngako Jehoramu wahamba waya eSayire kanye nato tonkhe tincola takhe temphi. Baka-Edomu bamvimbetela naletindvuna takhe tetincola temphi, kodvwa wavuka waphulukundlela ebusuku, kwatsi emabutfo akhe abaleka, abuyela emuva emakhaya.
22 Kuze kube ngulamuhla naloku baka-Edomu seloku bayiphuma balwisana nebakaJuda. Ngasona leso sikhatsi nebakaLibna bavuka umbhejazane.
23 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJehoramu, nako konkhe lakwenta kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
24 Jehoramu wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa emadlizeni aboyisemkhulu, eDolobheni laDavide. Ahaziya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
25 Ngemnyaka weli-12 wekubusa kwaJoramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Ahaziya, umsa waJehoramu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
26 Ahaziya abeneminyaka lengema-22 budzala, nakacala kubusa; wabusela eJerusalema umnyaka waba munye. Libito lenina bekungu-Athaliya, umntfwanemntfwana-Omri, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
27 Wahamba etinyatselweni tebendlu yaka-Ahabi, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta indlu yaka-Ahabi, ngobe abehlobene nemndeni waka-Ahabi ngekwemshado.
28 Ahaziya wahamba naJoramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, bayakulwa naHazayeli, inkhosi yaseSiriya, eRamothi Gileyadi. EmaSiriya amlimata Joramu,
29 ngako inkhosi Joramu yancandzeka yabuyela eJezreyeli yayawuphotisa khona lamanceba leyayiwahlatjwe ngemaSiriya, eRamothi, emphini yakhe naHazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya. Ahaziya-ke, umsa waJehoramu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wase uyehla waya eJezreyeli ayawuvusela Joramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, njengobe abegwaziwe anemanceba.
1 Umphrofethi Elisha watfuma lomunye welicembu lebaphrofethi lababenaye, watsi kuye: “Bopha lijazi lakho ngelibhande, utsatse luphondvo lwemafutsa uhambe nalo uye eRamothi Gileyadi.
2 Utawutsi ungefika lapho, ufune Jehu, umsa waJehoshafati, lotalwa nguNimshi. Ubofika ucondze kuye umkhiphe emkhatsini walabangani bakhe, umngenise ekamelweni lelingekhatsi kakhulu.
3 Ubobe sewutsatsa loluphondvo lwemafutsa umtsele ngalamafutsa enhloko yakhe utsi: ‘Naku lakushoko Simakadze: “Ngikugcoba kuba yinkhosi etikwesive saka-Israyeli,” ’ usuke lapho uvule umnyango ucele empunzini, ungalibali!”
4 Ngako lelijaha, lelalingumphrofethi, lesuka lacondza eRamothi Gileyadi.
5 Latsi nalifika khona, lakhandza letindvuna temphi tihleti ndzawonye, lafike latsi: “Nginemlayeto wakho, ndvuna.” Jehu walibuta watsi: “Ukhuluma nabani?” Lomphrofethi wamphendvula, watsi: “Nawe, ndvuna.”
6 Jehu wasukumela etulu bayawungena endlini. Lomphrofethi wase utsela emafutsa etikwenhloko yaJehu, watsi: “Naku lakushoko Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngiyakugcoba kutsi ube yinkhosi etikwesive saSimakadze, ema-Israyeli.
7 Ufanele ubhubhise indlu yaka-Ahabi, inkhosi yakho; ngitawukhipha sibhongo sengati yetinceku tami, baphrofethi, nengati yato tonkhe tinceku taSimakadze leyacitfwa nguJezebeli.
8 Yonkhe indlu yaka-Ahabi itawubhubha. Ngitawubhubhisa ka-Ahabi bonkhe labadvuna labasele ka-Israyeli, labakhululekile nalabatigcili.
9 “ ‘Ngiyakwenta indlu yaka-Ahabi ibe njengendlu yakaJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, nanjengendlu yakaBhasha, umsa wa-Ahiya.
10 Jezebeli yena uyawudliwa tinja kulendzawo yaseJezreyeli, futsi akayiwungcwatjwa ngumuntfu.’ ” Wesuka lapho wavula umnyango, wacela empunzini.
11 Watsi Jehu nakaphumela kulabangani bakhe, lomunye wabo wambuta watsi: “Kusahamba kahle yini? Loluhlanya belutekwentani lapha kuwe?” Jehu wamphendvula, watsi: “Niyamati lomuntfu kanye naletintfo latikhulumako.”
12 Batsi: “Unemanga! Sitjele.” Jehu wabaphendvula, watsi: “Naku lakushito kimi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngiyakugcoba kutsi ube yinkhosi etikwa-Israyeli.” ’ ”
13 Besuka lapho bamphutfuma bamendlalela emajazi abo etikwetitebhisi, ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe. Base bashaya emacilongo bamemetela batsi: “Jehu yinkhosi!”
14 Jehu, umsa waJehoshafati, lotalwa nguNimshi, wakha luzungu ngaJoramu. Ngaleso sikhatsi Joramu kanye nabo bonkhe baka-Israyeli babesolomane bavikele iRamothi Gileyadi kuHazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya,
15 kodvwa Joramu abesabuyele kulela laseJezreyeli kuyawuphotisa emanceba labewagwazwe ngemaSiriya emphini yawo naHazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya. Jehu watsi: “Nangabe nani nibona kanjalo, caphelani kutsi kungaphunyuli ngisho namunye lapha edolobheni ahambe ayewuteka letindzaba lena eJezreyeli.”
16 Ngako wagibela encoleni yakhe yemphi, wabanga eJezreyeli, ngobe phela Joramu abephumulele lapho, kantsi na-Ahaziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, abehlile kuyakumvusela.
17 Kwatsi mahlalesangweni waseJezreyeli nakatsi uphakamisa emehlo, asetulu embhoshongweni, wabona ngemabutfo aJehu eta avivile, wamemeta watsi: “Ngibona emabutfo eta avivile.” Joramu watsi: “Tfumela sigijimi lesingumgibeli, usitfume kutsi siyewubabuta sitsi: ‘Nita ngekuthula yini?’ ”
18 Lomgibeli waphutfuma wayawuhlangabeta Jehu, wafike watsi: “Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi, itsi: ‘Uta ngekuthula yini?’ ” Jehu wasiphendvula, watsi: “Utakwentani ngekuthula? Jikela ngasemvakwami, ungilandzele.” Lomahlalesangweni wabika watsi: “Lesitfunywa sesifikile kubo, kodvwa asibonakali kubuya.”
19 Ngako inkhosi yakhipha lesinye sitfunywa ngelihhashi, satsi nasifika kubo, satsi: “Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi, itsi: ‘Uta ngekuthula yini?’ ” Jehu naso wasiphendvula, watsi: “Utakwentani ngekuthula? Jikela ngasemvakwami, nawe ungilandzele.”
20 Lomahlalesangweni wabika watsi: “Sigijimi sesifikile kubo, kodvwa naso asisabonakali kubuya. Lokugijima ngencola yemphi kubonakala shangatsi kwaJehu, umsa waNimshi, ugijimisa kweluhlanya.”
21 Joramu watsi: “Bophelani incola yami.” Kwatsi nase tiboshelwe, Joramu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, na-Ahaziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, baphuma bajikeka ngetincola tabo, nguloyo agibele yakakhe incola, bayawuhlangabeta Jehu. Bahlangana naye kulesivini lesasisaNabothi waseJezreyeli.
22 Watsi Joramu kube abone Jehu, wambuta watsi: “Ute ngekuthula yini, Jehu?” Jehu waphendvula watsi: “Kuthula kungaba khona kanjani, nangabe solomane kusekhona tithico nebutsakatsi benyoko Jezebeli?”
23 Joramu wagucuka wacela empunzini, amemeta Ahaziya, atsi: “Limbuka! Ahaziya!”
24 Jehu wase unsala butjoki bakhe wamjijimeta, umcibisholo wangena emhlabankhomo, wadzabula inhlitiyo ekhatsi, Joramu wadzilika encoleni yakhe.
25 Jehu wakhuluma kuBidkari, umshayeli wencola yakhe, watsi: “Tsatsa lesidvumbu sakhe usijike lapha kulesivini lebesisaNabothi waseJezreyeli. Khumbula kutsi tsine nawe sasihamba sobabili sigibele incola yinye sidledlemuka emvakwa-Ahabi, uyise, ngesikhatsi Simakadze akhuluma lesiphrofetho ngaye, watsi:
26 ‘Itolo ngibone ingati yaNabothi kanye neyemadvodzana akhe, kusho Simakadze, vele ngiyawukwenta uyikhokhele kuyo yona lendzawo lena, kusho Simakadze,’ Manje-ke mtsatseni, nimjike kuleyo ndzawo, njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze.”
27 Watsi kube Ahaziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, akubone konkhe lokwase kwentekile, wabaleka ngemgwaco wacondza eBhethi Hagani. Jehu wamcosha, amemeta, atsi: “Mbulaleni naye!” Bamgwaza asesencoleni yakhe emanceba lamabi ngesikhatsi asabaleka ngemgwaco loya eGuri ngaseJibleyamu, kodvwa noko wabaleka wangenisa eMegido, wafike wafela khona.
28 Tinceku takhe tamgibelisa encoleni yakhe tammikisa eJerusalema, lapho tafike tamfihlela khona kanye naboyisemkhulu edlizeni lakhe, eDolobheni laDavide.
29 Ngemnyaka weli-11 waJoramu, umsa wa-Ahabi, Ahaziya waba yinkhosi yakaJuda.
30 Jehu wase uya eJezreyeli. Watsi kube akuve loko Jezebeli, wapenda emehlo akhe, walungisa tinwele takhe, wase uvela ngelifasitelo.
31 Watsi nje Jehu asangena esangweni, wambuta watsi: “Ute ngekuthula yini, Zimri, wena mbulali wenkhosi yakho?”
32 Jehu wabuka etulu efasitelweni, wamemeta watsi: “Ngubani lome ngakimi? Ngubani?” Babili nome batsatfu batsenwa bambuka ngelifasitelo.
33 Jehu wabamemeta watsi: “Khiphani Jezebeli, nimjike phansi!” Ngako bambamba bamkhipha ngelifasitelo, emasaphatelo engati yakhe abhoca lubondza kanye nemahhashi ngesikhatsi asamgcobagcoba ngetinselo tawo.
34 Jehu wangena, wadla, wanatsa, wase utsi: “Nimnakekele lomfati localekisiwe, nimngcwabe; ngobe abeyindvodzakati yenkhosi.”
35 Kodvwa batsi nabaphumela ngephandle kuyawumngcwaba, bakhandza kute lutfo ngaphandle kwelukhakhayi nje, netinyawo, netandla.
36 Bancandzeka bayawubikela Jehu. Jehu watsi: “Leli livi laSimakadze lalikhuluma ngenceku yakhe Elija waseThishbe: ‘Kuleyo ndzawo eJezreyeli, tinja tiyawudla sidvumbu saJezebeli.
37 Sidvumbu saJezebeli siyawuba njengemangcoliso kuleyo ndzawo, esigcawini saseJezreyeli, kangangekutsi kuyawubate loyawuphindze ambone aze atsi: “Lona nguJezebeli.” ’ ”
1 Ngaleso sikhatsi eSamariya bekunemadvodzana labengema-70 endlu yaka-Ahabi. Ngako Jehu wabhala tincwadzi watitfumela eSamariya etindvuneni taseJezreyeli, nakubaholi kanye nebacizi bebantfwana ba-Ahabi, watsi:
2 “Masinyane nje, nase nitfole lencwadzi, njengobe emadvodzana enkhosi yenu ahlala nani, futsi ninetincola nemahhashi emphi, nelidolobha lelibiyelwe, ninetikhali,
3 khetsani munye wemadvodzana enkhosi yenu lonemandla kakhulu nalofanelekile, nimbeke esihlalweni seyise, nilwele indlu yenkhosi yenu.”
4 Kodvwa bona betfuka batsi: “Nangabe emakhosi lamabili ehluleka kumelana naye, tsine-ke singamkhona kanjani?”
5 Ngako indvuna yasesigodlweni, neyasedolobheni, nebaholi, kanye nebacizi bebantfwana batfumela umlayeto kuJehu, batsi: “Sitinceku takho, sitakwenta nome ngabe yini lotsi asiyente. Ngeke sibeke muntfu kutsi abe yinkhosi yetfu; yenta loko lokubona kutsi kuncono.”
6 Jehu wase ubhala lenye incwadzi yesibili, watsi: “Nangabe nime ngakimi futsi nitangilalela, tsatsani tinhloko temadvodzana enkhosi yenu, bese nita nato lapha kimi eJezreyeli kusasa ngalesikhatsi.” Manje bantfwabenkhosi labangema-70 nabo babekanye nebaholi belidolobha laseSamariya, lababengubona babakhulisa.
7 Ngalesikhatsi kufika lencwadzi, labaholi batsatsa lamadvodzana aka-Ahabi langema-70 bawasontsa onkhe. Batsatsa letinhloko tawo batifaka etitjeni batitfumela kuJehu, eJezreyeli.
8 Lesitfunywa sefika kuJehu satsi: “Baletse tinhloko tebantfwabenkhosi.” Jehu wase utsi: “Tibekeni tincumbi letimbili esangweni lelidolobha, kuze kube ngusekuseni kusasa.”
9 Ngakusasa ekuseni Jehu waphuma wema embikwaso sonkhe sive, watsi: “Nine nimsulwa. Ngimi lengakhe luzungu ngenkhosi yami, ngayibulala; kodvwa-ke ngubani lobulele bonkhe laba?
10 Yatini-ke kutsi kute nalinye livi lalikhulumile Simakadze ngendlu ya-Ahabi leliyakuwela phansi. Simakadze ukwentile loko lakwetsembisa ngenceku yakhe Elija.”
11 Ngako Jehu wabulala bonkhe lababeseJezreyeli, labebasasele bendlu yaka-Ahabi, kanye nato tonkhe tikhulu takhe, nebangani bakhe, nebaphristi bakhe, kwangasali ngisho namunye.
12 Jehu wase uyaphuma ulibangisa eSamariya, kwatsi nakaseBhethi Ekedi yeBelusi,
13 wahlangana naletinye tihlobo ta-Ahaziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, watibuta watsi: “Nibobani nine?” Tamphendvula tatsi: “Sitihlobo ta-Ahaziya, sesehlele kutawubingelela imindeni yenkhosi neyendlovukazi.”
14 Jehu watsi: “Batsatseni baphila.” Ngako babatsatsa baphila, bababulalela eceleni kweBhethi Ekedi; bekungemadvodza langema-42. Jehu wacotfula imbokodvo nesisekelo ka-Ahabi.
15 Asesukile lapho, wefika kuJehonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, labesendleleni ayemhlangabeta. Jehu wambingelela watsi: “Ume ngakimi yini, njengobe nami ngibambisene nawe?” Jehonadabi wamphendvula, watsi: “Yebo.” Jehu watsi: “Nangabe kunjalo; bamba ingalo.” Ngako Jehonadabi wachawula, Jehu wamdvonsa, amgibelisa encoleni yakhe.
16 Jehu watsi: “Hamba nami ubone inshisekelo yami ngaSimakadze.” Ngako wamgibelisa encoleni yakhe wahamba naye.
17 Watsi kube efike eSamariya, Jehu wabulala bonkhe lababesasele bendlu ya-Ahabi, wababhubhisa njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze lalikhuluma nga-Elija.
18 Jehu wabe sewubutsa sonkhe sive, wakhuluma kuso watsi: “Ahabi abekhonta Bhali kancane. Jehu utamkhonta kakhulu.
19 Manje-ke butsani bonkhe baphrofethi baBhali, nalabamkhontako, kanye nebaphristi bakhe, nibone kungasali ngisho namunye wabo, ngobe ngitakwenta lomkhulu umhlatjelo waBhali. Lowo loyawusala akayiwuchubeka aphila kuleli.” Kodvwa abebayenga nje, entela kubulala lababekhonta Bhali.
20 Jehu watsi: “Memetelani umhlangano kutewukhunjulwa Bhali.” Ngako bawumemetela.
21 Ngako watfumela livi kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli. Bonkhe lababekhonta Bhali baphelela ngetinkhani, kwabate ngisho namunye lowasala. Bagcwala lithempeli laBhali kusuka ekucaleni kwayawuphuma ekugcineni.
22 Jehu wakhuluma kulomgcini wetembatfo, watsi: “Buyisa tembatfo tabo bonkhe lababekhonta Bhali.” Nembala watiletsa.
23 Ngako boJehu naJehonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, bangena ekhatsi ethempelini laBhali. Jehu wakhuluma kulababekhonta Bhali, watsi: “Calatani, nibuke kutsi kute namunye losisebenti saSimakadze lesikanye nani ngaphandle kwalababekhonta Bhali.”
24 Ngako bangena bayakwenta imihlatjelo neminikelo yekushiswa. Ngaleso sikhatsi Jehu abemise emadvodza langema-80 ngephandle, lawatjela watsi: “Nangabe lomunye wenu angahle ayekele munye nje walabantfu lengibanikele etandleni tenu, aphunyule, loko uyawukukhokhela ngemphilo yakhe.”
25 Kwatsi kube Jehu acedze kwenta iminikelo yekushiswa, wayala letindvuna takhe nabomahlalesangweni, watsi: “Ngenani nibabulale bonkhe, kungaphunyuli ngisho namunye.” Ngako babesukela bababhokodzela ngetinkemba. Labomahlalesangweni netindvuna bajikijela letidvumbu ngephandle, base bangena ekhatsi lelingekhatsi kakhulu ethempelini laBhali.
26 Batsatsa lelitje lekwakutsiwa lingcwele, balikhiphela ngephandle kwelithempeli laBhali, balishisa.
27 Balibhubhisa lelitje laBhali lekwakutsiwa lingcwele, babhidlita nalelithempeli laBhali. Bantfu balisebentisa njengemthoyi kusukela ngalelo langa kuze kube ngulamuhla.
28 Jehu wakucedza kanjalo-ke kukhontwa kwaBhali ka-Israyeli.
29 Noko akazange agucuke etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive sema-Israyeli ekoneni lekwakukukhonta litfole legolide eBetheli nakaDani.
30 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJehu, watsi: “Njengobe wente lokuhle, waphumelelisa loko lokuhle emehlweni ami, wenta nasendlini yaka-Ahabi konkhe loko lenganginako engcondvweni yami kutsi ngikwente, ngako situkulwane sakho sesiyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli kuze kube ngusesitukulwaneni sesine.”
31 Kodvwa Jehu akazange acaphele kunakekela umtsetfo waSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe. Akazange aphendvuke etonweni taJerobowamu labedvonsele ngato sive sema-Israyeli ekoneni.
32 Ngalawo malanga Simakadze wacala kunciphisa live laka-Israyeli. Hazayeli wawehlula ema-Israyeli, walibusa lonkhe live lawo,
33 kusukela eJordane kuye emphumalanga, lonkhe live lakaGileyadi, sigodzi sakaGadi, naRubeni, naManase kusukela e-Aroyeri ngasemfuleni i-Anoni lesibhukula iGileyadi ekhatsi size siyewuphumela eBhashani.
34 Leminye imininingwane yaJehu nalokunye lakwenta, nekubusa kwakhe, nekuphumelela kwakhe, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
35 Jehu wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa eSamariya. Jehoyahazi, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
36 Sikhatsi labusa ngaso Jehu etikwesive saka-Israyeli saba ngiminyaka lengema-28 seyiyonkhe.
1 Athaliya, unabo-Ahaziya, watsi kube abone kutsi indvodzana yakhe seyifile, wachubeka wabulala bonkhe bantfwabenkhosi.
2 Kodvwa Jehosheba, indvodzakati yenkhosi Jehoramu labengudzadzewabo-Ahaziya, watsatsa Jowashi, umsa wa-Ahaziya, wamuba, wamsusa emkhatsini walaba labanye bantfwabenkhosi labese batawubulawa. Wamtsatsa wayakumbhacisa kanye nesidzandzane sakhe ekamelweni lekulala. Bamfihla-ke lomntfwana ku-Athaliya; ngako-ke akazange asabulawa Jowashi.
3 Wahlala abhaciswe naJehosheba, ethempelini laSimakadze iminyaka lesitfupha ngesikhatsi kusabusa Athaliya eveni.
4 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesikhombisa Jehoyada, umphristi, watfumela kwalandvwa tindvuna temakhulu, tasesigodlweni, netabomahlalesangweni, watsi atiletfwe kuye ethempelini laSimakadze. Wenta sivumelwane nato watifungisa asethempelini laSimakadze. Wase utikhombisa lendvodzana yenkhosi.
5 Watidvonsa ngendlebe watsi: “Naku lokufanele nikwente: Nine lenisemabutfweni lamatsatfu langena emsebentini ngemaSabatha, libutfo leliyincenye yesitsatfu litabociza sigodlo,
6 lenye incenye yesitsatfu icize lisango iSuri, bese kutsi lenye incenye yesitsatfu icize lisango lelingemuva kwabomahlalesangweni labaciza lithempeli ngemagema.
7 Nine-ke leningemabutfo lamabili laphuma emsebentini ngemaSabatha nani nifanele nicize lithempeli, nilicizele inkhosi.
8 Tihleleni nisingatse inkhosi, ngulowo nalowo ahlome aphelele, aphatse tikhali takhe. Nome ngubani losondzela ngasebaleni lenilitungeletile abulawe. Nihlale nisedvutane nenkhosi, nome ngukuphi lapho iya khona.”
9 Letindvuna temakhulu tenta njengobe Jehoyada, umphristi, abeshito. Nguleyo yatsatsa akayo emadvodza, lawo labengena emsebentini ngemaSabatha nalawo labephuma emsebentini ngemaSabatha, eta kuJehoyada, umphristi.
10 Wase uhlomisa letindvuna ngetikhali nangemahawu lekwakukwenkhosi Davide, kugcinwe ethempelini laSimakadze.
11 Labomahlalesangweni, ngulowo abambe tikhali takhe, batihlela basingatsa inkhosi, edvute nelilati kanye nelithempeli, kusukela ngaseningizimu kuze kuye ngasenyakatfo kwelithempeli.
12 Jehoyada wase ukhipa lomntfwanenkhosi wametfwesa umchele webukhosi, wamnika incwadzi yesivumelwane, wase umemetela kutsi uyinkhosi. Bamgcoba, bantfu base bashaya tandla, bamemeta, batsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi.”
13 Watsi Athaliya kube eve lomsindvo lowawentiwa bomahlalesangweni nesive, wase uya kulabantfu ethempelini laSimakadze.
14 Watsi uyabuka, wabona nanso inkhosi imile eceleni kwensika njengekwelisiko. Tindvuna nebashayi bemacilongo bebasingatse inkhosi, bonkhe bantfu belive bajabula bashaya nemacilongo. Ngako Athaliya wadzabula tingubo takhe, wamemeta watsi: “Ngemavukelambuso! Ngemavukelambuso!”
15 Jehoyada, umphristi, wayala letindvuna temakhulu letatiwaphetse watsi: “Mkhipheni Athaliya lapha emkhatsini weticheme, nibagwaze ngenkemba bonkhe labamlandzelako.” Ngobe umphristi abetsite: “Ningambulaleli ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.”
16 Ngako bambhadzama, asatsi ufika kulendzawo lapho emahhashi angenela ngakhona, nakangena emabaleni asendlunkhulu, bambulalela khona lapho.
17 Jehoyada wase wenta sivumelwane emkhatsini waSimakadze nenkhosi nesive kutsi sebayawuba sive saSimakadze, wachubeka wenta sivumelwane emkhatsini webantfu nenkhosi.
18 Bonkhe bantfu bakulelo live baya ethempelini laBhali balibhidlita. Badzilita nemalati akhe kanye naletithico, kwaba tincetu, babulala naMathani, umphristi waBhali, bambulalela embikwalamalati. Jehoyada, umphristi, wase umisa bomahlalesangweni basethempelini laSimakadze.
19 Wabutsa tindvuna temakhulu, netesigodlo, nabomahlalesangweni, kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakulelo live, behlisa inkhosi ethempelini laSimakadze, bashuca bayawungena esigodlweni, bangena ngendlela yelisango lalabaciza sigodlo. Inkhosi yavele yahlala esihlalweni sayo sebukhosi.
20 Bonkhe bantfu balelo live bajabula. Lidolobha laba nekuthula, ngobe phela Athaliya abebhokodzelwe ngenkemba ekhatsi esigodlweni.
21 Jowashi abeneminyaka lesikhombisa nakacala kubusa.
1 Ngemnyaka wesikhombisa waJehu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Jowashi wabekwa waba yinkhosi yakaJuda, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-40. Libito lenina bekunguSibiya waseBherisheba.
2 Jowashi wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi abelulekwa ngumphristi Jehoyada.
3 Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico tatingakesuswa; bantfu bachubeka nekwentela kuto imihlatjelo batfuncisa khona nemphepho.
4 Jowashi wakhuluma kubaphristi, watsi: “Butsani yonkhe imali yeminikelo lengcwele leletfwa ethempelini laSimakadze: imali lebutfwa ngangekwesilinganiso semuntfu, nemali leyemukelwa etifungweni letentiwa ngumuntfu ngamunye, nemali yeminikelo yesihle leletfwa ethempelini.
5 Wonkhe umuntfu longumphristi akabelwe imali ngulomunye webagcini betimali, isetjentiswe ekwakheni kabusha konkhe lokutfolakale ethempelini kutsi sekonakele.”
6 Kodvwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wema-23 wekubusa kwenkhosi Jowashi solomane baphristi bangakalakhi kabusha lithempeli.
7 Ngako-ke inkhosi Jowashi yabita Jehoyada, umphristi, kanye nalabanye baphristi, yababuta, yatsi kubo: “Anilakhi ngani kabusha lelithempeli, lapho selihhihlike khona? Ningasaphindzi-ke nitsatse imali kubagcini betimali, kodvwa niboyendlulisela ekwakhiweni kabusha kwelithempeli.”
8 Baphristi bavuma kutsi bangeke basayitsatsa imali kubantfu nekutsi lithempeli lingeke lisakhiwa kabusha ngibo.
9 Umphristi Jehoyada watsatsa libhokisi, wabhobosa imbobo lapha esivalweni salo, wase ulibeka lapha eceleni kwelilati ngesekudla salo, nawungena ethempelini laSimakadze. Baphristi lababeciza umnyango babefaka kulelibhokisi yonkhe imali leyayiletfwe bantfu ethempelini laSimakadze.
10 Babetsi bangabona kutsi seyinyenti imali kulelibhokisi, bese bayeta bomabhalane benkhosi nemphristi lomkhulu, bafike bayibale yonkhe lemali leseyiletfwe ethempelini laSimakadze, bese bayiwolela etikhwameni.
11 Babetsi bangayibala lemali, bese bayinika labo lababebekwe kutsi bengamele kwakhiwa kwelithempeli. Bona-ke babeholela laba labasebentako lapha ethempelini laSimakadze: lababatako,
12 nalababeka ematje, nalabawacotako. Batsenga tingodvo nematje lacotiwe ekulungisa lithempeli laSimakadze. Bahlangabetana nato tonkhe tidzingo tekuvusetela lithempeli.
13 Lemali leyayiletfwa lapha ethempelini ayizange isetjentiswe ekwakheni titja tesiliva, netijubantsambo, netitja tekunyenyeta, nemacilongo nanome ngabe seyini-ke lokusitja segolide nesesiliva lokukwelithempeli laSimakadze,
14 yasetjentiswa kuphela ekukhokheleni bantfu lababesebenta ekwakheni kabusha lithempeli.
15 Labantfu lababengamele lokwakhiwa kabusha kwelithempeli babetsembeke kangangobe akuzange kudzingeke nekutsi babutwe kutsi lemali beyisetjentiswa kanjani nabakhokhela letisebenti.
16 Imali yeminikelo yemacala neyeminikelo yetono yona yayingangeniswa ethempelini laSimakadze, yayiba yebaphristi.
17 Ngaleso sikhatsi Hazayeli, inkhosi yaseSiriya, yakhuphuka yayawuhlasela iGathi, yayitfumba; yesuka lapho yacondza eJerusalema, nayo yayihlasela.
18 Kodvwa Jowashi, inkhosi yakaJuda, yatsatsa tonkhe timphahla letingcwele letatinikelwe boyisemkhulu, Jehoshafati, naJehoramu, na-Ahaziya, emakhosi akaJuda; watsatsa nato tonkhe tipho letatinikelwe nguye cobo lwakhe, nayo yonkhe igolide leyatfolakala endlini yengcebo, ethempelini laSimakadze, nasesigodlweni senkhosi, watitfumela kuHazayeli, inkhosi yaseSiriya, lowase uyayiyekela iJerusalema, wangabe asayihlasela.
19 Leminye imininingwane yetintfo letenteka ekubuseni kwaJowashi, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
20 Tindvuna takhe tamakhela luzungu tamsontsela eBhethi Milo, emgwacweni locondze eSila.
21 Letindvuna letamsontsa bekuboJozabadi, umsa waShimeyathi, naJehozabadi, umsa waShomeri. Wafa, wafihlwa emadlizeni aboyisemkhulu eDolobheni laDavide. Amasiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Ngemnyaka wema-23 wekubusa kwaJowashi, umsa wa-Ahaziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Jehoyahazi, umsa waJehu, kutsi abe yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Wabusela eSamariya iminyaka leli-17.
2 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, walandzela tono letatentiwa nguJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni, akazange aphendvuke kuto.
3 Ngako-ke lulaka lwaSimakadze lwavutsa etikwesive saka-Israyeli. Kwaba sikhatsi lesidze, solomane Simakadze abayekelele ngaphansi kwesandla saHazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya, kanye nesaBheni Hadadi, umsa wakhe.
4 Jehoyahazi wase ufuna lusito lwaSimakadze, Simakadze wamuva, ngobe wabona kutsi inkhosi yemaSiriya ibacindzetele kangakanani baka-Israyeli.
5 Simakadze wabavetela umkhululi baka-Israyeli, baphunyula esandleni senkhosi yemaSiriya. Ngako baka-Israyeli base bahlala emakhaya abo, njengobe babenta kucala.
6 Kodvwa abazange baphendvuke etonweni tendlu yakaJerobowamu, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni; bachubeka bona ngato. Insika ya-Ashera yachubeka yema eSamariya.
7 Kwase kute lokwase kusele emabutfweni akaJehoyahazi ngaphandle kwebagibeli bemahhashi lababengema-50, netincola temphi letilishumi, nemasotja labeshuca ngetinyawo labeti-10 000. Inkhosi yemaSiriya yayiwabhubhise onkhe lamanye, yawenta aba njengelutfuli lwanakubhulwako.
8 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJehoyahazi, nako konkhe lakwenta, nekuphumelela kwakhe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
9 Jehoyahazi wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu, eSamariya. Jehoyashi, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
10 Ngemnyaka wema-37 wekubusa kwaJowashi, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Jehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, kutsi abe yinkhosi ka-Israyeli. Wabusela eSamariya iminyaka leli-16.
11 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphendvuka ngisho nakusinye setono taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni; wachubekela embili nato.
12 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJehoyashi, nako konkhe lakwenta, nemphumelelo yakhe, lokufaka ekhatsi imphi yakhe layilwa na-Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
13 Jehoyashi wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu. Jerobowamu waze wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi. Jehoyashi wafihlwa eSamariya, emadlizeni emakhosi aka-Israyeli.
14 Ngaleso sikhatsi Elisha abegula aphetfwe sifo lesagcina sendlule naye, simbulele. Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wehla wayakumhlola, wafike wamtsela ngetinyembeti, watsi: “Babe wami! Babe wami! Incola yaka-Israyeli nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi!”
15 Elisha watsi: “Tsatsa butjoki nemicibisholo.” Wakwenta loko.
16 Elisha watjela inkhosi, watsi: “Bamba lobutjoki ngetandla takho.” Yatsi inkhosi nase ibubambile, Elisha wabeka takhe tandla etikwaleti tenkhosi.
17 Wakhuluma futsi enkhosini, watsi: “Vula lifasitelo langasemphumalanga.” Inkhosi yalivula. Elisha watsi kuyo: “Dubula.” Inkhosi yadubula. Elisha wamemeta, watsi: “Umcibisholo waSimakadze wekuncoba, umcibisholo wekuncoba emaSiriya! Utawabhubhisa aphele emaSiriya e-Afeki.”
18 Wachubeka Elisha watsi: “Tsatsa lemicibisholo.” Inkhosi yayitsatsa. Elisha wayitjela watsi: “Shaya umhlabatsi.” Inkhosi yawushaya katsatfu, yase iyawuyekela.
19 Umuntfu waNkulunkulu wayitfukutselela inkhosi, watsi: “Ngabe umhlabatsi uwushaye kwaba kasihlanu nome kasitfupha, ngobe bewutawube uyehlulile-ke iSiriya, wayibhubhisa yaphela. Kodvwa manje utayehlula katsatfu kuphela.”
20 Elisha wase uyafa, wafihlwa. EmaMowabi abesavame kungenela lelive njalo nje entfwasahlobo atelihlasela.
21 Kwake kwatsi ngalesinye sikhatsi baka-Israyeli, basalibele kungcwaba lenye indvodza, betfuka sekuchamuka libutfo lebahlaseli lita livivile; base bajika lesidvumbu salendvodza ethuneni la-Elisha. Satsi lesidvumbu nasitsintsana nematsambo a-Elisha, sidvumbu savuka saphila, umuntfu wasukuma wema ngetinyawo.
22 Hazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya, wacindzetela baka-Israyeli ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekubusa kwenkhosi Jehoyahazi.
23 Kodvwa Simakadze waba nemusa nabo, waba nesihawu, wabanakekela ngenca yesivumelwane sakhe na-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe. Kuze kube ngulamuhla akakavumi kubabhubhisa abacoshe ebukhoneni bakhe.
24 Hazayeli, inkhosi yemaSiriya, wase uyakhotsama; Bheni Hadadi, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
25 Jehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, waphindze futsi wawatsatsa etandleni taBheni Hadadi, umsa waHazayeli, onkhe lamadolobha labewatfumbe emphini kuyise, Jehoyahazi. Jehoyashi wehlula Bheni Hadadi kwaze kwaba katsatfu. Jehoyashi wawabuyisa lamadolobha aka-Israyeli labetfunjwe ngemaSiriya.
1 Ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwaJehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Amasiya, umsa waJowashi, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
2 Abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala ngesikhatsi acala kubusa. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-29. Libito lenina bekunguJehoyadini, waseJerusalema.
3 Wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, kodvwa noko hhayi njengeyisemkhulu Davide. Kuko konkhe walandzela etinyatselweni teyise Jowashi.
4 Kodvwa tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico tona atizange tisuswe; bantfu babechubeka banikelela kuto imihlatjelo yekushiswa, batfuncisa nemphepho khona.
5 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi umbuso wakhe nase ucinile esandleni sakhe, wase ubulala letindvuna letatisontse uyise labeyinkhosi.
6 Noko, akazange awabulale emadvodzana alamajabhane, kodvwa wenta njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemtsetfo waMosi, lapho Simakadze ayala khona, watsi: “Boyise abayikubulawa ngenca yetono tebantfwababo, kanjalo nebantfwana abayikubulawa ngenca yetono taboyise; ngulowo nalowo uyawufela takhe tono.”
7 Nguye lowehlula ti-10 000 tema-Edomu eSigodzini Seluswayi, watfumba iSela emphini, wayetsa libito watsi yiJokthiyeli, lelo kuselibito layo nalamuhla loku.
8 Amasiya wase utfumela tigijimi kuJehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, umsa waJehu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wamnika insayeya watsi: “Wota, sitewubhekana buso nebuso.”
9 Kodvwa Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, waphendvula Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, watsi: “Sihlahla sesitfwetfwe saseLebanoni satfumela umlayeto kumsedari waseLebanoni, lotsi: ‘Yendzisela umsa wami lentfombi yakakho.’ Kwase kusuka silwane sesiganga saseLebanoni seta satawugcobagcoba lesihlahla sesitfwetfwe ngetinselo taso.
10 Liciniso kutsi uyehlulile i-Edomu, nguko nje sewutikhukhumeta kangaka. Ludvumo alube kuwe ngekuncoba kwakho, kodvwa wena hlala phansi lapho kakho! Utibitelelani kuhlupheka, utidvonsele wena kuwa kwakho kanye nekwesive sonkhe sakaJuda?”
11 Kodvwa, Amasiya akazange atsandze kulalela. Ngako Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wahlasela. Jehoyashi na-Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, babhekana buso nebuso emphini yaseBhethi Shemeshi kulakaJuda.
12 Juda weyiswa baka-Israyeli, kwaba nguleyo naleyo ndvodza yabalekela ekhaya kayo.
13 Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wabamba Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, umsa waJowashi, labetalwa ngu-Ahaziya, wamtfumba eBhethi Shemeshi. Jehoyashi wase uyahamba waya eJerusalema, wafike wabhidlita lubondza lolwalutungelete iJerusalema kusukela eSangweni laka-Efrayimu kuze kuyewufika ngaseSangweni Leligumbi, indzawo leyayingemamitha labengaba li-180 budze.
14 Watsatsa yonkhe igolide nesiliva, nato tonkhe tintfo letatisethempelini laSimakadze, nasengcebeni yasesigodlweni, watfumba nebatfunjwa lababetibambiso, wabuyela nako eSamariya.
15 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJehoyashi, konkhe lakwenta, nemphumelelo yakhe, kanye nemphi yabo na-Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
16 Jehoyashi wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu eSamariya, kanye nemakhosi aka-Israyeli. Jerobowamu, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
17 Amasiya, umsa waJowashi, inkhosi yakaJuda, waphila iminyaka leli-15 emvakwekufa kwaJehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
18 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Amasiya ibhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
19 Bakha luzungu ngaye eJerusalema, wase uyabaleka waya eLakhishi; kodvwa batfumela emadvodza amcosha, afike ambulalela khona eLakhishi.
20 Wabuya asetfwelwe ngelihhashi, watawufihlwa emadlizeni aboyisemkhulu eJerusalema, Lidolobha laDavide.
21 Bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda base batsatsa Uziya labeneminyaka leli-16 budzala, bambeka inkhosi esikhundleni seyise, Amasiya.
22 Nguye lowakha kabusha i-Elathi wayibuyisela kaJuda, emvakwekukhotsama kweyise Amasiya.
23 Ngemnyaka weli-15 wekubusa kwa-Amasiya, umsa waJowashi, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, kutsi abe yinkhosi. Wabusela eSamariya iminyaka lengema-41.
24 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphendvuka ngisho nakusinye sono lesentiwa nguJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
25 Nguye lowabuyisela iminyele yaka-Israyeli kusukela eLebo Hamathi kuye eLwandle lwase-Arabha, njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, lalikhuluma ngenceku yakhe Jona, umsa wa-Amithayi, umphrofethi waseGathi Heferi.
26 Simakadze wabona kutsi baka-Israyeli babeva buhlungu kanganani, bonkhe labakhululekile nalabatigcili; kwakute labengahle abasite.
27 Njengobe-ke Simakadze bekavele angazange asho kutsi uyakulesula libito la-Israyeli ebusweni bemhlaba, wabasindzisa ngesandla saJerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi.
28 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJerobowamu, nako konkhe lakwenta, nekuncoba kwakhe timphi, nekutsi wayibuyisela njani ka-Israyeli iDamaseko neHamathi, leyase iyakaJuda, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
29 Jerobowamu wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa emakhosini aka-Israyeli. Zakhariya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Ngemnyaka wema-27 wekubusa kwaJerobowamu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Uziya, umsa wa-Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
2 Abeneminyaka leli-16 budzala, ngesikhatsi abekwa kuba yinkhosi yakaJuda, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-52. Libito lenina bekunguJekoliya, waseJerusalema.
3 Uziya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Amasiya abentile.
4 Tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico noko tona atizange tisuswe, bantfu bachubeka kunikelela kuto ngemihlatjelo, batfuncisa nemphepho khona.
5 Simakadze washaya inkhosi ngesifo lesisabulephelo, kwaze kwaba lilanga leyafa ngalo, yase ihlala endlini yayo yodvwa. Kwase kunguJothamu, umsa wayo, labesengamele sigodlo, sekunguye nalobusa sive eveni.
6 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Uziya, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
7 Uziya wase uyakhotsama wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu eDolobheni laDavide. Jothamu, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
8 Ngemnyaka wema-38 wekubusa kwa-Uziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Zakhariya, umsa waJerobowamu, kutsi abe yinkhosi. Wabusela eSamariya tinyanga letisitfupha.
9 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze njengobe naboyisemkhulu babentile. Akazange aphendvuke etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
10 Shalumi, umsa waJabeshi, wakhela Zakhariya luzungu, wamenta silo sengubo embikwebantfu, wambulala, wangena esikhundleni sakhe, waba yinkhosi.
11 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaZakhariya ibhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
12 Ngaloko kwagcwaliseka livi laSimakadze lalikhuluma kuJehu litsi: “Situkulwane sakho siyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli kuze kube ngusesitukulwaneni sesine.”
13 Shalumi, umsa waJabeshi, waba yinkhosi ngemnyaka wema-39 wekubusa kwa-Uziya, inkhosi yakaJuda; wabusela eSamariya inyanga yaba yinye.
14 Menahemu, umsa waGadi, wesuka eThisa waya eSamariya. Wahlasela Shalumi, umsa waJabeshi, eSamariya, wambulala, kwase kuba nguye inkhosi.
15 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaShalumi neluzungu lwakhe lalwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
16 Ngaleso sikhatsi Menahemu wacala eThisa wahlasela iThifsa nabo bonkhe lababesedolobheni nasemacentselweni alo, ngobe bala kumvulela emasango abo. Wadzilita iThifsa, wahhubhuta tisu tabo bonkhe bafati lababetetfwele.
17 Ngemnyaka wema-39 wekubusa kwa-Uziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, Menahemu, umsa waGadi, waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Wabusela eSamariya iminyaka lelishumi.
18 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze. Kuko konkhe kubusa kwakhe akazange asaphendvuke ngisho nakusinye setono taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
19 Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela lelive, Menahemu wamnika emakhilogremu labengaba ti-34 000 esiliva, atincengela kutsi amsimise embusweni wakhe.
20 Menahemu lemali abeyikhiphisa labantfu baka-Israyeli ngenkhani. Wonkhe umuntfu labenjingile abefanele akhokhe tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-50 amunye, kutsi kutewunikwa inkhosi yase-Asiriya; nembala, yase iyamyekela Menahemu, yalishiya live lakhe.
21 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaMenahemu, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
22 Menahemu wase uyakhotsama. Phekahiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
23 Ngemnyaka wema-50 wekubusa kwa-Uziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Phekahiya, umsa waMenahemu, kutsi abe yinkhosi. Wabusela eSamariya iminyaka lemibili.
24 Phekahiya wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze. Akazange aphendvuke etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
25 Lenye yetinceku takhe, Phekha, umsa waRemaliya, wamakhela luzungu. Wabutsa emadvodza langema-50 akaGileyadi, wenta Phekahiya silo sengubo. Phekha wabulala Phekahiya kanye nabo-Agobu na-Ariye; wababulalela enqabeni yesigodlo saseSamariya. Phekha wase uba yinkhosi.
26 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaPhekahiya, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
27 Ngemnyaka wema-52 wekubusa kwa-Uziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, Phekha, umsa waRemaliya, waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Wabusela eSamariya iminyaka lengema-20.
28 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze. Akazange aphendvuke etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
29 Ngesikhatsi saPhekha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase Asiriya, yefika yatfumba i-Ijoni, ne-Abela Bhethi Makha, neJanowa, neKhedeshi kanye neHasori. Watfumba iGileyadi, neGalile, nalo lonkhe live lakaNaftali, bantfu wabatfumba wabayisa e-Asiriya.
30 Hosheya, umsa wa-Ela, wakha luzungu ngaPhekha, umsa waRemaliya. Wambamba sigulukudvwana, wambulala, kwase kube nguye inkhosi ngemnyaka wema-20 wekubusa kwaJothamu, umsa wa-Uziya.
31 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaPhekha, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
32 Ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwaPhekha, umsa waRemaliya, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Jothamu, umsa wa-Uziya, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
33 Abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala ngesikhatsi acala kubusa. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-16. Libito lenina bekunguJerusha, indvodzakati yaSadoki.
34 Jothamu wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Uziya abentile.
35 Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico naye akazange atisuse, bantfu bachubeka nekunikelela kuto imihlatjelo, batfuncisa nemphepho khona. Jothamu wakha kabusha liSango lelingenhla lasethempelini laSimakadze.
36 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJothamu, nako konkhe lakwenta kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
37 Ngalawo malanga Simakadze wacala kuvusa Resini, inkhosi yemaSiriya, naPhekha, umsa waRemaliya, kutsi bahlasele lakaJuda.
38 Jothamu wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu eDolobheni laDavide, lidolobha labokhokho bakhe. Ahazi, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Ngemnyaka weli-17 wekubusa kwaPhekha, umsa waRemaliya, Ahazi, umsa waJothamu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
2 Ahazi abeneminyaka lengema-20 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-16. Akazange ahambe etinyatselweni teyise Davide, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.
3 Wahamba etinyatselweni temakhosi aka-Israyeli, yena-ke wadzimate wanikela nangendvodzana yakhe kutsi ishiswe ngemlilo; alandzela imikhuba lesinengiso yaletive takhona Simakadze labeticoshe ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
4 Wanikela nangemihlatjelo, watfuncisa imphepho etindzaweni letiphakeme, nasetulu eticongweni temagcuma, nangephansi kwetihlahla letikhulu letendlala emagala ato.
5 Kwase kusuka boResini, inkhosi yaseSiriya, naPhekha, umsa waRemaliya, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, bashulungana bayawuhlasela iJerusalema, bavimbetela Ahazi, kodvwa bangete bamkhona.
6 Ngaleso sikhatsi Resini, inkhosi yaseSiriya, yabuyisela i-Elathi eSiriya ngekudvungulula onkhe emadvodza akaJuda. Ema-Edomu ase ayawungena e-Elathi ayakwakha khona, ahlala lapho kuze kube ngulamuhla loku.
7 Ahazi watfumela tigijimi kuyawutjela Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, watsi: “Ngiyinceku lesisebenti sakho. Khuphuka utengephula etandleni tenkhosi yaseSiriya nasenkhosini yaka-Israyeli, naba bangihlasela.”
8 Ahazi watsatsa isiliva negolide leyayingatfolakala ethempelini laSimakadze nasendlini yengcebo yasesigodlweni senkhosi, wakutfumela njengesipho enkhosini yase-Asiriya.
9 Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wasemukela sicelo sa-Ahazi, washuca nemphi yakhe wayawuhlasela iDamaseko, wayitfumba, wabulala Resini, wase utfumba labantfu bakhe wabayisa eKhiri.
10 Inkhosi Ahazi yase iya eDamaseko yayawuhlangana naThiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya. Wafike wabona lilati eDamaseko, wase utfumela umfanekiso walo ku-Uriya, umphristi, kanye nayo yonkhe imininingwane yekwakhiwa kwalo.
11 Ngako Uriya, umphristi, wase wakha lilati ngekulandzela yonkhe ipulani leyayitfunyelwe yinkhosi Ahazi iseseDamaseko; walakha walicedza, inkhosi Ahazi isengakabuyi.
12 Inkhosi yatsi nayifika ibuya eDamaseko, yalibona lelilati, yasondzela yayakwetfula iminikelo kulo.
13 Wanikela ngemnikelo wakhe wekushiswa, nangewalokutinhlavu, watfululela nemnikelo wakhe wesinatfo, wanyenyeta nangengati yemnikelo wakhe webudlelwane etikwelilati.
14 Lilati lelitfusi lelalime embikwaSimakadze walisusa ekungeneni kwelithempeli emkhatsini welilati lelisha nendlu yaSimakadze, waliletsa ngasenyakatfo yelilati lelisha.
15 Inkhosi Ahazi yase iyala umphristi Uriya, yatsi: “Kulelilati lelikhulu lelisha, ubonikela ngemnikelo wasekuseni wekushiswa kanye nangemnikelo wasentsambama walokutinhlavu, nangemnikelo wenkhosi wekushiswa, nangemnikelo wayo walokutinhlavu, nangemnikelo wekushiswa wesive sonkhe, nangemnikelo waso walokutinhlavu, nangemnikelo waso wesinatfo. Ubonyenyeta etikwelilati yonkhe ingati yemnikelo wekushiswa neyemihlatjelo. Kodvwa mine ngitawusebentisa lelilati lelitfusi, nangifuna teluleko.”
16 Umphristi Uriya wenta njengobe inkhosi Ahazi imyalile.
17 Inkhosi Ahazi yatsatsa lamaphanela latikwele lasemaceleni kuletincodlana letindondiswako, yesusa nalemigezelo kuto. Yesusa nalelibhavu kuletinkunzi telitfusi letatilisimisile, yalibeka etikwesisekelo sematje.
18 Yatsatsa nalendvundvuma leyayakhiwe ethempelini, yesusa naletitebhisi tekungena inkhosi letatingephandle ethempelini laSimakadze, yentela kutincengela enkhosini yase-Asiriya.
19 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Ahazi, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
20 Ahazi wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu eDolobheni laDavide. Hezekiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Ngemnyaka weli-12 wekubusa kwa-Ahazi, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Hosheya, umsa wa-Ela, waba yinkhosi. Wabusela eSamariya iminyaka leyimfica.
2 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, kodvwa hhayi njengalawa lamanye emakhosi aka-Israyeli labewalandzela.
3 Shalmaneseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wakhuphuka watawuhlasela Hosheya, labengumuntfu longaphansi kwakhe, atsela kuye umtselo.
4 Kodvwa inkhosi yase-Asiriya yase iyatfola kutsi Hosheya abelimbuka, ngobe abetfumele emancusa eSayisi kuyo inkhosi yaseGibhithe, wangabe asatsela kulenkhosi yase-Asiriya, njengobe bekenta iminyaka ngeminyaka. Ngako-ke Shalmaneseri wambamba, wamvalela ejele.
5 Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yahlasela lonkhe live, yavimbetela iSamariya, kwaze kwaba ngiminyaka lemitsatfu.
6 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wemfica wekubusa kwaHosheya, inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumba iSamariya, yase itfumba baka-Israyeli yabayisa e-Asiriya. Yabeka labanye eHala, labanye eGozani ngasemfuleni iHabori, nalabanye emadolobheni emaMede.
7 Konkhe loku kwenteka ngobe baka-Israyeli bona kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, labekabakhiphe eGibhithe, ngaphansi kwemandla aFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe. Besuka bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu,
8 balandzela imikhuba yaleto tive Simakadze labetidvungulule nabefikako, benta nemikhuba lemisha leyayentiwa ngemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
9 Baka-Israyeli benta tintfo ngasense letatiphambene naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, letatingakalungi. Kusukela etimbonisweni kuye emadolobheni labiyelwe, batakhela tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico kuwo onkhe emadolobha abo.
10 Batimisela tithicomatje netinsika ta-Ashera kuto tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme, nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letikhulu letendlele emagala ato.
11 Kuto tonkhe letindzawo letiphakeme, babetfuncisa imphepho njengaletive Simakadze latidvungulula ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli efika. Benta tintfo letimbi letamcunula Simakadze waze watfukutsela.
12 Bakhonta tithico, nome Simakadze abekadze ashito watsi: “Ningabokwenta loko.”
13 Simakadze abebayalile baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda ngabo bonkhe baphrofethi nebaboniswa bakhe, watsi: “Phendvukani etindleleni tenu letimbi. Nakekelani imiyalo yami netimiso tami, mayelana nawo wonkhe umtsetfo lengayala ngawo boyihlomkhulu kutsi bawulalele, nalengawetfula kini ngetinceku tami baphrofethi.”
14 Kodvwa abazange balalele, bacinisa tinhloko njengaboyise, labangazange betsembele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.
15 Batala timiso takhe nesivumelwane sakhe labesente naboyisemkhulu, kanye neteluleko labebeluleke ngato. Balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti walutfo, nabo bagcina sebangenamsebenti walutfo. Basuke balingisa letive letatakhelene nabo, kantsi Simakadze abebayalile watsi: “Ningabalingisi.” Benta kona kanye loko Simakadze labetsite bangabokwenta.
16 Bayifulatsela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, batakhela tabo tithico letimbili letimise kwematfole, batakhela nensika ya-Ashera. Bakhotsama tinkhanyeti, bakhonta sithico saBhali.
17 Benta imihlatjelo ngemadvodzana nangemadvodzakati abo bawashisa ngemlilo. Baphengula, babhula, batitsengisa ekwenteni bubi emehlweni aSimakadze, bamcunula.
18 Simakadze wase uyabatfukutselela baka-Israyeli, wabesusa ebukhoneni bakhe, kwasala kuphela sive sakaJuda;
19 naso sive sakaJuda asizange siwugcine umyalo waSimakadze Nkulunkulu waso. Salandzela imikhuba lemibi leyase ifakwe baka-Israyeli.
20 Ngako-ke Simakadze wase uyatala tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, watihlupha, watinikela etandleni tebatfumbi bato, waze waticosha ebukhoneni bakhe.
21 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi adzabula baka-Israyeli emndenini wakaDavide, besuka babeka Jerobowamu, umsa waNebati, kutsi abe yinkhosi yabo. Jerobowamu wasihuha sive saka-Israyeli, wasiphambukisa ekulandzeleni Simakadze, wasentisa sono lesikhulu.
22 Baka-Israyeli baphikelela njalo kuto tonkhe tono taJerobowamu, bangete baphendvuka kuto,
23 waze wabesusa Simakadze ebukhoneni bakhe, njengobe abevele abecwayisile ngato tonkhe tinceku takhe baphrofethi. Ngako-ke bantfu baka-Israyeli batsatfwa emitini yabo naseveni labo, bayiswa ekutfunjweni e-Asiriya; basesekhona lapho nalamhlanje.
24 Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yaletsa bantfu baseBhabhulona nebaseKutha, nebase-Ava, nebaseHamathi, nebaseSefavayimu, yabahlalisa emadolobheni aseSamariya, esikhundleni sema-Israyeli. Bayitsatsa-ke iSamariya, bahlala emadolobheni ayo.
25 Ngesikhatsi basandza kufika khona, abazange bamkhonte Simakadze, ngako Simakadze wabatfumelela ngemabhubesi, afike adla labanye babo.
26 Loko kwabikwa enkhosini yase-Asiriya, kwatsiwa: “Labantfu lowabatfumba wayakubahlalisa emadolobheni aseSamariya abamati nkulunkulu wakhona kutsi ufunani. Sewutfumele emabhubesi emkhatsini wabo, ayababhobabhoba nje nyalo, ngobe labantfu abakwati lakufunako kubo.”
27 Ngako inkhosi yase-Asiriya yase ikhipha umyalo, yatsi: “Khiphani munye walabo baphristi lenabatfumba eSamariya abuyele emuva ayewuhlala nabo, abafundzise labantfu kutsi nkulunkulu wakhona ukhontwa njani.”
28 Ngako-ke lomunye webaphristi lababetfunjwe eSamariya waya wayawuhlala eBetheli, wabafundzisa kutsi ukhontwa njani Simakadze.
29 Noko, nguleso sive satentela taso tithico kulawo madolobha letatihleti kuwo, satimisa etindzaweni letatihlonishwa letatakhiwe ngulabantfu baseSamariya etindzaweni letiphakeme.
30 Emadvodza aseBhabhulona atakhela Sukhothi Bhenothi, aseKutha atakhela Negali, aseHamathi atakhela Ashima,
31 ase-Ava amisa boNibhazi naThataki, tithico tawo. EmaSefavayimu wona abeshisa bantfwabawo emlilweni njengemhlatjelo ku-Adrameleki naku-Anameleki, bonkulunkulu bakubo eSefavayimu.
32 Babekhonta naSimakadze, kodvwa babetimisela yonkhe inhlobo yebantfu bakubo kutsi bakhonte njengebaphristi kuletithico tabo etindzaweni letiphakeme.
33 Babechubeka bona bamkhonte Simakadze, kodvwa babechubeka bakhonte naletithico tabo njengekwemasiko etive takubo lapho babesuswe khona.
34 Kuze-ke kube ngulamuhla loku basaphikelele nekwenta imikhuba yabo yakadzeni. Abamkhonti Simakadze, futsi abayilandzeli imiyalo netimiso, nemitsetfo, neteluleko Simakadze lakunika titukulwane taJakobe, lametsa libito watsi ngu-Israyeli.
35 Mzukwana Simakadze enta sivumelwane nema-Israyeli, wabayala watsi: “Ningabakhonti labanye bonkulunkulu, futsi ningabakhotsameli, nibasebentele nome nibahlabele imihlatjelo.
36 Kodvwa Simakadze lowanikhipha eGibhithe ngemandla lamakhulu, nangengalo leyelulekile, nguye yedvwa lekufanele nimkhonte. Niyawukhotsama kuye, ninikele kuye ngemihlatjelo.
37 Nifanele nicaphele njalo kugcina imiyalo netimiso takhe, imitsetfo neteluleko takhe lanibhalela tona. Ningabakhonti labanye bonkulunkulu.
38 Ningasikhohlwa sivumelwane lengisente nani, futsi ningabakhonti labanye bonkulunkulu,
39 kodvwa niyawukhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Nguye loyakunikhulula esandleni sato tonkhe titsa tenu.”
40 Noko abazange balalele, kodvwa baphikelela ekwenteni imikhuba yabo yakadzeni.
41 Nangesikhatsi labantfu sebakhonta Simakadze, kodvwa babesachubeka nekukhonta tithico tabo. Kuze kube ngulamuhla loku, bantfwababo, nebantfwana bebantfwababo basachubeka nekwenta njengaboyisemkhulu.
1 Ngemnyaka wesitsatfu waHosheya, umsa wa-Ela, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Hezekiya, umsa wa-Ahazi, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
2 Abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-29. Libito lenina bekungu-Abiya, indvodzakati yaZakhariya.
3 Hezekiya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wenta njengobe kwakwenta uyisemkhulu Davide.
4 Wadzilita tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, wabhidlita tithicomatje, wagawula tinsika tabo-Ashera, waphahlata inyoka yelitfusi leyayakhiwe nguMosi, ngobe kwaze kwaba ngungaleso sikhatsi solomane ema-Israyeli atfuncisa imphepho kuyo, kwakutsiwa nguNehushtani libito layo.
5 Hezekiya wametsemba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Kute nayinye inkhosi leyaba njengaye kuwo onkhe emakhosi akaJuda, langembili kwakhe nalangasemva kwakhe.
6 Hezekiya wabambelela kuSimakadze, akazange ayekele kumlandzela, wayigcina yonkhe imitsetfo yaSimakadze labeyinike Mosi.
7 Simakadze waba naye, wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe labekwenta. Wayivukela inkhosi yase-Asiriya wangete wayihlehlela.
8 Wahlasela, wehlula emaFilisti kusukela etimbonisweni kuye emadolobheni latinqaba, waze wefika eGaza nasesifundzeni sayo.
9 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwaHezekiya, lekwakungumnyaka wesikhombisa waHosheya, umsa wa-Ela, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wesuka Shalmaneseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, washuca wahlasela iSamariya wayivimbetela.
10 Kwatsi emvakweminyaka lemitsatfu ema-Asiriya ayitfumba. Ngako iSamariya yatfunjwa ngemnyaka wesitfupha waHezekiya lekwakungumnyaka wemfica waHosheya, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
11 Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumba baka-Israyeli yabayisa e-Asiriya, labanye yafike yababeka eHala, labanye eGozani ngasemfuleni iHabori, nalabanye emadolobheni emaMede.
12 Loku kwenteka, ngobe babengakamlaleli Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, kodvwa basephula sivumelwane sakhe, konkhe loko Mosi, inceku yaSimakadze, labebayale ngako. Abazange balalele imiyalo yakhe, futsi abahambanga nangayo.
13 Ngemnyaka weli-14 wekubusa kwenkhosi Hezekiya, kwesuka Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela onkhe emadolobha latinqaba akaJuda, wawatfumba.
14 Ngako Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, wase utfumela umlayeto enkhosini yase-Asiriya, eLakhishi, watsi: “Ngonile. Ngicolele, ngitakunika konkhe lokufuna kimi.” Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yamgulula Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngekumkhokhisa emakhilogremu labengaba ti-10 000 etinhlavu tesiliva, kanye nemakhilogremu labengaba yinkhulungwane yetinhlavu tegolide.
15 Ngako Hezekiya wayinika yonkhe isiliva leyatfolakala ethempelini laSimakadze kanye nasendlini yengcebo yasesigodlweni.
16 Ngaleso sikhatsi Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, wahhibita yonkhe igolide labembese ngayo tivalo kanye netinsika tetivalo tasethempelini laSimakadze, wakunika inkhosi yase-Asiriya.
17 Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumela khenela wayo, nendvuna yemabutfo, nendvuna lenkhulu yemphi kanye nalelikhulu libutfo lemphi, lelesuka eLakhishi yaya enkhosini, Hezekiya, eJerusalema. Lemphi yefika eJerusalema yakanekisa emseleni wesitiba lesisenhla, emgwacweni loya eNsimini yeMgezi Wetingubo.
18 Befika lapho babita inkhosi, kwaphuma bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, indvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, umbhalisi, baya kubo.
19 Indvuna lenkhulu yemphi yafike yakhuluma kubo, yatsi: “Tjelani Hezekiya, nitsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi lenkhulu, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, itsi: Ulibeke kubani litsemba lakho?
20 Utsi unemasu nemabutfo emphi lanemandla, kodvwa ukhuluma lite nje. Ngubani lona lowetsembele kuye kutsi ungaze uvukele mine?
21 Buka la, nyalo wetsembele eGibhithe, kulolubhatu lwendvuku yemhlanga lolugwaza sandla semuntfu lumlimate, nakatsi ubambelela kulo! Unjalo-ke Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, kubo bonkhe labetsembela kuye.
22 Nangabe utsi kimi: “Setsembele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu,” akusiye yini lona Hezekiya ladzilita tindzawo takhe letiphakeme tekukhontela nemalati akhe, atsi kubakaJuda nebaseJerusalema: “Kufanele nikhonte embikwanali lilati leliseJerusalema?”
23 “ ‘Buya-ke nyalo, wente sivumelwane nemphatsi wami, inkhosi yase-Asiriya: Ngitakunika emahhashi lati-2 000, nawungaba nebantfu labangawagibela.
24 Ungayeyisa yini yona yinye nje kuto tonkhe tindvuna letincane temphatsi wami, nome ngabe wetsembele eGibhithe ngetincola temphi kanye nebagibeli bemahhashi?
25 Ngetulu kwaloko nje, kantsi lapha ngitele kutawuhlasela nekubhubhisa lendzawo ngaphandle kwaSimakadze yini? Simakadze nguye cobo lwakhe longitjele kutsi angishuce ngite kulelive ngitekulibhubhisa.’ ”
26 Bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, naShebna, naJowa bakhuluma kulendvuna lenkhulu yemphi, batsi: “Sicela umane ukhulume ngesiSiriya etincekwini takho, ngobe ngulona lulwimi lesiluvako. Ungakhulumi natsi ngesiHebheru kuva bonkhe labantfu labalapha etulu elubondzeni.”
27 Kodvwa lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi yabaphendvula yatsi: “Kantsi inkhosi yami beyingitfume kini nalenkhosi yenu nodvwa yini kutsi ngitewukhuluma lamagama? Beyingakangitfumi yini nakubo labantfu labalapha etulu elubondzeni, nabo labanjengani, labatawudla emangcoliso abo, baphindze banatse nemichamo yabo?”
28 Lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi yase iyasukuma yamemeta ngesiHebheru, yatsi: “Lalelani emavi enkhosi lenkhulu, inkhosi yase-Asiriya!
29 Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi, itsi: ‘Ningacali niyengwe nguHezekiya. Ngeke anisindzise esandleni sami.
30 Ningavumi kutsi Hezekiya aniyenge netsembele kuSimakadze, nakatsi: “Simakadze utasephula ngempela, lelidolobha lingeke linikelwe esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya.” ’
31 “Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
32 ngize ngifike nginitsatse nginimikise eveni lelifanana nelenu, live lelinalokutinhlavu, nalelineliwayini lelisha, live lesinkhwa neletivini, live letihlahla temincumo neluju lwetinyosi: Khetsani kuphila kunekufa.’ “Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, ngobe uyanedukisa nakatsi: ‘Simakadze utasikhulula.’
33 Ukhona yini nkulunkulu wanome ngusiphi sive lowake wakhulula live lakhe esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya?
34 Baphi bonkulunkulu baseHamathi ne-Aphadi? Baphi bonkulunkulu baseSefavayimu, neHena, nebase-Ava? Bayisindzisile yini iSamariya esandleni sami?
35 Ngumuphi kubo bonkhe labonkulunkulu balamave lowake wakhona kusindzisa live lakhe esandleni sami? Simakadze-ke yena angayisindzisa kanjani iJerusalema esandleni sami?”
36 Kodvwa labantfu babindza nje batsi gudvu, bangete basho lutfo, ngobe inkhosi yayibadvonse ngendlebe, yatsi: “Ningacali nimphendvule.”
37 Bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, labeyindvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, kanye naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, labengulobhalisako, bahamba bayawubikela Hezekiya, sebadzabule tingubo tabo, bafike bamtjela konkhe lokwakushiwo yindvuna lenkhulu yemphi yase-Asiriya.
1 Hezekiya, inkhosi, watsi kube akuve loko, wadzabula tingubo takhe wembatsa emasaka, wahamba wangena ethempelini laSimakadze.
2 Watfumela bo-Eliyakimu, indvuna yasesigodlweni, naShebna, labengumabhalane, kanye nebaholi bebaphristi, bonkhe bagcoke emasaka baya kumphrofethi Isaya, umsa wa-Amose.
3 Bamtjela batsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguHezekiya, utsi: ‘Lelilanga lalamuhla lilanga lenjabhiso, nekutsetsiswa nelihlazo, njenganakufika tikhatsi tekubelekwa kwebantfwana kube kute emandla ekubabeleka.
4 Kungenteka kube Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho utaweva onkhe emavi endvuna lenkhulu yemphi, letfunywe ngumphatsi wayo, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, kutsi itewuhlazisa Nkulunkulu lophilako, nekutsi yena utayitsetsisela emavi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lawevile. Ngako-ke thandazela lensali lesolomane isasele.’ ”
5 Tatsi letindvuna takaHezekiya natifika ku-Isaya,
6 Isaya wakhuluma kuto, watsi: “Tjelani inkhosi yenu nitsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ningesatjiswa nguloko lenikuvile, lawo mavi ledzelelako etinceku tenkhosi yase-Asiriya letingihlambalate ngawo.
7 Lalelani! Ngitawufaka kuye umoya lotamenta kutsi atsi nakeva umbiko lotsite, ancandzeke abuyele eveni lakhe, ngulapho-ke ngiyawumenta afele khona ngenkemba.’ ”
8 Lendvuna lenkhulu yemphi yatsi kube ive kutsi inkhosi yase-Asiriya ayisekho eLakhishi, yase iyancandzeka nayo, yakhandza inkhosi ibambene etulu neLibna.
9 Senaheribi watfola umbiko wekutsi Thihakha, inkhosi yaseKushe, nayo iyashuca itewuhlasela yena. Ngako waphindze watfumela tigijimi kuHezekiya nelivi lelitsi:
10 “Tjelani Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, nitsi: ‘Ungayengwa ngulonkulunkulu wakho lometsembako nakatsi: “IJerusalema ngeke inikelwe etandleni tenkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
11 Angitsi sewuvile kutsi entani emakhosi ase-Asiriya kuwo onkhe lamanye emave, acotfule imbokodvo nesisekelo kuwo. Wena-ke ungaphepha kanjani?
12 Labonkulunkulu betive letabhujiswa bobabemkhulu, batikhulula yini letive tabo, bonkulunkulu baseGozani, nebaseHarani, nebaseResefu kanye nebebantfu base-Edeni lababeseThelasari?
13 Iphi inkhosi yaseHamathi, nenkhosi yase-Aphadi, nenkhosi yelidolobha laseSefavayimu, neyaseHena, neyase-Ava?’ ”
14 Hezekiya watsatsa lencwadzi kuletigijimi wayifundza, wase ukhuphukela nayo ethempelini laSimakadze, wafike wayendlala embikwaSimakadze.
15 Hezekiya wase uyathandaza kuSimakadze, watsi: “Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, wena lohleli emkhatsini wemakherubhi, wena wedvwa unguNkulunkulu etikwayo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba. Wena wadala lizulu nemhlaba.
16 Vula indlebe yakho! Awu, Simakadze, vani; uvule emehlo akho, Simakadze, ubone; lalela emavi latfunyelwe nguSenaheribi ekwetfuka wena, Nkulunkulu lophilako.
17 “Kuliciniso kona, Simakadze, kutsi emakhosi ase-Asiriya atibhubhisile letive kanye nemave ato.
18 Bajikijele bonkulunkulu bato emlilweni, bababhubhisa, ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu sibili, bekutigodvo nje nematje labatwe tandla tebantfu.
19 Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, sephule esandleni sakhe, kuze yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba yati kutsi wena wedvwa, Simakadze, unguNkulunkulu.”
20 Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, wase utfumela livi kuHezekiya, atsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngiwuvile umkhuleko wakho macondzana naSenaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya.’
21 Nali-ke livi lelikhulunywe nguSimakadze lelimelene naye, litsi: “ ‘Indvodzakati yaseSiyoni iyakwedzelela, ikubukela phansi. Indvodzakati yaseJerusalema igencetisa inhloko yayo, nawubaleka.
22 Ngubani lona lometfukile wamhlambalata? Ngubani lona bewumbhodlela umetfwalela emehlo? NguLongcwele waka-Israyeli!
23 Ngetigijimi takho umpongise tindvundvuma tetinhlamba kuSimakadze, futsi watsi: “Ngetincola tami temphi letinyenti ngigibele ticongo tetintsaba, ticongo letiphakeme kakhulu taseLebanoni. Ngijube imisedari yakhona lemidze kakhulu, kanye netipheshula telikhetselo. Ngifinyelele kuletikhashane tindzawo takhona, emahlatsi akhona elikhetselo.
24 Ngimbe imitfombo emaveni etive, nganatsa nemanti ayo khona lapho. Ngetitsendze tetinyawo tami ngomise yonkhe imifula yaseGibhithe.”
25 “ ‘Awuzange uve yini? Ngakumisa kadzeni. Ngakuhlela ngemalanga asendvulo, manje sesikhatsi sekutsi kwenteke, kutsi ugucule emadolobha latinqaba, uwente tindvundvuma tematje.
26 Bantfu bawo baphelelwe ngemandla, badzangele, batselwa ngelihlazo. Bafanana netihlahla tesiganga, banjengemidvumba leluhlata yemahlumela, emahlumela etjani lobusungula etikwetindlu, base bubhadliswa lilanga busamila.
27 “ ‘Kodvwa ngiyati kutsi uhlalaphi, ngikwati nawungena nome uphuma, nekutsi ungibhodlela kanjani.
28 Njengobe uyangibhodlela, nekungicoloshela kwakho sekufikile etindlebeni tami, ngitawufaka umkhala wami ekhaleni lakho nelitomu lami emlonyeni wakho. Ngiyawukuncandzekisa ngaleyo ndlela lote ngayo.’
29 “Loku-ke kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuwe, Hezekiya: “Kulomnyaka uyawudla loko lokutimilele, ngemnyaka wesibili udle emahlumela ako. Kodvwa ngemnyaka wesitsatfu uyawuhlanyela uvune. Uyawuhlanyela tivini ubuye udle emagelebisi ato.
30 Insali yendlu yakaJuda iyawuphindza futsi ifake timphandze tayo phansi, ngetulu itsele titselo tayo.
31 Ngobe eJerusalema kuyawuvela insali. ESiyoni kuyawuvela libutfo lalabasindze ekufeni. Kushisekela kwaSimakadze longuSomandla kuyawukuphelelisa loko.
32 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze macondzana nenkhosi yase-Asiriya: “Ngeke ingene kulelidolobha nome icibishele imicibisholo kulo. Ngeke ime embikwalo ngelihawu, futsi ngeke yente lutfo lwekulivimbetela.
33 Iyawuncandzeka ngaleyo ndlela lete ngayo. Ngeke ingene kulelidolobha,” kusho Simakadze.
34 “Ngitalivikela lelidolobha ngilisindzise, ngenca yami nangenca yenceku yami Davide.”
35 Ngalobo busuku ingilosi yaSimakadze yaphuma yabhubhisa emadvodza lati-185 000, labesenkambu yema-Asiriya. Batsi bantfu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, bakhangwa lucaca lwetidvumbu!
36 Ngako Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wadzilita inkambu yakhe, wahamba wabuyela eNineve, wayawuhlala khona.
37 Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga aselibele kukhonta ethempelini lankulunkulu wakhe, Nisroki, kwesuka emadvodzana akhe, bo-Adrameleki naShareseri, bamjuba ngenkemba, besuka lapho babalekela eveni lase-Ararathi. Esahadoni, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi yase-Asiriya esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Kulawo malanga Hezekiya wagula wabangwa netibi. Umphrofethi, Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, waya kuye, wafike watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Sale ulungisa kahle tonkhe tintfo tasemndenini wakakho, ngobe sewutakufa, ngeke usindze.”
2 Hezekiya wagucuka wabheka ngaselubondzeni, wathandaza kuSimakadze watsi:
3 “Awu, Simakadze, khumbula kutsi bengihamba ngekwetsembeka lokunjani embikwakho, nekutsi bengitinikele kangakanani embikwakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami, ngenta lokuhle emehlweni akho.” Hezekiya wakhala kabuhlungu.
4 Kwatsi nje Isaya asengakaphumi nasemabaleni, livi laSimakadze lefika kuye, latsi:
5 “Ncandzeka uyewutjela Hezekiya, umholi wesive sami, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlomkhulu, Davide, utsi: Ngiwuvile umthandazo wakho, ngatibona netinyembeti takho; ngitakuphilisa. Ngelilanga lesitsatfu kusukela lamuhla utawukhuphukela ethempelini laSimakadze.
6 Ngitakwengetela iminyaka leli-15 ebudzeni bemphilo yakho. Ngitawukhulula wena kanye nalelidolobha esandleni senkhosi yase-Asiriya. Ngitalivikela lelidolobha ngenca yami nangenca yenceku yami Davide.’ ”
7 Isaya wase utsi: “Futfumetani sitfobo semakhiwa.” Basilungisa, bamtfoba ngaso kulamatfumba, wase uyaphila.
8 Hezekiya abebute ku-Isaya watsi: “Sitawuba yini sibonakaliso sekutsi Simakadze utangiphilisa, nekutsi ngitawukhuphukela ethempelini laSimakadze ngelilanga lesitsatfu kusukela nyalo?”
9 Isaya waphendvula watsi: “Nasi sibonakaliso saSimakadze kuwe, sekutsi Simakadze utakwenta loko lakwetsembisile: Sitfunti sitawuya embili tinyatselo letilishumi yini nome sitawuya emuva tinyatselo letilishumi etitebhisini tesikhatsi?”
10 Hezekiya watsi: “Kuyintfo lelula kutsi sitfunti siye embili tinyatselo letilishumi. Lokungenani sitfunti singamane sibuyele emuva tinyatselo letilishumi kuleto titebhisi.”
11 Umphrofethi Isaya wabita Simakadze, Simakadze wase ubuyisela sitfunti emuva tinyatselo letilishumi lesase sitehlile etitebhisini tetikhatsi letatakhiwe ngu-Ahazi.
12 Ngaleso sikhatsi Merodaki Baladani, umsa waBaladani, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, watfumelela Hezekiya tincwadzi nesipho, njengobe abebikelwe ngekugula kwaHezekiya.
13 Hezekiya watemukela ngekujabula letitfunywa, watikhombisa konkhe lokwakusetindlini takhe tengcebo, lekwakuyisiliva, negolide, netinongo tekudla, nemafutsa lamahle, netikhali takhe tekulwa kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letatikhona endlini yakhe yengcebo: Kwakute lutfo esigodlweni sakhe nasembusweni wakhe wonkhe langazange Hezekiya atikhombise kona.
14 Isaya, umphrofethi, wase uya kuHezekiya, inkhosi, wambuta watsi: “Atsiteni lamadvodza, kona abebuyaphi?” Hezekiya waphendvula watsi: “Abebuya eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, eBhabhulona.”
15 Lomphrofethi wabuta watsi: “Baboneni lapha esigodlweni sakho?” Hezekiya watsi: “Babone konkhe lapha esigodlweni sami. Kute nakunye engcebeni yami lengingakabakhombisi kona.”
16 Isaya wase utsi kuHezekiya: “Vani livi laSimakadze:
17 ‘Sikhatsi sitawufika ngempela, lapho konkhe lokusesigodlweni sakho, nako konkhe loko lokwalondvolotwa boyihlomkhulu kusukela kadzenidzeni kuze kube ngulamuhla, kutakwetfwalwa kuyiswe eBhabhulona. Kute nakunye lokuyawusala, kusho Simakadze.
18 Labanye betitukulwane takho, labayingati yakho nenyama yakho, lewuyawutalelwa bona, bayawutfunjwa bayekwentiwa batsenwa basesigodlweni senkhosi yaseBhabhulona.’ ”
19 Hezekiya waphendvula watsi: “Lelivi laSimakadze lose ulikhulumile lilungile ngempela.” Hezekiya abecabanga kutsi loko kwakusho kutsi kusetakuba nekuthula kanye nekuvikeleka ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe.
20 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaHezekiya, nako konkhe kuphumelela kwakhe, nekutsi walakha njani lichibi nemsele labeletsa ngawo emanti ekhatsi edolobheni, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
21 Hezekiya wase uyakhotsama. Manase, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Manase abeneminyaka leli-12 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-55. Libito lenina bekunguHefsiba.
2 Manase wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, alandzela leto tintfo letatisinengiso letatentiwa nguleto tive Simakadze latidvungulula ngesikhatsi nakufika sive sema-Israyeli.
3 Wavusa kabusha tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, letatibhidlitwe nguyise Hezekiya. Waphindze wakha emalati aBhali, wakha nensika ya-Ashera, njengobe na-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, abentile. Wakhotsama wakhonta tonkhe tinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.
4 Wakha emalati ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze, Simakadze labekhulume ngalo watsi: “Libito lami ngiyakulibeka eJerusalema.”
5 Kuto totimbili tibuya telithempeli laSimakadze wakha emalati ekukhonta tinkhanyeti.
6 Wanikela ngendvodzana yakhe kutsi ishiswe ngemlilo, wangenela bungoma nemilingo, wabuye watihlanganisa nalabanemadloti kanye nalabaphengulako. Wenta lokubi kakhulu emehlweni aSimakadze, wamtfukutselisa.
7 Watsatsa insika ya-Ashera labeyentile wayibeka ethempelini, lelo Simakadze labekhulume ngalo kuDavide nakuSolomoni, umsa wakhe, watsi: “Kulelithempeli naseJerusalema lengiyikhetse emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli, ngitawubeka Libito lami kuyo phakadze naphakadze.
8 Ngingeke ngiphindze ngente tinyawo tema-Israyeli tibe solomane tizulazula tisuke kulelive lengalipha bokhokho bawo, kuphela nje nangabe bangacaphela kutsi bente konkhe loko lengabayala ngako kutsi bakwente nekutsi bagcine wonkhe umtsetfo lengawunika Mosi, inceku yami.”
9 Kodvwa bantfu abazange balalele. Manase wabedukisa, ngako benta lokubi kakhulu kwendlula letive letabhujiswa nguSimakadze, ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
10 Simakadze wakhuluma ngetinceku takhe, baphrofethi, watsi:
11 “Manase, inkhosi yakaJuda, wente letono letisinengiso. Wente lokubi kakhulu kwendlula ema-Amori labekhona ngaphambi kwakhe, sewuze wahola bakaJuda wayawubafaka esonweni sekukhonta tithico.
12 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele eJerusalema nakaJuda, kangangekutsi tindlebe talowo loyawuva ngayo tiyawuncencetsa.
13 IJerusalema ngiyayijezisa njengeSamariya nanjengobe ngajezisa Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Ngitabashanyela bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema, sincane sendishi lekususwe kuyo konkhe bekungekhatsi, yase ibhekiswa phansi.
14 Insali yelifa lami ngitayifulatsela, ngiyetfule etitseni tayo. Insali itawuphangwa ichwagwe ngito tonkhe titsa tayo,
15 ngobe yente lokubi emehlweni ami yangitfukutselisa, ngatfukutsela kusukela mhlazana bokhokho bayo baphuma eGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla.’ ”
16 Ngetulu kwaloko, Manase wacitsa kakhulu ingati yalabangenacala, kangangekutsi titaladi taseJerusalema tatigeleta ingati kusukela ekucaleni kuze kuyewuphuma ekugcineni. Loko wakwengetela ekwenteni sive sakaJuda kutsi sikhonte tithico, wasenta sona kuSimakadze.
17 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaManase, nako konkhe lakwenta, netono latenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
18 Manase wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa ensimini yesigodlo lekwakutsiwa yinsimi ya-Uza. Amoni, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
19 Amoni abeneminyaka lengema-22 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lemibili. Libito lenina bekunguMeshulemethi, indvodzakati yaHarusi, waseJotbha.
20 Amoni wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, walingisa uyise Manase.
21 Wahamba kuto tonkhe tindlela teyise; wakhonta wakhotsamela letithico, njengobe kwenta uyise.
22 Walahla Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyise, wangete wahamba endleleni yaSimakadze.
23 Tiphatsimandla ta-Amoni, tamakhela luzungu tamenta silo sengubo tambulalela endlunkhulu yakhe.
24 Kodvwa sonkhe sive salelo live sabulala bonkhe labo bebente luzungu lwekubulala Amoni, inkhosi. Sabeka Josaya, umsa wakhe, kutsi abe yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
25 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Amoni, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
26 Wafihlwa ethuneni lakhe, ensimini ya-Uza. Josaya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
1 Josaya abeneminyaka lesiphohlongo budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-31. Libito lenina bekunguJedida, indvodzakati ya-Adaya, waseBhoskhathi.
2 Josaya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wahamba ngato tonkhe tindlela teyise Davide, akazange aphambukele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
3 Emnyakeni weli-18 ekubuseni kwakhe, inkhosi Josaya watfumela mabhalane Shafani, umsa wa-Asaliya, umsa waMeshulamu, kutsi aye ethempelini laSimakadze. Wakhuluma kuye watsi:
4 “Hamba uye kuHilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, umtjele alungise lemali beyiletfwa kuSimakadze ethempelini, lebeyitsatfwa ngulabomahlalesangweni kubantfu.
5 Mtjele ayinike lamadvodza labekelwa kwengamela umsebenti welithempeli. Lamadvodza akakhokhele labo labavusetela lithempeli laSimakadze:
6 babati, nebakhi, nebacoti bematje. Lokunye futsi kufanele batsenge tingodvo kanye nematje labatiwe ekuvusetela lelithempeli.
7 Lamadvodza akukafaneli alandzise ngalemali lanikwe yona, ngobe asebenta ngekwetsembeka.”
8 Hilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, wakhuluma kumabhalane Shafani, watsi: “Ngiyitfolile incwadzi yemtsetfo ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.” Wase uyinika Shafani, kutsi ayifundze.
9 Shafani, mabhalane, waya enkhosini, wafike wabika watsi: “Tinceku takho setiyikhiphile lemali beyisethempelini laSimakadze, tivele tayibeka etandleni tetisebenti nebagcugcuteli.”
10 Shafani, mabhalane, wayibikela inkhosi, watsi: “Hilkiya, umphristi, unginike incwadzi.” Shafani wase ufundzela inkhosi lencwadzi.
11 Inkhosi yatsi kube iweve lamavi alencwadzi yemtsetfo, yeklebhula tembatfo tayo.
12 Yase ikhuluma kuboHilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, na-Akbori, umsa waMikhaya, naShafani, labengumabhalane, kanye na-Asaya, inceku yenkhosi, yatsi:
13 “Hambani niyekungibutela kuSimakadze mine kanye nebantfu kanye nesive sonkhe sakaJuda macondzana naloko lokubhalwe kulencwadzi leseyitfolakele. Yinkhulu kabi intfukutselo yaSimakadze lesivutselako; ngobe bobabe abazange bawalalele emavi alencwadzi. Abazange bakwente konkhe loku lokubhalwe kuyo macondzana natsi.”
14 Hilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, na-Akbori, naShafani kanye na-Asaya bahamba bayawukhuluma naHulda, umphrofethikati, labengumkaShalumi, umsa waThikva, umsa waHahasi; Shalumi abengumphatsi wetembatfo tasethempelini. Lomphrofethikati abehlala eJerusalema eSifundzeni Sesibili.
15 Wabatjela watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Tjelani lendvodza lenitfumele lapha kimi, nitsi:
16 ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele kulendzawo nakubantfu bayo, kuye njengobe kubhaliwe kulencwadzi lefundvwe yinkhosi yakaJuda.
17 Njengobe bangikhohliwe mine, batfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, bangitfukutselisa ngato tonkhe letithico labatente ngetandla tabo, intfukutselo yami itawuvutsela lendzawo, futsi ingeke icisheke.’
18 Tjelani inkhosi yakaJuda lenitfumele kutsi nitekuyibutela kuSimakadze, kutsi: ‘Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, macondzana nalamavi lowevile:
19 Njengobe inhlitiyo yakho itsintsekile, wase uyatitfoba embikwaSimakadze, nawuva loko lengikukhulumile ngalendzawo kanye nangebantfu bayo, kutsi batawucalekiswa balahlwe njengetibi, nekutsi njengobe uklebhule tingubo takho, wakhala embikwami, sengikuvile, kusho Simakadze.
20 Ngako-ke ngitakuyisa kuboyihlomkhulu, wena uyawufihlwa ngekuthula. Emehlo akho akayikuyibona yonkhe lenhlekelele lengitayehlisela kulendzawo.’ ” Ngako batsatsa lemphendvulo yakhe lomphrofethikati bayimikisa enkhosini.
1 Josaya, inkhosi, wase ubita bonkhe baholi bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema.
2 Wenyuka nabo waya ethempelini laSimakadze akanye nalamadvodza akaJuda, nebantfu bonkhe baseJerusalema, nebaphristi nebaphrofethi, ngisho nabo bonkhe bantfu kusukela kulomncane kuze kuyewufika kulomkhulu. Wabafundzela, baweva onkhe emavi encwadzi yesivumelwane, leyayitfolakele ethempelini laSimakadze.
3 Inkhosi yema eceleni kwensika yavusetela sivumelwane embikwaSimakadze, yavuma kulandzela Simakadze nekugcina imiyalo yakhe, nemitsetfo yakhe kanye netimiso takhe ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yayo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wayo, ngaloko yacinisa kwemukela emavi esivumelwane labhalwe kulencwadzi. Bonkhe bantfu batifaka kuleso sivumelwane.
4 Inkhosi yatjela Hilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, nebaphristi labebangaphansi kwakhe kanye nabomahlalesangweni kutsi bakhiphe ethempelini laSimakadze konkhe lokwakwentelwe Bhali na-Ashera, nako konkhe lokwakwentelwe tonkhe tinkhulungwane tetinkhanyeti. Wakushisela ngaphandle kweJerusalema etikhotseni letigudla iKhidroni, wase utsatsa lomlotsa uwumikisa eBetheli.
5 Wabacitsa bonkhe baphristi bebumnyama lababekhetfwe ngemakhosi akaJuda kutsi batfuncise imphepho etindzaweni letiphakeme takaJuda kanye nasemaphetselweni aseJerusalema, labo bebatfuncisa imphepho kuBhali, naselangeni, nasenyangeni, nakuto tonkhe tinkhulungwane tetinkhanyeti.
6 Watsatsa insika ya-Ashera ethempelini laSimakadze, wayimikisa emfudlaneni iKhidroni ngephandle kweJerusalema, wayishisela khona. Wayisila, yaba yimphuphu, wabe sewuyisakata seyilutfuli etikwemadliza ebantfukatana.
7 Wabhidlita nemalawu etitabane labesethempelini laSimakadze, lapho labasikati babetfungela khona tingubo tekukhonta Ashera.
8 Josaya walandza bonkhe baphristi lababesemadolobheni akaJuda wahlazisa letindzawo letiphakeme, kusukela eGeba kuye eBherisheba, lapho baphristi bebatfuncisela khona imphepho. Wabhidlita tindzawo letiphakeme ekungeneni kwelisango laJoshuwa, umphatsi welidolobha, ngesancele kwelisango lelidolobha.
9 Nome baphristi baletindzawo letiphakeme bangazange bakhonte elatini laSimakadze eJerusalema, noko sinkhwa lesingenamvubelo babesidla kanye nalabanye baphristi.
10 Inkhosi Josaya yahlazisa indzawo iThofethi, leyayiseSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu, ngako kwabate umuntfu labengayisebentisa ekunikeleni indvodzana yakhe nome indvodzakati yakhe ngekutsi ishiswe ngemlilo kuMoloki.
11 Titfombe temahhashi, emakhosi akaJuda labenikele ngato elangeni, watisusa emnyango welithempelini laSimakadze. Betibekwe ngekhatsi esibuyeni eceleni kwelikamelo lemphatsi lekwakutsiwa nguNathani Meleki. Josaya watishisa naletincola letatinikelwe elangeni.
12 Wawabhidlita onkhe lamalati labekakhiwe ngemakhosi akaJuda etulu eluphahleni eceleni kwelikamelo la-Ahazi lelisesitezi; wabhidlita nalamalati Manase labewakhe kuletibuya letimbili ethempelini laSimakadze. Wawesusa lapho, wawabhidlita, aba timvitsi letakhukhulelwa emfudlaneni iKhidroni.
13 Inkhosi yaphindza yacitsa letindzawo letiphakeme letatakhiwe ngasemphumalanga neJerusalema eningizimu neliGcuma Lekonakala, tona leto Solomoni, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, latakhela Ashtarothe, sithicokati lesenyanyekako semaSidoni, naKhemoshi, sithico lesenyanyekako sakaMowabi, kanye naMoloki, sithico lesisinengiso sema-Amoni.
14 Josaya waphahlata ematje lekwakutsiwa angcwele, wagumula tinsika ta-Ashera, wasakata ematsambo ebantfu kuleto tindzawo.
15 Ngisho nelilati laseBetheli lekwakuyindzawo lephakeme leyayakhiwe nguJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, lowenta Israyeli kutsi one, nalo lelo lati nalendzawo lephakeme wakubhidlita. Washisa lendzawo lephakeme, wayigaya yaba yimphuphu, washisa nalensika ya-Ashera futsi.
16 Josaya wacalata, watsi kube abone emadliza labeseceleni lentsaba, wabutsa lamatsambo lakuwo wawashisela elatini kutawulingcolisa, kwaya ngekwelivi laSimakadze lalikhuluma ngemuntfu waNkulunkulu lowakhuluma kucala ngato letintfo tisengakenteki.
17 Inkhosi yabuta yatsi: “Labani lela dliza?” Bantfu baseBetheli baphendvula batsi: “Lidliza lalowo muntfu waNkulunkulu labephuma kaJuda, wakhuluma ngato letintfo telilati laseBetheli kutsi titakwenteka, njengobe setentekile nje.”
18 Yakhuluma yatsi: “Liyekeleni. Ningavumeli muntfu kutsi aphatamise ematsambo akhe.” Ngako ematsambo akhe kanye newemphrofethi labephuma eSamariya bavele bawayekela.
19 Josaya wachubeka wenta njengobe enta eBetheli ngekususa kanye nekuhlazisa tonkhe tindzawo lekwakutsiwa tingcwele, etindzaweni letiphakeme letatakhiwe ngemakhosi aka-Israyeli emadolobheni aseSamariya, tona kanye letacunula Simakadze tamtfukutselisa.
20 Josaya wababulalela emalatini bonkhe baphristi baleto tindzawo letiphakeme, lamatsambo ebantfu wabashisela etikwawo. Wase uyancandzeka ubuyela eJerusalema.
21 Inkhosi Josaya yakhipha umlayeto lowawuya esiveni sonkhe, yatsi: “Gubhani liPhasika laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yesivumelwane.”
22 Bekungazange sekube neliPhasika lelake lagujwa njengaleli kusukela ngetikhatsi tetikhulu letatihola ema-Israyeli nangesikhatsi semakhosi aka-Israyeli kanye newakaJuda.
23 Kodvwa ngalomnyaka weli-18 wekubusa kwenkhosi Josaya leliPhasika lagujelwa Simakadze eJerusalema.
24 Ngetulu kwaloko Josaya wabucitsa bonkhe bungoma, nemandzawe, netithico temindeni, netitfombe kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letisinengiso kaJuda naseJerusalema. Loko wakwentela kugcwalisa nekuhlangabetana naloko lokwakufunwa ngumtsetfo lowawubhalwe encwadzini leyatfolwa nguHilkiya, umphristi, ethempelini laSimakadze.
25 Akuzange sekube nenkhosi leyake yafanana naJosaya, ngembili kwakhe nangemuva kwakhe, ngekutsi itilahlele kuSimakadze njengobe yena enta, ngenhlitiyo yakhe yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wakhe wonkhe, nangemandla akhe onkhe ngekulandzela wonkhe umtsetfo waMosi.
26 Noko nome kunjalo, Simakadze akazange agucuke ekufutsekeni kwentfukutselo yakhe leyavutsela Juda ngenca yako konkhe Manase lakwenta kwamtfukutselisa.
27 Ngako Simakadze wakhuluma, watsi: “Juda ngitamsusa ebukhoneni bami, njengobe ngamsusa na-Israyeli; neJerusalema, lidolobha lengalikhetsa, ngitalisusa, ngisho nalo lithempeli imbala lengase ngakhuluma ngalo ngatsi: Libito lami liyawuhlala lapho.”
28 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwenkhosi Josaya, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
29 Ngesikhatsi Josaya ayinkhosi, Faro Nekho, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, wenyuka wayawusita inkhosi yase-Asiriya ngasemfuleni iYufrathe. Inkhosi Josaya yamhlangabeta, imphi yabambana etulu, kodvwa Nekho wabhekana naJosaya, wambulalela eMegido.
30 Tindvuna taJosaya tatsatsa sidvumbu sakhe tasekhweta encoleni kusuka eMegido tambuyisela eJerusalema, tafike tamfihla ethuneni lakhe. Sive sakaJuda satsatsa Jehoyahazi, umsa waJosaya, samgcoba, samenta inkhosi esikhundleni seyise.
31 Jehoyahazi abeneminyaka lengema-23 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema tinyanga letintsatfu. Libito lenina bekunguHamutali, indvodzakati yaJeremiya, waseLibna.
32 Jehoyahazi wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe boyise babentile.
33 Faro Nekho wambopha ngetinketane eRibla, eveni laseHamathi, kuze kutsi angakhoni kubusa eJerusalema, wabe sewuhlisibeta bakaJuda ngemtselo wesiliva lengemakhilogremu labengaba ti-3 400, negolide lengemakhilogremu labengaba ngema-34.
34 Faro Nekho wabeka Eliyakimu, umsa waJosaya, kutsi abe yinkhosi esikhundleni seyise. Wagucula libito la-Eliyakimu, wametsa libito watsi nguJehoyakimu. Kodvwa watsatsa Jehoyahazi wammikisa eGibhithe, lapho wafike wafela khona.
35 Jehoyakimu wanika Faro Nekho isiliva negolide labetsite ayikhishwe. Loko wakwenta ngekutselisa live, wagulula isiliva negolide kubantfu bakhona, kwaya ngebungako babo.
36 Jehoyakimu abeneminyaka lengema-25 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-11. Libito lenina bekunguZebida, indvodzakati yaPhedaya, waseRuma.
37 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe bekwenta boyise.
1 Ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wahlasela live. Jehoyakimu waba yinceku yaNebukhadnezari, iminyaka lemitsatfu. Kodvwa wabe sewugucula ingcondvo yakhe, wavukela Nebukhadnezari.
2 Simakadze wamtfumelela emaBhabhulona, nemaSiriya, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni kutsi atemhlasela. Wabatfumela kutsi batewubhubhisa Juda, ngekulandzela livi laSimakadze lalikhuluma ngetinceku takhe baphrofethi.
3 Ngempela letintfo tenteka kaJuda njengekwemyalo waSimakadze, kuze atekubasusa ebukhoneni bakhe ngenca yetono taManase nako konkhe labekwentile,
4 kanye nekucitsa kwakhe ingati leyayingenacala, ngobe phela iJerusalema yayigcwele ingati yebantfu lababengenacala. Simakadze abengakatimiseli kutsetselela Manase ngaloko.
5 Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwenkhosi Jehoyakimu, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
6 Jehoyakimu wakhotsama, Jehoyakhini, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
7 Inkhosi yaseGibhithe nemabutfo ayo ayizange iphindze ivive iyewuhlasela ngephandle kwelive layo, ngobe phela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yase ilitsetse lonkhe live layo, kusukela emfudlaneni waseGibhithe kuze kufike emfuleni iYufrathe.
8 Jehoyakhini abeneminyaka leli-18 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema tinyanga letintsatfu. Libito lenina bekunguNehushta, indvodzakati ya-Elnathani, waseJerusalema.
9 Jehoyakhini wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe bekwente uyise.
10 Ngaleso sikhatsi tindvuna taNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, tahlasela iJerusalema tayivimbetela,
11 naNebukhadnezari cobo lwakhe, waya kulo lelidolobha ngesikhatsi tindvuna takhe tisalivimbetele.
12 Jehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, nenina, netinceku takhe, netikhulu takhe, kanye netindvuna takhe bavele baphakamisa tandla bashweleta kuye. Ngemnyaka wesiphohlongo wekubusa kwenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, lenkhosi yatfumba Jehoyakhini, waba siboshwa.
13 Njengobe Simakadze abeshito, Nebukhadnezari watsatsa yonkhe ingcebo, wayisusa ethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni senkhosi, watitsatsa tonkhe leto timphahla tegolide letatentiwe nguSolomoni, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, latentela lithempeli laSimakadze.
14 Wayitfumba yonkhe iJerusalema: tonkhe tindvuna, netingwazi, nato tonkhe tingcweti temisebenti yetandla kanye nebabumbi betinsimbi; babeti-10 000 sebabonkhe. Kwashiywa labo bantfu lababetimphofana kuphela.
15 Nebukhadnezari watfumba Jehoyakhini, wahamba naye waya eBhabhulona. Labanye labatfumba lapha eJerusalema bekungunina wenkhosi Jehoyakhini, nemakhosikati aJehoyakhini, netindvuna takhe kanye nemadvodza lamcoka elive.
16 Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yatfumbela eBhabhulona tingwazi letiti-7 000, letaticinile tilungele kulwa imphi; watitfumba kanye nenkhulungwane yetingcweti emisebentini yetandla kanye nasekubumbeni tintfo ngensimbi.
17 Nebukhadnezari wase ubeka Mathaniya, malume waJehoyakhini, kutsi abe yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe, wabe sewumetsa libito watsi nguSedekiya.
18 Sedekiya abeneminyaka lengema-21 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-11. Libito lenina bekunguHamutali, indvodzakati yaJeremiya, waseLibna.
19 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe naJehoyakimu abentile.
20 Kwabangelwa yintfukutselo yaSimakadze lokutsi loku kwenteke eJerusalema nakaJuda, kwaze kwatsi ekugcineni wabesusa ebukhoneni bakhe. Sedekiya wase uyayivukela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
1 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wemfica wekubusa kwenkhosi Sedekiya ngelilanga lelishumi, enyangeni yelishumi, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, washuca nemabutfo akhe onkhe, wahlasela iJerusalema. Bemisa ngephandle kwelidolobha, bakha tivimbetelo letalitungeleta lonkhe.
2 Lelidolobha lahlala livinjetelwe, kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka weli-11 wekubusa kwenkhosi Sedekiya.
3 Kwatsi ngelilanga lemfica enyangeni yesine, indlala yakhungatsa lelidolobha kamatima, kangangekutsi kwaze kwabate lokwakungadliwa bantfu.
4 Lubondza-ke lwalelidolobha lwase luyafohlwa, imphi yonkhe yabhuza ebusuku seyibaleka, yaphuma ngelisango lelisemkhatsini wetibondza letimbili letatingasengadzeni yenkhosi, lite nome emaBhabhulona abelitungeletile lelidolobha. Yabaleka yabhekisa emabombo ngase-Arabha,
5 kodvwa emabutfo emaBhabhulona acosha Sedekiya, inkhosi, aze amkhandza etsafeni laseJerikho. Onkhe emasotja akhe esuswa kuye asakatwa,
6 yena wabe sewuyatfunjwa. Watsatfwa wamikiswa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona eRibla, lapho yefike yakhipha sigwebo sayo kuye.
7 Emadvodzana aSedekiya abulawa embikwemehlo akhe abukile. Emvakwaloko bakupuluta emehlo aSedekiya, bambopha ngetinketane telitfusi, bammikisa eBhabhulona.
8 Ngelilanga lesikhombisa enyangeni yesihlanu, emnyakeni weli-19 wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni benkhosi, siphatsimandla senkhosi yaseBhabhulona, weta eJerusalema.
9 Wafike wokhela ngemlilo lithempeli laSimakadze, nesigodlo senkhosi kanye nato tonkhe tindlu taseJerusalema. Watokhela ngemlilo tonkhe tindlu letibalulekile.
10 Yonkhe-ke imphi yaseBhabhulona, leyayingaphansi kwendvuna yabomahlalesangweni, yatidzilita tonkhe tibondza letatitungeleta iJerusalema.
11 Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, wabatfumba bonkhe labantfu lababesele kulelidolobha neluntfu lonkhe lolwalusele, wabatfumba kanye nalaba lababehlubuke baya enkhosini yaseBhabhulona.
12 Kodvwa lendvuna yabashiya labanye lababemphofu bakulelo live, kuze batewulima tivini nemasimi.
13 EmaBhabhulona afohlota letinsika telitfusi, netincodlana kanye nalelibhavu lelitfusi, lokwakusethempelini laSimakadze, betfwala lelitfusi baliyisa eBhabhulona.
14 Batsatsa ngisho nemabhodo, nemafosholo, netijubantsambo, netingwembe, kanye nako konkhe lokwakwentiwe ngelitfusi lokwakusetjentiswa enkonzweni yekukhonta ethempelini.
15 Lendvuna yabomahlalesangweni yatsatsa titja tekushisela imphepho kanye netitja tekunyenyeta, tonkhe letatentiwe ngegolide lecengekile nome ngesiliva lecengekile.
16 Litfusi letinsika letimbili, nalelibhavu kanye naletincodlana letatakhiwe nguSolomoni, akwakhela lithempeli laSimakadze, kwakungetulu kwekukalwa.
17 Nguleyo naleyo nsika yayingemamitha labengaba siphohlongo kuphakama. Nguleyo naleyo ngcongwane leyayakhelwe etikwaleyo naleyo nsika yayingaba limitha nesigamu kuphakama. Kutungeleta leyo naleyo ngcongwane kwakunemhlobiso lowawusamahananadza labentiwe ngelitfusi.
18 Lendvuna yabomahlalesangweni yatfumba Seraya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, naZefaniya, umphristi longaphansi kwakhe ngesikhundla, kanye nebagcini beminyango labatsatfu.
19 Kulabo lababesesedolobheni watsatsa indvuna leyayiphetse emadvodza emphi kanye nebeluleki benkhosi labasihlanu. Watsatsa namabhalane wendvuna yekubutsekisa bantfu balelo live, kanye nemadvodza langema-60 labetfolakala edolobheni.
20 Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, wabatsatsa bonkhe, wayawubetfula enkhosini yaseBhabhulona eRibla.
21 Lapha eRibla, eveni laseHamathi, inkhosi yafike yababulalela khona. Ngako-ke sive sakaJuda satfunjelwa khashane nelive laso.
22 Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yabeka Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi abuse bonkhe labantfu lababesele kaJuda.
23 Tatsi kube tonkhe tindvuna temphi nemabutfo ato beve kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona seyibeke Gedaliya kutsi abe ngumbusi, teta kuGedaliya eMispa. Letindvuna bekubo-Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, naJohanani, umsa waKhareya, naSeraya, umsa waThanhumethi waseNethofa, naJazaniya, indvodzana yemMakha, nemadvodza abo.
24 Gedaliya wafunga kubo nakulamadvodza abo, watsi: “Ningatesabi tindvuna taseBhabhulona. Hlalani phansi lapha eveni, nikhonte lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kutawunihambela kahle.”
25 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, umsa wa-Elishama, labewendlu yasebukhosini, weta nemadvodza lalishumi, wafike wabulala Gedaliya kanye nalamadvodza akaJuda nemaBhabhulona labenaye lapha eMispa.
26 Kwatsi kube kwenteke loko, sonkhe sive, kusukela kulabancane kuye kulabakhulu, kanye netindvuna temphi babalekela eGibhithe ngenca yekwesaba emaBhabhulona.
27 Ngemnyaka wema-37 wekudzingiswa kwaJehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngemnyaka lapho Evili Merodaki abekwa khona waba yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wakhulula Jehoyakhini ejele, mhla tingema-27, enyangeni yeli-12.
28 Wakhuluma kahle naye, wabe sewumnika sihlalo lesihloniphekile, lesingetulu kwaleto talamanye emakhosi labenaye lapha eBhabhulona.
29 Ngako Jehoyakhini wabeka eceleni labomfengeni bakhe basejele, kusukela ngalelo langa naye abedla etafuleni lenkhosi njalo nje, imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
30 Onkhe emalanga inkhosi yayinika Jehoyakhini imbasha nalokunye lekwakusabelo sakhe lesimile semihla ngemihla, yingci nasaphila.