Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 10:1-36
10 Ahabi+ bekanemadvodzana langu-70 eSamariya. Ngako Jehu wabhala tincwadzi watitfumela eSamariya etikhulwini taseJezreyeli, emadvodzeni lamadzala,+ nakulabo labagadza bantfwana ba-Ahabi* watsi:
2 “Nakufika lencwadzi kini, emadvodzana enkhosi yenu atawube anani, lokufaka ekhatsi tinkalishi temphi, emahhashi, lidolobha lelibiyelwe kanye netikhali.
3 Emadvodzaneni enkhosi yenu, khetsani lekahle kakhulu nalefaneleka kahle* niyibeke esihlalweni sebukhosi sababe wayo. Ngemuva kwaloko, nibobese nilwela indlu yenkhosi yenu.”
4 Kodvwa befikelwa kwesaba base batsi: “Nangabe emakhosi lamabili ehlulekile kumelana naye,+ tsine-ke singakhona kanjani?”
5 Ngako umphatsi wesigodlo,* umphatsi welidolobha, emadvodza lamadzala kanye nalabo lebebagadza bantfwabenkhosi, batfumelela Jehu umlayeto lotsi: “Tsine sitinceku takho futsi sitawukwenta noma ngabe yini lotsi asiyente. Kute lesitambeka abe yinkhosi. Ungenta noma ngabe yini loyibona iyinhle emehlweni akho.”
6 Jehu wabese ubabhalela incwadzi yesibili watsi: “Nangabe ningakimi futsi nitimisele kungilalela, ngiletseleni tinhloko temadvodzana enkhosi yenu futsi nite kimi kusasa ngalesikhatsi eJezreyeli.”
Emadvodzana enkhosi langu-70 bekakanye nemadvodza lahloniphekile elidolobha labekawakhulisa.
7 Ngekushesha nje nakufika lencwadzi kuwo, atsatsa lamadvodzana enkhosi langu-70 awabulala+ futsi afaka tinhloko tawo kubobhasikidi, atitfumelela Jehu eJezreyeli.
8 Kwase kungena sitfunywa sefike satsi kuye: “Sebatiletsile letinhloko temadvodzana enkhosi.” Yena watsi: “Tibekeni tibe tindvundvuma letimbili ekungeneni kwelisango lelidolobha kuze kube sekuseni.”
9 Nakaphuma ekuseni, wema embikwabo bonkhe bantfu watsi: “Nine nimsulwa.* Ngimi lowakhele inkhosi yami licebo futsi ngiyibulele+ kodvwa ngubani-ke lolobulele bonkhe labantfu?
10 Yatini loku kutsi kute ngisho nalinye livi laJehova lelo Jehova lalikhuluma ngendlu ya-Ahabi lelingeke lihlale lingagcwaliseki*+ futsi Jehova sewukwentile loko lakukhuluma asebentisa inceku yakhe Elija.”+
11 Ngetulu kwaloko, Jehu wahlasela bonkhe lebebasele bendlu ya-Ahabi eJezreyeli, kanye nemadvodza lahloniphekile, bangani bakhe kanye nebaphristi bakhe,+ wangashiyi ngisho namunye.+
12 Ngemuva kwaloko, wasukuma wangenela indlela leya eSamariya. Kulendlela bekunendlu yebelusi yekubopha.*
13 Nakalapho, Jehu wahlangana nabomnakaboNkhosi Ahaziya+ yakaJuda futsi watsi kubo: “Nibobani nine?” Bona batsi: “Sibomnakabo-Ahaziya futsi sehla ngalendlela kuze siyovusela emadvodzana enkhosi kanye nemadvodzana endlovukazi.”
14 Ngekushesha watsi: “Wabambeni aphila!” Ngako bawabamba aphila lamadvodza langu-42 bawabulalela emgodzini wemanti walendlu. Akazange ashiye ngisho namunye wawo.+
15 Nakesuka lapho, wahlangana naJonadabi+ indvodzana yaRekhabi+ labekete kuye. Ngesikhatsi Jehu ambingelela,* watsi kuye: “Inhlitiyo yakho iyahambisana* yini nenhlitiyo yami njengobe nje inhlitiyo yami ihambisana nenhlitiyo yakho?”
Jonadabi waphendvula watsi: “Iyahambisana.”
Jehu watsi: “Nangabe kunjalo, ngicela unginike sandla sakho.”
Ngako wamnika sandla sakhe futsi Jehu wamdvonsela ekhatsi encoleni yakhe.
16 Wase utsi: “Asambe, ubone kutsi angikubeketeleli kwedzelelwa kwaJehova.”+ Ngako bagibelisa Jonadabi encoleni yaJehu yemphi.
17 Jehu wabese uyefika eSamariya futsi wabulala bonkhe labebasele bendlu ya-Ahabi kwaze kwaba ngulapho sekabacotfulile,+ ngekuvumelana nelivi laJehova lebekalikhulumile ku-Elija.+
18 Ngetulu kwaloko, Jehu wahlanganisa bonkhe bantfu wase utsi: “Ahabi wamkhonta kancane Bhali+ kodvwa Jehu utamkhonta kakhulu.
19 Ngako-ke bitani bonkhe baphrofethi baBhali,+ bonkhe labamkhontako nabo bonkhe baphristi bakhe+ kutsi bete kimi. Ningavumeli ngisho namunye kutsi angabi khona ngobe nginemhlatjelo lomkhulu lengitawentela Bhali. Nome ngabe ngubani longeke ete lapha angeke aphile.” Kodvwa leli bekulicebo laJehu lekutsi abhubhise bonkhe labakhonta Bhali.
20 Jehu wachubeka watsi: “Memetelani* umbutsano lokhetsekile waBhali.” Ngako bawumemetela.
21 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jehu watfumela livi kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli futsi befika bonkhe labakhonta Bhali. Kute ngisho namunye longazange ete. Bangena endlini* yaBhali+ futsi lendlu yagcwala nswi.
22 Wase utsi kuloyo lobekabuke likamelo lekubeka timphahla: “Khipha tembatfo utinike bonkhe labakhonta Bhali.” Ngako wabakhiphela letembatfo.
23 Jehu kanye naJonadabi+ indvodzana yaRekhabi base bayahamba bayongena endlini yaBhali. Jehu wabese utsi kulabantfu labakhonta Bhali: “Bukisisani futsi niciniseke kutsi lana kute bantfu labakhonta Jehova, kunalabakhonta Bhali kuphela.”
24 Ekugcineni, bangena batewunikela iminikelo kanye nemihlatjelo yekushiswa. Jehu bekabeke emadvodza langu-80 ngaphandle, futsi watsi: “Nangabe ukhona kini lotawuvumela lamadvodza lengiwanikela kini kutsi aphunyule, kutawufa yena esikhundleni sawo.”*
25 Ngekushesha nje Jehu nakacedza kunikela umhlatjelo wekushiswa, watsi kubogadzi* kanye nemaphini akhe: “Ngenani nihlasele! Ningavumeli ngisho namunye aphunyule!”+ Ngako labogadzi nemaphini akhe bahlasela labantfu labakhonta Bhali bababulala ngenkemba, bajika tidvumbu tabo ngephandle futsi bachubeka bahamba baze bayofika ekamelweni lelingekhatsi* lendlu yaBhali.
26 Ngemuva kwaloko, bakhipha ematje langcwele+ endlu yaBhali futsi bawashisa onkhe.+
27 Babhidlita litje lelingcwele+ laBhali, babhidlita nendlu yaBhali+ bayenta imithoyi, njengobe solo kunjalo nalamuhla.
28 Jehu wamncoba ngaleyo ndlela-ke Bhali ka-Israyeli.
29 Kodvwa Jehu akazange atiyekele tono lebetentiwe nguJerobowamu indvodzana yaNebati lowabangela kutsi ema-Israyeli atente, lokutono letiphatselene nekukhonta ematfole eligolide lebekaseBetheli nakaDani.+
30 Ngako Jehova watsi kuJehu: “Ngesizatfu sekutsi wente kahle futsi wente lokuhle emehlweni ami ngekwenta konkhe lobekusenhlitiyweni yami lebengifuna kukwenta endlini ya-Ahabi,+ emadvodzana akho atawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli kuze kube sesitukulwaneni sesine.”+
31 Kodvwa Jehu akazange ahambe ngeMtsetfo waJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe.+ Akazange aphendvuke etonweni leto Jerobowamu labangela ema-Israyeli kutsi atente.+
32 Ngalawo malanga Jehova wacala kunciphisa ema-Israyeli, kancane kancane. Hazayeli bekachubeka nekuwahlasela kuyo yonkhe indzawo yaka-Israyeli,+
33 kusukela eJordane kuya ngasemphumalanga, kuyo yonkhe indzawo yaseGileyadi, lokuyindzawo yebakaGadi, yebakaRubeni kanye nendzawo yebakaManase,+ lesukela e-Aroyeri leseceleni kweSihosha sase-Anoni kuya eGileyadi naseBhashani.+
34 Lomunye umlandvo waJehu, konkhe lakwenta nayo yonkhe imisebenti yakhe yemandla, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli.
35 Jehu wabese uyafa wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe, bamngcwaba eSamariya; indvodzana yakhe Jehoyahazi+ yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
36 Budze besikhatsi* sekubusa kwaJehu aseSamariya, abusa ema-Israyeli, kwaba yiminyaka lengu-28.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfu lebebagadza Ahabi.”
^ Nobe “lelungile.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “wendlu.”
^ Nobe “aninacala.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lelitawuwela emhlabeni.”
^ Kungenteka yindzawo lapho bekuboshwa khona timvu kuze tihhulwe.
^ Nobe “ambusisa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “icondzene.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Ngcwelisani.”
^ Nobe “ethempelini.”
^ Nobe “kutawuba ngumphefumulo wakho esikhundleni semphefumulo wayo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “tingijimi.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lidolobha,” mhlawumbe bekufana nesakhiwo sekubhaca.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Emalanga.”
