Eyesibili EyamaKhosi

9 Umphrofethi u-Elisha wabiza omunye wamadodana abaphrofethi wathi kuye: “Bopha ukhalo lwakho uthathe imbodlela le yamafutha uphangise uye eRamothi-giliyadi.+ 2 Nxa ungafika lapho, udinge uJehu+ umntakaJehoshafathi indodana kaNimishi. Ungene umsukumise phakathi kwabafowabo, uye laye endlini engaphakathi. 3 Uthathe imbodlela yamafutha uwathele ekhanda lakhe ubususithi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Ngiyakugcoba ukuthi ube yinkosi yako-Israyeli.”’+ Ngemva kwalokho uvule umnyango uhle ubaleke.”

4 Ngakho inceku yomphrofethi yasuka yaya eRamothi-giliyadi. 5 Yathola izinduna zamabutho zihlezi, yasisithi: “Kulelizwi engithunywe ukuthi ngizokutshela lona nduna.” UJehu wathi: “Utsho ubani?” Yona yaphendula yathi: “Ngitsho wena nduna yami.” 6 Ngakho uJehu wasukuma wayangena endlini. Inceku yathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe yathi, “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: ‘Ngiyakugcoba ukuthi ube yinkosi yabantu bakaJehova, abantu bako-Israyeli.+ 7 Kumele ubulale bonke abemuli ka-Ahabi inkosi yakho, futhi ngizaphindisela ngenxa yezinceku zami ezazingabaphrofethi lazo zonke izinceku zikaJehova ezabulawa nguJezebheli.+ 8 Bonke abendlu ka-Ahabi bazatshabalala baphele du njalo ngizabulala bonke abesilisa endlini yakhe, kugoqele lalabo abangelamandla labazihluphekelayo ko-Israyeli.+ 9 Ngizakwenza kwabendlu ka-Ahabi lokho engakwenza kwabendlu kaJerobhowami+ indodana kaNebhathi. Bazakuba njengabendlu kaBhahasha+ indodana ka-Ahija. 10 UJezebheli uzadliwa yizinja ensimini eseJeziriyeli+ njalo akulamuntu ozamngcwaba.’” Ngemva kwalokho inceku yavula umnyango yabaleka.+

11 UJehu wathi ebuyela ezincekwini zenkosi yakhe, zambuza zathi: “Konke kuhamba kuhle? Uhlanya lolu belufunani kuwe?” UJehu waphendula wathi: “Lani liyamazi umuntu lowana futhi liyazazi lenkulumo zakhe.” 12 Kodwa izinceku zenkosi yakhe zathi: “Ulamanga! Sicela usitshele.” Ngakho wabatshela lokho okwakukhulunywe yindoda leyo, wasesithi: “Uphinde wathi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Ngiyakugcoba ukuthi ube yinkosi yako-Israyeli.”’”+ 13 Bathi besizwa lokho ngamunye wakhipha isembatho sakhe wasibeka phansi emasitephisini ukuze uJehu anyathele phezu kwazo.+ Batshaya uphondo bathi: “UJehu useyinkosi!”+ 14 Ngakho uJehu+ indodana kaJehoshafathi indodana kaNimishi wabumba icebo lokuhlamukela uJehoramu.

UJehoramu lebutho lako-Israyeli babeseRamothi-giliyadi+ bevikele abantu bako-Israyeli ukuthi bangahlaselwa nguHazayeli+ inkosi yeSiriya. 15 Kodwa iNkosi uJehoramu yabuyela eJeziriyeli+ ukuze amanxeba ayo aphole njengoba amaSiriya ayeyilimazile ngesikhathi isilwa loHazayeli inkosi yeSiriya.+

UJehu wathi: “Nxa lingisekela, lingavumeli muntu ukuthi aphume edolobheni ayebika lokhu eJeziriyeli.” 16 UJehu wasegada inqola yakhe waya eJeziriyeli lapho okwakuloJehoramu khona. UJehoramu wayelele ngoba wayelimele futhi u-Ahaziya inkosi yakoJuda wayezombona. 17 Umlindi wathi emi phezu komphotshongo eJeziriyeli wabona iqembu lamadoda ayehamba loJehu lisiza, wahle wathi: “Ngibona iqembu lamadoda.” UJehoramu waphendula wathi: “Thuma omunye wabagadi bamabhiza abahlangabeze ababuze ukuthi baza ngokuthula yini.” 18 Ngakho wahamba wayabahlangabeza wafika wathi: “Inkosi ithi, ‘Liza ngokuthula yini?’” Kodwa uJehu wathi: “Ukuthula kwani? Yana emva kwami ungilandele!”

Umlindi wabika wathi: “Isithunywa sifikile kubo kodwa asiphendukanga.” 19 Yikho inkosi yathuma omunye umgadi webhiza, wafika wathi kubo: “Inkosi ithi, ‘Liza ngokuthula yini?’” Kodwa uJehu wathi: “Ukuthula kwani? Yana emva kwami ungilandele!”

20 Umlindi wabika wathi: “Ufikile kubo kodwa kaphendukanga futhi otshayela inqola ungathi nguJehu umzukulu* kaNimishi ngoba utshayela angathi luhlanya.” 21 UJehoramu wathi: “Bophani inqola!” Ngakho babopha inqola yakhe yempi. UJehoramu inkosi yako-Israyeli lo-Ahaziya+ inkosi yakoJuda basuka ngezinqola zabo bayahlangabeza uJehu. Bahlangana laye ensimini kaNabhothi+ umJeziriyeli.

22 UJehoramu uthe embona nje uJehu wathi: “Uza ngokuthula yini Jehu?” Kodwa yena wathi: “Kungaba lokuthula njani nxa ubufebe bukanyoko uJezebheli+ busesekhona njalo kugcwele ubuthakathi bakhe?”+ 23 UJehoramu wahle watshibilikisa inqola yakhe wabaleka, wathi ku-Ahaziya: “Sebesihlamukele Ahaziya!” 24 UJehu wathatha umtshoko wakhe watshoka uJehoramu emhlane, umtshoko wayahlaba enhliziyweni, uJehoramu wawela enqoleni yakhe. 25 UJehu wasesithi kuBhidikhari inceku yakhe: “Mthwale uyemjikela ensimini kaNabhothi umJeziriyeli.+ Khumbula ukuthi sasisonke sigade inqola ngemva kukayise u-Ahabi ngesikhathi uJehova ekhuluma ngaye esithi:+ 26 ‘“Njengoba ngibone igazi likaNabhothi+ lelamadodana akhe izolo,” kutsho uJehova, “lawe ngizakujezisa+ loba sekutheni ensimini yonale,” kutsho uJehova.’ Ngakho mthathe uyemjikela ensimini leyo njengoba nje uJehova watsho.”+

27 U-Ahaziya+ inkosi yakoJuda wathi ebona okwakusenzakala wabaleka ngendlela edlula engadini enkulu.* (UJehu wamlandela wathi: “Mbulaleni laye!” Ngakho bamgwaza esenqoleni esesiya eGuri eseduze le-Ibhiliyami,+ kodwa waqhubeka ebaleka esiya eMegido wayafela khona. 28 Izinceku zika-Ahaziya zamthwala zaya laye eJerusalema, zafika zamngcwaba ethuneni lakhe emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe edolobheni likaDavida.+ 29 U-Ahaziya+ wayeqalise ukubusa koJuda ngomnyaka wesi-11 wokubusa kukaJehoramu indodana ka-Ahabi.)

30 UJezebheli+ wezwa ukuthi uJehu wayesefikile eJeziriyeli.+ Yikho wazicomba amehlo aba mnyama futhi wazicecisa ikhanda ngemiceciso, waselunguza ngewindi. 31 UJehu wathi engena egedini, uJezebheli wathi: “Kwamhambela kuhle yini uZimri owabulala inkosi yakhe?”+ 32 UJehu wasekhangela phezulu ewindini wathi: “Ngubani ongisekelayo? Ngubani?”+ Amadoda amabili loba amathathu ayeyiziphathamandla zesigodlweni ahle alunguza ngewindi amkhangela. 33 UJehu wasesithi: “Mphoseleni phansi!” Ngakho amphosela phansi, igazi lakhe lachaphakela emdulini lasemabhizeni, uJehu wasemnyathela ngamabhiza. 34 Ngemva kwalokho wangena endlini wadla wanatha, wasesithi: “Ngicela lithathe owesifazana lowana oqalekisiweyo liyemngcwaba. Phela uyindodakazi yenkosi.”+ 35 Kodwa bathi sebesiyamthatha ukuthi bayemngcwaba abatholanga lutho, ngaphandle kokhakhayi lezandla kanye lenyawo.+ 36 Baphenduka bayamtshela uJehu, yena wathi: “Lokhu kugcwalisa ilizwi uJehova+ alikhuluma esebenzisa inceku yakhe u-Elija umThishibi elithi, ‘Umzimba kaJezebheli uzadliwa yizinja ensimini eseJeziriyeli.+ 37 Isidumbu sikaJezebheli sizakuba ngumquba emhlabathini wensimu eseJeziriyeli ukuze kungabi lomuntu ozakuthi: “Lo nguJezebheli.”’”