Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi
9 Umphrofethi Elisha wabese ubita lenye kumadvodzana ebaphrofethi, watsi kuyo: “Bopha tembatfo takho elukhalo bese ngekushesha utsatsa nayi imbita yemafutsa uye nayo eRamothi-gileyadi.+ 2 Nawufika lapho ubofuna Jehu+ indvodzana yaJehoshafati, indvodzana yaNimshi; ungene ngekhatsi futsi umsukumise emkhatsini wabomnakabo, uhambe naye niye ekamelweni lelingekhatsi. 3 Ubobese utsatsa lembita yemafutsa umtsele ngawo enhloko bese utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Ngiyakugcoba kutsi ube yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.”’+ Ngemuva kwaloko ubobese uvula sivalo uyabaleka, ungaphotisi maseko.”
4 Ngako lenceku yemphrofethi yangenela indlela leya eRamothi-gileyadi. 5 Yatsi nayifika khona yatfola tindvuna telibutfo tihleti. Yatsi: “Kunemlayeto lengikuphatsele wona ndvuna.” Jehu wayibuta watsi: “Ucondzene nabani kitsi?” Yona yatsi: “Ucondzene nawe ndvuna.” 6 Jehu wabese uyasukuma ungena ngekhatsi endlini; lenceku yamtsela ngemafutsa enhloko yatsi kuye: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Ngiyakugcoba kutsi ube yinkhosi yebantfu baJehova, ube yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.+ 7 Kufanele ucotfule indlu ya-Ahabi inkhosi yakho futsi mine ngitawuphindzisela ngenca yengati yetinceku tami baphrofethi nangenca yato tonkhe tinceku taJehova letafela etandleni taJezebeli.+ 8 Yonkhe indlu ya-Ahabi itawuphela nya; futsi ngitawubulala bonkhe bantfu labadvuna* bendlu ya-Ahabi, lokufaka ekhatsi labangenamsiti nalababutsakatsaka baka-Israyeli.+ 9 Ngitakwenta indlu ya-Ahabi ibe njengendlu yaJerobowamu+ indvodzana yaNebati nanjengendlu yaBhasha+ indvodzana ya-Ahiya. 10 Jezebeli yena utawudliwa tinja ensimini leseJezreyeli+ futsi kute lotamngcwaba.’” Nayicedza kusho loko, lenceku yavula sivalo yabaleka.+
11 Watsi Jehu nakabuyela etincekwini tenkhosi yakhe, tambuta tatsi: “Konkhe kuhamba kahle? Belutofunani loluhlanya lakuwe?” Watiphendvula watsi: “Niyamati nani lomuntfu kutsi unjani, nendlela lakhuluma ngayo.” 12 Kodvwa taphendvula tatsi: “Loko akusilo liciniso! Sicela usitjele.” Jehu wase utsi: “Nguloko lakushito kimi futsi uchubeke watsi, ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Ngiyakugcoba kutsi ube yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.”’”+ 13 Tatsi nativa loko, ngekushesha ngamunye wato watsatsa sembatfo sakhe wasendlala etitebhisini+ labekakuto futsi tashaya luphondvo tase titsi: “Jehu sewuyinkhosi!”+ 14 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jehu+ indvodzana yaJehoshafati indvodzana yaNimshi wakhela Jehoramu licebo.
Jehoramu bekasolo agadze iRamothi-gileyadi,+ yena nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli ngenca yeNkhosi Hazayeli+ yaseSiriya. 15 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, iNkhosi Jehoramu yabuyela eJezreyeli+ kuze ilulame kulamanceba lebeyiwatfole kumaSiriya ngesikhatsi ilwa neNkhosi Hazayeli yaseSiriya.+
Jehu wabese utsi: “Nangabe nivumelana* nami, ningavumeli ngisho namunye umuntfu kutsi aphunyuke kulelidolobha futsi ayokubika loko eJezreyeli.” 16 Jehu wabese ugibela inkalishi yakhe wahamba waya eJezreyeli ngobe Jehoramu bekalele lapho alimele futsi neNkhosi Ahaziya yakaJuda beyewukile iyobona Jehoramu. 17 Ngesikhatsi gadzi asemile embhoshongweni loseJezreyeli wabona libutfo lelikhulu laJehu lita. Ngekushesha watsi: “Ngibona libutfo lelikhulu lemadvodza.” Jehoramu watsi: “Tfumela lisotja leligibela lihhashi kutsi liyohlangana nalo lifike litsi: ‘Nite ngekuthula yini?’” 18 Ngako umgibeli welihhashi wahamba wayohlangana naJehu, wafike watsi: “Naku lokushiwo yinkhosi: ‘Nite ngekuthula yini?’” Kodvwa Jehu watsi: “Wena ungenelana ngani nekuthula? Ngilandzele!”
Logadzi wase uyabika utsi: “Lesitfunywa sesifikile kubo kodvwa sisengakabuyi.” 19 Ngako wakhipha umgibeli welihhashi wesibili, lowafika kubo watsi: “Inkhosi itsi: ‘Nite ngekuthula yini?’” Kodvwa Jehu watsi: “Wena ungenelana ngani nekuthula? Ngilandzele!”
20 Logadzi wase uyabika utsi: “Lesitfunywa sifikile kubo kodvwa solo asibuyi. Lencola ihambisa kwencola leshayelwa nguJehu umtukulu* waNimshi ngoba uyishayelisa kweluhlanya.” 21 Jehoramu watsi: “Bophelani incola!” Ngako kwaboshelwa incola yakhe futsi iNkhosi Jehoramu yaka-Israyeli neNkhosi Ahaziya+ yakaJuda bahamba, nguloyo naloyo ngencola yakhe yemphi kuze bayohlangana naJehu. Bafike bamtfola ensimini yaNabothi+ umJezreyeli.
22 Ngekushesha nje Jehoramu nakabona Jehu watsi: “Ute ngekuthula yini yeJehu?” Kodvwa yena watsi: “Kungaba khona kanjani kuthula nangabe kusenebugwadla baJezebeli+ make wakho kanye nebutsakatsi bakhe lobunyenti?”+ 23 Jehoramu wavele wajikisa incola yakhe wabaleka futsi watsi ku-Ahaziya: “Basibambe ngebucili sabambeka ye-Ahaziya!” 24 Jehu watsatsa butjoki esandleni sakhe wadubula Jehoramu emhlane futsi umcibisholo wamhlaba inhlitiyo waphumela ngale, wase uyawa asencoleni yakhe. 25 Jehu wabese utsi kuBidkari, liphini lakhe: “Mtsatse uyomlahla ensimini yaNabothi umJezreyeli.+ Khumbula, mine nawe besigibele kanye kanye* sihamba ngemuva kwa-Ahabi babe wakhe ngesikhatsi Jehova akhipha simemetelo ngaye lesitsi:+ 26 ‘“Njengobe ngiyibonile ingati yaNabothi+ kanye nengati yemadvodzana akhe itolo,” kusho Jehova, “ngitawuphindzisela+ kuwe kulensimu,” kusho Jehova.’ Nyalo, mtsatse uyomlahla kuyo njengobe kusho livi laJehova.”+
27 Ngesikhatsi iNkhosi Ahaziya+ yakaJuda ibona loko lebekwenteka, yabaleka ngendlela leyendlula ngasengadzeni lenkhulu.* (Ngemuva kwesikhatsi Jehu wayigijimisa lenkhosi futsi watsi: “Naye mhlaseleni!” Ngako nayo bayigwaza isencoleni ikhuphukela eGuri, lengaseJibleyamu.+ Kodvwa lenkhosi yachubeka ibaleka yaze yayofika eMegido futsi yafela khona. 28 Tinceku tayo tase tiyayitsatsa tayilayisha encoleni taya nayo eJerusalema futsi tayingcwaba ethuneni layo lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bayo, eDolobheni laDavide.+ 29 Bekungumnyaka wesi-11 wekubusa kwaJehoramu indvodzana ya-Ahabi, ngesikhatsi Ahaziya+ aba yinkhosi kaJuda.)
30 Watsi Jehu nakefika eJezreyeli,+ Jezebeli+ weva ngaloko. Ngako Jezebeli wapenda emehlo akhe ngapende lomnyama, walungisa inhloko yakhe, futsi walunguta phansi asefasitelweni. 31 Ngesikhatsi Jehu angena egedeni, Jezebeli wambuta watsi: “Konkhe kuhamba kahle yini kuZimri umbulali wenkhosi yakhe?”+ 32 Jehu wabuka etulu kulelifasitelo wase utsi: “Ngubani loseluhlangotsini lwami? Ngubani?”+ Ngekushesha tindvuna letimbili nobe letintsatfu tabuka phansi tambona. 33 Watsi: “Mjikijeleni phansi!” Ngako tamjikijela phansi futsi lenye yengati yakhe yatsela lubondza kanye nemahhashi, futsi Jehu wamgcobagcoba. 34 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehu wangena futsi wadla, wanatsa. Wabese utsi: “Ngicela nimnakekele lomfati localekisiwe futsi nimngcwabe. Phela uyindvodzakati yenkhosi.”+ 35 Kodvwa batsi nabaphuma bayomngcwaba bangatfoli lutfo, ngaphandle kwesikobho sakhe netinyawo netandla.+ 36 Batsi nababuyela emuva bayotjela Jehu ngaloko, watsi: “Loku kugcwalisa livi laJehova+ lalikhuluma ngenceku yakhe Elija umThishbe, lelitsi, ‘Ensimini leseJezreyeli tinja titakudla inyama yaJezebeli.+ 37 Sidvumbu saJezebeli sitawuba ngumcuba wensimu leseJezreyeli kuze bangatokusho batsi: “Lona nguJezebeli.”’”