Eyesibili YamaKhosi

10 Manje u-Ahabi + wayenamadodana angu-70 eSamariya. Ngakho uJehu wabhala izincwadi wazithumela eSamariya ezikhulwini zaseJizreyeli, emadodeni amadala + nakubanakekeli bezingane zika-Ahabi,* wathi: 2 “Phakathi kwenu kukhona amadodana enkosi yenu, izinqola zempi, amahhashi, idolobha elinezivikelo eziqinile nezikhali. Lapho le ncwadi ifika kini, 3 kufanele nikhethe indodana yenkosi engcono neniyibona ifanele* ukuwedlula wonke niyibeke esihlalweni sikayise. Niyilwele indlu yenkosi yenu.”

4 Kodwa besaba bathi: “Uma amakhosi amabili ehlulekile ukumelana naye, + pho thina singamelana kanjani naye?” 5 Ngakho owayengamele isigodlo,* owayengamele idolobha, amadoda amadala nabanakekeli bezingane bathumela lo myalezo kuJehu, bathi: “Siyizinceku zakho, sizokwenza konke okushoyo. Akukho muntu esizombeka abe yinkosi. Yenza noma yini ebonakala ilungile kuwe.”

6 Wababhalela incwadi yesibili, wathi: “Uma ningakimi futhi nizimisele ukungilalela, thathani amakhanda amadodana enkosi yenu nize nawo kimi kusasa ngalesi sikhathi eJizreyeli.”

Amadodana enkosi angu-70 ayekanye namadoda avelele edolobha ayewakhulisa. 7 Lapho nje incwadi ifika kuwo, athatha amadodana enkosi angu-70 awabulala, + afaka amakhanda awo kobhasikidi awathumela kuye eJizreyeli. 8 Isithunywa sangena samtshela, sathi: “Bawalethile amakhanda amadodana enkosi.” Ngakho wathi: “Wabekeni abe izinqwaba ezimbili esangweni ledolobha kuze kube sekuseni.” 9 Ekuseni waphuma wama phambi kwabantu wathi: “Nina aninacala.* Mina ngakhele inkosi yami uzungu ngayibulala, + kodwa ubani obulale bonke laba? 10 Ngakho yazini ukuthi akukho nelilodwa izwi likaJehova, uJehova alikhuluma ngokumelene nendlu ka-Ahabi elingeke ligcwaliseke, *+ uJehova ukwenzile lokho akukhuluma ngenceku yakhe u-Eliya.” + 11 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehu wabulala bonke ababesele bendlu ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, kanye nawo wonke amadoda akhe avelele nayejwayelene nabo nabapristi bakhe, + kwaze kwaba yilapho esebaqede bonke. +

12 Ngemva kwalokho wasuka wahamba waya eSamariya. Indlu abelusi ababegundela kuyo izimvu yayisendleleni. 13 UJehu wahlangana nabafowabo baka-Ahaziya inkosi + yakwaJuda lapho, wathi kubo, “Ningobani nina?” Bona bathi: “Singabafowabo baka-Ahaziya, sisendleleni siyohlola ukuthi asaphila yini amadodana enkosi namadodana endlovukazi.”* 14 Masinyane wathi: “Babambeni bephila!” Ngakho bawabamba ephila la madoda angu-42 bawabulala ngasemthonjeni ongasendlini okugundelwa kuyo izimvu. Akavumelanga neyodwa ukuba iphunyuke. +

15 Uma esuka lapho wahlangana noJehonadaba + indodana kaRekabi + ezomhlangabeza. Lapho embingelela,* yena wathi kuye: “Ingabe ungisekela ngenhliziyo ephelele,* njengoba nje nami ngikusekela ngenhliziyo ephelele?”

UJehonadaba wathi: “Kunjalo.”

“Uma kunjalo, nginike isandla sakho.”

Ngakho welula isandla sakhe, uJehu wamdonsa wamgibelisa enqoleni. 16 Wabe esethi: “Hamba nami ukuze ubone indlela engingababekezeleli ngayo labo abaphikisana noJehova.” + Ngakho uJehu wahamba naye ngenqola yakhe yempi. 17 Wafika eSamariya, wabulala bonke ababesele bendlu ka-Ahabi eSamariya wabaqeda, + njengoba nje uJehova ayeshilo ku-Eliya. +

18 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehu waqoqela bonke abantu ndawonye wathi kubo: “U-Ahabi wamkhonza kancane uBhali, + kodwa uJehu uzomkhonza kakhulu. 19 Ngakho bizani bonke abaprofethi bakaBhali, + zonke izikhonzi zakhe nabo bonke abapristi bakhe + beze kimi. Makungasali ngisho noyedwa, ngoba kunomhlatshelo omkhulu engizowenzela uBhali. Noma ubani ongafikanga uzofa.” Kepha uJehu wenza ngobuqili ukuze abhubhise abakhonza uBhali.

20 UJehu waqhubeka wathi: “Memezelani* umhlangano okhethekile kaBhali.” Ngakho bawumemezela. 21 Ngemva kwalokho uJehu wathumela umyalezo kulo lonke elakwa-Israyeli, bonke abakhonza uBhali bafika. Akekho noyedwa ongazange afike. Bangena ethempelini likaBhali, *+ ithempeli lagcwala phama. 22 Wathi kumphathi wekamelo lezingubo: “Khiphela bonke abakhonza uBhali izingubo.” Ngakho wabakhiphela izingubo. 23 Ngemva kwalokho uJehu noJehonadaba + indodana kaRekabi bangena endlini kaBhali. Wathi ezikhonzini zikaBhali: “Funani ngokucophelela niqikelele ukuthi abekho abakhonza uJehova lapha, kukhona abakhonza uBhali kuphela.” 24 Ekugcineni bangena ukuze banikele imihlatshelo neminikelo eshiswayo. UJehu wayemise amadoda angu-80 ngaphandle wathi: “Uma kuba khona indoda ephunyukayo kula madoda, niyokhokha ukuphila ngokuphila.”

25 Ngokushesha nje lapho eseqedile ukunikela umnikelo oshiswayo, uJehu wathi konogada* nasezinduneni: “Ngenani nibabulale! Makungaphunyuki ngisho noyedwa!” + Ngakho onogada nezinduna bababulala ngenkemba babaphonsa ngaphandle, baqhubeka bebabulala baze bafika endaweni yokukhosela* yethempeli likaBhali. 26 Ngemva kwalokho bakhipha izinsika ezingcwele + zethempeli likaBhali bazishisa. + 27 Badiliza insika engcwele + kaBhali, badiliza nethempeli likaBhali + bakha indlu yangasese kuleyo ndawo, isekhona kuze kube namuhla.

28 Kanjalo uJehu wakuqeda ukukhonzwa kukaBhali kwa-Israyeli. 29 Nokho, uJehu akazange aziyeke izono uJerobowamu indodana kaNebhati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, okungukuthi amathole egolide, elaliseBhethele nelalikwaDani. + 30 Ngakho uJehova wathi kuJehu: “Ngenxa yokuthi wenze kahle, wenza okulungile emehlweni ami ngokwenza konke obekusenhliziyweni yami ngokuqondene nendlu ka-Ahabi, + amadodana akho ayohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli kuze kube sesizukulwaneni sesine.” + 31 Kodwa uJehu akazange aqikelele ukuba anamathele eMthethweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe. + Akazange aziyeke izono uJerobowamu onisa ngazo u-Israyeli. +

32 Ngalezo zinsuku uJehova waqala ukuvumela ukuba ezinye izindawo zakwa-Israyeli zinqotshwe. UHazayeli wayelokhu ebahlasela kulo lonke elakwa-Israyeli, + 33 kusukela eJordani ngasempumalanga, lonke izwe laseGileyadi—kwaGadi, kwaRubeni nakwaManase +—ukusuka e-Aroweri, engaseSigodini Sase-Arinoni,* kuya eGileyadi naseBhashani. +

34 Wonke omunye umlando kaJehu nakho konke akwenza nawo wonke amandla akhe, kulotshiwe encwadini yomlando wamakhosi akwa-Israyeli. 35 UJehu walala nokhokho bakhe, wangcwatshwa eSamariya; uJehowahazi indodana yakhe + wabusa esikhundleni sakhe. 36 Isikhathi* uJehu asibusa phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya sasiyiminyaka engu-28.