UBhen-Hadadi Uyingqinga iSamari
UBhen-Hadade ufuna isilivere ka-Ahabhi, nabafazi, nabantwana, aze uSirayeli amoyise kabini njengoko uBawo wethu wathembisa ngomprofeti. Kodwa uAhabhi ubiza loo kumkani woyisiweyo ngokuba ngumzalwana wakhe, amyeke ahambe, aze umprofeti ozenze omnye umntu amthiele uAhabhi ukuba azigwebe.
20 1UBhen-Hadade ukumkani wama-Aram wahlanganisa wonke umkhosi wakhe—ookumkani abangamashumi amathathu anababini benaye, kunye namahashe neenqwelo zokulwa. Wenyuka, wayingqinga iSamari, walwa nayo. 2Wathumela abathunywa emzini kuAhabhi ukumkani wamaSirayeli, esithi: “Utsho uBhen-Hadade ukuthi: 3‘Isilivere yakho negolide yakho zezam, kananjalo nabalungileyo kubafazi bakho nabantwana bakho ngabam.’”
4Waphendula ukumkani wamaSirayeli wathi: “Kunjengoko utshilo, nkosi yam kumkani: ndingowakho, nako konke endinako.”
5Babuya abathunywa bathi: “Utsho uBhen-Hadade ukuthi: ‘Ndathumela ilizwi kuwe ndifuna igolide nesilivere yakho, nabantwana bakho kwakunye nabafazi bakho. 6Kodwa malunga neli xesha ngomso ndiya kuthumela abakhonzi bam ukuba baphengulule ibhotwe lakho nezindlu zabakhonzi bakho, baze bathabathe bemke nako konke okuxabise kuwe.’”
7Ukumkani wamaSirayeli wawabiza onke amadoda amakhulu elizwe wathi: “Bonani kakuhle ukuba le ndoda ifuna inkathazo. Uthumele ngabafazi bam, nabantwana bam, nesilivere yam negolide yam, mna andamlandulelanga.”
8Onke amadoda amakhulu nabantu bonke bathi kuye: “Musa ukumphulaphula, ungavumi.”
9Ngako oko wathi kubathunywa bakaBhen-Hadade: “Xelelani inkosi yam ukumkani ukuthi: ‘Zonke izinto owazibiza kuqala kumkhonzi wakho ndiya kuzenza, kodwa le nto uyibizayo andinakuyenza.’” Bemka abathunywa, bayibuyisa impendulo yakhe.
10Waza uBhen-Hadade wathumela ilizwi wathi: “Mabenjenje oothixo kum, baqokele ukwenjenje, ukuba uthuli lwaseSamari lwanele ukuzalisa isandla somntu ngamnye kubalandeli bam.”
11Waphendula ukumkani wamaSirayeli wathi: “Xelelani ukuthi: ‘Lowo ubhinqa izikhali zakhe makangaqhayisi njengozikhululayo.’”
12Kwathi uBhen-Hadade nookumkani besela ezintenteni zabo, weva le nto, wathi kumadoda akhe: “Yimani ezindaweni zenu.” Baza bema malunga naloo mzi.
UBawo Wethu Umnika uAhabhi Uloyiso
13Kwafika umprofeti kuAhabhi ukumkani wamaSirayeli wathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Uyabona na lo mkhosi mkhulu kangaka? Namhlanje ndiya kuwunikela esandleni sakho, uze wazi ukuba ndinguBawo wakho.”
14Wabuza uAhabhi wathi: “Ngabani na?” Waphendula umprofeti wathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngamadodana abathetheli bamaphondo.” Wabuza wathi: “Ngubani na oya kuqala imfazwe?” Wathi yena: “Nguwe.”
15Ngako oko uAhabhi wawabiza amadodana abathetheli bamaphondo—angamakhulu amabini anamashumi amathathu anababini. Emva koko wababiza abaseleyo, onke amaSirayeli—engamawaka asixhenxe ewonke. 16Baphuma emini enkulu, lo gama uBhen-Hadade nookumkani abangamashumi amathathu anababini ababenaye besela benxila ezintenteni zabo. 17Aphuma kuqala amadodana abathetheli bamaphondo. UBhen-Hadade wayethumele iintlola, zaza zamxelela zathi: “Kukho amadoda aphuma kwaSamari.”
18Wathi: “Ukuba baphume ngoxolo, babambeni bephilile; ukuba baphume ngemfazwe, babambeni bephilile.”
19Aphuma emzini amadodana abathetheli bamaphondo, umkhosi uwalandela ngasemva. 20Elowo wabulala umchasi wakhe. Asaba ama-Aram, amaSirayeli ewasukela, kodwa uBhen-Hadade ukumkani wama-Aram wasinda ekhwele ihashe, kunye namanye amadoda akhwele amahashe. 21Waphuma ukumkani wamaSirayeli, wawatshabalalisa amahashe neenqwelo zokulwa, wawabulala kakhulu ama-Aram. 22Emva koko kwafika umprofeti kukumkani wamaSirayeli wathi: “Zomeleze, ucinge kakuhle ngento oya kuyenza, kuba ekuthwaseni komnyaka olandelayo ukumkani wama-Aram uya kuphinda akuhlasele.”
23Ngelo xesha abaphathi bokumkani wama-Aram bathi kuye: “Oothixo babo ngoothixo beentaba; kungoko basoyisileyo. Masilwe nabo emhlabeni othabazi, sibe siya kuboyisa ngokuqinisekileyo. 24Yenza oku: susa bonke ookumkani ezikhundleni zabo, ubeke abanye abaphathi esikhundleni sabo. 25Hlanganisa umkhosi onjengaloo mkhosi uwulahlekelweyo—ihashe ngehashe, inqwelo ngenqwelo—silwe namaSirayeli ethafeni. Ngoko siya kuba namandla kunabo ngokuqinisekileyo.” Waphulaphula kubo, wenjenjalo.
26Kwathi ekuthwaseni komnyaka uBhen-Hadade wawahlanganisa ama-Aram, wenyuka waya eAfeki ukuya kulwa namaSirayeli. 27Bakuba oonyana bakaSirayeli behlanganisiwe baxhaswa, baphuma ukuya kuwahlangabeza. AmaSirayeli amisa malunga nawo njengemihlanjana emibini yeebhokhwe, lo gama ama-Aram ayelizalisile ilizwe.
28Kwafika umntu kaThixo kukumkani wamaSirayeli wathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa yokuba ama-Aram ecinga ukuba uNdikhoyo nguthixo weenduli, ingenguye owezihlambo, ndiya kuwunikela wonke lo mkhosi mkhulu esandleni sakho, uze wazi ukuba ndinguBawo wakho.”
29Imihla esixhenxe bamisa bejongene; ngomhla wesixhenxe baqubisana. Ngamini-nye oonyana bakaSirayeli babulala kwama-Aram amawaka alikhulu amadoda ahamba ngeenyawo. 30Aseleyo asaba aya eAfeki, apho udonga lwawela phezu kwamadoda angamashumi amabini anesixhenxe amawaka. UBhen-Hadade wasabela emzini, wazimela kwigumbi elingaphakathi.
31Bathi abakhonzi bakhe: “Sivile ukuba ookumkani bendlu yasebukhosini yamaSirayeli banenceba. Masiye kukumkani wamaSirayeli sibhinqe iingubo zokuzila, sinezintya ezintlokweni zethu; mhlawumbi uya kukusindisa.”
32Baza babhinqa iingubo ezirhwexayo, banxiba izintya ezintlokweni zabo, beza kukumkani wamaSirayeli bebongoza besithi: “Umkhonzi wakho uBhen-Hadade uthi: ‘Khawundiyeke ndiphile.’” Waphendula wathi: “Usaphila na? Ngumnakwethu.”
33Loo madoda akuthabatha oku njengomqondiso olungileyo, akhawuleza alibamba ilizwi lakhe, athi: “Ewe, umnakwenu uBhen-Hadade!” Wathi ukumkani: “Hambani, nimzise.” Waphuma ke uBhen-Hadade, waza uAhabhi wamkhwelisa enqwelweni.
34Wathi uBhen-Hadade: “Ndiya kuyibuyisa imizi awayithabatha ubawo kuyihlo, wena ungazimisela ezakho iindawo zorhwebo eDamasko, njengoko ubawo wenza kwaSamari.” Wathi uAhabhi: “Ngale mimiselo ndiya kukundulula.” Waza wenza umnqophiso naye, wamndulula.
Umprofeti Ujongana Nokumkani
35Ngelizwi likaBawo wethu omnye woonyana babaprofeti wathi kumlingane wakhe: “Khawundibethe.” Kodwa loo mntu akavuma ukubetha.
36Wathi umprofeti: “Ngenxa yokuba ungaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaBawo wethu, uthi ukwemka kwakho kum ingonyama ikubulale.” Wathi akwemka loo mntu, yamfumana ingonyama yambulala.
37Umprofeti wafumana omnye umntu wathi: “Khawundibethe.” Loo mntu wambetha wamngxwelerha.
38Waza umprofeti wema ngasendleleni elinde ukumkani, ezifihla ubuso ngesibopho phezu kwamehlo akhe. 39Xa ukumkani edlula, umprofeti wamemeza, wathi: “Umkhonzi wakho waya esazulwini semfazwe, yaza yaphambuka indoda, yandizisela umthinjwa, yathi: ‘Gcina le ndoda. Ukuba uthe akakho, umphefumlo wakho woba sesikhundleni sowakhe, okanye urhole iiponti ezingamashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu zesilivere.’ 40Lo gama umkhonzi wakho ebexakekile apha naphaya, yasuka yanyamalala loo ndoda.” Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli: “Sisigwebo sakho eso; wena ngokwakho usigqibile.”
41Umprofeti wakhawuleza wasisusa isisitheliso emehlweni akhe, waza ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wamazi ukuba ngomnye wabaprofeti.
42Wathi kukumkani: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa yokuba umndulule umntu endimisele ukuba atshabalale, umphefumlo wakho woba sesikhundleni somphefumlo wakhe, nabantu bakho esikhundleni sabantu bakhe.”
43Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli waya endlwini yakhe ebuthe nkwa ubuso, ejalile, wabuyela kwaSamari.
