UAhabhi Ukhanukela Isidiliya sikaNabhoti
UNabhoti akavumi ukuthengisa isidiliya soobawo bakhe, ngoko uIzebhele ucwangcisa ukuzila, namaxoki amabini aqeshiweyo, nokuxulutywa ngamatye. UAhabhi wehla ukuya kuthabatha umhlaba, kodwa ufumana uEliya endaweni yoko, nelizwi likaBawo wethu ngezinja negazi. Uzila ukudla, kuze umgwebo ulibaziseke use kunyana wakhe.
21 1Emva kwezi zinto, uNabhoti waseYizereli wayenesidiliya eYizereli, ngasebhotweni lika-Ahabhi ukumkani waseSamari. 2Wathi uAhabhi kuNabhoti: “Ndinike isidiliya sakho sibe ngumyezo wemifuno, kuba sikufuphi nendlu yam. Ndokunika esinye isidiliya esingcono, okanye ukuba uthanda, ndokunika ixabiso laso ngemali yesilivere.”
3Waphendula uNabhoti kuAhabhi wathi: “Nakanye, phambi koBawo wethu, andingekhe ndikunike ilifa loobawo bam!” a a v3 Phantsi komthetho kaBawo wethu, umhlaba wosapho wawuyinqobo ehlala, edluliselwa kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana, wawungasayi kuze uthengiswe ngonaphakade; uNabhoti akazange ale ngenkani, kodwa ngokuthembeka.
4Waya endlwini yakhe uAhabhi ubuso ebuthe nkwa, ejalile, ngenxa yelizwi likaNabhoti waseYizereli awathi ngalo: “Andiyi kukunika ilifa loobawo bam.” Wangqengqa esililini sakhe, wajika ubuso bakhe, akavuma ukudla. 5Weza umkakhe uIzebhele wathi kuye: “Yini na ukuba ubuso bakho bube nkwa kangaka ungavumi nokudla?”
6Waphendula wathi: “Ndithethe noNabhoti waseYizereli, ndathi kuye, ‘Mandithenge isidiliya sakho, okanye ukuba uyathanda, ndokunika esinye endaweni yaso,’ kodwa yena wathi, ‘Andiyi kukunika isidiliya sam.’”
7Wathi umkakhe uIzebhele: “Ingaba ungukumkani kanjalo na phezu kwamaSirayeli? Vuka, udle, uchwayite—ndokunika isidiliya sikaNabhoti waseYizereli.”
8Wabhala iincwadi egameni lika-Ahabhi, wazitywina ngetywina lakhe, wazithumela kumadoda amakhulu nakwiinhanha ezazihleli noNabhoti emzini wakhe. 9Kwiincwadi wabhala wathi: “Memezani ukuzila ukudla, nimhlalise uNabhoti entloko yabantu. 10Nihlalise amadoda amabini angenabuntu malunga naye, ukuze amngqinele esithi: ‘Umqalekisile uThixo nokumkani.’ Nimkhuphele phandle, nimxulube ngamatye afe.”
11Amadoda omzi wakhe, amakhulu nezinhanha ezazihleli apho, enza kanye njengoko uIzebhele wayewayalele ngako kwiincwadi awayezithumele kuwo. 12Amemeza ukuzila ukudla, amhlalisa uNabhoti entloko yabantu. 13Eza amadoda amabini angenabuntu, ahlala malunga naye, amngqinela uNabhoti phambi kwabantu, esithi: “UNabhoti umqalekisile uThixo nokumkani.” Aza amkhupha ngaphandle komzi, amxuluba ngamatye wafa. 14Aza athumela ilizwi kuIzebhele, esithi: “UNabhoti uxulutyiwe ngamatye wafa.”
15Esakuva uIzebhele ukuba uNabhoti uxulutyiwe ngamatye wafa, wathi kuAhabhi: “Vuka, uthabathe isidiliya sikaNabhoti waseYizereli, lowo owayengavumanga ukusithengisa kuwe. UNabhoti akasaphili, sele efile.”
16Esakuva uAhabhi ukuba uNabhoti sele efile, wavuka wehla, waya kuthabatha isidiliya sikaNabhoti waseYizereli.
17Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuEliya waseTishbhi, lisithi:
18“Vuka, uhle uye kumkhawulela uAhabhi ukumkani wamaSirayeli, osekwaSamari. Nanko esesidiliyeni sikaNabhoti, apho ehle waya kuthabatha khona isidiliya. 19Uthethe naye uthi, ‘Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ubulele, kananjalo wathabatha nempahla yakhe na?’ Wandule uthi, ‘Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Kwindawo apho izinja zalixhapha khona igazi likaNabhoti, ziya kulixhapha nelakho—ewe, nelakho.’”
20Wathi uAhabhi kuEliya: “Undifumene na, lutshaba lwam!” Waphendula wathi: “Ndikufumene, ngenxa yokuba uzithengisile ukuba wenze okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu.”
21“Yabona, ndiya kukuzisela intlekele, ndikutshayele, ndiyinqamle kuAhabhi yonke into eyindoda kwaSirayeli, isicaka nokhululekileyo. 22Ndoyenza indlu yakho ifane nendlu kaYarobheham, unyana kaNebhati, kwanendlu kaBhahesha, unyana ka-Ahiya, ngenxa yokuba undiqumbisile, wawonisa amaSirayeli.” 23Ngokubhekisele kuIzebhele uBawo wethu wathetha noko, wathi: “Izinja ziya kudla uIzebhele ngasodongeni lwaseYizereli. 24Izinja ziya kudla lowo oka-Ahabhi ofela phakathi komzi; iintaka zezulu ziya kudla lowo ofela endle.”
25Kwakungekho namnye owayenjengoAhabhi, owazithengisayo ukuba enze okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, evuselelwa ngumkakhe uIzebhele. 26Wenza amasikizi kakhulu, elandela izithixo njengama-Amori, uBawo wethu awawagqogqayo phambi kwamaSirayeli.
27Kwathi akuweva la mazwi uAhabhi, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wambatha ezirhwexayo emzimbeni wakhe, wazila ukudla, walala ezirhwexayo, wahambahamba edakumbile.
28Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuEliya waseTishbhi, lisithi:
29“Uyabona na indlela azithobe ngayo uAhabhi phambi kwam? Ngenxa yokuba ezithobile phambi kwam, andiyi kuzisa intlekele ngemihla yakhe; ndiya kuyizisela indlu yakhe ngemihla yonyana wakhe.”
