Akukho Bawo na kwaSirayeli?
Ukuhla okude kukaSirayeli noYuda ukuya ekuthinjweni. Nangona umgwebo usihla, le ncwadi ihlala ibona uBawo ozeka kade ukubancama abantwana bakhe.
1 1Emveni kokufa kuka-Ahabhi, uMowabhi wagwilika kumaSirayeli.
2UAhaziya wawa ngesithuba segumbi lakhe eliphezulu elikwaSamari, wenzakala. Wathuma abathunywa, wathi: “Hambani niye kubuza kuBhahali-zebhubhi, uthixo wase-Ekron, ukuba ndiya kuphila na kweli nxeba.”
3Kodwa isithunywa sikaBawo wethu sathi kuEliya waseTishbhi: “Vuka, uye kukhawulela abathunywa bokumkani waseSamari, ubabuze, uthi: ‘Akukho Bawo na kwaSirayeli, le nto niye kubuza kuBhahali-zebhubhi, uthixo wase-Ekron?’
4Ngoko ke utsho uBawo wethu: ‘Akuyi kusuka kwisilili onyuke kuso; uya kufa nokufa.’” Wemka ke uEliya.
5Bathe abathunywa babuyela kukumkani, wababuza, wathi kubo: “Yini na ukuba nibuye?”
6Baphendula bathi: “Kufike indoda yeza kusikhawulela, yathi: ‘Buyelani kukumkani onithumileyo, nithi kuye: Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Akukho Bawo na kwaSirayeli, le nto uthumela amadoda ukuba abuze kuBhahali-zebhubhi, uthixo wase-Ekron? Ngoko akuyi kusuka kwisilili onyuke kuso; uya kufa nokufa.’”
7Wababuza ukumkani, wathi: “Ebeyindoda enjani na leyo yeza kunikhawulela, yanixelela ezi zinto?”
8Bathi: “Ebethe wambatha ingubo yoboya, enombhinqo wentlonze esinqeni sakhe.” Wathi ukumkani: “NguEliya waseTishbhi.”
9Wathuma ke ukumkani umthetheli enamadoda akhe angamashumi amahlanu kuEliya. Wenyuka umthetheli waya kuye, ehleli encotsheni yenduli, wathi kuye: “Mfo kaBawo wethu, utsho ukumkani ukuthi: ‘Yihla.’”
10Waphendula uEliya, wathi kumthetheli: “Ukuba ndingumfo kaBawo wethu, umlilo mawuhle emazulwini, udle wena namashumi akho amahlanu.” Wehla umlilo emazulwini, wadla yena namashumi akhe amahlanu.
11Wabuya ukumkani wathuma omnye umthetheli enamadoda angamashumi amahlanu, wathi: “Mfo kaBawo wethu, utsho ukumkani ukuthi: ‘Yihla ngokukhawuleza.’”
12Waphendula uEliya, wathi: “Ukuba ndingumfo kaBawo wethu, umlilo mawuhle emazulwini, udle wena namashumi akho amahlanu.” Wehla umlilo kaBawo wethu emazulwini, wadla yena namashumi akhe amahlanu.
13Wathuma ukumkani umthetheli wesithathu enamashumi akhe amahlanu. Lo wenyuka, waguqa ngamadolo phambi koEliya, wambongoza, wathi: “Mfo kaBawo wethu, umphefumlo wam nemiphefumlo yabakhonzi bakho, la mashumi mahlanu, mayinqabe emehlweni akho. 14Wehla umlilo emazulwini, wabadla abathetheli ababini bokuqala kunye namashumi abo amahlanu. Ngoku ke umphefumlo wam mawunqabe kuwe.”
15Sathi isithunywa sikaBawo wethu kuEliya: “Yihla naye; musa ukumoyika.” Wehla ke uEliya naye, waya kukumkani.
16Wathi kukumkani: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Uthume abathunywa ukuba baye kubuza kuBhahali-zebhubhi, uthixo wase-Ekron—akukho Bawo na kwaSirayeli ukuba ubuze ilizwi lakhe?—ngoko akuyi kusuka kwisilili onyuke kuso; uya kufa nokufa.”
17Wafa ke uAhaziya ngokwelizwi likaBawo wethu, awalithethayo uEliya. Ekubeni uAhaziya wayengenanyana, uYehoram waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe, ngomnyaka wesibini kaYehoram unyana kaYehoshafati, ukumkani wakwaYuda. 18Ezinye izinto zika-Ahaziya, nako konke awakwenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli?
