UBawo wethu Uyalibuyisela Ilizwe Lakhe
UmShunem ubuya kwindlala eyabizwa nguBawo wethu, aze afumane umhlaba wakhe kwangexesha uGehazi exelela ukumkani ibali lakhe. EDamasko, uElisha uyalila xa exelela uHazayeli oko aya kukwenza kumaSirayeli; ngengomso uHazayeli ukrwitsha inkosi yakhe, athabathe itrone.
8 1UElisha wayethethile kuloo mfazi wayemvuselele unyana wakhe, wathi: “Suka uhambe, wena nendlu yakho, uhlale apho unokuhlala khona, kuba uBawo wethu uyibizile indlala, eya kufika kweli lizwe iminyaka esixhenxe.”
2Wasuka ke umfazi lowo, wenza njengoko watshoyo umfo kaBawo wethu, wahamba yena nendlu yakhe, waya kuhlala ezweni lamaFilisti iminyaka esixhenxe. 3Kwathi, ekupheleni kweminyaka esixhenxe, wabuya umfazi lowo elizweni lamaFilisti, waya kutarhuzisa kukumkani ngenxa yendlu yakhe nomhlaba wakhe. 4Ke ukumkani wayethetha noGehazi, umkhonzi womfo kaBawo wethu, wathi: “Khawundibalisele ngazo zonke izinto ezinkulu awazenzileyo uElisha.” 5Kwathi, xa ebalisela ukumkani indlela awabavusa ngayo abafileyo, nanko umfazi lowo wayemvuselele unyana wakhe, ekhalela kukumkani ngenxa yendlu yakhe nentsimi yakhe. UGehazi wathi: “Nkosi yam kumkani, nguye lo umfazi, nalo unyana wakhe awamvusayo uElisha.”
6Ukumkani wambuza umfazi lowo, waza wamxelela. Ngoko wammisela igosa elinye, wathi: “Buyisela konke okukokwakhe, kwanongeniselo lonke lwentsimi, uthabathela kwimini yokumka kwakhe elizweni, use ngoku.”
UBawo wethu Utyhila Ukunyuka kukaHazayeli
7UElisha weza eDamasko. UBhen-hadade, ukumkani wama-Aram, wayesifa; waxelelwa, kwathiwa: “Umfo wakwaThixo ufikile apha.”
8Ukumkani wathi kuHazayeli: “Thabatha umnikelo, uye kuhlangabeza umfo wakwaThixo, ubuzise kuNdikhoyo ngaye: Ndiya kuphila na kwesi sifo?”
9UHazayeli waya kumhlangabeza, ephethe umnikelo wezinto zonke ezilungileyo zaseDamasko, umthwalo wamakhulu amane eenkamela. Wema phambi koElisha, wathi: “Unyana wakho uBhen-hadade, ukumkani wama-Aram, undithume kuwe, esithi, ‘Ndiya kuphila na kwesi sifo?’”
10UElisha wathi kuye: “Hamba uthi kuye, ‘Uya kuphila okunene,’ kodwa uBawo wethu undibonisile ukuba uya kufa okunene.” 11Wawuthi ntsho amehlo akhe kuye wada wadana uHazayeli. Waza walila umfo kaBawo wethu.
12Wathi uHazayeli: “Yini na ukuba inkosi yam ilila?” Waphendula: “Ngenxa yokuba ndiyakwazi okubi oya kukwenza koonyana bakaSirayeli: iinqaba zabo uya kuzitshisa, amadodana abo uya kuwabulala ngekrele, iintsana zabo uya kuziqhekeza emhlabeni, nabafazi babo abamithiyo uya kubacanda.”
13UHazayeli waphendula: “Uyintoni na umkhonzi wakho, inja nje, ukuba enze le nto inkulu?” Waphendula uElisha wathi: “UBawo wethu undibonisile ukuba uya kuba ngukumkani wama-Aram.”
14UHazayeli wemka kuElisha, wabuyela enkosini yakhe, eyathi kuye: “Utheni na uElisha?” Waphendula: “Undixelele ukuba uya kuphila okunene.”
15Kwathi ngengomso, uHazayeli wathabatha ingubo ende, wayithi nkxu emanzini, wayitwabulula ebusweni bokumkani, wafa. Waba ngukumkani uHazayeli esikhundleni sakhe.
UYehoram Ulawula kwaYuda
16Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaYoram, unyana ka-Ahabhi, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uYehoshafati engukumkani wakwaYuda, uYehoram, unyana kaYehoshafati, waqala ukulawula engukumkani wakwaYuda. 17Wayeminyaka imashumi mathathu anamibini ezelwe ekubeni kwakhe ngukumkani; walawula iminyaka esibhozo eJerusalem. 18Wahamba ngeendlela zookumkani bakwaSirayeli, njengoko yayisenza indlu ka-Ahabhi, kuba wayezeke intombi ka-Ahabhi. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu. 19Noko uBawo wethu akavuma ukumtshabalalisa uYuda, ngenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wakhe, njengoko wathembisayo ukumnika isibane uDavide noonyana bakhe ngonaphakade.
20Ngemihla yakhe, uEdom wasiphakamisa isandla ekulawulweni nguYuda, wazimisela ukumkani wakhe. 21UYoram wawela waya eTsayire eneenqwelo zakhe zonke, wavuka ebusuku, wawaxabela amaEdom awayemngqingile nabathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa; kodwa abantu babaleka, baya ezintenteni zabo. 22Unanamhla uEdom usasiphakamisile isandla ekulawulweni nguYuda. Yasiphakamisa isandla neLibhena ngelo xesha linye. 23Ezinye izinto zikaYoram, nako konke awakwenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? 24UYoram walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa kooyise emzini kaDavide; uAhaziya unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
UAhaziya Ulawula kwaYuda
25Ngomnyaka weshumi elinamibini kaYoram, unyana ka-Ahabhi, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uAhaziya, unyana kaYehoram, ukumkani wakwaYuda, waqala ukulawula. 26UAhaziya wayeminyaka imashumi mabini anamibini ezelwe ekubeni kwakhe ngukumkani; walawula umnyaka omnye eJerusalem. Igama likanina belinguAtaliya, umzukulwana kaOmri, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli. 27Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabhi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu njengendlu ka-Ahabhi, kuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka-Ahabhi.
28Wahamba noYoram, unyana ka-Ahabhi, baya kulwa noHazayeli, ukumkani wama-Aram, eRamoti yaseGiliyadi; ama-Aram amlimaza uYoram. 29Ukumkani uYoram wabuyela eYizereli ukuba aphiliswe emanxebeni awamlimaza ngawo ama-Aram eRama, ekulweni kwakhe noHazayeli, ukumkani wama-Aram. UAhaziya, unyana kaYehoram, ukumkani wakwaYuda, wehla waya kubona uYoram, unyana ka-Ahabhi, eYizereli, kuba wayelimele.
