2 Yookumkani 9 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

9 ¹UElisha umprofeti wabiza omnye koonyana babaprofeti, wathi: “Zibhinqise ingubo yakho, uthabathe eli gutyana leoli, uye eRamoti yaseGiliyadi. ²Wakufika, umfumane uYehu, unyana kaYehoshafati, unyana kaNimshi. Ungene, umsuse phakathi kwabalingane bakhe, umse egumbini elingaphakathi.

³Uze uthabathe igutyana leoli, uligalele entlokweni yakhe, uthi: ‘Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ndikuthambisela ukuba ube ngukumkani kumaSirayeli.’ Uze uvule umnyango, usabe, ungalibali.”

⁴Wahamba ke umfana lowo, umkhonzi womprofeti, waya eRamoti yaseGiliyadi. ⁵Wakufika, nanko abathetheli-mkhosi behleli ndawonye. Wathi: “Ndinelizwi kuwe, mthetheli.” Wabuza uYehu, wathi: “Elikabani na kuthi sonke?” Wathi: “Elakho, mthetheli.”

⁶Wesuka uYehu, wangena endlwini. Umfana lowo wayigalela ioli entlokweni yakhe, wathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: ‘Ndikuthambisela ukuba ube ngukumkani kubantu bam, kumaSirayeli. ⁷Uze uyixabele indlu ka-Ahabhi inkosi yakho, ukuze ndiphindezele kuIzebhele igazi labakhonzi bam abaprofeti, negazi labo bonke abandikhonzayo. ⁸Yonke indlu ka-Ahabhi yoba kufa. Ndoyinqumla kuAhabhi yonke into eyindoda kwaSirayeli, nokuba likhoboka nokuba likhululekileyo. ⁹Ndoyenza indlu ka-Ahabhi ibe njengekaYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, nanjengekaBhahesha unyana ka-Ahiya. ¹⁰Ke yena uIzebhele, uya kudliwa zizinja kwisiziba saseYizereli, kungabikho bani umngcwabayo.’ ” Waza wavula umnyango, wasaba.

¹¹Waphuma uYehu, waya kubaphathi benkosi yakhe. Omnye wabuza: “Kulungile na konke? Yini na ukuba eze kuwe lo mgeza?” Wathi: “Niyamazi lo mntu nentetho yakhe.”

¹²Bathi: “Luxoki olo! Khawusixelele.” Wathi: “Uthethe kum wathi: ‘Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ndikuthambisela ukuba ube ngukumkani kumaSirayeli.’ ”

¹³Bakhawuleza, elowo wathabatha ingubo yakhe, wayaneka phantsi kwakhe ezinyukweni ezize. Bavuthela isigodlo, bamemeza besithi: “UYehu ngukumkani!”

UYehu uxabela uYoram noAhaziya

¹⁴UYehu unyana kaYehoshafati, unyana kaNimshi, wamceba uYoram. UYoram wayigcina iRamoti yaseGiliyadi, yena namaSirayeli onke, ngenxa kaHazayeli ukumkani wama-Aram; ¹⁵ke ukumkani uYoram wayebuyele eYizereli ukuba aphiliswe emanxebeni awawenzayo ama-Aram ekulweni kwakhe noHazayeli ukumkani wama-Aram. Wathi ke uYehu: “Ukuba kusemphefumlweni wenu, makungaphumi bani kulo mzi ukuba axele oku eYizereli.” ¹⁶Wakhwela enqwelweni yakhe uYehu, waya eYizereli, apho wayelele khona uYoram. UAhaziya ukumkani wakwaYuda wayehlile eze kumbona. ¹⁷Umlindi owayemi enqabeni ende yaseYizereli, wawubona umkhosi kaYehu usiza, wathi: “Ndibona umkhosi wamadoda.” Wathi uYoram: “Thabatha umkhweli-hashe, umthume ukuba abahlangabeze, athi, ‘Luxolo na?’ ”

¹⁸Wakhwela ke umkhweli-hashe, waya kuYehu, wathi: “Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, ‘Luxolo na?’ ” Wathi uYehu: “Unantoni na nawe noxolo? Jika uye emva kwam.” Waxela umlindi, wathi: “Umthunywa ubafikele, kodwa akabuyi.”

¹⁹Ukumkani wathuma umkhweli-hashe wesibini. Wabafikela, wathi: “Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, luxolo na?” Waphendula uYehu: “Unantoni na nawe noxolo? Jika uye emva kwam.”

²⁰Waxela umlindi, wathi: “Ubafikele, kodwa akabuyi. Ukuqhuba kufana nokuqhuba kukaYehu unyana kaNimshi; uqhuba njengomgeza.”

²¹Wathi uYoram: “Bophela inqwelo yam.” Yakulungiswa, waphuma uYoram ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, noAhaziya ukumkani wakwaYuda, elowo esenqwelweni yakhe, baya kukhawulela uYehu, bamhlangabeza entsimini kaNabhoti waseYizereli.

²²Wathi uYoram akumbona uYehu, wabuza: “Luxolo na, Yehu?” Waphendula: “Luxolo luni na, ngoxa buselapho ubuhenyukazi nemilingo kanyoko uIzebhele, into engenakubalwa?”

²³UYoram wajika, wasaba, ememeza esithi kuAhaziya: “Buqhetseba, Ahaziya!”

²⁴UYehu wasixhoma isaphetha sakhe ngamandla akhe onke, wamxabela uYoram phakathi kwamagxa. Utolo lwantlukula intliziyo yakhe, wagoba enqwelweni yakhe. ²⁵Wathi uYehu kumphathi wakhe uBhidekare: “Mthabathe, umphose kwisiziba sentsimi kaNabhoti waseYizereli. Khumbula, oku thina sobabini sasikhwele emva kukayise uAhabhi, uBawo wethu wambeka eli lizwi phezu kwakhe:

²⁶‘Inene, ndilibonile izolo igazi likaNabhoti negazi loonyana bakhe, utsho uBawo wethu, ndokuphindezela kwesi siziba kanye.’ Ngoko ke mthabathe, umphose kweso siziba, ngokwelizwi likaBawo wethu.”

²⁷UAhaziya ukumkani wakwaYuda wakubona oku, wasaba ngendlela eya eBhete-hagan. UYehu wamsukela, esithi: “Mxabeleni naye!” Bamxabela enqwelweni ekunyukeni kweGure ecaleni laseIbleyam; kodwa wasaba, waya eMegido, wafela khona. ²⁸Abakhonzi bakhe bamthwala ngenqwelo, baya eYerusalem, bamngcwabela engcwabeni lakhe nooyise kuMzi kaDavide. ²⁹(Ngomnyaka weshumi elinanye kaYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi, uAhaziya waba ngukumkani kwaYuda.)

Ilizwi likaBawo wethu ngoIzebhele

³⁰Wafika uYehu eYizereli. Weva uIzebhele, wazipeyinta amehlo akhe, walungisa iinwele zakhe, wakhangela ngefestile. ³¹Wathi uYehu akungena ngesango, wabuza: “Luxolo na, wena Zimri, mbulali wenkosi yakho?” ^a a v31 UIzebhele uhlekisa ngoYehu ngokumbiza ngokuba “nguZimri” — umphathi-mkhosi owambulala ukumkani wakhe ukuze athabathe itrone yakwaSirayeli, waza wafa emva kweentsuku ezimbalwa; umphawula uYehu njengomngcatshi osele etshabalele.

³²Waphakamisa amehlo akhe wakhangela ngasefestileni, wamemeza: “Ngubani na onam? Ngubani na?” Kwakhangela kuye amathenwa amabini okanye amathathu.

³³Wathi uYehu: “Mphoseni ezantsi!” Bamphosa ke ezantsi, laza igazi lakhe elinye lachaphazela udonga namahashe, akubon' ukuba ayamnyathela.

³⁴Wangena uYehu, wadla wasela, wandula wathi: “Khanibonelele kulo mfazi uqalekisiwe, nimngcwabe; kaloku ebeyintombi yokumkani.”

³⁵Baya kumngcwaba, kodwa abafumana nto, kuphela ukakayi, neenyawo, nezandla zakhe.

³⁶Babuya, bamxelela uYehu. Wathi: “Ngamazwi kaBawo wethu la, awawathethayo ngomkhonzi wakhe uEliya waseTishbhi, esithi: ‘Kwisiziba saseYizereli izinja ziya kudla inyama kaIzebhele. ³⁷Isidumbu sikaIzebhele soba njengomgquba entsimini yaseYizereli, ukuze kungabikho bani unokuthi, “NguIzebhele lo.” ’ ”