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16 ¹Lafika izwi likaBaba wethu kuJehu indodana kaHanani limelene noBhahasha, lathi:

²“Ngakuphakamisa othulini ngakwenza umbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli, kodwa wahamba ngendlela kaJerobowamu wonisa abantu bami u-Israyeli, wangithukuthelisa ngezono zabo. ³Ngakho sengizomkhukhula uBhahasha nendlu yakhe, futhi ngiyakwenza indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati. ⁴Lowo kaBhahasha ofela edolobheni uyakudliwa yizinja, nalowo wakhe ofela endle uyakudliwa yizinyoni zezulu.”

⁵Ezinye izenzo zikaBhahasha, lokho akwenza namandla akhe, akulotshiwe yini encwadini yezindaba zemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli? ⁶UBhahasha walala koyise wangcwatshwa eThirisa; indodana yakhe u-Ela yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

⁷Futhi izwi likaBaba wethu lafika ngomprofethi uJehu indodana kaHanani limelene noBhahasha nendlu yakhe, ngenxa yakho konke okubi akwenza phambi kukaBaba wethu, emthukuthelisa ngomsebenzi wezandla zakhe, aze afane nendlu kaJerobowamu, nangenxa yokuthi wayibhubhisa indlu kaJerobowamu.

U-Ela Uyabusa Bese Uyawa Kwa-Israyeli

⁸Ngonyaka wamashumi amabili nesithupha ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, u-Ela indodana kaBhahasha waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eThirisa, wabusa iminyaka emibili. ⁹Inceku yakhe uZimri, umphathi wengxenye yezinqola zakhe zempi, yakha itulo lokumelana naye ngesikhathi u-Ela eseThirisa, ephuza edakwa endlini ka-Aritsa, umphathi wesigodlo eThirisa. ¹⁰UZimri wangena, wamshaya phansi, wambulala ngonyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

¹¹Kwathi nje esebe yinkosi, esehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, wayibhubhisa yonke indlu kaBhahasha. Akashiyanga kuye noyedwa owesilisa—kungekho sihlobo noma umngane noyedwa. ¹²Ngakho uZimri wayibhubhisa yonke indlu kaBhahasha, egcwalisa izwi likaBaba wethu alikhuluma ngokumelene noBhahasha ngoJehu umprofethi, ¹³ngenxa yazo zonke izono zikaBhahasha nezono zendodana yakhe u-Ela, abazenza benza no-Israyeli azenze, bathukuthelisa uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngezithombe zabo eziyize. ¹⁴Ezinye izenzo zika-Ela, konke akwenza—akulotshiwe yini encwadini yezindaba zemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli?

UZimri Ubusa Izinsuku Eziyisikhombisa Kwa-Israyeli

¹⁵Ngonyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, uZimri wabusa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa eThirisa. Ibutho lase limisile ngokumelene neGibethoni, idolobha lamaFilisti. ¹⁶Kwathi amabutho ayemise khona esezwa ukuthi uZimri wenze itulo wayishaya inkosi, ngalolo suku ekanjeni wonke u-Israyeli wabeka u-Omri, umphathi webutho, waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. ¹⁷U-Omri nawo wonke u-Israyeli ayenaye benyuka besuka eGibethoni, bayivimbezela iThirisa. ¹⁸Kwathi uZimri ebona ukuthi idolobha selithathiwe, wangena enqabeni yesigodlo senkosi, washisa isigodlo phezu kwakhe, wafa, ¹⁹ngenxa yezono azenza, enza okubi phambi kukaBaba wethu, elandela indlela kaJerobowamu nesono sakhe, aholela u-Israyeli esonweni. ²⁰Ezinye izenzo zikaZimri, nokuvukela akwenza—akulotshiwe yini encwadini yezindaba zemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli?

U-Omri Uyabusa Kwa-Israyeli

²¹Khona-ke u-Israyeli wahlukana kabili: ingxenye yalandela uThibini indodana kaGinati ukuze bambeke abe yinkosi, enye ingxenye yalandela u-Omri. ²²Abalandeli baka-Omri bahlula abalandeli bakaThibini indodana kaGinati. Ngakho uThibini wafa, u-Omri waba yinkosi. ²³Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu nanye ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, u-Omri waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nambili, eyisithupha yayo eseThirisa. ²⁴Wathenga igquma laseSamariya kuShemeri ngamaphawundi angaba yikhulu namashumi amahlanu esiliva, wakha idolobha kulo, waliqamba ngokuthi iSamariya ngegama likaShemeri, owayengumnini wegquma. ²⁵U-Omri wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, okubi kunabo bonke ababengaphambi kwakhe. ²⁶Walandela zonke izindlela zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati nezono zikaJerobowamu, aholela u-Israyeli ukuba azenze, bathukuthelisa uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngezithombe zabo eziyize. ²⁷Ezinye izenzo zika-Omri, lokho akwenza namandla awabonakalisa—akulotshiwe yini encwadini yezindaba zemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli? ²⁸U-Omri walala koyise wangcwatshwa eSamariya; indodana yakhe u-Ahabi yabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

U-Ahabi Uyabusa Bese Eshada NoJezebeli

²⁹Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, u-Ahabi indodana ka-Omri waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, wabusa eSamariya phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili. ³⁰U-Ahabi indodana ka-Omri wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwakhe. ³¹Kwaba sengathi kuyinto encane kakhulu kuye ukuhamba ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, waze wathatha uJezebeli indodakazi ka-Ethibhali inkosi yamaSidoni, wahamba wakhonza uBhali wamdumisa. ³²Wamisela uBhali i-altare ethempelini likaBhali alakha eSamariya. ³³U-Ahabi wenza nesigxobo sika-Ashera, wamthukuthelisa uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngaphezu kwawo wonke amakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayengaphambi kwakhe. ³⁴Ngezinsuku zakhe uHiyeli waseBhetheli wakha kabusha iJeriko. Wabeka isisekelo salo ngenani lika-Abhiramu izibulo lakhe, wamisa amasango alo ngenani likaSegubi omncane wakhe, njengokwezwi likaBaba wethu ayelishilo ngoJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.