UBheni-Hadadi Uvimbezela iSamariya
UBheni-Hadadi ufuna isiliva lika-Ahabi, abafazi bakhe nezingane zakhe, futhi u-Israyeli umnqoba kabili njengoba uBaba wethu ayethembisile ngomprofethi. Kodwa u-Ahabi ubiza inkosi enqotshiwe ngokuthi umfowabo futhi uyayidedela, futhi umprofethi ozifihlile ubambisa u-Ahabi ukuba azigwebe yena ngokwakhe.
20 1UBheni-Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wabutha impi yakhe yonke—amakhosi angamashumi amathathu nambili ekanye naye, kanye namahhashi nezinqola zempi. Wenyuka, wavimbezela iSamariya, wayihlasela. 2Wathuma izithunywa edolobheni ku-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “UBheni-Hadadi usho kanje: 3‘Isiliva sakho negolide lakho kungokwami, nabafazi bakho abahle kanye nabantwana bakho bangabami.’”
4Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphendula yathi: “Njengoba usho, nkosi yami wena nkosi: ngingowakho, kanye nakho konke enginakho.”
5Izithunywa zabuya zathi: “Nakhu okushiwo uBheni-Hadadi: ‘Ngathumela izwi kuwe ngifuna isiliva sakho negolide, nabafazi bakho nabantwana bakho. 6Kodwa cishe ngalesi sikhathi kusasa ngizothumela izinceku zami ukuba ziphenye isigodlo sakho nezindlu zezinceku zakho, zizobamba zithathe konke okuyigugu kuwe.’”
7Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yabiza bonke abadala bezwe yathi: “Bonani kahle ukuthi lo muntu ufuna inkathazo. Uthumele wacela abafazi bami, abantwana bami, isiliva sami negolide lami, kodwa angizange ngimenqabele.”
8Bonke abadala nabo bonke abantu bathi kuye: “Ungamlaleli futhi ungavumi.”
9Ngakho wathi ezithunyweni zikaBheni-Hadadi: “Yitsheleni inkosi yami, ‘Konke owakucela encekwini yakho kuqala ngizokwenza, kodwa lesi sicelo angikwazi ukusenza.’” Izithunywa zahamba zayophindisela impendulo yakhe.
10UBheni-Hadadi wabe esethumela izwi: “Onkulunkulu mabangijezise kabuhlungu uma kusele uthuli lwaseSamariya olwanele ukunika yilowo nalowo wabalandeli bami isandla esisodwa.”
11Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphendula yathi: “Mtsheleni: ‘Obhinca izikhali zempi makangaziqhayisi njengaloyo osezikhumula.’”
12Kwathi uBheni-Hadadi namakhosi besaphuza ematendeni abo, wezwa lokhu wayala amadoda akhe wathi: “Zihleleni ezindaweni zenu,” base bezihlela bebhekene nedolobha.
UBaba wethu Unika u-Ahabi Ukunqoba
13Umprofethi weza ku-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Nakhu okushiwo uBaba wethu: Uyayibona yonke le mpi enkulu? Namuhla ngizoyinikela esandleni sakho, uzokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wakho.”
14U-Ahabi wabuza wathi: “Ngobani?” Umprofethi waphendula wathi: “Nakhu okushiwo uBaba wethu: Ngezikhulu ezincane zabalawuli bezifundazwe.” “Ubani oyoqala impi?” “Nguwe,” washo.
15Ngakho u-Ahabi wabiza izikhulu ezincane zabalawuli bezifundazwe—zazingamakhulu amabili namashumi amathathu nambili. Wabe esebiza bonke abaseleyo, bonke abakwa-Israyeli—babeyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa sebebonke. 16Baphuma emini enkulu kuyilapho uBheni-Hadadi namakhosi angamashumi amathathu nambili ayengabahlangene naye babezidakisa ematendeni abo. 17Izikhulu ezincane zabalawuli bezifundazwe zaphuma kuqala. UBheni-Hadadi wayethume izinhloli, ezabika kuye zathi: “Kukhona amadoda aphuma eSamariya.”
18Wathi: “Uma bephumele ukuthula, babambeni bephila; uma bephumele impi, babambeni bephila.”
19Izikhulu ezincane zabalawuli bezifundazwe zaphuma edolobheni, impi ilandela ngemuva. 20Yilowo nalowo wabulala isitha sakhe. Ama-Aramu abaleka, u-Israyeli ewaxosha, kodwa uBheni-Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wabalekela ehhashini kanye nabanye abagibeli bamahhashi. 21Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaqhubeka yawanqoba amahhashi nezinqola zempi, yabulala ama-Aramu kakhulu. 22Kamuva umprofethi weza enkosini yakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Qinisa indawo yakho ucabangisise ngalokho okumele ukwenze, ngoba entwasahlobo ezayo inkosi yase-Aramu izophinde ikuhlasele.”
23Phakathi nalokho izikhulu zenkosi yase-Aramu zathi kuyo: “Onkulunkulu babo bangonkulunkulu bezintaba; yingakho basinqobile. Balwe nabo endaweni elingene, ngempela sizobanqoba. 24Yenza lokhu: susa onke amakhosi ezikhundleni zawo zokulawula, ufake ezinye izikhulu esikhundleni sawo. 25Butha impi efana naleyo oyilahlekelwe—ihhashi ngehhashi, inqola ngenqola—ulwe no-Israyeli ethafeni. Khona-ke ngempela sizoba namandla amakhulu.” Wabalalela wenze njalo.
26Entwasahlobo elandelayo uBheni-Hadadi wabutha ama-Aramu wenyukela e-Afeki ukuba alwe no-Israyeli. 27Kwathi lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebebuthiwe bephiwe imiphako, baphuma ukuba babahlangabeze. U-Israyeli wamisa ebhekene nabo njengemihlambi emibili emincane yezimbuzi, kuyilapho ama-Aramu egcwele izwe.
28Umuntu kaNkulunkulu weza enkosini yakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Nakhu okushiwo uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yokuthi ama-Aramu acabanga ukuthi uSimakade ungunkulunkulu wamagquma, hhayi wezigodi, ngizonikela yonke le mpi enkulu esandleni sakho, uzokwazi ukuthi nginguBaba wakho.”
29Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa bamisa bebhekene; ngosuku lwesikhombisa impi yaqala. Ngosuku olulodwa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babulala amabutho ahamba ngezinyawo ama-Aramu ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu. 30Abaseleyo babalekela e-Afeki, lapho udonga lwawela phezu kwabayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nesikhombisa babo. UBheni-Hadadi wabalekela edolobheni wacasha ekamelweni elingaphakathi.
31Izinceku zakhe zathi: “Sizwile ukuthi amakhosi endlu yasebukhosini bakwa-Israyeli anesihawu. Masiye enkosini yakwa-Israyeli sibhince izingubo zokulila ezinkalweni zethu sinezintambo emakhanda ethu; mhlawumbe iyokuyeka uphile.”
32Ngakho sebebhince indwangu yamasaka ezinkalweni zabo benezintambo emakhanda abo, beza enkosini yakwa-Israyeli bancenga bathi: “Inceku yakho uBheni-Hadadi ithi, ‘Ngicela ungiyeke ngiphile.’” Yaphendula yathi: “Usaphila yini? Ungumfowethu.”
33Amadoda akuthatha njengophawu oluhle ashesha abamba izwi lakhe. Athi: “Yebo, umfowenu uBheni-Hadadi!” Inkosi yathi: “Hambani, nimlethe.” Ngakho uBheni-Hadadi waphuma, u-Ahabi wamenza wakhwela enqoleni.
34UBheni-Hadadi wathi: “Ngizobuyisela amadolobha ubaba awathatha kuyihlo, ungazakhela nezindawo zakho zokuthengisa eDamaseku, njengoba ubaba enza eSamariya.” U-Ahabi wathi: “Ngale mibandela ngizokukhulula.” Ngakho wenza isivumelwano naye wamyeka wahamba.
Umprofethi Ubhekana neNkosi
35Ngezwi likaBaba wethu omunye wamadodana abaprofethi wathi kumngane wakhe: “Ngicela ungishaye.” Kodwa indoda yenqaba ukumshaya.
36Umprofethi wathi: “Ngenxa yokuthi awulilalelanga izwi likaBaba wethu, uthi nje usuka kimi ibhubesi lizokubulala.” Kwathi indoda isihambile, ibhubesi layithola layibulala.
37Umprofethi wathola enye indoda wathi: “Ngicela ungishaye.” Ngakho indoda yamshaya yamlimaza.
38Umprofethi wabe esema eceleni kwendlela elinde inkosi, ezifihla ngebhandeji phezu kwamehlo akhe. 39Kwathi inkosi isidlula, umprofethi wamemeza wathi: “Inceku yakho yangena phakathi nempi, kwathi indoda yaphambuka, yangilethela isiboshwa, yathi, ‘Gcina lo muntu. Uma elahleka, ukuphila kwakho endaweni yokwakhe, noma ukhokhe amaphawundi angamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu esiliva.’ 40Kuthe lapho inceku yakho imatasa lapha nalaphaya, indoda yanyamalala.” Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Yisona leso isigwebo sakho; uzinqumele wena ngokwakho.”
41Umprofethi washesha wasusa ibhandeji emehlweni akhe, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yambona ukuthi ungomunye wabaprofethi.
42Wathi enkosini: “Nakhu okushiwo uBaba wethu: Ngenxa yokuthi ukhulule umuntu engangimnikele ekubhujisweni, kuzoba ukuphila kwakho endaweni yokuphila kwakhe, abantu bakho endaweni yabantu bakhe.”
43Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yahamba yaya ekhaya inyukumele futhi ithukuthele, yabuyela eSamariya.
