U-Ahabi Ufisa Isivini SikaNaboti
UNaboti akasoze athengisa isivini somndeni wakhe, ngakho uJezebeli uhlela ukuzila ukudla, abaqambimanga ababili abakhokhelwe, nokukhandwa ngamatshe. U-Ahabi wehla eyothatha umhlaba kodwa ahlangane no-Eliya esikhundleni salokho, enezwi likaBaba wethu ngezinja negazi. Uyazila, futhi isahlulelo sihlehliselwa endodaneni yakhe.
21 1Emva kwalezi zinto, uNaboti umJizreyeli wayenesivini eJizreyeli, eceleni kwesigodlo sika-Ahabi inkosi yaseSamariya. 2U-Ahabi wathi kuNaboti: “Nginike isivini sakho sibe insimu yemifino—siseduze nendlu yami. Ngizokunika isivini esingcono kunaso, noma intengo yaso ngesiliva, uma ukhetha kanjalo.”
3UNaboti waphendula u-Ahabi wathi: “Phambi kukaBaba wethu, angisoze ngakunika ifa lawobaba bami!” a a v3 Ngaphansi komthetho kaBaba wethu, umhlaba womndeni wawuyigugu elaliphathiswe njalo lidluliselwa ezizukulwaneni, futhi wawungafanele uthengiswe unomphela; uNaboti wenqaba hhayi ngenkani kodwa ngokwethembeka.
4U-Ahabi wagoduka ethukuthele edangele ngenxa yamazwi kaNaboti umJizreyeli athi: “Ngeke ngikunike ifa lawokhokho bami.” Walala embhedeni wakhe, waphendula ubuso bakhe, wenqaba ukudla. 5Umkakhe uJezabeli weza wambuza: “Kungani udangele kangaka uze wenqabe nokudla?”
6Waphendula wathi: “Ngithe kuNaboti umJizreyeli, ‘Ake ngithenge isivini sakho, noma uma ukhetha, ngizokushintshanisela ngesinye,’ kodwa yena wathi, ‘Ngeke ngikunike isivini sami.’”
7Umkakhe uJezabeli wathi: “Kanti nguwe obusa kanje phezu kuka-Israyeli? Vuka, udle, uthokoze—ngizokunika isivini sikaNaboti umJizreyeli.”
8Wabhala izincwadi egameni lika-Ahabi, wazinamathelisa ngophawu lwakhe, wazithumela emadodeni amadala nakuzikhulu ezazihlala noNaboti emzini wakhe. 9Kulezo zincwadi wabhala wathi: “Memezelani ukuzila ukudla, nihlalise uNaboti phambili kwabantu. 10Hlalisani amadoda amabili angamahlongandlebe malungana naye ukuba afakaze ngaye athi: ‘Uthuke uNkulunkulu nenkosi.’ Bese nimkhiphela ngaphandle nimkhande ngamatshe aze afe.”
11Amadoda omuzi wakhe, amadoda amadala nezikhulu ezazihlala khona, enza njengoba nje uJezabeli ayebayalile ezincwadini ayezithumele kubo. 12Amemezela ukuzila ukudla, ahlalisa uNaboti phambili kwabantu. 13Kwafika amadoda amabili angamahlongandlebe, ahlala malungana naye, afakaza ngoNaboti phambi kwabantu athi: “UNaboti uthuke uNkulunkulu nenkosi.” Ngakho amkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, amkhanda ngamatshe waze wafa. 14Khona athumela izwi kuJezabeli athi: “UNaboti ukhandiwe ngamatshe wafa.”
15Kwathi lapho uJezabeli ezwa ukuthi uNaboti ukhandiwe ngamatshe wafa, wathi ku-Ahabi: “Vuka, uthathe isivini sikaNaboti umJizreyeli ayenqabe ukukuthengisela sona. UNaboti akasekho—ufile.”
16Kwathi lapho u-Ahabi ezwa ukuthi uNaboti ufile, wasuka wehla ukuyothatha isivini sikaNaboti umJizreyeli.
17Khona izwi likaBaba wethu lafika ku-Eliya umThishbi lathi:
18“Vuka, wehle uyohlangabeza u-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli eseSamariya. Usesivinini sikaNaboti, ehlele khona ukuyosithatha sibe ngesakhe. 19Uthi kuye, ‘Usho kanje uBaba wethu: Usubulele waphinde wathatha nefa lakhe na?’ Bese uthi, ‘Usho kanje uBaba wethu: Lapho izinja zakhotha khona igazi likaNaboti, ziyokhotha nelakho—yebo, elakho.’”
20U-Ahabi wathi ku-Eliya: “Kanti usungitholile, sitha sami!” Waphendula wathi: “Ngikutholile, ngokuba uzithengisile ukuba wenze okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu.”
21“Ngizokwehlisela inhlekelele phezu kwakho, ngikuqede, nginqume ku-Ahabi wonke owesilisa kwa-Israyeli, oyisigqila nokhululekile. 22Ngizokwenza indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati nanjengendlu kaBhasha indodana ka-Ahiya, ngokuba ungicunulile wangithukuthelisa, wenza no-Israyeli ukuba one.” 23NangoJezabeli uBaba wethu wakhuluma futhi wathi: “Izinja ziyokudla uJezabeli ngasodongeni lwaseJizreyeli. 24Noma ngubani oka-Ahabi ofela emzini uyodliwa yizinja, nalowo ofela endle uyodliwa yizinyoni zezulu.”
25Kwakungekho onjengo-Ahabi, owazithengisa ukuba enze okubi phambi kukaBaba wethu, eqhutshwa umkakhe uJezabeli. 26Wenza ngendlela enengekayo kakhulu, elandela izithombe njengama-Amori, uBaba wethu awaxosha phambi kuka-Israyeli.
27Kwathi lapho u-Ahabi ezwa la mazwi, waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wambatha indwangu yesaka emzimbeni wakhe, wazila ukudla, walala embethe isaka, wahambahamba edangele.
28Khona izwi likaBaba wethu lafika ku-Eliya umThishbi lathi:
29“Uyabona yini ukuthi u-Ahabi uzithobile kanjani phambi kwami? Ngenxa yokuthi uzithobile phambi kwami, ngeke ngiyehlisele inhlekelele ezinsukwini zakhe; ngiyoyehlisela endlini yakhe ezinsukwini zendodana yakhe.”
