2 AMakhosi 10

10 ¹U-Ahabi wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa eSamariya. UJehu wathumela izincwadi eSamariya, ezikhulwini zomuzi, emadodeni amakhulu, nakubagcini bamadodana ka-Ahabi, ebhala ethi: ²“Lapho le ncwadi ifika kini, njengoba amadodana enkosi yenu enani, kanye nezinqola zempi, namahhashi, umuzi obiyelwe ngezindonga, nezikhali. ³Khethani indodana engcono nenekhono kunazo zonke yenkosi yenu, niyibeke esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise, nilwele indlu yenkosi yenu.”

⁴Besaba, besaba kakhulu impela, bathi: “Bheka, amakhosi amabili ehlulekile ukuma phambi kwakhe. Thina pho singama kanjani?” ⁵Umphathi wesigodlo, umbusi womuzi, amadoda amakhulu, nabagcini bathumela izwi kuJehu bathi: “Siyizinceku zakho; sizokwenza konke okushoyo. Ngeke sibeke muntu abe yinkosi—yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.”

⁶UJehu wababhalela incwadi yesibili wathi: “Uma ningakimi futhi nizongilalela, thathani amakhanda amadodana enkosi yenu nize kimi eJizreyeli ngalesi sikhathi kusasa.” Amadodana enkosi angamashumi ayisikhombisa ayenezikhulu zomuzi ezaziwakhulisa.

⁷Kwathi incwadi isifikile, babamba amadodana enkosi, babulala wonke angamashumi ayisikhombisa, bafaka amakhanda awo ezitsheni, bawathumela kuJehu eJizreyeli. ⁸Isithunywa samtshela sathi: “Balethe amakhanda amadodana enkosi.” Wathi: “Wabekeni abe yizinqwaba ezimbili esangweni kuze kuse.”

⁹Ekuseni waphuma, wema phambi kwabantu bonke, wathi: “Nimsulwa. Mina ngakha itulo ngenkosi yami ngayibulala, kodwa ngubani obulele bonke laba? ¹⁰Yazini ukuthi awekho amazwi kaBaba wethu amelene nendlu ka-Ahabi ayakuwela phansi. UBaba wethu ukwenzile lokho akukhuluma ngenceku yakhe u-Eliya.”

¹¹Ngakho uJehu wabulala bonke ababesele bendlu ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli—izikhulu zakhe, abangani bakhe abasondelene naye, nabapristi bakhe—akazange amshiyele osindayo.

¹²Wasuka wabheka ngaseSamariya. Endleleni, eBheti Ekedi yabelusi, ¹³UJehu wahlangana nezihlobo zika-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda wabuza wathi: “Ningobani?” Baphendula bathi: “Siyizihlobo zika-Ahaziya, size kubingelela imindeni yenkosi neyendlovukazi enguyise.”

¹⁴Wathi: “Babambeni bephila!” Bababamba bephila, base bebabulala emgodini waseBheti Ekedi—amadoda angamashumi amane nambili, akusalanga noyedwa.

¹⁵Wasuka lapho, wahlangana noJehonadaba indodana kaRekhabi eza ngakuye. UJehu wambingelela wabuza wathi: “Inhliziyo yakho iqotho kweyami, njengoba eyami iqotho kweyakho na?” UJehonadaba wathi: “Yebo, injalo.” UJehu wathi: “Uma kunjalo, ngiphe isandla sakho.” Wamnika sona, uJehu wamdonsela enqoleni.

¹⁶Wathi: “Woza nami, ubone ukushisekela kwami uBaba wethu.” Ngakho wamgibelisa enqoleni yakhe. ¹⁷Efika eSamariya, uJehu wabulala bonke ababesele baka-Ahabi lapho, wabaqothula, njengoba nje uBaba wethu wayeshilo ku-Eliya.

UJehu Uqothula Ukukhonzwa KukaBhali

¹⁸UJehu wabutha bonke abantu wathi: “U-Ahabi wakhonza uBhali kancane; uJehu uzomkhonza kakhulu. ¹⁹Ngibizeleni bonke abaprofethi bakaBhali, bonke abakhonzi bakhe, bonke abapristi bakhe—kungasweleki noyedwa; nginomhlatshelo omkhulu kaBhali, noma ngubani ongekho ngeke aphile.” Kodwa uJehu wenza ngobuqili, ukuze aqede abakhonzi bakaBhali.

²⁰UJehu wayala wathi: “Memezelani umhlangano ongcwele kaBhali.” Ngakho bawumemezela.

²¹UJehu wathumela izwi kulo lonke elakwa-Israyeli; bonke abakhonzi bakaBhali beza, akukho noyedwa owasala. Bangena endlini kaBhali, bayigcwalisa kusukela kolunye uhlangothi kuya kolunye. ²²UJehu watshela umgcini wezingubo wathi: “Khiphela bonke abakhonzi bakaBhali izembatho.” Wazikhipha.

²³UJehu noJehonadaba indodana kaRekhabi bangena ethempelini likaBhali. Watshela abakhonzi bakaBhali wathi: “Phenyani ngokucophelela—niqiniseke ukuthi azikho izinceku zikaBaba wethu lapha phakathi kwenu, kodwa abakhonzi bakaBhali bodwa.”

²⁴Bangena ukuze banikele imihlatshelo neminikelo yokushiswa. UJehu wayemise amadoda angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ngaphandle, wabaxwayisa wathi: “Noma ngubani ovumela ukuba kubaleke noyedwa kulawa madoda engiwabeka ezandleni zenu, kuyoba ngukuphila kwakhe ngokuphila kwakho.”

²⁵Kwathi umnikelo wokushiswa usuqediwe, uJehu watshela abalindi nezikhulu wathi: “Ngenani, nibabulale—kungaphumi noyedwa.” Bababulala ngenkemba; abalindi nezikhulu babaphonsa ngaphandle, bangena ekamelweni elingaphakathi lethempeli likaBhali. ²⁶Bakhipha izinsika ezingcwele zethempeli likaBhali bazishisa. ²⁷Badiliza insika engcwele kaBhali, badiliza ithempeli likaBhali, balenza indlu yangasese kuze kube namuhla.

²⁸Ngakho uJehu waqothula ukukhonzwa kukaBhali kwa-Israyeli. ²⁹Kodwa uJehu akazange aphenduke ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, abaholela kuzo abakwa-Israyeli—amathole egolide aseBhetheli naseDani.

³⁰UBaba wethu wathi kuJehu: “Ngenxa yokuthi wenze kahle, wenza okulungileyo emehlweni ami, futhi wenza konke engangikuhlosile endlini ka-Ahabi, inzalo yakho izohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sakwa-Israyeli kuze kufike esizukulwaneni sesine.”

³¹Kodwa uJehu akazange awulandele ngokucophelela, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, umthetho kaBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. Akazange aphenduke ezonweni zikaJerobowamu, owaholela abakwa-Israyeli esonweni.

³²Ngalezo zinsuku uBaba wethu waqala ukunciphisa u-Israyeli. UHazayeli wabashaya kuyo yonke imingcele yakwa-Israyeli. ³³Empumalanga yeJordani—lonke elaseGileyadi, izwe lakwaGadi, nelakwaRubeni, nelakwaManase—kusukela e-Aroweri ngasesigodini sase-Arinoni, kudabula iGileyadi neBashani.

³⁴Ezinye izenzo zikaJehu—konke akwenza namandla akhe onke—azilotshiwe yini encwadini yezindaba zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli? ³⁵UJehu wakhothama walala koyise, wembelwa eSamariya; indodana yakhe uJehowahazi yabusa esikhundleni sakhe. ³⁶Isikhathi uJehu abusa ngaso u-Israyeli eSamariya saba yiminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.