2 AMakhosi 13

13 ¹Ngonyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu kaJowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, uJehowahazi indodana kaJehu waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa. ²Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu, walandela izono zikaJerobowama indodana kaNebati, owaholela u-Israyeli esonweni; akazange aphenduke kuzo. ³Ngakho intukuthelo kaBaba wethu yavutha ku-Israyeli, wayelokhu ebanikela esandleni sikaHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu nasesandleni sikaBeni-Hadadi indodana kaHazayeli. ⁴uJehowahazi wancenga uBaba wethu, uBaba wethu wamlalela, ngokuba wabona ukucindezelwa kuka-Israyeli yinkosi yase-Aramu. ⁵Ngakho uBaba wethu wanika u-Israyeli umkhululi; baphepha esandleni sase-Aramu, bahlala emizini yabo njengakuqala. ⁶Kodwa baqhubeka nezono zendlu kaJerobowama, owaholela u-Israyeli esonweni; bahamba kuzo. Nensika ka-Ashera yasala imi eSamariya. ⁷Akusalanga lutho kuJehowahazi ebuthweni lakhe ngaphandle kwabagibeli bamahhashi abangamashumi amahlanu, nezinqola zempi eziyishumi, namabutho ezinyawo ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, ngokuba inkosi yase-Aramu yayibabhubhisile yabenza baba njengothuli lwesikhathi sokubhula. ⁸Ezinye izenzo zikaJehowahazi, konke akwenzayo, namandla akhe—akubhalwanga yini encwadini yezindaba zemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli? ⁹uJehowahazi walala koyise, wembelwa eSamariya. uJowashi indodana yakhe wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

uJehowashi Ubusa phezu kuka-Israyeli

¹⁰Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa kaJowashi inkosi yakwaJuda, uJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi waba yinkosi yakwa-Israyeli eSamariya, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha. ¹¹Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu; akazange aphenduke nakuluphi lwezono zikaJerobowama indodana kaNebati, owaholela u-Israyeli esonweni, kodwa waqhubeka kuzo. ¹²Ezinye izenzo zikaJowashi, konke akwenzayo, namandla akhe ekulweni no-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda—akubhalwanga yini encwadini yezindaba zemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli? ¹³uJowashi walala koyise; uJerobowama wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. uJowashi wembelwa eSamariya kanye namakhosi akwa-Israyeli.

iZwi Lokugcina likaBaba ngo-Elisha

¹⁴u-Elisha wagula ngesifo ayezakufa ngaso. uJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wehlela kuye, wamkhalela, wathi: “Baba wami, baba wami! Izinqola zempi zakwa-Israyeli nabagibeli bamahhashi!”

¹⁵u-Elisha wathi kuye: “Thatha umnsalo nemicibisholo.” Ngakho wathatha umnsalo nemicibisholo. ¹⁶Wayesethi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Beka isandla sakho emnsalweni.” Ngakho wabeka isandla sakhe kuwo, u-Elisha wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zenkosi. ¹⁷“Vula ifasitela elisempumalanga,” washo. Walivula. “Cibishela!” washo u-Elisha. Wacibishela. u-Elisha wayesethi: “Umcibisholo wokunqoba kukaBaba wethu, umcibisholo wokunqoba i-Aramu! Uzakuyishaya i-Aramu e-Afeki uze uyiqede.”

¹⁸Wathi: “Thatha imicibisholo,” wayithatha. Wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Shaya umhlabathi.” Wawushaya kathathu, wayeseyeka. ¹⁹Kodwa umuntu kaBaba wethu wamthukuthelela: “Bekufanele ushaye kahlanu noma kasithupha; khona ngabe uyishaya i-Aramu uze uyiqede. Kodwa manje uzakuyishaya i-Aramu kathathu kuphela.”

²⁰u-Elisha wafa, bamembela. Amaqembu okuhlasela amaMowabi ayevame ukuhlasela izwe njalo entwasahlobo.

²¹Kwathi lapho amanye amadoda embela umuntu, abona iqembu lokuhlasela, ngakho awuphonsa umuntu ethuneni lika-Elisha. Lapho umufi ethinta amathambo ka-Elisha, waphila wavuka wema ngezinyawo.

²²uHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu wamcindezela u-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zokubusa kukaJehowahazi. ²³Kodwa uBaba wethu waba nomusa kubo; inhliziyo yakhe yabahawukela, waphendukela kubo ngenxa yesivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe. Kuze kube namuhla wala ukubabhubhisa noma ukubalahla ebusweni bakhe.

²⁴uHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu wafa, uBeni-Hadadi indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ²⁵uJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi wabuyisa esandleni sikaBeni-Hadadi indodana kaHazayeli imizi uBeni-Hadadi ayeyithathe empini kuyise uJehowahazi. uJowashi wamnqoba kathathu, wabuyisa imizi yakwa-Israyeli.