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8 ¹U-Elisha wayetshele owesifazane ayemvusele indodana yakhe, wathi: “Sukuma uhambe, wena nabendlu yakho, uyohlala noma ikuphi lapho ungahlala khona, ngokuba uBaba wethu ubizele indlala, ezakwehlela ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa.”

²Owesifazane wasukuma, wenza njengokusho komuntu kaBaba wethu, wahamba, yena nabendlu yakhe, wayohlala ezweni lamaFilisti iminyaka eyisikhombisa. ³Emva kweminyaka eyisikhombisa owesifazane wabuya ezweni lamaFilisti, waya ukuyoncenga inkosi ngendlu yakhe nezwe lakhe. ⁴Inkosi yayikhuluma noGehazi, inceku yomuntu kaBaba wethu, yathi: “Ngitshele zonke izinto ezinkulu azenzileyo u-Elisha.” ⁵Kwathi uGehazi esatshela inkosi ukuthi u-Elisha wayivusa kanjani indodana efileyo, nango owesifazane ayemvusele indodana yakhe wafika ekhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe nensimu yakhe. UGehazi wathi: “Nkosi yami, yilona owesifazane, nansi nendodana yakhe u-Elisha ayivusa.”

⁶Inkosi yabuza owesifazane, yena wachaza. Ngalokho yammisela isikhulu esisodwa, yathi: “Buyisela konke okungokwakhe, kanye nazo zonke izithelo zensimu kusukela osukwini alishiya ngalo izwe kuze kube manje.”

UBaba Wembula Ukuvela KukaHazayeli

⁷U-Elisha wafika eDamaseku. UBeni-Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wayegula, watshelwa kwathiwa: “Umuntu kaNkulunkulu ufikile lapha.”

⁸Inkosi yathi kuHazayeli: “Thatha isipho, uhambe uyohlangabeza umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuze uSimakade ngaye, uthi: Ngizophila yini kulokhu kugula?”

⁹UHazayeli waya ukumhlangabeza, ethatha isipho sazo zonke izinto ezinhle zaseDamaseku, imithwalo yamakamela angamashumi amane. Wema phambi kuka-Elisha, wathi: “Indodana yakho uBeni-Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu ingithumile ukubuza ukuthi: ‘Ngizophila yini kulokhu kugula?’”

¹⁰U-Elisha wathi: “Hamba uthi kuye: ‘Uzophila nokuphila,’ kodwa uBaba wethu ungibonisile ukuthi uzokufa nokufa.” ¹¹Wamgqolozela waze waba namahloni uHazayeli. Khona-ke umuntu kaBaba wethu wakhala.

¹²UHazayeli wabuza wathi: “Kungani inkosi yami ikhala na?” Waphendula wathi: “Ngokuba ngiyakwazi okubi ozokwenza kwabakwa-Israyeli: uzoshisa izinqaba zabo, ubulale izinsizwa zabo ngenkemba, uphahlaze izingane zabo emhlabathini, uqhaqhe abesifazane babo abakhulelweyo.”

¹³UHazayeli waphendula wathi: “Iyini inceku yakho, inja nje, ukuba yenze lento enkulu kangaka na?” U-Elisha waphendula wathi: “UBaba wethu ungibonisile ukuthi uzoba yinkosi phezu kwe-Aramu.”

¹⁴UHazayeli wamshiya u-Elisha wabuyela enkosini yakhe, eyathi kuye: “Utheni u-Elisha na?” Waphendula wathi: “Ungitshele ukuthi uzophila nokuphila.”

¹⁵Ngakusasa, uHazayeli wathatha indwangu eqatha, wayigxamuza emanzini, wayendlala ebusweni benkosi, yafa. UHazayeli wabusa esikhundleni sayo.

UJehoramu Ubusa KwaJuda

¹⁶Ngonyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ngesikhathi uJehoshafati eyinkosi yakwaJuda, uJehoramu indodana kaJehoshafati waqala ukubusa njengenkosi yakwaJuda. ¹⁷Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili lapho eba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema. ¹⁸Walandela izindlela zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayeshade nendodakazi ka-Ahabi. Futhi wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu. ¹⁹Kodwa uBaba wethu akavumanga ukubhubhisa uJuda, ngenxa kaDavide inceku yakhe, njengoba wayethembisile ukunika uDavide isibani nasemadodaneni akhe kuze kube phakade.

²⁰Ezinsukwini zakhe u-Edomi wahlubuka ekubuseni kukaJuda, wazimisela eyawo inkosi. ²¹UJoramu wawela waya eZayiri nazo zonke izinqola zakhe zempi, wavuka ebusuku, wawabhodloza amaEdomi ayemkakile nezinduna zezinqola, kodwa amabutho abalekela ematendeni awo. ²²Kuze kube namuhla u-Edomi usahlubukile ekubuseni kukaJuda. ILibhina layo yahlubuka ngaso leso sikhathi. ²³Ezinye izenzo zikaJoramu, konke akwenzayo — akubhalwanga yini encwadini yeziKhronike zamakhosi akwaJuda na? ²⁴UJoramu wafa, wangcwatshwa noyise emzini kaDavide; indodana yakhe u-Ahaziya wabusa esikhundleni sakhe.

U-Ahaziya Ubusa KwaJuda

²⁵Ngonyaka weshumi nambili kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda waqala ukubusa. ²⁶U-Ahaziya waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili; wabusa unyaka owodwa eJerusalema. Unina u-Athaliya wayengumzukulu ka-Omri inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. ²⁷Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaBaba wethu njengendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka-Ahabi.

²⁸Wahamba noJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi ukuyolwa noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti-Gileyadi, lapho ama-Aramu amlimaza khona uJoramu. ²⁹Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela eJizreyeli ukuyophola emanxebeni ama-Aramu ayemlimaze ngawo eRama, lapho elwa noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu, inkosi yakwaJuda, wehla waya ukuyobona uJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi olimele eJizreyeli.