2 AMakhosi 9

9 ¹U-Elisha umprofethi wabiza elinye lamadodana abaprofethi, wathi kuye: “Fingqa ingubo yakho uyifake ebhantini lakho, uthathe lo mfuma wamafutha, uye eRamoti-Gileyadi. ²Lapho usufika, uthole uJehu indodana kaJehoshafati, indodana kaNimshi. Ungene, umvuse phakathi kwabangane bakhe, umyise ekamelweni elingaphakathi.

³Uthathe umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uBaba wethu: Ngikugcoba ube yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.’ Uvule umnyango, ubaleke—ungalibali.”

⁴Ngakho le nsizwa, inceku yomprofethi, yaya eRamoti-Gileyadi. ⁵Lapho efika, izinduna zempi zazihlezi ndawonye. Wathi: “Nginombiko kuwe, nduna.” UJehu wabuza: “Kumuphi phakathi kwethu?” Wathi: “Kuwe, nduna.”

⁶UJehu wasukuma wangena endlini. Le nsizwa yathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe, yathi: “Usho kanje uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: ‘Ngikugcoba ube yinkosi phezu kwabantu bami, phezu kuka-Israyeli. ⁷Shaya ubhuqe indlu ka-Ahabi inkosi yakho, ukuze ngiphindisele kuJezebeli igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi labo bonke abangikhonzayo. ⁸Indlu yonke ka-Ahabi iyakufa. Ngiyakunquma ku-Ahabi bonke abesilisa kwa-Israyeli, isigqila noma okhululekile. ⁹Ngiyakwenza indlu ka-Ahabi ifane neyakaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, nefane neyakaBhahasha indodana ka-Ahiya. ¹⁰Kodwa uJezebeli, izinja ziyakumdla esiqeshini somhlaba eJizreyeli, kungekho ozakummbela.’ ” Wayesevula umnyango, wabaleka.

¹¹UJehu waphuma waya ezindunini zenkosi yakhe. Omunye wabuza: “Konke kuhle na? Lolu hlanya luze ngani kuwe?” Wathi: “Niyamazi lo muntu nohlobo lwenkulumo yakhe.”

¹²Bathi: “Kungamanga lokho! Sitshele.” Wathi: “Ungitshelile wathi: ‘Usho kanje uBaba wethu: Ngikugcoba ube yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.’ ”

¹³Baphangisa, kwathi yilowo nalowo wathatha ingubo yakhe wayendlala phansi kwakhe ezitebhisini ezingenalutho. Bakhalisa icilongo, bamemeza bathi: “UJehu uyinkosi!”

uJehu Ubulala uJoramu no-Ahaziya

¹⁴UJehu indodana kaJehoshafati, indodana kaNimshi, wenzela uJoramu uzungu. UJoramu wayelinde iRamoti-Gileyadi kanye no-Israyeli wonke, emelene noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu, ¹⁵kodwa inkosi uJoramu yayibuyele eJizreyeli ukuba iphole emanxebeni ama-Aramu ayemlimaze ngawo lapho elwa noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. Ngakho uJehu wathi: “Uma nivuma, makungabikho muntu ophunyukayo kulo muzi ukuba ayobika eJizreyeli.” ¹⁶UJehu wakhwela inqola yakhe wagibela waya eJizreyeli, lapho uJoramu ayelele khona. U-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda wayehlile ukuba ambone uJoramu. ¹⁷Kwathi umlindi owayesembhoshongweni waseJizreyeli ebona iviyo likaJehu lisondela, wamemeza wathi: “Ngibona iviyo lamadoda.” UJoramu wathi: “Thatha umgibeli wehhashi, umthume ukuba ayobahlangabeza, abuze athi, ‘Kungukuthula na?’ ”

¹⁸Umgibeli wehhashi wagibela waya kuJehu wathi: “Inkosi ibuza ithi, ‘Kungukuthula na?’ ” UJehu wathi: “Unamsebenzi muni wokuthula? Landela emva kwami.” Umlindi wabika wathi: “Isithunywa sibafikele, kodwa asibuyi.”

¹⁹Inkosi yathuma umgibeli wesibili wehhashi. Wabafikela wathi: “Inkosi ibuza ithi, kungukuthula na?” UJehu waphendula wathi: “Unamsebenzi muni wokuthula? Landela emva kwami.”

²⁰Umlindi wabika wathi: “Ubafikele, kodwa akabuyi. Ukushayela kufana nokukaJehu indodana kaNimshi—ushayela njengohlanya.”

²¹UJoramu wathi: “Bophela inqola yami.” Kwathi isilungile, uJoramu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli no-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda baphuma, yilowo nalowo esenqoleni yakhe, ukuba bahlangabeze uJehu, bamhlangabeza ensimini kaNaboti waseJizreyeli.

²²Kwathi uJoramu ebona uJehu, wabuza wathi: “Kungukuthula na, Jehu?” Waphendula wathi: “Kungaba khona kanjani ukuthula, kuselokhu kuqhubeka ubufebe nobuthakathi obungenakubalwa bukanyoko uJezebeli?”

²³UJoramu waphenduka wabaleka, ememeza ku-Ahaziya ethi: “Kunenkohliso, Ahaziya!”

²⁴UJehu wadonsa umnsalo wakhe ngawo onke amandla, wamshaya uJoramu phakathi kwamahlombe. Umcibisholo wahlaba wacibshela inhliziyo yakhe, washonela phansi enqoleni yakhe. ²⁵UJehu wathi enduneni yakhe uBhidikari: “Mphakamise umphonse esiqeshini sensimu kaNaboti waseJizreyeli. Khumbula, mhla mina nawe sasigibele kanyekanye silandela uyise u-Ahabi, uBaba wethu wamethwesa lesi siprofetho:

²⁶‘Ngempela ngalibona izolo igazi likaNaboti negazi lamadodana akhe, kusho uBaba wethu, ngiyakukuphindisela kulesi siqeshi uqobo lwaso.’ Manje-ke mthathe umphonse kuleso siqeshi, njengokusho kwezwi likaBaba wethu.”

²⁷U-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda wakubona lokhu, wabaleka ngendlela eya eBeti-Hagani. UJehu wamxosha, wathi: “Mcibisheleni naye!” Bamshaya esenqoleni emmangweni oya eGuri eduze ne-Ibileyamu, kodwa wabalekela eMegido, wafela khona. ²⁸Izinceku zakhe zamthwala ngenqola zamyisa eJerusalema, zamngcwaba ethuneni lakhe kanye nabokhokho bakhe eMzini kaDavide. ²⁹(Ngonyaka weshumi nanye kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi, u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi yakwaJuda.)

Izwi likaBaba wethu Elimelene noJezebeli

³⁰UJehu wafika eJizreyeli. UJezebeli wakuzwa lokho, wagcoba amehlo akhe, walungisa izinwele zakhe, walunguza ngefasitela. ³¹Kwathi uJehu engena ngesango, wabuza wathi: “Kungukuthula na, wena Zimri, mbulali wenkosi yakho?” ^a a v31 UJezebeli uphoxa uJehu ngokumbiza ngokuthi “Zimri”—induna yempi eyabulala inkosi yayo ukuze ithathe isihlalo sobukhosi sakwa-Israyeli, yabe isifa phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa; umbeka uJehu njengomhlubuki osemiselwe ukubhubha.

³²Wabheka phezulu efasiteleni, wamemeza wathi: “Ngubani okimi nami? Ngubani?” Abathenwa ababili noma abathathu bamlunguzela.

³³UJehu wathi: “Mphonseni phansi!” Ngakho bamphonsa phansi, elinye igazi lakhe lafafaza odongeni nasemahhashini njengoba amahhashi emnyathela.

³⁴UJehu wangena, wadla waphuza, wayesethi: “Nakekelani lo wesifazane oqalekisiwe nimngcwabe; ubeyindodakazi yenkosi.”

³⁵Bathi beyomngcwaba, bafica ukhakhayi kuphela, nezinyawo, nezintende zezandla zakhe.

³⁶Babuyela bamtshela uJehu. Wathi: “Yileli izwi likaBaba wethu alikhuluma ngenceku yakhe u-Eliya umThishibi: ‘Esiqeshini somhlaba eJizreyeli izinja ziyakudla inyama kaJezebeli. ³⁷Isidumbu sikaJezebeli siyakuba njengomquba endle eJizreyeli, ukuze kungabikho ongathi, “Lo nguJezebeli.”’ ”