UJoramu ikosi yakwa-Israyeli ulwa noMowabi
1UJoramu umsa ka-Arhabi waba yikosi yakwa-Israyeli eSamariya emnyakeni wetjhumi nabunane wokubusa kwakaJehotjhafathi ikosi yakwaJuda. Wabusa iminyaka elitjhumi nambili. 2Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini, kodwana ingasi njengombana uyise nonina benza. Wasusa ilitje lakaBhali elisikhumbuzo elalijanyiswe nguyise. 3Nokho wanamathela ezonweni zakaJerobhowamu umsa kaNebathi, abangela ngazo bonyana u-Israyeli one; akhange aphambuke kizo.
4Nje-ke uMetjha ikosi yakwaMowabi gade afuye izimvu begodu bekufuze anande anikela ikosi yakwa-Israyeli ikhulu leenkulungwana leemvana nekhulu leenkulungwana lamaqama angakarhunwa. 5Kodwana emva kokuhlongakala kwaka-Arhabi, ikosi yakwaMowabi yahlubuka ikosi yakwa-Israyeli.
6Yeke ngesikhatheso ikosi uJoramu yaphuma eSamariya yahlomisa woke u-Israyeli. 7Yathumela umlayezo lo nakuJehotjhafathi ikosi yakwaJuda yathi: “Ikosi yakwaMowabi ingihlubukile. Uzokukhamba nami siyosahlela uMowabi na?”
Waphendula wathi: “Ngizakukhamba nawe. Ngimunye nawe, abantu bami banjengabakho neenjomani zami zinjengezakho.”
8UJoramu wabuza wathi: “Sizokusahlela ngayiphi indlela?”
UJehotjhafathi wathi: “Ngendlela yerhalawumba le-Edomu.”
9Nje-ke ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphuma nekosi yakwaJuda kanye neyakwa-Edomu.
Emva kokobana sele bagege amalanga alikhomba, gade kungasenamanzi webutho neweembandana ezikanye nalo. 10Ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Madekhethu! UZimu usibize sobathathu bonyana asinikele esandleni samaMowabi!”
11UJehotjhafathi wabuza wathi: “Akunamphorofidi kaSomnini, esingabuza uSomnini ngaye lapha na?”
Esinye seenkhulu zekosi yakwa-Israyeli saphendula sathi: “Iye, kuno-Elitjha umsa kaTjhafathi, ogade anande aqongela u-Eliya.”
12UJehotjhafathi wathi: “Loyo-ke ilizwi lakaSomnini likuye.”
Nje-ke ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehotjhafathi nekosi yakwa-Edomu behlela kuye. 13U-Elitjha wathi ekosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Alo, wena-ke ngihlangene ngani nawe? Iya emphorofidini kayihlo nanyana wakanyoko.”
Ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphendula yathi: “Awa, qala nguZimu osihlanganise sobathathu bonyana asinikele esandleni samaMowabi!”
14U-Elitjha wathi: “NgoZimu uMninimandlawoke engimlotjhako ngiqinisile ngithi, ukube thana uJehotjhafathi ikosi yakwaJuda, engimhloniphako gade angekho la, bengingeze ngakuqala namkha ngikuyelele.”
15Waragela phambili wathi: “Yewungilethele usonodo.”
Kwathi lokha usonodo ancinza iharibha, isandla sakaSomnini saba phezu kwaka-Elitjha 16wabe wathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Yembani iinkghidlhi emilanjeni eyomileko le.’ 17Ngombana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Anizukubona ummoya namkha izulu, nokho umlambo owomileko lo uzakugcwala amanzi bese nina, nefuywenu ebotjhelwako nethwalako niyasela.’ 18Zincani lezi emehlweni kaSomnini, uzokunikela noMowabi esandleni senu. 19Nizokuhlula elinye nelinye idorobho elinomthangala nayo yoke imizi ekhethekileko. Nizokugawula yoke imithi emihle, nidibizese yoke imithombo benibhubhise woke amasimu avundileko ngamatje.”
20Ngakusasa ekuseni, pheze ngesikhathi sokuletha umnikelo, baba-ke, naka amanzi ehla ncaya nge-Edomu! Inarha beyigcwele amanzi!
21Nje-ke boke bakwaMowabi gade bezwile bona amakhosi eze ukuzokulwa nabo; woke umuntu ogade angakghona ukuthwala iinhlabano ngitjho nolupheleko wabizwa wajanyiswa ngemkhawulweni. 22Kwathi lokha nabavukako ekuseni ngakusasa, ilanga beliphazima phezu kwamanzi. EmaMowabini agade angaphetjheya kwamanzi, amanzi abonakala abomvu inga ziingazi. 23AmaMowabi athi: “Ziingazi leziya! Kutjho bona amakhosi lawa alwile, abulalana wodwa. MaMowabi, asiyozikholisa ngepahlabo!”
24Kodwana lokha amaMowabi afika ekampeni yama-Israyeli, ama-Israyeli arubhuluka alwa nawo abe awagijimisa. Ama-Israyeli ayisahlela inarha leyo abulala amaMowabi. 25Agiriza amadorobho anomthangala. Athatha amatje awaphosa kiwo woke amasimu avundileko abe awavala. Adibizesa yoke imithombo abe agawula yoke imithi emihle. YiKiri-Rhareseti yodwa eyasala nomthangalayo, kodwana abantu ebegade bahlome ngeensarayi bayizombeleza nayo bayisahlela.
26Kuthe lokha ikosi yakwaMowabi nayibonako bonyana iyahlulwa epini, yathatha amadoda amakhulu alikhomba akwazi ukulwa ngesabula ukuze iphundlukele ekosini yakwa-Edomu kodwana yabhalelwa.
27Yeke yathatha indodanayo elizibulo ebe kuzokuba ngiyo ethatha ubukhosi bayo, yanikela ngayo phezu komthangala wedorobho njengomhlabelo. Ama-Israyeli akghabhudlheka khulu abe ajika abuyela enarhenekhabo.
